The key to unlocking innovation in healthcare is focusing on disease prevention research and using electronic applications to isolate the most relevant patient data in order to tailor treatment. The panel recommended increasing investment in disease prevention, early detection and screening. They also recommended developing electronic medical records and efficient data management systems to make personalized medicine possible by leveraging a patient's genetic information and electronic health data. Challenges include the high costs of healthcare, social implications of lifestyle changes, and resistance from physicians to adopt new electronic systems.

1. Innovation in Healthcare
John Quelch, Moderator
Ziad Abdeen, Founder and Director, Al-Quds Nutrition and Health Research
Salwa A.F. Al-Hazzaa, Head and Consultant of Opthalmology, King Faisal
Specialist Hospital
Delos Cosgrove, CEO, President and Chairman of the Board, Cleveland Clinic
Foundation
James Nakagawa, CEO and Chief Care Architect, Mobile Healthcare Inc.
Hermann Requardt, CEO of Healthcare and Member of Managing Board,
Siemens AG
January 23, 2011, 10:25 – 11:40 AM
Key Bullets
Takeaway
 The key to unlocking innovation in healthcare is disease prevention research and
electronic applications that isolate the most relevant patient data in order to tailor
patient treatment
Issues (Main Talking Points)
• Increase investment focus on disease prevention, early detection and screening for
early prevention
• Innovation means leveraging patient data to tailor medicine and treatment to a
patient’s genetic makeup and target specific cells;
• To make this possible, providers need to efficiently manage patient’s electronic data
Recommendations
 Increase grassroots awareness of hereditary diseases in an effort to reduce harmful
lifestyle decisions (intermarriage) and encourage pre-marital early detection and
treatment
 Engage commercial players and focus their attention on cost control
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2.  Develop electronic medical record systems and efficient ways to manage data;
specifically focus on real-time, patient-generated “smart” data that is accessible from
patients’ homes
 Reduce costs by increasing efficiency of healthcare systems, focusing on prevention
and increased transparency to measure quality of care and maximize dollar spent
 Process innovations that increase information available for clinical imaging and
noninvasive visualization
Problems, Challenges and Threats
• Explosion in healthcare costs increases disparity of care across the world
• Prevention that takes the form of lifestyle changes (for obesity and diabetes for
example) has strong social implications that providers need to overcome
• Linking IT and healthcare has failed because of a lack of financial incentives (projects
are very expensive and are not meant to save money), and a strong habit bias for
paper systems (rather than electronic) among physicians
Points of Debate
• Accessibility of healthcare for impoverished Saudis:
o In Saudi Arabia the Ministry of Health and government hospitals refer patients
to specialist hospitals (e.g. King Faisal Specialist Hospital) regardless of their
socio-economic background, however it is still up for debate how the existing
system ensures that impoverished Saudis are comfortable receiving such care
Comments on the GCF, Saudi Arabia and the Region
 Saudi Arabia plagued by an aging population and detrimental lifestyle habits that
exacerbate existing hereditary problems like diabetes
 Awareness campaigns in Saudi Arabia on hereditary diseases and the accessibility of
specialist care needs to take place
Key Quotations
 Medical records are “no longer hospital’s record, it is the patient’s record… important
to set up access to these records for patients at home.” – Delos Cosgrove
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