Decoding Healthcare Innovation
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNew episodes every other Wednesday. Co-hosted by Carrie Nixon, Esq. & Rebecca E. Gwilt, Esq. Key topics center around healthcare law, policy, innovation, startups & digital health. Carrie Nixon and Rebecca Gwilt are partners at Nixon Gwilt Law, a healthcare innovation law firm exclusively serving Providers, Digital Health Companies, and Life Science Businesses seeking to transform the way we receive and experience healthcare. Find out more at NixonGwiltLaw.com.
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DHI Favorite: Episode 15:The Impact of Peripheral Healthcare Innovation with Meghan Gaffney, CEO of Veda Data Solutions
January 31, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn today’s episode, co-host Carrie Nixon talks with VEDA Data Solutions co-founder and CEO Meghan Gaffney about the impact of “peripheral” healthcare innovations, those platforms and technologies which were not initially designed for healthcare. Listen to discover: How a political entrepreneur and an astrophysicist saw an opportunity for healthcare innovation Why in-network and out-of-network physician coverage info is so cumbersome to find, use, and update—for all parties involved Wha...
DHI Favorite: Episode 13: Startup, Merger, and Mental Health Advice from CEO of Headspace Health, Russ Glass
January 17, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Why Headspace and Ginger merged into Headspace Health (and how that partnership came to be) Why Russ ventured into the digital health space after success in more traditional tech startups like Bizo (acquired by LinkedIn) What Headspace Health is doing to improve adolescent mental health—and how it impacts society Why Headspace Health decided to target the employer market before payers and direct-to-consumer models—and how those markets are expanding W...
DHI FAVORITE: What Digital Health Innovators Need to Know About Selling to Hospital and Health System CIOs with Merritt Group EVP Tom Rice and Director of Healthcare Practice Erin Erban (Part 1)
December 20, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode you will discover: What surprising channels influence health system CIOs most What KOLs are and why they should matter to you How to apply trends and statistics from this report to your marketing efforts Key Takeaways: 75% of buyers get their product info from events, and that’s why it’s important to show up. When choosing which to attend, keep in mind where you’re going to get the most ROI for what you’re going to spend. 65% of buyers say a product’s regulatory stat...
DHI Favorite: How Telepet is Changing the Face of Veterinary Medicine with Animal Policy Group Founder and CEO Mark Cushing
December 06, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBGuest hosts Reema Taneja, Esq., and Kaitlyn O’Connor, Esq. of Nixon Gwilt Law sit in for a vacationing Carrie and Rebecca in this episode. These veterinary telehealth legal experts (and dog lovers!) talk to Mark Cushing, Founder and CEO of the Animal Policy Group, about the growing market for “TelePet,” which is telehealth for pets. Listen to this episode to discover: How TelePet has evolved over time What challenges currently exist What need TelePet fills in veterinary care What stake...
DHI Favorite: Expanding Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder with Ophelia Founder Zack Gray
November 22, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode, Carrie, Rebecca, and Zack discuss: Why Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is a proven treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Why only 5% of clinicians are licensed to prescribe buprenorphine and how this drives traffic to the black market How telemedicine breaks down barriers and stigmas for clinicians and patients in the treatment of OUD, making them an ideal combination for addressing the opioid epidemic in the U.S Key Takeaways: What many people don’t know is t...
AI’s Role for Clinicians and Patients in Behavioral Health with LifeStance Health Chief Digital Officer Pablo Pantaleoni
November 08, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode, you will discover: Starting with the unmet need Improving mental health access Human-centered design process Key Takeaways: Before you brainstorm an idea or conceptualize a product or service, consider first what problem, pain point, or unmet need you want to solve and build your organization or company around that. Improving mental health access isn’t only about considering physical factors that hinder people from being able to access the support that they need, ...
Transitioning a Pediatrics Research Project to a Commercial Healthcare Business with Picterus CEO Tormod Thomsen
October 25, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode you will discover: The importance of business development in digital health startups Transparency with your investors Taking patient monitoring out of the hospital The advantage of building a key opinion leader network Key Takeaways: One common scenario in digital health startups is that they have a high technical and clinical competence, but they don’t have a plan for how the final product is going to be positioned in the market and how the company is going to be...
