PERSPECTIVES INSIGHTS SERIES
Our thought leaders draw on their healthcare and business expertise to offer insight on timely, relevant topics.
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Our thought leaders draw on their healthcare and business expertise to offer insight on timely, relevant topics.
Our healthcare expertise and insight are well-earned. Six decades of work. 86,000 employees. 370 locations across 160 countries. Our size, scale, scope, and success put us at the forefront of medical technology, services, and solutions and in an excellent position to drive the transition to more sustainable healthcare globally.
But the transition is not a one-company job. It requires the combined efforts of healthcare leaders around the world, exchanging ideas and insight, learning from one another.
Please read and share the following perspectives, one way we can foster the transition to value-based healthcare.
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson, Vice President and General Manager of Neuromodulation, discusses the future of robotic-assisted surgery. He helped lead the Medtronic acquisition of Mazor Robotics and its robotic-assisted surgical platform for spine.
WATCH THE Q&A WITH DAVELaura Mauri
Medtronic Vice President of Global Clinical Research and Analytics Dr. Laura Mauri talks with MIT Technology Review Business Lab about the value of telehealth — today and in the future — and how we continue to support the ongoing advancement of healthcare technology.
LISTEN TO THE PODCASTGeoff Martha
Medtronic CEO talks with TriplePundit about delivering on our Mission during a pandemic.
Bob White
Listen to Medtronic Executive Vice President Bob White discuss what measures Medtronic has taken to mobilize and increase ventilator production, the timing, and plan to work with FEMA on placement. He will also talk about the role of employees in the effort and what’s being done to keep them safe.
Trevor Gunn
Dr. Trevor Gunn, vice president for international relations at Medtronic, shares key takeaways from the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage. Medtronic and representatives from 190 countries attended and discussed how to achieve health security for patients around the world.
READ TREVOR’S ACCOUNT OF THE VISITLaura Mauri
Interventional cardiologist and clinical researcher, Laura Mauri, M.D., M.Sc. joined Medtronic in 2018 as vice president of Global Clinical Research and Analytics. In this Q&A, Dr. Mauri discusses some of the ways Medtronic is applying the power of data science to transform healthcare.
Read the Q&A with LauraBob White
Bob White, president of the Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group, was recently featured in Modern Healthcare, outlining the benefits of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and best practices in surgeon training to facilitate wider use.
READ BOB’S ARTICLE ON MISOmar Ishrak
While at the JP Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco last year, then Medtronic chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak sat down with LinkedIn Health Care News editor, Jaimy Lee, to talk about the latest in medical technology innovation, and how Medtronic is working with others to improve the lives of patients around the globe.
WATCH OMAR'S INTERVIEWDebbie Salas-Lopez,
MD, MPH, and
Christian Howell
We welcomed Lehigh Valley Health Network Chief Transformation Officer Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD, MPH, and Medtronic Value-Based Healthcare Partnerships leader Christian Howell to share their thoughts on what it takes to form a value-based strategic partnership.
READ THE Q & APam Winsor
A former critical care nurse, Pam Winsor leads value-based healthcare (VBHC) efforts for Medtronic in Canada. Keeping patients at the center of VBHC models, she explains, is paramount in delivering improved outcomes.
READ PAM'S ARTICLEMike Coyle
Mike Coyle, executive vice president and president of the Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular Group, shares his insight on implementing value-based care programs.
READ AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKENeil Fraser
Neil Fraser, president of Medtronic Canada and regional vice-president Canada, Medtronic plc discusses value-based procurement.
READ NEIL'S ARTICLEJason Arora
Jason Arora, director of value-based healthcare, Medtronic Latin America examines international efforts to drive the transition to value-based healthcare.
Maarten Akkerman,
Hsien-Hsien Lei,
and Jason Arora
Contributors Maarten Akkerman, Jason Arora and Hsien-Hsien Lei highlight powerful drivers of VBHC in the EMEA, Latin America, and Asia Pacific regions.
READ MAARTEN, HSIEN-HSIEN, AND JASON'S ARTICLEJason Arora
Director of value-based healthcare for Medtronic Latin America, Dr. Jason Arora discusses the key role of data and collaboration in the shift toward VBHC models.
READ JASON'S SECOND ARTICLE