<p>In this episode of Outcomes Rocket Nursing, we are excited to host an innovative nursing leader who is changing the future of nursing and healthcare. Kathy Driscoll is the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer of Humana. Kathy discusses Humana’s focus on delivering collaborative and holistic care and shares several examples of how her company gives nurses a platform to learn and expand their skillset. She talks about evolving from the traditional healthcare model and moving towards patient-directed and patient-centered care. She encourages nurses to step up and lead the transformation of healthcare.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/humana/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this podcast, I am excited to host Joy Rios, the co-founder of Chirpy Bird Health I.T. Consulting and the Hit Like a Girl podcast co-host. Today, we hear Joy discuss her podcast and I.T. consulting business's genesis and how her company helps clients by providing transitioning advice on transitioning to value-based care. Joy also shares insightful anecdotes, the joy of a supportive community through the Hit Like a Girl podcast, and key learnings from setbacks she has experienced. You can hear Joy's passion for healthcare as she speaks. We've really enjoyed our interview with Joy, and we hope you will, too!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/hitlikeagirl/2020/12/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Challenges in the nursing profession are found all over the world. In the episode of the Outcomes Rocket Nursing episode, we are privileged to feature the outstanding Josiah Jackson-Okesola, a multiple award-winning nurse innovator and Digital Media Strategist of the Nurses on Air Foundation. Josiah explains the challenges of nurses and healthcare in Africa and what he and his team did to find solutions to the many problems they are facing. Leveraging the power of innovation and digital technology, Josiah founded Nurses on Air, helping change the perception of people on nurses. He also shares incredible examples of what African nurses go through and encourages decision-makers to involve nurses in their plans. Josiah is passionate about nursing, innovation and digital media, and he shares amazing insights in this interview, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nurses-on-air-foundation/2021/10/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode of Outcomes Rocket MedTech, we have the privilege of hosting Andy Doraiswamy, founder and CEO of Koya Medical and a finalist in Medtech Innovator in 2019. Koya is a transformative healthcare company developing breakthrough treatments for lymphedema and venous diseases to increase movement mobility and personalized care that is unavailable with traditional compression therapy.</p> <p>Andy discusses how his company’s reimagined treatment delivers improved quality of life for patients with movement and mobility problems. He talks about Dayspring’s advantage over existing solutions, &nbsp;the recent 501k clearance from the FDA, and the new CMS code. He shares his thoughts on some important things an innovator needs like having the right backers, having a fantastic team who understands your mission, and being transparent with them. Get your notes ready because there’s plenty of things to learn from this interview with Andy. Please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/koya-medical/2021/10/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we are privilege to host Rene Quashie, the first-ever Vice President of Policy and Regulation Affairs, Digital Health at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Rene covers the Consumer Technology Association's functions and features, its growing segment of digital health companies, and the CES digital health summit. He emphasized how CTA leverages technology to bring outside the box solutions to various issues in healthcare. Rene also shared the different benefits of joining the CTA. We also discussed some challenges the organization faces, conducting education campaigns, guiding principles for privacy.</p> <p>Click here for the show notes, transcript, and resource(s): <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/cta/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In today's episode of the Outcomes Rocket Pharma, we are privileged to have Peter Crane, a venture investor at Outsized Ventures, an early-stage VC fund based in London that partners with founders pushing the boundaries of science and technology to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Peter shares his fund’s mission to invest in science and engineering-focused companies and the capital partner role they plan in scaling the businesses and bring them to market. Unlike other VC funds that take a long time to process, Peter emphasized Outsized Ventures release funds in a quick and unfussy way, enabling innovators and companies to achieve full potential at a faster pace. He also shares his thoughts on opportunities he has seen across drug discovery and e-tech healthcare and changes the value chain will go through as the new modalities enter the market. Join us and listen to this fascinating interview with Peter Crane!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/outsized-ventures/2021/10/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket Medtech podcast, we are excited to feature Dr. Natalie Artzi, co-founder and CEO at BioDevek. Natalie shares how she started from engineering materials to make airplanes go at supersonic speed to creating the next generation of adhesive materials, one of which can be injected and sprayer for better wound closure to prevent leakages during surgeries. She discusses how her company's tissue-responsive biomaterial can improve outcomes for both patients and hospitals and how it enables the natural healing mechanism of the body to take place, resulting in enhanced wound healing.