Good morning.
Discussions about technology in health care can induce both euphoria (Let’s live forever!) and terror (Change Healthcare’s ransomware attack is still playing out). The transformative power of AI, biotechnology and robotics in medical research is truly exciting. But software that puts powerful information in the hands of health care workers arguably has the greatest potential for transforming lives right now.
This week, I met with several leaders who are on the front lines. Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo talked about how the medical device company’s big bets on software have spurred a focus on transforming workflows well beyond the operating theater. “It’s not a space I would have thought Stryker would have been in five years ago,” said Lobo. “But we just try to solve problems for our customers and we’re going to keep growing there.”
