In a world where incentives are so misaligned that U.S. healthcare now costs over twice that of comparable countries, often with worse outcomes, it is clear that we have reached a breaking point and yet how many of us are actually working to fix the problem vs. profit from the insanity?I have spent 15 years as an innovation leader working across almost every angle of the U.S. healthcare industry – national/regional payors, large health systems, innovative provider networks, start-ups and consultancies. I have witnessed and facilitated some extraordinary transformations, delivering value to millions but have also witnessed how resistant our industry is to change.With a personal mission statement of ‘making healthcare the way it should be’, I now have the privilege of leading an organization that is designed to address two very foundational industry problems: access inequality and affordability. Ascend Medical is a pioneering provider of holistic primary care with a mission to elevate the body, mind and soul. Through innovative use of technology and devices, Ascend delivers full service primary care right to the patient’s home. By eliminating countless inefficiencies associated with brick-and-mortar primary care, Ascend’s providers can spend twice the time with the patient and are equipped with a team of experts to address the root causes of patient challenges including behavioral, nutritional and motivational health. Our model will scale to small towns, empowering millions of underserved Americans to access the highest quality primary care conveniently and affordably (within the construct of their existing health plan). A model centered on patient experience, we our proud to deliver the market-leading NPS score of 97.Building on my decade of experience as a strategic innovator, leading Digital Health and Transformation at industry leaders such as Baylor, Scott & White Health [largest health system in Texas] and Optum [largest provider group in U.S.], I excel at using modern day technologies to enable new operating models to solve high-value problems. I selectively help leading innovators in the space through advisory board roles. If you are interested in talking, please reach out!