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/biodevek/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Dr. Sandra Saldana, CEO and Co-Founder at Alva Health, has always been passionate about building things that don't exist, doing things that are unprecedented, and building something from scratch. This passion drove her to entrepreneurship in the medtech space and she has dedicated her whole life and career to the healthcare space.</p> <p>In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket MedTech, Dr. Saldana discusses how her company automated the process of stroke symptom recognition and emergency response without relying on the user to have input. She explains the value prop of the &nbsp;Alva wristband for both patients and insurance, setbacks and insights, and more.</p> <p>It's estimated that about one in four U.S. adults over the age of twenty-five actually have a high risk of stroke. Alva’s wristband enables around-the-clock continuous long-term monitoring of stroke symptoms in a remote way, using a lightweight, user-friendly, unobtrusive form factor. Find out more about this innovative product in this interview.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/alvahealth/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this Outcomes Rocket MedTech podcast, we are excited to feature Peter Vranes, CEO &amp; Co-Founder of Nutromics, an Australian medtech company revolutionizing healthcare through continuous real-time molecular monitoring.</p> <p>Peter discusses how Nutromic's smart patch biosensor solves some of the healthcare challenges in chronic disease prevention and management, acute diseases, and therapeutic drug monitoring. He shares the lightbulb moment which led to the creation of Nutromic, dives into vancomycin, what happens when patients have overdosed, and how the smart patch can help clinicians have accurate, real-time data, continuous monitoring of vancomycin. &nbsp;He also talks about therapeutic drug monitoring for a whole range of drugs, the benefits for both physicians and patients, and the different pivots the company did that led to the smart patch. Peter also shares his insights on being transparent and building relationships of trust with VCs. The company is preparing for a clinical trial in a few months and has closed a 7.5 multimillion-dollar grant.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nutromics-2/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode of Outcomes Rocket MedTech, we are privileged to feature Jeff Pompeo, a serial entrepreneur and investor, and President and CEO at Caretaker Medical. Jeff discusses how Caretaker adds value to the care continuum. He also shares the genesis of the company and a setback they've experienced in the process of developing the product. He also shares a scoop, so you'll be the first one to hear this before it is announced publicly! Make sure to tune in.</p> <p>Continuous blood pressure monitoring is essential in managing critically ill patients. Caretaker is setting a new standard of monitoring patients beat by beat blood pressure continuously and in real-time. It is one of the very few FDA-cleared, beat-by-beat blood pressure monitors.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/caretaker-medical/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>&nbsp;In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket MedTech, we are excited to feature Kate Dilligan, the founder and CEO at Cooler Heads and one of the five finalists in the MedTech Innovator 2021 competition.</p> <p>Kate shares the story behind Cooler Heads and how her experience as a cancer patient pushed her to find ways to eliminate chemotherapy-induced hair loss more affordably. She discusses the value prop of her product and the difference over the existing standard of care. Kate also talks about setbacks and insights, and she strongly emphasized the importance of working with the FDA. There are so many things to learn from this insight-packed interview with Kate so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/cooler-heads/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we are privileged to host Emily Reiser, the Senior Manager of Innovation Community Engagement with the Texas Medical Center. TMC is the largest medical city in the world and is at the forefront of advancing life sciences. Emily discusses how her organization drives collaboration between and among different institutions. She also shares how TMC provides access to multiple health systems, how they act as the connection between innovators and health systems. We also cover how TMC measures success, tracking metrics, and more. Emily also shares two cool examples of how her organization is adding value to healthcare. This is definitely a fantastic conversation you shouldn't miss, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click here for the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/texasmedicalcenter/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Welcome to Outcomes Rocket MedTech, a podcast created to share the mindset and perspective of innovators and different stakeholders, get to know their founding stories, learn their unique challenges, and understand the value proposition of their products.</p> <p>In this episode, Paul Grand welcomes you to the podcast and shares excitement in bringing you closer to the entrepreneurs. &nbsp;His goal is to help you understand the journey of innovators as they try to solve healthcare problems. Paul invites you to listen, join the conversation and engage interactively to bring innovators to the people who need to know about them and vice versa.