We're a New Orleans and Gulf Coast group from diverse professional backgrounds who share a common interest in healthcare technology and transformation. Do you share this interest?
Let's work towards a new and better version of healthcare.
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Details on our next event are available here.
Learn more about group sponsorship here.
How does Health 2.0 New Orleans spark healthcare innovation?
Difficult problems require collaboration and cross-pollination. Our group is dedicated to connecting the local interest, talent, and resources needed to solve important healthcare challenges.
Regular Meetups
Attend regular monthly meetings, where you'll learn from invited topic experts, as well as network and socialize with fellow members.
Resources
Get connected with resources and information both at and in between meetings, helping you to pursue healthcare innovation.
Special Events
Participate in special events with unique formats, designed to spark connections in new ways and draw outside interest.
Why focus on healthcare innovation in New Orleans (and beyond)?
Healthcare has big challenges, and now is a unique opportunity in time to work toward needed change. If we can make an impact, the rewards will be plentiful.
Purpose
Meaningful solutions are needed to healthcare's many big challenges, which are costly and impact people's lives negatively.
- The United States spends almost $8,000 per capita on healthcare, nearly 50% higher than the closest industrialized country. (OECD, 2010)
- 75% of all US healthcare dollars are spent on patients with one or more chronic conditions, many of which are preventable. (Health Affairs)
Profit
Emerging technological, scientific, and political changes have created a favorable environment for disruption of old healthcare business models.
- 80% of Internet users go online for health information (Pew, 2011), providing patients with new ability to guide their own care.
- Global mobile health opportunities are projected to be $60 billion. (McKinsey)
- Digital health startups raised over $1.4B in venture funding in 2012, up 46% from 2011 (Rock Health, 2013)
Potential
Our region is at a critical juncture, and by focusing on healthcare, we can create a future in which our people are positioned to lead and thrive.
- Between 2010 and 2020, jobs in the healthcare sector are projected to grow by 30%, more than twice as fast as the general economy. (Center for Health Workforce Studies, 2012)
- By 2020, nearly one in nine jobs in the U.S. is projected to be in the health sector. (Center for Health Workforce Studies, 2012)