How 2021 Became 2030: AI and Innovation Post-Covid with Mayo Clinic’s John Halamka

July 9, 2021: It’s astonishing how many things have changed in healthcare over the last 18 months. John Halamka, President of the Mayo Clinic Platform shares their concept and vision for the future. How is this new rolled back regulatory environment affecting investment and consumer behaviors? How do we take data and use it in novel ways? How do we incorporate algorithms and workflow? Episodic medical care often falls short. How is digital going to help? He also touches on remote patient monitoring, the Vaccine Credential Initiative and his brand new book The Digital Reconstruction of Healthcare: Transitioning from Brick and Mortar to Virtual Care.

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Key Points:

• The perfect storm for innovation is when government, academia and industry align. And there’s a sense of urgency to change. [00:02:50] 
• John Deere is now a platform data company [00:07:40] 
• Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente invest in Medically Home [00:12:20] 
• Medically Home [00:12:20] 
• As we train our next generation of doctors we’re going to see a specialty called a Virtualist [00:21:30] 
• The Digital Reconstruction of Healthcare: Transitioning from Brick and Mortar to Virtual Care” Book by John Halamka and Paul Cerrato [00:22:05] 
• Vaccine Credential Initiative [00:39:10]