Latest Mobilehealth Podcast Episodes
The LLM Inflection Point Moment and the Implications for the Specialty Pharmaceutical Industry
Digital Conversations - December 06, 2023 21:43 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsRecent advancements in AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) have caught the world’s attention and for good reason. It’s a big deal. Specialty pharmaceuticals are typically costly, sometimes ranging from $10,000 to over $5 million per patient, per year. The onboarding and approval process that ...
Building Conversational AI for Healthcare: Tips for Delivering High Patient Satisfaction in a Complex, Regulated Environment
Digital Conversations - January 12, 2023 18:51 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe full power of conversational AI is being unleashed on the world through a steady stream of technological advancements, such as ChatGPT. It’s only a matter of time before language becomes the dominant interface between humans and machines. The healthcare industry will become one of the prime ...
The Power and Potential of Conversational Analytics for Healthcare
Digital Conversations - December 07, 2022 17:52 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBusiness intelligence is a cornerstone of every digital transformation, with businesses spending $140B per year in analytics software. As conversational AI and digital engagement technology matures, a new domain of performance insights is emerging with the ability to measure every moment of the ...
The Path to Informed eConsent for Clinical Research with Conversational AI
Digital Conversations - October 27, 2022 16:54 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsClinical research studies are increasing in numbers, they’re getting more complex, and they must be executed in a very challenging, tight labor environment. These are some of the key drivers of decentralized programs that use technology to lessen the burden of requiring patients to be physically...
Observational Studies and a Reimagined Approach to Engaging Participants and Collecting Real World Data
Digital Conversations - October 12, 2022 18:24 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsObservational studies are designed to establish baseline data for diseases and treatments across broad patient populations. There are over 94,000 of them each year. Often, these studies go on for an extended period of time, which places challenges on study sponsors to keep participants engaged a...
A Conversation with Emily Gibb, Head of Patient Services and President of the Patient Access Foundation at GSK
Digital Conversations - September 21, 2022 20:57 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAs medications get more specialized, so has the need for better engagement to help patients with their prescriptions. Manufacturers are investing in tools and programs that can help patients on their medication journeys, and digital strategies are front and center. In this episode, Greg Kefer ...
Diabetes, the Cost of Insulin, and the Challenge of Engaging Over 100 Million Americans that are Dealing with the Disease
Digital Conversations - August 09, 2022 22:16 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMore than 37 million Americans have diabetes today and an additional 96 million adults have pre-diabetes. Access to insulin treatment for many is vital. But in the past 10 years, the cost of insulin has increased by more than 1000% which is driving one in every four people with diabetes to ratio...
How certifying your digital health tech may drive adoption w/ Lloyd Humphreys
Health Innovators - August 04, 2022 12:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHealthcare has always been slow to change, and adoption of digital health solutions has been no different. When it comes to advances in technology and digital solutions, we sometimes tend to put the cart before the horse - that is, we go in with a solution, without first asking the questions. ...
How to scale smarter, faster, better w/ Steve Ardire
Health Innovators - July 21, 2022 12:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhether you’re looking to break into AI, streamline your commercialization journey, or bring the next big disruptive innovation to market - you need to know how to scale. Steve Ardire knows a thing or two about scaling a business and the key decisions that go hand in hand with doing so, faster ...
The Time has Arrived to Deliver 6 Billion Digital Health Assistants and Level the Playing Field for All
Digital Conversations - July 20, 2022 16:11 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHealthcare has become an expensive, clunky mess for everyone. The path forward has to be digital, but with labor shortages showing no signs of slowing down, the time has come to double down on innovation. The good news is that technology has matured to a place where it may finally be able to mak...
The Art and Science of Delivering Conversational Patient Engagement
Digital Conversations - July 07, 2022 17:20 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe technology behind Conversational AI is maturing rapidly across all sectors as consumers increasingly relying on language to interact with their devices. The labor shortage that plagues most industries has set the stage for technology that powers digital conversations, and the sector that may...
From a side hustle to a successful exit w/ Shawn Zimmerman
Health Innovators - July 07, 2022 12:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMost successful entrepreneurs will tell you that they had a plan from the start - it was all figured out and they just followed their path to success! Did they really? When you’re at the pinnacle it’s often easy to forget the trials and challenges it took to get to that lofty spot - and rightly...
Finding success when your solution isn’t on healthcare’s roadmap w/ Dr. Katherine Saunders
Health Innovators - June 23, 2022 13:15 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsI see it a lot: an innovator has a solution to a problem - a solution that could change healthcare for the better… only to find out that problem isn’t even on healthcare’s priority roadmap. You might think that’s the end of it, right? Maybe you need to go back and find a different issue to addr...
Wearables take a ‘step’ beyond fitness w/ João Bocas
Health Innovators - June 09, 2022 12:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsYou can find a wearable on just about any wrist these days - or finger, or even a shirt. The point is: Wearables are evolving. No longer the simple step trackers of the early 2000s, wearable technology has reached out into the world of heart rate monitors and even O2 sensors. But with that ev...
In This World, Nothing Can Be Said to Be Certain Except Death, Taxes, and a Sound Digital Healthcare Compliance Strategy
Digital Conversations - May 31, 2022 17:18 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBillions of people are now fully dependent on various forms of technology as part of their daily lives. Healthcare is no exception. As paper forms give way to digital health records and electronic communications, the risks of losing control of private patient information has risen dramatically. ...
