Strategies for University Hospitals

Past and Present

Limited meeting of minds

Doctors lean to their patients
Scientists lean to publishing papers

Silos everywhere

Different payors for research and hospitals
Department heads are unaccountable and autonomous
Decisions made at departmental level
Isolated institutions which are not deeply connected

No clear strategy

Initiatives are at departmental level
Little accountability
Limited long-term thinking

Isolated

Not closely linked to primary care and the wider ecosystem
Episodic patient care
Few long-term partnerships with medtech and pharma

The Future

A meeting of minds

Doctors and researchers work together
Shared goals around things that make a real difference to treatment

Siloes removed

Unified payors
Shared KPIs between hospital and research institute
Departments work together closely
AI and tech work with scientists and doctors

Clear strategies

Institutional intent
Multi-decade projects and strategy

Connected

At the centre of health care ecosystems
Lifetime patient relationships
Strong win/win partnerships with medtech and pharma

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New Business Models for University Hospitals
Date: September 20, 2021 2.30pm
Participants: Esposti, Federico, Hotopf, Max, Lahuis, Bertine, Steinbrink, Jens

Partnering with investors and start-ups
Date: June 20, 2022 12.00am
Participants: Coburn, Chris, Hachach-Haram, Dr Nadine, Hotopf, Max

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Limited meeting of minds

Silos everywhere

No clear strategy

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Siloes removed

Clear strategies

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RECENT INTERVIEWS AND ANALYSIS

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