Category: Leadership

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Episode 72: Wellness Beyond Walls: Navigating Healthcare’s Future

Ever wonder just how much alternative medical models could revolutionize healthcare? The ability to  provide better care at lower costs is a tangible reality that the industry might want to start paying more attention to.

Healthcare expert Dr. Jack Cappitelli, Chief Medical Officer NJ Region Summit Health, discusses his experience with alternative medical models and the transformative impact of empathetic leadership during the COVID-19 era. He discusses how new models can help modernize a multitude of major issues, from cost-effective multi-specialty practices to the challenges of rapid expansion and physician burnout.

Join us as Dr. Cappitelli and Ted discuss:

  • The potential of alternative medical models to offer better care at lower costs.
  • Strategies for healthcare growth, including data analytics, primary care focus, and the importance of empathetic leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Navigating healthcare delivery systems, addressing provider well-being, and the role of technology in shaping a patient-centered care approach.

Healthcare gaps, Leadership

Episode 71: Bridging the Gap: IMLC’s Quest for Healthcare Accessibility

These days we certainly don’t think much about meeting with a doctor or nurse practitioner online if we don’t need to see them in-person. But if you live in a rural area the recent advancements in telemedicine and healthcare access are life-saving.

This new unprecedented access to doctors, not just remotely but across state lines, is due to the  Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC). This initiative has had a transformative impact on healthcare access, telemedicine, patient care and for those working as and with locum tenens.

In this episode  Marschall Smith, Executive Director at Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission (IMLC), light on the evolution of the IMLC role in expanding telemedicine, addressing the healthcare access gaps in rural areas, and offers insights into the ongoing efforts to get more states on board with this groundbreaking initiative.

Join us as Ted and Marschall discuss:

  • The historical background of the IMLC, its formation, and the key role it plays in simplifying the medical licensure process.
  • The vital connection between the IMLC and the growth of telemedicine, especially in underserved areas.
  • The challenges and opportunities on the road to achieving a nationwide program, with the potential to revolutionize healthcare accessibility and quality across the US.

Healthcare gaps, Leadership

Episode 70: AI Innovations for High-Touch Patient Care

When patients receive a life-changing diagnosis, they can feel as if there is nowhere to turn for quality, timely answers to their questions and concerns. At the same time, providers are spending more of their day charting information and handling back-of-office tasks than they are spending caring for patients — leading to burnout. 

Manav Savek, CEO of Memora Health, is here to offer a solution. Memora’s ability to automate tedious back-of-office tasks allows a new sense of freedom for providers to focus on patient care and well-being. By utilizing emerging technologies, communications are streamlined, meaning providers are able to quickly address top-priority patient communication without the added noise. 

Join us as we discuss: 

  • The importance of patient-centric care for both patients and providers
  • Modernization in healthcare: cutting through the confusion and providing the best care
  • The revolutionizing potential of utilizing AI in healthcare

Healthcare gaps, Leadership

Episode 69: Amazing Innovation in Treating Cancer: 3D Printing Innovations

Cancer comes in many forms, each requiring a specific treatment approach. In addition, based on a patient’s genetics, cancer can be difficult to eliminate with concerns such as treatment ineffectiveness and negative immune responses. Another major challenge: many patients are on borrowed time, limiting the options for various treatments.

Ishani Malhotra, Chief Executive Officer at Carcinotech Ltd. plays a role in an innovative solution. By 3D printing tumors using a single patient biopsy, the team can account for cancer cell makeup, genetics, and patient-specific immune responses in a matter of days. Shifting treatment testing from humans to these accurate tumor prints eliminates many negative effects for patients and vastly cuts effective treatment selection time. 

Join us as we discuss:

  • Innovations in cancer treatment, research, and drug development with 3D printing
  • Reducing failure rates with rapid and precise drug testing platforms for personalized treatment
  • Why growth in personalized medicine testing, clinical trials, and collaborations will require consistent, automated, and high-quality reporting

Healthcare gaps, Leadership

Episode 68: The Mental Health Paradigm: Balancing Business and Passion

70% of medical professionals wouldn’t recommend the profession to others — a glaring red flag that’s the result of a broken system where health practitioners can’t serve patients in a way they like.

