This Week In Health Innovation

On the November 26th, 2014 at 1PM Eastern/10AM Pacific we chat with Regina Holliday the curator of The Walking Gallery and the emerging Center for Arts and Healing. More about the Center: The center will have a gallery space available for rental, classroom space for art, music, fitness and dance. The building will initially have two bedrooms and one small studio/apt for artists in residence, recovering cancer patients or visiting patient advocates. The building will also have a gathering space that will assist community socializing and learning through play. In addition, our goal is to host corporate retreats, conference events and health camps with many of the major voices involved in the participatory medicine. The Center will host The Walking Gallery of Healthcare’s annual gathering. For more information on Regina click here and for more information on the The Walking Gallery Center for Arts and Healing see: 'The Walking Gallery Center for Arts and Healing A project by Regina Holliday' on Medstartr.

On a special edition of This Week in Health Innovation on November 18th, 2014 at 12 Noon Eastern and 9AM Pacific we continue the series 'Countdown to the PHA Forum' with David Nash, MD, MBA and Betsy Farrell, RN. Dr. David Nash is the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy and a board-certified internist who is internationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development and quality-of-care improvement appointed as the Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health in 2008.  The Jefferson School of Population Health (JSPH) provides innovative educational programming designed to develop healthcare leaders for the future. Its offerings include Masters Programs in Public Health, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Health Policy and Applied Health Economics and Outcomes Research. JSPH also offers a doctoral program in Population Health Science. Betsy A. Farrell, RN is Director of Performance Management at Aetna where she oversees teams of professionals

On a special editon of this week in health innovation we continue the series 'countdown to the PHA Forum' on November 11th w2014 at 12 Noon ET/9AM PT. Join Board Chair and Executive Director Fred Goldstein and me for insights from Cynthia Kilroy from Optum and Jason Burum from Healthwise: Cynthia Kilroy is senior VP of solution strategy and business development at Optum, where she is accountable for defining client strategies in the areas of consumer health, financial management and population care management. Her expertise is focused on helping providers transition to value-based care to improve quality and reduce costs. Jason Burum is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Healthwise (follow on twitter via @healthwise or on the web at www.healthwise.org), a nonprofit organization and recognized patient engagement leader. Healthwise provides health education solutions, services, and technology to health care organizations to help people make better health decisions. As the senior vice preside

On a special edition of this week in health innovation on Tuesday, 11/04/14 at 12 Noon ET/9AM PT we continue our series 'Countdown to the PHA Forum 2014' withCathy Kenworthy, CEO ofInteractive Health. Join PHA Board Chair and Executive Director Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters for an exploration into population health management and the go to annual gathering scheduled for December 10-12, 2014 in Scottsdale Arizona. Cathy was appointed President/CEO of Interactive Health in July 2014 to lead the company’s vision, strategy and growth.  Cathy joined Interactive Health in 2013 as the company’s COO where she made a significant impact on the growth of the company—including the integration of the Health Solutions acquisition—while leading the evolution of the organization’s service functions, data analytics and reporting capabilities. Cathy holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BS in mathematics and chemistry from Georgetown University.

On the Tuesday special edition of this week in health innovation we continue our preview into the Population Health Alliance (PHA) Forum 2014. At 12 Noon Eastern/9AM Pacific we chat with Michael Dermer, Chief Incentive Officer, Welltok and Jennifer Flynn, MS, Strategy Consultant Mayo Clinics. Michael Dermer is participating in 'Key Success Factors to Optimize Program Design, Execution and Compliance' and Jennifer Flynn will be presenting a concurrent educational session on 'Creating a Culture of Health Through Organizational Support.'  Join PHA Excutive Director, Fred Goldstein and me for an eploration of these two talented thought leaders and the continuing preview of the popular forum in Scottsdale Arizona, Decembe2 1oth - 12th, 2014.        

On a special edition of this week in health innovation we continue our countdown to the PHA (Population Health Alliance) Forum 2014. Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 12 Noon ET/ 9AM PT our special guest is Rain Henderson of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative.  More about Rain: Rain Henderson is the chief executive officer of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative (CHMI) at the Clinton Foundation. Rain previously served as deputy director of CHMI since the initiative launched in November 2012. In her current role, Rain is responsible for driving CHMI’s strategic vision and fostering partnerships across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to advance the mission of improving the health and well-being of all people in the United States. Previously serving as the senior vice president of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a non-profit organization founded by the American Heart Association and Clinton Foundation, Rain was instrumental in helping to build the organization from a blueprint to an award-wi

On a special broadcast Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 12 Noon Eastern and 9AM Pacific we continue the 2nd installment in the series 'Countdown to the Population Health Alliance PHA Forum 2014'.   The PHA Forum is an annual 'go to' industry standard for the entire ecosystem of population health management stakeholders including innovators in accountable care, care management and the general pursuit of the triple aim - better care, improved outcomes and lower per capita cost. This dynamic community gathers in Scottsdale, Arizona from December 10th - 12th.   On this broadcast we hear from health care analyst and the CEO of The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) who will supply an overview of the large employer persepctive and by proxy the essesnce of the purchaser communities message to the domestic provider comminuty writ large. More about NBCH: The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) is a national, non-profit 501(c)6, membership organization of purchaser-led health care coalitions. NBC

