Sandeep Palakodeti, MD MPH
@DrDeepMD
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Physician innovator on a mission to fix our broken system. Serial entrepreneur. CEO & Founder @join_velocity ex- @harvardmed @mayoclinic @caremorehealth
Joined December 2021
I hate to say it But @bryan_johnson might be onto something with “don’t die” Maybe you don’t want to live till 150… but I think most agree we don’t want to die when we’re 70 and we want to stay healthy, independent, and cognitively sound as long as possible @join_velocity
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Must listen for all those on the health revolution journey
OMG imagine if healthcare was straight-up THIRSTY for your coins & your glowing health 💉💊💖 Competition = prices DROPPING like my jaw when I see these savings 📉😍🔥 Absolute BANGER interview with my bestie @mass_marion who’s riding shotgun in my healthcare revolution squad
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Great discussion with @DutchRojas covering all sorts of topics from living to 150, to the state of precision medicine and what we're building @join_velocity, payment infrastructure & ACA subsidies. Action packed 30 minutes, please take a listen and let us know what you think!
I sat down with Dr. Sandeep “Dr. Deep” Palakodeti to talk about something most executives never hear plainly: Employers are underwriting the entire healthcare system. Academic health systems break even on Medicare and lose money on Medicaid. Their margins come from commercial
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Break even on Mcare, lose $ on mcaid, make $ on commercial ins. So, see how those w commercial ins making up the diff?
Most executives still don’t understand this: their companies aren’t just paying for employee healthcare, they’re subsidizing the entire healthcare system. I sat down with Dr. Deep, and he lays it out plainly: academic health systems break even on Medicare, lose money on
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The crazy thing is, if the relationship had not been there, it may have had a different determination A patients life and treatment course, dictated by an ousted washed up physician who makes decisions based on small talk State of American healthcare
Another story about the crap doctors who work for insurance. Had to do a peer to peer with one who denied BPH surgery for my pt living with a foley. I asked his name, turned out to be one of my old attendings who go fired for sexual harassment. Made small talk & then approved it.
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Today’s newsletter w @SahilBloom was fascinating Details the Harada Method used to breakdown complex tasks Here’s an example of Ohtani’s model on getting drafted #1 We all need a system to achieve audacious goals I found the “karma” domain particularly insightful…
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We messed up. Typically as CEO I would take full responsibility. In this case, it's totally 100% my team's fault. Blame them, not me.
WE'RE SORRY When we committed to crowdfunding healthcare, we thought we were doing something simple: helping you take control of your medical expenses. We didn't anticipate the chaos it would cause: questioning decades of insurance industry practices, challenging your
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I sat down with Dr. Sandeep “Dr. Deep” Palakodeti to talk about something most executives never hear plainly: Employers are underwriting the entire healthcare system. Academic health systems break even on Medicare and lose money on Medicaid. Their margins come from commercial
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Patients are a lot smarter than the industry gives them credit for We know how to shop for care But the system is so broken. Most of us are tied to insurance from our employers, who don't always understand the nuances of the system or have our best interests at heart
Most executives still don’t understand this: their companies aren’t just paying for employee healthcare, they’re subsidizing the entire healthcare system. I sat down with Dr. Deep, and he lays it out plainly: academic health systems break even on Medicare, lose money on
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Why are your health insurance premiums high? Let's look at a non-profit health system and see... $17B in untaxed property. $170M a year taken from schools and roads. 0.2% charity care. $1.1B in Medicaid “bonuses.” Executive home loans at 0%. And your premiums keep rising. I
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One of the most underappreciated dynamics in healthcare is Parkinson’s Law of Triviality: organizations devote disproportionate time to the issues that matter least. In behavioral economics, it’s called “complexity avoidance.” In healthcare, it’s usually called “the weekly
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The key theme here is actually *courage* more than anything It’s what leaders like @sacjai have preached for years We need a resurgence of brave and courageous physicians willing to take back control for patients and bring sanity and excellence to healthcare Be brave!
Fewer than 25% of docs remain independent. Curious how many would reconsider that arrangement w some systemic changes (like a repeal of the POH ban) where the leverage starts to shift back a bit to the physician side? Could be a renaissance in the works if we’re brave enough to
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Take a listen to our latest podcast with world renowned Cardiologist Dr Steven Nissen He blew the whistle on avandia causing heart disease He also led the TRAVERSE trial showing safety of TRT Take a listen to this can’t miss episode!
Our newest Ultimate Asset episode featuring world-renowned cardiologist Dr. Steven Nissen is now streaming. Tune in to hear Dr. Nissen and Dr. Deep talk more about where medical guidelines are falling short. Click the link in our bio to listen now.
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Simulated trials will be the way of the future Digital twins of entire population swaths Running various “experiments” on them and understanding results Will absolutely compress timeframes New gold standard will need to be defined
Anyone who understands biomedical and clinical research knows that AI won't magically compress a century of medical progress into 5–10 years. The bottleneck of research is in doing experiments and clinical trials. We need to be guided by serious science, not hype.
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Great big beautiful Bill just has such a different vibe now… We live in a simulation
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I spend minimal time on documentation @join_velocity It makes no sense to make physicians waste time on clicks and navigating terrible software We keep things as simple as possible, use scribes, and document what we need Beauty of no insurance billing or coding department
EHR: "Having our most qualified and expenisve resources doing more clicks, more paperwork." "One of the biggest crimes in healthcare." Direct-to-patient care unshackles clinicians from EHR.
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Elon and Bourla… Probably talking Tesla Nanobots and how they save humanity by letting the AI fix us from the inside out
🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk has just been spotted at the White House attending President Trump’s state dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince FINALLY he’s back! This is great news for America. Elon and Trump are an unstoppable force together 🇺🇸
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OMG THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD STRATEGY THAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN YELLING FOR YEARS 1. CASH PAY PREVENTIVE INDIVIDUALIZED HOLISTIC CARE 2. CASH-PAY TRANSPARENT SPECIALTY/PROCEDURAL PRICES 3. CATASTROPHIC INDEMNITY INSURANCE UNLEASH REAL FREE MARKET FORCES IN HEALTHCARE
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Wild. I wonder what those $20k MRIs at the local university hospital are paying for
MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast would cost $253.92. Basic metabolic panel starting at seven dollars. Knee replacement $17,679
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