Outcomes Rocket

Writing your evidence-based practice is the best way to learn and teach. In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern talks with Debra Graham, Vice President of Clinical Informatics at Physicians Services Group of Florida. Debra didn’t want to be a nurse, and yet, she found her calling within clinical informatics. She talks about how she has worked from home for thirteen years to support staff nurses at the bedside and make their lives easier. She discusses various areas with technology where nurse informaticists have opportunities, expanding the job avenues they can perform, and highlights the importance of research for nurses to build their evidence-based practices. Debra encourages listeners to ask for what they want and get themselves in the rooms where the people they want to learn from are. Tune in to listen to Debra’s advice based on her 40-year nursing career and her 15-year informaticist career! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Never underestimate the power of conversational data. In this episode, Amy Brown, Founder & CEO of Authenticx, talks about the power of listening and conversational data in healthcare. After having worked in teams that led conversations with tens of thousands of patients and providers daily, Amy was inspired to start Authenticx by how those micro conversations, when pieced together, might contain really important insights that could fuel change within healthcare. Authenticx seeks to help humans understand humans in the healthcare space. Amy explains how they take in bidirectional customer conversations, and with the help of AI and ML models built by healthcare professionals, Authenticx allows users that go into its platform to dive into the desired areas. This marriage of structured data with the literal voice of the customer generates insights that can help different healthcare areas like operations, strategy, compliance, sales, and marketing. Tune in to this episode to listen about how Authenticx is giving value to customer voices as a data source! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Customer centricity has a huge business value, so it’s time for you to discover it! In this episode, Natanya Wachtel, founder of the New Solutions Network and evrmore.io, talks about the new show on the Outcomes Rocket Network: Insights Out. Natanya starts off by telling Saul about herself and her work at the New Solutions Network designing customer-centric solutions with technology and behavioral science for different healthcare companies. She explains then what the podcast will consist of, having conversations with the heads of leading organizations to understand how they are making their customer relationships work best and ways to improve operational efficiency. Episodes will be released once per month as starters and will last between 15 and 20 minutes. She encourages listeners to check it out if they're looking to increase their business performance with a mix of customer science and experience from herself and her guests. Tune in to this episode to learn about Insights Out, the latest podcast to join the Outcomes Rocket Network! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Welcome to the Research Confidential Podcast! In this first episode, Brad Hightower, CEO at Hightower Clinical, talks about improvements that need to happen in clinical trial research. Brad details how he became CEO of his clinical research enterprise, one where he offered free research infrastructure to physicians who hadn’t been involved in any clinical trials before. Throughout his years of experience, Brad observed and identified many improvable aspects, some of which he mentioned. He believes clinical trial criteria need to be adjusted to include a more general population set. Clinical trials suffer from a lack of standardization in processes, and workflows need to be more integrated. Tune in to this episode to learn how Hightower Clinical addresses all the issues Brad has identified in clinical trials! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Make it easy for someone to find you if they're looking out for what you can offer! In this episode of Marketing Mondays, we are joined by Shawn Malloy, VP of Marketing at Curebase. He talks about the marketing challenges he has to face when it comes to positioning Curebase for all its different customers. Curebase is a decentralized clinical trial company that is running and conducting clinical trials with a software technology system that allows this to occur in a patient-centric way. He explains how he markets the company’s services to its three different targets at the same time: sponsors, physicians, and patients. Additionally, he speaks in a detailed way about the marketing journey that he has gone through at Curebase, giving advice based on his own experience and the lessons he learned from it. Shawn also highlights the importance of content and press marketing to provide customers with the right information with a degree of legitimacy to make informed decisions. Tune in to this episode to learn about Curebase and its marketing strategies in today’s clinical trial space! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This episode is brought to you by Provider Solutions and Development, the leaders in physician and APC recruitment that deliver top-tier candidates for the right roles. Visit info.PSDconnect.org/outcomesrocket to start the conversation today, and get tailored support, dedicated recruitment, and efforts that lead to provider retention and longevity. In this episode, Melissa Maisenbacher, a genetic counselor and associate director of clinical projects with Natera, joins us to continue the conversation about the benefits of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Melissa shares details on what conditions NIPTs typically screen for, including microdeletions, such as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS). She also highlights key 22q11.2DS findings from Natera’s SMART study, the largest prospective NIPT study ever performed. Through her work with Natera, and as a board member of the International 22q Foundation, Melissa helps educate families about 22q11.2DS and connects parents to critical resources. One way she does this is through the annual 22q at the Zoo events which raise public awareness about the condition. Volunteers spread awareness at their local or regional zoo and distribute fact sheets to educate guests and zoo visitors about 22q11.2DS. Tune in to this episode to learn more about NIPT and 22q11.2DS from someone with first-hand experience. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