On a special broadcast Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 12 Noon Eastern and 9AM Pacific we're launching the 'Countdown to the Population Health Alliance PHA Forum 2014' series.   The PHA Forum is an annual 'go to' industry standard for the entire ecosystem of population health management stakeholders including innovators in accountable care, care management and the general pursuit of the triple aim - better care, improved outcomes and lower per capita cost. This dynamic community gathers in Scottsdale, Arizona from December 10th - 12th.   On the first in a series of pre-conference broadcasts we'll hear from Executive Director Fred Goldstein and former and current PHA Forum judge @efuturist Douglas Goldstein who will supply an overview of what's in store from keynotes lineup, faculty, and various institutes and events for employers, advocacy, healthcare executives, and international participants.   A detailed agenda for the PHA Forum 2014 is available here. For more information, or to register click here

On Wednesday September 17th 2014 at 3PM Pacfic/6PM Eastern we feature the second installment in our series featuring the Health 2.0 Fall Conference. This is the 8th Annual gathering in the Bay Area for arguably the 'grand daddy' of them all in terms of innovation showcasing of health and healthcare entrepreneurs, startups, mezzanine level or mature company 'intra-preneuring'. Join is for a preview of what's in store for the conference from co-founders Matthew Holt (President) and Indu Subaiya (CEO).   

We resume our broadcast series of this week in health innovation with a kick-off preview of the upcoming Health 2.0 Silicon Valley on Tuesday, September 9th 2014 at 12 Noon Pacific/3 PM Eastern time. Joining Dr. Phil Marshall and me are two thought leaders who consistently model best practices in sourcing, vetting and featuring innovation in the healthcare, and health and wellness space. Yes, we'll hear from Heath 2.0 co-founder &  President Matthew Holt and his co-founder partner and CEO indu Subaiya. You can follow both on Twitter via @boltyboy and @bluetopaz respectively. For the complete lineup of Health 2.0 Silicon Valley see: Health 2.0 Fall Conference 2014 Follow the conference tweets via the hashtag #health2con.  Join us for an informative and fun chat!  

On the Wednesday, July 16th broadcast at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern our guest is San Francisco Bay Area Entrepreneur, consultant, and author Murray Brozinsky. His twitter profile notes: '..entrepreneur; advisor to tech start-ups; writer; dad; open-water swimmer; and passionate student of science, particularly evolutionary biology.' Murray Brozinsky is Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Business Development at Healthline, where he guides the company’s strategic direction and partnerships. Murray has more than 20 years experience founding, operating, and advising high growth technology firms. Murray is founder and principal of Cambrian Technologies, a business development firm that helps innovative technology companies develop strategic partnerships and bring their technologies to market.  Join us for an informative chat.    

Wednesday July 9th, 2014 our guest is former Director of the Office of the National Coodinator for HealthIT, Dr. Farzad Mostashari. Since leaving ONC, he's been busy as a Visiting Fellow for Economic Studies at the Brookings Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform where his work centered on 'helping clinicians improve care and patient health through health IT, focusing on small practice transformation by developing innovative payment models that can better support these types of practices.' Meanwhile Dr Mostashari in concert with healthcare reform advisor to President Obama, and Venrock Partner Bob Kocher has been actively baking an ACO management company who's mission is to support - if not stmulate - physician led accountable care collaborations. Aledade launched June 18th, 2014 to much 'physician friend fanfare'; follow on twitter via @AledadeACO. The company describes itself as follows: 'Aledade ACOs are networks of primary care physicians who band together to deliver coordinated care to their patient p

[PROGRAM NOTE: The audio portion of the host was unfortunately compromised and will be edited and reposted shortly. My apolgies to our guest John Shiver]. On the Wednesday July 2nd broadcast at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern our guest is John 'Jay' Shiver, Assistant Professor at George Mason University. We'll discuss the concurrent emergence of accountable care initiatives as driven by the Affordable Care Act and the explosive growth of 'retail medicine' while considering the question of: are they on a collision course? Or can they co-exist with each other? 'Jay has more than 35 years of experience in healthcare as a hospital and health system executive, physician practice management executive, academic and as a consultant. He has extensive experience working with Boards and senior management in developing strategic vision, creating integrated delivery systems, reengineering business process, hospital operations and physician practice management. He is widely published, speaks at national meetings and teaches gra

