Clinical advocacy has many different shapes. In the US, says Dr. Bettina Ryll, patient advocates work as patient’s navigators in the healthcare system. In Europe, they have a more activist/policy influencing role. When a patient’s interest in his disease grows beyond his personal interest, he becomes a patient advocate, says Mr. Ryll, when asked about how she would define patient advocacy.  This episode presents the role of patients in improving care, the influence of patient advocacy and needs of patients with serious conditions.   Summary: https://www.facesofdigitalhealth.com/blog/f065-f068-the-power-of-patients-4-episodes-series Melanoma Patient Network Europe: http://www.melanomapatientnetworkeu.org/

This episode features Michellene Davis. Michellene is the Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at RWJBarnabas Health in New Jersey. Here she talks about the services her organization provides and different projects they’re working on, social determinants of health. She also discusses how organizations can help improve their communities, which then in turn will improve overall health.

Sue Schade and David Muntz with Starbridge Advisors discuss everything from EHR implementations to IT governance in a fun back and forth on topics that will shape your 2020.  Hope you enjoy.

This episode features Claudia Williams, the CEO of Manifest MedEx and a former Senior Advisor of Health Innovation and Technology in the Obama White House. Here she discusses her passion for unlocking health data, how her not-for-profit information network fits in with other well-known technology giants, and her experience working for the Obama Administration.

Justin Knott is joined by special guest the host from marketing over coffee, John Wall. In this episode, they discuss marketing, tech, search, analytics, and strategies on how to build traffic to your website in 2020. 

Guest: Casey M. Clements, M.D., Ph.D. (@CaseyClmnts)Host: Tracy McCrayEpisode 5 of 10: Dr. Casey Clements, an emergency physician and practice leader, who works in the opioid stewardship program at Mayo Clinic-Rochester, shares his insights on opioid therapy from the Emergency Department perspective. What is drug diversion? How do you know a patient isn’t receiving prescriptions from multiple physicians?Claim CME credit at ce.mayo.edu/opioidpc. This episode is required to be compliant with controlled substance prescribing guidelines in the state of Minnesota.

We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.

This episode features Carl Armato, President and CEO of Novant Health. Here Carl speaks about how Novant focusing on providing patients with what he calls “the remarkable patient experience” - keeping patients at the center of everything the health system does. Here he discusses the ways that artificial intelligence has been implemented in the healthcare field, and how the use of AI has led to big victories for patients. He also talks on the improvements made in data use, and how that has subsequently produced better patient outcomes. As the leader of Novant Health, Carl prioritizes two-way communication, and discusses the importance of leaders listening to employees and the community to understand the needs of those who allow your business to run day-to-day. Additionally, Carl shares the innovations and improvements he’s looking forward to seeing in the U.S. healthcare system in the future, and how Novant health is helping improve affordability and access to care in this system.