Had the pleasure of being at the recent Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco hosted by Matthew Holt with a big assist from Indu Subaiya, John Pluenneke and Sara Sara Walker. GREAT JOB! They really pulled off an incredible conference. My only complaint is that we needed at least one more day – oh, and we should be on the panel next time. But seriously, I think Health 2.0 went in as a movement and just may have come out of it as an industry.
During the course of the event, we got to meet quite a few people – people like us – genuinely interested in seeing our healthcare system improved. That’s a broad statement, and virtually everyone there had their own variation on the theme. One of those I found myself aligned with is that of Fard Johnmar. He triangulates in on his interests by focusing on three points: health literacy, technology, and caring for caregivers. We at change:healthcare find ourselves at the center of that very same triangle.
Another person we particularly enjoyed was Bob Coffield. Yes, he’s an attorney, but man we enjoyed hanging out with him – even though he kept us out until 2AM CST (3AM his time in all fairness). We shared alot of similar interests and no doubt will be looking for ways to work together in the future. Bob does a far better job than I can providing an overview of the H2.0 conference.
Some of the companies represented there were fantastic. PatientsLikeMe was one of the jewels of the show.
Steve Krein or Organized Wisdom was an immense pleasure. He unveiled a significant shift in their approach that was not only unique but aggressive. Krein was very “naughty” as Matthew Holt pointed out for all 550 of us in the room, but having gotten to know Steven a bit more, I think that’s just how he prefers it.
Marty Tenenbaum called for collaboration between those represented there and offered up his Commerce.net venue as a means for facilitating that opportunity. We’re already going down that path to working with some of the folks we’ve met there. Some of those I’ve listed here as well as some others who really impressed us and we’ll mention in future posts. Look for more as we move forward.
