Health care professionals come to LinkedIn each day to join timely conversations about the issues that matter most to them.
More than 2 million posts, articles and videos are shared every day across the feed, generating tens of thousands of comments every hour — and tens of millions more shares and likes. So, who stood out in 2018 — and who should you be following to stay ahead?
We dug into the data to reveal our 4th annual LinkedIn Top Voices list, uncovering today's must-follow professionals in health care.
To find standout voices, we use a combination of data and editorial signals. We screen for engagement among professionals sharing in their area of expertise, looking at what kind of conversations — measured by engagement, including comments and re-shares — their original content is creating. We track relative follower growth, too: Are these professionals attracting dedicated fans in their particular sector? Finally, we emphasize quality and diversity; the list should reflect the world we work in.
Health care professionals — doctors and nurses on the frontlines of patient care — dominated the list of Top Voices in Health Care this year. The issues important to them include supporting patients with mental illness, preventing nurse bullying and creating leadership opportunities for nurses and physician assistants. They’re helping people understand how Amazon will transform the industry and why drug prices are spiraling out of control for certain products.
Dr. Sachin Jain | President and CEO, CareMore Health, a division of Anthem
What he talks about: Jain’s career has spanned several fronts: from practicing physician to digital health advisor to top executive at companies like Merck. He draws upon those diverse experiences to write about transformation, innovation and leadership within health care.
Favorite conversation starter: “One particularly memorable discussion was on
the role artificial intelligence will play in augmenting or replacing the work of physicians — a topic that is very important to people, but that often doesn’t have a home for discussion,†he says about a conversation that brought together doctors, nurses and entrepreneurs. “I love the dialogue with individuals who bring different perspectives to the same issues.â€
Most interesting news story of 2018: Jain has been closely watching the fallout from Theranos, a blood testing company accused of overhyping its technology. “It called out how badly we desire medical progress — and how impatient we sometimes are to achieve it,†he says.
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