![]() ![]() ![]() One anonymous but politically tied Twitter account accused Mr. Slavitt! He’s just as apt to tweet official news about major government initiatives, such as MACRA, as he is to dispel rumors and myths about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) put forth by everyday tweeps (ie, you and me). Usually famous or “well-known” people on Twitter ignore snarky comments from “normals” (ie, everyday people without any particular claim to fame trying to bait a prominent person into a Twitter battle). He’s also not afraid to mix it up with random people and accounts online. Slavitt ( brings a refreshing honesty to the medium. Slavitt has come under some scrutiny from some conservative news outlets and other critics for his work while at the helm of CMS, his personal Twitter feed is simply awesome. Slavitt has been the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) since 2015. #ACEP17 Twitter Real-Time Feed Offers Clinical Pearls, Insight, and Meeting NewsĮxplore This Issue ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 02 – February 2017Įnter Andy Slavitt.Patrick Conway Discusses Health Care Innovation, Costs, Technology Part of the problem is that these accounts are frequently not managed by medical professionals but rather by young public relations professionals just entering the medical field who don’t distinguish between Vivek Murthy (the much-beloved Surgeon General of the United States, and Deepak Chopra (decidedly not the Surgeon General of the United States, Twitter handle withheld.) At worst, even well-respected medical centers’ Twitter accounts are in the habit of tweeting out poorly written health and medicine stories from local and national mainstream media or, regrettably, spouting pseudo-wisdom from celebri-docs and self-styled health and medicine gurus who are more style than substance. However, those are usually self-promoting and not ready for prime time. Sure, there’s the occasional tweet about some medical innovation or recent research. For the most part, official Twitter accounts associated with medicine and health care organizations are echo chambers for well-established ideas that are not interesting to medical professionals. ![]() Translation: The tweets are usually boring. For the most part, tweets that are officially representing a prestigious organization or prominent person in the field tend to reflect that fact. Now, just about every major healthcare and medical entity, from the New England Journal of Medicine ( to the Mayo Clinic ( has an official Twitter feed. Andy is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, (BA and BS) and Harvard University, (MBA).In the past few years, major hospitals, health organizations, and prominent leaders in health care have hopped onto Twitter. Andy was named top Politico 50 was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 10 most influential people in health care and was named the Most Influential Healthcare Tweeter by Healthcare Dive. From his own bubble, Andy is making it his mission to give Americans critical information in real-time and also hope for a path forward during this global pandemic. He is host to a new podcast called In the Bubble. He is also the founder and General Partner of Town Hall Ventures, which invests in health care innovations in vulnerable communities. Andy co-chairs The Future of Healthcare initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center and chairs the Medicaid Transformation Project which aims to transform care for the most vulnerable. Andy is currently Board Chair of United States of Care, a national non-profit health think-tank and advocacy organization he founded to achieve full, sustainable access to health care for all American families. Prior to that, Andy oversaw the successful turnaround of and served as a Group Executive Vice President of Optum, which he grew from its inception to $35 billion in revenues. From 2015 to 2017, Andy served as the Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under President Obama. ![]()
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