Outcomes Rocket

Virtual Reality technology can be a potent tool when used for learning. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Alex Young, the CEO, and founder of mixed reality training platform Virti, about how VR can facilitate repeatable, safe environments for professionals to build and train soft skills through personalized, immersive experiences. He talks about how Virti seeks to democratize through its platform the experiential soft-skill-training scenarios by making them affordable, accessible, and easily customizable to anyone around the planet. Dr. Young discusses the science behind how virtual reality connects having an experience, remembering it, and creating lasting behavior changes from it. He explains the learning-with-virtual-reality process in detail, provides examples of how Virti’s platform has been used in healthcare and other sectors, and even talks about how the Metaverse is related to his work. Tune in to this episode to learn how Virti is training professionals’ soft skills with Virtual Reality! Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Nursing is a profession that can be merged and married to others, like this guest’s story! In this episode of the SONSIEL Podcast, we have the pleasure of chatting with Josiah Jackson-Okesola, an African nurse that is also a social media star, strategist, broadcaster, and multi-award-winning nurse innovator, and more. Josiah ended up in the field thanks to his mother, and he quickly developed a passion for it, turning him into one of the most renowned innovators in the space. He knew that opportunities wouldn’t come to him easily, so he started looking out for them. Josiah always knew how to elevate and work with the professionals within the healthcare industry, that is why he has moved to be a career coach for nurses. He also encourages everyone to move investments into the nursing field, as they are the backbone of our healthcare systems. The power of media can change minds and African nurses are tuning into it to do so, just like Josiah. Tune in to this episode and enjoy! Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In today’s episode of Outcomes Rocket, we are excited to share with your our interview with Ami Rakshit, the CEO and President at PreAcute PHM. Ami talks about how his company reduces unnecessary surgeries and lower costs. He shares four ways his company adds value to the health care space, the best stakeholder partner to implement the changes, and how Pre Acute makes business better. He also talks about the challenges brought about by COVID and in being an early-stage company. Please tune in to my full interview with Ami! Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

“Once you realize that your family has died of heart disease, I think it might be a good idea to study heart disease.” In this episode, we hear from Manny Villafaña, founder and Chairman/CEO of Medical 21, about the company’s six-year development of an artificial artery graft. He describes how Medical 21 seeks to eliminate the inconveniences associated with a standard bypass surgery procedure for the millions of people who might need one with this innovation. Inspired by his family’s health history, he founded eight companies throughout his career that developed products for heart disease-related issues, the latest being Medical 21. Manny explains in detail how the artificial artery graft works and how its development is being financed in innovative ways. He also shares life anecdotes about his childhood, education, and setbacks from which he learned, ultimately fueling his passion for his work and leading his projects to success. Tune in to this episode to listen about how Manny Villafaña is taking yet another risk with Medical 21’s groundbreaking innovation, created with 21st-century technology, and is currently using a 21st-century financing method! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

When someone goes into nursing, the possibilities in the workspace are endless. In this episode of SONSIEL, we feature Layne Price and Pak Chau, two incredible nurses whose journeys inspire us. Both of them have attached another word to their role as nurses, providing them with tools and knowledge to keep delivering high-quality care. They both share their thoughts on innovation and the role of nurses in it. Also, Pak talks with first-hand experience about burnout and mental health and nurses’ essential part when conforming to a team. Nurses' voices have always been valuable, but they are getting huge engagement right now, which is important for the success of care delivery. Check out this episode and get inspired by these two rock stars of the nursing profession! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Better, cheaper, faster: three words that describe the ideal patient journey. In this episode, we hear from Jean Drouin, CEO of Clarify Health, about Clarify’s mission to power better care by empowering others to better care through actionable insights and analytics to improve health outcomes. He talks about how machine learning and artificial intelligence are helping Clarify clean and refine their massive sets of patient data to generate precise insights and predictive analysis on every patient journey. Jean explains how Clarify can help patients by broadening access to all their prior medical history and reducing process costs and care providers by navigating and analyzing data more efficiently and effectively through its self-service and on-demand platform. He further elaborates on possible approaches by explaining how moving from fee-for-service to a value-based care payment model can support Clarify's changes to achieve its mission. Tune in to this episode to listen about how Clarify will make patient journeys better, cheaper, and faster! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we have an amazing conversation with Dr.Lon Jones, author of No More Allergies, Asthma, or Sinus Infections and creator (along with his colleague and wife Jerry Bozeman) of Xlear, a nasal spray made up of xylitol and saline that assists and stimulates the immune system's efforts to clean the nose. Dr. Jones shares how his granddaughter's ear condition and his wife's work observation as a special education teacher paved the creation of the nasal spray. He talks about the challenges he has faced in marketing the nasal spray as a drug and how he ended up with the name commonsense medicine. He shares a wealth of medical information regarding nose washing and ear infection, as well as insights that can help us remain healthy and protected against the virus. Please tune in and enjoy! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Patient care goes beyond a doctor’s appointment or a healthcare facility visit. In this episode, we hear from Mark Clermont, CEO of Cecelia Health, about using technology to improve patient care delivery in terms of support, accessibility, clarity, and relationship-building when navigating the puzzling healthcare system. Many patients need help adhering to or even initiating their care when they go home. Mark speaks of virtual modalities in hybrid care systems and the importance of human engagement in building a relationship between the health care provider and the patient. He explains that these current approaches place healthcare for patients in a promising position thanks to advances in telemedicine, data availability, and the focus on building meaningful human relationships. Tune in to this episode to listen about how Cecelia Health is working to simplify and improve the patient care journey with promising digital toolsets! Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

