Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard A. Kimball, Jr.


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The result was   delete. Max Semenik (talk) 04:03, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Richard A. Kimball, Jr.

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Not notable. President of a non notable company. essentially every one of the sources is a mere mention. The claims for his business accomplishments are unverified. Speaking at conferences does not contribute to notability. Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute is essentially a postgraduate executive management program, and being admitted to it is not notability  DGG ( talk ) 23:46, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

This is a solid contribution in the name of telehealth / population health. All the references have been verified by several moderators. Speaking at conferences is only part of the WIKI and other contributions have been noted in the references. Stanford DCI is a fellowship and Richard has provided substantial contributions in the form of commentary and interviews. He penned substantial research at Brookings and holds a Trustee role at that institution which is usually only given to people with considerable careers and contributions. I disagree with DGG. If I was to site non-notable WIKI's there are several in existence but this is clearly not one of them. In addition, Richard is a contributory writer for several publications and notability is required for such positions. HEXL.com/news — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donnatar (talk • contribs) 09:44, 28 July 2015‎ (UTC) — Donnatar (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. Per WP:SOCKSTRIKE. Kraxler (talk) 15:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment I did approve this article, but I am going to hold out from voting either way. Full disclosure, I was very borderline with approving this article, and maybe even a little too friendly. Sulfurboy (talk) 15:39, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Richard is working on research that will standardize the telehealth industry and the USA needs this desperately to manage its aging population. A great deal of press that is posted here www.hexl.com/news is not listed on the WIKI and I hope it will be soon since it is more relevant and shows he is a notable figure in the industry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donnatar (talk • contribs) 01:33, 29 July 2015‎ (UTC)

I have been following Richard's progress and he is working on research that will standardize the telehealth industry and the USA needs this desperately to manage its aging population. His career proves he has the expertise from all sides of the equation e.g. healthcare investment banking (top IB firms), public policy (brookings), and distribution (Cancer center and Accretive); his press comments are focused, determined and visionary. A great deal of press that is posted here www.hexl.com/news is not listed on the WIKI and I hope it will be soon since it is more relevant and shows he is a notable figure in the industry. I think you should read the news below to help you make a better determination of his value.

Most of this news below is not on the WIKI but is listed on http://www.hexl.com/news/

BeckersHospitalReview.com - The Role of Health Care Workers in Chronic Disease Management Beckers Hospital Review.com - Chronic Disease Management: Improving Outcomes for Low Income Patients ElectronicHealthReporter.com - Telehealth a Promising Future for Healthcare TheStreet.com - Here's What's Standing in the way of a Technological Revolution in Health Care, By Richard Kimball, Jr ElectronicHealthReporter.com - Selected FAQs About Telehealth, by Richard Kimball, Jr. BeckersHospitalReview.com - 5 Ways your Hospital can Benefit from Patient centered Care TheDoctorsChannel.com - HEXL Plans to Innovate on Financial Models of Healthcare Effects of Hospitals' Health IT Investments on Quality of Healthcare (Digital Mag, May 2015, p. 23) (PDF) TheDoctorsChannel.com - Consumer Technology Enables Halthcare Industry Innovation TheDoctorsChannel.com - Concierge Telemedicine can Transform the Healthcare Industry - Richard Kimball Jr. (video) ForTheRecordMag.com – Web Exclusive – Richard Kimball, Jr. MedicalOfficeMgr.com – Telemedicine CorporateWellnessMagazine.com – Telemedicine an Ally in the Fight to get your Life Back CentralJersey.com – EyesIn.com Interviews Richard Kimball (excerpt) EyesIn.com – Richard Kimball of HEXL Interviewed by Vivian Van Dijk of EyesIn.com (digital magazine) CADRPlus.com – Healthcare Month Review Community.AdvanceWeb.com – Top 10 Reasons Telemedicine is Good MDTmag.com – Medical Design Technology – Rebooting the Healthcare System (Interview) HealthCareReformMagazine.com – Telehealth: Affordable Health Care Hedgeweek.com – Building a business around Healthcare: A closer look at today’s hottest hedge funds Hedgeweek.com – HEXL: New Disruptive Player in the US Healthcare System (Interview) Scoop.it – Telemedicine will likely make house calls increasingly characteristic of modern healthcare delivery DotMed.com – Wearable Technology: One Step Closer to Mobile Healthcare WTEnews1.com – Wearable technology: One step closer to Mobile Healthcare DirectPrimaryCareJournal.com – Telemedicine: An Ally in the Fight to get your Life Back And More...............http://www.hexl.com/news/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uruquart (talk • contribs) 02:11, 29 July 2015 (UTC)  Per WP:SOCKSTRIKE. Kraxler (talk) 15:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
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 * COI/sock Both User:Uruquart and Donnatar are new accounts that have ONLY contributed to this AfD. The article itself has only two editors, both of whom are relatively new and are only editing articles about companies and executives. 142.254.111.113 (talk) 17:46, 29 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete No third-party neutral references provided, and I don't find any. All of the references are from companies or organizations he is involved with (HEXL, Accretive Health, Stanford). None are about him. Many are mere mentions. The remaining references are articles BY him, not ABOUT him. 142.254.111.113 (talk) 17:46, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Reading HEXL.com/news and the WIKI tells me that Richard's viewpoint is well informed, skilled, notable and should be publically available on WIKI. Telehealth is a valued topic and we may soon achieve better patient care through the efforts of people like Richard. Getting doctors, hospitals and insurance companies to agree on anything is a major feat, arranged by a noble effort, and should be listed as a notable act so why should we cast it aside and not find value in it for all the American people to learn more about. There are third party interviews on the WIKI and on the hexl.com news page. Add all of that to a Brookings post, Ralph Lauren Cancer Clinic and fellowship at Stanford and you have notability. If we are going to qualify Brookings and Stanford as institutions that accept or produce unworthy individuals then we should be concerned for the whole world and not just this one wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uruquart (talk • contribs) 18:25, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