There's a lot that one can learn about themselves and their future children thanks to the advancements in genetics. In this episode, Saman Askari, Co-founder, and CEO at Mitera Genetics talks about genetic testing technologies in the reproductive healthcare space. He explains how Mitera Genetics offers education on genetic testing. If a patient chooses to get an Expanded Carrier Screening or a Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing, Mitera enables them to do it at home. This way, they seek to provide more knowledge and accessibility to genetic testing in a medically responsible manner as it counts on physicians and counselors that review every test and connect it back to patients' existing care systems. Saman talks about the challenges Mitera faced and conquered and also shares details on how to access their services. Tune in to this episode to learn how Mitera is helping patients and families take control of their reproductive health in a medically responsible manner! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

LabOps is the most critical piece at Odin Pharma. In this episode, Mandar Shah, Vice President of Research and Development at Odin Pharma, talks about how his team’s operations at the lab, develop improved sterile products with technology. His career evolved from developing new drugs and surgical products to evergreening patents with his R&D at Odin. He details the development process that passes through the formulation and the analytical labs as a group effort where integrity is crucial. He also explains how technology can supplement the LabOps people’s work while emphasizing the importance of the human team. He encourages LabOps people to think about what they are doing and why not be monotonous and mechanical. Tune in to this episode to learn how LabOps is crucial for developing sterile products at Odin Pharma! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Becoming who you are, creating connections, and kindling meaningful relationships is a journey. In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern interviews Nicole Thomas, nurse, entrepreneur, and founder of Impact Nurse Consulting; Nicole shares her journey of becoming, from being a little girl to how Impact Nurse Consulting came to be. She explains how her organization implements innovative healthcare solutions that improve patient outcomes and employee wellness. She discusses social determinants of health and why she needs to have a community component in her work. Nicole talks about how the lack of technology is the most frequent problem she encounters with her organization and how nurse informaticists fit in to make connections between healthcare organizations, technology, and end-users. Tune in to listen to Nicole’s journey and learn from her experiences as a nurse and entrepreneur! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Have you ever looked up your symptoms on Dr. Google only for it to mistakenly say you have cancer or something worse? In this episode, Peter Bannister, Vice President of Life Sciences at Ada Health, talks about how Ada has developed a more informed and accurate alternative for people to initially go to when feeling unwell. With the help of cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology, a vast medical knowledge engine behind it, and high clinical evidence expertise and standards, Ada Health can be used as an app or in other familiar interfaces to allow people to report symptoms and have a personalized question flow; The result of this is a set of suggested conditions that concur with their symptomatology. Ada has a user-friendly version for patients and one designed for the healthcare professional to review, accelerating the doctor-patient relationship. Peter explains how Ada focuses on low and middle-income countries and is available in 11 languages, including Swahili and Arabic. It seeks to be a reliable tool that triages users to the correct provider and form of treatment, allowing them to interact with an expert to get the support and care needed. Tune in to this episode to listen about how a combination of man and machine can transform the care that's delivered! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

People don't know what it takes to actually research to optimize our health. In this episode, Joseph Kim, Chief Strategy Officer for ProofPilot, talks about the new podcast in the Outcomes Rocket Network Research Confidential, brought to you by ProofPilot. Joe wants to get people to see the inner workings of research from clinic staff, sponsors, and patients. He plans to start with site voices that include investigators, nurses, study coordinators, financial people, regulatory people, and pharmacists, hoping to bring their stories together and educate people. He also invites listeners to tune in for episodes twice a month. Tune in to this episode to learn about Outcomes Rocket’s new podcast on the sausage-making of research! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In marketing, you really need to ask yourself: what makes your practice unique? In this episode of Marketing Mondays, we are joined by Dr. Mansi Shah, a gut health guru, business systems coach, CEO, and co-founder of the Functional Wellness Network. She talks about how wanting to practice with freedom led her to create her own system and her own whole gut health protocol. This decision led to fruitful results, creating the blueprint for new marketing systems for doctors and practitioners. She explains how her marketing system is based on attraction, presenting herself as a stand-out figure through her unique identity, establishing her as an authority for a specific niche. She discusses why healthcare is moving towards holistic medicine and wellness, and also speaks about finding the right fit before working in marketing with healthcare clients. Tune in to this episode to learn about the future of health and wellness marketing! