<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>

<p>In this Outcomes Rocket Pharma episode, we are excited to feature the amazing Carly Rodrigues, Pharmacy Director of Clinical Innovation for Moda Health, a health insurance company that is making an impact far beyond providing and paying a medical claim.</p> <p>Carly explains how her work has an opportunity to improve patient experience on many levels.</p> <p>She highlights some of the changes happening in terms of patient care in the pharma space like the move towards holistic, patient-centered care and partnerships with innovation organizations to meet customer needs. She also talks about some of the programs of Moda Health in supporting communities, therapeutic advancements made, the biggest challenges facing the pharma industry, and more.</p> <p>This is a great conversation on patient-centric care in the Pharma space, so please tune in!<br> </p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health</p>

<p>In this episode of Outcomes Rocket Nursing, we are privileged to feature Chris Recinos, an outstanding nurse executive, entrepreneur, innovator, speaker, author, and CEO and Founder of Nurse Leader Network.</p> <p>Chris shares how her adversities shaped her life goals, how NLN is helping nurses gain leadership skills to transform organizations, and transitioning into entrepreneurship. We cover nurses’ impact on patients, the importance of knowing your boundaries and the sacrifices you are willing to make, setting goals, and so many more. This is a fast-paced conversation packed with so many incredible insights on nursing, health care, being an entrepreneur, and life in general, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nurse-leader-network/2021/08/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we interview the outstanding Kaajal Singh. Kaajal is the Principal of Client Engagement for the RTI Center for Health Care Advancement. She discusses how RTI leverages data and delivers health-focused interventions. These solutions are backed by years of research and presented to the table with analytical capabilities that are truly fundamental to a research institute. Kaajal shares RTI's drive to improve quality and outcomes and reduce cost. She also talks about the benefits of relying on an independent third party to assess your business's study or new technology. If you're looking for a way to scale your business at a lower cost, or you need help in the decision-making process, a research institute like RTI can help you.&nbsp; We truly enjoyed our exciting conversation with Kaajal. Please tune in to the entire episode to learn more.</p> <p>Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/rtiinternational/2020/11/https://outcomesrocket.health/rtiinternational/2020/11/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>In this episode, we are privileged to host M-T, the co-founder of Metric Mate. Metric Mate is a first of its kind patented AI platform that enables you to receive professional trainer level results without the time or physical proximity restraints. &nbsp;M-T discusses how Metric Mate allows users to seamlessly track their workout data, monitor performance, and receive real-time feedback using your mobile device. He shares how this cutting-edge, patented technology actually started in a gym. &nbsp;M-T also talks about the advantages of using Metric Mate post-surgery, the value of data they are collecting through the platform challenges the company has faced, especially with the advent of COVID-19, and more. You'll definitely pick up some pearls in this conversation, so please tune in to the full episode.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, resources, and transcript: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/metricmate/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain. With the ongoing battle against the opioid epidemic, we need another alternative for dealing with pain.</p> <p>In this episode, I have the privilege of hosting Dr. David Caraway, Chief Medical Officer at Nevro, a global medical device company that focuses on delivering advanced and innovative spinal cord stimulation to help with chronic pain.</p> <p>Dr. Caraway shares how his company is helping treat patients with chronic pain and adding value to healthcare. He shares his thoughts on the opioid epidemic, nonpharmacological approaches to managing chronic pain, HFX Cloud, overcoming setbacks, and many more.</p> <p>This is a great conversation on mitigating chronic pain so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/nevro/2021/08/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Needle stick injury is one of the most common injuries that happen to healthcare workers.</p> <p>In this episode, &nbsp;we are privileged to feature Hilario Castillo, Founder, and CEO of Innovative Neurons. He is the inventor of the Fast Access Safety Technology (F.A.ST) Syringe, a revolutionary syringe that has unique time-saving and safety features.</p> <p>Hilario shares the genesis of his invention and company and some of the challenges he faced in putting the product on the market. He discusses F.A.S.T.'s special features and how it saves time and decreases risk to all healthcare workers. We also cover his thoughts and insights on nurse entrepreneurs, nurse-led innovations, and the importance of recognizing nurses’ solutions.</p> <p>This is an exciting conversation packed with amazing stories and insights, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/innovative-neurons/2021/08/">outcomesrocket.health</a><br> </p>

