We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/27 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcitoday on the topic “Big Tech in Healthcare.”
After the big news last week that Google and Apple were both Scaling back Healthcare Efforts, I thought it would be great to hear your thoughts on these changes. Big tech was investing in healthcare in a big way. Why the pull back? Are they really pulling back or is this what you’d expect from a large tech company as they learn how they fit in an industry?
I’m also interested to hear what you think this means for other big non-healthcare players. Are they going to follow a similar path or do you think the Amazon, Salesforce, and Walmart’s of the world are going to be different?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on whether Big Tech is missing out on the opportunities in healthcare and where they go from here when it comes to healthcare.
Join us for this week’s #HITsm chat where we’ll discuss the following questions and topics.
Topics for this week’s #HITsm Chat:
T1: What’s your reaction to Google and Apple scaling back their healthcare efforts? #HITsm
T2: Is this another failure by big tech to enter healthcare or is this just a classic refocusing by a tech company and they’ll be back again? #HITsm
T3: Will we see similar responses from other large non-healthcare companies like Amazon, Salesforce, and Walmart? #HITsm
T4: Why is it so hard for these large companies with cash, resources, and talent, to really get into healthcare outside of their core? #HITsm
T5: Which big tech company are you most bullish on doing something significant in healthcare and why? #HITsm
Bonus: What larger company that’s not in healthcare would you be excited to see start doing something in healthcare and would surprise people if they did? #HITsm
Upcoming #HITsm Chat Schedule
9/3 – TBD
Hosted by TBD
9/10 – Authenticity in Communication
Hosted by Christina Vanvuren (@xtinavanvuren)
9/17 – TBD
Hosted by TBD
9/24 – TBD
Hosted by TBD
10/1 – Building a Health IT Startup in a Highly Competitive Marketplace
Hosted by Kelly Benning (@KellyBChurch)
We look forward to learning from the #HITsm community! As always, let us know if you’d like to host a future #HITsm chat or if you know someone you think we should invite to host.
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