The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health
130 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsCapturing the pulse of healthcare innovation spanning leaders across the healthcare ecosystem.
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Michelle Carnahan, Thirty Madison, on a human-first approach to healthcare
August 09, 2021 18:48 - 42 minutes - 97.3 MBIn this episode, we interview Michelle Carnahan, President of Thirty Madison. We discuss Michelle’s pivot from pharmaceutical executive to leader of a health tech unicorn and what that means for Thirty Madison going forward. Thirty Madison’s mission is to be a human-first healthcare company delivering specialized care and treatment to everyone. They recently completed a $140M Series C raise led by HealthQuest Capital. They join Maveron and Polaris Partners as lead investors in Thirty Madis...
Saeju Jeong, Noom, on using behavior change to improve health
August 05, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 60.6 MBIn this episode, we interview Saeju Jeong, the Co-Founder and CEO of Noom. Founded in 2008, the company’s mission is to help people everywhere lead healthier lives through behavior change. Although today they are best known for their weight loss app, the company is making a push to extend its behavior change platform further into chronic care, supported by their recent $540 million Series F growth round led by Silver Lake.
Vijay Patel, CVS Health Ventures, on the imperative to invest in digital health
July 27, 2021 19:45 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBIn this episode, we chatted with Vijay Patel, Co-Founder and Partner at CVS Health Ventures, a $100M fund dedicated to investing and partnering with high-potential health technology startups aimed at building towards CVS’ vision of creating more consumer-centric care. We discussed: The establishment of CVS Health Ventures as a fund dedicated to digital health opportunities, creating the potential for longer-term strategic actions and extended time horizons for realizing investment payoff ...
Jonathan Bush, Zus Health, on building the healthcare internet
July 12, 2021 16:02 - 38 minutes - 88.5 MBIn this episode, we interview Jonathan Bush, the founder and CEO of Zus Health. We discuss his broad vision for Zus as well as some of his learnings from founding and leading athenahealth and from serving as the Executive Chairman of Firefly Health. Zus Health is seeking to enable the new wave of digital-first provider organizations by building a unified patient record and a toolkit with which these organizations can build better patient relationship management tools and provider workflows....
Clara Burtenshaw, Neo Kuma Ventures, on shattering the stigma of psychedelic medication
July 06, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Clara Burtenshaw, Partner and Investor at Neo Kuma Ventures. We discussed: -The evolution of the psychedelics industry from a stigmatized counterculture phenomenon to a scientifically robust industry with support from the FDA for fast-tracking drug development -The clinical potential of psychedelics to treat illnesses ranging from mental illness to pain management and other nervous system disorders -Neo Kuma's focus on investing in early stage companies ...
Julian Harris, Deerfield & ConcertoCare, on innovating elder care
June 30, 2021 14:31 - 29 minutes - 29.1 MBJulian Harris, M.D., is a Partner on the Healthcare Services team at Deerfield and Chairman & CEO at ConcertoCare. Launched in 1994, Deerfield Management Company is an investment firm dedicated to advancing healthcare through information, investment and philanthropy — all toward the end goal of cures for disease, improved quality of life and reduced cost of care. ConcertoCare was formed recently by a combination of the assets of ConcertoHealth and Perfect Health. ConcertoCare is one of the n...
Michelle Davey, Wheel, on building the new virtual care stack
June 16, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode, we interviewed Michelle Davey, the Co-Founder and CEO of Wheel. Wheel is working behind the scenes to build many of the telemedicine services you’re familiar with. Its online platform matches doctors with patients and also enables any company to stand up a virtual care practice. Wheel makes it simple for companies to build virtual care services under their brand by pairing technology with a nationwide clinician network. Wheel also provides clinicians with the best place to w...
Connor Hailey, Axle Health, on bridging the gap between virtual and physical care
June 07, 2021 13:30 - 26 minutes - 61 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we interview Connor Hailey, CEO and Co-Founder of Axle Health, a software platform that enables any company to add in-home visits to their patient offering. We cover Connor’s penchant for startups and entrepreneurship, Axle Health’s founding story and early product journey and how they have scaled to thousands of in-home visits in just one year of launch. Founded in 2020, Axle Health eliminates the complexity of delivering in-home care by offering a sim...
