Best Shahid Shah Podcasts (2024)

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ChatGPT: Where (and Where Not) to Apply it in Healthcare 45:51

1y ago45:51

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On this episode, we talk with Matt Hollingsworth, CEO of Carta Healthcare, about ChatGPT. If you've been reading the headlines, and maybe even experimenting with Chat GPT yourself, but don't quite grasp what's going on, then this episode is for you. Mat gives a not-too-technical, high-level explanation of what's going on under the hood so that you …

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Medicaid Transformation: Past, Present, and Future with Alan Weil of Health Affairs 48:37

1+ y ago48:37

48:37

Medicaid Transformation. 1115 waivers. Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) programs. Expansion. Contraction. We’ve been at this for a long time. Why isn’t Medicaid transformed already? Well… it turns out that this is really difficult work. First off, there are complex political and ideological issues. Even if we all agree that we want …

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Should Patients Be Charged for Messages to their Doctors? 35:46

1+ y ago35:46

35:46

Cleveland Clinic recently announced that they would begin charging for certain patient-initiated messages. This flies in the face of everything the industry is talking about when it comes to patient engagement and value-based care. At the same time, it is quite unreasonable to think that a doctor should be available for questions at any time, for f…

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Take it All With a Grain of Salt 49:00

1+ y ago49:00

49:00

Don and Shahid discuss NCQA's Health Innovation Summit (November 2022) and FHIR Dev Days (June 2022). They explore these events as examples of how to interpret what you hear at conferences, in industry media, and even on podcasts like this. The discussion covers a lot of ground including: What is NCQA? What is HEDIS? What does it mean to move from …

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The State of Blockchain and Web3 in Healthcare with Ray Dogum 51:42

1+ y ago51:42

51:42

On this episode, we talk with Ray Dogum, MS, MBA about the state of blockchain and web3 technology in healthcare. Ray is the producer and host of the Health Unchained podcast where he discusses blockchain developments in healthcare with industry experts. There was quite a hype cycle around blockchain in healthcare that has died, but there is still …

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Can I Buy You Lunch (and tell you about my product)? 32:48

2y ago32:48

32:48

Some people tell doctors that anything more than a cup of coffee is a conflict of interest. What about executives? Is it ok to take them out to lunch? What about a trip to the Super Bowl? Is there a line? Where is it? On this episode, Don and Shahid discuss a recent LinkedIn discussion where a healthcare executive called shenanigans on himself and …

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The Business Case for Being Patient-First with Brian Sanderson 45:33

2y ago45:33

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There's no business case for doing the right thing in healthcare. Fortunately, being patient-first is the right thing to do and can be good for business too. Today we talk with Brian Sanderson, national healthcare management leader at Crowe LLP and author of the new book, The Patient-First Revolution. In it, Brian provides a blueprint for hospitals…

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Building an Innovation Lifecycle Ontology 28:42

2y ago28:42

28:42

It's easy to experiment with new tech and produce products that look and sound innovative. It's much harder to tie your innovation efforts to strategic objectives with measurable outcomes and then scale the solution across your organization. The former leads to "death by pilot". The latter makes a difference in people's lives. We need a more discip…

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Episode 200!!! What's Next for the show? 53:17

2y ago53:17

53:17

On this episode, Don Lee and Shahid Shah celebrate 200 episodes of The #HCBiz Show! We discuss what we've done over the past 6 years and tell you where we're headed next. In a nutshell, we're going to work to codify what we've learned about innovation in healthcare over the past 200 episodes and in our decades of deploying digital health solutions.…

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Putting Ambient Intelligence into the Clinical Workflow at Scale with Peter Durlach 50:55

2y ago50:55

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There’s no shortage of development when it comes to AI and ML in healthcare. The technology is already powerful and continues to advance. The challenge, as always, is getting things into the clinical workflow. And doing so at scale. Nuance has a plan to help innovators and health delivery organizations find alignment and get the right tools integra…

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Care Pays Back: Addressing the Social Determinants of Success in Healthcare Education with Dr. Rebecca Sarlo 49:16

