He is a trusted authority on medical issues. His opinions on health issues are valued and utilized. On December 21, 2009, Connectyx announced that Dr. Bob Arnot has joined its management team. Dr. Arnot is one of the most recognized figures in medical journalism. His broadcast career has included: Chief medical correspondent for NBC News, (including Dateline, the Today Show and the NBC Nightly News), and chief foreign correspondent and special foreign correspondent for MSNBC News. Arnot was health correspondent for CBS News (including CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning and CBS Morning News). He has also been featured in national television specials on international health and humanitarian topics for Discovery Health, Discovery Military, PAX, the ABC Family Channel, BET, and FOX. Today his series of educational videos are among the most watched on YouTube. His broadcast accomplishments have earned him an Emmy Award, two Emmy nominations, the Overseas Press Club Award, the Dupont Award, and recognition from Vanity Fair for "Best Embedded Reporter," Iraq Campaign.
Doctor Bob Arnot is is the author of over thirteen books on healthcare and medicine.
One of the core concepts of the MedFlash Personal Health Manager (PHM) is to improve healthcare outcomes through member involvement in the management of their individual health information. Dr. Arnot will serve as the chief knowledge officer (CKO) of Connectyx. Dr. Arnot will be responsible for medical education and video content for the MedFlash portal and website. He will also take a lead role in marketing, production, spot placement and volume air time purchasing through his company Bob Arnot Productions.
Dr. Arnot explained how this happened: "This summer I was having lunch with a friend who is the CEO of a leading information technology company who said that flash drives are the future of medical records. I know we can make a significant contribution to healthcare with this initiative."
His decision to invest his time and talent into flash drive medical records says a lot about the likelihood of where technology policy is going.