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Digital Thoughts Podcast

Zain Syed Pharm.D.zainsyed.substack.com
A podcast about everything digital health, from the people to the products they build.
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Episodes

How to get people to use your platform | Nick Neral (Director of Marketplace at Healthie)

Nick Neral is Director of Marketplace at Healthie . Healthie is a SaaS company that offers infrastructure for virtual-first healthcare companies to launch & scale provider services. They work with digital health companies dedicated to modernizing the healthcare experience and improving care outcomes. Healthie makes it easy to streamline operations and build longitudinal relationships with clients. Their software provides a turnkey solution for innovative companies to launch provider services...

May 27, 20231 hrEp. 24

Revolutionizing healthcare one stack at a time | Mario Amaro (Founder and CEO of Ease)

Mario Amaro is the Founder and CEO at Ease . Ease was founded with one goal, to help clinicians become small business owners again so they can finally return to their communities and regain their autonomy. Ease is designed to make starting a practice as easy as possible. They’ve turned something that was once complex, expensive, and out of reach for so many, into a few minutes to build and launch. In this episode, Mario talks about: * How low-code/no-code solutions are going to revolutionize hea...

May 22, 202352 minEp. 23

Pain management: More complicated than you think | Azlan Tariq (CCO of Medrina)

Azlan Tariq is Chief Clinical Officer at Medrina . Medrina helps to provide outstanding patient outcomes that add significant value to medical centers by empowering care teams to focus on expanded, individualized rehabilitative care. Medrina is dedicated to empowering a unified team of physicians and clinicians with the ability to focus on individualized and comprehensive rehabilitative care. They are proud to be the nation's leading physiatry practice, whose board-certified doctors work in conc...

May 20, 202346 minEp. 22

How to decrease healthcare costs: The truth about PBMs | Bryce Platt (Consultant Pharmacist)

Bryce Platt is a consultant pharmacist. He specializes in PBM, healthcare startups, and policy. He is passionate about aligning incentives to benefit patients. In this episode, Bryce talks about: * What is a PBM and how they make money * What is a transparent PBM * What is the cost-plus model and how it’s beneficial to patients * How he became financially independent How to reach Bryce: * linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-platt/ How to reach Zain: * linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/i...

May 15, 202348 minEp. 21

Compliance and adherence are complicated | Katrina Azer (Healthcare Consultant)

Katrina Azer is a pharmacogenomics and health project consultant and board member of the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand. Katrina also works collaboratively as a Digital Clinical Pharmacist at Tend, a full service primary healthcare provider, offering GP (PCP) services online and in clinic in New Zealand. In this episode, Katrina talks about: * Forging her own path to her new career * The complexities of compliance and adherence * How to build an application for compliance and adherence * Why it...

May 13, 202356 minEp. 20

Labs from the comfort of your home | David Moser (VP of Growth at imaware)

David Moser is VP of Growth at imaware . imaware is empowering people to take control of their health, so they can live longer and happier lives. Their approach to personalized diagnostics is geared around empowering people to detect, analyze and monitor their physical wellbeing from the comfort of home. In this episode, David talks about: * At-home lab testing * The growing popularity of hospital at home * How to build a brand online and gain trust * Where he sees healthcare going in the future...

May 09, 202350 minEp. 19

Having the hard conversations in healthcare | Johnathan Klaus (Healthtech Consultant)

Johnathan Klaus is a Healthtech Consultant. As a former nursing manager, Johnathan brings a wealth of knowledge about healthcare. He helps healthtech startups understand healthcare and helps them improve their operations and strategy. He also writes a newsletter where he takes deep dive into healthcare topics. In this episode, Johnathan talks about: * Why fax machines are an actual solution in healthcare unfortunately * What problems should we be solving in healthcare with technology * Why the c...

May 06, 20231 hrEp. 18

Innovating healthcare with clinicians | Vipul Kella (CEO & Co-Founder of Curato Health)

Vipul Kella is the CEO and CO-Founder at Curato Health . Curato Health is on a mission to provide healthcare organizations with actionable insights, value-driving solutions, and access to a curated set of organization-transforming innovations. With deep industry expertise and high-touch communication, we maximize our client success via strategic growth, operations innovations, and financial optimization. In this episode, Vipul talks about: * Why clinicians should be at the center of all healthca...

