Passionate Pioneers with Mike Biselli

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: What does it take to transform healthcare from reactive to proactive while making it more accessible and affordable? Our next guest, Dr. Tom Maddox, is pioneering this evolution as Vice President of Digital Products and Innovation at BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine. With decades of experience as a practicing cardiologist and health services researcher, Tom brings unique insights into healthcare's digital future. While together, Tom shares his passion for leading both the Healthcare Innovation Lab and BJC Digital team, and how he and his team are transforming care delivery through predictive analytics, virtual nursing solutions, and digital patient engagement tools. Join us to explore how Tom is leveraging technology to create personalized, frictionless healthcare experiences while empowering caregivers with modern tools and workflows. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Reframe innovation as "a new idea that when implemented creates value"- focused on solving real healthcare problems, not just creating new technologyDeploy virtual care for clinician-to-clinician support, using experienced virtual nurses to mentor younger staff while managing patient careRevolutionize scheduling by using data analytics to identify and proactively reach out to at-risk patients who need immediate attentionEnhance healthcare workers' capabilities through technology rather than replace them, addressing healthcare's persisting 90% labor ratioTarget healthcare's core challenges by making care more accessible, less reactive, and more affordable through technological innovationAbout our Guest: Dr. Maddox is a senior health system executive overseeing digital health and innovation programs, a practicing cardiologist, a health services researcher, and a national leader in cardiology professional societies.Dr. Maddox is the Vice President, Digital Products and Innovation at BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In this role, he provides strategic oversight and direction of both the BJC/WUSM Healthcare Innovation Lab and the BJC Digital Products team.The Healthcare Innovation Lab catalyzes care delivery innovation through research and development at BJC HealthCare and its academic partner, Washington University School of Medicine. To date, the Lab has developed innovations in predictive analytics, digital point-of-care tools, and remote patient monitoring. The BJC Digital team is responsible for delivering the digital vision of BJC HealthCare to support its enterprise goal of customer-centricity. The digital team builds and deploys digital products - such as online portals, apps, and wearables – that can help our patients and care teams receive and deliver optimal healthcare experiences and outcomes. Current products enable clinician search, online scheduling, primary care visit preparation, nurse scheduling, and virtual nursing.In his faculty role, Dr. Maddox is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Washington University School of Medicine. He is a practicing non-invasive cardiologist, a trained epidemiologist, and an accomplished health services researcher. Dr. Maddox is well known for his contributions to digital transformation, healthcare delivery innovation, learning healthcare systems, and health services research in cardiac quality and safety. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Digital Health Action Collaborative and...

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: How can healthcare systems leverage innovation to provide equitable access to high-quality care across diverse communities? Our next guest, Dr. JP Valin, is spearheading this mission as Chief Clinical Officer of Intermountain Health. With deep clinical experience and a passion for connecting fragmented healthcare, Dr. Valin brings a unique perspective to addressing industry-wide challenges. As the leader of clinical operations for one of the nation's top healthcare enterprises, he's driving initiatives to combat workforce shortages, harness AI's potential, and activate patients in their health journeys. While together, Dr. Valin and I explore how Intermountain Health is reimagining care delivery across urban and rural settings, embracing technology to enhance clinician efficiency, and pioneering innovative solutions to create healthier communities. Join us as Dr. Valin shares his vision for a future where personalized, accessible care is the norm. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Addressing the critical healthcare workforce shortage and revealing that a third of Intermountain Health's physicians and APPs will retire by the end of the decadeEmphasizing the importance of leveraging technology to expand care delivery beyond traditional one-on-one doctor-patient relationshipsImplementing innovative tools like ambient listening and AI to increase clinician efficiency and reduce non-value-added workThe potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) to personalize patient care by synthesizing vast amounts of medical research and dataActivating patients as key partners in their own healthcare journey, focusing on healthy behaviors between clinical visitsAbout our Guest: Dr. JP Valin was named Intermountain Health’s Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) in 2022 immediately following the organization’s merger with SCL Health. As CCO, he is responsible for leading clinical operations across the enterprise to improve equitable access to the highest quality care for patients and communities.Dr. Valin graduated from Georgetown University and New York Medical College, and he holds a master’s in healthcare administration from the Health Management Academy/University of Providence.In addition to serving in various leadership positions, Dr. Valin also practiced clinically for 15years as both a full scope general internist and a full-time hospitalist.Dr. Valin received the Clinician Experience Project’s CEO Award of Excellence in December 2020 as well as a special recognition from the Leapfrog Group for Pandemic Heroism. In August 2021 he received Huron’s What’s Right in Health Care® Hero Award. And most recently, Dr. Valin was named as one of Becker’s Healthcare’s 2023 Chief Medical Officers to Know.Links Supporting This Episode:Intermountain Health Website: CLICK HEREDr. JP Valin LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREIntermountain Health LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page:

