What Does it Take to Buy Innovation in Clinical Research? In this episode, Dennis Salotti talks about quality and sourcing for clinical trials and shares his opinion on decentralized clinical trials. He discusses some areas that could use some disruption in research and provides tips for entrepreneurs trying to enter the space. Tune in to learn more about innovation and general outsourcing in clinical trials! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health
Apr 11, 2023•42 min
To make any healthcare experience better, collaboration among stakeholders is required. In this episode, Joanne Mizell talks about how Banner|Aetna improves healthcare experiences through collaboration between stakeholders that add up to make members-patients’ lives easier. She also speaks about what’s next for the company as they expand to bring care to underserved populations and widen access through more mobile and virtual options of care. Tune in to learn about how Banner|Aetna finds ways to...
Apr 06, 2023•19 min
Good communication runs through all operations processes. In this episode, Omri Paran narrates the steps and jumps from being a mechanical automation engineer at Pacira Pharmaceuticals to working in R&D and commercial operations for Azzur, focusing on the lessons and experiences gained along the way. Listen to this episode and learn from Omri about managing people and operations with clarity! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health
Mar 30, 2023•28 min
The human experience is essential to care for within the healthcare industry. In this episode, Vishal Bhalla talks about his role as Chief Experience Officer at Atrium Health, where he implements innovation and metrics to improve the experience of every individual who comes into contact with the organization. Tune in to learn about Vishal’s work to turn the healthcare experience meaningful and fulfilling for everyone! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.h...
Mar 30, 2023•17 min
Cancer is not one disease, which means it cannot be addressed by one type of treatment or research. In this episode, Chris Learn, Vice President of Cell and Gene Therapy at Parexel, talks about oncology research, cell and gene therapies, and the patients’ journey navigating this space. Chris discusses next-generation therapies and the challenges common sites may face in adopting them. Tune in to learn more about cancer research and treatment developments from Chris! Click this link to the show n...
Mar 28, 2023•37 min
Techquity is becoming a standard expectation in today’s healthcare industry. In this episode, we are honored to feature Alexis Anderson, Principal at Ipsos Healthcare Advisory, and Theresa Demeter, Manager Director at Tegria. Both of them have an experienced journey in the healthcare industry, implementing technology in healthcare and avoiding the increase of current disparities, and they are now working in a coalition to improve techquity industry-wide. Tune in to this information-packed episod...
Mar 24, 2023•23 min
Working together towards health equity. In this episode, Kyle talks with Kati Sadiwnyk, Head of Innovation and Diabetes Portfolio at Sanofi, about how she’s advocating for patient access, affordability, and equity. She explains what the partnership with DarioHealth seeks to bring and how each company is using its areas of expertise in a combined way to deliver the best care to the patients. She details what each party brings to the partnership and how it seeks to improve outcomes and much more. ...
Mar 23, 2023•27 min
An Operations team can upscale an entire company by providing a steady framework for growth. In this episode, Matt Meiners talks about the importance of lab operations management from infrastructure and teamwork from his experience at EpiCypher. Matt emphasizes why documentation is key for a manufacturing lab and how even a small database can provide clarity and save time in the long run. Tune in to this episode and learn more about how operations enhance this bioscience company! Click this link...
Mar 23, 2023•30 min
The physician's role is changing, and here’s a cardiologist’s perspective on what’s coming down the road. In this episode, Scott Roth, co-founder, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer at ImaCor, questions the current medical education system with a full-circle conversation based on his experience in cardiology, the transition to team-based care with a value-based model, and the evolution of noninvasive imagery technologies. Healthcare industry incentives have changed in the past decades, and so Dr. Ro...
Mar 22, 2023•37 min
We need to redefine healthcare for businesses to treat it properly. In this episode, Simon Gisby discusses how to build a business that adds value to healthcare focusing on the customers. He questions what we have defined as healthcare and broadens its definition to cover humans' physical, mental, spiritual, and financial status, amongst other possible environmental determinants. If healthcare were treated as something preventive, taking into account these social determinants would be beneficial...
