Massively Better Healthcare: An Optimistic Playbook for Creating Lasting Change

• Presented by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Hopkins at Home
• Featuring Halle Tecco, BSPH '20 (MPH), moderated by Joshua M. Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health alumna Halle Tecco '20 (MPH) joins us for a virtual discussion about her groundbreaking new book, "Massively Better Healthcare." Drawing from her 15+ years as a healthcare entrepreneur, investor, and educator, Tecco will share her insider's guide to transforming our broken healthcare system through strategic innovation.

As founder of Rock Health and a prominent voice in healthcare transformation, Tecco has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and named one of Goldman Sachs' Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs. Currently teaching at Columbia Business School and Harvard Medical School, she brings unique insights into aligning profit with purpose in healthcare.

During this engaging discussion, Tecco will explore how to navigate healthcare's complexity, build sustainable solutions, and create lasting change in one of society's most vital systems. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, healthcare professional, or changemaker, this conversation offers actionable insights for anyone passionate about improving healthcare outcomes.

This conversation will be moderated by Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and cohost of its Public Health On Call podcast.

About the Book

Our system is plagued by staggering costs, inadequate outcomes, and pervasive inequities. In Massively Better Healthcare, Halle Tecco offers an insider’s guide to transforming healthcare through innovation. Drawing on her experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and educator, she delivers a practical roadmap for building solutions that align profit with purpose.

Through personal narratives, case studies, and actionable frameworks, Tecco shows you how to spot opportunities for meaningful change and turn obstacles into competitive advantages.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• The four new rules of building massively better healthcare.
• Why healthcare is “hard” — and how to use that complexity to your advantage.
• How to align the mission and margin so your work is sustainable, scalable, and impactful.
• Who really holds power in healthcare and strategies for bending the system without being broken by it.
• How to evaluate your ideas up front to increase your chances of success.
• Ways to generate evidence that wins trust from patients, payers, and investors.

Massively Better Healthcare bridges Silicon Valley dynamism with healthcare’s evidence-based rigor. It’s a realistic yet optimistic playbook for anyone who wants to create lasting change in one of society’s most vital systems.