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This episode is brought to you by Provider Solutions and Development, the leaders in physician and APC recruitment that deliver top-tier candidates for the right roles. Visit info.PSDconnect.org/outcomesrocket to start the conversation today, and get tailored support, dedicated recruitment, and efforts that lead to provider retention and longevity. Welcome to the weekly summary of what happened this week in the Outcomes Rocket Network! We got incredible episodes, and here’s what we got: On our main channel, the Outcomes Rocket Podcast, Saul had Jason Hannon, executive director, and CEO at Mainstay Medical, talk about ReActiv8, a new groundbreaking therapy approach to help patients with back pain. Listen to it here: bit.ly/JasonHannon For Marketing Mondays, Andreea Borcea interviewed Brian Maurer, co-founder of Bristle Health. They talked about how Bristle makes oral microbiome tests to facilitate taking care of your own oral health, highlighting its importance, and why it’s been a marketing challenge for them. Tune in to that episode here: http://bit.ly/MM-BrianMaurer The SONSIEL Podcast, welcomed Andrea Jaramillo, a hospice nurse, forest therapy guide, and nurse farmer. In this episode, they discussed finding what nursing means to you and designing a career that is sustainable for yourself and that makes you happy. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gRzF2vyC The Sempre Health Podcast, hosted by Kyle Wildnauer-Haigney, had Bharti Rai, Vice President of Commercial Excellence, Insights, and Analytics at Novartis. They talked about how pharma as an industry has got to look at healthcare as a whole as opposed to medication only. Tune in to listen here: bit.ly/SEMPRE-BhartiRai On the Future of Global Informatics, host TJ Southern, interviewed Madeline Stadler, a nurse at Duke University Hospital. Madeline reflected on her education and highlights the importance of knowledge application and practice in the field. Listen to it here: https://lnkd.in/dQvgf4Ss LabOps Leadership Podcast, hosted by Samantha Black, invited Larina Burke, Laboratory Manager at Hyasynth Bio. They talked about her role as a laboratory manager in a small company, how Hyasynth Bio is the only company that produces a CBD isolate from yeast fermentation, and how being a part of the LabOps Unite Community has opened up many new opportunities for her. Tune in here: bit.ly/LabOps-LarinaBurke We had another episode on our main channel, the Outcomes Rocket Podcast, Saul had Tony Benedict, CEO at Omicron Partners. He talked about how the fundamental business model for delivering patient care has not changed in about half a century and why the healthcare industry is about 20 years behind other industries from both a technology and operations perspective. Listen here: http://bit.ly/TonyBenedict Tune in every week to discover something new about this industry! See you next week! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Business transformation transcends just updating technology. In this episode, we hear from Tony Benedict, CEO at Omicron Partners, about how he’s helping healthcare businesses transform and keep up with other industries in technology and operation matters. He explains how his background and experience outside of healthcare gave him the perspective to bring forward-thinking practices and better organization to the industry. Tony speaks of innovation in better organization, project management, and tackling everything that might affect operating expenses. He also discusses the benefits and setbacks of Group Purchasing Organizations, telehealth, and patient monitoring technology healthcare. Tune in to this episode to learn about how business transformation can happen in healthcare! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Managing LabOps might always look the same, but every day is an opportunity to create a new relationship. In this episode, Larina Burke, Hyasynth Bio Laboratory Manager, talks about her role as a laboratory manager in a small company. She starts by explaining how Hyasynth Bio is the only company that engineers and ferments yeast to produce a pure CBD isolate used as an ingredient in many personal care products. As a lab manager, she has a broad spectrum of responsibilities, but she highlights leadership, relationship building, and developing communication as some of the most crucial. Larina talks about the importance of identifying challenges in your lab team and recognizing members’ strengths to promote learning and improvement. She shares how being a part of the LabOps Unite community has opened up many new opportunities and experiences, allowing her to connect and learn from fellow professionals in the field. Tune in to this episode to learn how being a lab manager means motivating and empowering your team members to be better! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Did you know? It's an exciting time to become involved in informatics! In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern sits down to talk with Madeline Stadler, a nurse at Duke University Hospital, about education around nursing informatics. Madeline recently graduated from Duke, where she got her Quantitative Management Health Analytics Master’s Degree, and is currently looking at how to get more involved in the informatics space, which is why she reached out to TJ and started a conversation around the subject. Madeline shares that she feels excited about the operations side of nursing informatics and running units with improved workflows. They discuss Duke University’s informatics program and the benefits a new graduate can take from it. Madeline reflects on her education and highlights the importance of knowledge application and practice in the field. This episode was a delightful coaching session and chat. Tune in to listen to a new nursing informatics graduate and learn from her experience! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Pharma as an industry has got to look at healthcare as a whole instead of medication only. In this episode, Bharti Rai, Vice President of Commercial Excellence, Insights, and Analytics at Novartis, talks about how digital transformation in pharmaceuticals and life sciences can improve healthcare outcomes beyond the medications themselves. She talks about how data insights and analytics can refine the journey for both customers and providers by orienting care around the patients driven by the available data. Bharti speaks about how pharma is well-positioned to add value to the healthcare ecosystem from its financial standpoint and its wide range of possibilities with patient care “beyond the pill.” She shares a setback she had when integrating her personal life with work and how that could be a behavioral mindset issue, just like some problems patients face. Tune in to this episode to listen about disruption and transformation that are promising in pharma and healthcare! