This Week In Health Innovation

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is the 1st Chief Techonology Officer of the U.S. under president Obama, Aneesh Chopra. Aneesh served president of CareJourney, acquired by Arcadia in June of this year, where Aneesh now serves as Chief Strategy Officer of the combined company. CareJourney is an open data membership service building a trusted, transparent rating system for physicians, networks, facilities and markets on the move to value. He served as the first U.S. Chief Technology Officer under President Obama (’09-’12) and in 2014, authored, “Innovative State: How New Technologies can Transform Government.” He serves on the Board of the Health Care Cost Institute, the New Jersey Innovation Institute, and earned his MPP from Harvard Kennedy School and BA from The Johns Hopkins University.

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is Nick Adkins, Co-Founder, Pinksocks.Life a tax exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization focused on promoting human connection around the world. We discuss the genesis of tbe movement and the role of gifting 'for free and for fun' to make a difference in the lives of others. The pinksocks movement empowers people from all walks of life to connect with anyone, anywhere, by creating a global community of pinksocks-wearing people who are focused on kindness, empathy, connection, and love. The movement has been decommoditized from its beginning in 2015 – all pinksocks are gifts. Every connection made between the gift giver and recipient is based on an authentic connection, not a transaction.Do follow Nicks's work on the web at www.pinksocks.life or on twitter via @NickisnPDX Stay social with Gil and me on Twitter @Gil_Bashe (BASHE) and @GreggMastersMPH and that's Gregg with 2 Gs. Don't forget to give your tweets some zing with our hashtag #HealthUnaBASHEd.

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is B2B thought leader, content creator, and top technology influencer Evan Kirstel. We discuss tools and platforms available to build and curate community in the health innovation economy. Evan has built, quite the digital footprint and following in the tech space including 420K Twitter, 56K LinkedIn, 70K Instagram, 6K Clubhouse, and 5K YouTube followers and/or subscribers. Additionally, he has 35K newsletter subscribers. Evan focuses on educating and informing his audience to grow sustainable, long-term businesses. His expertise lies in areas like Telecom, Cloud, Unified Communications, 5G, IoT, CX, and more. B2B tech brands such as Intel, Amazon AWS, Dell, Microsoft, and others hire him to achieve massive visibility and scale through the power of social media12. If you’d like to learn more, you can visit his website at evankirstel.com or explore his work on Forbes Business Council and Thinkers360.

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is making his third appearance on the show is tech influencer. global thought leader, keynote speaker and author John Nosta, president at NOSTA LABS. We discuss the rollout of AI and it's practical uiptake into the health and live sciences ecosystems. John weighs in on the range of LLMs (large language models) and the more promising opportunites presented in our healthcare delivery, and life sciences markets.

S1E12: Demystifying the 2024 Healthcare Mega-Breaches and their Policy Implications The first half of 2024 has brought perhaps the most significant healthcare breaches in history. While the ransom scenario for these breaches was very different, they had effects that rippled not only through healthcare but into other businesses completely outside the sector. Cybersecurity luminary and Malcolm Baldridge Award winner Carter Groome will compare and contrast these mega-breaches in addition to demystifying recent federal policies (and lack thereof) that can offer greater protection for healthcare enterprises and their patient data.

Benoit Desjardins MD PhD, Professor of Radiology University of Montreal (CHUM) weighs in on cybersecurity, hacking & AI

At the Health Information Management Systems Society (HiMSS) annual gathering Orlando, Florida, March 11th-15th 2024, global thought leader, editor and host Gil Bashe of Health UnaBASHEdon HealthcareNOW Radio chats the Phil Bradley, digital health strategist for HiMSS. We discuss the state of uptake and efficacy of EHR and related digital healt IT platforms,with an emphasis on clinician user experience, fatigue and the need for clinician engagement to be 'actionable'. ==##==  

On this episode of Pophealth Week, we feature Hesham Hessaballa MD, a pulumonary and critical care medicine specialist practicing for more than 20 years. Dr. Hassaballa is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine, serves as Assistant Professor Rush University & Medical Center, and Editor of the popular blog @MedikaLife keep up with Dr. Hassaballa's work on Twitter profile @HAHassaballaMD or on linkedIn, or on the web via www.drhassaballa.com. We discuss his journey into critical care medicine and explore his '11 rules for the ICU' recommendations outlined in 'How Not to Kill Someone in the ICU'. Follow Dr. Hassaballa's work on Twitter via @HAHassaballaMD, on linkedIn, or on the web via www.drhassaballa.com.

