Ray Costantini, MD

Entrepreneur, investor, executive & doc. Passionate about finding & creating better ways to make healthcare, and the world, better.

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

Imagine what would happen if an exec at Apple went to Steve Jobs or Tim Cook complaining that their customers were "tech illiterate", rather than finding ways to make their products more accessible...

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

"Healthcare Illiteracy" is such a loaded term. Is it the healthcare consumers job to understand "medical-ese", or is it our job as service providers to make it understandable?https://t.co/HCfi9XqulM

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@lurie_john @radifalco ❤️ I had an irresistible need to confirm whether this was an actual Mark Twain quote. It is. And that makes it even better! Nicely done! https://t.co/uMBZjTfj4L

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

Excited to share the virtual stage with this great panel. Hope you'll join us for the Sept 17th event (10a PT/1p ET). You can register at: https://t.co/ViTf3J5aQx

[HLTH @HLTHEVENT]

How can teams rebuild #patient trust to reassure it’s safe to return to health centers & to encourage them to take advantage of #virtualcare options? Join us on this week's #HLTHGoLIVE webinar w/ @BrightMD_Health @PatientBond @commonspirit @medcitynews: https://t.co/OKW5RMPWGr

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@chrissyfarr The most “personal” experience is when a health system is willing to meet me with the care experience I need in the moment, rather than making me pick one or the other as the “always” answer.

[Bright.md @BrightMD_Health]

Our CEO @RayC_MD makes a case for how a wide open #digitalfrontdoor can help hospital systems rebuild patient volumes and create top-line revenue. #telehealth #virtualcare https://t.co/irYax23uVT

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@karenappleton @BrightMD_Health @BCapitalGroup Thanks, Karen! We’re glad to have support from you and BCap

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@english_august @jayparkinson @boltyboy @THCBstaff Cannibalization is trading low margin for high margin. Most primary care visits today are already a low (or even negative) margin loss leader. Reduce cost per visit from $130 to less than $30. Now you have plenty of room to reduce price, and maintain or grow margins.

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@chrissyfarr @YonatanAdiri Whether or not health systems act on this as a tipping point may be key to their survival. They're facing unavoidable pressures - sustained patient fear of in-person care, and increased competitive pressure from increasingly well funded direct-to-consumer telehealth companies

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@chrissyfarr We’ve health systems share with us that 50-60% of their primary care visit volume is eligible for care in SmartExam, given the conditions we currently support care for

[Bright.md @BrightMD_Health]

https://t.co/tipQg5fU6A investor @uphventures shares insights on consumer demand for digital #healthcare tools, as #virtualcare and #telemedicine emerge as a "bright spot" in health IT investment. @JessicaKimCohen reports for @modrnhealthcr https://t.co/QJjkGjbg1D

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

Great conversation with Blake Dodge of @businessinsider. Great to share insights on the pitch that helped us assembled a first-class digital health investor syndicate in the time of COVID
@Philips @uphventures @ConcordHP @sevenpeaksvc @BCapitalGroup

https://t.co/RT1pbPeZ0t

[Matt Warrens @mwarnz]

The next frontier in #healthcare starts at the virtual front door. @uphventures investment in @BrightMD_Health demonstrates our shared vision to improve and advance care delivery through #DigitalTransformation and empowering patients healthcare decision making

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

Appreciate this thoughtful write up from Steven Loeb of @vatortv about @BrightMD_Health, the value of #careautomation, and our recent Series C funding https://t.co/BOcxwZyncZ

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@CatchTheBaby @BrightMD_Health @StartX Thanks Ruth Anne! Glad to have the opportunity to contribute to the task force and to healthcare needs!

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@corey_schmid @BrightMD_Health Thanks, Corey! Glad you’re part of the journey with us

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@chrissyfarr Definitely depends on the value that the digital health company provides. Do you help improve bottom line and deliver real ROI? Do you help re-envision clinical staffing, and drive efficiency? Is what you do 10x more valuable than the status quo? Then this could be your moment.

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@chrissyfarr In April 2020 alone https://t.co/SJHBGXFz46 had a 1200% increase in patient visits year over year @chrissyfarr, with an average provider time savings of more than 17 minutes per visit

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@chrissyfarr Better approaches that don't just change the context (where care happens) but instead change the construct (how care happens) will solve for the outcomes, costs, risk, continuity, issues. That'll be the sustainable driver.

[Ray Costantini, MD @RayC_MD]

@chrissyfarr "Telehealth" solves for geography. COVID has temporarily increased the urgency of geo as a barrier to care, and permanently lowered a key barrier to its use (reimbursement). The landscape is permanently altered.