User:JSFarman/sandbox/Jordan Shlain

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Jordan Shlain
Born
Jordan Lewis Shlain

San Francisco, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Georgetown University
Occupation(s)Physician, entreprenuer
Board member ofHealthLoop
WildAid
Hope Street Group
Tincture
Hint Inc
RelativesLeonard Shlain
Tiffany Shlain
Websitehealthloop.com

Jordan Shlain is an American physician and digital health entreprenuer. Described as a "pioneer of direct practice medicine," Shlain is a practicing primary care physician and the chairman and founder of HealthLoop, a cloud-based clinical engagement platform. He lectures globally on subjects related to public policy, economics, innovation, and new models of delivering health care. [1] [2][3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Shlain was born in San Francisco to Carole Lewis Ph.D, a psychologist, and the author and surgeon Leonard Shlain. Fascinated by technology, Shlain attended computer classes and a computer camp while a student at Tamalpais High School and began writing programs on an Apple IIe as a teenager.[5][6][7]

Shlain graduated with honors from the University of California Berkeley in 1989. He was accepted at Harvard's Center for International Development (WorldTeach), and as a program participant, Shlain spent a year teaching high school chemistry, physics and biology in rural Western Kenya. In a 2009 interview, Shlain said that his experience in Africa shaped his medical career. "I got a full break of one year living in the middle of nowhere, really, in the jungle. I got an opportunity to take a step back and decide what kind of doc I wanted to be. I wanted to be able to relate to anybody, irrespective on their socioeconomic condition." [8]

Shlain returned to the United States in 1991 and attended Georgetown Medical School, where he focused on technology as well as medicine. He received his medical degree in 1994, and completed a residency in internal medicine at California Pacific Medical Center/UC San Francisco in 1997. While a resident, Shlain co-founded SeniorWell, a telemedicine service designed for use in nursing homes.[9][10][11]

Career[edit]

Shlain had made "enormously gratifying" house calls during his residency, and in 1997, seeking to develop a practice with substantially improved doctor-patient relationships, he began working as a doctor on-call for Lufthansa and Princess Cruises. As his practice grew -- he became a house doctor for five-star hotels in San Francisco, including the Mandarin Oriental -- he established the On Call Medical Group. By 1999, On Call had seven doctors and had expanded to include coverage in Southern California. “The focus is on extremely timely care,” he stated. “It’s also about restoring the doctor/patient relationship. A casualty of the economic downturn of 2007, On Call shifted its business model, becoming Current Medical Group and later Discover Health Medical Partners. Shlain subsequently founded Private Medical/Discover Health Group, a vertically integrated internal medicine, pepediatric and naturopathic practice focused on prevention through access, surveillance, and technology.[12].[13]

Shlain has merged his interest in technology with the practice of medicine throughout his career. In 2000, he founded Medicineplanet, one of the first travel medicine sites. It combined research-backed "vital information" and searchable lists of travel clinics where inoculations, prescriptions and post-travel help were available, as well as extensive country-specific information on infectious diseases. In 2008, he founded HealthLoop, which automates follow-up care through tracking patient progress and monitoring clinical areas of concern. [14][12]

HealthLoop was established after Shlain treated an elderly patient with pneumonia. Concerned, he gave her his mobile number and asked her to call if she wasn't feeling better. A week later, he received a call informing him that the woman was in the emergency room and had almost died. The experience prompted Shlain to implement a formal system of follow up which began with using spreadsheets to record data he collected via daily phone calls with his patients. He mentioned the spreadsheets to a patient, entrepreneur Michael Birch, and Birch encouraged him to turn the spreadsheet-based followup system into an automated software program. HealthLoop closed a $10 million round of Series A financing led by Canvas Venture Fund in December 2013. [15]

Shlain is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars. Focused on health policy, innovation, and technology, he has spoken at Stanford Medicine X, the Economist Innovation Forum, Politico Health Care of the Future, Health 2.0, Harvard's Center for Connected Health, and the Strata Conference, among others.[16][17][18][19]