  This episode of PopHealth Week features Mike Edgeworth, MD, MS.. Dr. Edgeworth is a neurologist and the Chief Population Health Officer at Octave Bioscience a company that is involved in changing the paradigm of MS (Multiple Sclerosis) care and treatment, a company delivering an innovative, precision care solution for patients with multiple sclerosis. He has over 20 years of experience as a physician leader spanning from academic and clinical practice to hospital leadership and then as a medical executive for a national health plan prior to joining Octave in 2021. Dr. Edgeworth completed his neurology residency and fellowship training at Vanderbilt University, where he also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. He attended the University of Mississippi for medical school and has a BS in Chemistry from Mississippi State University. He currently lives in Nashville, TN. Stay updated with Dr. Edgeworth work at Octave Biosicences via www.octavebio.com and on twitter via Twitter Mike Edgeworth,

This episode of PopHealth Week features Caitlin Donovan, Global Head of Uber Health. The Uber Health platform helps improve patient care by enabling healthcare organizations to arrange rides and services on behalf of others by using a centralized, easy-to-use dashboard or an API. We discuss their role in the healthcare industry, being a new player that brings innovative solutions to address patients’ needs with the technical processes they already know and manage well. Just like their well-known service, Uber Health counts on independent earners that can transport patients or deliver medications to them, an option that can benefit people like seniors, patients with complex chronic conditions, and employees who work for self-insured employers. Caitlin discusses Uber Health’s approach to overcoming care barriers and addressing patients’ social determinants of health by designing benefits for them and aligning incentives across healthcare. She also speaks about the three different ways they help employers facili

  On today's episode of PopHealth Week, Fred and Gregg's guests are:Caitlin Donovan, Global Head, Uber Health, Rick Leach, JD, an Expert in Food Security and Public Health, Founder and former CEO, World Food Program, USA and current Chairman of the Food as Medicine Board at Avesis, LLC, and Benny DiCecca, CEO and President, Validation Institute. We discuss the role of certification of programs from an impact and efficacy point of view.

There’s an unspoken assumption when you go to see a doctor: the doctor knows your medical story and is making decisions based on that story. But the reality frequently falls short. Medical records vanish when we switch doctors. Critical details of life-saving treatment plans get lost in muddled electronic charts. The doctors we see change according to specialty, hospital shifts, or an insurer’s whims. Stanford physician Ilana Yurkiewicz calls this fragmentation, and, she reveals, it’s the central failure of health care today. In this gripping narrative from medicine’s front lines, she shows how a system that doesn’t talk to itself forces doctors, patients, and their loved ones to go to heroic lengths to bridge the gaps. With lives at stake and little other choice, we all do so―but the system is hanging by a thread, and we need better solutions. Radiantly humane, empowering, and ultimately hopeful, Fragmented is a prescription for what really needs fixing in modern medicine.  

Today's special program is the NMP Problem in Medicine. NMP stands for 'not my patient, not my problem" an endemic yet widespread 'infection'. A  byproduct of an excessively hierarchical & over-engineered specialist & subspecialist culture in medicine so wide & deep even the best of the best present with blindspots (ie, implicit or confirmation bias) while we the patient, family member, friend or loved ones often pay a very steep price. In my case, my Son Anthony John Masters may be it's latest victum to lose his life in the care of 'physicians' (faculty, fellows, residents, interns & PAs) staffing a Level I trauma, teaching affiliate hospital of a world class medical school - Ichan Mt Sinai School of Medicine), albeit this phenonmenon plays out daily so who knows who may be suffering as we speak? Host Gil Bashe interviews colleague & Health UnaBASHEd executive producer on the untimely & avoidable death of his 38 year old son Anthony John Masters. For more information on NMP or to fol

In this special version of PopHealth Week, we broadcasted live from the 2023 Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Annual Meeting, hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Our esteemed guests for this session were Ronald B. Postuma, MD, MSc, a professor at McGill University and researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, along with Alastair Noyce, MRCP, PhD, a Consultant Neurologist at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust. The pivotal PPMI study has constructed the most comprehensive database and collection of biological samples in the history of Parkinson's research. This initiative is integral to our expanding comprehension of Parkinson's disease mechanisms and clinical manifestations, and has significantly shaped emerging clinical trials. Our conversation delved into the latest strides in identifying, treating, and ultimately curing Parkinson's disease. This interview took place on-site at the recently wrapped up annual event of the Micha