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Right now, it is all about finding what recharges us as nurses. This week’s guest on the SONSIEL Podcast is Andrea Jaramillo, a hospice nurse, forest therapy guide, and nurse farmer. She talks with host Hiyam Nadel about finding what nursing means to you and designing a career that is sustainable for yourself and makes you happy. After suffering from burnout, Andrea took the time to rediscover herself as a nurse before coming back to the patients. She transitioned from labor and delivery to hospice and became interested in forest therapy and farming. She explains how forest therapy connects people with nature and their health gets better. She discusses food and why it’s important to consider it, as a social determinant of health, where patients get their food, and what their options are. Tune in to this episode and get inspired to find what nursing means to you to better the care that we provide for our patients! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

A lot of people don’t think they should care that much for their oral health, but it’s quite the opposite. In this episode of Marketing Mondays, we are joined by Brian Maurer, co-founder of Bristle Health. He talks about how Bristle makes oral microbiome tests to facilitate taking care of your oral health, highlighting its importance, and why it’s been a marketing challenge for them, as there’s an education component intertwined to convince consumers they should care. He explains why having a release on Reddit and Hacker News helped Bristle understand the questions and hesitations people would have around their offering and product. Brian discusses SEM and Influencer marketing as ways to connect and build trust with potential consumers. He speaks of working with dentists and hygienists and how it was game-changing to find people who want to have those deeper conversations with their patients about how their oral health is impacting them. Tune in to this episode to learn about the importance of prevention-focused oral health and how it’s being marketed! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Creating a different approach to helping patients with back pain is a daunting task, but ReActiv8 is doing it with flying colors. In this episode, we hear from Jason Hannon, executive director, and CEO at Mainstay Medical, about ReActiv8, a new groundbreaking therapy approach to help patients with back pain; This is the first back pain therapy focused on the cause and not just on its symptoms. Jason explains how ReActiv8 works through neural stimulation with the patient’s participation to activate the muscle-generating stability in the spine. He discusses the results of a three-year study that show significant improvement for the patients who participated, an exciting outcome for back pain treatment. He also speaks of the challenges that come with entering the market after being so research-driven while being excited about what this type of therapy could represent for chronic pain management. Tune in to this episode to learn how ReActiv8 could be a paradigm shift for back pain treatment! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This episode is brought to you by Provider Solutions and Development, the leaders in physician and APC recruitment that deliver top-tier candidates for the right roles. Visit info.PSDconnect.org/outcomesrocket to start the conversation today, and get tailored support, dedicated recruitment, and efforts that lead to provider retention and longevity. Welcome to the weekly summary of what happened this week in the Outcomes Rocket Network! We got incredible episodes, and here’s what we got: For Marketing Mondays, Andreea Borcea, talked with Thomas Johnson, an executive wellness coach, CEO, and founder of GetUpNGetFit Wellness & Fitness Coaching Concierge, and host of the How May I Serve You Podcast. Tune in to that episode here. The SONSIEL Podcast, welcomed Danika Meyer, nursing professional and Product Owner at Cook Children’s Health Care System, and Joshua Littlejohn, Product Manager of Nurse Experience at IntelyCare. Listen here. On the Future of Global Informatics, host TJ Southern interviews the director of the Center of Innovations in Care Delivery at Mass General Hospital and SONSIEL’s podcast host Hiyam Nadel. Listen here. LabOps Leadership Podcast, hosted by Samantha Black, invites Karen Correa, Vice President and Head of Global Clinical Operations at Takeda. Tune in here. On our main channel, the Outcomes Rocket Podcast, Saul had Mariya Filipova, CIO of CareQuest Innovation Partners. Listen here! Tune in every week to discover something new about this industry! See you next week! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

What should health professionals do right now? We need to bridge silos in healthcare actively! In this episode, Mariya Filipova, CIO of CareQuest Innovation Partners, discusses supporting innovative solutions that effectively bridge the gap between dental and medical care. Oral health impacts our general health, which is why the Innovation Partners department seeks integrated, equitable, and accessible care solutions. At CareQuest, Mariya oversees a millionaire early-stage impact investing fund and an accelerator called SMILE Health. She discusses changing systems toward flexibility, agility, and integration, as well as the challenge that lack of patient awareness from providers and investors causes. Finally, she talks about what that change could look like in the near future. Tune in to this episode to learn about innovation improving general health, starting from oral health! Mariya wants to extend an invitation to all of the listeners! A special showcase of the 5 transformative startups that they have been accelerating through SMILE Health will happen this month. They are hosting a demo day at the Boston Museum of Science on September 13th, so if you are interested in attending in person or virtually, contact Mariya on LinkedIn. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Welcome to the LabOps Leadership Podcast! In this episode, Karen Correa, Vice President and Head of Global Clinical Operations at Takeda, talks about her overseeing global clinical operations and trials across multiple therapeutic areas. She discusses putting the patient first by focusing on developing decentralized clinical trials, increasing diversity, mitigating risks, and cross-pollinating with other companies and industries. She shares her thoughts on learning how to be a leader and finding the proper message delivery to reach your audience. Karen points out the importance of collaboration and making an impact by helping others. Tune in to this episode to learn how the work Karen Correa does at Takeda is making a difference in LabOps! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Informatics, documentation, and innovation go hand in hand. In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern talks with Hiyam Nadel, director of the Center of Innovations in Care Delivery at Mass General Hospital, about innovation and how nurses should think of themselves as innovators who can identify the pain points they're experiencing and coming up with their solutions. Hiyam explains nurse informaticists' role as the bridge between technology and innovation and the many opportunities that informatics brings in innovation. She talks about the importance of team collaboration to innovate, as opposed to working in silos, a common healthcare practice. At the Center of Innovation, Hiyam and the team mentor innovators and guide them through their process without placing any parameters, giving creative freedom to flow. She encourages nurses to start somewhere by solving problems and building credibility for themselves. Likewise, she urges employers to pay attention to possible innovative solutions their employees might come up with. Tune in to listen about why it’s essential to remind nurses that they are also innovators! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Being a bedside nurse is not your only option available; this episode features two professionals with many parallels in their non-traditional nursing careers. This week’s guests on the SONSIEL Podcast are Joshua Littlejohn, Product Manager of Nurse Experience at IntelyCare, and Danika Meyer, nursing professional and Product Owner at Cook Children’s Health Care System. They share their journeys transitioning towards non-traditional, non-beside, but equally impactful roles in nursing when delivering patient care and what their current roles consist of. After having just transitioned into an application analyst role, Danika reached out to Joshua on LinkedIn due to his jump into a product management role. Since that initial message, they developed a mentorship relationship. They explain the difference between an application analyst and a product role, the former being more focused on the technical work and information services and the latter being more strategy-focused and business oriented. They talk about how nursing should be thought of in an expansive way as there are plenty of roles that can bring value to the table with different types of knowledge that still support patient care. Danika and Joshua speak about how SONSIEL has created a sense of community around bringing innovation to nursing. Tune in to this episode to learn about transitioning to nontraditional nursing roles and how you can still support direct patient care doing them! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Your health is the wealth you have to invest in. In this episode of Marketing Mondays, we are joined by Thomas Johnson, an executive wellness coach, CEO, founder of GetUpNGetFit Wellness & Fitness Coaching Concierge, and host of the How May I Serve You Podcast. He talks about how he helps busy business professionals who are overstressed, overweight, and/or experiencing low energy through a holistic approach to improving their lifestyle. He explains the difference between a personal trainer and a wellness coach and how the latter can provide an outside perspective worth investing in. Thomas speaks about his company, GetUpNGetFit Wellness & Fitness Coaching Concierge, and how they build alliances with other health and wellness professionals to create a customized team for every client, whether virtual or in-person. Tune in to this episode to learn about wellness coaching and how Thomas Johnson is helping those who need his services! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This episode is brought to you by Provider Solutions and Development, the leaders in physician and APC recruitment that deliver top-tier candidates for the right roles. Visit info.PSDconnect.org/outcomesrocket to start the conversation today, and get tailored support, dedicated recruitment, and efforts that lead to provider retention and longevity. Welcome to the weekly summary of what happened this week in the Outcomes Rocket Network! We got incredible episodes, and here’s what we got: For Marketing Mondays, Andreea Borcea, had Bobbi Hamilton, CEO of Chi Universe and creator of the Chi Yoga Mats and game, Listen here. The SONSIEL Podcast, had Chuck Sacco, Drexel University’s Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation with the Charles Close School of Entrepreneurship, over to tell us how Nursing and Entrepreneurship have been brought together through an incredible program, Listen here. On the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern had Sheena Rogers on the show talking about all things data interoperability, Listen here. Memora Health Care Delivery Podcast is back with Manav Sevak showcasing Dr. Aaron Gerber, from Reimagine Care, a company that works tirelessly to make Oncology Care more affordable, accessible, and home-centered. Listen here. LabOps Leadership Podcast, hosted by Samantha Black, interviews Jay Stella, the Senior VP at Akouos, about the importance of having people with different skills working in operations. Tune in here. On our main podcast, the Outcomes Rocket Podcast, Saul had the pleasure of speaking with Jordan Harmon, the Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer & VP at the Hospital for Special Surgery, to discuss pushing the musculoskeletal boundaries in the life sciences, devices, and care delivery at HSS and more. Listen here!

