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Better Outcomes: The Business of Humanizing Healthcare

Rafi Salazar, Rafael Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L

Better care is better business. Strategy, intelligence, and playbooks for clinicians, clinic owners, healthcare founders, and operators building something that lasts.

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  • Rafi Salazar

    I’m a clinician, healthcare strategist, former professor, author. Husband and father of 6. Better Outcomes: humanizing healthcare. ProActive Health: practical health tips. Built for Burden: writing for men pursuing strength, discipline, leadership.

  • Rafael Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L

    Licensed Clinician, Healthcare Consultant, Author, Podcast Host, Practice Owner Healthcare Consultant & Positioning Strategist Positioning, Go to Market, and Digital Health Strategy for Innovative Healthcare Companies

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