On today's tantalizing episode, we're joined by the one and only Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, FACEP—author, writer, medical media maestro, and speaker extraordinaire. Want a glimpse into his world? Stalk him (politely, of course) on Twitter and Instagram via @HarveycastroMD. Dr. Castro penned the groundbreaking works 'Bing Copilot and Other LLM: Revolutionizing Healthcare With AI' and 'ChatGPT and Healthcare: The Key To New Future of Medicine'. He's not just any author, oh no! He's critically acclaimed, and a hot commodity in the medical media and speaking circuit, spreading his wisdom from coast to coast and all over the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. As a board-certified emergency medicine physician and healthcare trailblazer, Dr. Castro's got a knack for rallying the troops and bringing cutting-edge healthcare services to Texan communities near and far. His secret sauce? A perfect blend of innovative approaches and personalized patient care. He's all about building rock-solid trust with patients, fellow docs, s

In this episode of PopHealth Week, the hosts Fred and Gregg invite two guests, Reyn Archer MD and Jaime Bland DNP, to discuss various topics related to public health and healthcare data exchange. Dr. Archer, a legislative and policy expert in public health and international diplomacy, served as Chief of Staff for a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Commissioner of Health at the Texas Department of Health. Jaime Bland DNP is the President & CEO of CyncHealth, a non-profit organization founded in 2008 to enable healthcare data exchange and support providers in Nebraska to provide holistic and effective care to all patients. One of the main topics discussed in this episode is the novel idea of health savings accounts at the community level. The guests highlight the importance of incentivizing typically underserved areas to take ownership of their health plan and outcomes. They explain that such initiatives could be an effective way to promote health equity and reduce disparities. Another to

On HealthunaBASHEd our guest is health, life sciences, tech futurist, global thought leader, author, and popular speaker John Nosta, President, NOSTALAB. Making an encore appearance on Health Unabashed, John weighs in on the explosion of ChatGPT applications in the health, wellness and life sciences space. We unbundle the DNA of innovation, what's real and the 'where's the beef' fluff, then explore the upside of AI writ large and the potential for ChatGPT to be a game changer that "none of us saw coming". Tune in! Just say Alexa, "play HealthcareNOW Radio" weekdays at 10:30 am, 6:30 pm, & 2:30 am Eastern / 7:30 am, 3:30 pm, & 11:30 pm Pacific ==##==  

On today's 3rd and final episode, our guest is Cameron Lewellen, Director of Healthcare ISVs (independent software vendors) & Alliance Partners at VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. We discuss innovation enabling health systems and other operators to improve their engagement platforms, the continued refinement of digital health tools enabling retail operators to better position themselves into legacy healthcare via value based care and consumer oriented, population based, whole person friendly system archeticture, Cameron leads enterprise development efforts to build strategic relationships with key mission-critical business application partners that further drive VMware's growth into the Healthcare domain. He cultivates new and expands existing partnerships that drive net new revenues across sell to, buy from, sell with, sell through and sell against motions with an assigned set of partners via executable business plans with strong governance and measures of succes

On today's episode of PopHealth Week, co-hosts Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters welcome Enrique Estrada, Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions for VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. In this 2nd of three episodes Enrique discusses the evolution and integration of key indicatrs of social determinants of health into health system and other enterprise clients, with enmphasis on retail operations and the power of large scale operators to transform U.S. healthcare.   ==##==

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd, our guest is Bruno Larvol (FOAM) Founder & CEO at LARVOL, a VR-first, remote-always organization  providing SaaS solutions to 15 Fortune 500 healthcare and pharmaceutical companies.  Since 2004, LARVOL has accelerated decision-making via real-time, customized intelligence and software solutions with data-driven analytics to the most prominent pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare companies in the world. Bruno is a uniquely insightful executive and entrepreneur walking the talk of iterative, distributed team based learning and both advocate and innovator for real world applications in the metaverse.   Follow Bruno's work at LARVOL on twitter via @Larvol and @RXXO, respectively and on the web via www.larvol.com Learn more about Health Unabashed on the program page at HealthcareNOWRadio.com. We air weekdays at 10:30 am, 6:30 pm, & 2:30 am Eastern or 7:30 am, 3:30 pm, & 11:30 pm Pacific. ==##==