Connected Communities of Care Series: RoundTable

Healthcare leaders and long-term friends Neil Patel, from Healthbox, and Steve Miff, from PCCI, host this RoundTable to introduce an exciting partnership between PCCI and Healthbox.

A fundamental question continuing to face the healthcare industry is: How do we comprehensively address the needs of patients when those needs extend beyond the boundaries of traditional clinical care? And, the companion question is, how does appropriately addressing non-medical needs positively impact the cost, quality and value of the overall health enterprise.

These questions and others will be addressed during a 3-part upcoming web-series specifically focused on connected communities of care [CCC] and the value they bring. Lead by Healthbox’s SDOH partner, PCCI each 60 minute session will address one actionable topic where a focus on SDOH and connected communities can have an immediate impact.

Neil Patel

President, Healthbox
EVP, HIMSS

Bio info: Neil serves as President of Healthbox and Executive Vice President of HIMSS. As President of Healthbox, he is...

Neil serves as President of Healthbox and Executive Vice President of HIMSS. As President of Healthbox, he is responsible for leading the company mission to empower the reinvention of healthcare through innovation consulting and fund management services. Neil joined Healthbox in 2015 and successfully led the company through the transition from accelerator to an innovation services organization. Most recently, Neil spearheaded Healthbox’s acquisition by HIMSS, the global leader in transforming health through information and technology, in 2018.

Neil plays an active role with Healthbox’s consulting and fund management groups. On the consulting side, he has led digital strategy and innovation strategy engagements for several integrated delivery networks. On the fund management side, Neil works closely with Healthbox’s digital health portfolio companies to advise on general management matters, fundraising, and business development.

In addition to his responsibilities at Healthbox, Neil is an Executive Vice President of HIMSS. His responsibilities at the enterprise level includes collaboration with adjacent HIMSS business units (e.g. HIMSS Analytics, Health 2.0) and innovation-related thought leadership.

Prior to joining Healthbox, Neil worked at The Chartis Group, where he developed enterprise strategic plans for children's hospitals, integrated delivery networks, and academic medical centers. Neil started his career at Sg2 in a technology evaluation and consulting role, focusing on surgical services, operations, and enterprise strategic planning.

Neil holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA with concentrations in finance, healthcare, and entrepreneurship from The Kellogg School of Management.

Steve Miff

President and CEO
PCCI

Bio info: Steve is a seasoned executive & growth champion with 20 years' experience driving revenue through the launch of...

Steve is a seasoned executive & growth champion with 20 years' experience driving revenue through the launch of innovative products and channel partnerships across the healthcare continuum, particularly in healthcare advanced analytics and consulting. He has leadership and tactical experience as a CEO, board member and business unit leader focusing on product strategy, development, and operations including artificial intelligence, machine learning and cognitive computing applications, concept design, go-to-market strategy, life-cycle management and process improvement. He brings broad industry expertise across the entire range of healthcare stakeholders, including health systems, consumers, manufacturers, payers, academia and government. He is a national thought leader with over 100 peered-reviewed and independent thought leadership publications. He was The Community Council of Dallas' 2017 Social Innovator of the Year award recipient and a finalist for the 2019 Dallas Business Journal most admired healthcare CEO award. Under his leadership, PCCI was awarded the 2019 Best Tech Startups in Dallas by the Tech Tribune.

Steve earned his PhD and MS degrees in biomedical engineering and a BA in economics from Northwestern University. He has been an adjunct professor of Biomedical Engineering for 5 years. He served on the Senior Board of Examiners for the Baldrige National Quality Program and on the Executive Quest for Quality Prize Board Committee for the American Hospital Association. He is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of the American Health & Drug Benefits and on the Boards of NurseGrid, Inc., DFWHC Foundation, and SMU Big Data Advisory Board.

Jonah Comstock

Director of Content Development & EiC
HIMSS Media

Bio info: Jonah Comstock is the Editor of MobiHealthNews where he oversees all editorial content and manages the news team. An...

Jonah Comstock is the Editor of MobiHealthNews where he oversees all editorial content and manages the news team. An alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and The College of Wooster, Jonah has previously written for Psychology Today and the Columbia Journalism Review. He's also a Dow Jones Copy Editing Fellow and has worked on the copy desks at Newsday and the Tampa Bay Times. He worked on the weekly radio show Uptown Radio at Columbia and brought that expertise to MobiHealthNews to help start the MobiHealthNews Podcast. Jonah works out of MobiHealthNews HQ in Cambridge, MA. He has spoken at HIMSS' mHealth Summit and served as a judge for the GSMA Global Mobile Awards. Reach him at jonah.comstock@himssmedia.com or on Twitter @JonahComstock.