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Welcome to HITea With Grace, where we dive deep into the heart of pressing healthcare issues. In today's episode, I'm beyond honored to be joined by friend and inspiration Erica Olenski, a stellar healthcare communications professional and the Founding Executive Director of August's Artists. We embark on a heartfelt journey as Erica shares her deeply personal and challenging experience as a caregiver for her son, August, navigating pediatric cancer and the complexities of the healthcare system.  Erica had firsthand experience with the Texas Medicaid "unwinding" process, unveiling the profound challenges faced by families like hers - losing necessary coverage without anyone to turn to. Through her narrative, we glean insight into the bureaucratic hurdles and systemic issues that jeopardize the continuity of care for children like August, whose medical needs demand unwavering support. As the dialogue broadens, Erica articulates the critical role of Medicaid coverage for families grappling with pediatric cancer and other serious conditions. She underscores the disruptive impact of coverage interruptions and advocates for improvements in the Medicaid enrollment and renewal process to safeguard against future crises.  Erica's advocacy work and organizational initiatives, such as August's Artists, memorializing and cherishing the patient artwork inside the hospital room, serve as beacons of hope, offering solace and support to families in their healthcare journey. Please consider supporting the work this critical organization is doing: https://www.augustsartists.org/

Do you remember "scoliosis check" during middle school? That embarrassing moment where, as a 12/13 year old, you had to do a shirtless forward fold in front of the school nurse?? MORTIFYING. Perhaps you never had to live through this torture. Or perhaps, even WORSE, you were told by said nurse that your screen was POSITIVE, and now your parents had to know! And they would have to *gasp* take you to the doctor to DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN! Nightmare! Well, thankfully we've come a long way since then! And today we have insights from TWO guests in the world of scoliosis to educate us! We invited our friend and colleague, Chris DeWald, MD, who between him and his father, have over 60 years of experience treating scoliosis patients. Dr. DeWald is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Rush University Medical Center, who specializes in spine deformity, and is legit one of the kindest people on the planet :) And to add a different dimension, we asked Lauren Higginson, the founder of Higgy Bears, and a scoliosis patient herself, to give her insights into living with this condition, the observations she has from her community and her thoughts on screening. You may be met with a twists and turns in life (or in your spine), either way we are here for you :) Thanks for tuning in, folks! Please sign up for our "PULSE CHECK" monthly newsletter! Signup is easy, right on our website page, and we PROMISE we will not spam you! We just want to send you cool articles, videos and thoughts :) For more episodes, limited edition merch, or to become a Friend of Your Doctor Friends (and more), follow this link!   Find us at: Website: yourdoctorfriendspodcast.com  Email: [email protected]  Connect with us: @your_doctor_friends (IG) Send/DM us a voice memo/question and we might play it on the show! @yourdoctorfriendspodcast1013 (YouTube) @JeremyAllandMD (IG, FB, Twitter) @JuliaBrueneMD (IG) @HealthPodNet (IG)

In this episode, Joy welcomes Paulina Rugg, former Director of Event Marketing at Health Gorilla, as they discuss Paulina's journey from Mexico City to her current role in the healthcare industry. From her fascination with trade shows to navigating the convoluted realm of pharmaceutical events, Paulina shares insights into the multifaceted nature of healthcare and events management. Episode Highlights: [00:01:18] Paulina's Experience: Paulina shares her background and experiences since joining the company. [00:14:02] Event Planning Process: Insights into the detailed planning process for events. [00:15:28] Measurement Metrics: The importance of measuring event success and outcomes for up to a year. [00:21:30] Data Management Tool: Use of a voice-to-text tool for efficient data collection & CRM integration. [00:22:48] Balancing Investments: Challenges of allocating resources effectively in healthcare events. [00:26:06] Connecting with Paulina: How to follow, connect, or work with Paulina Rugg via LinkedIn.

