Susannah Fox

I help people navigate health and technology.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

To improve health and health care faster… (fill in the blank)–Susannah Fox

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I was honored to be invited to TEDMED by the Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Their team encouraged all attendees to complete one of three sentences: “To improve health and health care, we need to start asking…” “To improve health and health care faster, we must…” “My bold idea for transforming health […]

Participant-Entrepreneurs: Innovating Toward Better Health–Susannah Fox

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Nikolai Kirienko, Crohnology.MD Project Director, is setting a new standard for transparency in research and innovation as he blogs about his work with Project HealthDesign: On days where I could have benefited from the feedback of [Observations of Daily Living] the most, I was the least likely to be recording them. Why? On the worst […]

Designing for Better Health

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This is a banner week for people who think good design contributes to better health. On Monday, DiabetesMine and the California HealthCare Foundation launched the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Last year the contest garnered more than 150 entries and awarded a grand prize, a “most creative” prize, and a kids’ category prize. I can’t wait […]