Altitude Ventures

In the spirit of Einstein’s maxim: “Failure is success in progress”, Altitude Ventures and its co-host AllianceBernstein were honored to convene an exceptional group of entrepreneurs for our Mistakes I Made as an Entrepreneur luncheon as part of Altitude’s ongoing Authentic Conversations Series. We extend special thanks to our featured guests Dr. Clive Fields (co-Founder & CMO of VillageMD) and Shannon Terry (Founder & CEO of  On3) for their time and candor about the mistakes, failures, and lessons learned throughout their work. Your contributions inspired an insightful discussion that was beneficial to all who attended. Additional thanks goes out to  Blake Patterson, CFA and his team at AllianceBernstein for their partnership and hospitality at their impressive Nashville offices. We are grateful to all involved!

In its 2024 Future Health Index Report, Philips' Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, Shez Partovi, asks, "How can healthcare providers deliver high quality care everywhere regardless of patient location, staff availability, and other resource constraints?" The report suggests solutions may be novel care models and AI innovations bridging current gaps in staffing, insights, and sustainability. The data is fresh and from global sources. Thanks, Philips! (sourced via Maverick Health Policy)

Recent The Wall Street Journal exposé references potentially troubling practices in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The story claims insurers billed $50B for diagnosed but untreated illnesses, exploiting risk adjustment policies. What will be the fallout from this? How will insurance companies and CMS respond? https://lnkd.in/eDmEm9NY

👍 Thanks, Julie Yoo (a16z), for highlighting the potential for regulatory capture in Health AI! While big-tech lobbies for centralized oversight, Julie recommends (and end users will likely agree with) a more democratic and localized quality assurance framework promoting faster innovation and allowing Health AI to be “truly revolutionary.” https://lnkd.in/egcYfEBq

Concise article with Dr. Lynn Simon, Head of Innovation & CMO at Community Health Systems. She shares candid perspective on the cybersecurity challenges health systems are experiencing and insight for startups and smaller healthtech companies on what matters to potential health systems partners. https://lnkd.in/gu5-Vu3R

📣 Altitude Ventures is excited to announce the promotion of our team member, Chloe Hindy, to Principal. This new title aligns with her significant contributions to Altitude’s financial due diligence and internal operations, as well as her decisive leadership on the boards of several of the firm's portfolio companies. Chloe’s character, expertise, and healthcare specific business acumen have a direct positive impact on the value Altitude Ventures adds beyond capital. We congratulate Chloe as she accepts this new role and thank her for her commitment to Altitude Ventures. 

📣 We are excited to share that Spiras Health is growing and adding a VP of Strategic Partnerships to its team. A good candidate for the role has sold into payors (‘Caid, ‘Care, or DSNP health plans), thoroughly understands value-based care and MLR risk, and ideally is familiar with care at home or polychronic care business models. Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dfycFtwR

Itiliti Health and Epic recently demonstrated CRD compatibility between PA Checkpoint and the Epic system. Learn more in this short video:

Inspired by Seema Verma's timely reflections on healthcare during her welcome keynote at the Oracle Health Summit in Nashville, specifically her focus on the relevance of cybersecurity, as well as Larry Ellison's admonition that "healthcare data security is national security", we are sharing this thorough HEALTHCARE CYBERSECURITY OVERVIEW compiled by our partner, Maverick Health Policy, highlighting the threat assessment, regulatory landscape, and the rallying public-private partnerships.

It's a good day when I get to meet one of my Women's Health heroes in person for the first time AND receive a Vanguard Award from her! Thank you Dr. Vicki Lucas, PhD for having me out to Boston this week to participate in the powerful Xpectives Health Summit and FemForce Awards ceremony sponsored by GoodRx. The Women's Health track at this conference was 🔥 🔥 🔥! Huge CONGRATS to all my fellow 2024 FemForce Vanguard Award winners... honored to be part of such an impressive group of industry leaders serving on the front lines every single day. 👏 This right here is how the job gets done and real change happens in women's health! Elizabeth Bailey, Co-founder & Managing Director, RH Capital Beth Battaglino, RN-C, CEO, HealthyWomen Michelle Beebe, MPH, BSN, CCE, Manager, Perinatal Outreach and Childbirth Education, Kettering Health Maurissa Bell, CPA, CA, Private Equity Investor Debra Bingham,DrPH,RN,FAAN, Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement (PQI) Miriam M. Cartmell, MS, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, Kettering Health Laura Clark-Kelly, Senior Director Value and Reimbursement, Harmony Biosciences Susan (Susie) Distefano, MSN, RN, Distefano Coaching & Consulting Lisa Frught Pellerin, MSN-HSM, BSN, RN, FACHE, System Vice-President Women’s & NICU Service Lines, Ochsner Health Amy D. Gagliardi, MA, IBCLC, RLC, Co-chair of the Women and Children’s Health Committee and Executive Board Member of the Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council for the State of Connecticut / Senior Manager, Community Health Center, Inc. / Instructor of Medical Sciences, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University Ariella Gottlieb, MBA, MD, Partner & Founder, InnovaHealth Partners, LP Rose L. Horton, MSM, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Founder & CEO, #Notonmywatch Consulting Partners Erin Jones, Director, Legislative & Strategic Counsel, March of Dimes Tessa Kerby, Associate Principal, ECG Management Consultants Mitzi Krockover, MD, CEO, Woman Centered, LLC Tracy MacNeal, President and CEO, Materna Medical Vicki Regan, MD, Vice President, Women’s and Children’s Services, Memorial Hermann Health System Christina M Ryan, CEO, Deaconess Health System Women’s Hospital Beth Shaw, Founder and CEO / Host, YogaFit Diann Snyder, Retired as Director of Nursing and Administrator, Johns Hopkins Hospital Jenn Todd, Service Line Director for Women and Children, Memorial Hermann Health System Lindsey Viscomi, Vice President, Brand Strategy and Marketing, Healthgrades Fatmata Williams, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, C.H.E.S., Director of Medical Administration/ Integrated Care, Division of Health Services, CT Department of Social Services