Practical Applications of AI in Healthcare with Joseph Zabinski, PhD of OM1
October 11, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this episode, you will discover: AI is for optimization and not replacement The two hurdles to implementing AI in healthcare The benefit of LLMs in healthcare Using AI to improve diagnosis and treatment Key Takeaways: Every time there’s a new technology, there’s always a lot of fear surrounding it. With AI, we must always focus our intention on and enlighten people with the fact that these technological advances are for the optimization of work and not for the replacement of peopl...
DHI Favorite: What Digital Health Innovators Need to Know About Selling to Hospital and Health System CIOs with Merritt Group EVP Tom Rice and Director of Healthcare Practice Erin Erban (Part 2)
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this episode you will discover: How to make KOLs a part of your strategy Why you need short, engaging videos What to budget for marketing Key Takeaways: The best way to utilize KOLs when reaching out to CIOS is to have them speak at your events. Part of your social media strategy should also be to boost your KOL’s profile and leverage the content they’re creating. CIOs like videos because they’re short, easily digestible, and engaging. Make short case studies and make your web...
DHI Favorite: What Digital Health Innovators Need to Know About Selling to Hospital and Health System CIOs with Merritt Group EVP Tom Rice and Director of Healthcare Practice Erin Erban (Part 1)
September 06, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBIn this episode you will discover: What surprising channels influence health system CIOs most What KOLs are and why they should matter to you How to apply trends and statistics from this report to your marketing efforts Key Takeaways: 75% of buyers get their product info from events, and that’s why it’s important to show up. When choosing which to attend, keep in mind where you’re going to get the most ROI for what you’re going to spend. 65% of buyers say a product’s regulatory stat...
DHI Favorite: Understanding Digital Health's ROI with Charm Economics Founder Adam Block, PhD
August 23, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this episode, Carrie, Rebecca, and Adam discuss: Why digital health startups need to calculate ROI What types of organizations to consider targeting as customers What range of ROI Adam sees digital health companies produce How to supercharge success by creating value pathways Key Takeaways: When you’re pitching to a CFO, they’re going to be looking for the answer to two questions: 1.) Are you going to bring my organization more revenue? 2.) Are you going to reduce the overall cos...
DHI Favorite: 5 Essential Steps in Building a Revenue Model for Your Digital Health Business
August 09, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBIn this episode, Carrie and Rebecca discuss: What a minimum viable revenue model is What 5 questions they ask every new revenue model client Why healthcare business rules are different from every other industry Why determining a revenue model must include designing a compliant business arrangement What happens when your revenue model is noncompliant Download the checklist here: https://bit.ly/3TxMKCN Find the episode transcript at our website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/dhi-podcast/...
DHI Favorite: Exploring the Rise in Home-Based Care with Sprinter Health VP Seema Otoya
July 26, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this episode discover: How to apply experiences from other industries to healthcare Why you need to focus on customer experience in healthcare How to navigate the challenges of working in the home health space What the advantages are of being missions oriented Key Takeaways: Being in varied and different roles or industries gives you the unique opportunity to provide your learnings from those roles and apply them to your current ones. Learn the industry as fast and as deeply as y...
Leveraging Value-Based Enterprises to Create Business Model Flexibilities with Luis Argueso of InHealth Advisors
July 12, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode, you will discover: A simple definition of a value-based enterprise Why are Value-Based Enterprise arrangements very well suited to digital health companies? How Value-Based Enterprises reward teamwork between organizations Key Takeaways: A value-based enterprise or VBE, is essentially a regulatory construct that permits substantial freedom in how organizations can pay providers for services. That freedom is gained in exchange for adhering to certain requirements aro...
How AI is Changing Treatment for Food Allergies with Ukko CEO Anat Binur
June 28, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBIn this episode you will discover: The food allergy and treatment landscape Protein design opening a new landscape of treatment possibilities Shifting from investing to the operational side of startups and navigating the world of biotech as a female CEO Key Takeaways: The treatment for food allergy is difficult because it requires a balancing act between efficacy and safety. This is because food proteins that are needed to train the body to reduce its allergic reactions are often also...
