I was just in New York City, where I attended the annual Golden Heart Awards, hosted by God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD), a not-for-profit created 32 years ago when a woman began delivering food on her bicycle to a man dying from AIDS. It was my first opportunity to...
On Friday, I spoke at the Second National MACRA MIPS/APM Summit held in Washington D.C. Under the leadership of Peter Grant, and co-chairs Donald Crane, Harold Miller, Dr. Barbara McAneny and Dr. Kavita Patel, this program focused on educating attendees on the new...
One of the most interesting and unique individuals I have ever met is Zubin Damania, aka ZDoggMD. A UCSF and Stanford trained physician in internal and hospital medicine, ZDogg is a brilliant healthcare innovator and remarkable entertainer. I first heard him speak at...
More than half of the country's 525 Medicare ACOs count themselves as members of the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS), where I had the pleasure of speaking on Oct. 5. The participating organizations are at the cutting edge of healthcare...
I recently had the privilege to participate in a panel discussion at the Brookings Institution with two of the nation’s leading healthcare writers and observers: Eric Patashnik, co-author of the new “Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine,” and...
Last week, I had the pleasure to speak at Transform 2017, the annual multi-day conference put on by the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. This year’s program was incredible, focusing on "closing the gap between people and health." In terms of program design, speakers...
Today, I had the opportunity to speak with the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) during is Fall 2017 collaborative meeting. It is inspiring to interact with so many mission-driven leaders, all searching together for ways to improve the American healthcare...
Stanford MedX is an amazing conference held annually through the Stanford School of Medicine. It is a time when entrepreneurs, leaders of companies and patients gather to discuss problems in today’s heath care system and innovative ideas for tomorrow. The event serves...
Consistently ranked as one of the premier educational programs in the world, the Harvard Business School in Boston, Mass., traces its roots back to 1908. Its where world-renowned professors train future CEOs and business entrepreneurs. And it’s where, almost a decade...
