KPMG shares the journey toward health equity with Morehouse School of Medicine
Having worked closely with Morehouse School of Medicine in 2020 to build the National COVID-19 Resilience Network (NCRN) — a sophisticated, connected health platform — KPMG possessed a deep knowledge of the school’s commitment to and capabilities in health equity research and community outreach. Partly as a result of that work, MSM wanted to evolve its health equity vision and expand its global footprint.
Helping MSM find the North Star leading to a future of global health equity
To help MSM jump-start new ways of thinking and re-envision the art of the possible, we invited key leaders to participate in a series of KPMG Ignition experiences. By providing literal and figurative space to think creatively, and designing collaborative experiences, KPMG Ignition helped MSM rapidly gain insights into how to modernize the organization and its capabilities in ways that could expand its presence and impact across the globe.
After aligning with MSM on scoping, objectives, and a framework, the Ignition team made exhaustive preparations, gathering the data and KPMG specialists required to power robust discussions on key topics ranging from artificial intelligence and connected health to back-office operations and change management.
To help bring focus and attention to each topic that required it, KPMG created a series of Ignition sessions:
Session 1 | Atlanta Ignition Center
- Strategy, Perspectives, and Education
- Partnership Opportunity Refinement
Session 2 | Virtual
- Prioritization and Validation
Session 3 | Atlanta Ignition Center
- Partnership Accelerator
- Modernization of Data and Analytics, Patient Experience/Telehealth, and Talent Acquisition
- Executive Sponsorship Breakout Session
Session 4 | KPMG Lakehouse, Orlando
Session 5 | MSM Campus
- KPMG Executive Leadership Progress Assessment
Session 6 | Atlanta Ignition Center
- Leadership Off-Site and Finance Accelerator
Session 7 | New York Ignition Center
- Health Equity Incubator Strategy
Each session included powerful ideation workshops followed by breakouts in which the KPMG Ignition team, alongside KPMG subject matter professionals, helped MSM assess, prioritize, and build out key initiatives.
An important final step was the creation of concrete plans aimed at capturing the energy created at the Ignition sessions and converting it into clear actions needed to modernize technology and processes and empower the people leveraging them.