Sangu Delle, Africa Health Holdings, on building sustainable healthcare in Africa
June 01, 2021 13:21 - 43 minutes - 100 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Sangu Delle, the Chairman and CEO of Africa Health Holdings. Africa Health Holdings is focused on building a sustainable healthcare ecosystem in Africa through its network of healthcare facilities that it owns and manages. To date, Africa Health Holdings portfolio companies have served over 510,000 patients through malaria treatment, family planning, community outreach programs, and more. Africa Health Holdings currently has 40 facilities across Kenya, Niger...
Vik Bakhru, MD, formerly ConsejoSano, now Circulo Health, on the value of culturally competent care
May 24, 2021 18:52 - 38 minutes - 87.4 MBIn this episode, we interview Vik Bakhru, MD, former COO and CFO of ConsejoSano and the founding CMO of Circulo Health. We discuss some of the challenges that ConsejoSano faced as they strove to build consumer trust in the medical system amidst the global pandemic and what’s in store for Circulo Health, the nation’s newest managed Medicaid plan. Founded in 2014, ConsejoSano provides patient engagement tools to payers and providers to help them better connect with their multicultural Medicai...
Afton Vechery, Modern Fertility, on making personalized fertility more accessible
May 18, 2021 15:38 - 35 minutes - 28 MBIn this episode, we interview Afton Vechery, CEO and Co-Founder of Modern Fertility, a reproductive health company making personalized fertility information more accessible. We discuss Modern Fertility’s founding story from getting to the first 100 users to finding the best GTM strategy and building the proactive fertility category from scratch. Founded in 2016, Modern Fertility is the women’s health company making personalized, proactive fertility information more accessible to women every...
Neil Batlivala, Pair Team, on putting primary care operations on autopilot
May 12, 2021 16:12 - 48 minutes - 47.8 MBNeil Batlivala is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pair Team. Neil Batlivala and Cassie Choi, RN founded Pair in 2019 after experiencing how critical a high functioning administrative team is to provide high-quality primary care by building out operations together at leading tech-enabled practices of Forward and Circle Medical. The majority of healthcare is local and fragmented, and no solutions were built to enable existing clinics. Pair came out of that need and provides a simple yet comprehensiv...
Dan Knecht, CVS Health, on delivering customer-centric healthcare
May 05, 2021 14:35 - 39 minutes - 91.3 MBIn this episode, we chatted with Dan Knecht, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President of Clinical Product at CVS Health. Prior to this, Dan served as Vice President of Health Strategy and Innovation for Medical Affairs at Aetna, a CVS Health company. What we discussed: The CVS Health-Aetna merger in 2018 has enabled the joint company to create more customer-centric care by marrying advanced data analytics across Aetna’s ~21 million members with care management and better access to healthcare for consu...
Andrey Ostrovsky, MD, Social Innovation Ventures, on care without compromise
April 30, 2021 13:57 - 45 minutes - 104 MBDr. Andrey Ostrovsky is the former Chief Medical Officer of the US Medicaid program. He is now the Managing Partner at Social Innovation Ventures where he invests in and advises companies and non-profits dedicated to eliminating disparities. He also advises federal and state regulators on how to incorporate human centered design into policy making. He previously operated a series of methadone clinics in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to working on the front line of the opioid use disorder crisis...
Andrew Parker, Papa, on building eldercare marketplaces
April 06, 2021 17:46 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Andrew Parker, CEO and Co-Founder of Papa, an on-demand assistance service to help people and their family members stay independent while living securely and happily at home. Andrew has a passion for healthcare, technology and people. Prior to founding Papa, Andrew ran Health Systems Sales and Strategy for MDLive.com, a large tele-health provider, where he was one of the first 15 employees. In 2017, Andrew founded Papa with the goal of...
Jon Bloom, Podimetrics, on partnering with the VA to end amputations
March 31, 2021 11:58 - 34 minutes - 79.7 MBIn this episode, we interview Dr. Jon Bloom, the Co-Founder and CEO of Podimetrics. The company’s mission is to improve patient lives through early detection and prevention of diabetic foot ulcers. They are a virtual care management company dedicated to preventing diabetic amputations through their SmartMat product and partnerships with both payers and at-risk providers, including the Veteran’s Health Administration. The company was founded in 2011 and has been backed by Norwich Ventures, Ro...
