TECHNOLOGY ciency . Prior to joining Philex , he was the VP and CIO of Prudential UK and PNB Life . His IT exposure started way back in 1987 where he joined Andersen Consulting ( now Accenture ) as a management consultant where he held projects here and abroad for both the financial and manufacturing industry .
Brett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Engineering ( Honors Program ), Ateneo de Manila University .
By appointing Orion Health Inc , TMC has also invested in a world-class hospital information and consultation system , which will integrate with its other ancillary subsystems .
Nonetheless , the organisation is facing a number of regional challenges .
“ We have server-based and networkbased applications , but capability is always complex ,” comments Medel .
“ To bring all of this into the cloud is the start of our transformation . At the end of the day , it ’ s all about bringing different players into an interconnected ecosystem .”
PROMOTING ACCESSIBILITY With so many hospitals and clinics situated over a vast geography , connectivity will also present fresh challenges .
Strengthening the wi-fi within its hospitals and clinics will become fundamental for TMC to capture data across a number of platforms , particularly mobile , in order to draw insights , trends , associations , sentiments , psychographics and more , in order to develop new programmes and services . “ Our digital transformation is not just about automation , but a shift in mindset by introducing new business models to raise the bar of the customer experience . It is about strengthening the company ’ s value
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