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Flashback: Announcing the Invent Health Initiative

March 8, 2018 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Make Things, above a drawing of a woman holding tools

I recently signed on as an advisor to a group of George Washington University students who are organizing a medical and assistive device hackathon on March 24-25, 2018, in downtown DC. Check it out if you live nearby! In pulling together resources for them, I found the memo I sent to senior leaders across the Department […]

Filed Under: key people, policy issues Tagged With: assistive devices, Hhs, home health care hacks, Invent Health, NIH

Letter to shareholders

January 29, 2018 By Susannah Fox 28 Comments

Susannah Fox in the audience at a public event at the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services

For tax purposes, I recently added up all the various sources of income I’d received in 2017. It was a real hodge-podge of a year since I left my appointment at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and started working on my own projects again. This exercise brought home the lesson that […]

Filed Under: key people, positive patterns Tagged With: Cambia Health Solutions, caregivers, family, Hhs, Hope for Henry, HopeLab Foundation, Laurie Strongin, Margaret Laws, Mark Ganz, peer-to-peer healthcare, Warren Buffett

Unrest

January 8, 2018 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Jennifer Brea, director of the film Unrest, lies in bed with EEG leads on her head

The film “Unrest” will debut on Independent Lens this week (check your local listings — in the DC area it will air on Jan. 12 at 10:30pm on WETA). I couldn’t wait and bought my own digital copy on Amazon. Let me just say: It’s no surprise that it’s on the short list for an Academy […]

Filed Under: e-patient stories, key people, patient networks, peer-to-peer health care, policy issues Tagged With: chronic fatigue syndrome, Jennifer Brea, Marfan syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis, peer-to-peer healthcare, Rare Disease, rare diseases

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

DIY innovation in the hospital

March 27, 2017 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

My grandfather, Frank H.J. Figge, was a cancer researcher who faced shortages during World War II and had to improvise to keep his lab going. When he ran short of quartz lenses he remembered hearing that plastic also transmits ultraviolet rays and filled synthetic sausage casings with water to create a perfect — much cheaper — substitute. Nurses have […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: home health care hacks, innovation, Lemelson Center, maker movement, nurses

Nurses in the Smithsonian spotlight

February 27, 2017 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Exterior of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, with the Washington Monument in the background

The people best suited to solve a problem are often those experiencing it. Experimentation — and documentation — should be part of everyone’s toolbox, no matter where you sit in an organization or hierarchy. Prototypes should be shared, not hidden away. Early feedback is golden. Everyone is a potential innovator. I’m excited to explore these themes and more with Tiffany […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: innovation, Invent Health, maker movement, nursing

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