When the conversation turns to the disruptors that are transforming the healthcare industry, Dr. Marschall Runge leans in.
As the executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Michigan’s acclaimed Medical School, as well as the CEO of Michigan Medicine, Dr. Runge has led the university through significant transformative change. Dr. Runge spearheaded a strategic program aimed at fostering an environment where patients, students, and faculty thrive by ensuring access to opportunities, creating a culture of belonging, and enhancing outcomes for all. This initiative prioritized optimizing experiences and removing barriers to success across the academic and healthcare spectrum. Additionally, Dr. Runge expanded Michigan Medicine’s clinical network in the state through significant partnerships; launched the Precision Health Initiative, a major research collaboration; spearheaded cohorts to improve patient access and experience; and established the Care at Home initiative to provide safe, hospital-level care to patients in their own homes.
As the leader of one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers, and as a physician and scientist, Dr. Runge recognizes the challenges and opportunities of transformative change in how healthcare is delivered to all members of a community. Disruptors don’t concern him. They excite him.
In The Great Healthcare Disruption, Dr. Runge explores the disruptors that will be shaping the healthcare industry in the decade ahead and offers practical, targeted recommendations that professionals and healthcare consumers can use to prepare. He explains how AI will transform medicine, assesses the potential of retail medicine and specialized home care, and guides the reader through the exciting thresholds for new gene therapies and next-generation mRNA vaccines.
As you spend time with Dr. Runge, discovering why he’s passionate about future-focused healthcare, you’ll be inspired to embrace the potential of these exciting transformations as a way to accelerate more equitable, accessible health and wellness.