Philanthropy and community service[edit]

Shlain is the founding chairman of the Institute for Responsible Nutrition. He is on the board of directors for WildAid, an organization that seeks to end the illegal wildlife trade by reducing demand through public awareness campaigns and comprehensive marine protection. He has been on the board of directors for the Washington, DC-based bipartisan think tank the Hope Street Group since 2011. [20]

Appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom, Shlain served as the commissioner of the San Francisco Health Systems Board from 2010 to 2015.[21]

Personal[edit]

Shlain and his wife, Dr. Caroline Shlain, have four children. His sisters are filmmaker Tiffany Shlain and artist Kimberly Shlain Brooks.[22][7]

Boards and affiliations[edit]

Years Organization Title
2014 (2014) — present MD Anderson Cancer Center, Center for Professional Development & Entreprenuership Medical Advisor
2014 (2014) — present Tincture Member, Board of Directors
2014 (2014) — present Hint, Inc. Advisor
2013 (2013) — present Institue for Responsible Nutrition Founding chairman
2009 (2009) — present WildAid Member, Board of Directors
2006 (2006) — present Hope Street Group Member, Board of Directors
2010 (2010) — 2015 San Francisco Health Service System Health Commissioner - City and County of San Francisco
2012 (2012) — 2014 Aspen Institute Health Advisor
2011 (2011) — 2014 Optum Global Solutions Senior Medical Advisor
2009 (2009) — 2014 American Academy of Primary Physicians President

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brenner, Katie (March 20, 2014). "A Doctor-Entrepreneur Takes on Digital Healthcare". The Information. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Bedside Manners". The Economist. May 30, 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Founder, Healthloop". medicinex.stanford.edu. Stanford Medicine X. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ Bermant, Yoel (December 9, 2013). "Dr. Jordan Shlain Closes $10 Million Series A Financing For HealthLoop". Jewish Business News. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ Himmelman, Drew (October 30, 2014). "Final chapter: Children fulfill dad's dying wish with publication of his book". J. Weekly. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. ^ Klien, Gary (November 29, 2006). "Marin Doctors Plan 24-Hour House Call". Marin Independent Journal. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ a b Maugh II, Thomas H. (May 19, 2009). "Dr. Leonard Shlain dies at 71; best-selling author and pioneer of laparoscopic surgery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. ^ "HIStalk Interviews Jordan Shlain MD, Founder and Medical Director, Current Health". Health IT News and Opinion. February 23, 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  9. ^ Murphy, Candace (January 29, 2007). "House Call: Believe it or not, the doctor is in". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  10. ^ "STAPH INFECTIONS: PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN!". ABC News. February 8, 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Results detail: SeniorWell, Inc". businessfilings.gov. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  12. ^ a b Goodman, Gregory (July 6, 2014). "Think Outside the Box with Dr. Jordan Shlain, Chairman of HealthLoop!". The Modern MD. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  13. ^ Examiner staff (January 31, 2007). "Home-care doctors are on a roll". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  14. ^ Wade, Betsy (May 14, 2000). "Traveling Healthy These Web Sites Provide Solid Medical Information For Trips Abroad". Chicago Tribune. New York Times News Service. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  15. ^ Dolan, Brian (December 11, 2013). "HealthLoop raises $10M to help MDs and patients between visits". MobiHealthNews. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  16. ^ "Health 2.0 Agenda". Health 2.0.
  17. ^ "Agenda Economist". Innovaton Forum.
  18. ^ "Speakers". Harvard Connected Health Symposium.
  19. ^ "Speakers". Politico.
  20. ^ "Jordan Shlain Bio". Medicine X Stanford. Medicine X Stanford. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  21. ^ Sherbert, Erin (September 1, 2010). "Mayor appoints newest member to SFMTA". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  22. ^ "Dr. Jordan Shlain". Clinical Notebook. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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