2y ago49:16

49:16

It is now widely accepted that socioeconomic issues like food, housing, transportation, and more, directly drive health outcomes in the U.S. These issues hinder access to quality healthcare, and create obstacles to education and stable employment. In the former context, they are often referred to as the Social Determinants of Health. In the latter …

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It’s Time We Treat Medical Records Requests as a Critical Customer Service Issue with Grace Cordovano 1:04:55

2y ago1:04:55

1:04:55

There are many areas where customer service is lacking in healthcare, but few are more egregious than the medical records request process. It’s frustratingly slow, needlessly opaque, and contributes to patient safety issues and staff burnout. And it’s making most of our health systems look bad. Today’s guest is not just calling for a better custome…

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Engineering to Your North Star with Satvik Gadamsetty 50:26

2y ago50:26

50:26

Last year we learned how Nayya was using data to help employees pick the best health plan. Founder and CTO, Akash Magoon told us that they were “restacking the financial odds in favor of American Families.” We loved that mission, and apparently, the market did too. Nayya has grown tremendously since we spoke and recently raised $55M in Series C fin…

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The Data Fundamentals that Enable Value-Based Care with C.K. Wang 34:11

2y ago34:11

34:11

It's natural to reach for advanced analytics, machine learning, and other potentially transformational technologies in healthcare. That’s especially true in oncology where speed to diagnosis and speed to care are critical. However, there are fundamental data needs that must be mastered if we are going to be successful. Today we talk with C.K. Wang,…

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66: Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 1: Spoiler Review 26:40

2y ago26:40

26:40

Film and TV critic, Shah Shahid, provides his spoiler filled review of Stranger Things season 4, volume 1, now on Netflix. Deep dive with Shah as he takes a look at all the things that worked in this latest season of the Netflix hit original series. HIGHLIGHTS: 🕷 Shah's non-spoiler review here: https://blankpagebeatdown.com/stranger-things-season-4…

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Privacy and Security by Design with John Giantsidis 37:50

2y ago37:50

37:50

MedTech and Life Sciences commercialization expert, John Giantsidis of CyberActa, assesses the current regulatory environment around Medical Devices, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), and wearables. John shares best practices on how to gain regulatory approval and how to make compliance part of your company’s culture. Plus, he provides actiona…

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Empower the Care Team to Empower the Patient with Omar Nagji 35:21

2y ago35:21

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There is a lot of attention being paid to the patient experience, and rightly so. However, we haven’t paid enough attention to our clinicians and caregivers and what they need to guide our patients thru that experience. Providers struggle to keep up with the increased touchpoints and questions without the proper tools. That increases stress and dee…

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Applying AI and ML to Help the Humans of Healthcare Achieve Better Outcomes - Prashant Natarajan 59:14

2y ago59:14

59:14

Digitization means taking paper charts and putting them into EHRs. Digital transformation means leveraging the digital asset to do something we never could before. Applying AI/ML in healthcare will be one of the primary ways we carry out that digital transformation. Today we discuss all of this with Prashant Natarajan, VP of Strategy and Products a…

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Do You Know Where Your Patients (and Money) Are Going? with Ray Deiotte and Sean O'Malley 46:30

2+ y ago46:30

46:30

Most health systems don’t understand their own referral networks or patient flows. From an overall fiscal standpoint, they may know who their best and worst physicians are but there’s little clarity on what’s happening in the middle. Where are patients going for procedures? Who is sending them there? And what’s the financial impact to the health sy…

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Modernizing Medical Training with VR and AR - Dr. Ryan Ribeira 49:28

2+ y ago49:28

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We've been training medical personnel in the same way for decades, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are poised to change that. We talk with Dr. Ryan Ribeira, founder and CEO of SimX, about the opportunity to modernize and expand our approach to medical training. We discuss how that is already happening at many of the major medical in…

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65: Into The Bolly-Woods: Netflix's Aranyak Spoiler Review 18:40

