John Halamka February 14, 2020
Last weekend I moderated an amazing group of presenters for Harvard Business School’s 17th Annual Healthcare Conference, debating the future of elder care throughout the world.
Discussants were
Geoff Price – Oak Street Health, Chief Operating Officer
Susan Diamond – Humana, President of Home Solutions
Neil Wagle – Devoted Health, Chief Medical Officer
We started with a statement of the problem – in many countries such as Japan, the Nordics, Germany, Italy, and the United States, societies are rapidly aging. Birth rates are declining. Costs are rising and access to clinicians is becoming more challenging
We delved into several major themes – the role of home care, the rise of digital health, and the evolution of financial models...