AmCham Health Care Council: The technology developed by the private sector, and the organizational competence to distribute that technology where and when it is needed is what allows Government to deliver results.
Deputy Minister of Health Václav Pláteník has the task of integrating health and social services for an aging population. That mean knitting together the work and agendas of at least two ministries, multiple agencies, and the regional care networks. If he is successful in this task, the improvement in the quality of care could be exponential. And the efficiencies created in one of the largest line items in the public budget may far outweigh the public finance reform now being debated in the media.
Setting measurable goals, aligning incentives and utilizing technology will be the key. All that requires collecting data and analyzing it well. This will demand an understanding that patient data- anonymized and secure- drives major improvement in performance, and can accelerate technological innovation. The more data that can be processed by the universities that pursue the science, and the companies that develop the technology, the greater the capacity for better care for every Czech koruna spent.
And, since AmCham's role is to promote economic development, the better the system of data collection and sharing, the greater the chance that Czechia can become a technological powerhouse in caring for the elderly.
The technology developed by the private sector, and the organizational competence to distribute that technology where and when it is needed is what allows Government to deliver results. Thank you, Deputy Minister Pláteník for addressing our questions and many thanks to members of the AmCham CZ Health Care Council for preparing the agenda, and contributing to the conversation!
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