Let’s talk deeply about the cost of care, delivery, and innovation. In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket, we have the pleasure of introducing Jordan Harmon, the Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer & VP at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)! He shares how the HSS is always pushing the musculoskeletal boundaries in the life sciences, devices, and care delivery when they take to fruition the idea of any of their scientists. Jordan reflects on how the pandemic influenced and affected medical innovation, specifically at HSS, and how their team adjusted the institution’s protocols and spaces to deliver care. He also chats about medical innovation, how creative it can be, and where HSS is going in the future. Tune in and enjoy a short and sweet talk about delivering care through innovation! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

When you work in operations, having a cross-functional team and a bird’s eye view is critical for success. In this episode of the LabOps Leadership Podcast, Jay Stella, the Senior VP at Akouos, shares his story in the industry, from how he ended up working in a lab to explaining what he does in corporate strategy and business development. He then dives into how Akouos is working on developing precision genetic medicine for sensorineural hearing loss and the involvement of the operations team in this matter. Jay also shares how every individual brings a specific skill set to the team and how cross-functionality is key to achieving the goals they have set. Operations are always in the background making sure that everybody else can do their work. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In a system where cancer care delivery is broken and needs a cure, Dr. Aaron Gerber and his team at Reimagine Care are working tirelessly to make Oncology Care more affordable, accessible, and home-centered. In this episode of Memora Health Care Delivery, Aaron walks us through how he decided to move into the business side of healthcare, all boiling down to impact and the number of patients his work can reach. Aaron shares some statistics, challenges, and facts about cancer patients while receiving treatment. At-home care delivery is an area that has improved through the years, especially for cancer diseases, through the implementation of technology, enabling two-way texts or video calls between patients and providers. He also explains how Reimagine Care is partnering with several other institutions and organizations not only to deliver better care but to study how they can be better. The endeavor for better care delivery is daunting, challenging, and not as nice as it seems on the outside, but Aaron is hopeful about his mission he cannot wait to keep pushing boundaries. Tune in to this episode! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Informaticists are always connecting health and human services! In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern talks with Sheena Rogers, Health Informatics and Business Integrations director at Creative Information Technology. Sheena talks about how informatics has collected massive amounts of healthcare data but must now figure out how to use it meaningfully. She explains Creative Information Technology's work by extracting data from electronic health records to create interoperability across different systems beyond just one organization and between health and human services. She speaks of moving data from legacy systems to new ones and having a multifaceted team helming said transition, especially using informaticists to traffic the information. She then touches on mentoring, supporting, and highlighting informaticists. Tune in to listen to learn how informaticists can share ideas and get the right people in the right conversations to drive change! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Do you want to become an entrepreneur? Start taking action! This episode features someone with an impressive entrepreneurial journey in different industries who partnered with SONSIEL to build a very interesting program. This week’s guest on the SONSIEL Podcast is Chuck Sacco, Drexel University’s Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation with the Charles Close School of Entrepreneurship. He talks about how the program Drexel has with SONSIEL brings worker from the nursing space important skills to start new ventures by providing tools and resources to fix some problems they see in healthcare. He details how the alliance came to be, how the program has evolved, and how it currently works in an interesting, interactive, and educational manner to empower the development of new ideas. He explains why SONSIEL has brought value to the program by providing guest speakers that can act as credible case studies. Finally, he talks about his own journey as an innovator and entrepreneur, advises those thinking about taking the entrepreneurial path, and encourages innovator nurses to take the SONSIEL program at Drexel University. Tune in to this episode to learn about innovation and entrepreneurship at Drexel University hand-in-hand with SONSIEL! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This is a story of that entrepreneurial gumption you need when you want to make a change! In this episode of Marketing Mondays, Bobbi Hamilton, CEO of Chi Universe and creator of the Chi Yoga Mats and game, talks about the entrepreneurial journey that led her to the current line of products she offers around global wellness through play. When Bobbi lost a successful TV initiative promoting yoga breaks for children, a new market opened and paved the way for her to resurface. She came up with the Chi Yoga Mats, mats with playful symbols that help children engage, follow along, and prevent injury while practicing. With creativity and resourcefulness, Bobbi found different ways to market her product on a limited budget through the press, social media, and relationship building. She also tells a cautionary tale on why it’s essential for innovating entrepreneurs to invest in protecting their intellectual property. Bobbi shares insights and advice on business marketing from her experiences, the highs and the lows. Tune in to this episode to listen to Bobbi’s journey of giving wellness to the world through play! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This episode is brought to you by Provider Solutions and Development, the leaders in physician and APC recruitment that deliver top-tier candidates for the right roles. Visit info.PSDconnect.org/outcomesrocket to start the conversation today, and get tailored support, dedicated recruitment, and efforts that lead to provider retention and longevity. In this episode, I have the privilege of hosting James Lott, founder, and CEO of Script Health. ScriptHealth is a health tech startup providing easy and safer access to prescription drugs. Its first public health initiative is to address the opioid crisis through the Naloxone exchange, allowing consumers to purchase life-saving medication with ease. So far, the company has sent Naloxone to over 40 states. Script Health also developed Scripted, a platform that enables patients with or without insurance to get the same daycare for common conditions at the local pharmacy. James discusses Script Health, the Naloxone Exchange, and Scripted. He also shares his thoughts on providing better access to care for people who choose to self-care, as well as some of his experiences and setbacks as an entrepreneur. Access to care does not always have to be through the doctor’s office. Script Health is offering a new to do it, so make sure to tune in to learn more! Click this link to the show notes, resources, and transcript: outcomesrocket.health