<p>Today’s podcast features Jim Nasr, CEO at Acoer. Acoer is a software development company committed to building software that is usable, interoperable, and block-chained enabled to ensure trust, transparency, and security. In this podcast, Jim talks about how his company focuses on building modern and usable real-time healthcare technologies. He speaks of improving health care by making data more accountable, delivering easier access to data for better efficiencies, and insights to understand blockchain technology. We learned a lot from our conversation with Jim, and we hope you’ll find great value in it as well. Enjoy!</p> <p>Click this link to the episode: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/acoer/2020/11/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>What are the forces impacting health care?</p> <p>In this episode, we are privileged to feature Rajesh Manglani, &nbsp;VP of Pharmacy Product Strategy at Cigna. Rajesh discusses Cigna's goal to make healthcare affordable, predictable, and simple for everyone. He explains how his company delivers sustainable solutions, early behavioral lifestyle interventions, and timely cost-effective access to care. He also talks of the value of data integration and benefits integration.</p> <p>Rajesh provides great examples to support his points, what he looks forward to, and the challenges the pharma space faces.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/cigna/2021/08/" target="_blank">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>This episode features the outstanding Tim Panagos, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Microshare.io, which combines wireless data sources to allow better decision-making while respecting the individual's privacy. Microshare's universal contact tracing solution has been adopted globally as the centerpiece of comprehensive COVID-19 responses. &nbsp;Today, &nbsp;Tim talks about how his company leverage data and technology to help people and businesses make better decisions, improve disease management, and increase productivity. He discusses the possibilities and potential of their new contact tracing technology. He shares insights and hopes to push the data in real-time to empower people to make their own decisions and improve interventions globally.&nbsp; This is an incredible conversation, so please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/microshare/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>COVID-19 curtailed the growth of many companies, but it also became the reason for the creation of new companies seeking to improve health standards.</p> <p>In this episode, we are privileged to host the outstanding Eli Harris, President and Co-Founder of R-Zero. R-Zero is a disinfection company seeking to reduce the spread of infectious diseases by leveraging ultraviolet C (UV-C) technology.</p> <p>Eli discusses how R-Zero was formed, what he and his co-founders learned as they start unpacking the disinfection industry, stats and a little bit of history on UVC light towers, and about "value extraction". He also talks about "Arc", the floor-standing UVC device the company re-engineered that can reduce infectious diseases and create safe public spaces. He shares his thoughts on challenges and company plans keeping him on his toes.</p> <p>Don’t miss this exciting conversation with Eli Harris. Please tune in!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/r-zero/2021/08/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>Not everyone can afford expensive health insurance. If you're looking for a way to access health care affordably, this is an episode you cannot miss!</p> <p>Today, we are privileged to feature the outstanding Shane Foss, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Hooray Health. Shane explains how his company serves the underserved by offering affordable health insurance to part-time and hourly-rate workers.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/hooray-health/2021/08/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>The pharma space has a very prescribed linear process and this is to reduce errors and avoid uncertainties and deviations. With the advent of digital therapeutics, there’s a need to do things differently, to be open to ideas, and to take analogs from different verticals.</p> <p>In this episode, we have the privilege to host Tai Chung, the Director of Partnerships for ZS Medullan. Tai talks about the challenges of getting pharma manufacturers on communicating the value of digital strategies and the importance of being creative, agile, and having a curiosity-driven mindset when it comes to going digital. &nbsp;We also covered some of the topics and takeaways from his recent webinar like data sharing, &nbsp;trends in the pharma value chain, and some solutions foreign markets can innovate along with the key trends.</p> <p>There’s so much change going on in the pharma space and a lot of challenging new paradigm shifts for the industry and manufacturers, but Tai and his team have a solid understanding of the problem and different solutions to solve it for their customers. Don’t miss this insightful interview with Tia Chung!</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/zs-medullan/2021/08/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>

<p>We are privileged to host Dr. Tom Davis. Dr. Davis has created, run, and sold his multi-specialty health system and insurance products. He is also the founder of Tom Davis Consulting and is the lead advocate for WoW Health Solutions. In this marketplace, physicians and patients could engage through direct cash payments without the third party system.</p> <p>In this episode, Dr. Tom shares his mission of helping clinicians so that they, in turn, can take better care of their patients. He discusses his assessment of our current healthcare system, the impact of COVID in the practice of medicine, and the huge potential of cash payments. &nbsp;Dr. Tom also talks of the enormous costs of health insurance compared with the actual cost and encourages clinicians to be open to other options and start living their dreams. &nbsp;This podcast interview is fascinating, and Tom has plenty of insights to share. Please tune in and enjoy my interview with Dr. Tom Davis.</p> <p>Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/tomdavis/2020/11/">outcomesrocket.health</a></p>