Protecting Intellectual Property for FemTech Founders with Patent Attorney Giordana Mahn
June 14, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode you will discover: What is a patent? How soon should you invest in patent protection? What you need to know about design patents for digital companies What the advantages founders gain from talking to a patent attorney Key Takeaways: A patent gives you the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or importing your invention. It is a defensive measure to make sure that your work is protected. Invest in patent protection for your idea before publicly di...
Interactive Patient Systems and the Digital Hospital of the Future with pCare CEO Dave Bennett
May 31, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode, you will discover: How interactive patient care will impact the future of healthcare How vendors can be successful in the digital health space What technologists and innovators should keep in mind Key Takeaways: The pandemic accelerated the growth of the digitalization of healthcare. Healthcare providers need to look into leveraging technology that will reduce the burden of work for nurses and staff so that they could focus on what is important. Missing informati...
Improving Cost and Care Through Data Transparency with Arrive Health CEO Kyle Kiser
May 17, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode, you will discover: Why price transparency is important How to understand the impact between a $0 option and a $250 option in the moment of decision How data transparency impacts patient access and health equity Key Takeaways: Moving to a more consumer-directed and consumer-focused model means focusing on creating more transparency on the area of pricing. By bringing this information upstream, we will be able to build trust between the patient and the provider. The ...
Expanding a DTx Business from the EU to the US with Petter Aasa of Vitala
May 03, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode, you will discover: How continuous touch can help patients’ health improve continuously What the similarities and differences are between the EU and the US in the healthcare space Why healthcare companies should focus on preventive healthcare What Petter recommends for EU companies that plan to expand to the US Key Takeaways: Remote therapeutic monitoring codes came about with the belief that continuous touch with a patient during the course of their needs for exercise ...
The Shift in Healthcare Innovation Towards Globalization with Emily Reiser of TMC Innovation
April 19, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this episode you will discover: What’s driving healthcare’s shift toward globalization How companies can learn from the world around them What big thing international healthcare companies are grappling with Why it is crucial to demonstrate ROI Key Takeaways: There’s a shift in healthcare innovation towards globalization. This can be seen from the changing requirements in Europe and how UK companies consider engaging a bigger market. Healthcare companies have to keep an eye on...
Why Telemedicine Is So Well-Suited for Menopause Care with Gennev CEO Jill Angelo
April 05, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this episode you will discover: Why menopause is such an important time in a woman's life to pay attention to her health care Why telemedicine is perfect for menopause care Why millennial demand for personalized reproductive services will continue as they move into their 40-50s and what that means for workplaces Key Takeaways: Menopause is not a disease, it’s a natural phase of life and it impacts the quality of life for many women. They need to find resources so that they could fi...
Scaling a Digital Health Business with 2-Time CEO Ohad Arazi of Clarius
March 22, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this episode you will discover: What the difference is in working for a corporation versus a startup when it comes to innovation How Ohad transitioned into the founder journey What the benefits are to using AI in diagnostics What it means to be problem-oriented rather than solution-oriented Key Takeaways: People often have an inaccurate view of what it’s like to lead a small company if they’re coming from a big company. In a big company, the CEO is the coach, they’re on the side...
What Digital Health Innovators Need to Know About Selling to Hospital and Health System CIOs with Merritt Group EVP Tom Rice and Director of Healthcare Practice Erin Erban (Part 2)
March 08, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode you will discover: How to make KOLs a part of your strategy Why you need short, engaging videos What to budget for marketing Key Takeaways: The best way to utilize KOLs when reaching out to CIOS is to have them speak at your events. Part of your social media strategy should also be to boost your KOL’s profile and leverage the content they’re creating. CIOs like videos because they’re short, easily digestible, and engaging. Make short case studies and make your web...
What Digital Health Innovators Need to Know About Selling to Hospital and Health System CIOs with Merritt Group EVP Tom Rice and Director of Healthcare Practice Erin Erban (Part 1)
February 22, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode you will discover: What surprising channels influence health system CIOs most What KOLs are and why they should matter to you How to apply trends and statistics from this report to your marketing efforts Key Takeaways: 75% of buyers get their product info from events, and that’s why it’s important to show up. When choosing which to attend, keep in mind where you’re going to get the most ROI for what you’re going to spend. 65% of buyers say a product’s regulatory stat...
