This week I am talking to David Nash, MD (@nashpophealth) the founding Dean Emeritus and Professor of Health Policy at Jefferson College of Population Health. David like me have family working in front-line healthcare and struggled through the pandemic response and the enormous challenges this placed on our healthcare system and the staff who work in healthcare. We […]
This week I am talking to Alex Jahangir, MD, (@alexjahangir) Vice president for business development, vice-chair of orthopedic surgery, and director of the division of orthopedic trauma at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, (@VanderbiltUP) as well as the executive medical director of the Vanderbilt Trauma, Burn, and Emergency Surgery Patient Care Center. He is the author […]
This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of January 2023 Opening up the new year and tackling the latest news and updates in the world of healthcare I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners…..or am I? Has he been replaced by […]
This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of October 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. We review the current state of public health in the context of the rising number of cases of COVID-19, […]
This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of September 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. We dive into the recently published The Lancet COVID-19 Commission that reviewed the worldwide response to the Pandemic. As […]
This week I am talking to David Stern, MD CEO of Experity (@experityhealth) who is working to change the way urgent care works for patients by rethinking the offerings delivered in this setting. With a focus on medicine and the user experience David looked for a technical solution to help capture, document, and automate the […]
This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of July 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. We discuss my joining the growing number of people who have succumbed to COVID and the challenge of […]
Vaccination for This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of June This month’s episode of News You Can Use for Jun 2022 with Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners features discussions on the recent approval for COVID19 vaccination for infants and younger children, the Facebook […]
This week I am talking to Rob Lowe, CEO of WellSpring a company focused on identifying technology and intellectual property and successfully rolling out that technology. Rob was a college professor who taught classes and strategy and innovation management and turned that into a company that provides software platforms to help bring early-stage ideas into products in the […]
This week I am talking to Laura Fernandes, PhD, Senior Statistical Director COTA (@cotahealthcare) who provide real-world data and analytics to help health systems expedite cancer research and standardize cancer patient care, and empowers life sciences companies to accelerate drug development and regulatory approvals for life-saving cancer drugs and treatments. Laura comes from an international […]
Groups Recover Together This week I am talking to Gus Crothers, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Groups Recover Together (find out more here) who have focused on solving the Opiod Use Disorder (OUD). Gus’ journey to this role is interesting as he described his ‘beginner’s mindset’ that allowed him to see the opioid epidemic with fresh eyes […]
Special Guest “Dr Jayne Histalk MD” This months episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of January 2022 This month Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) and I delighted to be joined by Dr Jayne (@JayneHIStalkMD) who writes “Curbside Consult” on the HISTalk blog. We look forward into our crystal balls to tease out […]
This week I am talking to Rachael Grimaldi, MD (@cardmedic), Founder and CEO of CardMedic and an Anesthetist working in the NHS who founded the company while stranded out of her home country at the height of the pandemic on maternity leave. Born from a desire to help and long term desire to improve health literacy […]
This week I am talking to Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH (@MonicaGandhi9), Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, and Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Medical Director of “Ward 86” HIV Clinic, San Francisco General Hospital. She has many articles published on the pandemic, details of our immunity […]
Vaccines 5 and Up This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of November You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping up with innovating in healthcare. Please send me your suggestions on topics you’d like to see covered. You can […]
Medical Data Navigator This week I am talking to Maneesh Juneja, (@ManeeshJuneja) Digital Health Futurist who has been exploring the future and how emerging technologies can make the world a healthier and happier place. We share some common interests and passions around sensors, wearables and even intermittent fasting (IF) aka Time Restricted Feeding/Fasting (TRF) He was […]
This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of October You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping up with innovating in healthcare. Please send me your suggestions on topics you’d like to see covered. You can reach out direct via […]
Do you Have a Doctor in the Family This week I am talking to Walter Jin, CEO at Pager (@getpager) a virtual care company that integrates care across different platforms and channels wit the goal of democratizing access of healthcare to the widest possible population, nationally and internationally, as possible. Walter’s journey started out as an investor […]
This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of October You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping up with innovating in healthcare. Please send me your suggestions on topics you’d like to see covered. You can reach out direct via […]
Designing a Resilient Healthcare System This week I am talking to Margaret Lozovatsky, MD (@DoctorLozo), SVP and Chief Health Informatics Officer at Novant Health (@NovantHealth). Margaret came into medicine with a computer science degree right at the time Electronic Health Records were being rolled out giving her an edge in both understanding as well as seeing the […]
Reporting from HIMSS This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of September and was recorded at the HIMSS 2021 show that took place in Las Vegas from August 9 to 13 You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping […]
There has been a trend, especially in European countries and on certain airlines to mandate a requirement of a “Medical” mask: Cloth masks banned by airlines, governments, and healthcare facilities. As COVID-19 continues to surge, accelerated by the delta variant, several European governments and companies are banning cloth masks, arguing that they are not as […]
Advancing Scientific Knowledge and COVID19 ICYMI Fred and I discuss the advancing scientific knowledge and how this has impacted both the understanding but also the mitigation of COVID19. We highlight the key changes to the guidance that has taken place over the last year or more that includes 💦Transmission path – droplet vs aerosol 🚿Surfaces […]
ICYMI: Fred and I look into our crystal ball and tease out some of the changes we will see in our world that will stay with us post the COVVID19 pandemic 😷Are masks here to stay? 🤧What about Sick Leave policy ♻️Surveillance and Wastewater Monitoring 🏙Building Re-Design 🧠Brain Health Challenges especially for Children “Not to […]
Technical Support Done Right This week I am talking to Chris Wickersham, Director, CereCore who provide EHR implementations, IT and application support. In Chris’ case his origin story and underlying personal driver was a woman looking for help to get a hospital bound patient to their son’s wedding before they died. They managed to help and make […]
