Managing director at Manatt. Author/owner of “Second Opinion," a health-tech newsletter read by 20,000 subs. Investor. Mama. Opinions my own.
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Aug 2, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Why are we waiting up to a month for Covid-19 test results? I talked to lab directors and others on the ground to understand the delays.
Turns out we are running low of everything from re-agents to plastic disposables.
cnbc.com/2020/08/02/cov…
How the situation was described to me: “the wheels are falling off the wagon.”
Mar 24, 2020 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Asked a medical device supply chain expert about the ventilator shortage problem. Can companies like Tesla or GM help?
Here's what they said.
1) Firstly, med device companies need to share their blueprint so the companies with supply chains locally can replicate those parts.
2) They would need some kind of assurance for the sake of their lawyers that this access to blueprints would be temporary, and wouldn't impact their business long-term.
Dec 13, 2019 • 13 tweets • 9 min read
THREAD: A lot of folks are rightfully worried about *tech* companies like Amazon and Google gaining access to their health data.
But here are some legal, and very common, ways that *health care* companies are already taking advantage of your data:
1. It’s been reported that the health insurance industry has tapped brokers to shore up personal details about your education level, TV habits and more. They collect what you post and order to make predictions about your health: npr.org/sections/healt…