Exploring the Rise in Home-Based Care with Sprinter Health VP Seema Otoya
December 07, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode you will discover: How to apply experiences from other industries to healthcare Why you need to focus on customer experience in healthcare How to navigate the challenges of working in the home health space What the advantages are of being missions oriented Key Takeaways: Being in varied and different roles or industries gives you the unique opportunity to provide your learnings from those roles and apply them to your current ones. Learn the industry as fast and as de...
Expanding Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder with Ophelia Founder Zack Gray
November 23, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode, Carrie, Rebecca, and Zack discuss: Why Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is a proven treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Why only 5% of clinicians are licensed to prescribe buprenorphine and how this drives traffic to the black market How telemedicine breaks down barriers and stigmas for clinicians and patients in the treatment of OUD, making them an ideal combination for addressing the opioid epidemic in the U.S Key Takeaways: What many people don’t know is t...
Investing in Women Founders with Portfolia CEO Trish Costello
November 02, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBIn this episode, Carrie and Trish discuss: What the consequences are when women’s health is underfunded Why women’s health is underfunded How to drive innovation in women’s health What the emerging issues are in women’s health Key Takeaways: Innovation in women's health has been woefully underfunded and it results in compromised health outcomes and lives for women of all ages. Much of the reason innovation in women’s health is underfunded is that 95% of innovation investing is do...
Improving the Effectiveness of Home-Based Care with Reverence CEO Lee Teslik
October 19, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode, Carrie, Rebecca, and Lee discuss: How fragmentation in the healthcare system severely impacts the effectiveness of care Why value-based care is essential to the optimization of home-based care What causes staffing shortages and how to address these issues Key Takeaways: There isn't a lot of coordination that readily happens between a hospital and a patient's primary care provider and specialists. A lot of things could go wrong as there are a lot of information breaks ...
Understanding Digital Health's ROI with Charm Economics Founder Adam Block, PhD
October 05, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this episode, Carrie, Rebecca, and Adam discuss: Why digital health startups need to calculate ROI What types of organizations to consider targeting as customers What range of ROI Adam sees digital health companies produce How to supercharge success by creating value pathways Key Takeaways: When you’re pitching to a CFO, they’re going to be looking for the answer to two questions: 1.) Are you going to bring my organization more revenue? 2.) Are you going to reduce the overall cos...
Digital Health Solutions and Value-Based Care with CareSignal CEO Blake Marggraff
September 21, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode, Carrie and Blake discuss: What exactly is "deviceless remote patient monitoring"? Why did CareSignal choose to focus in the value-based care space as early as 2015 -- and how did they succeed there? What role do Social Determinants of Health play in value-based care models? Key Takeaways: Deviceless remote patient monitoring strikes a good balance between remote monitoring and patient engagement for value based care without relying on peripheral devices. When a prod...
5 Essential Steps in Building a Revenue Model for Your Digital Health Business
September 07, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBIn this episode, Carrie and Rebecca discuss: What a minimum viable revenue model is What 5 questions they ask every new revenue model client Why healthcare business rules are different from every other industry Why determining a revenue model must include designing a compliant business arrangement What happens when your revenue model is noncompliant Download the checklist here: https://bit.ly/3TxMKCN Find the episode transcript at our website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/dhi-podcast/...
Episode 33: Privacy and Security Frameworks for Connected Devices and the Internet of Medical Things
August 24, 2022 13:52 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Rebecca talks with Bethany Corbin and Ashleigh Giovannini, two powerhouse attorneys at Nixon Gwilt Law. These national and international privacy experts highlight what healthcare innovators need to know about the Internet of Medical Things and the evolving privacy and security frameworks for digital health connected devices. Listen to Discover: How to define digital health connected devices How the privacy and security and data use challenges ...
Episode 33- Privacy and Security Frameworks for Connected Devices and the Internet of Medical Things
August 24, 2022 13:52 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Rebecca talks with Bethany Corbin and Ashleigh Giovannini, two powerhouse attorneys at Nixon Gwilt Law. These national and international privacy experts highlight what healthcare innovators need to know about the Internet of Medical Things and the evolving privacy and security frameworks for digital health connected devices. Listen to Discover: How to define digital health connected devices How the privacy and security and data use challenges for these...
