Your Nurse May Be Canadian

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Donald Wickelgren

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Jun 6, 2021

Outsourcing

There are a lot of components that drive outsourcing. Some of them are structural and some are cultural. In this video, given the high COVID rate in Michigan, a solution to the problem is our close neighbor, Canada, where COVID is not as severe.

Demographics in the US are clear: it's going to demand more healthcare workers. This will put pressure on costs and limit the care that Americans need. The pandemic and the way that we work and deliver healthcare can show us the way to improve delivery.

Reference: https://youtu.be/oRHQpzjRHg0

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Donald Wickelgren

Don Wicklegren is Xilium's founder. He is a technologist by profession who started his career pre-internet in remote medical technology and learning. He has worked in both small and large corporations with world-wide remote staff and became a part of the team who developed the first commercial internet. As an entrepreneur, he started his first technology company in 2001. In Xilium, he focuses on innovating solutions for the US healthcare system.

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