Innovating for Access and Equity: Shaping the Future of Minimally Invasive Surgery

In this episode, Scott Tackett, Intuitive's Vice President of Global Access, Value & Economics (GAVE), shares his career journey, from humble beginnings in a farming community in Missouri to building the market access, health economics and patient access organization at Intuitive. As a health economist and strategist, Scott shares his perspectives on the evolution of healthcare over the past two decades and the significance of health equity in the delivery of care. He highlights the importance for medical technologies to be relevant in addressing the significant challenges of healthcare systems by improving health care effectiveness, efficiency, and the overall experience - all central tenets of Intuitive's evidence-based approach to expanding patient access to minimally invasive care through robotic-assisted surgery. Looking ahead, he explores how Intuitive continues to purposely evolve its ecosystem and innovate to deliver meaningful value transfer to patients, physicians, providers, payers, and healthcare systems globally.This episode is sponsored by Intuitive (https://www.intuitive.com/en-us).