Rafid Fadul, MD, MBA
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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DC-based pulmonary critical care physician and entrepreneur with two prior exits, now…
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Flu Season & Fall Surge: 5 Tips to Ensure Virtual Care is Ready to Scale
Flu Season & Fall Surge: 5 Tips to Ensure Virtual Care is Ready to Scale
By Rafid Fadul, MD, MBA
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Walking the Fine Line of Stoicism and Human Emotion on the Front-lines of COVID-19
Walking the Fine Line of Stoicism and Human Emotion on the Front-lines of COVID-19
By Rafid Fadul, MD, MBA
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Healthcare collaboration involves multiple healthcare providers working together to provide care for a patient. With multiple providers involved…
Healthcare collaboration involves multiple healthcare providers working together to provide care for a patient. With multiple providers involved…
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Digital technologies are revolutionizing cancer treatment in myriad ways. I'm looking forward to discussing the impact, opportunities, and challenges…
Digital technologies are revolutionizing cancer treatment in myriad ways. I'm looking forward to discussing the impact, opportunities, and challenges…
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Anyone who may be going to SxSW this year, check out (and vote for) this interesting panel below talking partnerships in Women's healthcare. Wisp…
Anyone who may be going to SxSW this year, check out (and vote for) this interesting panel below talking partnerships in Women's healthcare. Wisp…
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Experience
Education
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The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
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Relevant Coursework: Accounting, Managerial Finance, Marketing Management, Strategic Planning, Medical Informatics, & Negotiation
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Activities and Societies: Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC)
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Activities and Societies: Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society - Member, Treasurer Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity - Founding Member
Presidential Academic Scholarship Recipient ('99-'02)
GW Philanthropy Award Recipient ('01)
Publications
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Heavy Hitters
Washington Business Journal
Abstract: The health care sector is plagued with an inherent asymmetry of information and opacity that severely inhibit a competitive marketplace. Other industries, such as professional sports, have a transparency that better allows for “valuation” of the services rendered, and consequently have seen the overall quality in their respective sports improve over time. It is imperative that health care move to a more transparent system in order to foster a culture of competition and perpetual…
Abstract: The health care sector is plagued with an inherent asymmetry of information and opacity that severely inhibit a competitive marketplace. Other industries, such as professional sports, have a transparency that better allows for “valuation” of the services rendered, and consequently have seen the overall quality in their respective sports improve over time. It is imperative that health care move to a more transparent system in order to foster a culture of competition and perpetual improvement.
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The Tragedy of the Commons Revisited
New England Journal of Medicine Health Care Reform Center
Garrett Hardin’s essay “The Tragedy of the Commons”1 aptly describes the current state of the U.S. health care system. Hardin tells the story of herders who make what are individually rational decisions to exploit common land by grazing as many cattle as possible, to the ultimate detriment of the land and consequently the common good. The herders are not villains; rather, they are doing what makes sense given the system in place. Analogously, many observers are currently tempted to cast certain…
Garrett Hardin’s essay “The Tragedy of the Commons”1 aptly describes the current state of the U.S. health care system. Hardin tells the story of herders who make what are individually rational decisions to exploit common land by grazing as many cattle as possible, to the ultimate detriment of the land and consequently the common good. The herders are not villains; rather, they are doing what makes sense given the system in place. Analogously, many observers are currently tempted to cast certain players in the health care arena as villains, but they are merely doing what is rational given the current incentives and rules of the game. In the current system, the three major participants — providers, payers, and patients — do what is in their best interest without concern for cost or effectiveness. This focus is appealing in the short run but leads to a destructive endgame. Only by tackling the underlying misalignment of incentives can we ensure the long-term survival of the U.S. health care system.
For patients, the emphasis must be on personal responsibility. The current U.S. system is not structured to provide incentives for less expensive preventive care and healthier lifestyle choices. This failure has led to spiraling costs associated with largely preventable diseases. By contrast, insurance companies in the Netherlands have devised plans rooted in libertarian paternalism, offering patients discounts for healthy lifestyle and diet choices. This approach acknowledges process, which empowers patients, rather than outcomes and has led to sharply reduced costs and healthier patients.
Providers must address the well-documented disparity in cost and quality of care for even common conditions such as hypertension. A process-based metric for evaluating physicians — one that is easily grasped by the general public — will encourage transparency, force physicians to examine and ameliorate their deficiencies, and allow patients to make truly informed decisions, encouraging
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Thank you Eric Rafat and FoundersPress for featuring MatchDay Health as a Top Healthtech Company to Watch! Exciting to see our team being…
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🎙️ New Second Opinion episode alert! Sumit Nagpal, founder and CEO of Cherish Health joins my co-hosts Christina Farr and Luba Greenwood, J.D. for…
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Looking forward to speaking at DHNY Summit 2024 and moderating a panel on #GLP1s and telehealth. This exclusive, invitation-only event hosted by…
Looking forward to speaking at DHNY Summit 2024 and moderating a panel on #GLP1s and telehealth. This exclusive, invitation-only event hosted by…
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