Jon Bloom, Podimetrics, on on partnering with the VA to end amputations
March 31, 2021 11:58 - 34 minutes - 79.7 MBIn this episode, we interview Dr. Jon Bloom, the Co-Founder and CEO of Podimetrics. The company’s mission is to improve patient lives through early detection and prevention of diabetic foot ulcers. They are a virtual care management company dedicated to preventing diabetic amputations through their SmartMat product and partnerships with both payers and at-risk providers, including the Veteran’s Health Administration. The company was founded in 2011 and has been backed by Norwich Ventures, Ro...
Brad Fluegel, Walgreens, on increasing health equity with retailers entering healthcare
March 25, 2021 03:28 - 41 minutes - 94.3 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Brad Fluegel, lecturer at the Wharton School’s Health Care Management program and former Senior Vice President and Chief Healthcare Commercial Market Development Officer for Walgreens. Before that, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and External Affairs Officer for Wellpoint, now Anthem, and Senior Vice President of National Accounts and Vice President of Enterprise Strategy at Aetna. What we discussed: Consumer behavior shifting to onl...
Erin Lee, Babylon Health, on leveraging AI to break geographic silos
March 08, 2021 17:42 - 40 minutes - 92.2 MBIn this episode, we connect with Erin Lee, the VP of Global Operations and Managing Director of Babylon (U.S.). Babylon is a London-based telehealth startup leveraging AI to provide quality and affordable primary care around the world. Babylon has operations globally, including in the U.S., Canada, UK, Rwanda, and several countries within Asia and the Middle East and plans to continue expanding internationally. Since its founding in 2013, Babylon has raised $635M in funding to date from inve...
Naomi Allen, Brightline, on evolving digital health businesses in changing environments
March 03, 2021 04:07 - 38 minutes - 87.9 MBIn this episode, Vivien interviews Naomi Allen, CEO and Co-Founder of Brightline, a behavioral health care technology company delivered for families and children. We discuss her amazing journey at the forefront of the new digital health wave as one of the founding team members of Castlight, her leadership lessons as Chief Growth Officer Livongo and the amazing story of Brightline and how they launched months before their plan to serve families during the COVID and behavioral health pandemic....
Jannine Versi, Elektra Health, on smashing the menopause taboo
February 23, 2021 13:00 - 36 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this episode, Sandy interviews Jannine Versi, COO & Co-Founder of Elektra Health. Elektra Health is on a mission to smash the menopause taboo by empowering 50M women in the US today navigating menopause with a full-stack digital solution. Elektra has been featured in Forbes, Pitchbook, the Financial Times and Crunchbase, and was selected as a "recommended platform" by both Katie Couric and Maria Shriver. Prior to Elektra Health, Jannine held positions at Google, The White House in the Ob...
Gabriel Mecklenburg, Hinge Health, on nailing product market fit in the employer health market
February 15, 2021 17:16 - 27 minutes - 61.9 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Gabriel Mecklenburg, President and Co-Founder of Hinge Health, the leading musculoskeletal (also known as MSK) solution for employers and health plans. We discuss Hinge Health's journey from the early days for Gabriel and Daniel and finding product market fit to growing the business by more than 4X in the last year. Hinge Health has raised $300M in their latest Series D round in early January of 2021, and is now valued at $3B. Their ...
Steve Kraus, Bessemer Venture Partners, on Healthcare Predictions for 2021
February 08, 2021 12:01 - 45 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode, we interview Steve Kraus, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. At Bessemer, Steve focuses exclusively on healthcare, where he’s made investments in and holds seats on the boards of some of the most successful companies in this space, including Bright Health, Ginger, Hinge Health, Aspen RxHealth, and, most recently, Folx Health. Each year, Steve and his team publish their healthcare predictions for the next 12 months. Bessemer’s 2021 predictions just came out, and on this e...
Deborah Kilpatrick, Evidation Health, on enabling patient participation in health outcomes
February 02, 2021 13:33 - 42 minutes - 98.4 MBIn this episode, we interview Deborah Kilpatrick, Co-CEO Evidation Health. With a network of over 4M individuals across the U.S. and a platform that gathers key real-world data from patients’ day-to-day lives, Evidation is on a mission to enable and empower everyone to participate in better health outcomes. Since its founding in 2012, Evidation has raised money from investors like B Capital Group, Revelation Partners, Rock Health, McKesson Ventures, Sanofi Ventures, Section 32, and G Squared...
