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inventor, iambic pentameter. Author, entrepreneur. Now: chief of research @GoodRx. Columnist @Inc. Then: @wired @wsj etc.
Jun 26, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Our @GoodRx research team launched a database of COVID testing sites in Mar. with 400 spots. We now list 3,600 - 10X- across 40 states and DC. It’s the best resource I know of, and we are seeing patterns of regional search volume (up in TX, down in NY) goodrx.com/blog/drive-thr… Note we didn’t see any commercial advantage to this- we just saw a need for public good. And I’m actually amazed that no “official” database has emerged in 3+ months.
Jun 25, 2019 13 tweets 13 min read
A few thoughts on @patientslikeme: A dozen years ago, I started tracking a startup doing something amazing: crowdsourcing medical experience to create a new body of knowledge about what *really* happens to people. /1 @patientslikeme ‘crowdsourcing’ in 2006 was a new concept (coined by @wired) and taking it to medicine seemed radical and bold /2