Innovation in healthcare exploded during the pandemic.

But many hospitals don’t have the infrastructure to take advantage of this emergent technology. And many people don’t have the devices or connectivity they need to manage their care.

So, how do we promote technological equity (also known as techquity)? How do we bridge the digital gap for underserved populations?

Gary Lynch is Global Practice Lead & CTO for Healthcare and Life Sciences at Verizon Business, where he manages a team of innovation principals, healthcare strategists and solution architects across the healthcare ecosystem.

Gary has over 20 years of experience leading transformation within the healthcare space, with a focus on accountable care, population health, revenue cycle, operations and business development.

On this episode of The Beat, recorded live at ViVE 2024, Gary joins hosts Dr. Jessica Shepherd and Dr. Gautam Gulati to discuss how telecom companies like Verizon will play a crucial role in the future of healthcare delivery.

Gary shares strategies for leveraging purpose-built technology to make healthcare more proactive and improve patient engagement in the process.

Listen in for Gary’s insight on providing access to care in non-traditional settings and learn how Verizon is partnering with UC Davis Health to improve health outcomes via tech equity!

Topics Covered

Why telecom companies will play a big part in the future of healthcare delivery
Gary’s quadruple aim of improving health outcomes, lowering costs and improving the patient and clinician experience
How Gary thinks about keeping pace with expanding points of access to healthcare
Gary’s take on the third-party payment system in healthcare
Verizon’s partnership with UC Davis to promote health equity via digital inclusion
Gary’s strategies for leveraging technology to make healthcare proactive
How Verizon is improving access to care through purpose-built tech
Improving the patient experience and engagement by way of gamification
How innovation in the healthcare space accelerated during COVID
Verizon’s aim to help hospitals build the infrastructure to take advantage of emergent tech

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Connect with Dr. Gautam Gulati & Dr. Jessica Shepherd

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