ChatGPT gave my patient the wrong prescription — here’s what it got right.

Plus, magnesium for hormones and 7k steps for longevity.Post

Christina Farr, +1
Oct 5, 2025
ChatGPT gave my patient the wrong prescription — here’s what it got right.

Round Up: A Tale of Two Health Systems, a Wave of Health-Tech News, and a Four Questions with Co-founder & CEO of Ambience

As Americans juggle cash-pay care and high-deductible insurance, companies like Aidoc, Datavant, and Prosper AI are testing whether tech can ease the pressure.

Christina Farr, +1
Oct 2, 2025
Round Up: A Tale of Two Health Systems, a Wave of Health-Tech News, and a Four Questions with Co-founder & CEO of Ambience

Let’s banish the term “worried well”

Plus, a review of Prenuvo’s enhanced screening

Christina Farr
Sep 25, 2025
Let’s banish the term “worried well”

Roundup: The Return of Deals, the Rise of Wellness, and AI’s Coming Regulation

As startups chase hot markets like GLP-1s and testosterone, the Trump Administration continues to push on wellness - and not always with the evidence to back it up. Deals are finally ramping up (and why). Plus a “Four Questions with” interview with digital health OG Halle Tecco!

Christina Farr, +1
Sep 23, 2025
Roundup: The Return of Deals, the Rise of Wellness, and AI’s Coming Regulation

A top healthcare VC ponders whether there will be another value-based care home run

Why “Power Law” venture math is more challenging for value-based care, versus fee-for-service, and whether AI will make a difference

Christina Farr, +1
Sep 16, 2025
A top healthcare VC ponders whether there will be another value-based care home run

Employers, Payers, and Pharma Face a Post–Labor Day Reckoning

"Tectonic Shifts" are happening as inflation, drug pricing battles, and cash-pay healthcare are colliding to redefine the industry’s next era.

Christina Farr
Sep 9, 2025
Employers, Payers, and Pharma Face a Post–Labor Day Reckoning

129 doctors, nurses and PAs told us about their longevity stack

Per our anonymous survey, this is what clinicians take & why

Christina Farr, +1
Sep 4, 2025
129 doctors, nurses and PAs told us about their longevity stack

A Definitive Guide: How to Get Paid for Treating Patients by Text

Reimbursement is patchy, but a big business will be created here as more patients gravitate to messaging

Christina Farr, +1
Aug 26, 2025
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A Definitive Guide: How to Get Paid for Treating Patients by Text

Epic’s AI Bet, AMA’s New Guardrails, and athenahealth Leans into Interop

Plus fresh funding rounds and 4 Questions with Commons Clinic’s SVP of Care Services & Strategy.

Christina Farr, +1
Aug 23, 2025
Epic’s AI Bet, AMA’s New Guardrails, and athenahealth Leans into Interop

Behavioral Health: Pandemic Boom to Post-Hype Reality

Why funding has slowed, where gaps remain, and what the next wave of innovation could look like.

Christina Farr
Aug 19, 2025
Behavioral Health: Pandemic Boom to Post-Hype Reality

Speaking from experience: arguments for & against building a homegrown EHR

More perspectives from experienced operators on the great build vs. buy question for fundamental technology used by digital health cos

Christina Farr
May 23, 2025
Speaking from experience: arguments for & against building a homegrown EHR

Is your women's health business venture backable?

Part 1 in our founder's guide to financing your women's health startup

Leslie Schrock, +1
Apr 15, 2025
Is your women's health business venture backable?

4 questions on the future of employer-sponsored healthcare

What is keeping employers up at night going into 2025? A conversation with Chris Michalak

Christina Farr
Mar 27, 2025
4 questions on the future of employer-sponsored healthcare

23andMe should have raised less capital

My takeaway from today’s news that the company is filing for bankruptcy

Christina Farr
Mar 24, 2025
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23andMe should have raised less capital

What happened to the digital health unicorns of 2020 to 2022?

Guest author Halle Tecco’s breakdown of how the companies valued at more than $1b at the peak are faring — TLDR, the results surprised her!

Halle Tecco
Mar 21, 2025
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What happened to the digital health unicorns of 2020 to 2022?

Why the Hinge Health IPO is so important for digital health

A few thoughts...

Christina Farr
Mar 11, 2025
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Why the Hinge Health IPO is so important for digital health

Is health-tech entering its ‘influencer’ era?

And what are the pros and cons?

Christina Farr
Feb 28, 2025
Is health-tech entering its ‘influencer’ era?

4 questions on President Trump and IVF

I caught up with Conceivable Life Sciences’ Joshua Abram to understand the political landscape and its impact on reproductive health

Christina Farr
Feb 21, 2025
4 questions on President Trump and IVF

Care delivery in all 50 states? No longer as common as it used to be

Some digital health companies are getting more targeted with their approach

Christina Farr
Feb 13, 2025
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Care delivery in all 50 states? No longer as common as it used to be

The massive opportunity in women's longevity

State of the union, and where we go from here

Leslie Schrock
Feb 6, 2025
The massive opportunity in women's longevity

How are employers going to pay for cell and gene therapies?

Let’s get real about the alliance between U.S. health care and employment

Christina Farr
Jan 20, 2025
How are employers going to pay for cell and gene therapies?

Why is healthcare so bad at cybersecurity?

Plus, some thoughts about Transcarent buying Accolade!

Christina Farr
Jan 8, 2025
Why is healthcare so bad at cybersecurity?

The formula for a productive investor update email

Because so many of you asked for it!

Christina Farr
Jan 2, 2025
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The formula for a productive investor update email

Some tips for raising money in 2025

Things have gotten a little better in digital health VC land, but it’s still challenging out there!

Leslie Schrock, +1
Dec 19, 2024
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Some tips for raising money in 2025

There’s about to be a lot of AI capital incineration

Health care VCs are flocking to AI - and it’s all starting to feel a lot like crypto

Christina Farr
Dec 6, 2024
There’s about to be a lot of AI capital incineration
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