2+ y ago18:40

18:40

Headline: Into The Woods: Netflix’s Aranyak Spoiler Review Host Shah Shahid focuses on one of 2021’s best original series, Aranyak. The original Indian series is all about a whodunnit-style thriller involving a murder in a small town. Shah breaks down the story, its depiction and just why he considered Aranyak to be one of the best new series of 20…

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64: The Fame Game Spoiler Review Ft. Jab We Pod 1:21:41

2+ y ago1:21:41

1:21:41

On this episode of the Split Screen Podcast, host Shah Shahid is joined by the hosts of the brand new Bollywood Podcast, Jab We Pod. Rimjhim and Priley share their insights as the three review the brand new Bollywood Netflix series, The Fame Game. Being a show about a Bollywood celebrity, the series stars Madhuri Dixit, in her return to acting in a…

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Escaping the Tyranny of Fee-For-Service Healthcare - François de Brantes 44:47

2+ y ago44:47

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The recent dust-up over Direct Contracting and its ultimate rebranding as the ACO REACH model may have led some to believe that our path forward is unclear. That couldn't be further from the truth. On this episode, we talk with François de Brantes, Senior Vice President of Episodes of Care at Signify Health, about where we are on the pathway to esc…

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Tokenization: Stop Sending All that PHI - Sequent at ViVE 2022 24:55

2+ y ago24:55

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Healthcare orgs share large amounts of PHI with 3rd party vendors. They share it for analytics, rev cycle management, call center services, and more. It's a necessary part of the business. But you know what isn't necessary? Sharing everything! There is a very disrespected requirement in HIPAA called minimum necessary. It means exactly what it says.…

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How to Build Your Own Customer - Alex Yarijanian at ViVE 2022 22:11

2+ y ago22:11

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It's difficult for Digital Health startups to find alignment between their innovations and the complex business realities of healthcare. That is why this show exists. We discuss it in nearly every episode. Today's guest has a novel approach to solving that alignment problem. Alex Yarijanian and the team at CareNodes have decided to build their idea…

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The Continued Push Towards Virtual First Healthcare - Karsten Russell-Wood at ViVE 2022 22:35

2+ y ago22:35

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Virtual-First thinking and telehealth adoption exploded during the pandemic. Since necessity was the driver there is some expectation that demand and use will scale back as the pandemic wanes. Yet today's guest tells us that is not what's happening in the field. We spoke with Karsten Russell-Wood at ViVE 2022, and he's seeing the opposite . Not onl…

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How to Be a Good Partner to Health Systems - Ed Marx at ViVE 2022 21:24

2+ y ago21:24

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There's a difference between being "just another vendor", and being a true partner to your customers. Ed Marx has thrived on both sides of this equation, first as a health system executive and now as the Chief Digital Officer at Tech Mahindra / The HCI Group. We sat down with Ed at ViVE 2022 to hear what he has learned about good vendor/health syst…

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Selling Clinical Decision Support - Dr. Yair Saperstein at ViVE 2022 22:34

2+ y ago22:34

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AvoMD is a no-code platform that allows users to create clinical decision support apps that integrate directly into their workflows. We caught up with Dr. Yair Saperstein, co-founder, and CEO to learn a bit about their platform and approach. Plus, we dig into the keys to gaining attention as an early-stage startup, being a good partner from the sal…

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Empowering Healthy Aging in Place with Blooming Health 46:52

2+ y ago46:52

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Our population is aging. According to the Urban Institute: “The number of Americans ages 65 and older will more than double over the next 40 years, reaching 80 million in 2040. The number of adults ages 85 and older, the group most often needing help with basic personal care, will nearly quadruple between 2000 and 2040.” And the aging population co…

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How Healthcare Leaders Can Get Involved with Startups – Alan Pitt 52:05

2+ y ago52:05

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Whether you’re an administrator, clinician, or executive, if you’ve built a career in the healthcare industry then you have skills, knowledge, and connections that most digital health startups lack. On this episode, we talk with Dr. Alan Pitt, a physician, entrepreneur, and investor, about how to put your hard-earned healthcare industry expertise t…

