Improving healthcare has long been a central part of the mission of McKinsey’s Healthcare Systems & Services Practice. We have honored that mission by serving our clients effectively and investing in issues deeply relevant to society, such as social determinants of health, rural health, maternal health, and behavioral health—including mental health, substance use, and the opioid crisis.
We have established the Center for Societal Benefit through Healthcare to integrate, amplify, and extend these previous efforts. We aspire to collaborate with other organizations to drive positive innovation in historically underinvested areas to ultimately improve overall health and well-being and reduce healthcare disparities. In light of the current healthcare crisis, we are also working with a range of stakeholders to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations, including but not limited to racial and ethnic minorities, essential service workers, older adults, and those with clinical risk factors.
We hope to accomplish our objective through four strategies. First, by conducting and sharing research. Second, by co-investing with other organizations to define and launch innovations with the explicit purpose of sharing results so others can replicate what proves effective. Our effort here includes open-access sharing of select analytic models, data sets, and software tools. Third, by partnering with other organizations to convene and support multi-stakeholder collaborations. Finally, by continuing to focus on achieving tangible impact as we serve clients in these areas.
We bring McKinsey’s full global capabilities and resources to bear, including our healthcare expertise, advanced analytics, functional knowledge, technology assets, network, and investment capacity. That said, making progress will depend on collaborating with other organizations seeking to innovate in these areas. Please contact us if you are interested in partnering.