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April 28, 2021: Digital enhances all aspects of care, extends the reach of health systems and enables new care paradigms. During the pandemic we saw the beginning of a move to more convenient environments like the home or retail. John Groetelaars, CEO discusses Hillrom’s role in advancing connected care from the doctor's office to the hospital to the home plus their digital vision for 2021 and beyond. What’s it like to be a leader of a global organization during a pandemic and time of significant cultural change? How do you keep your manufacturing staff safe? How do you maintain culture with your remote office staff? How do you reduce clinical staff burnout? How does Hillrom identify areas of inequity to ensure that all voices are heard? How are they thinking about a return to the office post pandemic? And as a global company, how will Hillrom continue to innovate in the traditional and emerging digital space moving forward?Key Points:How much density do CIO’s need in their wireless network for their care settings? When you start counting the number of IP devices, it’s through the roof. [00:04:45] Hillrom’s portfolio has 1.3 million devices that are connectable to the ecosystem including acute care, med surge, ICU, the OR, primary care, cardiology, vision care and respiratory care [00:05:30] You need to understand what it’s like to be in the shoes of doctors, nurses and caregivers. Really understand their workflow so that you can improve it without being disruptive to them. [00:12:27] Hillrom tells all of their employees that diversity, inclusion and belonging is a non-negotiable [00:17:05] REACH stands for representation, education, awareness, community and Hillrom [00:18:00] Hillrom 

April 28, 2021: Digital enhances all aspects of care, extends the reach of health systems and enables new care paradigms. During the pandemic we saw the beginning of a move to more convenient environments like the home or retail. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-groetelaars-5a33201/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Groetelaars</a>, CEO discusses <a href="https://www.hillrom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hillrom</a>’s role in advancing connected care from the doctor's office to the hospital to the home plus their digital vision for 2021 and beyond. What’s it like to be a leader of a global organization during a pandemic and time of significant cultural change? How do you keep your manufacturing staff safe? How do you maintain culture with your remote office staff? How do you reduce clinical staff burnout? How does Hillrom identify areas of inequity to ensure that all voices are heard? How are they thinking about a return to the office post pandemic? And as a global company, how will Hillrom continue to innovate in the traditional and emerging digital space moving forward?Key Points:<ul><li>How much density do CIO’s need in their wireless network for their care settings? When you start counting the number of IP devices, it’s through the roof. [00:04:45] </li><li>Hillrom’s portfolio has 1.3 million devices that are connectable to the ecosystem including acute care, med surge, ICU, the OR, primary care, cardiology, vision care and respiratory care [00:05:30] </li><li>You need to understand what it’s like to be in the shoes of doctors, nurses and caregivers. Really understand their workflow so that you can improve it without being disruptive to them. [00:12:27] </li><li>Hillrom tells all of their employees that diversity, inclusion and belonging is a non-negotiable [00:17:05] </li><li>REACH stands for representation, education, awareness, community and Hillrom [00:18:00] </li><li><a href="https://www.hillrom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hillrom</a> </li></ul>

Advancing Hillrom’s Digital Vision, a Discussion with John Groetelaars, CEO

John Groetelaars learned to work with his hands on his family’s vegetable farm, but he realized early that he was more interested in using those hands to build motorcycles and mechanical devices. He followed his inclination first by helping manufacture engines and axles after earning his engineering degree through the GM Institute; he later transferred to the GM’s Chevy Lumina factory. The auto industry was very resistant to change, but John early on recognized the importance of designing for the customer and decided to broaden his skills earning his MBA at  Columbia University. His  first landing point post MBA – at Eli Lilly and then it’s Guidant spin-out—launched his medical device career and he has never looked back. Many of the Guidant alums from that time went on to become giants of the medical device industry and John is no exception.  He had successful stints in the U.S. and globally at  Ventrica, Bard and Boston Scientific before being named CEO of Hill-Rom, a public, Fortune 1000 medical device company that is navigating it’s way across the digital and data realm. The healthcare world has gone digital one segment at a time, with medical device companies holding up the end of the parade. Despite what looked like a traditional medtech career, John has pushed Hill Rom to step out in front of the band and right from the start, and set his sights toward re-defining the medical device giant as a connected health company.  On the heels of Hill-Rom’s merger with Welch-Allyn and a string of digital health acquisitions, such as that ofVoalte, John is always seeking to find the right investment balance between the company’s medical device history and its digital future. In our discussion John discusses the importance of thinking beyond what’s always been done and the interesting new challenges faced by first-time CEOs, even those with significant management experience.  As a leader with a remarkably gender-diverse management team and board of directors, he also discusses why he believes that meaningful commitment to diversity makes companies perform more effectively. We are delighted that John could join us on Tech Tonics! We are grateful to Manatt Health for sponsoring today’s episode of Tech Tonics.  Manatt Health integrates strategic business consulting, public policy acumen, legal excellence and deep analytics capabilities to better serve the complex needs of clients across America’s healthcare system. Together with it’s parent company, Manatt, Phelps &amp; Phillips, the firm’s multidisciplinary team is dedicated to helping its clients across all industries grow and prosper.

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-groetelaars-5a33201/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Groetelaars</a> learned to work with his hands on his family’s vegetable farm, but he realized early that he was more interested in using those hands to build motorcycles and mechanical devices. He followed his inclination first by helping manufacture engines and axles after earning his engineering degree through the GM Institute; he later transferred to the GM’s Chevy Lumina factory. The auto industry was very resistant to change, but John early on recognized the importance of designing for the customer and decided to broaden his skills earning his MBA at  Columbia University. His  first landing point post MBA – at Eli Lilly and then it’s Guidant spin-out—launched his medical device career and he has never looked back. Many of the Guidant alums from that time went on to become giants of the medical device industry and John is no exception.  He had successful stints in the U.S. and globally at  Ventrica, Bard and Boston Scientific before being named CEO of <a href="https://www.hillrom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hill-Rom</a>, a public, Fortune 1000 medical device company that is navigating it’s way across the digital and data realm. The healthcare world has gone digital one segment at a time, with medical device companies holding up the end of the parade. Despite what looked like a traditional medtech career, John has pushed Hill Rom to step out in front of the band and right from the start, and set his sights toward re-defining the medical device giant as a connected health company.  On the heels of Hill-Rom’s merger with Welch-Allyn and a string of digital health acquisitions, such as that of<a href="https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/voalte-be-acquired-hill-rom-180m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Voalte</a>, John is always seeking to find the right investment balance between the company’s medical device history and its digital future. In our discussion John discusses the importance of thinking beyond what’s always been done and the interesting new challenges faced by first-time CEOs, even those with significant management experience.  As a leader with a remarkably <a href="https://www.hillrom.com/en/about-us/company-overview/diversity-inclusion-and-belonging/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gender-diverse management team and board of directors</a>, he also discusses why he believes that meaningful commitment to diversity makes companies perform more effectively. We are delighted that John could join us on Tech Tonics! We are grateful to <a href="http://manatthealth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manatt Health</a> for sponsoring today’s episode of Tech Tonics.  Manatt Health integrates strategic business consulting, public policy acumen, legal excellence and deep analytics capabilities to better serve the complex needs of clients across America’s healthcare system. Together with it’s parent company, <a href="http://manatt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manatt, Phelps &amp; Phillips</a>, the firm’s multidisciplinary team is dedicated to helping its clients across all industries grow and prosper.

Tech Tonics: John Groetelaars – Connecting MedTech to the Digital World