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Episode 13: Kevin Ross, PhD

December 15, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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Our Episode 13 guest is Kevin Ross, CEO of Precision Driven Health, a New Zealand-based partnership between health IT companies, health providers, and universities, which uses data science research to optimize the health of each individual by combining and learning from all available data. In this episode, Kevin discusses some of the ethical considerations around machine learning in healthcare.

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Episode 11: Shelli Pavone

October 23, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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Our guest is Shelli Pavone, CEO and co-founder of a new startup called Inlightened. Inlightened is a web-based network platform that enables healthcare companies to connect with clinical experts to improve their product development. In this episode, Shelli discusses healthcare innovation and the need for diversity in the development process.

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Episode 10: Krithika Srivats, MS

October 9, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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Our topic today is the mental health impact of COVID-19 and how technology can play a role in helping patients. Our guest is Krithika Srivats, vice president of the health/clinical center of excellence at HGS Healthcare, a global business process management company. Krithika and I discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected mental health, which populations are more impacted, and how predictive analytics can play a role in improving the situation.

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Episode 9: Tashfeen Ekram, MD

August 13, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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In this episode, we hear from Tashfeen Ekram, co-founder and chief medical officer of Luma Health. Tashfeen discusses the shift to telehealth over the last several months, other key technology breakthroughs that will emerge due to the pandemic, and how healthcare providers can use technology to recover some of their lost revenue over the last several months.

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Episode 8: Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH

July 2, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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In this episode, we hear from Sandro Galea, Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health. He discusses social determinants of health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and racism in healthcare. It’s important conversation that healthcare leaders need to be having right now.

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Episode 7: Laura McCrary, Ed.D.

June 26, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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In this episode, we hear from Laura McCrary, president and CEO of KONZA, which provides health interoperability exchanges to several states across the country. Laura is here to talk to us about the importance of interoperability and data sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Episode 6: Elizabeth Carlton, PhD, MPH

June 4, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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In this episode, we take a look at the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of a public health researcher. Our guest is Elizabeth Carlton, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. Beth is part of a team of scientists working to understand the trajectory of COVID-19 in Colorado and the potential impacts of transmission control strategies. She shares with us some of the latest around the pandemic and guidance for how we can think about spending time with others this summer.

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Episode 5: Mariann Yeager, MBA

March 30, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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In this episode, Kathy Sucich talks to Mariann Yeager, CEO of the Sequoia Project about interoperability. The Sequoia Project is a non-profit solely focused on advancing secure, interoperable nationwide health data sharing in the U.S. Kathy and Mariann discussed the interoperability landscape today and the federal government’s final interoperability rule, which it just released.

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Episode 4: Ted Melnick, MD, MHS

March 16, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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In Episode 4, Kathy Sucich talks to Dr. Ted Melnick of Yale School of Medicine about electronic health record (EHR) usability and physician burnout. Ted’s research has found that physicians give EHRs a grade of “F” on usability, and that poor grades are associated with high burnout rates.

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Episode 3: Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP

February 26, 2020episodessmarterhealthcare

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In Episode 3, Kathy Sucich talks to Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP, about the topic of readmissions, which is when patients come back to the hospital within 30 days of a previous stay. As hospitals and health systems focus on the Quadruple Aim – improving patient care, lowering costs, and improving both the patient and physician experience – reducing readmissions is one area that could have a significant positive impact.

Thank you to Dimensional Insight (www.dimins.com) for sponsoring this episode.

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