We all need somebody to lean on, and why not a health coach? In this episode, we hear from Marina and Eugene Borukhovich, CEO & COO at YourCoach Health, the premier Virtual Home for health and wellness coaching they co-founded. They talk about the work they do at YourCoach Health and how health coaching can be a different approach added to health care teams to support caregivers and help patients identify, set, and achieve their health and wellness goals. The YourHealth platform can provide and connect health coaches with patients and companies who are looking to include health coaching. Eugene and Marina explain what this consists of in the transforming healthcare ecosystem. They talk about how it can impact and augment physical and digital human-centric care services. Tune in to this episode to listen about Health Coaching and how YourCoach Health is working to make it more accessible! Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Many people take detours with their careers but ultimately keep working in healthcare. This episode’s guest is Jessica Smith-Amara, a board-certified nurse executive with a particular journey in healthcare. She has taken a couple of detours in her career with teaching, practicing nursing in pediatrics and bedside patients, and clinical project management. Her love for innovation brews from troubleshooting and presenting solutions to any obstacle she encounters. She also shares her three principles for innovation: awareness of the starting point, recognition of the low-hanging fruit, and starting with what you know. Jessica also reflects on her overall design thinking process, networking, and the nursing workforce. Tune in and enjoy this episode with a true innovator because the more hats you can wear, the more you can offer in your roles. Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we are privilege to host Janis Powers, Founder and CEO of Longitudinal Health Care. Janis discusses how her digital health company aims to replace traditional health insurance and how her company adds value to healthcare. She shares her thoughts on consumerization and the direct-to-provider payment model, other options for securing health care, and the importance of health literacy. If you're fed up with the high insurance cost and would like a different perspective on health care challenges, tune in because this interview with Janis could be what you're looking for. Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this podcast, we are excited to host Dr. Andrew Botham, the Chief Scientific Officer, and Co-Founder at TestCard. Andrew discusses how his company is leveraging the power of technology and cameras in smartphones to offer immediate results related to medical tests. He talks about challenges healthcare scientists face and how TestCard's home testing solution, with the help of a phone's camera (or clinical grade scanner), helps people get accurate and faster results, which they can then take to their doctor. He talks about providing easier access to health care, low-cost solutions, reducing contaminations, and more. This interview is packed with learnings and insights, so please tune in! https://outcomesrocket.health/testcard/2020/10/

Technology is not the answer to everything, but it can certainly help us be more efficient. In this episode, we hear from Molly K. McCarthy, National Director of US Health Provider and Plans for Microsoft, about how new models of care that integrate technology and human resources can improve health systems. Thinking differently about how people approach to care, technology, and processes can be challenging. Molly talks about how there can be innovative human-centered models that use technology to address workforce challenges and pressure, isolation, and burnout. Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance will bring new inclusive designs, development processes, and ambient clinical intelligence improvements. Additionally, Molly discusses care-at-home as a developing model of care and how social determinants of health are essential for its implementation. Tune in to this episode to listen about how technology can complement and improve new and existing models of care!

