PERSPECTIVES INSIGHTS SERIES

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.

Building New Partnerships at the U.N.

Headshot of Dr. Trevor Gunn

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 VISIT

Exploring New Opportunities in Data Science

Headshot of Dr. Laura Mauri

Laura 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 Laura

Small Incision, Big Impact: How Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Improves Patient Outcomes

Bob White

Bob 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 MIS

Omar Ishrak Talks Healthcare with LinkedIn

Omar Ishrak

Omar 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 INTERVIEW

From Theory to Practice: Creating a Healthcare Partnership Focused on Value

Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD, MPH, and Christian Howell

Debbie 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 & A

Keeping the “Care” in Value-Based Healthcare

Pam Winsor

Pam 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 ARTICLE

Transitioning to Value-Based Healthcare is Well Worth the Effort

Mike Coyle

Mike 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 MIKE

Value-Based Procurement is Changing the Conversation in a Single-Payer System

Neil Fraser

Neil Fraser


Neil Fraser, president of Medtronic Canada and regional vice-president Canada, Medtronic plc discusses value-based procurement.

READ NEIL'S ARTICLE

Three International Efforts to Find Common Ground

Jason Arora

Jason Arora


Jason Arora, director of value-based healthcare, Medtronic Latin America examines international efforts to drive the transition to value-based healthcare.

READ JASON'S FIRST ARTICLE

5 Signs that Value-Based Healthcare is Gaining Traction in Emerging Markets

Maarten Akkerman, Hsien-Hsien Lei, and Jason Arora

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 ARTICLE

Using Data and Partnerships to Quash “Value Vacuums”

Jason Arora

Jason 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

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