Mar 17, 2023•21 min
Technology is disrupting the traditional way of developing drugs for the better. In this episode, Behzad Mahdavi discusses the groundbreaking work with the Ginkgo platform technology to optimize drug discovery and manufacture with highly automated biological experiments. This process enables the rapid development of new advanced therapies in a safe, faster, and cheaper manufacturing setting. He also shares how any company within the pharma industry seeking to optimize drug development can use th...
Mar 16, 2023•32 min
It’s all about getting to the customer! Join us for an insightful conversation with Matt Tucker as he shares his expertise on MedTech commercialization, pharmaceutical, and device marketing. Discover how to connect authentically with customers, understand their needs, and improve their lives through your product or service. Gain valuable insights into traditional pharma marketing vs. device marketing, and learn about incentives and customer insights that can drive product growth and enhance the ...
Mar 15, 2023•39 min
Yes, we take care of patients, but we must remember to care for our staff. This week on the SONSIEL Podcast, Brittany Drumm and Dawn Snyder discuss the importance of a peer support network for nurses and how they’re implementing an innovative pet therapy program for the cause at Geisinger. Nurses’ value is immeasurable, and so creating systems that make their lives a little bit easier can help them flourish and be even more innovative than they already are. Tune in and learn about Geisinger's wo...
Mar 14, 2023•25 min
Although people dealing with rare diseases may be few, they all share a common humanity with the broader population that must be considered when designing trials. In this episode, Seth Rotberg, co-founder of Our Odyssey, talks about his journey with Huntington’s disease and his take on how clinical research could improve the experience of the patient community. He shares the story of his mother’s misdiagnosis and how he discovered he was a disease carrier, discussing how the clinical research sp...
Mar 14, 2023•33 min
There are new tools that can guide healthcare stakeholders to deliver high-quality care. In this episode, Yaw Fellin talks about the new solutions they are launching for virtual care providers and payers in Microsoft’s cloud platform, a content-as-service education suite, and an engagement guide. Wolters Kluwer is working with care providers and payers by delivering educational content so that they can improve virtual healthcare experiences and patient engagement. Tune in to learn more about Wol...
Mar 10, 2023•16 min
A Laboratory Director's role involves many responsibilities. In this episode, Majors Badgett talks about managing complex equipment in the lab, doing research in a clinical environment, and new tools and strategies that make LabOps processes more effective. Tune in to learn more about Majors’ work and the many factors that play a role in a clinical lab! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health
Mar 09, 2023•34 min
Launching a successful drug takes more than just a brilliant idea - it takes a village of experts. In this episode, Peter Shadday, Chief Commercial Officer US and Global Head of Marketing Specialties at Zambon, shares his insights on the commercialization of rare disease pharmaceutical products in the startup space. Peter knows firsthand the importance of patient support and health economics to develop a successful market access strategy. He also sheds light on the challenges in the rare disease...
Mar 08, 2023•29 min
There are so many paths a new graduate can take, but entering professional life is always the first step. This week on the SONSIEL Podcast, Jennifer Curran talks about her work to support new nurse graduates' transition into practice and subsequently retain them. She also discusses the benefits of having a standardized, accredited program and the metrics they use to measure its long-term success. Learn more about the transition to support new nurse graduates. Click this link to the show notes, t...
Mar 07, 2023•24 min
Pause for a second and honestly think about your sleeping hygiene. Do you have to think twice before you answer? In this episode, Heidi Riney, board-certified in sleep medicine and neurology Chief Medical Officer, and Heidi Anderson, president, and Chief Growth Officer at Nox Health, talk about how they are revolutionizing health by taking care of patients’ sleep. Heidi and Heidi explain the diagnostics and assessment a patient can undergo in Nox’s sleep program and emphasize the importance of e...
Mar 03, 2023•21 min
Innovation must move at the speed of thought, especially in the clinical world. In this episode, Justin Ramsaran, CEO and founder of R Group, talks about working to make a systemic impact in people’s lives through software innovation in healthcare, explaining how the R Group builds an open healthcare architecture to improve the healthcare experience with the help of AI. Finally, he discusses how multiple legacy-based healthcare systems still have a hard time moving to a more simplified, modular ...