There is a massive potential in innovation ready to be tapped. In this episode, we hear from Onike Williams, nurse practitioner and Director of Program Development at UCLA Biodesign, about how the program is working with professionals from the medical field, including nursing, to educate them as innovators and develop new technology. As she still is a nurse practitioner, she also speaks of how that balances and enriches her work and contributions to the Biodesign program. Onike explains what the program’s health tech accelerator strives for and how the one-year fellowship develops ideas to patent and take to market. She emphasizes that there is no bad idea and encourages medical professionals, especially nurses, to be inspired by those ideas to innovate. Tune in to this episode to listen from Onike Williams about nursing innovation and her work at UCLA Biodesign! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Today, we are privileged to host Alex Trahey, VP of Data Science at Algorex Health. Alex shares his passion for merging modern technology and helping people. He discusses how his company leverages consumer marketing techniques in the world of health care to try to address social determinants of health and shares some successes of Algorex Health in partnering with companies to improve health outcomes. Alex also talks about standardizing data, scaling up interventions, running models on addressing social isolation, and more. Learn more about Algorex Health and what they are doing to help improve health in this exciting conversation with Alex, so please tune in! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Access to diagnostic imaging is a challenge many patients still face around the globe. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Wesley Gilson, the senior director of MR Business Development for Siemens Healthineers North America, about the expansion plans he is leading for diagnostic care. He discusses accessibility challenges and opportunities and the latest developments through innovations that derive from collaboration and technology integration. Following the acquisition of Varian by Siemens Healthineers, the recent marriage of advanced diagnostic imaging and leading-edge cancer therapeutics prompted by the merger is introducing promising outcomes. Dr. Gilson explains why and how many unprivileged patients don’t have healthcare that provides access to diagnostics and treatment. He also raves about how the collaboration between Siemens Healthineers and Varian, will improve the targeting of cancer diseases, a health concern for a large portion of the global population. Tune in to this episode to listen about his work expanding access and bringing more advanced healthcare to more people worldwide! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

When someone’s passionate about something, it goes across the board in everything they do. Today’s guest is Olga Kagan, a registered nurse with a background experience that goes back to her childhood when she gave her grandmother her insulin shots to cardiothoracic ICUs, other clinical settings, and finally academia! From a very early point in her career, Olga started innovating and her work was constantly gyrating around academia. Olga's work has inspired many others, from fabricating reusable gowns and facemasks to founding community groups on social media. She is also a passionate educator who brings a different perspective to the field. Tune in to listen to her experience and her journey! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health Go to Sosiel's Website to learn more about what they do.

In this episode, we are excited to talk with Alberto Casares, the VP of Risk Protection at Constella Intelligence. Alberto discussed the different online threats in the market and dark web. He also shared how his company is improving awareness of securing online presence, compromised data, early detection capabilities, and more! Alberto also shared important tips on how to avoid being hacked. We all want to secure our privacy, and this conversation will help you understand how we can do that. Please tune in to my very interesting conversation with Alberto Casares. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting the amazing Dr. Charles Keller, Scientific Director at the Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute. The CCTDI is a 501C3 non-profit biotech that tries to both understand how cancers work, but also test and evaluate thoroughly the drugs that might hit a particular target to stop cancer from working. Dr. Charles shares how his team is helping facilitate the development of medication that works while also de-risking investment in the pharma space. He talks about the preclinical gap and shares anecdotal, challenges, setbacks, and more. Dr. Charles and his team are doing a wonderful job helping children with cancer. Learn more about CCTDI and how you can help in this episode. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this podcast, Allyson Jacobsen, Global Marketing Director of Artificial Intelligence and Analytic solutions at GE HealthCare discusses what her company is leveraging AI and technology to improve the quality of care while also reducing cost. GE HealthCare holds to very strict AI principles to ensure that the models will be trusted and won't be biased. Allyson shares examples of how GE healthcare products are well integrated into the system, thoughts on cross-functional alignment challenges, and more. This is one great conversation you don’t want to miss! Please tune in for my full interview with Allyson Jacobsen. https://outcomesrocket.health/gehealthcare/2020/09/

