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It’s become clear over the last year that folks in our community are craving more small-scale, in-person opportunities to learn and network. So we’re doing a bit of experimenting to see what sort of role HTN should play here. Next month in NYC, Health Tech Nerds is co-hosting a dinner for Ops Leaders (Director and above) in healthcare/health tech. Our goal is to create a low-stakes, conversational space for folks to learn from and get to know one another. If you’re interested, please take ~30 sec to fill out this form and we’ll be in touch: https://lnkd.in/gA5x8HdD Note that with anything small like this, we won’t have space for everyone. We’ll select attendees in a way that maximizes the value for the group and individual (i.e., consistent experience, good mix of companies, etc.). If all goes well, hopefully this isn’t the last!

Huge thanks to these researchers for surveying a sample of public health consultants and sharing the results broadly. Here are the takeaways I found most interesting: 1) Only 37% of white respondents have other paid employment, compared to 85% of Black and 100% of Asian respondents. Is secondary employment a higher priority/preference for consultants of color? Or are there inequities in consultant contracting practices that influence their ability to leave regular employment? We need more research and action on this topic! 2) Public health employers take note: The most common reasons respondents started their business were the opportunity to work on projects of interest, more flexible hours, autonomy to select their work environment and processes, and the option to work remotely. What changes can employers make to provide these perks for regular employees? 3) Schools of public health – what courses or certificates could you develop to support budding public health consultants and entrepreneurs? The survey results highlight significant gaps in public health practitioners’ business development knowledge and skills. What a great opportunity to strengthen the public health field! #consultants #entrepreneurs #PublicHealth

Data modernization x small local health departments! Hear Jefferson McMillan-Wilhoit share insights on Flourish & Thrive Labs work to support data modernization for local public health. There are lots of challenges with data modernization, but we are happy that they are dedicated professionals working towards data equity! Check out the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/ehcAUj_e! What needs to be done for public health data modernization? #publichealth #datamodernization #publichealthmatters

NEW BLOG! The impact of Dr Google on patient-clinician communications. The digital age empowers patients with a plethora of information at their fingertips, but what are the downsides and how can we improve them? Read our latest blog to find out: https://lnkd.in/e4nXFUBF #drgoogle #patientcommunication

November has been a BUSY month for the Health Tech Nerds community! We're excited to share what we've been up to... 1️⃣ GROWING - We surpassed 5,000 Nerds in the HTN community! 2️⃣ LEARNING - Hosted a series of Lunch & Learn discussions featuring brilliant guest speakers to share their expert insights on topics like healthcare marketing, strategic investing, and transitioning from clinical medicine to investing roles. 3️⃣ CONNECTING - Connected with fellow HTN members via both in-person local meetups and virtual curated 1x1 connections to share insights on a range of topics, like founders in healthcare, career strategies, and more! 👋 Not a member of the community? Consider joining Health Tech Nerds, where you’ll be able to hang out with 5,000+ other Nerds. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3Rew6Jq 🤓 Not subscribed to the free HTR Newsletter yet? We dig into the latest healthcare news, opinions, data, and more in our weekly newsletter. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3G9mqt8

Compelling collection of case studies - digital transformation is vital for the long term sustainability of our health service. #digitalhealth #digitaltransformation #nhs #sustainability

Read below to learn about this month’s boundaries! >> Boundaries to practice in community: Announce your needs so that those waiting to help you can. There are people who have just the medicine, support, or resources you need. They need your consent and you need to make a request. >> Boundaries to practice for self: Address the person who violates your boundaries the most - YOU. We often go past our limits way before we give others an opportunity to violate our boundaries. Look at how you’ve contributed to your own suffering before pointing the finger outward. >> Boundaries to practice at work: Use what you have. Every organization has a set of tools, a previous survey/assessment, and workshop materials that have gone to Google Drive hell to die. You already have some useful data waiting to be implemented - get to it. Which one resonates with you and why? Learn about all the ways you can work with me at stephanieghoston.com ! ID for graphic in comments.

[New Episode Release] Fresh out of the studio 🎙 , Sapna Chadha from Google, and Florian Hoppe, partner at Bain & Company shared the key takeaways from the Google e-Conomy SEA 2023 report with Temasek & Bain & Company. Sapna and Florian discussed how start-ups are navigating the current declines in venture capital funding and introduced how high-value users presented a new way of visualizing what goes behind the digital economy in Southeast Asia. Last but not least, they discuss what great looks like for businesses in Southeast Asia. "I think in the past, we've looked more at inclusion and access, but actually we've made so much inroads over the past years. Now again, we're talking about participation because what we're seeing is that 30% of the highest spending customers who we call high-value users (HVUs) - they make up over 70% of the digital economies' transaction value. So 30% Are leading to 70% of the digital economy. We want to make sure that we don't leave users behind and we continue to drive growth and drive their participation. So we need to make sure that we are not ignoring this very important group that presents a 1.9x growth opportunity of that of high-value users. And for this reason, it's really important for us to talk about digital participation." - Sapna Chadha Full YouTube Video: https://lnkd.in/gQ7QZQTb

This is a great question from Ben. Would love to hear your thoughts. 1. What have you seen work well 2. What do you think would work well 3. What would be the enablers for the change?