Zak Holdsworth
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Zak Holdsworth shared thisExcited for this partnership with Patrick and team!Zak Holdsworth shared thisWe had a great time at the Hint Health Summit last week in Nashville. Always energizing to be in a room full of Direct Primary Care (DPC) physicians who are committed to building something better for patients and employers alike. Conversations at the conference reinforced what we hear from physicians every day: the opportunity to connect independent primary care practices with employers is real and growing. Whether that's going direct to consumers, partnering with local businesses, or supporting employers with employees spread across the country, DPC is finding its way into more benefits conversations than ever before. That's exactly why we built Aligned. We're here to make it easier for great DPC practices to reach the employers and members who need them most. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth to see Patrick Nelli and Colin Lakeman!
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Zak Holdsworth reposted thisZak Holdsworth reposted thisMajor missed opportunity for me last week.. Unlike Evan Cooper, I have "the saddest facial hair a man can grow" (according to my wife) and I missed the perfect chance to try out life on the wild side.. Last week, at their annual user conference- Zak Holdsworth did an incredible job announcing the new Hint Health Marketplace to thousands of DPCs, and we've had the fortune to partner with them to help them launch "Hint Campaigns" as one of these new add-ons which their customers have been asking for. I attended in full disguise and posed as a Hint employee to demo our features directly to small business owner/operators: doctors, PAs, practice managers. It was awesome to hear directly from the real small businesses we're helping- people genuinely excited for better ways to grow their practices. But my major missed opportunity was not wearing a fake mustache. So if you want to add AI customer engagement products to your SaaS platform, embed Reach. I'll market it at your csutomer conference- fully whitelabeled (like our product). I promise to wear a fake mustache and a custom t-shirt with your branding. Selfishly it will give me a good warmup to try it out before I fly turkish hairlines for a full beard transplant.
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Zak Holdsworth reposted thisZak Holdsworth reposted thisVivlio Health is now available in the Hint Health Marketplace. Through our partnership with Hint Health, Direct Primary Care and concierge practices can now retrieve external medical records directly within Hint Clinical. Independent practices often serve as the central coordinator of care, yet most patient records live outside the practice. Retrieving them typically means logging into multiple hospital portals, sending fax requests, and waiting days or weeks. Vivlio changes that. Practices can now retrieve and organize external medical records electronically without leaving their Hint workflow. What this means for Hint practices: • Medical records available in minutes instead of days or weeks • Less time spent chasing records • Better clinical context for patient visits • More time focused on patient care We are excited to partner with Hint Health to help independent practices operate more efficiently while delivering a better patient experience. If you're a Hint practice, Vivlio is now available in the Hint Marketplace. Get started: https://lnkd.in/ewu3Yj9Z #DirectPrimaryCare #ConciergeMedicine #HealthIT #MedicalRecords #ClinicalWorkflow #HintHealth
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Zak Holdsworth reposted thisZak Holdsworth reposted thisWe had a great time at HINT Summit 2026 in Nashville connecting with leaders across the healthcare and DPC space. It was a chance to reconnect with customers, meet new faces, and have conversations about where healthcare is headed next. We were also proud to sponsor the closing party at Category 10. There was an amazing turnout, and it was the perfect way to wrap up the summit. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth, met with our team, and spent time with us throughout the event! #HINTSummit #AffordableHealthcare #HealthcareInnovation #ReviveHealth Hint Health
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Zak Holdsworth reposted thisZak Holdsworth reposted thisA few moments from Hint Summit 2026. Matthew Doroz at the booth, David Comiskey, COO of HealthMe, on stage for “The Emerging Infrastructure for Direct Care,” and insights from Zak Holdsworth, CEO & Co-Founder of Hint Health. A lot of focus this week on what happens after primary care — and how to make that experience simpler for patients.
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Zak Holdsworth reposted thisZak Holdsworth reposted thisAwesome to be at Hint Summit last week for the announcement of Hint Bookkeeping as part of Hint Health’s new suite of integrated business management tools. We got to meet dozens of Hint direct care providers in person and hear how excited they are to have their accounting seamlessly embedded within Hint. Huge thanks to Zak Holdsworth and the Hint team for having us. Read more about our partnership with Hint here: https://lnkd.in/gZUP4Q75
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Zak Holdsworth reposted thisZak Holdsworth reposted thisIt's been on my list and I finally made it to The Hint Summit 2026 in Nashville, where the momentum behind primary care transformation was clear. The Hint Health 2026 DPC Trends Report highlights the shift: Direct Primary Care has grown 837% since 2017, with nearly 60% of memberships employer sponsored. The appeal is straightforward. Better access, stronger relationships, and more predictable costs. What’s becoming clear, however, is that DPC is not a standalone solution. Employers seeing the greatest impact are integrating it into a broader care delivery strategy that redirects care and aligns incentives. DPC is growing. The real opportunity is how it’s deployed. Thank you Caroline Young for the introduction to Hint Health and Beth Holmes!