On the Wednesday June 24th 2014 program at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern our special guests are StartUp Health co-founders Steven H. Krein and Unity Stoakes. Steven Krein is the Co-founder and CEO of StartUp Health, a unique global platform to help entrepreneurs accelerate health, wellness, and healthcare. A serial entrepreneur, speaker, investor, and entrepreneurial coach. Steven has co-founded and led several companies since 1995, including OrganizedWisdom, an advertising and subscription based service for doctors, and Webstakes/Promotions.com, a global online advertising, direct marketing, and technology company, which he took public on Nasdaq and grew to a $500M market cap before it was acquired by iVillage in 2002. Steven began his online career with Law Journal Extra!, now known as Law.com, the first online legal news and information website, which was acquired by American Lawyer Media. Steven has been a keynote speaker at Google Think Health, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Jo

On the Wednesday, June 18th broadcast 2014 at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern our special guest is Jean Anne Booth a serial entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in high technology.  Her fourth startup company is LifeAssist, which focus groups have described as “wearable OnStar for seniors”. Jean Anne’s background spans from P&L business unit management to marketing; product definition; systems, software, and applications engineering; silicon development engineering; and operations and product engineering. She founded Luminary Micro, the creators of the Stellaris® microcontroller (MCU) platform and the first to market with ARM® Cortex™-M3-based microcontroller solutions.   Jean Anne holds a BSEE from the University of Texas and an MSCE degree from National Technical University. Join us for an informative chat.

On the Wedsnesday June 11th 2014 broadcast at 10AM PT/1PM ET our very special guest is Lygeia Ricciardi, EdM the Director of the Office of Consumer eHealth at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). We caught up with Lygeia at the 5th Annual Health Datapalooza in Washington, DC spreading the word and sharing the love of consumer ehealth initiatives including the Fall rollout of the BlueButton public service campaign. For an earlier chat with Lygeia on "This Week in Health Innovation', click here. 'Lygeia is responsible for leading the development and implementation of ONC's national strategy to engage consumers in their health and healthcare via information technology. Prior to joining ONC in 2011, Lygeia ran a consulting practice called Clear Voice Consulting specializing in consumer eHealth. Previously, she was a Director in the Health program at the Markle Foundation, a Policy Advisor and Speechwriter for the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, a Content Manager at a

On the Wednesday June 4th broadcast at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern we're doing a special 'Health Datapalooza' round up with Dr. Danny Sands and show co-host Dr Phil Marshall focusing on StartUp Health and Entreprenuerialism'. The 5th Annual Health Datapalooza just concluded in Washington D.C, and the vibe was as usual 'up beat' with lots of announcements, demos and keynotes in and around the health data ecosystem. We'll drill into some of these themes and insights from two docs who 'get it'. Join us!

On the Wednesday, May 28th 2014 at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern time we chat with industry veteran Jan Oldenburg. More about our guest: Jan Oldenburg is a senior manager in Ernst & Young’s Advisory Health Care Practice. Jan, a nationally recognized thought leader on patient engagement, has extensive experience working with accountable care organizations to create and implement patient-centered care and patient engagement programs. Jan was previously a vice president of physician and patient engagement at Aetna Accountable Care Solutions and a senior manager of the Digital Services Group at Kaiser Permanente Jan is a past president of the Northern California HIMSS Board, a HIMSS fellow and Vice Chair of the National HIMSS Connected Patient Committee. She served as the primary editor of Engage! Transforming Healthcare through Digital Patient Engagement, published by HIMSS press in March 2013. Oldenburg frequently speaks and writes about patient and physician engagement. Oldenburg is a graduate of Luther Col

On the Wednesday, May 21st 2014 broadcast at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern our special guest is technology entrepreneur Geoff Clapp, Co-founder @BetterPHA, company details here. A summary of Better is sourced from their website below: 'A shared vision of extending world-class medical knowledge to everyone, wherever they may be, is what brought Mayo Clinic and Better together. It is our hope that Better will give people the means to worry less when it comes to health care and instead focus on being well.  Better is backed by the Mayo Clinic and the Social+Capital Partnership. Our team has founded some of the biggest health care and consumer internet companies in the world.' Geoff is no stranger digital health innovation. Join us as we get Geoff's take in the status of the market, and what he and his colleagues are up to at Better.  

On the Wednesday, April 30th 2014 broadcast at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern our special guest is Robert McCray. [Note: We also caught up with Rob at the What's Next Boomer Business Summit here.] 'Rob is the President & CEO of the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance, Chairman of Alliance Healthcare Foundation, Special Adviser to  TripleTree LLC, Member of Midmark Corporation Board of Directors, Member of Board of Directors of CONNECT and an active adviser to several  companies. Rob leverages over 25 years of experience as a business owner, senior operating executive, and legal and transactional adviser to  private and public companies. Rob has served as President, COO and an early investor in Digital On-Demand, Inc., a retail services technology company that operates under the  brandname RedDotNet in chains including Barnes & Noble, Circuit City, Best Buy, Blockbuster and Fred Meyer. Previously, he served as Chairman, President and CEO of HealthCap, Inc., a venture capital-backed physician practice manageme