Health Tech Knowledge Ecosystem

Oct 30, 2022

“How do you keep up with what’s going on in health tech?” This article is my response to the frequent inquiries I get from those dipping their toes into the ever expanding universe where healthcare and technology intersect. My particular take on this ecosystem is from the vantage point of a primary care physician. The identity crisis of primary care as a field has been exacerbated by health technology startups unbundling primary care to payers becoming payviders and retailers transforming customers into patients.

Making a list means someone is not going to be on it. What follows is not a comprehensive nor an objective compilation of something authoritative. This collection of my bookmarks makes up my information diet and may offer some “nutritional” value for the rest of healthtechivores out there.

Which blogs do we read?

Publication length and cadence from September 2021 to September 2022. Socials include LinkedIn and Twitter followers of primary author as of October 2022.

Differential Diagnosis by Nadav Shimoni
Hospitalogy by Blake Madden
Health Tech Stack by Jan Felix-Schneider
Out-of-Pocket by Nikhil Krishnan (strongest meme game in town)
Vital Signs by Jacob Effron et al
Health API Guy by Brendan Keeler
Waiting Room by Nikita Singareddy
The HealthCare Blog by Matthew Holt et al
Venture Valkyrie by Lisa Suennen
Hick Picks by Tejas Inamdar
Acute Condition by Olivia Webb
Second Opinion by Chrissy Farr et al

Relative number of subscribers as reported by authors October 2022.

Other content that’s not reflected in the visual but worthwhile to note:

Other publications not to miss with paid high-quality content:

Exits & Outcomes by Brian Dolan
Health Tech Nerds by Ryan Russell and Kevin O’Leary
STAT News by Casey Ross et al

Which podcasts do we listen to?

Production length and cadence from September 2021 to September 2022. Socials include LinkedIn and Twitter followers of primary author as of October 2022.

Breaking Health by Stephen Krupa et al
Pear Healthcare Playbook by Vivien Ho
The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health by Jing Chai et al
AWS Health Innovation Podcast by Joseph Shonkwiler
Slice of Healthcare by Jared S. Taylor
Beyond Medicine by Rami Wehbi
Health Tech Spotlight by Carlo Rich
Primary Care Cures by Ron Barshop
Relentless Health Value by Stacey Richter
The Heart of Healthcare by Halle Tecco
WTF Health by Jessica DaMassa
The Big Unlock by Paddy Padmanabhan

Not exactly a podcast, but highly recommend AHealthcareZ YT series by the prolific and legendary healthcare finance guru Dr. Eric Bricker.

Where do health tech innovators hangout?

There are many health tech and digital health groups across Slack, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Many incubators and accelerators also have their own community forums.

Paid Slack groups include:

Some other Slack groups to explore:

I find the quality of conversations and engagement to be highest on Slack groups, but I anticipate that some might migrate to other platforms because of recent Slack policy changes in the free plan. Communities to check out on other platforms: