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In this deeply moving and expansive episode of Doing What Works: Innovations in Homeless Services, host Ashanti Blaize-Hopkins speaks with Matt Walton, Executive Director of Clare Matrix and a longtime innovator in health technology. With a career that spans decades and industries—from DARPA-backed tech startups to pioneering medical record systems—Walton now leads one of the Westside’s most vital behavioral health organizations.
Walton shares how a lifetime in systems thinking and entrepreneurial innovation unexpectedly led him to the addiction treatment field. Through personal stories and professional insights, he illustrates the urgent need for integrated care, compassionate infrastructure, and the kind of recovery-focused models that treat people, not just symptoms.
This episode examines the role of healthcare interoperability, th ...
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healthcare technologyaddiction recoveryelectronic medical records interoperabilitybehavioral health careersClare Matrixsocial impact leadershipAI in healthcarecompassionate treatment modelstech for public goodcareers in homelessness servicesintegrated care systemsMatt WaltonSMC workforce developmenthuman-centered innovationevidence-based addiction treatment