New Obesity Medications Offer Hope But Not a Panacea This week I am talking to Carolyn Jasik, MD, (@DrJasik) CMO for Omada Health, a virtual-first chronic care provider helping members make lasting changes to improve health and reduce care costs for organizations Excitement is growing around new GLP-1 receptor agonist medications for treating obesity, with […]
This week I am talking to Avantika Waring, MD, Chief Medical Officer at 9amHealth who focuses on hands-on, everyday help with diabetes, weight loss, and heart health. Avantika shares her career journey into health tech and the virtual diabetes care program at 9 am Health. She explained how they provide comprehensive wraparound care including physicians, nutritionists, health coaches, and […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of Aug 2023 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where […]
This week I am talking to Frank Veith, MD, Surgeon, Professor, and author of “The Medical Jungle” where he lays out the six pillars of his pioneering tenure as a vascular surgeon in some of the most prestigious vascular programs in the country and the groundbreaking—and at times controversial—advancements for which he tirelessly advocates. He started out in […]
Who Will be the Tom Hanks Actor of Healthcare This week I am talking to Elizabeth Delahoussaye, The Chief Privacy Officer at Ciox (@cioxhealth). Elizabeth is an expert in health information management aka as Medical Records. We dive into the history of healthcare information and track back to the HiTech Act from 2009 and the […]
Popular Demand Driving Telehealth to New Heights This week I am talking to Roy Schoenberg, MD, MPH (@RoySchoenberg), President and CEO at Amwell (@Amwell) a telemedicine company based out of Boston with one of the largest telehealth ecosystems in the world. Like me, Roy found his path through medicine and into technology launching a series of companies […]
This week I am talking to Tom Stanis (@TomStanis), CEO of StoryHealth (@StoryHealthAI), a company that combines virtual care, remote monitoring, and AI to bridge the data gap between health system specialists, primary care doctors, and patients to extend care for patients with severe conditions with their first focus around heart failure, as they return […]
This week I am talking to Micha Breakstone, (@michabreakstone) CEO and Co-FOunder of Neuralight.ai (@neuralight) a company using novel objective and sensitive neurological biomarkers to accelerate neurological trials and increase their success rates Micah has an unusual background and history who thought he would be a novelist but found his way into serial entrepreneurship successfully launching […]
This week I am talking to John Martin, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Butterfly Network, Inc. (@ButterflyNetInc) who is revolutionizing the traditional practice of medicine by adding imaging capabilities to the doctor’s tool bag earlier in the diagnosis and treatment process of patients. John’s career started in vascular surgery where he found his ability to bring about […]
This week I am talking to Chris O’Brien, CEO at AdhereTech (@AdhereTech) who is working to solve medication adherence challenges with innovative simple connected technology. Chris started out life in software development and video technology but shifted into the world of DigitalHealth where he had success building healthcare information solutions At AdhereTech they have created a simple Internet […]
This week I am talking to Doug Miller, PhD, Chief Technology Officer for SmartTab (@veloce_smarttab) a company developing an advanced platform of ingestible capsules for oral drug delivery of biologics and targeted medications. Doug started out in avionics but quickly found himself in the world of healthcare focused on drugs and drug delivery mechanisms. At SmartTab they […]
This week I am talking to Sherie Friedrich, Chief Psychology Officer at MediTelecare a company delivering Telehealth behavioral services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. An often overlooked component of post-discharge patient care is behavioral health, although 20% of people over the age of 55 have some form of mental health condition and this impacts readmission rates […]
Month before This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of May 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. This month we discuss the shortage of clinical professionals in particular nurses that was temporarily ‘solved’ (this […]
This week I am talking to Randy Hawkins, MD Chief Medical Officer of Carrum Health (@CarrumHealth). Randy is an anesthesiologist who practiced medicine in the Navy and has a long career in digital enablement, electronic medical records, and meaningful use. He is focused on delivering the triad of healthcare to everyone that brings the appropriate […]
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 […]
This week I am talking to Darin Vercillo, MD, chief medical officer and co-founder of ABOUT Healthcare, Inc (@ABOUT_est2005) who offer intelligent access and coordination across healthcare networks. Darin is a board-certified and practicing hospitalist who describes sitting in an ER department with a colleague, where as usual the hospital was full with patients backing up […]
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 […]
Data Transparency This week I am talking to Morgane Mouslim, PhD (@MorganeMouslim) a Policy analyst at the Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and Morgan Henderson, PhD, (@morghend) a Data Scientist at the Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (@UMBC). Together with Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) and Josh Katz (@jshkatz) from the NY Times […]
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 […]
This week I am talking to Emad Rizk, MD President and CEO of Cotiviti (@Cotiviti) who are providing analytics reshaping the economics of healthcare. Emad has had extensive experience working with payers, hospital systems, government, physicians, and pharmaceutical companies, that offers a unique lens to help solve some of the hard problems in healthcare. We discuss the […]
The Regulatory Whisperer This week I am talking to Michael Hufford the CEO and Co-Founder of Lygensis a company that is breaking the mold of organ replacement and enabling organ regeneration. They recently received FDA 2A clearance and additional funding and will be starting their first human trials shortly. Michaels background has helped him master the […]
