Episode 4 | Redefining Innovation: Building a Digitally Transformed Future for Better Health with Dr. Edmondo Robinson
In this episode of In Service of Health, host Dr. Joneigh S. Khaldun sits down with Dr. Edmondo Robinson, a practicing hospitalist, digital health leader, and the founder and CEO of Downeast Digital. Dr. Robinson shares how his time as an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow sparked a mission to...
The future of health depends on breaking down silos between our health care system and and health departments, technology and population health, innovation and impact.
In the latest episode of In Service of Health, host Dr. Joneigh S. Khaldun, sits down with Dr. Edmondo Robinson, a practicing hospitalist, digital health leader, and founder and CEO of Downeast Digital, to explore what it takes to build a more connected, innovative health system.
Dr. Robinson shares how his experience as an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow inspired him to launch Downeast Digital, a venture focused on closing gaps in health outcomes through digital innovation, community, and capital investment. His approach centers on convening senior health leaders to address shared challenges such as maternal health, aging in place, and improving outcomes across populations.
Together, Dr. Khaldun and Dr. Robinson discuss how technology and collaboration can help health care systems and public health departments work toward common goals: better outcomes, more efficient care delivery, and stronger, healthier communities. Drawing lessons from both the U.S. and U.K. health systems, Robinson highlights why bridging care delivery and community health is essential for lasting progress.
For hospital leaders, payers, and health departments, this episode offers a roadmap for partnership grounded in shared purpose and measurable results.
Why This Conversation Matters
Public health and health care share the same mission: improving population health. Yet too often, they operate on separate tracks. By bringing these sectors together, organizations can:
Invest in data-driven innovation that identifies and closes outcome gaps.
Collaborate across systems to improve quality of care and population health.
Leverage digital transformation to strengthen care coordination.
Build sustainable models that are market-tested and community-focused.
PHAB supports partnerships that connect hospitals, payers, and public health departments to advance shared outcomes and strengthen the nation’s health infrastructure.
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Ep 4 | Building a Digitally Transformed Future for Better Health with Dr. Edmondo Robinson
In this episode of In Service of Health, host Dr. Joneigh S. Khaldun sits down with Dr. Edmondo Robinson, a practicing hospitalist, digital health leader, and the founder and CEO of Downeast Digital. Dr. Robinson shares how his time as an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow sparked a mission to...