May 01, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 17

Putting healthtech startups on the fast track | Nick Nettleton (Founder and CEO of Loft Digital)

Nick Nettleton is the Founder and CEO of Loft Digital . Loft has established its reputation as an award-winning digital consultancy and application developer. they design, build and manage complex digital systems for our clients and advise them on their tech and data strategies. Loft helps companies become technology leaders in their categories, from start-ups to global organizations. In this episode, Nick talks about: * How we can move faster in healthtech * Why having a CTO is important * Why ...

Apr 24, 202348 minEp. 16

How to find the right healthtech solution for you | Michaël Cardinal (Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer of TherAppX)

Michaël Cardinal is the Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer at TherAppX . TherAppX helps healthcare organizations with an ecosystem to simplify access to curated health apps for their patients. TherAppX Review is the world’s most efficient health apps assessment data generation process. Their latest innovation AppGuide is where patients and health professionals go for health apps, trusted content, assessments, and guidance. Healthcare organizations can use TherAppX services to create curate...

Apr 10, 20231 hr 8 minEp. 15

How to create a community healthcare ecosystem | Ryan Paul (Founder and CEO of Holden Fitzgerald)

Ryan Paul is an epidemiologist and the Founder and CEO of Holden Fitzgerald . Holden Fitzgerald is a global public health practice that specializes in immediate impact solutions that address today’s most pressing global public health issues. They help safety-net providers, foundations, governments, international organizations, NGOs and healthcare companies address urgent healthcare challenges and crises, prioritizing access to equitable, sustainable, and high-quality healthcare for vulnerable an...

Apr 03, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 14

Why VR is the future of healthcare | Amir Bozorgzadeh (Co-Founder and CEO of Virtuleap)

Amir Bozorgzadeh is the Co-Founder and CEO at Virtuleap . Virtuleap is a health and education VR startup. They aim to elevate the cognitive assessment and training industry with the help of emerging technologies such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Watch the interview on YouTube! In this episode, Amir talks about: * Why he started Virtuleap * Why VR could be the future of healthcare * Why being a founder is difficult * What VR to become more mainstream How to reach Amir: * linked...

Mar 27, 202353 minEp. 13

Building better healthcare plans with technology | John McCluskey (Senior Director of Operations @ Flume)

John McCluskey is the Senior Director of Operations and General Manager of Flume’s Third Party Administrator services. Flume is the first digital health plan administration platform that is building tools and services that connect and move data. In this episode, John talks about: * How can we build a better healthcare plan * What they look for in digital health startups * How do we fight fragmentation in the system * The future of direct primary care (DPC) How to reach John: * linkedin: https://...

Mar 20, 202354 minEp. 12

Rishad Usmani (HealthTech Investors)- What makes a healthtech startup investable?

Rishad is an artist, entrepreneur, investor, and physician. He has started healthtech investors to help people learn more about investing. He has a podcast and newsletter that helps founders and investors understand the healthtech landscape. In this episode, Rishad talks about: * The difference between a venture capitalist and an angel investor * What he looks for in founders when he is investing * Should AI replace clinicians and should they? * What he learned from his own startup journey How t...

Mar 13, 202353 minEp. 11

Geoffrey Roche (SVP of Core Education) - How to fix a broken healthcare system and build a stronger community

Geoffrey Roche is the Senior Vice President, National Health Care Practice & Workforce Partnerships at Core Education. Core Education Services PBC, is a Public Benefit Corporation with a mission to support small and mid-sized institutions through innovative shared services. Core’s mission allows our partner institutions to transform their business model. We do this by leveraging economies of scale to achieve operational effectiveness, technological efficiency, and market expansion. In this e...

Mar 06, 202358 minEp. 10

Preston Alexander - The Importance of Clinicians in Healthtech

Preston Alexander is a former healthtech founder that has successfully exited. He is on a mission to make healthcare more accessible to everyone. His passion is contagious and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do. In this episode, Preston talks about: * How to get your product in front of users * Why clinicians are valuable for your startup * Do you need an MBA as a clinician? * Transferable skills that clinicians have * How rock climbing and woodworking have helped him in his endeavors...

