The Walmart Health Services Center prototype in Dallas, Georgia is so exciting and ambitious. If they can scale this model effectively they will transform high quality, integrated care at affordable costs, in communitities that need it most. #HLTH2019

Marcus Osborne from Walmart said that health check kiosk stations have been successful even in men 35-55 who rately access the system. When asked why, they said the kiosk doesn’t judge. It just gives data. #HLTH2019

“There are a lot of great ideas [at #HLTH2019], but the biggest challenge is scale.” - Anne Wojcicki. IMO 23andMe is a great success story on this front, but there’s still more work to do around consumer perception and trust of how their genomic data is being used.

Well said! Also, wouldn't *everyone* want this? 🤪 #HLTH2019

This is amazing.

Capping off a great few days at my first #HLTH2019. Grateful for all that I learned and time spent with some of my favorite people in healthcare, plus new connections who are as passionate about the future of health as Brian Simmons and I!

It was nearly impossible to encapsulate all that I learned from #HLTH2019 in three simple trendlines, but these hot takes were just way too good to keep to myself linkedin.com/pulse/marketin…

Thank you. This is the most important point.

AT #HLTH2019, Marc Iskowitz caught up with imre health's Kirsty Whelan to chat about sessions she viewed through a patient-experience and wellness lens, what she’s gleaned over the first two days of the conference, and her overall takeaways. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/34nYKfL

How is Livongo, which is based in Mountain View, able to recruit out of Google down the street? Well, a lot of its employees have a chronic illness and are attracted to the mission, says Glen Tullman. cnbc.com/2019/11/04/liv…

“If people are given only one kind of thing and endlessly sold only one kind of thing, of course they’re going to want more of that one kind of thing.” Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain. nyti.ms/2WMrThZ

Moreover, I think Jennifer Gunter is so fierce and unrelenting in her engagement style to over counteract the pseudo science and misogyny that runs so rampant, unchecked on social media. I don’t mind her policing women’s heath conversations to overcorrect the imbalance.

There are ways to foster digital interaction that do not have to incite rage. And there are opportunities to create new forms of communication that give the advantage to users, writes Kara Swisher. nyti.ms/2QwXaTs

Random thought: Should health reporters be expanding their beat to include climate change? It is a public health crisis...

Why did I wear a hospital gown on stage at #JPM20 which is 99% suits? To highlight the power imbalance between decision-makers & end-users. Patients are often stripped of agency, & blamed when they don’t “comply.” Let’s remember who is not represented at the meeting. #askpatients

Collected some thoughts on the big takeaways and discussions from #JPM20 for those who aren’t here. Here are my top 5: www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.c…

The 4 key elements of building trust in a crisis: 1. Empathy: the most important element 2. Commitment 3. Expertise 4. Transparency: "here's what we know & what we don't" Relevant for all local, state, & federal responses to #COVID19.

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We are not trying to shut down the entire world. We are trying to save it.