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: How can we harness the power of clinical data to ignite improvement in the healthcare industry? Our next guest, Greg Miller, is on a mission to transform the industry through innovative data solutions at Carta Healthcare. With nearly four decades of experience in healthcare technology, Greg brings a wealth of knowledge in leveraging data to improve outcomes and drive process improvement. While together, Greg shares how he and his team are tackling the challenges of clinical data abstraction, combining artificial intelligence with human expertise to deliver faster, more efficient, and higher quality results. Join us as Greg shares Carta Healthcare's groundbreaking approach to streamlining data collection for clinical registries, reducing costs, empowering healthcare providers with actionable insights and paving the way for a data-driven future in healthcare. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Carta Healthcare's AI-human hybrid approach achieves 85-86% accuracy in automating clinical data abstractionSolution addresses a $10-15 billion industry challenge, reducing costs and improving data qualityGreg discusses healthcare's divided response to AI: fear vs. eager uncertaintyTechnology aims to alleviate workforce shortages by freeing clinicians from data abstraction tasksFuture plans include expanding to more registries and exploring new healthcare applications About our Guest: Greg leads marketing and business development for Carta Healthcare. For almost 40 years, Greg has been driven to transform healthcare, leveraging data to improve outcomes. Miller began his healthcare career within an academic medical center in Boston and for decades he has been leading digital health companies, ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies, as they apply innovative solutions to drive healthcare process and quality improvement and digital health adoption. Miller’s leadership in privately-held, venture-backed companies has resulted in seven acquisitions with meaningful exits and two successful IPO’s.Links Supporting This Episode: Carta Healthcare Website: CLICK HEREGreg Miller LinkedIn page: CLICK HERECarta Healthcare LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

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: How can we transform health research to make it more accessible, efficient, and impactful? Our next guest, Chris Peng, is tackling this challenge as co-founder and CEO of Labfront. With a background in nonprofit work and a passion for solving global health issues, Chris brings a unique perspective to the world of health tech. Labfront is disrupting academic health research through its innovative platform, enabling real-world data collection and analysis at a fraction of the traditional cost and time. By addressing the funding dynamics and incentive systems in clinical research, Chris and the Labfront team are working to democratize health research and accelerate groundbreaking discoveries. Join us to explore how Labfront is empowering researchers, leveraging wearable technology, and reimagining the future of health research. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Origin Story: Chris's journey from college dropout to co-founding Labfront after healthcare projects in Thailand and Ethiopia.Solving Research Challenges: Labfront addresses funding limitations, participant recruitment issues, and the need for real-world data collection.Wearable Technology: The platform uses wearables for continuous, real-world data collection, enhancing research comprehensiveness.Cost Reduction: Labfront significantly lowers research costs, making studies more accessible for smaller budgets and pilot projects.Future Vision: Plans to create new revenue streams for researchers, potentially reducing dependence on traditional grant funding.About our Guest: Chris is the co-founder and CEO of Labfront, a startup working to solve health by fixing health research. Labfront enables real-world research, taking the science out of the lab, 10x-ing research workflows while saving time and budgets. By addressing the funding and cost dynamic, Labfront helps disentangle the incentive systems from the pharmaceutical and corporate interests that fund the majority of clinical research. Before Labfront, Chris was involved in nonprofit and volunteering projects in Thailand, Ethiopia, and Taiwan, including the building of the first ambulance system in Ethiopia.Links Supporting This Episode:Labfront Website: CLICK HEREChris Peng LinkedIn page: CLICK HERELabfront LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

