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Building an intake valve for new ideas

May 7, 2020 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

A woman building an device by hand

Imagine this: You and your colleagues know there are problems to be solved. You have resources to offer, such as funding, access to experts, and publicity. You are pretty sure there are people with great ideas out there, asking questions, defining the scope of the problems you care about, seeing things that you can’t see. […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, key people, positive patterns Tagged With: George Hacks, Hhs, innovation, prize competitions, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

We need a digital health Cajun Navy

June 10, 2019 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

A baby with red spots on their face looks straight at the camera

The Cajun Navy – people who rally their personal boats to rescue hurricane survivors – is an example of how ordinary citizens are the true first responders in a disaster zone. Instead of seeing locals as liabilities, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has started looking for ways to support their work. As David Graham wrote in The Atlantic: […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, peer-to-peer health care, social media Tagged With: Cajun Navy, immunizations, measles, peer-to-peer healthcare, Wendy Sue Swanson

The P stands for portability

January 18, 2019 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

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One of my core beliefs is that we need to open up access to the data, information, and tools people need to solve their own problems in health care — or at least give people the chance to direct their data to experts who can help them. I recently had the chance to be part […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, health data, key people, medical records, policy issues Tagged With: Andreessen Horowitz, Anil Sethi, Ciitizen, Hipaa, podcasts, Sonal Chokshi, Vijay Pande

The Great Now What

October 29, 2018 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

A hand pieces together a ripped-up photo of a woman. Text reads: More than half of survivors live with chronic pain.

Today is World Stroke Day. With this post I’m amplifying the work that Maggie Whittum and her team are doing to raise awareness of the following: 15 million people suffer a stroke each year worldwide. Stroke is the #4 killer and the #1 cause of long-term disability in the U.S. There are over 7 million […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, key people Tagged With: Maggie Whittum, stroke

How to judge an innovation

March 21, 2018 By Susannah Fox 11 Comments

A drawing of a lightbulb with a stethoscope appears next to the words George Hacks

Update: George Hacks is being held again this year, January 26-27, 2019. I’ll serve as a judge once again and I can’t wait to see what students come up with! George Hacks is a medical and assistive device hackathon happening this weekend in Washington, DC. The students organizing the event have done a stellar job recruiting […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, positive patterns Tagged With: #InventHealth, #makehealth, George Hacks, home health care hacks, Invent Health, maker movement, prize competitions

Re-imagining care for hospitalized kids

November 8, 2017 By Susannah Fox 9 Comments

On Nov. 1-2, 2017, Hope for Henry convened a diverse group of parents, kids, clinicians, designers, educators, and entrepreneurs to reimagine care for hospitalized kids. I’ll disclose that I am an advisor to Hope for Henry and helped organize the event, but I hope you’ll believe me when I say that it was, objectively, a […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, key people, positive patterns, Solvers Tagged With: Allen Goldberg, Hope for Henry, Laurie Strongin, Rare Disease

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