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Commercializing Physical Products in Healthcare - Jason Kang - Kinnos 36:04

2+ y ago36:04

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We tend to talk mostly with software startups about commercialization and sales. What do things look like for a startup selling a physical product? And a physical product that’s very relevant during the pandemic at that? That’s exactly what Jason Kang and the team at Kinnos are doing right now. Kinnos’ product, Highlight®, colors bleach, and bleach…

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Building the First FDA Approved Autonomous AI in Healthcare - Dr. Michael Abramoff and Seth Rainford 1:09:09

2+ y ago1:09:09

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Have you ever had an idea that you just had to make real? No matter what it took… no matter what obstacles were in your way… no matter how many times people told you no… you just couldn’t stop until it existed? Well, this is one of those stories. It begins with an idea in 1988 and leads to the first-ever autonomous AI to be approved by the FDA for …

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63: Sooryavanshi (2021) Spoiler Review 28:48

2+ y ago28:48

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The long delayed Sooryavanshi is finally out! Rohit Shetty’s latest instalment of his cop universe of movies, feels like a means to an end, setting up other films for the director. Shah reviews this one to see if it was worth the effort and the wait in this Sooryavanshi spoiler review. HIGHLIGHTS: 👮🏼‍♂️ Shah looks back on his history with Rohit She…

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Making Machine Learning Available to the Masses – Dr. Taha Kass-Hout – AWS 48:15

2+ y ago48:15

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We talk about ML and AI quite a bit on this show. Our angle is always to avoid the hype and help you find the practical applications that you can put to work right now. Today’s episode is a great extension of this ongoing conversation. We talk with Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, Chief Medical Officer and Director, Machine Learning at Amazon Web Services about…

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The No Surprises Act is Full of Surprises - VBP in 2022 with Gail Zahtz - Part 4 56:37

2+ y ago56:37

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The No Surprises Act intends to prevent patients from getting burned with huge, unexpected bills for medical services. It is a needed law – medical bills are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. And it’s certainly noble in its intentions. However, the healthcare machine works in unexpected and unintuitive ways. It has a way of moving surprises wh…

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62: Dhamaka Spoiler Review 28:37

2+ y ago28:37

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Dhamaka is the latest Bollywood movie on Netflix. It’s an official remake of the 2013 Korean film, The Terror Live. However, it’s a baffling movie full of plot holes that don’t meet any expectations of a drama, or a thriller. Host Shah Shahid breaks down all the things that don’t work about the movie, and one positive thing. So check out Shah’s spo…

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Doctors Just Took a Pay Cut - VBP in 2022 with Gail Zahtz - Part 3 55:13

2+ y ago55:13

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program final rule on November 2, and there are big changes to physician payments. In particular, the Medicare conversion factor, which forms the basis for payments to clinicians, will be lowered by 3.7%. There’s nuance in calcul…

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Are We Crying Wolf? VBP in 2022 with Gail Zahtz - Part 2 35:29

2+ y ago35:29

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We planned to discuss quality measures but shifted to address a very important piece of listener feedback after the preview and Episode 1. The comments came from a doctor in the audience and I know there are many more doctors and healthcare administrators who feel the same way. The feedback, in short, is that we’ve been hearing about the move to va…

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61: League Of Legends' Arcane Act One Spoiler Review 20:10

2+ y ago20:10

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Entertainment Writer Shah Shahid reviews his latest obsession in the form of Netflix's brand new animated series, Arcane. The first act features the first three episodes of the nine-episode series. Shah's reviews a completely spoiler-filled gushing review of act one. Check out this new episode of the Split Screen Podcast featuring a review of Arcan…

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Health Equity is Population Health - VBP in 2022 with Gail Zahtz - Part 1 59:44

2+ y ago59:44

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There’s a lot of unknowns as we head into 2022, but one thing is certain: Health Equity will be a major focus for CMS and CMMI. Gail Zahtz, CEO of PropHealth, tells us that “value-based payment models have failed to deliver on the promise of health equity” and that is a major reason why CMMI paused so many models earlier this year. When the next it…