Let's empower patients to live their healthiest lives with Credo. In this episode, we hear from Carm Huntress, the Founder, and CEO of Credo, about the development of digital healthcare systems that enables patients access to their medical record data. Many organizations and providers doing value-based care still operate through phone and fax when it comes to healthcare information exchanges that overlook patients. Credo seeks to provide a digital service that relieves the burden of carrying out those processes manually and enables patients access to their information. Carm discusses the benefits and obstacles of several factors that play a role in Credo’s goal like interoperability networks, healthcare data comprehensibility, and digital technology infrastructure. He explains how the platform will increase care quality and accessibility to empower patients with their data to improve their health. Tune in to this episode to listen about how Credo will impact healthcare systems with their medical record data platform! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Today, we are privileged to host Amy Shannon, the Chief Commercial Officer at Prima-Temp. Prima-Temp is a medical technology company pioneering chronobiological healthcare for women. In this episode, Amy discusses how her company empowers women to make informed health care decisions. She talks about chronobiology and circadian biology and their impact on women's hormones, leveraging data and social community for better support for women's health journey, and she also introduced Priya, an innovative technology that tracks continuous core body temperature. She also shares insights on facing challenges as a company like shifting clinical trials, the democratization of healthcare, and more. Tune in for an amazing interview with Amy Shannon! Click this link to the show notes, resources, and transcript: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we interview Evan Osborne, Founder and Managing Partner at Diabetics United and the President and CEO at Ride Salem. Evan discusses how his company provides an all-in-one platform for all diabetes, designed to promote a healthy diabetic lifestyle. Diabetics United has resources for all types of diabetes. It has a trusted shopping resource where vendors and products are safe, a community where people with diabetes can collaborate, share, and interact. It also has a wealth of resources about diabetes and researches and studies to improve the lives of people with diabetes Evan shares some of the challenges diabetics face in healthy and solutions his company has developed to help solve problems and add value. He also shares insights on business, educating fellow diabetics, and more. This is a fascinating conversation, so please tune in and learn more about Evan and Diabetics United! Click this link to the episode: outcomesrocket.health

In these trying times, we look forward to the care and support we receive from family and friends. Can you imagine how having such a tight-knit and loving support would do to elderly people? In this episode, we are happy to host Carlos Montero-Luque, who runs Huginntech, a company dedicated to ensuring families can support their elderly loved ones with their health and independence. Carlos talks about the origins of the company and how they leverage technology to get involved in the support and care for elderly adults. He also shares the benefits of Huginntech to different stakeholders. https://outcomesrocket.health/ht/2020/09/

Today, we are privileged to host Fred Johnson, a seasoned global strategist and leader, and the President & CFO at Team Select Home Care. Fred talks about his reason for getting up every day and that os pioneering new home cares for medically fragile children. He explains the challenges faced by the family of medically fragile children, the difficulty of finding nurses that specialize in pediatric home care, and the impact of these challenges to the individual, family, and community. Fred also shares some of his observations from the Colorado related caregiver program and how the company provides training to parents, helping them become CNAs which in turn frees up nurses to work more at the supervisory roles. Team Select Home Care is saving the state tons of money while also providing jobs to parents. It is doing a phenomenal job at helping medically fragile children and the communities they serve, and you'll definitely pick up a lot of nuggets in this conversation. Tune in to learn more! https://outcomesrocket.health/teamselect/2020/09/

