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Healthcare exec + AI builder. Startup to Fortune 20. I build at scale, not hype. UCLA Anderson professor. Fluent in payer, provider & tech. Opinions my own.

Los Angeles
Joined June 2008
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For those headed to @sxsw, this tool is pretty great. (Also, the @claudeai character in a cowboy hat is just perfect.)
SXSW is amazing - but there are 4k+ events! That's a lot to sort through and there needed to be a better way -> introducing SouthyWesty. southywesty.ai - All the official and unofficial SX events in one place, searchable with natural language. - It will build a personalized schedule for you. - Download events direct to your calendar of choice. - Claude Code inspired (there are / commands) I hope you find it helpful. #sxsw, #sxsw2026
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Dieter Rams wrote ten principles of good design in 1976. They're almost perfect for AI. Almost. I swapped "Good Design" for "Good AI" in his original principles and changed as little else as possible. Added two new ones for problems he never had to think about. A thread: 12 Principles of Good AI. (Me, 12 years ago, trying and failing to keep it extremely cool in front of my design hero.)
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12 — Good AI is as little AI as possible. A demo shows off everything a model can do. A product is disciplined about what it *should* do. Strive for purity. Strive for simplicity. Less, but better.
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These are adapted from Rams' originals with two additions for an era where products think, generate, and act. I wrote the full version with more context for each principle here: linkedin.com/pulse/dieter-ra… Rams himself said it best: "each generation should review [these principles] and, if necessary, modify or supplement them." This is my attempt.
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My thanks to HIMSS & ScaleLA for hosting last night’s discussion on the future of #virtualhealth. Enjoyed sharing how CareMore Health is using virtual care to enable advanced care delivery models and convenience for the most complex and vulnerable patien…lnkd.in/gqk9P2c
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Great start to the day at UCLA facilitating a workshop on #healthcare payment models and their role in #digitalhealth adoption for the clinicians, engineers and MBAs in the inaugural Biodesign Program. Congrats to Jennifer McCaney and Desert Horse-Gran…lnkd.in/e5ArE9w
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A new report from @LEK_Consulting shows that as seniors seek better management of their care at a lower out-of-pocket cost, Medicare Advantage penetration will continue to rise — to as high as 70% between 2030 and 2040. lek.com/sites/default/files/…
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Hoping we inspired more tech innovators to focus their efforts on serving the chronically ill! Thank you to The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator and Health 2.0 Los Angeles for hosting us. lnkd.in/dabUFqF
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Hoping we inspired more tech innovators to focus their efforts on serving the chronically ill!
Delighted to host #health20LA @dodigitalhealth and panel guests @fiveplusfour of @CareMoreHealth, Adam Kaufman of @CanaryHealth & Dr Mona Patel of @ChildrensLA tonight as they share their insights on successes and challenges in managing chronic disease populations!
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