SXSW 2015: Can’t miss events for healthcare nerds

Going going, back back to… Austin? 2015 marks our sixth consecutive year at South by Southwest. Each time, the conference gets bigger and better and the number of digital health events grows (I counted over eighty events in five days–whew!). The good news for you?...

Nine exceptional leaders in digital health

On January 11th, we co-hosted the fourth annual Top 50 in Digital Health dinner along with Fenwick & West and Goldman Sachs. This year we honored nine leaders and organizations making exceptional impacts in digital health: Angel of the Year: Sami Inkinen Few angel...

Last Minute Digital Health Gift Guide

The holidays are upon us! While you scramble to find a perfect gift for that digital health geek (or yourself), we hope you find this list helpful.   BitGym $7.99 With the cold season on your doorstep, outdoor runs get moved inside. BitGym keeps the motivation going...

Healthcare conferences still a sad place for diversity

A snapshot of the Cleveland Clinic Innovation Summit, October 29th, 2014, where only 20% of speakers were female Last year, Rock Health took the first look  at gender diversity on the stages of a dozen high-profile healthcare conferences. We knew from experience that...

Lessons in big data: From New York to Pasadena

Dr. Nirav R. Shah serves as Kaiser Permanente Southern California’s senior vice president and chief operating officer for Clinical Operations. He previously served as the New York State Health Commissioner, where he oversaw the implementation of a statewide healthcare...