In this episode Michelle Troseth and Dr. Tracy Christopherson share insights into their seminal work on addressing burnout in healthcare. Michelle Troseth and Dr. Tracy Christopherson are co-founders of MissingLogic®. They help healthcare organizations and healthcare leaders combat burnout through the power of a framework driven approach founded on Polarity Intelligence™. The core of their work is leading healthcare organizations through transformational change that results in the best place...

In this episode, I sat down with a technology leader Sandeep Akkaraju and physician leader Joseph Minardi to discuss point of care diagnostic imaging. Prior to founding Exo, Sandeep was Founder and President of Jyve Inc. (acquired by a major semiconductor corporation at an exit valuation of more than $60M). Previously, he was CEO of IntelliSense, a leading provider of micro-mechanical integrated circuits (MEMS) and nanotechnology-based software and solutions. Under his guidance,...

In this special episode, I sat down with Men's Health and Wellness Coach Dennis Procopio. He shares his history and some really insightful ideas and methods for wellness in a stressful world! Dennis is the Founder of Man-UP Life Coaching and focuses on men's health in terms of mindfulness, building positive relationships, and working through mental health issues from trauma. Dennis says that “His single biggest passion in life is to help other men see the value in themselves and to achieve...

In this episode, we hear from Ari Tulla ;  he is passionate about developing innovative solutions that improve peoples’ lives, and is a proponent of food as medicine.  Ari Tulla is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and the co-founder & CEO of the smart nutrition service, Elo, whose mission is to transform food from the leading cause of disease to medicine. Ari is also an active angel investor and advisor with a portfolio of 40 startups, including Virta Health, Good Eggs, and Ōura....

Sanjeev serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer at LeanTaaS, the leading health care predictive analytics company based in Silicon Valley. LeanTaaS has an expanding customer base and is currently working with over 490 hospitals across 125 health systems with remarkable success. Sanjeev co-authored a book published by Forbes - "Better Healthcare Through Math", has been featured on CNBC, and has been named one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in Healthcare. Before LeanTaaS, Sanjeev...

Justin Graham, MD, MS, is a senior physician executive and digital health product innovator with over 25 years’ experience in medicine, infectious disease, informatics, electronic health records, and healthcare operations. Since 2020 Dr. Graham has been the Chief Medical Officer at GYANT, a digital health start-up specializing in complex medical conversational AI. As CMO, Dr. Graham helps lead product strategy and oversees the development and management of the complex set of clinical triage...

Great chat with a Dallas area safety leader Mr. Andrew Shapiro!  Andrew has more than 25 years of experience in leading the development and delivery of effective systems of care to meet customer needs in diverse markets. In his current role, he is responsible for managing non-clinical plan operations impacting members, community stakeholders, and participating providers. He oversees multiple functions and general business operations for Parkland Community Health Plan, including member and...

Richard Palarea is the CEO of Kermit, a Baltimore-based healthcare cost reduction and spend management company bringing automation and insight to the high spend category of implantable medical devices within hospitals and health systems. Since it’s founding in 2011, Kermit has saved hospitals more than 200 million dollars and manages 40% of the implantable device spend transacting in Maryland. Kermit has been recognized in multiple years as an Inc. 5000 company and by the Baltimore Business...

Jacqui Stewart is the Chief Executive Officer of The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA). She has worked in the public and private health care sectors in South Africa and England. Having qualified as a registered nurse in Cape Town she went on to specialise in Cardio-Thoracic nursing in London. She ran the Heart Transplant Unit at Harefield Hospital, Middlesex for five years. From there she moved into a variety of managerial roles in quality, capital and...

In this episode, I spoke to an innovator in Mobile Intelligence - Engage Technologies Group Inc - Founder and CEO - Michael  Boerner. He is blazing a trail with some truly exciting technology to enhance operational workflows across industries and particularly in healthcare! Michael Boerner is the Founder and CEO of Engage Technologies Group, Inc., and has over 25 years of experience founding and leading technology & media companies. He is an entrepreneur responsible for innovating a...

Thought-provoking discussion on technology-enabled primary care with an innovator! Thompson Aderinkomi is currently co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nice Healthcare a technology-enabled primary care clinic that delivers all care in the comfort of the patient’s home; contracting directly with small employers. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton appointed Thompson to the inaugural board of directors for MNsure, the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange in April 2013. Finally, in 2013...

In this episode, I sat down with a brilliant thinker in physician engagement, and patient experience to discuss strategic approaches to improve care! Joshua Washington is President of Lee Malveaux - People Strategy and Solutions. As an organizational psychologist, Joshua has spent the last decade helping over 200 medical facilities with their people strategy and performance. He has also trained over 1000 executive leaders, notably developing a 1 to 1 physician coaching program helping...

Dr. Byrd, is Associate Dean and Chair of the Department of Public Health in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Byrd received a BSN from the University of Arizona and worked as a public health nurse for several years in the Tucson area before obtaining her Masters of Public Health from University of California Los Angeles.   She worked in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico for three years with Proyecto Verdad serving very marginalized...

