Healthcare
Looking Beyond Profit to Harness Technology and Influence for Purpose in Healthcare
Healthcare leaders are redefining success by channeling technology and influence toward meaningful social impact rather than revenue alone
Key takeaways
Healthcare success is being redefined beyond revenue to include social impact and community benefit.
Technology and influence are powerful levers that leaders can direct toward purpose-driven outcomes.
EY's perspective highlights the need for intentional frameworks that align innovation with equity and meaningful change.
In the constantly changing landscape of technology and innovation, leveraging one's resources for a purpose in healthcare beyond profit is becoming increasingly vital. Particularly in sectors like healthcare, the responsibility to contribute doesn't merely revolve around monetary gains but is deeply rooted in purpose and influence. Harnessing the power of technology, intellectual property, and human capital to make a positive impact is the new directive for leaders today.
Harnessing the power of technology, intellectual property, and human capital to make a positive impact is the new directive for leaders today.
As Brian Urban, the Director of Innovation and Emerging Markets for FinThrive aptly puts it, purpose in healthcare is not just about waiting for opportunities, but proactively seeking ways to share your voice and make a difference. Tune into Highway to Health for more of his insights.
About the author
Brian Urban has a deep skill set in health promotion and product development for rare disease and senior populations with Large Health Plans and Specialty Pharmacy. Urban has served as a speaker on such topics for the Alzheimer’s Association, Obediah Cole Prostate Cancer Foundation, Cigna Corp and Utica University Institute for the study of integrative healthcare. Urban has received a Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology-Health Promotion, Masters of Business Administration in Market Development and is currently completing a Masters in Public Health at Dartmouth College. Urban is currently a research-fellow sponsored by a Robert Wood Johnson Grant supporting Utica University public health research in Upstate New York.