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/outcomes-rocket-medtech/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this Pharma Outcomes Rocket episode, we are privileged to have two special guests. Naomi Fried is the founder and CEO of Pharmstars and Laura Gunn is the Managing Director of Pharmstars, &nbsp;the first pharma-focused accelerator for digital health startups.</p> <p>Naomi and Laura discuss how Pharmstars address the gap between pharma manufacturers and startups. They share how the accelerator educates and mentors startups, how it facilitates and accelerates successful partnerships, how it reduces the gap between pharma and digital health startups, and more. They also talk of the Pharmstars leverage as the only accelerator in the space with a comprehensive curriculum that's built and tailored for digital health startups that want to work with pharma.</p> <p>If you are a startup looking to learn more about pharma or a pharma manufacturer looking to improve your digital health innovations, this interview is for you. Please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/pharmstars/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we are privileged to host the outstanding Trish Richardson, Director of Post-Acute Care Solutions at Relias.&nbsp;</p> <p>Trish shares her journey from a stockbroker to a &nbsp;board-certified nurse executive. She explains how her work at Relias makes a difference in the lives of many patients. She emphasizes that all nurses have a voice whether they have a title and continue encouraging and supporting others. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Trish is an incredible nursing leader and strategist, and there are so many things to learn from her, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/relias/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we are privileged to hear from Dr. Michael Blackman, Chief Medical Officer at Greenway Health. Dr. Blackman discusses how his company sought to find new ways to add value to what they provide to clients. He talks about several projects that ensure that clients have what they need like telehealth, collaborating with EHR vendors and stakeholders to keep abreast of fast-moving changes especially in regards to COVID-19. He also talks about transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based care, operationalizing it, and leveraging data to take better care of patients. Dr. Blackman also shares a heartbreaking story that helped him realize what it is truly important, and he's now driving for improving EHR's, getting them right to support both clinical workflow and billing. There are many amazing insights in this interview so make sure to tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/greenway/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we feature Nate Pagel, the CEO of Medifies and the co-founder of Vidlet based out of San Francisco, California. Nate covers how Medifies provide tools to help hospitals increase patient satisfaction. He dives into how surgeons cannot deliver the right updates to patients' families because they are missing. Medifies solves that by creating a healthcare software that sends out messages to patients' families about what is happening to the patient quarterly. There's a long list of benefits and improved outcomes from this improved communication. Nate also shares insights on challenges, how to overcome challenges and more. It's been an insightful conversation with Nate, so please stay tuned.</p> <p>Click here for the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/medifies/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>&nbsp;We have moved past the time when pills and medications are the only sources of treatment. The increasing demand for digital treatments and supplemental services shows the need for pharma manufacturing companies to be willing to let go of the "traditional" models and embrace new solutions.</p> <p>In this episode, we are privileged to host Amy West, head of U.S. Digital Transformation &amp; Innovation at Novo Nordisk. Amy discusses Novo Nordisk's vision of identifying the true pain point of end-users and developing solutions to meet the needs of customers beyond pharmacotherapy. She shares how innovations in tech touch pharma and reasons why pharmaceutical companies should move beyond the pill. She emphasizes the importance of taking a patient-centric approach to deliver value and discusses some examples of wraparound services to address challenges. This is a fascinating conversation you don’t want to miss!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/novo-nordisk/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we are privileged to feature the excellent Dr. Nancy Albert, one of the most leading and distinguished nurses in the country. Dr. Albert shares how her work at Cleveland Clinic’s Office of Nursing Research and Innovation is driving better practices, broadening outcomes, and improving healthcare delivery. She discusses how Cleveland Clinic is highlighting innovation as part of the foundation of the nurse career, taking someone’s passion to drive it forward, and failing fast. Dr. Albert also shares why nurses need a voice in the table, the importance of nurse-led innovations, the transformative power of setbacks, insights on gaining multiple perspectives, having a good mindset, moving forward, and more. Find out more about Dr. Albert and how she was able to drive nursing innovation and practices in this exciting interview. Please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nancyalbert/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Today, our guest is licensed to practice medicine in all 50 U.S. states, an expert in continuous virtual care delivery, and specializes in helping patients with Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome restore metabolic health while safely removing the need for prescription medications. &nbsp;Dr. Jeff Stanley is the Medical Director at Virta Health. In this interview, he discusses how his company provides clinically-proven treatment to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes without medications or surgery. He also talks about the difference between traditional health care settings and the model Virta offers, the company's goal of reversing type 2 diabetes in 100 million people by 2025, and the incredible value Virta provides in terms of standard of care and support. Dr. Stanley shares excellent insights into the care continuum, virtual care, and overcoming business challenges, so please stay tuned!