In this special episode, I sit down with colleagues and the publisher of Healthcare USA, 10th edition. This particular text is publishing on March 4th 2022 and is designed for college course use in health administration, public health, nursing, and other health professions programs as well as business and public policy.  This new edition includes a diverse, intergenerational, and interprofessional team of professionals who share how their background and contributions add to Diversity,...

In this episode, I sat down with healthcare philanthropist and innovator, Jacob Beckley. His work in the blockchain and crypto space is making a difference for families of children around the globe suffering with  childhood cancers! Jacob Beckley is the Founder of CURE Token, chairman of the board for the Beckley Foundation, and the Executive Vice President of Technology, Product and Innovation for Fusion92. Jacob is a philanthropist, senior level innovator and technologist, with twenty-five...

In this episode, I welcomed a successful pharma colleague from the United Kingdom - Ms. Janice MacLennan as we discuss ‘Implementing successful pharma brand strategies post-COVID’.  Janice MacLennan has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry helping pharma brands take new drugs and therapies to market, and ensuring successful sales strategies. She is the founder of an app called NMBLR, the first digital solution that enables global teams to create informed, coherent...

In this episode  Primary Care Innovator and Executive Coach from England, Dr. Robert Varnam shares his insights into what is needed to unleash greater potential in primary care. Dr. Robert Varnam is a general practitioner (GP) in inner city Manchester, a strategist for change and a leadership coach. His background is in researching and leading quality improvement. Over the last decade, he has been a leader at the forefront of National Health Service, England policy for integrated care,...

In this episode, Goodroot CEO Mike Waterbury shares his innovative approaches to medical and pharmacy cost transformation; living up to his title as the "10th Man in Healthcare"; He gives his insights into tackling medical debt as well as other hot topics! Michael Waterbury is founder and Chief Executive Officer of  Goodroot , a community of companies reinventing healthcare one system at a time. For over 25 years Mike has studied the healthcare system from the inside out. He advanced from a...

In this episode, I had a great conversation with seasoned thought-leader and physician on healthcare delivery. Dr. Zema shares his wisdom from years of practice including insights for how to improve the care delivery system; as well as a preview of his exciting new book: “Modern Healthcare Delivery, Deliverance or Debacle – A Glimpse From the Inside Out.” Dr. Zema received his Medical Degree from Cornell University Medical College and completed his post-graduate Internal Medicine training...

In this episode, I speak with a national thought-leader on community driven AI and the Metaverse with Dr. Hadley. Dr. Hadley’s expertise is in translating big data into precision medicine and digital health. He earned his PhD in genomics and computational biology while at medical school at university of Pennsylvania and he trained in clinical pathology while in residency at Stanford University. His research generates, annotates, and ultimately reasons over large multi-modal data stores to...

In this episode, I spoke with a global leader in medical innovation. He shared his work around cough and innovation to help alleviate suffering for patients around the world. Hear his thoughts on a range of issues related to global health and innovation! Dr. Peter Small is currently the Chief Medical Officer at Hyfe, pursuing his vision to make cough quantifiable and diagnostic. In the distant past he was a medical resident and chief medical resident at UCSF during the dawn of the HIV...

In this episode, I spoke to two leaders in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO EMR)on COVID-19 in terms of insights for preparedness, challenges and lessons learned among the vast and diverse countries of the area! Dr. Hamid Ravaghi is currently working as Regional Advisor for Hospital Care and Management in WHO/ Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt. Hamid has a PhD degree in Health Policy and management from the University of York, UK. He is an...

Katie Caspero, MS, OTR/L is the founder of OT Graphically where she uses infographics to helps researchers share their work, supports occupational therapists with staying up to date on evidence, and empowers clients to be more engaged in their care. Katie describes herself as an entrepreneur, pediatric occupational therapist (OT), research assistant, and knowledge translator. Bio: Katie is currently completing her Advanced Practice Certificate in Implementation of Evidence in Clinical...

In commemoration of World Patient Safety Day 2021, I welcomed a special guest and colleague from Cairo Egypt Ms Merette Khalil to enlighten us about Doulas, Obstetric Violence and Respectful Birth! Merette Khalil, MScPH [she/her] is a multi-lingual health systems researcher, gender and sexual reproductive health and rights advocate, feminist, doula, and birth educator, passionate about ensuring the right to health for all. Merette is specialist on obstetric violence with her Master of...

I had the privilege speaking on an important social determinant of health - Youth Homelessness with  Ms. Julianne Hanckel, Director of Communications and Marketing at Lifeworks! Julianne leads a multi-million dollar fundraising and public awareness campaign to end youth homelessness in Austin. She is a proud graduate of Howard University in Washington D.C., using her skills, experience, and education to tell stories in a creative, compassionate, equitable, and appealing way. As a reporter,...