One of the biggest challenges is securing connected devices, including medical devices. Welcome back to part two of our chat with Pascal Podvin and Jeremy Haltom from Ordr inc.; we also introduce Jim Brady, the CISO for Fairview Health Services, to the conversation on cybersecurity and healthcare. The three of them discuss the challenges that Healthcare Delivery Organizations face and what assessments they could do to increase the security of their devices to take care of patients. No one can protect anything without knowing what the threats are, so identifying them is a specific step in the process, and taking action will then make it fruitful. Technology is only one part of the equation; the other one is a great team that is constantly working on increasing the cybersecurity of the organization. Be sure to listen to the previous conversation with Pascal and Jeremy before listening to this episode! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we are privileged to feature the excellent Dr. Stan Shepherd, Founder and CEO of Instant Access Medical. Stan discusses how his company develops a comprehensive, life-long, multi-lingual personal care record specific to each individual. He highlights the importance of having citizens be the primary data owner and cites great examples of what data integration has done for consumers in other industries. Stan also shares the benefits of people managing their own health care and his insights on setbacks and personalized medicine. Find out more about Instant Access Medical and how it can improve outcomes in this exciting interview with Stan. Please tune in. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Healthcare is an evolving system that has gone through many changes and will continue advancing over time. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Tate Erlinger, the Vice President of Clinical Analytics at Elsevier Clinical Solutions, about the advantages and challenges of the Clinician of the Future and Elsevier’s recent report, which points out possible obstacles and suggests improvements to the industry. The relationship between patient and doctor is at the core of healthcare. Dr. Erlinger says that technology has changed the relationship's nature and should be nurtured to keep on improving it. Accessibility through Telehealth, on-demand information, and payment for quality have been identified as challenges or advantages that need to be addressed. He believes this shouldn’t discourage the clinicians of the future, as they can participate in the resolution of those challenges and be rewarded with being able to help more people directly. Tune in to this episode to listen about his hopes, work, and thoughts regarding the future of healthcare! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Cancer is a prevalent condition that impacts not just the patients but also families, employers, and society. Without the right management and medication it can lead to financial loss, reduced quality of life, and even death. In today's episode, we are honored and thrilled to have Sanjeev Luther, CEO and President of Rafael Pharmaceuticals. Sanjeev discusses his company's mission to develop highly effective anti-cancer agents to improve the quality of life of patients with g AML, Burkitts & pancreatic cancer. He shares his insights on innovation, collaborations, AI, challenges in the pharma space, fundamental shifts among regulation due to COVID, and many more. This is a great conversation on oncology in pharma so don't miss it! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Cybersecurity and AI are two of the most spoken topics right now, and they are essential to the success of the future’s healthcare ecosystem. In this episode, we chat with Pascal Podvin and Jeremy Haltom while we were together at the ViVE conference this year. Pascal is the Chief Revenue Officer, while Jeremy is the director of Sales Engineering, at Ordr, a company that is leading the IoT security field. Pascal and Jeremy explain how Ordr works, how they are securely connecting devices, and what things are important to take into account to make the business scalable. They also share their part of the work in ransomware and the log4j vulnerability problem. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we are privileged to feature Ilyana Rosenberg, the Principal Product Manager at NYM Health, a startup focused on automating medical coding. Ilyana educates us on the basics of medical coding and discusses how her company leverages automation to improve operational efficiency and compliance perspectives. She relays inspiring anecdotes and great insights on innovation in health care, keeping medical coders updates, and more. Ilyana is excited about the innovations happening in healthcare, and you can hear it in her voice. Please tune in and learn more about medical coding and its impact on healthcare. Click this link to the shownotes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Digital tools can be leveraged to be more equitable and give more healthcare access to people. We are back at the ViVE event 2022 with an incredible healthcare professional that just got off the stage, Manav Sevak, the CEO of Memora Health. Manav emphasizes the feeling of being in person at the conference after two years apart, thanks to the pandemic, and the main themes providers and healthcare systems should focus on moving on. Clinician well-being has become more important in the past 6 to 8 months, so avoiding burnout and guaranteeing safe environments for their work. Also, the transition of care delivery out of the conventional spaces is a vast topic that needs to be addressed; this is where Memora Health comes in to help health systems digitize and automate many processes. They end up the interview with the role AI and ML tools play right now in the healthcare field. Tune in to this conversation about healthcare delivery and technology being leveraged to improve outcomes! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

This is the second part of the Chronic Pain Series with Dr. Hanscom. In our previous episode, Dr. Hanscom talked about the problems of overcare, different over operations, and waste in healthcare. In this episode, Dr. Hanscom discusses the solution and how his DOC roadmap can help address chronic pain. He also talks about the app that he is launching. As always, interviews with Dr. Hanscom are interesting and you'll find pearls you can apply in other aspects of your life. Tune in for a great podcast with Dr. Hanscom. https://outcomesrocket.health/healing-yourself-with-the-direct-your-own-care-process/2020/08/

In this episode, we have the privilege to feature Amanda Demano, Vice President at Avia Health Innovation. Amanda discusses how Avia, as the nation's leading network for the health system, seeks to innovate and transform through digital strategy. She shares excellent examples of how her company has improved outcomes, how Avia is helping health systems and payers address things like disparities in health care, her insights on health innovation, and more. Learn how Amanda and her team are assisting accelerate digital adoption. Enjoy! Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.com