Eren Bali, Carbon Health, on democratizing healthcare access
January 25, 2021 14:04 - 47 minutes - 108 MBIn this episode, we chat with Eren Bali, the Co-Founder & CEO of Carbon Health. Carbon Health is a technology-enabled healthcare provider with a mission to make high-quality healthcare accessible to everyone. Carbon Health meets patients where they are, providing seamless, accessible healthcare to patients across a variety of access points including primary and urgent care clinics, pop-up sites, video, the Carbon Health app, and on-site at their employers. Late last year, Carbon Health recei...
Nita Sommers, Khosla Ventures, on digital health’s transformation in three decades
January 20, 2021 19:24 - 46 minutes - 106 MBNita Sommers is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on health care. Nita has spent over 20 years working in the health technology sector, with a passion for early-stage, high growth companies transforming health care. She was an early member of the R&D team at athenahealth, which went public in 2007. Additionally, she was one of the first executives at Castlight Health and later managed the company’s IPO in 2014. At Castlight Health, Nita led the company’s early sales efforts and...
Sid Viswanathan, Truepill, on building infrastructure for consumer-driven healthcare
January 11, 2021 13:05 - 46 minutes - 105 MBIn this episode of the Pulse Podcast, we interview Sid Viswanathan, Co-Founder and President of Truepill. Starting with its pharmacy-driven APIs and since moving into telehealth and at-home lab diagnostics, Truepill has been building healthcare infrastructure for the modern (and future) world. This infrastructure is already working behind the scenes to power several consumer-focused healthcare companies, such as Hims & Hers, Nurx, and Levels. The company has attracted investments from Y Comb...
Andrew Dudum, Hims & Hers, on disrupting healthcare by reimagining the patient experience
January 05, 2021 18:56 - 44 minutes - 101 MBIn this episode, we interview Andrew Dudum, the Founder & CEO of Hims & Hers. Hims & Hers is a digital health company focused on destigmatizing health and wellness conditions while making it easier for everyone to access quality care. Since launching in November 2017, Hims & Hers has raised approximately $260MM in funding from investors including Oaktree Capital, Maverick, IVP, among others, and is poised to IPO via SPAC this year. Hims & Hers is one of the fastest growing direct-to-consumer...
Nate Maslak, Ribbon Health, on simplifying health decisions with better data
December 10, 2020 15:00 - 50 minutes - 41.3 MBIn this episode, Sandy interviews Nate Maslak, Co-Founder and CEO of Ribbon Health. Ribbon is breaking the long-standing barrier of complex and challenging provider data by identifying and delivering the most accurate, comprehensive data on providers, facilities, insurance plans, and cost and quality measures through a seamless API layer. Ribbon is trusted by innovative health care companies such as Oak Street Health, Ro, Alice Financial, Lively HSA, and Well (Well Dot, Inc.). Headquartered ...
Casey Means, Levels Health, on maximizing human potential
December 02, 2020 15:48 - 37 minutes - 86.7 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Casey Means, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Levels Health. Levels is a metabolic health company that empowers individuals to radically optimize their health and wellbeing by providing real-time continuous glucose biofeedback coupled with machine learning driven insights to inform personalized diet and lifestyle choices. We discuss the founding journey of Levels, the science of metabolic health, and advice for first-time healthc...
Stephanie Strong, Boulder Care, on democratizing access to substance use disorder care via telehealth
November 10, 2020 15:39 - 35 minutes - 82.2 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Stephanie Strong, CEO and Founder of Boulder Care. Stephanie has spent her career focused on innovation in healthcare, working to move the industry forward through venture capital investing, entrepreneurship, World Bank-funded research in India, and systems innovation at Duke University Medical Center. In 2017, Stephanie founded Boulder Care, a digital clinic offering long-term care for substance use grounded in kindness, respect and un...
Paul Martino, VillageMD, on the retailization of primary care
October 09, 2020 17:51 - 36 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Sandy interviews Paul Martino, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of VillageMD. Founded in 2013 with backers including Oak HC/FT and Kinnevik, VillageMD is a leading provider of healthcare for organizations moving toward a primary care-led, high-value clinical model. VillageMD works with physician groups, independent practice associations, and health systems to improve quality, deliver a first-rate patient experience, and lower costs in the communities ...
Julie Yoo, Andreessen Horowitz, on unfolding healthcare's great unlock
September 25, 2020 15:43 - 40 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Julie Yoo, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. Julie Yoo leads investments in healthcare technology, with a focus on companies that are modernizing how we access, pay for, and experience the healthcare system. We cover Julie’s journey from operator to investor, a16z bio’s investment philosophy and how they ...