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: Is it possible to reimagine kidney care to improve outcomes and reduce costs for millions of our fellow Americans? Our next guest, Chris Riopelle, believes deeply that the answer is yes and he is tackling this challenge as co-founder and CEO of Strive Health. With over two decades of healthcare leadership experience, Chris brings a unique perspective to transforming kidney care delivery. Driven by a passion to help underserved patients, he's leading Strive's innovative approach of combining technology-enabled interventions with local provider integration. Under Chris's leadership, Strive has improved care quality while significantly reducing hospitalizations and costs. While together, Chris shares how Strive Health is partnering with payers and providers to create an integrated care delivery system supporting patients from chronic to end-stage kidney disease. Join us as we explore how Chris and his team of "Strivers" are pioneering value-based kidney care and reshaping the future of health and care. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Strive Health's mission to transform kidney care using advanced data analytics and AIThe innovative "care multiplier" platform enabling targeted, efficient patient careSuccess in reducing costs, improving patient satisfaction, and extending livesGrowing importance of specialty value-based care, with kidney care at the forefrontFuture integration of AI in care delivery and increasing patient readiness for new care modelsAbout our Guest: Chris Riopelle is the co-founder and CEO of Strive Health, a value-based kidney care company. He leads the company in its efforts to improve the lives of underserved patients living with kidney disease – from chronic through end-stage. Strive Health supports 110,000 patients across 50 states with $3.8 billion in medical spend under management. Founded in 2018, Strive is home to 700 “Strivers” and has been recognized multiple times as a best place to work.  Chris and Strive are proud to be partnered with blue chip investors such as NEA, CapitalG (Alphabet), CVS Health Ventures, and Town Hall Ventures.In his role as CEO, Chris works to drive value for patients, providers and payors by transforming how kidney care is delivered in the U.S. Under his leadership, Strive Health’s innovative clinical model has improved care quality and reduced hospital admissions by nearly 50%, re-admissions by 30% and total cost of care by 20%.Chris was recognized as a Denver Business Journal Most Admired CEO in 2023 and was named an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year in 2021.  Chris started his career in healthcare at GeriMed, a company that sparked his interest in underserved populations and risk-bearing healthcare businesses. He spent 10 years in the kidney care industry at Gambro and DaVita, culminating in leading a $1 billion division of DaVita. Chris also served as COO of LaVie Care Centers, a $1 billion skilled nursing company, where he led the turnaround and successful exit of the business. He was also CEO of NorthStar Anesthesia, an anesthesia management company that grew from $130 million to $500 million in revenue under his leadership. Chris has a BA in Economics from Albion College and holds a JD/MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy.Links Supporting This Episode:Strive Health Website:

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: Rural healthcare in America faces a critical shortage of providers and resources. Our next guest, Dr. William Paiva, is on a mission to transform rural and Native American health through innovative solutions. As Managing Partner of OLSF Ventures and Executive Director of Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Systems Innovation, William brings over two decades of experience in healthcare venture capital and innovation. With a unique background spanning molecular biology, business, and finance, William offers invaluable insights into addressing rural healthcare disparities. Join us as William shares his journey of "being lucky" in healthcare innovation, his leadership roles in supporting groundbreaking care delivery and IT solutions for underserved communities, a sneak peek into his upcoming book, "My Life in the Middle Seat," and how he and his team are bridging rural America’s health disparities gap with innovative solutions. Let’s go! Episode Highlights:How "being lucky" is a combination of preparation, opportunity, and opennessWilliam’s focus on transforming rural and Native American health through innovative solutionsKey highlights regarding our nation’s severe shortage of healthcare providers in rural areasThe development of clinical decision support tools to aid primary care in managing subspecialty careDrawing parallels between rural US healthcare and healthcare in developing countriesAbout our Guest: Dr. William D. Paiva is the Managing Partner of OLSF Ventures, an early-stage healthcare fund, operational in Oklahoma for 24 years.  In parallel, William stood up Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI) with Cerner CEO and OSU alum, Neal Patterson.  The Center is focused on transforming rural and Native American health by implementing innovative care delivery and IT solutions.  William holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Oklahoma; an MBA from Dartmouth College's Amos Tuck School of Business; and completed an international finance program at the London School of Business.  At a personal level, William enjoys golf, fishing (aka ripping lip), card magic, stand-up comedy, discussions about spirituality, the universe, crystals, Buddha, Tao, etc., and solving the Rubik’s cube.Links Supporting This Episode:Center for Health Systems Innovation Website: CLICK HEREWilliam Paiva LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK...

