Medtronic LABS

10/02/2025

Decentralizing NCD Care Through Primary Health Systems
Bringing NCD care closer to communities changes lives.

Through the Empower Health program, hypertension and diabetes services were decentralized to 164 primary health care sites, as part of a network of 245 facilities that enrolled 89,000+ patients.

Results:
Blood pressure control at health centers & dispensaries nearly doubled over 12 months, improving from 32% to 63%.
Average systolic blood pressure reduced by 12.9 mmHg.
When equipped with digital tools, training and basic infrastructure, primary health care can deliver high-quality NCD care, with outcomes matching or exceeding higher-tier facilities.

Read the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/dzzbUfRP

10/01/2025

Overcoming Clinical Inertia with Digital Nudges

Tackling NCDs requires tackling clinical inertia, the failure to intensify treatment when needed.

Using digital nudges through the SPICE platform across 4 African countries, the program generated 2,449 treatment alerts and 1,193 lab reminders.

Impact:
59% of alerts led to medication adjustments.
Patients whose treatment was intensified were 3x more likely to achieve glycemic control (34% vs. 12%).

Clinicians called the system a “second pair of eyes,” reinforcing the role of decision support in standardizing care and improving outcomes.

Read the case study here: https://shorturl.at/g6bX9

09/19/2025

We started with one question: if we built health systems today for people, what would they look like?

Across six pieces, Rewired answers: unbundle and rebundle around journeys, make outcomes computable, align payments to verified results, steward shared infrastructure, and embed AI as the learning layer.

The finale brings it together as SmartCare PHC—not a one-size blueprint, but an adaptable framework and practical path. Shared profiles. Workflow engine. Knowledge library. Trusted registries. Resource insight. Payment rails. Open interfaces. Start small, prove value, scale.

Read the closer, then the full series and tell us how you’d adapt it in your context.

Read SmartCare: https://shorturl.at/XJJse

Read the rewired series here: https://lnkd.in/d9Kt4zzq

09/18/2025

Fragmented tech won’t fix health systems. It only works when we can steer it.
AI won’t fix them either unless it’s rewired into the operating system so the system learns.

That’s the punchline of Rewired 5–6:
• Stewardship at scale sets clear roles, rules, and accountability.
• AI as the learning layer updates protocols, flags risk, forecasts demand, and supports teams—on shared rails with equity and privacy built in.

Result: fewer blind spots, faster course-correction, better decisions every cycle.

Read Articles 5 and 6, or start the series from Article 1.

Visit: https://lnkd.in/d9Kt4zzq

09/17/2025

Primary care doesn’t scale on good intentions. It scales on coordination you can manage and outcomes you can verify.

Articles 3–4 of Rewired show the shift:

First, build the operating backbone, one longitudinal record, handoffs that close, tracked referrals, real-time readiness.

Then, make outcomes count, use routine data for equitable allocation, verify results from day-to-day care, and align payments to completion and sustained control.

Net effect: fewer patients lost, faster diagnosis and control, steadier supply, and payment flows that are timely, predictable, and tied to verified results.

Up Next:

Article 5 on national rollout and governance.
Article 6: AI as the learning layer adapting protocols, predicting demand, and augmenting teams on shared rails, with equity and privacy built in.

Rewired for People : https://shorturl.at/PtKcL
Rewired Economics : https://shorturl.at/52ze1

Visit: https://lnkd.in/d9Kt4zzq




| Ruchika Singhal I Oren Ombiro | Nina Desai | Sunita Nadhamuni | Ashwini Sharan | Abhishek Jain

09/17/2025

Programs are vertical. Lives are not.

Article 2 of Rewired shows how to connect programs
into patient journeys so care actually flows.

What changes:
• One patient profile across settings
• Shared workflows and registries
• Navigation and follow-up that close the loop
• Metrics that track journey completion, not just
outputs

What improves:
• Safety and continuity
• Fewer duplicate visits and tests
• Less burden on health workers
• Equity and trust

Title: Rewired for People: From Programs to Journeys :

Read the full Rewired series here: https://shorturl.at/9
fcCz

Visit: https://lnkd.in/d9Kt4zzq

Articles 3 & 4 of the series drop tomorrow,stay tuned.

09/17/2025

If we rebuilt healthcare today, would we
rebuild institutions or design for people?

This new World Economic Forum feature makes the
case to unbundle the monoliths and rebundle care
around real patient journeys.

Three shifts that matter:

• From apps to architecture
• From programmes to journeys
• From activity to outcomes

Low and Middle-income countries (LMICs) can
leapfrog by adopting open, shared infrastructure:
common profiles, workflows, knowledge, and payment
rails.

Result: care that flows and costs that fall.

Start here to Read the feature + the full Rewired
series.

WEF : https://shorturl.at/fduRp

Rewired: https://shorturl.at/GwR1R

And this is just the beginning, check back tomorrow
for Article 2 of the series.

09/04/2025

08/16/2025

This week in Kenya, NCD Alliance Kenya had the privilege of participating in the in Kisumu & Homa Bay, where over 1,000 exhibitors and thousands of delegates from across Kenya and beyond gathered to shape the future of health and development.

At our booth, visitors took the step to check their blood sugar levels, sparking important conversations on prevention and early detection of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

We also joined hands with the Division of Cancer and NCDs and partners for the inaugural NCD Conference, a space to share experiences, generate evidence, and inform decision-making for a healthier Kenya.

Key takeaway: Efforts are being made across sectors, governments, and cultures. The innovations and opportunities already in motion are remarkable, yet many remain untapped. Over these four days, we have both learnt and unlearnt, building momentum towards stronger action against NCDs.

We thank our partners, leaders, and citizens who engaged with us, together, we are advancing the fight against NCDs.

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World Diabetes Foundation | NCD Alliance Kenya | The Ministry of Health

08/12/2025

and @ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to scale a community-first, digitally enabled 360° care model for hypertension and diabetes across Bangladesh.

Building on a successful pilot in 5 Upazilas, where over 143,000 people were screened and hypertension control rates improved from 31% to 72% in just 12 months, this partnership will:

✅ Expand door-to-door community screening through BRAC’s Shasthya Kormi network
✅ Use the SPICE digital platform to enable real-time referral, follow-up, and outcomes tracking
✅ Strengthen public-private coordination with DGHS for sustainable, nationwide scale-up

This MOU represents a shared commitment to closing the NCD care gap, ensuring more Bangladeshis get timely diagnosis, treatment, and lifelong support closer to home.

Together, we are moving from pilot to policy, creating a healthier, more resilient Bangladesh.