Outcomes Rocket

At Outcomes Rocket, we are the shared knowledge hub for healthcare's toughest problems. Our goal is twofold and clear. To help inspire and guide our listeners to 1. Improve patient outcomes and 2. Experience business success in healthcare. Tune in to learn more!

Health & Fitness
Medicine
776
A Safely Interconnected Healthcare Ecosystem wi...
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nymhealth/2021/01/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
16 min
777
Autonomous Medical Coding with Ilyana Rosenberg...
<p>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.</p> <p>Click this link to the shownotes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nymhealth/2021/01/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
23 min
778
Information to Action: The Intersection Between...
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Tune in to this conversation about healthcare delivery and technology being leveraged to improve outcomes!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nymhealth/2021/01/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
15 min
779
Healing Yourself with the Direct Your Own Care ...
<p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/healing-yourself-with-the-direct-your-own-care-process/2020/08/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://outcomesrocket.health/healing-yourself-with-the-direct-your-own-care-process/2020/08/</a></p>
25 min
780
How Digital Is Making It Possible To Scale Effe...
<p>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!</p> <p>Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/aviahealth/2020/12/">outcomesrocket.com</a></p>
18 min
781
HFX for PDN: A Nondrug Solution for Painful Dia...
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>HFX for PDN is the only spinal cord stimulation device approved by the FDA with a specific indication to treat PDN.</p> <p>Learn more about this innovative treatment in this exciting episode of the Outcomes Rocket podcast, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nevro-2/2021/08/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
23 min
782
Older Adult Independence in The Age of Social D...
<p>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? &nbsp;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.</p> <p><a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/ht/2020/09/">https://outcomesrocket.health/ht/2020/09/</a></p>
22 min
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Leveraging Digital Tools and Technology in Heal...
<p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tune in and enjoy this episode with Erik and our host Saul!&nbsp;</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/cybelangel/2021/09/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
17 min
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Changing the Way We Monitor Immunotherapy with ...
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Tune in to this episode to listen to one of the best oncologists in the nation!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/cybelangel/2021/09/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
20 min
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Solutions to Physician Executives Being Overwhe...
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Tune in to this wonderful conversation about independent practice and how MMG can help run your business!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/cybelangel/2021/09/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
14 min
786
Full Body Exposure: More Than 45 Million Medica...
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>This is a great discussion on data protection and security so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/cybelangel/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
19 min
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The Future of Secure Healthcare Systems with Er...
<p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>We met Erik during ViVE, and we had to interview him about this topic that concerns us all; tune in and enjoy!&nbsp;</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/cybelangel/2021/09/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
24 min
788
Revolutionizing Health Transportation With Ride...
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>It has been a really interesting conversation and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/veyo/2021/04/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
19 min
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Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care...
<p>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.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/concert-health/2021/06/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
20 min
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Why Dr. Kumar is Changing The Wellness Game and...
<p>Helping employees lead healthier lives For the show notes, full transcript, links, and resources please visit us at show link:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/2KGL3iM">https://bit.ly/2KGL3iM</a></p>
24 min
791
Accessible and Scalable Cognitive Rehab Trainin...
<p>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?</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Find out how ABI Wellness is helping clinicians and organizations take the patients’ care to the next cognitive level. Please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/abi-wellness/2021/10/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
18 min
792
Decentralization and Access to Healthcare with ...
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/abi-wellness/2021/10/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
16 min
793
Equipping Frontline Providers in The Fight Agai...
<p>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.</p> <p>Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/dermasensor/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.com</a></p>
23 min
794
Helping Create AI for Everyone, Everywhere with...
<p>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.</p> <p>Bill discusses how his company is bringing that next generation of technology into the real &nbsp;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!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/sambanova-system/2021/10/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
18 min
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How Technology Is Transforming The Hearing Heal...
<p>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!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/olive-union/2021/03/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
11 min
796
Doing Well by Doing Good: Health Provider Ventu...
<p>In this episode, John Perez, Senior Client Engagement Manager and the lead for the venture network at AVIA, &nbsp;shares his company's focus on driving digital transformation and collaboration among healthcare enterprises. &nbsp;He shares how AVIA helps hospitals and health systems identify the best emerging innovative solutions to drive growth, increase efficiency, and improve outcomes.&nbsp; He talks about partnerships, working on both the investor and health system side, aligning with the strategic health system investor, and many more. &nbsp;John is excited about the continuing digital transformation and its potential in healthcare.</p> <p>We hope you'll enjoy this interview with John as much as we did.</p> <p>Link to the episode: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/avia/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
30 min
797
Health Equity, Patient Advocacy, and Podcasting...
<p>In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting Matthew Zachary, Founder and CEO at Stupid Cancer, and the founder of OffScrip Media. &nbsp;Matthew shares the genesis of Offscrip Media and Stupid Cancer and how Offscrip is providing conversation at the granular level of human dignity. He talks about the vision of the company, how they hope to impact behavior change that can be measured clinically so it can become a covered benefit one day. He also talks about setbacks and challenges. Matthew is passionate about what he does, and he is loud and funny, so this is an episode you shouldn't miss!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/matthew-zachary/2021/04/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
21 min
798
Redefining Remote Patient Monitoring with Bruce...
<p>Today, we are excited to feature Bruce Brandes, the Senior Vice President of Consumer Centered Virtual Care at Teladoc. Bruce discusses consumer-centric healthcare, the value of trust, and working with local health systems. He shares his thoughts on remote monitoring and submits "whole person, consumer-centered virtual care" as the nomenclature way of expressing the one-to-many model. He also dives deep into the different intricacies of remote patient monitoring and suggests components needed from digital health to support consumer-centered virtual care. Get a wider look at the future of virtual care in this interview with Bruce, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/teladoc/2021/02/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
23 min
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NASA to Healthcare with Adrian Ponce, Founder a...
<p>In this episode, we are privileged to host Dr. Adrian Ponce, the Manager of the Higher Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is also the founder and Chief Science Officer of Verrix, a medical device company leveraging cutting edge technology to help protect patients from healthcare-associated infections. &nbsp;Dr. Ponce talks about how his company is seeking to ensure health care facilities are using sterile products. He shares about his fascinating work in NASA, his company's current stage in the developing process, the need for improved infection and disease prevention, and the fun and challenging aspects of working in a business of microbiology. &nbsp;It's a great interview, one you shouldn't miss. Tune in and learn more about the fascinating work Dr. Ponce and his team at Verrix do!</p> <p><a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/verrix/2020/08/">https://outcomesrocket.health/verrix/2020/08/</a></p>
22 min
800
The Changing Landscape of Genetic Testing for H...
<p>Hereditary cancer is a topic that’s been top of mind for physicians for the last 40 years. In this episode, we catch up with Dr. Jeffrey Weitzel, Natera’s vice president of medical affairs, hereditary cancer, as he reflects on his life’s work, his passion for teaching and onco-genetics, and the innovative work Natera is doing in the hereditary cancer space.</p> <p>Through genetic testing, individuals can learn if they have inherited genes that increase their chances of developing cancer. Dr. Weitzel shares how people can get more involved and proactive with their health and offers advice to clinician-teachers on the cost-effectiveness of prevention.</p> <p>Tune in to this episode to listen to one of the onco-genetics masterminds in the field!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/the-megafactory-of-healthcare/2021/05/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>
29 min