The single most important factor when bringing an innovation to market w/ Warren Schirtzinger
Health Innovators - May 26, 2022 12:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhen it comes to our target audience, we think we know exactly what they want - but do we really? Or are we making assumptions based on past behavior? This may seem like a simple fix but the habit can be hard to break. And when 95% of all innovations fail, that leaves very little room for error...
From Corporate to Startup to Building a Unicorn w/ John Figueroa
Health Innovators - May 12, 2022 12:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCareers are a funny thing. We build them and nurture them and then, for some of us, we switch gears and chase our dream to build a unicorn startup. It can be a scary place for most folks. But when you have an established career in the healthcare space, you’ve got a lot of leverage that you migh...
The Conversational AI Platform Requirements for Delivering Exceptional, Personalized Patient Experiences
Digital Conversations - April 25, 2022 20:46 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsConversational AI is rapidly maturing and becoming a viable technology option for healthcare organizations that need to digitize and scale patient engagement. Language-based user interfaces are ideal for reducing engagement friction and navigating high complexity. But technology experiences that...
From ‘oh, CRAP’ to ‘oh yeah, baby’ w/ Marina & Eugene Borukhovich
Health Innovators - March 17, 2022 12:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHealthcare is notoriously slow to move or change. That’s not news, it’s fact. And sometimes we have ‘solutions’ that might not be ideal, or even utilized because, well, they’re not all that effective. But what if you could reimagine that solution? Or take a different approach to getting the sol...
One Nurse’s Perspective on the Patient Experience, a Shrinking Workforce, and Technology
Digital Conversations - March 16, 2022 22:04 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe nursing profession is one the most cherished professions there is. Those who take the plunge are true heroes that must work long, hard shifts to help patients of all types get through very difficult situations. When the COVID pandemic hit, nurses had to take things up to another level in ord...
What’s happening in digital health w/ Dr. Joseph Kvedar
Health Innovators - March 03, 2022 13:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe digital health space is changing so fast, it can sometimes feel like your head is going to spin right off trying to keep track of what’s coming and going. And with all those moving parts, if you’re not paying attention - and I mean close attention - you could miss out on some huge opportuni...
For Patients, Administrative Hassles Can Be Worse than Getting Sick, and That’s Got to Change
Digital Conversations - February 11, 2022 19:09 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA recent study looked into patient perceptions about the administrative side of healthcare and found that tasks such as setting appointments, completing paperwork, and getting prior authorizations have gotten so hard, many patients have chosen to defer care to avoid the hassle. Investments to gi...
SBIR funding: Everything you need to know w/ Christine E.B. Howard
Health Innovators - February 03, 2022 13:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe world of funding can be a bit intimidating. Where do you start? How do you increase your chances of receiving an award? The truth is, the process is highly specific. But if you take the time to really understand your proposal and what you’re hoping to prove, you’ve already got a leg up. Ch...
In an Era of Tight Labor Capacity and High Demand, Digital Workers are the Path Forward
Digital Conversations - January 21, 2022 23:12 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe most lasting impact to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be the healthcare labor shortage that shows no signs abating. Hundreds of thousands of workers have left the field, and it’s not just doctors and nurses. Nearly one third of healthcare spending is in the administrative domain and that...
Big trends that will change everything in healthcare w/ Mauro Guillen
Health Innovators - January 20, 2022 13:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsChange can be scary, or it can be exhilarating - it’s all a matter of perception. That said, one thing is for sure: the only way to make sense of change is to embrace it. And, in healthcare, change has been happening at a rapid pace, even before COVID hit the scene. But the tempo has certainly ...
Is listening your winning strategy? w/ Harsh Vathsangam
Health Innovators - January 13, 2022 13:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEven though the world of healthcare is slow to implement changes to tried-and-true systems, the world of healthcare technology rockets right along. For many entrepreneurs who build startups in the healthcare space, we’re expecting that quick pace, we brace for it and match it - even when slowin...
Genentech’s Rapid Innovation Strategy to Deliver Exceptional Clinical Trial Experiences
Digital Conversations - January 12, 2022 17:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsGenentech US Medical Affairs is involved in hundreds of concurrent clinical trials that involve a spectrum of participants and investigators. The world of clinical trials and therapy development has been evolving and now COVID-19 is forcing the industry to innovate in different ways as it deals ...
Don’t boil the ocean: How to launch with success w/ Patrick Tarnowski
Health Innovators - January 06, 2022 13:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOver the years, we’ve had leaders, consultants, advisors - just about every manner of representation in the healthcare leadership ecosystem - but never one that had them all covered! And then there was Patrick Tarnowski, founder of PTx2 Healthcare Consulting - a healthcare ecosystem veteran wit...
Uncovering problem and solution fit on a startup budget w/ Eric Dai
Health Innovators - December 16, 2021 13:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“If you build it, they will come” only works in baseball. The truth is if you build it and they don’t know about it, you’ll never be seen. Eric Dai from Bio Launch at the University of Pennsylvania knows a few things about establishing problem and solution awareness - and how that works with pr...
D2C: How to solve gaps in your path to commercial success w/ Elizabeth Ruzzo
Health Innovators - November 18, 2021 13:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe first rule of successful commercialization is mapping out your path. The second rule is understanding when you have to adjust direction. Where to start; where to go; whether your product caters to consumers, providers, payers, or all three can change over the course of your commercializatio...
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