Dr. Kristin Jacob, Medical Director, Office of Physician and APP Fulfillment at Corewell Health West has dedicated her career to switching the narrative and rebuilding healthcare culture so that professionals and patients alike can embrace the full benefit of top-notch care provided by physically and mentally resilient practitioners — something only possible with a resounding culture of wellness.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Balancing passion and business acumen for sustainable, successful healthcare
  • Actionable steps for cultivating a culture of wellness
  • Empowering healthcare professionals with an attainable holistic approach

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Episode 67: AI Innovation, Shaping Tomorrow’s Healthcare

In the face of a global pandemic, people fought and won the battle. Their weapon of choice to go faster and be better? Data and artificial intelligence. 

Tom Lawry, Former National Director for Artificial Intelligence of Health and Life Sciences at Microsoft and author of Hacking Healthcare joins us to discuss what the healthcare industry learned from the pandemic and how those lessons can translate into a better, more efficient future of the industry. Where current efforts are somewhat stalled — the opioid crisis, chronic disease, cancer — AI and tech can be leveraged for innovation and rapid progress.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The power of cross-disciplinary  insights in fueling innovative problem-solving
  • Embracing AI to drive efficient patient care, reduce misdiagnoses and empower clinicians
  • Taking the wheel in AI’s chaotic innovation to pave the way for a better healthcare future

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Episode 66: Rising Strong: Recovery from Personal and Professional Challenges

Healthcare workers are suffering in silence from burnout and poor mental health. 

Dr. Olivia Ong, speaks to us about overcoming a life-changing car accident and struggling with the stresses of being a physician. Healthcare is undeniably a field that requires its workers to be strong, both physically and mentally. Yet, countless employees are suffering from burnout because of the stigmas around seeking help or appearing weak. This leads to even larger mental health problems over time. Founder and Director of The Heart-Centered Method Institute Pty Ltd aims to change that narrative. By offering support and raising awareness, her work towards stopping the stigma is changing the lives of healthcare workers (and their patients, too). 

Join us as we discuss: 

  • Stigmas surrounding addressing mental health and burnout in healthcare
  • Stopping the stigma: resilience is not a fixed attribute 
  • Building awareness, support systems and promoting self-compassion

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Episode 65: Inside the White House: Shaping National Public Health

There are only a handful of people in the world who get the opportunity to work directly with the country’s leaders to influence the public health of the United States. The insights and experiences gained by these industry leaders are invaluable.

Returning to the podcast, Sandra Elizabeth Ford, Former Special Assistant to the President for Public Health and Science at The White House, joins to discuss her experiences in her role in the capital. Her work to support communities and frontline healthcare during the pandemic has been astronomical. By addressing the need for quality local health clinics and supporting them throughout the pandemic, Dr. Ford is working to ensure top-tier healthcare for all. 

Join us as we discuss: 

  • Addressing local public health experiences to effectively manage crises
  • The White House’s action plan and the importance of collaboration and flexibility
  • Engaging with frontline healthcare workers to build effective strategies

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Episode 64: Empowering Women’s Healthcare

One in three women experiences abnormal uterine bleeding and pain. What’s worse — it’s normalized. Symptoms leave women struggling in silence, options limited to ineffective hormonal therapies, expensive and invasive surgeries or continual suffering. 

Keren Leshem, Chief Executive Officer at OCON has set out to make a change in women’s health. The development and launch of innovative products like the IntraUterine Ball (IUB) embrace modern science and offer non-invasive, affordable alternative solutions to women worldwide. But these developments don’t come quickly — they take the investment of time, resources and dedication from professionals around the world, with women like Keren leading the way.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Advancements in women’s health, and significantly improved outcomes
  • Tailoring healthcare solutions to meet specific needs by increasing diversity, inclusion and accessibility in clinical trials
  • Bringing awareness to women’s debilitating health issues that have historically been dismissed

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Episode 63: Closing the Gap: Breaking the Cycle: Tackling Poverty and Healthcare Equity Globally

Poverty and healthcare are deeply intertwined in Brazil, creating a vicious cycle of hospitalization, rehospitalization, and poor health outcomes. Without intentional intervention and innovative solutions that reach beyond the hospital setting, overall well-being will never improve.

Dr. Vera Cordeiro, Founder and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Dara Institute is on a mission to spearhead the social change on a global scale necessary to enable equitable access to healthcare using perhaps the most powerful tool available: data.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Interconnectedness of poverty and healthcare (and how we can change both)
  • Social entrepreneurship for health equity
  • How data-driven decision-making vastly improves health outcomes