Ep. 36: Coordination of care technology with Asif Kahn
In this episode of the Surviving Healthcare podcast, we will continue this month’s discussion of technology and its place in healthcare with a conversation about how technology can help us better coordinate health care. Too often, a lack of coordination between the patient and family and various physicians and specialists can result in a very confusing situation.
You’ll hear from Asif Khan who is the founder and CEO of CareMerge. His goal through CareMerge is to “forge meaningful connections between providers, payers, families and seniors seeking to improve communication in today’s complex healthcare environment.” Asif is a leader in the technological revolution that is happening in healthcare.
As you listen to our conversation, you will hear about Mr. Khan’s background and why he seeks to improve the communication and coordination aspects of healthcare delivery. You’ll be surprised at how much his experience probably lines up with what many of us deal with and I think you’ll agree with his basic premise. Which is the importance of getting the right information at the right time to the right people.
We then talk about care coordination and how technology is helping to solve the problem, especially with seniors. In many cases, there are a great many actors responsible for a patient’s care and each has to know what the others are doing. We discuss what Caremerge does and how it’s changing things to improve health care by freeing healthcare professionals up to do their job more efficiently and more completely.
The conversation then turns to the dynamics of the current medical records system and how the technology fits into it. You will hear a discussion of the issue of adoption of this type of technology and the role of the Affordable Care Act in that adoption. His description of the value of technology in helping physicians and others do their job is excellent. Asif describes the benefit to everyone involved at nearly every level of the healthcare system. We also discuss the importance of patient information and data in improving the quality of life for everyone.
You’ll then hear his thoughts on the future of healthcare. One of the uses of technology is collecting a lot of useful data that could potentially lead to improved care, but it could also prevent health problems and lead to people leading healthier and more productive lives. We also discuss how technology will make patients more active and involved with their own health care, including those with chronic conditions.
As always, this conversation is extremely informative and should give you significant insight as to the importance of technology in moving the healthcare system forward. I think you’ll really enjoy this discussion.
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