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Health IT innovation often is associated with startups and major health systems. But what if one of the most powerful innovation engines in American healthcare is Medicaid?
Covering more than 80 million people, Medicaid operates at massive scale under intense federal and state oversight. In this episode of HIMSSCast, Dr. Christopher R. Cogle, a professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville and director of the Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy, explores how designing systems for the most complex and vulnerable populations has driven advances in data infrastructure, managed care oversight and population health analytics.
And he discusses what health IT leaders can learn from it. Drawing from his book "Public Startup," he reframes the safety net as a scaffold that strengthens the entire healthcare system.
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Talking points:
- Margins actually drive mainstream health IT innovation
- Who really takes the risks in health IT: startups or public servants?
- The safety net as a national innovation scaffold
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