PinnedWhat we talk about when we talk about physician burnoutWhy hospital executives need to stop using the phrase “physician burnout” and why it should matter to investors. I saw a headline the other day on a healthcare industry site that asked pointedly, “Is your hospital struggling with physician burnout?” I have the answer: no. So-called “physician burnout” does not…Healthcare5 min readHealthcare5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedWant to grow your company? Stop scaling, start reflecting.The world of corporate startups is inundated with conversation around scaling up — achieving massive growth, from unicorn status to dragon status to a status so fantastically behemoth it’s yet to be named. …Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
Mar 21Rural Hospitals: Top 15 questions to ask when developing your technology strategyPhoto by Damir: https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-barn-in-village-14098516/ In my experience working with rural communities and health systems across the globe, I have had the privilege seeing a lot of technology initiatives fail and succeed. Over the past several years, numerous CEOs and executives of rural hospitals in the United States have approached me…Rural Hospitals3 min readRural Hospitals3 min read
Apr 1, 2022How Hospital Parking Kills Patients, Pt. 2So I got curious: I asked my patients, in a kind, patient, and empathic way, “Why are you late for surgery?” Almost every family had the same answer: parking. What does hospital parking have to do with bias in healthcare? And what does solving for parking have to do with…Healthcare6 min readHealthcare6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Mar 29, 2022How Hospital Parking Kills Patients, Pt. 1Parking might not strike you as an integral part of modern healthcare infrastructure, but it regularly affects care for countless patients in the United States. This seemingly simple issue routinely wreaked havoc on my operating room schedule. It also starkly highlights the subtle bias that pervades the healthcare system. Every…Healthcare5 min readHealthcare5 min read
Mar 14, 2022What Paul Farmer’s Legacy Can Teach Venture CapitalMy mentor, Paul Farmer, died last month. You’ve likely already read that sentence; there are many who called Paul a mentor. …Global Health5 min readGlobal Health5 min read