Episode 32: How upcoming laws and policies will impact the future of virtual care with American Telemedicine Association VP Kyle Zebley
August 10, 2022 13:19 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Carrie talks with American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Vice President of Public Policy Kyle Zebley about how upcoming laws and policies will impact the future of virtual care. Listen to Discover: What the significance of the new bill, H.R. 4040, that was recently passed by the US House of Representatives, is and its chances of being signed into law What this new bill left out with respect to priorities within the telehealth stakeholder commu...
Episode 31: How TelePet is changing the face of veterinary medicine with Animal Policy Group Founder and CEO Mark Cushing
July 27, 2022 14:58 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Guest hosts Reema Taneja, Esq., and Kaitlyn O’Connor, Esq. of Nixon Gwilt Law sit in for a vacationing Carrie and Rebecca in this episode. These veterinary telehealth legal experts (and dog lovers!) talk to Mark Cushing, Founder and CEO of the Animal Policy Group, about the growing market for “TelePet,” which is telehealth for pets. Listen to this episode to discover: How TelePet has evolved over time What challenges currently exist What need ...
Episode 30: How to reduce burdens on providers through technology with Wellbe founder James Dias
July 13, 2022 15:08 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Co-host Carrie Nixon talks with Wellbe Founder and CEO James Dias about how to promote how to reduce (or even remove) burdens on providers through technology—which promotes provider buy-in of innovations and better patient results. Listen to this episode to discover: How automated patient care/guidance supports patient-provider partnerships and eases burdens on providers/staff How to address labor shortages with technology How automating the r...
Episode 30: How to reduce burdens on providers through technology with Wellbe founder James Dias
July 13, 2022 15:08 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Co-host Carrie Nixon talks with Wellbe Founder and CEO James Dias about how to promote how to reduce (or even remove) burdens on providers through technology—which promotes provider buy-in of innovations and better patient results. Listen to this episode to discover: How automated patient care/guidance supports patient-provider partnerships and eases burdens on providers/staff How to address labor shortages with technology How automating the r...
Hospital at Home for Hospitals and Digital Health Vendors with Health System Virtual Care Expert Casey Papp, Esq.
June 29, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Co-host Carrie Nixon chats with healthcare innovation attorney Casey Papp, an expert in the operational and legal nuances of providing virtual care management services within a health system. With McKinsey & Company predicting “up to $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries could shift to the home by 2025,” now is the time to investigate how a Care at Home or Hospital at Home initiative...
#28: Navigating Sociopolitical Issues in Emergency Contraception with Stix Cofounder Cynthia Plotch
June 15, 2022 17:03 - 21 minutes - 15 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode: Cohost Rebecca Gwilt talks with Stix Cofounder Cynthia Plotch about women’s health—an especially timely conversation given the leaked Roe v. Wade decision. Be sure to take our survey (also linked below) to help shape the roundtable we’re hosting this summer with policy makers, advocacy groups, Femtech companies, and telemedicine providers in the reproductive and maternal care space to better chart a unified path forward. Listen to this episode t...
Episode 27: Reimagining the role of pharmacists through virtual consultations with the Co-Founders of RxLive
June 08, 2022 15:04 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode In this episode, Carrie Nixon talks with husband and wife team, Mark and Kristen Engelen, co-founders of RxLive, a digital health company that re-imagines the role of pharmacists through virtual consultations with patients of value-based care delivery organizations. Listen to discover: How pharmacists can play a critical role in reducing the burden on primary care physicians who are managing the care of chronic disease patients Why value-base...
#27: Reimagining the role of pharmacists through virtual consultations with the Co-Founders of RxLive
June 08, 2022 15:04 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode In this episode, Carrie Nixon talks with husband and wife team, Mark and Kristen Engelen, co-founders of RxLive, a digital health company that re-imagines the role of pharmacists through virtual consultations with patients of value-based care delivery organizations. Listen to discover: How pharmacists can play a critical role in reducing the burden on primary care physicians who are managing the care of chronic disease patients Why value-based...
#26: How Healthcare Innovators Can Influence Policy Changes with Liz Powell of G2G Consulting
May 25, 2022 21:07 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode In this episode, Rebecca Gwilt talks with Liz Powell of G2G Consulting, a company that provides comprehensive government affairs services for start-ups, growing businesses, and nonprofits. Listen to discover: Liz's journey to founding G2G Consulting Can innovators influence policy, even if innovations are young and may be moving faster than law? How healthcare innovators can think about policy strategy, and how this shifts their ability to g...
