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The Quiet Renaissance of Queer Romance
I’m fifty-six, and I came out at seventeen. I’ve been a bookworm for as long as I can remember, but until a few years ago I had never read a book with a queer character… Read More ->
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Start with the Customer, Not the Org Chart
When a company hits the scaling wall, the first instinct is usually structural changes like reorganizing, creating new roles, bringing in a senior hire. Org changes feel substantive, but they’re rarely enough. I’ve built ten… Read More ->
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From Here to Scale
Somewhere between $20M and $150M in revenue, most technology companies hit a wall – or multiple walls – in their operating model. It doesn’t show up on the P&L at first, but rather as a… Read More ->
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Birth should not be a high-risk job
In my post earlier this week I addressed cost of dismissing women’s health conditions. But it’s not just about costs – medical gaslighting and systemic racism is incredibly dangerous as well. Childbirth is more dangerous… Read More ->
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The cost of dismissal
This week my posts will address some of the ways that medical gaslighting and dismissal of women is both expensive and dangerous. Women in the U.S. spend $15B more *annually* on healthcare than men, have… Read More ->
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Unbillable Care: The Silent Reimbursement Barrier for Women
In women’s health, the problem sometimes starts before the diagnosis – on the claim form. CPT codes are how physicians indicate the services they provide so insurers can determine coverage. As in so many areas… Read More ->
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Insurance Churn Undermines Care Continuity
When insurers only expect to keep you for a year or two, your long term wellbeing becomes someone else’s problem – usually yours! Insurance coverage often changes when people switch jobs, experience major life events,… Read More ->
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Dynamic Targeting
A Case Study on Collaboration with UX and Data Science Introduction This post is related to two previous ones that may be of interest. The first is a framework – Building AI-enabled Solutions – Why… Read More ->
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A 4-year Diagnosis Gap Puts Women’s Lives at Risk
Women are diagnosed several years later than men for hundreds of different conditions, even though men have the tendency to go to the doctor later. In addition to the study referenced in my graphic, a… Read More ->
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