Disruption Interruption podcast host and veteran communications disruptor, Karla Jo Helms, recently sat down with Michael Schmidt, healthcare visionary and Vice-President for strategic innovations at Orlando Health, to learn how technology and collaborative innovations are changing the game for health care.
(Tampa Bay, FL) February 27, 2024 – In the last decade, the number of emergency rooms in California has decreased by almost 4 percent, while patient visits have increased by 7.4 percent. The imbalance between current needs and outdated systems exists, and the result is a dangerous slowdown of treatment plans and services. What drives healthcare teams to relentlessly transform patient care and outcomes is fresh, streamlined technology and leaders’ strategies with team collaboration. (1)
Enter Michael Schmidt, Orlando Health’s Vice-President for strategic innovations, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, the host of the Disruption/Interruption podcast, that the importance of involving the entire organization in the health care innovation process, leading to meaningful impacts on employee retention and culture, can’t be emphasized enough.
Schmidt clarifies the role of his Orlando Health team in innovating healthcare, “We spend time trying to walk in the shoes of the patients and the caregivers and trying to make sure we get enough data points to fully understand the problem.”
Key takeaways:
- The power of frontline healthcare workers in innovation
- The journey of the Arthur app: a case study
- The impact of user-centered design in health care
- Creating brand ambassadors in health care
- The long-term vision of Orlando Health's Innovation program
- The power of 'yes, and' in creative problem solving
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljamesschmidt/
Company website: https://www.orlandohealth.com/
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About Karla Jo Helms:
Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™.
Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line — and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion — Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.
About Michael Schmidt:
As vice president of strategic innovations, Michael Schmidt is responsible for identifying and developing targeted innovations across the organization. He serves as executive leader for innovation and commercialization efforts, including the Orlando Health Foundry program, which develops and commercializes innovative product and service offerings from within the system. He also oversees the corporate office of Clinical Research, where he is responsible for research strategy and research regulatory compliance across Orlando Health.
Schmidt has been with Orlando Health since 2009. His prior roles include Vice President with the Orlando Health Foundation and Director of Digital Media for Marketing and Communications. He earned a BS in organizational management from Palm Beach Atlantic University and an MBA from the University of Florida in Gainesville.
References:
- Porter, Brad. “Not Broken: A More Favorable Diagnosis For Innovative Healthcare”, Forbes, 20 September 2023, forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/09/20/not-broken-a-more-favorable-diagnosis-for-innovative-healthcare/?sh=2cdda2ad6e57.
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