Join Tamir Aldad, a physician executive. We'll explore the rapid growth of telehealth, the impact of venture capital investments, and the concerning trend of overprescription of medications like Adderall and benzodiazepines. Discover the risks associated with this phenomenon and the steps needed to prioritize patient well-being over profit-driven motives in the telemental health care industry. Tamir Aldad is a physician executive. He discusses the KevinMD article, "Venture-backed telemental health care companies are creating a new opioid epidemic." Our presenting sponsor is Nuance, a Microsoft company. Do you spend more time on administrative tasks like clinical documentation than you do with patients? You're not alone. Clinicians report spending up to two hours on administrative tasks for each hour of care provided. Nuance, a Microsoft company, is committed to helping clinicians restore the balance with Dragon Ambient eXperience – or DAX for short. DAX is an AI-powered, voice-enabled solution that helps physicians cut documentation time in half. DAX Copilot combines proven conversational and ambient AI with the most advanced generative AI in a mobile application that integrates directly with your existing workflows. DAX Copilot can be easily enabled within the workflow of the Dragon Medical application to bring the power of ambient technology to more clinicians faster while leveraging the proven and powerful capabilities used by over 550,000 physicians. Explore DAX Copilot today. Visit https://nuance.com/daxinaction to see a 12-minute DAX Copilot demo. Discover clinical documentation that writes itself and reclaim your work-life balance. VISIT SPONSOR → https://nuance.com/daxinaction SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended GET CME FOR THIS EPISODE → https://earnc.me/dk1C0M Powered by CMEfy.

May 7: Today on TownHall Sue Schade, Principal at StarBridge Advisors talks with Robert Eardley, SVP and Chief Information Officer at University Hospitals. They discuss EHR migrations, current focuses at UH, and future plans in healthcare technology. We delve into the major projects at University Hospitals, including application decommissioning and legacy data management, the move to Azure, and an impressive EPIC stabilization and benefit achievement stabilization initiative. Specifically, how is the hospital utilizing an interactive voice agent (IVA) system to enhance patient interactions? How are they overcoming workforce challenges in an increasingly digital world? Dive into these captivating topics and more in our enlightening discussion with Robert.Read the article mentioned in this episode: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/ehrs/university-hospitals-projects-100m-annual-benefit-from-ehr-install.html?origin=CIOE&utm_source=CIOE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=7098A7394467F7R

Iktos is an innovative company specializing in the development of artificial intelligence solutions applied to chemical research and new drug design, enabling major productivity gains in upstream pharmaceutical R&D.

Episode Summary:In this insightful episode of the High Performance Nursing Podcast, host Liam Caswell welcomes Danielle Potter, a dedicated nursing student facilitator with extensive experience in med-surg and public health. Danielle shares her journey through various nursing roles, her pivot towards personal development, and offers valuable tips for both personal and professional growth in the nursing field.Guest: Danielle Potter, Nursing Student Facilitator and CoachLocation: Gold Coast, AustraliaKey Points Discussed:Introduction to Danielle PotterBackground in med-surg and public health.Extensive experience in rural and regional nursing.Transition from clinical roles to education and personal development.Journey Through NursingStarting in rural New South Wales and the influence of family expectations.Diverse experiences across different hospital departments.Shift towards education and student facilitation.Importance of Personal DevelopmentHow personal challenges and 2020 disruptions shifted Danielle’s career trajectory.Emphasis on personal growth alongside professional skills.Introduction to NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and its impact on her nursing practice.Educational Philosophy and Student FacilitationApproach to educating nursing students.The significance of creating a supportive and engaging learning environment.Tips for new nurses and students to foster curiosity and resilience.Balancing Personal and Professional LifeStrategies for maintaining well-being in high-stress nursing roles.The critical role of self-care and recognizing signs of burnout.Utilizing personal development tools to enhance professional capabilities.Advice for Nursing Students and New GraduatesImportance of curiosity and continuous learning.Building a strong foundation in both technical skills and emotional intelligence.Navigating the transition from student to professional nurse with confidence.Closing Thoughts:Danielle Potter emphasizes the interconnectedness of personal and professional development. She advocates for a holistic approach to nursing education, where personal well-being and professional excellence are equally prioritized. This episode is a must-listen for nursing professionals at any stage of their career, offering deep insights into growing and thriving in the demanding field of nursing.Resources Mentioned:NLP Techniques for Personal GrowthCourses and Workshops on Personal Development for NursesConnect with Danielle Potter:Instagram: @thenewnurse_mindset5 Ways we can support you in your nursing career ✅Join our Free Nurse Career Growth Hub and access our free nursing application, interview and career growth guides here!Join our Nurse Career Academy and work with us to help guarantee your next nursing role!Book a free Career Clarity Call with Liam to discuss your career situation!Join our private FB community and surround yourself with like-minded nurses!

