This episode features Raymond Lowe, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at AltaMed. Here, he discusses trends he is watching in healthcare currently, his focus on patient engagement, advice for emerging leaders, and more.
Summary
Raymond Lowe Discusses Trends and Patient Engagement in Healthcare
Raymond Lowe, the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at AltaMed, was recently featured on a podcast where he shared his insights on the current trends in healthcare and his focus on patient engagement.
Introduction
Lowe is an experienced healthcare executive who has been involved in the industry for over 20 years. In his role at AltaMed, he oversees all of the organization's information technology services and systems.
Trends in Healthcare
During the podcast, Lowe discussed some of the top trends he is seeing in the healthcare industry.
- Cost pressures
- Data-based decision making
- Patient engagement
- Value-based care
Focus on Patient Engagement
One of the areas that Lowe is particularly passionate about is patient engagement. He believes that this is the key to improving outcomes and reducing costs in healthcare.
Lowe shared some of the initiatives that AltaMed has implemented to improve patient engagement. These include:
- Offering virtual care options
- Providing patients with online access to their medical records
- Using gamification to incentivize healthy behaviors
Advice for Emerging Leaders
When asked what advice he would give to emerging leaders in healthcare, Lowe had several key insights to share.
First and foremost, he stressed the importance of being passionate about what you do.
"If you're passionate about what you do, then it stops being work and it starts being something that you love to do."
Additionally, Lowe emphasized the need to keep the patient at the center of everything.
"Remember to focus on the person, not the problem."
Lastly, he advised emerging leaders to strike a balance between providing for providers and patients.
"You have to take care of the caregivers and the providers, because if they're not happy, they're not going to be able to provide the kind of care that you want for the patient."
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This episode aired on 04/08/2023 and can be listened here.
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