Kate Ryder, Maven Clinic, on revolutionizing women’s and family health
June 29, 2020 16:05 - 34 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Sandy interviews Kate Ryder, Founder & CEO at Maven Clinic, the largest telemedicine provider for family health and women, who control 80% of healthcare decisions in a $3.5 trillion healthcare industry. Besides the market dollar potential, Maven Clinic addresses critical gaps in maternity care. The U.S. maternal mortality rate has steadily increased since 2000, while declining in other countries, and its national C-section rate is 20% higher than what th...
Corbin Petro, Eleanor Health, on building an innovative substance use disorder treatment platform
May 21, 2020 14:17 - 47 minutes - 87.5 MBWhile they remain an incredibly stigmatized group of patients, those suffering from substance use disorders (SUDs) are finally finding a new breed of treatment centers focused on whole-person care. Eleanor Health is at the forefront of this movement, working to scale an innovative, tech-enabled, and peer-supported platform that supports patients through their recovery by aligning incentives in a value-based payment model. Corbin Petro (WG ’09) is co-founder and CEO of Eleanor. In this episod...
Nancy Brown, Oak HC/FT, on healthcare investing during and post COVID-19
May 14, 2020 15:37 - 39 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode of the Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Nancy Brown, General Partner at Oak HC/FT, a growth venture capital firm where she focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities in Healthcare. Oak HC/FT’s latest fund raised $800M in 2019, and currently has $1.9B under management. We cover Oak HC/FT’s investment philosophy, how investing and the pace of healthcare innovation has changed since COVID-19, the inspirational leadership their portfolio companies has shown, ...
Anmol Madan, Livongo, on using data science to transform care delivery
May 07, 2020 17:16 - 42 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Anmol Madan, Chief Data Scientist at Livongo, where he is responsible for machine learning and data science across all of Livongo’s products and services, to help people be the best versions of themselves. Livongo empowers people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, beginning with diabetes and now including hypertension, weight management, diabetes prevention, and behavioral health. Livongo pioneered the category of Applied Health Sign...
Kevin Kumler, Quartet Health, on helping people get the mental health care they need
April 30, 2020 14:13 - 37 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Sandy interviews Kevin Kumler, Chief Operating Officer of Quartet Health. Quartet is a health care technology and services company on a mission to improve the lives of people with mental health conditions. It is hard for patients to get the right care; Quartet works to make it easier. Through its technology platform and range of services, Quartet reaches patients who need care, connects patients to the right care, and supports them on their care journey....
Halle Tecco, Natalist, on initiative-taking & leading through COVID-19
April 16, 2020 14:26 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this episode, we interview Halle Tecco, Co-Founder and CEO of Natalist. Halle and Lora discuss Halle's career path, which includes founding Rock Health and teaching a digital health course at Columbia Business School. Halle also shares her insights on leading an organization during COVID-19, including her approach to celebrating important company milestones and how to get it right.
Daniel Brillman and Taylor Justice, Unite Us, on bridging health and social care
April 09, 2020 13:44 - 35 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode of the Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Dan Brillman and Taylor Justice, Co-Founders of Unite Us, an outcome-focused technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers. Based out of New York, Unite Us has raised a total of $45M after their latest Series B round in March 2019, led by prominent healthcare investors Oak HC/FT, Define Ventures and Town Hall Ventures. Unite Us today has active networks in 35 states and has tripled in em...
Eric Kinariwala, Capsule, on rebuilding the pharmacy from the inside out
April 02, 2020 13:33 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode of the Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Eric Kinariwala, Founder and CEO of Capsule, a technology company rebuilding the $425 billion pharmacy industry from the inside out with an emotionally resonant experience, and technology that enables customized outcomes for doctors, hospitals, insurers, and manufacturers. Based out of New York, Capsule has raised $270M from investors such as TCV, Thrive Capital, and Sound Ventures. Capsule delivers prescription drugs to local patients ...
Dr. Melynda Barnes, Ro, on why we should all be bullish about telemedicine
March 26, 2020 12:54 - 38 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Lora interviews Dr. Melynda Barnes, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Ro. Lora and Dr. Barnes discuss why Ro's mission and why the company views telemedicine as such a critical component of clinical care in the future (spoiler alert: Ro is not trying to replace in-person visits!). They also talk about Dr. Barnes' transition from clinical practice to working at a tech company. We recorded our episode with Dr. Barnes just weeks before COVID-19 b...