2024-04-26 Our hosts Craig Lipset, Amir Kalali, and Jane Myles were joined by Otis Johnson (Trial Equity) and Jeffrey Zucker (Tekton Research) to share about how to expand clinical research opportunities to diverse populations. Trial Equity has a training curriculum to help companies achieve this goal of expanding access to patients that we explored during the conversation.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and X. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

2024-05-03 Hosts Amir Kalali, Craig Lipset, and Jane Myles were joined by Moe Alsumidaie (The Clinical Trial Vanguard) for a robust discussion around digital health technologies and how they can be best utilizing in advancing clinical trials.Follow the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) on LinkedIn and X. Learn more about Membership and our work at www.dtra.org.

In this episode we dive into the intersection of technology and clinical trials. Join our host, Nathan Moore, as he speaks with Damon Rasheed and Saurabh Jain from TrialKey.This episode explores the significant role predictive software plays in optimising the success rates of clinical trials in the pharmaceutical industry.Key TakeawaysClinical trials are the cornerstone of discovering new treatments, and their design is pivotal to the pharmaceutical industry's success. There is a dire need for effective trial design and the current low success rates.The transition from a tradition-bound trial design process to a data-driven, predictive model approach using machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) is a dramatic leap forward.Key technical insights are shared on how NLP and other AI tools are used to sift through vast amounts of data to recognise patterns and predict outcomes of trials, even before they begin.Real-world applications of predictive software in trial outcomes are in early stages, but the potential changes to the investment strategy in the pharmaceutical industry are a topic of considerable interest.There is hope for future developments in clinical trial design and the enhanced role of predictive software, in an industry on the cusp of breakthrough efficiency and effectiveness thanks to technology.Check out the episode and full show notes on the Talking HealthTech website.Loving the show? Leave us a review, and share it with someone who might get some value from it.Keen to take your healthtech to the next level? Become a THT+ Member for access to our online community forum, meet ups, special offers and more exclusive content. For more information visit talkinghealthtech.com/thtplus.Mentioned in this episode:Talking HealthTech 2024 Audience SurveyIt’s that time again - we are conducting our 2024 Talking HealthTech Audience Survey. 🎉 This helps us prioritise content, hone in key messages and refine the show to make it even better. We also want to understand who are biggest cohorts of audience are, so take 5-10 minutes to complete this and we will be super grateful. 🙏🏻 Everyone who completes the audience survey goes in the draw to win a share of $1000 worth of THT+ Membership Credits, to put towards a membership for yourself as an individual or help get the word out there about your company. First prize is $550, second prize $250, third prize $150 then forth prize of $50 🤑 Click the link to complete the survey now: Talking HealthTech Audience Survey

In 2023, in a first-of-its-kind, The American Nurses Foundation’s Philanthropic Support for the Nursing Profession report, revealed that nursing receives just one penny of every healthcare philanthropy dollar despite broad awareness and agreement of the need for massive and urgent investment to unlock the full potential of nurses and the nursing profession to expertly, equitably and cost-effectively address increasing needs of access, affordability, and transformation of our complex health care systems. The health of every nation and person depends on nurses – and we are woefully and at our peril – underinvesting in nurses and nursing. In this series of rare, in-depth unscripted conversations with philanthropists, fundraisers, program managers, executive directors, grantees, and innovators we explore the creative, strategic, and evidence-based approaches to these investments; learn why, how, and who is investing in nurses and nursing; and why it’s so urgent.  Kate Judge, American Nurses Foundation Howard Reid, Johnson & Johnson Rachel Barchie JD, Simms/Mann Family Foundation Elisabeth DeLuca, Elisabeth C. DeLuca Foundation Ahrin Mishan, Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Jenny Kane, Bloomberg Philanthropies Kevin Byrne, Elisabeth C. DeLuca Foundation Victoria Mann Simms PhD, Simms/Mann Family Foundation Pamela McCue PhD, RN, NursesMC Marion Leary PhD, MPH, RN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Karen Grimley PhD, MBA, RN, UCLA Health

Mary Stutts is the CEO of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, also known as HBA. HBA is a global nonprofit dedicated to advancing women's impact and involvement in the healthcare industries at large. Mary has had an extensive and diverse career in healthcare. She’s worked in leadership positions at Genentech, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sumitovant, UnitedHealth Group, Kaiser Permanente, Stanford Health Care, and Comcast NBC-Universal. Before joining HBA, she served as Chief Global Health Equity and Inclusion Officer for our company, Real Chemistry. Mary is a perfect match for her role as CEO of HBA. HBA provides a platform for women in healthcare to elevate their careers through developing diverse professional networks. They are laser-focused on community growth with myriad opportunities for women to connect and support each other in their careers. They also have a robust professional development arm with programs, events, and resources for women in health, including mentorship, leadership development, advocacy, and skill-building workshops. 