In this episode, we are privileged to host two outstanding healthcare leaders who can help us learn a new way of managing painful diabetic neuropathy. Niamh Pellegrini is the Chief Commercial Officer at Nevro, and Meredith Vornholt is the Senior Director. Niamh and Meredith discuss HFX for PDN and how it can help patients suffering from painful diabetic neuropathy. They share insights on leveraging technology to help patient care, employer impact, challenges, patient anecdotes, and much more. HFX for PDN is the only spinal cord stimulation device approved by the FDA with a specific indication to treat PDN. Learn more about this innovative treatment in this exciting episode of the Outcomes Rocket podcast, so please tune in! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In these trying times, we look forward to the care and support we receive from family and friends. Can you imagine how having such a tight-knit and loving support would do to elderly people? In this episode, we are happy to host Carlos Montero-Luque, who runs Huginntech, a company dedicated to ensuring families can support their elderly loved ones with their health and independence. Carlos talks about the origins of the company and how they leverage technology to get involved in the support and care for elderly adults. He also shares the benefits of Huginntech to different stakeholders. https://outcomesrocket.health/ht/2020/09/

Healthcare can always learn from industries that are very far away. In this episode, we chat with Erik Nielsen, CEO, and founder of TAG, a world-renowned game creator, about leveraging technology to improve people’s lives, mental health, and the intersection between healthcare, advertising, and gaming. With TAG, they are bringing real-life cases and a therapist that hands the coping skills to that specific issue to the audience. They have seen that caregivers are gyrating towards the platform to seek help and resources because they often struggle independently. One of their central values is having all of this content available and affordable, creating unlimited viewing packages for under 5 dollars. Erik also shares how the pandemic brought challenges to the business and how they have dealt with them to keep improving people’s lives. Tune in and enjoy this episode with Erik and our host Saul! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Immunotherapy is a kind of treatment for cancer that changed the landscape of oncology. In this episode, we had a very insightful chat with Dr. Angel Rodríguez, Natera’s Oncology Medical Director. At the same time, he explains how immunotherapy works, what it entails, how patients can be treated, and the medical challenges around this. With immunotherapy, doctors can choose a type of treatment that attacks cancer in a localized way instead of chemo or radiotherapy, which it’s more of a “shotgun approach.” Dr. Rodríguez shares how sometimes immunotherapy can come with more than one challenge, why it is not a standard treatment, and how Natera is innovating with blood tests to identify if there is any disease left in the body. The future of oncology lies ahead, and Natera is leading the way. Tune in to this episode to listen to one of the best oncologists in the nation! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Welcome back, Medvalistas! In this episode, we have the honor to feature Tom Ferkovic, the CEO of Medic Management Group and a leader in the healthcare sector, who will share with us what MMG does as a one-stop shot with several services. MMG isn’t only a management service organization but also offers consulting services. Tom also reflects on the challenges while working with clients, how MMG helps them from compensation models to productivity measurements, and much more. He also gives his thoughts about physician leadership and why leaders need confidants to talk to and bounce solutions to their problems. Tune in to this wonderful conversation about independent practice and how MMG can help run your business! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

The healthcare industry is constantly bombarded with threats from cybercriminals, so it is important that businesses and organizations know how to protect themselves and their data. In this episode, we are privileged to interview David Sygula, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at CybelAngel, the world’s leading digital risk protection platform that prevents data leaks and limits damage to your business or organization. David explains CybelAngels’ mission and how it can benefit the healthcare space. He discusses tips on how to keep your assets safe and your reputation secure. This is a great discussion on data protection and security so please tune in! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

The intersection between cybersecurity and healthcare can sometimes be a complicated gray area for people that don’t know much about this topic. In this episode, we talk with Erik Decker, the Chief Information Security Officer at Intermountain Healthcare, a mastermind leader in cybersecurity in the healthcare field. When it comes to the healthcare sector, Erik reflects on how technology has to keep up with the pace we are now running in, addressing threats around cybersecurity and the relationship between AI and machine learning in this topic. The future of cybersecurity lies in how fast technology can change, the developer's skill set, and the analytics-driven skills they need. Erik also shares his thoughts on cyber-security and its importance for systems to be resilient to attacks. If they get shut down, the consequences directly impact patients. We met Erik during ViVE, and we had to interview him about this topic that concerns us all; tune in and enjoy! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we are covering health transportation and we have the privilege of hosting the fantastic Josh Komenda. Josh is the Co-Founder, CEO, and President of Veyo, a full-service, non-emergency medical transportation brokerage designed specifically for health care. Josh discusses how his company is providing a solution to the logistics challenge of NEMT(non emergency medical transportation). He explains how his team saw an opportunity to bring a new transportation model to the healthcare world, how they help close the gap for both patients and providers, and how they leverage tech-based transportation to offer better transparency and efficiency. Josh also shares the major advantages of Veyo, as well as several challenges they have faced over the years. It has been a really interesting conversation and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, I have the privilege of hosting Spencer Hutchins, CEO and co-founder of Concert Health, a behavioral health medical group that partners with primary care providers so that every patient has access to exceptional behavioral health. Spencer discusses his company's mission to re-architect America's behavioral health using the collaborative care management model in improving patient care. He also shares about hitting the multistakeholder approach, how the company is adding value to healthcare, and providing remote care. If you recognize that your team needs a way to manage people's depression, anxiety, and behavioral health, Concert Health is a great way to do it. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

