Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
Health Economist and Advisor to Organizations at the Intersection of Health, Technology and People
SPEAKER FEE RANGE: $10,000–$15,000 [FEE NOTE]
TRAVELS FROM: Pennsylvania
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist, advisor and trend-weaver to organizations focused at the intersection of health, technology and people. Jane founded THINK-Health after working with health care consultancies in the US and Europe. Jane’s clients span the health/care ecosystem: technology, pharma and life sciences, providers, plans, retail, financial services and consumer goods. She founded the Health Populi blog in 2007.
Jane is a health economist, advisor and trend-weaver to organizations focused on the intersection of health, technology and people. Jane founded THINK-Health after working with health care consultancies in the US and Europe. Jane’s clients span the health/care ecosystem: technology, pharma and life sciences, providers, plans, retail, financial services and consumer goods. She founded the Health Populi blog in 2007.
Jane advises on strategy via environmental analysis, scenario and strategic planning, and health policy analysis. She is on the advisory boards of CAQH’s U.S. Health Efficiency Index, healthBank, Onboard Health, and Real Chemistry (formerly the W2O Group. Jane is a frequent speaker and contributor to many publications, and is frequently quoted as an expert in her field.
Among her social media kudos, Jane and Health Populi have been named…
A Top Healthcare Influencer to Know and Follow, Loving Homecare, April 2022
One of 25 Digital Health Influencers to Follow in 2022, Digital Salutem, 12 January 2022
One of Ten Biggest Influencers in Digital Pharma, Pharmaceutical Technology, February 2021
One of the Top Ten Health-Tech Influencers, GlobalData, February 2021
A Top 100 Healthcare Blog, Website & Influencer in 2021, January 2021
One of 30 Health IT Influencers to Follow in 2020, HealthTech, September 2020
Top Health IT Advocate of the Year, Medigy and HITMC, June 2020
A Top 100 Most Influential Economists in the World, May 2020
A Top Ten Health-Tech Influencers, GlobalData, February 2020
A HIMSS Social Media Ambassador, February 2019 (6th years in a row since inception)
One of 40 Healthcare Transformers by Medical Marketing & Media, January 2016
One of Klick Health’s Top 41 Health-Oriented Social Media Influencers, May 2015
In Rock Health’s The State of Women in Healthcare, 2015, March 2015
Jane holds an MA (Economics) and MHSA (Health Planning) from the University of Michigan. Jane holds passports as a citizen of both the United States and Italy/the European Union, splitting time between Philadelphia and Brussels.
Jane advises on strategy via environmental analysis, scenario and strategic planning, and health policy analysis. She is on the advisory boards of CAQH’s U.S. Health Efficiency Index, healthBank, Onboard Health, and Real Chemistry (formerly the W2O Group. Jane is a frequent speaker and contributor to many publications, and is frequently quoted as an expert in her field.
Among her social media kudos, Jane and Health Populi have been named…
A Top Healthcare Influencer to Know and Follow, Loving Homecare, April 2022
One of 25 Digital Health Influencers to Follow in 2022, Digital Salutem, 12 January 2022
One of Ten Biggest Influencers in Digital Pharma, Pharmaceutical Technology, February 2021
One of the Top Ten Health-Tech Influencers, GlobalData, February 2021
A Top 100 Healthcare Blog, Website & Influencer in 2021, January 2021
One of 30 Health IT Influencers to Follow in 2020, HealthTech, September 2020
Top Health IT Advocate of the Year, Medigy and HITMC, June 2020
A Top 100 Most Influential Economists in the World, May 2020
A Top Ten Health-Tech Influencers, GlobalData, February 2020
A HIMSS Social Media Ambassador, February 2019 (6th years in a row since inception)
One of 40 Healthcare Transformers by Medical Marketing & Media, January 2016
One of Klick Health’s Top 41 Health-Oriented Social Media Influencers, May 2015
In Rock Health’s The State of Women in Healthcare, 2015, March 2015
Jane holds an MA (Economics) and MHSA (Health Planning) from the University of Michigan. Jane holds passports as a citizen of both the United States and Italy/the European Union, splitting time between Philadelphia and Brussels.
- Customized Healthcare Topics
- Healthconsuming: From Health Consumers to Health Citizens
Jane’s book, HealthConsuming™: from health consumers to health citizens, was published in May 2019. The book tracks the evolution of the patient to consumer and, ultimately, payor, seeking transparency and empowerment to support the health consumer journey. As digital tools and retail health options proliferate the consumer’s ecosystem for health, HealthConsuming™ discusses America’s prospects for public policy and privacy laws to bolster health citizens’ access to health care, social determinants, and personal data protections.
Jane’s focus in meeting with groups in 2019 is to provide context and counsel for understanding, developing strategies for and supporting patients-as-consumers and the new payors. With that macro theme, Jane addresses:
•The patient-as-payor
•How Amazon has “primed” health consumers
•How digital health tools can support patients for self-care in the growing value-based and consumer first-dollar environment
•The new retail health beyond the pharmacy – in the grocery store, shopping mall, travel destination, and medical cannabis storefront
•How collaborating in the retail health ecosystem can engage patients in health and wellbeing and drive loyalty and engagement
•How meeting consumers where they live, work, play, pray and learn can bolster trust and engagement that drive outcomes – the importance of the social determinants of health and meeting patients/consumers on their terms
•The implications of the upcoming 2020 Presidential and Congressional elections – and scenarios for patients and health consumers.
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