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Leveraging data-driven patient participation to accelerate medical research

May 18, 2020 By Susannah Fox 9 Comments

A person holds a sign "I did not get the memo that this was impossible" as 1s and 0s race beneath him

Here’s a lesson I learn over and over again: Never assume knowledge. Don’t waste your time making a point if you are not sure your audience understands the context for it. Or, as the wise Andy Kohut used to say, “If they don’t get the premise, they won’t get the joke.” Last year I spoke […]

Filed Under: health data, medical records, research issues Tagged With: All of Us, Andy Kohut, Christine Bechtel, FasterCures, Milken Institute, patientslikeme, Rachel Tunis, Regina Holliday, Tidepool, Todd Park, War on Cancer

Health Datapalooza X

March 25, 2019 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Lit candles in the shape of the number 10 on top of a pink frosted cupcake

This week is the 10th anniversary Health Datapalooza. It’s a milestone worth celebrating. In 2010, I attended what was then called the Community Health Data Forum at the Institute of Medicine. I posted a preview: Making Health Data Sing (Even If It’s a Familiar Song) and below are my notes from what we knew even […]

Filed Under: health data, key people, medical records, policy issues Tagged With: Alain Rappaport, Alex Fishman, Alex Howard, Alexandra Carmichael, Andrew Wilson, David Hale, Health Data, Health Datapalooza, Kristi Miller Durazo, Palantir, Regina Holliday, Roni Zeiger, Tim O'Reilly, Todd Park

Health 2.0 DC: Passion and Execution at Scale

June 8, 2010 By Susannah Fox 7 Comments

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

I think conferences are deeply affected by the spirit of their host city.  San Francisco has its hackers and dreamers, Boston has its entrepreneurs and ivy, Paris has its pomp and worldliness. At Health 2.0 DC yesterday, my city showed that it has passion and execution — at scale. Leave it to others to point […]

Filed Under: patient networks, policy issues Tagged With: Chordoma, Data Transparency, David Hale, Gov 2.0, health 2.0, Indu Subaiya, Institute Of Medicine, John Mendelsohn, Josh Sommer, Ken Buetow, Patrick Soon-Shiong, pillbox, Tim O'Reilly, Todd Park

Gov 2.0 Expo: Health Geek Guide

May 24, 2010 By Susannah Fox 6 Comments

The cross-disciplinary smorgasbord that is Gov 2.0 Expo will be held this week in DC.  The agenda is packed with nerdy temptations (danah boyd! Anil Dash! Tim Berners-Lee!) but here are my can’t-miss sessions.

Filed Under: found on the net, hc's problem list, policy issues Tagged With: Crisis Commons, David Hale, Fda, Gov 2.0, Hhs, Jay Parkinson, National Library of Medicine, pillbox, Regina Holliday, Ted Eytan, Todd Park

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