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I wrote the seminal analysis of Direct Primary Care for the California Health Care Foundation. In addition, I have written, spoken and consulted extensively on Direct Primary Care in a variety of venues.
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Dave Chase - HealthTech Entrepreneur
Seattle, WA
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Co-founder of successful healthtech startup initially self-funded. $1M raised via AngelList following the first successful (non-equity) crowdfunding in healthcare. Previously founder of Microsoft's health platform business that now generates > $2B annually. Dave has a unique blend of HealthIT and consumer Internet leadership experience that is well suited to the bridging the gap between Health IT systems and individuals receiving care. Besides his role as CEO of Avado (update: acquired by WebMD in Q4 2013), he is an author for HIMSS (Book of the Year winner) and California Health Care Foundation and regular contributor to Reuters, Forbes, TechCrunch, Huffington Post, Washington Post, KevinMD and others. Before Avado, Dave spent several years in startups in founder, acting executive, or consulting roles in market-leading companies such as LiveRez.com, MarketLeader, and WhatCounts. Before startups, Dave played leadership roles in launching new businesses within Microsoft. He founded Microsoft's Healthcare business guiding Microsoft from its worst vertical market to its strongest and a market leading position. His work led to recognition as being named Marketer of the Year. That year Bill Gates recognized Dave as orchestrating one of two most impactful uses of Bill's time for the entire year. Dave has also been a successful investor and adviser to early-stage companies. Dave's entrepreneurial roots go back to building up a lawn mowing business in junior high to helping pay his way through college leading ski trips to Whistler.
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Great talking to Dave. With no prior information he has been able to give us some clear insights on where to focus and where to expect barriers in the rollout of our service.
Source: Clarity Remko Vermeulen May 12, 2015Dave is very insightful and one hell of a sharp guy! He really clarified some things for me allowing me to see what I should be focusing on.
Source: Clarity Greyson Boerner Mar 29, 2015Dave provided very helpful feedback on some GTM and fundraising questions that will likely save me a lot of time in the long-run. Valuable call. Thanks, Dave!
Source: Clarity Anatoly Bushler Mar 5, 2015Dave is fantastic... Got some awesome advice on product GTM strategies.
Source: Clarity Sridhar Yerramreddy Dec 11, 2014Got the confirmation we needed to move forward on a few fronts and a reference to a valuable resource we can use. Great call.
Source: Clarity Charles Voltron Sep 29, 2014As Americans paradoxically grower sicker despite the burgeoning health care spend rate with far too many suffering from avoidable chronic disease, Dave Chase understands that greater emphasis must be placed on lower cost, primary and preventative care and coaching if the United States is to have any real hope of bending the burgeoning medical cost curve.
Dave deserves great credit for pointing out how a little noticed provision of the Affordable Care Act can accomplish this and return health insurance to what it should be -- a way of paying for high cost, unexpected care -- while at the same time achieving the triple aim of reduced cost, better health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.
Source: LinkedIn Frederick Pilot Aug 1, 2014Dave has established Avado as a thought leader in the healthtech arena. His vision is leading Avado to be the standard bearer for a key new category of software (Patient Relationship Management) that will be imperative as healthcare shifts from a reactive to a proactive model. He's done his homework to work with those organizations that are ahead of the curve so their product meets the requirements of tomorrow, not the past.
Source: LinkedIn Ryan Schmid Aug 1, 2014Dave Chase lives and breathes health care, not in the usual "consultant" way that most "experts" see it: as a complex highly evolved and regulated, highly monetized arena to understand and master. He sees it as a world in dire need of change and evolution. Those of us who live in this world rarely find "experts" who see the disaster that is American medicine and intend to do something that will liberate and resuscitate us and our patients. Dave is one of those people, not simply a commentator but also a saavy participant in the solution. He is one of the rare business-minded people who really understand that health care is more than business, but necessarily and primarily a human endeavor that matters and in which the needs of the patients come first if there is to be any point to the business. His roots go back to Accenture, course through the creation of Microsoft's healthcare group and now exist in a startup Avado that doesn't "work the system" but actually evolves the art and science of communication between doctor and patient. He is an astute listener and thinker who knows where the bodies are buried in medicine, but he is also a creative and courageous force in the remodeling and salvaging of our American health care system.
Source: LinkedIn Garrison Bliss Aug 1, 2014Dave is a gifted entrepreneur with genuine insight about what makes businesses successful. In our broadband initiatives, Dave gave us outstanding leadership about the kinds of new applications we needed in order to make the connected lifestyle a reality. Further, his personal networks and his evangelism for our efforts were instrumental in helping us gather support across Microsoft.
Source: LinkedIn private private Aug 1, 2014Dave is a true visionary in the new media industry. I have come to value his high-level perspective and tangible contributions to push the industry forward. I highly recommend working with him.
Source: LinkedIn Rebecca Weeks Watson Aug 1, 2014the startups.com platform
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