Feb 27, 202350 minEp. 9

Jessica Lunshof (Tamvoes) - Empowering patients and caregivers to manage their health

Jessica Lunshof is the founder of Tamvoes . Tamvoes helps families manage their healthcare by keeping everyone in the loop through their platform. The goal is to decrease frustration and achieve better outcomes. In this episode, Jessica talks about: * Why she built Tamvoes * What she learned while building Tamvoes * Why she walked away from nursing * The struggles of caretakers How to reach Jessica * linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicalunshof/ TAMVOES Social Media * LinkedIn: https://w...

Feb 20, 202346 minEp. 8

Suganthan Mahalingam (Maha Copy) - The importance of copywriting

Suganthan is Dentist and copywriter/owner of Maha Copy . Maha Copy helps you optimize your landing page, email campaign, and help you with social media ads. In this episode, Suganthan talks about: * How he got into copywriting * Why a good copywriter is so valuable * Why email is still king in marketing * How he ended up working for Lil Wayne How to reach Suganthan: * linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suganthan-mahalingam-106336131/ * Company: https://mahacopy.uk/ Links to other platforms to...

Feb 13, 20231 hrEp. 7

Jason Pettiaux (COO at E-Health Venture)- Why We Need to Build Sovereignty In Our System

Jason is a biomedical engineer and the COO at E-Health Venture . E-Health Ventures helps digital health innovators advance faster by providing an ecosystem of business, healthcare & technology partners, dedicated to supporting e-health innovation in Europe. In this episode, Jason talks about: * What he learned in his time in Africa * Why it is so important to build sovereignty in our system * How open-source can be a viable business model in healthcare * Why patients need ownership of their ...

Feb 06, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 6

Surge Singh (Locumate) - Innovating and Acquiring Your First Customers

Surge is the CEO and co-founder of Locumate an Australian startup. Locumate is a platform that helps Pharmacies fill open positions by connecting them to pharmacists. In this episode, we discuss the different types of adopters. How to find the right customer for your solution and how not everyone can be your customer. We also talk about how to get your first customer and how your early adopters are your partners that help you build a better product. If you are interested in Locumate reach out to...

Jan 30, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 5

Khalil Jammal (Ambula Health) - Reimagining The EMR

Khalil is the co-founder of Ambula Health a company that is reimagining the EMR by giving you back control over your practice. They are doing this by making the EMR conform to your workflow and not the other way around giving you back precious time. In this episode, we discuss what is true empathy and how sometimes what you think is the problem truly isn’t the problem that you need to solve. We also touch on what is design thinking and how it can help solve complex problems in any industry. Khal...

Jan 23, 202351 minEp. 4

Doug Pohl - Content Marketing For Healthtech

Doug is the founder and CEO of HealthTech Content a content marketing firm that specializes in healthtech startups. He has extensive experience in marketing and brand strategy. In this episode, we look behind the curtain of content marketing and why it is important to bring in content marketing strategies early on in your startup journey. We also touch on Doug’s previous life as a country music singer and songwriter and how that has helped him be a better marketer! If you are a healthtech startu...

Jan 17, 202339 minEp. 3

Josh Pappas (Tendo) - Sales In Healthtech

Josh is the Director of sales at Tendo a digitalhealth company building cloud based solutions to help connect us and provide a seamless user experience. Prior to this Josh has been the first sales hire at multiple venture backed healthcare startups. He brings a wealth of knowledge about how to navigate the choppy sales waters in healthcare. We talk about how to deal with long sales cycles and what you can do to boost your connections with clients and much more! Links: * Josh - LinkedIn * Tendo T...

Jan 03, 20231 hr 6 minEp. 2

Alex Lebrun - Nabla: AI-Based Digital Assistant For Healthcare

Alex is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nabla . Nabla is an all-in-one digital solution with an AI-based assistant for healthcare to help free up healthcare providers to do what they are trained to do. That is spending more time with their patients. Alex is a pioneer in the AI/ML space. He has had two very successful startups acquired by Nuance (VirtuOz) and Facebook ( Wit.ai ) respectively. At Facebook, he worked on their AI team developing conversational AI. If you are a clinic or healthcare startup...

Dec 06, 202238 minEp. 1
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