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If you or someone you know is having issues with attention, memory, planning, and organizing following a brain injury, is it possible to improve that brain through a good, well-dosed cognitive rehabilitation platform? In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket, we are excited to once again feature Mark Watson, the CEO and Executive Director at ABI Wellness. Mark has been in the podcast before, and today he is back to share with us how what he is doing to empower others in the realm of improving cognition as a method to improve outcomes and brain injury. Mark discusses ABI Wellness's efforts in helping clinicians further standardize, optimize and extend their care and improve the outcomes of the patients through the BEARS (Brain Enhanced And Recovery System) method. He also explains the different groups who benefit from the training. Find out how ABI Wellness is helping clinicians and organizations take the patients’ care to the next cognitive level. Please tune in! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

The future of health lies in homecare-based systems and the democratization of access. In this episode, we chatted with Dr. John Chelico while he was at ViVE. Dr. Chelico is a board-certified internal medicine physician with former fellowship training in biomedical informatics. He has a subspecialty board certification in clinical informatics. His expertise is in using electronic health record systems to improve clinical care, quality and research. Currently, John is the system VP Chief Medical Information Officer for Common Spirit Health. Dr. Chelico cannot stress enough the benefits of bringing clinical trials to health systems that have access to many different types of individuals inside a population. He also reflects on when the patient should be taken to a hospital, how data helps predict these interventions, professional burnout and retention, and where the future of healthcare might be going. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we interview the outstanding Cody Simmons, CEO of DermaSensor. He discusses how his company delivers a game-changer in the field of skin detection and care, and the impact of improving access to skin cancer check at a low cost. He also shares powerful and insightful anecdotes and the things he is looking forward to in healthcare. We want to scale the care we provide to skin cancer patients, and Cody has given great call outs and suggestions. Tune in to my exciting conversation with Cody here. Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.com

In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting the amazing Bill Fox, Business Development Executive at SambaNova System. This is Bill's second time on the podcast and he's doing fantastic work in healthcare. Bill discusses how his company is bringing that next generation of technology into the real Bill talks about the improvement of technology and how our current technology now supports data accumulation. SambaNova created the new generation of computing with the aim to bring AI to everyone. Bill shares the company's successes, including being used for COVID and cancer research. SambaNova's expertise is great especially if you want to scale as a business, so listen and enjoy! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we have the privilege to host Teo Son, Chief Global Officer at Olive Union, a company that produces smart responsive tech for better hearing. Teo shares his company's vision of "hearing for all". He discusses the three different products they have launched in the past three years, giving special emphasis to Olive Pro, a 2-in-1 hearing aid that can be easily calibrated to the user's hearing needs. Teo also shares his thoughts on the importance of having an affordable option for hearing aid, removing the stigma of hearing aids, and pushing for healthy hearing for everyone. Find out more about Olive Pro and Olive Union in our exciting interview with Teo. Please tune in! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, John Perez, Senior Client Engagement Manager and the lead for the venture network at AVIA, shares his company's focus on driving digital transformation and collaboration among healthcare enterprises. He shares how AVIA helps hospitals and health systems identify the best emerging innovative solutions to drive growth, increase efficiency, and improve outcomes. He talks about partnerships, working on both the investor and health system side, aligning with the strategic health system investor, and many more. John is excited about the continuing digital transformation and its potential in healthcare. We hope you'll enjoy this interview with John as much as we did. Link to the episode: outcomesrocket.health