Burn bright instead of burning out! In this episode, Hannah Austin Founder & CEO of SheShatters, and host of the She Burns Podcast talks about how SheShatters manages and prevents staff burnout through life coaching and counseling. She talks about bringing wellness to employees by designing with them life plans considering communication, boundary setting, and other parameters. Hannah promotes the She Burns Podcast and talks about how it's talking to people about burnout issues in their lives. Its current third season focuses on women changing the world from a DEI and corporate wellness standpoint. Tune in to this episode to learn about overcoming burnout with life coaching! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Introducing the LabOps Leadership Podcast! In this episode, Samantha Black, co-host of Outcomes Rocket LabOps Leadership Podcast and Head of Content at Elemental Machines, talks about the new podcast in the Outcomes Rocket network: LabOps Leadership Podcast. The show will dive into the challenges and opportunities these LabOps individuals have not only in their professional development but also in accelerating science and innovation. Along with Samantha, there will be a slate of rotating co-hosts from LabOps Unite that will bring different perspectives to the conversations on what LabOps is and why this emerging industry is so important. This weekly show will bring high-level executives at pharmaceutical and biotech companies as guests, providing unique insights from leadership in research and development. Tune in to this episode to learn about Outcomes Rocket’s new podcast on LabOps, fundamentals that lead to more innovation! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

With so many different sides, nursing informatics has a global span. In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, Danielle Siarri, a nurse informatics specialist, talks about the broad nursing informatics playfield and opportunities. She expresses the importance of digital health literacy, social media, and networking in the global span of the nursing informatics space. Danielle also emphasizes having the initiative to constantly keep up with the healthcare space developments, being open to taking new opportunities, leveling up your education, and having conversations with different people to learn and stand out as a professional, as she did by writing blogs on LinkedIn. Finally, she provides some details about a book she worked on with other nursing informatics professionals. Tune in to listen to the tips and knowledge that Danielle Siarri has to share! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dream big and get your ideas built! This episode features a nurse innovator that's building something big at the World Health Organization. This week’s guest on the SONSIEL Podcast is Peter Preziosi, Quality Analyst and Credentialing Lead at the World Health Organization Academy. He speaks about a digitized global online learning academy for professional development and lifelong learning for all types of individuals involved in healthcare. He provides insights on the process and challenges of developing a new business within a large international organization. He also shares details of his career as a nurse innovator and why he joined SONSIEL’s board of directors. Tune in to this episode to learn about the W.H.O. Academy and how supporting innovation will fortify the healthcare system! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Consumers are currently driving healthcare. In this episode, Larry Diamond, CEO of Mitesco and the Good Clinic, talks about how they are helping the healthcare system evolve so that consumers have a better experience and outcomes with their health. Larry explains how they view it as a consumer product, bringing their needs to the center instead of what governments or insurance companies typically ask for. This means personalized, complete care that is convenient and reasonably priced. He exemplifies how the Good Clinic focuses on same-day or next-day appointments that are 37 minutes on average. He talks about referrals and community-based marketing as a means to let the right customers find them. He also discusses the benefits of the Good Clinic’s nurse-practitioner-led care and how primary care can become a better business. Tune in to this episode to learn how the customer has the power to turn healthcare more proactive! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This episode is brought to you by Provider Solutions and Development, the leaders in physician and APC recruitment that deliver top-tier candidates for the right roles. Visit info.PSDconnect.org/outcomesrocket to start the conversation today, get tailored support and dedicated recruitment and efforts that lead to provider retention and longevity. Welcome to the weekly summary of what happened this week in the Outcomes Rocket Network! We got incredible episodes, and here’s what we got: In Marketing Mondays, Andreea Borcea talks with Michael Bidu, the CEO and co-founder of MYND Therapeutics. On the SONSIEL Podcast on Tuesday, host Mary Lou Ackerman welcomed Kathleen McGrow, the chief nursing information officer at Microsoft. TJ Southern interviews Robert Abda, a registered nurse clinical informaticist at Universal Health Services in the Future of Global Informatics. We give a warm welcome to Manav Sevak on the Memora Health - Care Delivery podcast! He interviews Dr. Tony Das, Founder, and CEO of Connected Cardiovascular Care Associates in Dallas. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

How do we use the wealth of the organization experientially, philosophically, and clinically to drive meaningful outcomes for the millions of people that we serve? In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket, we are honored to have the president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, pediatric critical care physician, and recognized leader in healthcare transformation: Marc Harrison! He shares how she started in medicine, the journey from physician to a leadership role, and how his leadership style has always been impact-driven. He also touches upon the social determinants of health, the challenges they went through during the COVID-19 pandemic as a health organization, the changes the US health system should have in the future, and what leaders in this industry should be like. Tune in to this wonderful conversation about what Intermountain Healthcare is doing to increase physician collaboration, leading to better patient outcomes! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Digital tools will change care from episodic and sporadic to a more complete and contemporary manner. Welcome to the Memora Health Care Delivery Podcast, powered by Outcomes Rocket! In this episode, we are honored to listen to Dr. Tony Das, an interventional cardiologist, system medical director for the Baylor Heart Hospital Enterprise, and founder and CEO of Connected Cardiovascular Care Associates in Dallas. He speaks of how adopting digital initiatives can make healthcare better for patients. Tony explains why patients ask for a change in health technology and how adopting innovative tools can automate processes, unify and increase data input, and increase access and engagement to healthcare. He compares these innovations with other industries and the uniformity across different platforms. Dr. Das encourages the next generation to be curious and innovative, so things can keep moving forward. Tune in to this episode to learn how digital tools permanently change the healthcare space! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Are you thinking of becoming a nurse informaticist? This conversation is for you! In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern is joined by Robert Abda, a registered nurse clinical informaticist at Universal Health Services. He talks about his role as a clinical informaticist at a corporate level doing project management and custom development, as well as other work possibilities and opportunities in nursing informatics. Robert also discusses exciting changes happening around data transparency, cybersecurity, and education that might bring awareness to the role of nurse informaticists. Furthermore, he provides advice and encouragement for people considering a career in nursing informatics. Tune in to listen to Robert Adba speak about nursing informatics and what excites him in this field! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