These are ALL third party http://www.hedgeweek.com/2015/03/06/219589/hexl-new-disruptive-player-us-healthcare-system EyesIn.com – Richard Kimball of HEXL Interviewed by Vivian Van Dijk of EyesIn.com (digital magazine) http://www.mdtmag.com/blogs/2015/03/rebooting-healthcare-system Each one of these was written by someone else other than Richard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uruquart (talk • contribs) 18:32, 29 July 2015 (UTC) Per WP:SOCKSTRIKE. Kraxler (talk) 15:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Wikipedia is not an advocacy website. Bearian (talk) 18:58, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * FWIW, speaking at a notable conference by itself does not grant notability, but keynoting could be in some cases. Bearian (talk) 19:01, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Stanford DCI http://news.stanford.edu/pr/2014/pr-dci-2015-fellows-10-16-14.html is a selection process from one of the TOP ranked schools in the world. Being recognized by top institutions for your contribution is notable otherwise how would anyone ever achieve goals or have people to support their ideas. Institutions recognize, select and promote leadership for obvious reasons and Brookings and Stanford saw something in Richard. I respect the decision of institutions that have been around for many years, the time factor alone means that are providing value and are recognized as an authority11:05, 30 July 2015 (UTC)11:05, 30 July 2015 (UTC)11:05, 30 July 2015 (UTC)~. Preceding comment was added by User:Uruquart. Per WP:SOCKSTRIKE. Kraxler (talk) 15:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Note to closing administrator. Some of the accounts !voting and/or commenting here are ✅ socks. Please see Sockpuppet investigations/Marianwolfe86.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:24, 30 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment He meets GNG, but if the article is kept it needs to be rewritten. Granted, much of this is rumor, but per the following, his notability is related to his personal life:
 * Which Goldman Sachs Golden Boy Throws the Most Extravagant Parties? Goldman Threatens to 'DeClaw' Party Boy Partner Kimball Goldman Sachs Director Rumored to Like Elevators, Halloween Goldman Partner's Neighbor's Scandalized By Shirt Optional Parties

JSFarman (talk) 23:45, 30 July 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, S warm   ♠  23:57, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - The subject is quoted a few times and wrote a few articles. No authoritative sources indicate notability.--Rpclod (talk) 00:09, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Long reference list? Yes. Non-trivial, third-party coverage? No. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 16:02, 4 August 2015 (UTC)


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