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60: The Harder They Fall Non-Spoiler Review 16:07

2+ y ago16:07

16:07

Host and Movie Critic Shah Shahid reviews the latest Netflix original movie, The Harder They Fall. And how representation in this movie is such a big deal. This is a non-spoiler review. HIGHLIGHTS The unique selling point of THE HARDER THEY FALL. Shah goes off about representation in movie genres that don’t always have it. The coming of Jonathan Ma…

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59: The Reintroduction Of Shah Shahid 15:47

2+ y ago15:47

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After over a year of inactivity, Host and the least appealing part of The Split Screen Podcast, Shah Shahid, breaks down into a hot mess of self indulgent nonsense, in an attempt to restart the Podcast. It's funny. But also sad.By Shah Shahid

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Series Preview: Everything You Need to Know About Value-Based Payment Models to Prepare for 2022 with Gail Zahtz 28:51

3y ago28:51

28:51

What is going on with Value-based payment models in healthcare? We’ve been talking about it for years and despite all the chatter and investment, uptake has been slow. Now, the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) has put many of its models on hold including the Direct Contracting Geo model that we covered earlier this year. Does this mean we are moving aw…

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Communicating Healthcare to Humans with Talya Miron-Shatz 57:20

3y ago57:20

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We're less rational, less logical, and less deliberate than we like to believe. We have biases and regularly use heuristics, or mental shortcuts, to make our decisions. Most of the time we aren't even aware it's happening. Every actor in healthcare has these tendencies. Health systems have biases that influence doctors. Doctors have biases that inf…

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Spin-offs and Joint Ventures: Another way to Innovate with The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic 45:17

3y ago45:17

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There are many ways to innovate within an existing organization. However, it can be difficult to move as fast as you’d like within the constructs of an established business model and culture. For one, it’s difficult for your team to innovate on top of their “day job”. Second, it can be difficult to hire and incentivize the right people to drive the…

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Office Hours: Does My Software Need FDA Clearance (SAMD)? 1:03:56

3y ago1:03:56

1:03:56

On this edition of #HCBiz Office Hours, Don and Shahid talk with Yuma Nambu, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at CROSS SYNC. CROSS SYNC is a Japanese startup whose medical data analytics software, “iBSEN”, enables hospital ICU’s to automate the monitoring of patient vitals and motions continuously to assist healthcare professionals in identifying acute…

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Financial Advice for Early Stage Digital Health Startups w/ Kristian Marquez 1:01:23

3y ago1:01:23

1:01:23

We spend a lot of time talking about how to align your startup’s vision with the realities of the business of healthcare. You can have the best idea in the world, but if you don’t properly validate your offering with customers, clearly and concisely explain the value it will bring them, close deals, and deliver on your promises then it will amount …

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The Art of the Possible: Doing Health System Innovation Right with Houston Methodist Center for Innovation 43:31

3y ago43:31

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Just about every health system has an innovation program, but how do they know if it’s making a difference? That’s the question we set out to explore with the team from Houston Methodist Center for Innovation. On this episode we talk with: Michelle Stansbury, Vice President of IT Innovation Brad Shaink, Administrative Director of Digital Innovation…

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The AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative with Grace Kitzmiller 41:08

3y ago41:08

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Early in the pandemic, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the Diagnostic Development Initiative (DDI) to help organizations around the world accelerate diagnostics research and development. In the first phase of the initiative, AWS awarded $8 million in computing credits and technical support to 87 organizations in 17 countries. Some of the highlig…

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Multicultural Patient Engagement to Improve Clinical and Business Outcomes with Abner Mason 42:52

3y ago42:52

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A major driver of health disparities is that the system does not typically account for the differences in the culture, language, and experience of the patients it is charged to serve. Today we talk with Abner Mason, Founder, and CEO of ConsejoSano about the importance of customizing engagement to match the multicultural realities of your patients. …

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