Dan Trigub, Uber Health, on building healthcare marketplaces and influencing SDoH through technology
March 18, 2020 17:11 - 26 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Sandy interviews Dan Trigub, Head of Uber Health, the technology giant Uber’s bid on the multi-billion dollar non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) market. Uber Health’s goal is to increase access to transportation to reduce patient no-shows, recapturing lost revenue and helping underserved populations manage their care plans. Uber has over 1,000 partnerships across the healthcare landscape, including hospitals such as BayCare Health System, Boston...
Jack Stoddard, Haven and Accolade, on building and scaling new models of consumer-driven healthcare
March 05, 2020 15:35 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode of The Pulse podcast, Vivien interviews Jack Stoddard about his entrepreneurial journey with Accolade, his impressive leadership, as well as his thoughts on Big Tech entering healthcare and new models of care. Jack is a senior operating leader with over two decades of experience applying technology, data science, people, and design thinking to improve the healthcare for the consumer, elevate clinical quality and lower the total cost of care. He has proven leadership in unders...
Nancy Yu, RDMD, on accelerating R&D for rare diseases
February 28, 2020 15:30 - 29 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode of The Pulse podcast, Sandy interviews Nancy Yu, Co-Founder and CEO of RDMD, about making drug research, development and commercialization faster, cheaper, and better. Backed by Lux Capital and Village Global, RDMD is a healthcare technology company dedicated to accelerating treatments for patients with rare diseases. RDMD has developed a technology platform that generates deep data insights to accelerate rare disease research and drug development, as well as a patient applic...
Nancy Yu, RDMD (now AllStripes), on accelerating R&D for rare diseases
February 28, 2020 15:30 - 29 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode of The Pulse podcast, Sandy interviews Nancy Yu, Co-Founder and CEO of RDMD, about making drug research, development and commercialization faster, cheaper, and better. Backed by Lux Capital and Village Global, RDMD is a healthcare technology company dedicated to accelerating treatments for patients with rare diseases. RDMD has developed a technology platform that generates deep data insights to accelerate rare disease research and drug development, as well as a patient applic...
Fred Ronnau, RubiconMD, on improving primary care access to expert consults
February 24, 2020 21:13 - 14 minutes - 13 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we speak with Fred Ronnau, CTO of RubiconMD. RubiconMD is an eConsult platform that connects primary care physicians to specialists in order to obtain timely, educational opinions for the care of their complex patients. The RubiconMD platform enables the remote exchange of insights between clinicians that eliminates unnecessary referrals and services, reduces patient wait time and travel burdens, and allows primary care physicians to practice at the top ...
Abner Mason, ConsejoSano, on the cultural determinants of health
February 24, 2020 21:08 - 12 minutes - 12.8 MBIn this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Sandy interviews Abner Mason, Founder and CEO of ConsejoSano. Founded in 2014, ConsejoSano is the only patient engagement and care navigation solution designed to help clients activate their multicultural patient and member populations to better engage with the healthcare system. Abner Mason has held several leadership roles including at Workplace Wellness Council of Mexico; AIDS Responsibility Project; U.S. Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (app...
Derek Newell, Virta Health, on reversing - not just managing - diabetes
February 24, 2020 21:05 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MBIn this episode, we speak with Derek Newell, SVP of Commercial at Virta Health. Virta is the first clinically-proven treatment to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes (T2D) without medications or surgery. Derek brings with him a 20-year successful track record of growing and leading innovative healthcare technology and service companies. He previously was CEO of Jiff, which he then sold to Castlight where he became president, leading Sales, Marketing, Technology, Product, and Custo...
Florian Otto, Cedar, on bringing the patient experience to the 21st century
February 24, 2020 20:35 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBIn this episode, Lora catches up with Florian Otto, Co-Founder and CEO of Cedar, at the Wharton Healthcare Business Conference. Cedar is deploying best in class technology to power a more meaningful patient experience. The company started off by tackling billing, creating a more seamless and transparent manner by which patients can pay their medical bills. Cedar is on an ultimate mission to make the patient experience as easy as ordering from Amazon or Starbucks. Florian started Cedar after ...