AdvaMed has formed a new division, AdvaMed Digital Health Tech, to represent digital medical technology companies and promote the critical role of data and digital medtech in transforming health care. The group, which is led by Shaye Mandle, former President and CEO of the Medical Alley Association, was developed to act as a thought leader and convener for the industry and will focus on four core policy areas: regulation, payment and health care delivery, data stewardship and privacy, and cybersecurity.
The AdvaMed Board of Directors approved the Digital Health Tech Board of Directors during the group’s quarterly meeting during The MedTech Conference, selecting Taha Kass-Hout, GE HealthCare Chief Technology Officer, as the first chair of the group.
“Digital technology is rapidly evolving and making a profound impact on the care patients receive, and the medtech industry is at the forefront of this new era of care,” said Scott Whitaker, AdvaMed President and CEO. “While AdvaMed has long been a leader in digital health policy, this new division, led by GE HealthCare’s Taha Kass-Hout and AdvaMed’s Shaye Mandle, will enable us to expand our work as this ever-evolving technology paves the way for new innovation at a faster pace. There will be a great deal of legislative, regulatory, and payment policies to be implemented in the coming years with the proliferation of AI and digital health platforms into our healthcare system, and AdvaMed looks forward to working with lawmakers and the Administration to implement them in a way that benefits patients.”
The AdvaMed Digital Health Tech Board of Directors includes:
- GE HealthCare: Taha Kass-Hout, CTO – Chair
- Johnson & Johnson: Shan Jegatheeswaran, Global Head of Digital, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
- ResMed: Urvashi Tyagi, CTO
- Philips: Julia Strandberg, Chief Business Leader, Connected Care
- Stryker: Robert Cohen, President, Digital, Robotics & Enabling Technology
- Siemens: Christian Eusemann, VP Research & Innovation, Collaboration Officer
- Medtronic: Ken Washington, SVP, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
- Apple: Sumbul Desai, M.D., VP Health
- Google: Bakul Patel, Sr. Director, Global Health Strategy
- Microsoft: David Rhew, M.D., Global CMO & VP Healthcare
- Verily: Rich Glenn, Head of Commercial, Care Delivery
- Applied VR: Josh Sackman, President & Co-Founder
- Amazon: Melissa Cha, Vice President, Amazon Devices & Services
- Nanowear: Venk Veradan, Co-Founder & CEO
- Baxter: Reaz Rasul, EVP and President, Healthcare Systems & Technologies
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