</p> <p>Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/virtahealth/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Find out what Kaiser Permanente is doing to improve access to care and close the gaps in delivering innovative and effective care to a large part of our country.</p> <p>In this episode, we are privileged to host two outstanding leaders, Janet Liang and Jodie Lesh. Janet is the Executive Vice President, Group President, and Chief Operating Officer of Care Delivery for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals and Jodie is the Chief Transformation Officer.</p> <p>Janet and Jodie share what Kaiser has been doing to improve health disparities and health equity. They share the company’s vision for care delivery at home and provided phenomenal examples of what Kaiser had done to reach out and support individuals and communities during the pandemic. They also cover the topic of acceleration of technology, digital equity, and Kaiser’s integrated model that allowed them to care for patients in a holistic way and spend dollars on projects that have the greatest impacts on people’s lives. They also delved into the importance of understanding the belief systems of people and behavior change and mention a few other innovations coming in through digital health.</p> <p>There’s plenty of exceptional examples, insights, and callouts in this wonderful conversation, so don’t miss it!</p> <p>Click the link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/kaiser-permanente/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Let's talk about leveraging data to drive analysis for pharma manufacturers.</p> <p>In this episode of Outcomes Rocket Pharma, we are excited to feature Rich Prest, Principal at Avalere. Rich discusses how Avalere is helping solve the challenges of healthcare, advising pharma manufacturers, health economics, and outcomes research.</p> <p>He shares his thoughts on the value of data-driven analysis in solving problems and difficult questions. He also dives deep into the impact of pharma pricing on healthcare and in pharma specifically, drug value vs cost, and helping people be healthy and focus on prevention.</p> <p>Get a wider look at pharma and healthcare in this interview with Rich. Please tune in!</p> <p><br> Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/avalere/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we are privileged to host one of the most successful nurses in the history of the United States - P.K. Scheerle. P.K. is a registered nurse with a &nbsp;clinical background in pediatric intensive care, a self-made entrepreneur with remarkable vision and tremendous determination. She is also the CEO at &nbsp;Gifted Healthcare and Nurses Everywhere.</p> <p>P.K. talks about leveraging her nursing profession to start a business, the importance of recognizing nurse skills in both healthcare and boardroom, her inspiration as a nurse, innovator, and entrepreneur. We cover how Gifted Healthcare adds value to both nurses and the healthcare space. P.K. also shares insights on the role of nurses in improving health outcomes and in business outside of the healthcare ecosystem, anecdotes on nurse innovations and setbacks, and many more.</p> <p>This episode is packed with amazing stories and insights, so get your notes ready, and don't forget to tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/p-k-scheerle/2021/09/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we are excited to host Kevin O’Brien, the Senior Vice President of Distribution at Innovu. Kevin discusses how his company leverages data to drive savings, opportunities, and transparency in health care. He talks about collaborating with companies, aggregating data across all service providers, digging deep into the insights, and collaborating and empowering companies to drive the action. Kevin also shared his insights about risk mitigation, combining health data with risk data to get a new perspective, the importance of educating people, the most significant mistakes employers make, and many more. Please tune in and enjoy the conversation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpob19/">C</a>lick this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/innovu/2020/11/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, I have the privilege of hosting Hank Osowski, a Founding Member and Managing Partner at Strategic Health Group LLC, &nbsp;a health care consulting firm. Hank discusses how his company looks through ways to find new solutions to higher quality, improve member engagement, meet needs, and find new solutions to some of the challenges of health care. As strategic advisers, they help innovators implement and focus on markets where they can expand their concepts.</p> <p>Hank talks of his amazing experiences in healthcare, and he has many! He shares his insights on the importance of confidence in leadership, leveraging technology to make healthcare better for patients, transformations in technology, and not giving up. He has a wealth of information to share and we've really enjoyed our interview with him, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/strategic-health-group-llc/2021/08/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>