Alex Blum

I'm going to try logging off indefinitely. I don't want to support X anymore.

Minute 5:24 My wife to me: "Please go pick up my mother." My reply pre Hu.ma.ne translation: "Are you serious?" Post AI translation: "I'd love to be helpful and do that."

@richardbrunomd Outstanding. They are lucky to have you.

Honored to be appointed as the new Health Officer (Health Commissioner) of the Multnomah County Health Department, overseeing public health interventions for the 800,000 people who live in the Portland metro area: multco.us/multnomah-coun…

@tumainic @theNAMedicine @UW @UWMedicine @seattlechildren @uwnews That's very cool. Well deserved.

@tumainic @theNAMedicine @UW @UWMedicine @seattlechildren @uwnews That's very cool. Well deserved.

Do other parents of teens/pre-teens know that today's version of signaling attraction is to "pin" that person in text? As in "I'm going to pin you". #Cringe

@dvasishtha This literally made me LOL

First payer sales meeting vs first payer implementation meeting

@chrissyfarr add me pls?

We just started building out our Slack group for clinicians interested in venture. What's been fascinating is that physicians are definitely #1 in terms of interest levels/opting in. But #2 is by far and away pharmacists.

Mandy Cohen, DFA founding member and former executive director, has been selected as Next CDC Director! medpagetoday.com/washington-wat…

@Surgeon_General I've known Vivek for 15 years. In this tweet when he says "a few" he literally means 2.

Dadfession: my wife thinks the chocolate chips in the fridge are only used in pancakes, but I sometimes sneak a few to my kids when she's not around just to see the big grins on their faces. Anyone else have a Father's Day weekend confession to get off your chest?

@jsross119 How awesome is this!!! #bestmentor

We would be lucky to have @DrMandyCohen at CDC.

@dp_oneill @dc_cavanaugh @alikhan28 @cmonsen @brandonksim @aehaque I heard that rationale from a dominant Blue years ago but refused to do that kind of deal.

Question for the #VBC cognoscenti: Have you seen an MA plan ask a PCP to take total cost of care risk, but refuse to share claims data because they claim it would reveal proprietary intel? Seemed like a strange rationale. @dc_cavanaugh @alikhan28 @cmonsen @brandonksim @aehaque

@cwhogg Curious on what you see as the duality of "value capture" and "clinically robust".

Oak Street is a great example of a successful new care and business model that focuses on complex patients with chronic disease, and which is desperately needed. I might have pitched Marley Medical as a virtual-first Oak Street Health once or twice.

As a longtime fanboy of Oak Street Health, I was excited to see @CVSHealth (finally) announce they were acquiring @OakStreetHealth for $10.6B, a valuation of $60k per at-risk member. And I have thoughts! fiercehealthcare.com/providers/cvs-…

@benepstein55 We just moved from Baltimore to Denver. Sorry to miss you. I recommend a drink at the top of the 4 Seasons. Best view in town and you'll prob be in the area for your conference.

I’m excited to take part in the APSA Teaching and Learning conference this weekend. Heading to Baltimore for the first time and excited to check it out. What should I see and eat?

Merry Christmas, Baltimore! 🎄

@vgargMD Why not leverage @healthtechnerds ?

If I started a VBC CMO meet-up / collaborative, who would want to join? And what would you want out of it?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor did a talk in Chicago tonight hosted by Roosevelt University. She was asked how she maintains relationships with judges she disagrees with — Clarence Thomas, in particular. Here’s what she said:

I'm an MD who has been in business development for the past ~8 yrs. I don't have an MBA. This might sound soft, but the 2 most important/core competencies for BD success are: 1. curiosity 2. kindness Also, part of the recipe for a good Primary care doc

Jim Redmond, who helped his injured son, Derek, finish his 1992 Olympic 400m semifinal, has died at 81 reuters.com/lifestyle/spor…