Jeff Fallon grew up in a musical household as the youngest of 14 kids, often falling asleep with a guitar in his hands. He thought he'd spend his life on stage, not in boardrooms. But his parents insisted on a backup plan, and that led him down a different path—one that eventually put him at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and a system in need of change.
After two decades in pharmaceuticals and medical devices, Fallon had already witnessed brain surgeries, orthopedic implants, and the rise of coronary stents. But it wasn’t until he worked on a joint innovation project between Johnson & Johnson and the Cleveland Clinic that something clicked. There, he encountered Michael Porter’s book Redefining Healthcare and what he now calls a professional fork in the road: the realization that engaging patients, not just treating them, would be central to fixing healthcare.
That insight pushed Fallon to shift course from corporate leadership to startup grit. Today, he leads eVideon Health as Chairman and CEO, where he's reimagining the most overlooked corner of the hospital: the patient room. His company’s platform, Vibe Health, transforms TVs, tablets, and digital signage into smart, personalized touchpoints for patients and care teams.
The platform integrates with the hospital's EMR to deliver education, entertainment, and communication tools tailored to each individual—automating tasks that normally fall on overextended nurses. In practice, that means the whiteboard on the wall becomes a real-time dashboard; the nurse call button evolves into a digital conversation; and patients gain the ability to understand their treatment and connect with family without having to lift more than a finger.
Fallon sees the patient room as more than just a space—it’s a point of leverage. The smallest interactions between patients and providers often carry the greatest emotional weight, yet the tools that support those moments are often decades behind. That disconnect is exactly where he believes meaningful change begins.
His mindset, as he calls it, is pragmatic optimism. He’s not chasing a silver bullet, he’s betting that if you start in the right room, listen carefully, and build what people actually need, the system will begin to bend in the ways that matter.