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Zak Holdsworth shared thisSuper excited about this new product launch.Zak Holdsworth shared thisIntroducing Hint Marketplace: Marketplace is a new way to discover, install, and run the tools your practice needs, all directly inside Hint. Instead of juggling separate logins, vendors, and disconnected workflows, everything lives in one place with unified billing and access. Launch partners include Fullscript, Junction, HealthMe®, Vivlio Health, and more, with new additions rolling out throughout 2026. Access Marketplace at https://lnkd.in/eFxR2BSN
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Zak Holdsworth reposted thisZak Holdsworth reposted thisJust got back from the Hint Health DPC Summit in Nashville, and it was a blast! There’s something very different about Direct Primary Care, and you really feel it when you’re around them. They’re not burned out. They’re not rushing. They genuinely love taking care of their patients. The model makes that possible: • ~400 patients per panel vs. 3,000+ in traditional primary care • 45–60 minute visits as the norm, not the exception • Near 24/7 access via text and virtual care, you can actually talk to your doctor when you need them The result? Better care, stronger relationships, higher utilization without higher costs, and physicians who are actually happy doing what they trained for. Also, we're seeing a real shift on the employer side. Instead of paying high premiums for insurance that often goes underutilized, many are adopting DPC as a low, predictable monthly cost that covers the majority of everyday healthcare needs for their workforce. And starting this year, there’s an even bigger unlock: HSA + DPC With new rules allowing up to $150/month (individual) and $300/month (family) for DPC memberships through an HSA, employers and benefit designers can now: → Route dollars through HSAs (pre-tax) → Pay for DPC memberships directly → Drive HSA adoption while improving access to care This is the model we’ve been missing, where the HSA isn’t just a passive account, but the center of how care is accessed and paid for. Bundling financing + care, and putting money + control into people's hands is how we start to fix the broken system. P.S. having Chris Klomp leading the work at CMS is truly inspirational in driving innovation in our healthcare system.
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Zak Holdsworth liked thisHere with Dr Leila J. post Hint Health Summit demonstrating the power of restoring the sacred bond between a patient and their doctor and how it can restore the joy in medicine. #dpc.
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Zak Holdsworth liked thisZak Holdsworth liked thisHint AI is designed to fit into the clinical workflow from start to finish: Before the visit Relevant diagnoses, recent trends, and key patient context are surfaced so you can walk in prepared without digging through charts. During the visit Documentation happens in the background, allowing you to stay focused on the patient, not the screen. After the visit Clear, AI-generated summaries reflect new findings alongside existing conditions. One-click updates Keep the patient’s health summary accurate as conditions evolve, without duplicating work. The goal is simple➡️ less time managing documentation, more time delivering care.
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Zak Holdsworth liked thisZak Holdsworth liked thisMy 3rd Hint Health Summit did not disappoint. Not chasing shiny objects. Not reinventing everything. Optimizing what works. Integrating what’s proven. Huge shout out to Zak Holdsworth, Alex George, and Beth Holmes for leading the charge into a better healthcare system for all!
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Zak Holdsworth liked thisZak Holdsworth liked thisWe had a great time at the Hint Health Summit last week in Nashville. Always energizing to be in a room full of Direct Primary Care (DPC) physicians who are committed to building something better for patients and employers alike. Conversations at the conference reinforced what we hear from physicians every day: the opportunity to connect independent primary care practices with employers is real and growing. Whether that's going direct to consumers, partnering with local businesses, or supporting employers with employees spread across the country, DPC is finding its way into more benefits conversations than ever before. That's exactly why we built Aligned. We're here to make it easier for great DPC practices to reach the employers and members who need them most. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth to see Patrick Nelli and Colin Lakeman!
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Zak Holdsworth liked thisZak Holdsworth liked thisUltralight just raised $9.3 million in seed funding led by The General Partnership to build an AI-native operating system for modern medical practices. What makes this round worth watching is where the product sits. Ultralight is not another ambient scribe or narrow workflow add-on. It is trying to become system of record for functional, integrative, longevity, and other high-touch clinics that manage dense patient data across labs, wearables, symptoms, treatment protocols, and ongoing follow-up. That wedge looks stronger than it might sound at first glance. The company says 75 clinics and more than 1,200 clinicians already use the platform, and around 60% of customers are replacing legacy systems entirely. In healthcare AI, that kind of stack replacement matters more than feature novelty because the real bottleneck is usually fragmented operations, not lack of point tools. Quick facts👇 ● founders: Sunita Mohanty; Pedro Tabio ● total capital raised: $9.3 million ● HQ: San Francisco, California ● Investors: The General Partnership; Wisdom Ventures; Anthemis Group; Emerson Collective; GSBackers The bigger question is whether personalized medicine clinics become one of the first healthcare segments to adopt AI-native infrastructure end to end instead of layering AI on top of old software.
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Zak Holdsworth liked thisZak Holdsworth liked thisVivlio Health is now available in the Hint Health Marketplace. Through our partnership with Hint Health, Direct Primary Care and concierge practices can now retrieve external medical records directly within Hint Clinical. Independent practices often serve as the central coordinator of care, yet most patient records live outside the practice. Retrieving them typically means logging into multiple hospital portals, sending fax requests, and waiting days or weeks. Vivlio changes that. Practices can now retrieve and organize external medical records electronically without leaving their Hint workflow. What this means for Hint practices: • Medical records available in minutes instead of days or weeks • Less time spent chasing records • Better clinical context for patient visits • More time focused on patient care We are excited to partner with Hint Health to help independent practices operate more efficiently while delivering a better patient experience. If you're a Hint practice, Vivlio is now available in the Hint Marketplace. Get started: https://lnkd.in/ewu3Yj9Z #DirectPrimaryCare #ConciergeMedicine #HealthIT #MedicalRecords #ClinicalWorkflow #HintHealth
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Tax Hack Accounting Group
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