The U.S. has the world’s best healthcare system. However, it needs to change in order to remain competitive. Companies are working toward a future where care is personalized, accessible, and affordable for all. To achieve this future, healthcare leaders must be connected and collaborative, not siloed and hierarchical. Here’s a look at CEOs leading the way in transforming healthcare in America.
1.Dr. Jeffrey Cohen
Dr. Jeffrey M. Cohen is the CEO and founder of eSpine, a minimally invasive spine surgery and treatment company specialising in treating degenerative disc disease and other orthopaedic conditions. With a net worth of $2.6 billion, Dr. Cohen is the 52nd richest person in America. Most people associate the word spine with the neck, but the human spine actually includes 33 bones, two joints, and over 100 ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Spinal conditions, such as degenerative disc disease and stenosis, can affect any part of the spine. The prevalence of these conditions is rising. In fact, spine surgery is now the third most common type of orthopaedic surgery in the United States.
2.Patrick O’Donaghue
With a net worth of $3.4 billion, Patrick J. O’Donaghue is the 54th richest person in America and the CEO of O’Donaghue Brothers, Inc., a food distributor with operations in California, Nevada, and Arizona. He also serves as a director of the National Beef Corporation. O’Donaghue is the son of the company’s founders and is now the company’s sole executive. Founded in 1940, Patrick O’Donaghue and Sons is a distributor of fresh meats, produce, and seafood. The company’s central location in Southern California allows it to serve customers up and down the West Coast.
3.Chris Curtis
With a net worth of $2.7 billion, Chris Curtis is the 55th richest person in America and the CEO of Cytonet Inc., a technology company that designs and manufactures software for the medical and scientific industries. Cytonet designs and manufactures software for doctors and researchers to track how patients are responding to treatment and communicate with each other in real-time. Curtis is also the chairman of Clear-Blue Technologies, which manufactures Cytonet’s software. Clear-Blue is currently working on a project that could change the way medicine and research work in the future.
With all the growth being seen in the healthcare industry, it’s no surprise that there is so much innovation and changes happening. Healthcare leaders understand the importance of digital transformation and forming strategies around it. What does this mean for healthcare? Companies are implementing strategies to enable the use of smart devices such as wearables and sensors in order to improve the patient experience.
Dil Bole Oberoi
