Published in The Cerebrus·Jun 7, 2022Member-onlyHow to Spend $4 Trillion on a 10% Problem? Pareto Principle and US HealthcareWe know the 80/20 rule — majority of consequences result from a few causes. …Healthcare4 min readHealthcare4 min read
Published in The Cerebrus·Apr 22, 2022Member-onlyThe Really Simple Guide to Navigating Health Care Technology InnovationsAll tech — molecular, digital, and material! We hear about technology-enabled healthcare innovations constantly. Peloton’s camera for better strength training using vision AI; Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance for conversational AI; Google using AI for drug-discovery; Amazon’s Amazon Care for employee health benefits; The list goes on. When technology meets healthcare…Health Technology6 min readHealth Technology6 min read
Published in The Cerebrus·Nov 3, 2021Member-onlyThe X-Ray of a Tapeworm: Visualizing Money Flow in US HealthcareHow does US fund and spend $3.8 trillion for healthcare? How does each player in the system stack up in funding or spending? Warren Buffet memorably termed the healthcare industry the tapeworm of the US economy, referring to the apparent crowding out of investment in other industries as healthcare costs…Healthcare3 min readHealthcare3 min read
Published in The Cerebrus·Oct 8, 2021Member-onlyDistilled: Big Four Tech’s Threat to Healthcare IncumbentsHow do the Big Four in tech — Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon — stack up in the threat level they pose to incumbents in the US healthcare industry? New headlines loom large every day about investments and initiatives from Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon (MAGA, for short if you can’t remember…Healthcare3 min readHealthcare3 min read
Published in The Cerebrus·May 17, 2021Member-only3 Reasons for Women Reporting More Vaccine Side Effects Than MenWhy women report more Covid-19 side effects — Three Bs: Biology, Behavior, and Bias. By early Jan 2021, almost 80% of Covid-19 vaccine side effects reported in the US came from women. This article from USA Today from April 2021, covers the possible reasons. Here’s a graphical summary of the…Health Equity2 min readHealth Equity2 min read
Published in Tinted Glass·Jan 22, 2021Member-onlyThe Skill Map to Anchor Us for the Decades AheadA way to inventory our skills for deliberate diversification. In 2020, we did not discuss how the labour force has to outrun the automation-and-AI bear. Instead, we were preoccupied with unemployment, with the pandemic shuffling the deck on jobs across industries. Rightly so. As we hit a reset on this…Skills Development7 min readSkills Development7 min read
Published in The Cerebrus·Dec 29, 2020Member-onlyBeyond the Pandemic: 3 Es Shaping US HealthcareWhat underlying structural factors will affect post-pandemic healthcare in the US? 2020. Annus horribilis. The year when considerations of health outweighed those of wealth globally, though we found them inseparably intertwined as millions lost their livelihoods. The debate about how the pandemic transformed healthcare globally and in the US will…Social Justice5 min readSocial Justice5 min read
Published in The Cerebrus·Dec 22, 2020Member-onlyZarathustra and the Art of Automotive DesignA car-shopping project took a turn towards musings on 21st century automotive design, user experience (UX), and Zarathustra. Safety concerns with our lightly-used 25-year old car sent us scurrying for a new car in pre-pandemic 2020. …Design9 min readDesign9 min read
Published in The Cerebrus·Oct 27, 2020Member-onlyIoT 3.0 — Whither IoT in its Third Decade?Two decades after the christening of IoT, what’s in store for us over the next decade? We’ve all heard about the trillions of dollars of value at stake in the business of the Internet of Things (IoT), have heard of immense value to be captured from selling and using IoT-enabled…Internet Of Things5 min readInternet Of Things5 min read
Published in Tinted Glass·Aug 12, 2020Member-onlyWitnessing Devotion to Care Amidst Cancer and Terrorism3-days in India when The Crab claimed a beloved life, while terrorists claimed many. 3-days witnessing acts of care with keen devotion. Day 1 2:30am: I am stepping off a flight in New Delhi. Air is chunky and warm, overpowering me with its familiar smells. I’m living the mundane life of an arriving…Cancer5 min readCancer5 min read