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: Rural healthcare in America faces a critical shortage of providers and resources. Our next guest, Dr. William Paiva, is on a mission to transform rural and Native American health through innovative solutions. As Managing Partner of OLSF Ventures and Executive Director of Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Systems Innovation, William brings over two decades of experience in healthcare venture capital and innovation. With a unique background spanning molecular biology, business, and finance, William offers invaluable insights into addressing rural healthcare disparities. Join us as William shares his journey of "being lucky" in healthcare innovation, his leadership roles in supporting groundbreaking care delivery and IT solutions for underserved communities, a sneak peek into his upcoming book, "My Life in the Middle Seat," and how he and his team are bridging rural America’s health disparities gap with innovative solutions. Let’s go! Episode Highlights:How "being lucky" is a combination of preparation, opportunity, and opennessWilliam’s focus on transforming rural and Native American health through innovative solutionsKey highlights regarding our nation’s severe shortage of healthcare providers in rural areasThe development of clinical decision support tools to aid primary care in managing subspecialty careDrawing parallels between rural US healthcare and healthcare in developing countriesAbout our Guest: Dr. William D. Paiva is the Managing Partner of OLSF Ventures, an early-stage healthcare fund, operational in Oklahoma for 24 years.  In parallel, William stood up Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI) with Cerner CEO and OSU alum, Neal Patterson.  The Center is focused on transforming rural and Native American health by implementing innovative care delivery and IT solutions.  William holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Oklahoma; an MBA from Dartmouth College's Amos Tuck School of Business; and completed an international finance program at the London School of Business.  At a personal level, William enjoys golf, fishing (aka ripping lip), card magic, stand-up comedy, discussions about spirituality, the universe, crystals, Buddha, Tao, etc., and solving the Rubik’s cube.Links Supporting This Episode:Center for Health Systems Innovation Website: CLICK HEREWilliam Paiva LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

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: How can we combat the growing epidemic of chronic sleep disorders? Our next guest, Morgan Moncada, has a vision to transform sleep health through AI-personalized therapy.As CEO and co-founder of Neru Health, Morgan is tackling this challenge head-on, starting with the 20+ million shift workers whose sleep struggles cost employers over $100 billion annually. Drawing from his own experiences and a decade of life science entrepreneurship, Morgan is developing groundbreaking solutions to improve workforce productivity, safety, mental health, and cardiometabolic wellbeing. Join us as Morgan shares Neru Health's pioneering approach to democratizing access to personalized sleep care and elevating sleep as a critical pillar of holistic health and wellness. Let’s go! Episode Highlights:Morgan's personal journey with sleep issues inspired his mission to tackle this critical health challenge.Neru Health's AI-personalized approach addresses the complexities of sleep disorders.Shift workers represent a $100B market opportunity for Neru Health's solutions.Neru's tech can reduce medical errors in night shift nurses by 60% and trucking accidents.Morgan invites the community to test Neru's AI system and connect the company with potential partners.About our Guest: Morgan Moncada is CEO and co-founder of Neru Health. His passion for sleep health began with his own challenges overcoming insomnia and sleep apnea while also witnessing his family members who are shift workers struggle with sleep for years. Morgan has more than a decade of life science entrepreneurship and investing experience, ranging from antibody therapeutics to a synthetic biology nose-on-a-chip technology. He is currently completing his Harvard Blavatnik Life Science Fellowship working in Neru. Morgan earned his MBA and MS Biotechnology from Harvard University and his B.S. Biology from Stanford University.Links Supporting This Episode:Neru Health Website: CLICK HEREMorgan Moncada LinkedIn page: CLICK HERENeru Health LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE