Omid Toloui

Healthcare exec + AI builder. Startup to Fortune 20. I build at scale, not hype. UCLA Anderson professor. Fluent in payer, provider & tech. Opinions my own.

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

For those headed to @sxsw, this tool is pretty great. (Also, the @claudeai character in a cowboy hat is just perfect.)

[Steve Moses @Stevemoses]

SXSW is amazing - but there are 4k+ events! That's a lot to sort through and there needed to be a better way -> introducing SouthyWesty.
https://t.co/f8a9ynYaxv

- All the official and unofficial SX events in one place, searchable with natural language.
- It will build a personalized schedule for you.
- Download events direct to your calendar of choice.
- Claude Code inspired (there are / commands)

I hope you find it helpful. #sxsw, #sxsw2026

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

These are adapted from Rams' originals with two additions for an era where products think, generate, and act.

I wrote the full version with more context for each principle here: https://t.co/fjw5DtQZdg

Rams himself said it best: "each generation should review [these principles] and, if necessary, modify or supplement them."

This is my attempt.

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

Dieter Rams wrote ten principles of good design in 1976. They're almost perfect for AI. Almost.

I swapped "Good Design" for "Good AI" in his original principles and changed as little else as possible. Added two new ones for problems he never had to think about.

A thread: 12 Principles of Good AI.

(Me, 12 years ago, trying and failing to keep it extremely cool in front of my design hero.)

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

12 — Good AI is as little AI as possible.

A demo shows off everything a model can do. A product is disciplined about what it *should* do. Strive for purity. Strive for simplicity.

Less, but better.

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

My thanks to HIMSS & ScaleLA for hosting last night’s discussion on the future of #virtualhealth. Enjoyed sharing how CareMore Health is using virtual care to enable advanced care delivery models and convenience for the most complex and vulnerable patien…https://t.co/TjHqvoOmma

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

Great start to the day at UCLA facilitating a workshop on #healthcare payment models and their role in #digitalhealth adoption for the clinicians, engineers and MBAs in the inaugural Biodesign Program.

Congrats to Jennifer McCaney and Desert Horse-Gran…https://t.co/ekm5ZpiTOY

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

A new report from @LEK_Consulting shows that as seniors seek
better management of their care at a lower out-of-pocket cost, Medicare Advantage penetration will continue to rise — to as high as 70% between 2030 and 2040.

https://t.co/GXz3iCNzqB

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

Hoping we inspired more tech innovators to focus their efforts on serving the chronically ill!

Thank you to The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator and Health 2.0 Los Angeles for hosting us. https://t.co/EuqDDCFHD7

[Omid Toloui @fiveplusfour]

Hoping we inspired more tech innovators to focus their efforts on serving the chronically ill!

[Cedars-Sinai Accelerator @CSaccelerator]

Delighted to host #health20LA @dodigitalhealth and panel guests @fiveplusfour of @CareMoreHealth, Adam Kaufman of @CanaryHealth & Dr Mona Patel of @ChildrensLA tonight as they share their insights on successes and challenges in managing chronic disease populations!