A bridge between the clinical and technical sides of healthcare would solve so many challenges nurses are facing today. This episode features a very hands-on trauma critical care nurse who turned to informatics when she realized how important it would be in healthcare. This week’s guest on the SONSIEL Podcast is Kathleen McGrow, Chief Nursing Information Officer at Microsoft. She talks about her journey as a nurse, technology, and communicating clinicians’ needs to developers to push transformational innovations. She explains what it means to take a great idea and deliver it into something actionable for many people, sharing a lived experience where she helped build an electronic health record for the Amazon basin. Kathleen also speaks of the importance of networking and having social support when facing humbling situations and driving innovative initiatives toward development. Tune in to this episode to learn about leveraging technology to improve processes and patient outcomes! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Massive change is about to happen in health technology. Welcome to the Marketing Mondays Podcast! In this episode, Michael Bidu, co-founder and CEO of MYND Therapeutics and Interface Health Society, talks about the evolution that’s coming for technology in the digital health space. Michael introduces MYND Therapeutics, a digital therapeutics company, and explains how it uses virtual and augmented reality in cognitive behavioral therapy to prevent, manage and treat chronic diseases, eating disorders, and obesity. He also talks about the non-profit organization, Interface Health Society, and how they created the first virtual accelerator in the world for digital health. Michael discusses innovation and digitization in healthcare as ways to democratize access through new digital health tools, products, and services. He talks about the technological changes in the digital health space, like digital humans, and the benefits they will bring. Tune in to this episode to learn about the evolution in digital health technology and how it will make being healthy fun! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This episode is brought to you by Provider Solutions and Development, the leaders in physician and APC recruitment that deliver top-tier candidates for the right roles. Visit info.PSDconnect.org/outcomesrocket to start the conversation today, get tailored support and dedicated recruitment and efforts that lead to provider retention and longevity. Welcome to the weekly summary of what happened this week in the Outcomes Rocket Network! We are so excited to be launching this and give you the chance to explore and listen to people from other verticals in the healthcare ecosystem! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Innovation in healthcare is building the future. In this episode, John Couris, President and CEO at Tampa General Hospital, talks about creating an organizational culture in healthcare and the innovative ideas he’s implemented at Tampa General Hospital to achieve that. He believes that care coordination is the future of healthcare, creating a frictionless system that leverages technology and people. He talks about Internal Design, which consists in taking a private industry concept in having a group of people completely dedicated to designing future products and services in healthcare. He shares information on the building of a medical district in downtown Tampa and talks about how different leadership and partnerships can improve an organization. Tune in to this episode to learn about healthcare innovation happening at Tampa General Hospital! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

If they keep closing doors, go around them. In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern is happy to be joined by Amora Upton, an army veteran and nurse informaticist at the Department of Veteran Affairs. As an experienced professional, Amora shares her career trajectory from learning computer programs and informatics in the army to working on artificial intelligence policy issues. She talks about challenges and shortcomings she has experienced in her career, like inadequate software, the lack of more nurses on decision-making tables, level standardization, and hierarchies in nursing informatics. Amora also discusses the diversity of job opportunities for nurse informaticists and encourages newcomer professionals to have an open mind. Tune in to listen to learn from Amora Upton’s experience and advice nurse informaticists! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

A nurse is always building things that allow better care for patients! This episode features a nurse who has pivoted into technology and now helps build the tools that others use! This week’s guest on the SONSIEL Podcast is Joshua Littlejohn, product manager for the clinician experience at IntelyCare. After working in molecular microbiology and making television, Joshua became a nurse who then turned to technology, inspired to structure the tools and the systems to care for people. He introduces IntelyCare, a platform where individual nurses go and select which facilities, schedules, and shifts they want to work. He talks about his job as a product manager and draws differences and similarities with that of a nurse informaticist, both technology-filled jobs. The former being industry-focused, and the latter health-system-focused. Joshua speaks of finding where he fits in the nursing world and feeling excited about big data innovation in healthcare. Tune in to this episode to listen to Joshua talk about technology making an innovative impact in care and nursing! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Make sure you understand who your customers are. Welcome to the Marketing Mondays Podcast! In this episode, Rhonda Blaschke, a healthcare marketing leader, talks about personas, technology, and innovation all around healthcare marketing. She discusses different areas that contribute to taking the right idea at the right time into the hands of the right persona. Rhonda speaks on healthcare subjects like building trust with providers and administrators, building personas, digitalization, cybersecurity, and data interoperability. Additionally, she advises those starting in healthcare marketing, telling them to go out in the field and listen to customers’ needs. Tune in to this episode to listen about healthcare marketing and its potential! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health