Mitesh Rao: Democratizing Healthcare Data

Mitesh Rao, co-founder and CEO of OMNY Health, joins Howie and Harlan to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and how his company is creating a common layer of data connecting healthcare providers and researchers. Harlan reports on a study showing how many lives could be saved by improving quality of care; Howie reflects on the health consequences that have accompanied the legalization of cannabis.  Links: Quality and Lives Saved "The business case for quality: estimating lives saved and harms avoided in a value-based purchasing model" The CMS Innovation Center NCQA: Hedis Measures South Park: "Navigating the American Healthcare System" Mitesh Rao OMNY Health: Connect Data to Transform Lives "OMNY Health announces $17 Million Raise to Lead the Next Generation of Real-World Data-Driven Decision-Making and Collaboration Across Healthcare" Crunchbase: OMNY Health "How Venture Capital Works" UK Biobank: Enabling Scientific Discoveries that Improve Human Health "The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program: Four Decades of Training Physicians as Agents of Change" HIPAA: Health Information Privacy Yale Innovation Summit Cannabis and Health "Justice Department Submits Proposed Regulation to Reschedule Marijuana" "Changes in self-reported cannabis use in the United States from 1979 to 2022" Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome "Cannabis and Psychosis: Recent Epidemiological Findings Continuing the 'Causality Debate'" "High-potency marijuana highlights the risk of cannabis-induced psychiatric disorders" Marijuana Addiction Facts: Is Marijuana Addictive? Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.