#26: Raising non-dilutive funding and why it’s important to have policy/government strategy, even as a startup
May 25, 2022 21:07 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode In this episode, Rebecca Gwilt talks with Liz Powell from G2G Consulting. Liz has joined Rebecca to talk about a few things that digital health companies might not have on their radar, but which can be transformative for their success, such as raising non-dilutive funding and why it's important to have a policy/government strategy, even as a startup. Listen to discover: Why it is important to shape health policy Where to look for untapped resou...
#25: Using Augmented Reality in Physical and Occupational Therapy with Lindsay Watson of Augment Therapy
May 11, 2022 15:40 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode In this episode, Carrie Nixon talks with Lindsay Watson of Augment Therapy, a company which combines the best of augmented reality and telehealth to improve the delivery of pediatric physical therapy. Listen to discover: Why innovation and investing in pediatrics is often overlooked Why digital health tools are so needed in the rehab industry, in particular How Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) fits into that equation You’ll also learn why...
#24: Using Digital Health to Address Chronic Conditions with Dr. Omar Manejwala of DarioHealth
April 28, 2022 18:10 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode In this episode, Rebecca talks to Omar Manejwala, MD, Chief Medical Officer of DarioHealth. He focuses on the impact of behavior on chronic diseases at scale. He is also one of the nation’s leading experts on addiction medicine, substance use disorders, behavioral health and mental illness. His clear explanations of behavioral science makes him easy to listen to and learn from. How Dr. Manejwala got to DarioHealth and why What the arc of digital...
#23: The Role of Virtual Providers in the Telehealth Ecosystem with Wheel CEO Michelle Davey
April 13, 2022 17:09 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Rebecca talks to Michelle Davey, CEO of Wheel, the industry’s first model for delivering high-quality virtual care at scale by empowering clinicians and providing new efficiencies for healthcare companies. This engaging conversation covers: Where the idea for Wheel started What role virtual providers play in the telehealth ecosystem and who benefits most from what Wheel is building What the connection is to the future of work How Michelle is ...
#22: Hands-on Investing and Pitching Advice With Empactful Capital Managing Director Sal DeTrane
March 31, 2022 00:07 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Carrie talks to Sal DeTrane, managing director of Empactful Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early and growth stage healthcare opportunities. This engaging conversation covers: How Empactful Capital’s investing model is different and why Sal believes it’s the best way to invest Why they selected value-based care and behavioral health as two specific areas of focus What they look for in companies pitching to them What Sal sees in pi...
#21 - Women’s Health Innovation through FemTech, with Women of Wearables Founder Marija Butkovic
March 17, 2022 03:59 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Carrie talks to Marija Butkovic, Founder and CEO of Women of Wearables, a global organization of women and allies in wearable tech, femtech, and healthtech. This engaging conversation covers: How companies are innovating specifically as it relates to Women’s Health What the landscape around funding female-led companies in the healthcare space looks like How to market an early or growth stage company (Marija’s tips and tricks!) If you’re a f...
#21: Women’s Health Innovation through FemTech, with Women of Wearables Founder Marija Butkovic
March 17, 2022 03:59 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Carrie talks to Marija Butkovic, Founder and CEO of Women of Wearables, a global organization of women and allies in wearable tech, femtech, and healthtech. This engaging conversation covers: How companies are innovating specifically as it relates to Women’s Health What the landscape around funding female-led companies in the healthcare space looks like How to market an early or growth stage company (Marija’s tips and tricks!) If you’re a fe...
#20: Mission-driven startup advice from 4X growth star Anna Lindow and what she’s doing next with Brave Health
March 03, 2022 05:06 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBWhat you’ll get out of this episode Rebecca talks to Anna Lindow, CEO & Co-Founder of Brave Health, which is a virtual clinic on a mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable care for mental health and addiction. Prior to Brave Health, she was able to 4x the venture-backed tech education company General Assembly in just 3 years. And she's got a track record of consulting and advising mission driven startups like her own. In this episode you’ll hear about Anna’s experienc...