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE---Episode Overview: Clinicians are drowning in a deluge of unstructured medical data, struggling to efficiently extract critical insights that could improve patient care and outcomes. Our next guest, Dr. Tim O'Connell, is taking on this monumental challenge as the co-founder and CEO of emtelligent.With a unique background spanning IT, radiology, and medical informatics, Tim experienced firsthand the limitations of existing natural language processing tools in healthcare settings. Driven to develop a powerful solution, he founded emtelligent to harness cutting-edge AI and language models.While together, Tim shares his pioneering journey building emtelligent's innovative technology that structures overwhelming volumes of unstructured patient data and how he and his colleagues are empowering healthcare organizations to operate more efficiently, reduce physician burnout, and unlock data-driven insights to transform care quality.Join us to learn from Tim and how the emtelligent team is unlocking healthcare's unstructured data troves. Let’s go! Episode Highlights:Tim's advice: Get out and make a change, find a business partner with complementary skills ("your Anoop", his co-founder)Origin story: Seeing limitations of existing NLP tools, partnering with NLP expert Dr. Anoop SarkarCutting-edge technology: Structuring massive volumes of unstructured medical data with advanced language AIPowerful use cases: Transforming needle-in-a-haystack data challenges, drastically reducing manual chart review workloadsFuture vision: AI-augmented healthcare teams over next 2-5 years, reducing burnout by automating drudgery tasksAbout our Guest: Dr. Tim O’Connell is a practicing radiologist in Vancouver and cofounded emtelligent in 2016. He has served as vice chair of medical informatics in the University of British Columbia’s Department of Radiology since 2017. Prior to his clinical and entrepreneurial careers, Dr. O’Connell worked as an IT professional for Nortel Networks and Bell, where he was director of engineering for the Bank of Montreal account.Early in his career, Dr. O’Connell realized that radiologists were often tasked with a volume of work that didn’t afford them the time needed to carefully review and understand each patient's clinical history. In 2015, he met Dr. Anoop Sarkar, a widely published Ph.D. and full professor of natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence. Dr. Sarkar shared Tim’s interest in medical language processing and desire to develop meaningful solutions that would have a positive impact on the lives of patients and care providers. It quickly became obvious to both that they were perfectly matched to solve the problem Tim had identified, together bringing a powerful combination of deep clinical and data science expertise. emtelligent was officially formed when Drs. O’Connell and Sarkar joined forces with Jeff O'Connell, an experienced technology operations management leader; and Dan Carriere, a seasoned expert in building and scaling biomedical startup ventures, adding experienced entrepreneurship and business leadership to the team. Collectively, the team successfully built and launched emtelliPro®, one of the industry's first deep-learning-based Medical Language Understanding engines.Links Supporting This Episode:emtelligent Website: CLICK HEREDr. Tim O’Connell...

Join medical student Elizabeth Picazo to explore the intersection of health care and politics. Elizabeth shares her insights on the implications of Proposition F in San Francisco, discussing its impact on marginalized communities and the role of physicians in advocating for equitable health care policies. ​Elizabeth Picazo is a medical student. She discusses the KevinMD article, "Medicine is not apolitical: Your vote dictates your ability to practice medicine." Our presenting sponsor is Nuance, a Microsoft company. Do you spend more time on administrative tasks like clinical documentation than you do with patients? You're not alone. Clinicians report spending up to two hours on administrative tasks for each hour of care provided. Nuance, a Microsoft company, is committed to helping clinicians restore the balance with Dragon Ambient eXperience – or DAX for short. DAX is an AI-powered, voice-enabled solution that helps physicians cut documentation time in half. DAX Copilot combines proven conversational and ambient AI with the most advanced generative AI in a mobile application that integrates directly with your existing workflows. DAX Copilot can be easily enabled within the workflow of the Dragon Medical application to bring the power of ambient technology to more clinicians faster while leveraging the proven and powerful capabilities used by over 550,000 physicians. Explore DAX Copilot today. Visit https://nuance.com/daxinaction to see a 12-minute DAX Copilot demo. Discover clinical documentation that writes itself and reclaim your work-life balance. VISIT SPONSOR → https://nuance.com/daxinaction SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended GET CME FOR THIS EPISODE → https://earnc.me/fkDn3O Powered by CMEfy.