Mar 02, 2023•12 min
Operations require good relationships and communication. In this episode, Anzhelika Kabro, Associate Director of Chemical Sciences at Paraza Pharma, provides advice and examples of taking care of work relationships with clients and operations employees to develop new medications. Anzhelika talks about the importance of communication, appreciating lab operations employees, planning, contacts, and personal drive as key factors for success. Tune in to learn tips from Anzhelika to create a healthy a...
Mar 02, 2023•21 min
If you care for the staff, they'll care for the patients. This week on the SONSIEL Podcast, Karen Miguel, Quality and Safety Staff Specialist at Mass General Hospital, shares how leaders can help their staff do their jobs more fluidly to enjoy it more and produce better outcomes. She also discusses why this work is important with new graduates entering the workforce, helping them create a self-care plan and teaching them how to approach difficult conversations. Listen to this episode and learn f...
Feb 28, 2023•24 min
Inequities and a lack of representation within clinical research can only be overcome with deep investment on multiple levels. In this episode, Dezbee McDaniel, CEO and co-founder of CliniSpan Health, talks about how his company looks to bring long-term value to underrepresented communities by providing them with a platform that enhances access and education for them around clinical research processes. He explains why it’s important to have a presence in underserved communities in order to build...
Feb 28, 2023•48 min
The next decade will be about making sense of all digitized data; to structure it, AI, the cloud, and machine learning will play an important role. Nowadays, patients walk around with thousands of unstructured data points on everything they interact with, their devices, the cloud, and their paper records. In this episode, Taha Kass-Hout, Director of Machine Learning and Chief Medical Officer at Amazon Web Services, talks about how AWS enables healthcare customers with AI, ML, and cloud technolog...
Feb 24, 2023•26 min
There are many talented entrepreneurs in healthcare. In this episode, Andrew Adams, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Oak HC/FT, talks about how his company supports technology innovation and healthcare entrepreneurship. He shares his enthusiasm for the changes in the industry and discusses how they can help with the crisis in the labor market. Tune in to learn more about how Oak HC/FT supports healthcare entrepreneurship for better outcomes in the future! Click this link to the show notes, tra...
Feb 23, 2023•16 min
Curing cancer is an iceberg more enormous than anyone could ever imagine. In this episode, Pamela Bush, Chief Business Officer at Predictive Oncology, talks about her work connecting science and business to advance the discovery and development of drugs against cancer with the help of predictive AI and ML technology and the most extensive library of tumor samples. Tune in to learn more about how Predictive Oncology impacts drug development! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and reso...
Feb 22, 2023•20 min
Technology can build health journeys centered on consumers. In this episode, Jaime Murillo, Senior VP, and Chief CardioMetabolic Health Officer at Optum Labs talk about responsibly leveraging technology like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data to enhance healthcare for everyone in an affordable, engaging, effective, and equitable way. Jaime explains how to improve communication within healthcare with the help of extended care teams, attending to consumers' needs after they’ve...
Feb 17, 2023•19 min
The Life Sciences Industry is ready to face communication, regulation, and innovation challenges. In this episode, Matt Neal, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs Operations at Atara Biotherapeutics, talks about his work introducing innovative technology for data management to evolve the regulatory operations and submissions space. Matt also explains why he believes that communication with the patient community, bringing company information to an accessible platform, and standardizing the langu...
Feb 16, 2023•35 min
Chat GPT might be to healthcare what the calculator was for mathematics. In this episode of Insights Out, Harvey Castro talks about Chat GPT and AI in healthcare, the ethics behind it, and how he’s spreading awareness on this topic with his latest book “Chat GPT and Healthcare: The Key to the New Future of Medicine.” Dr. Harvey trusts this technology will take off with people who need to advocate for their health, med students, and even providers themselves. Tune in to learn more about how the h...
Feb 15, 2023•22 min
There is an innovative tool that supports newcomer nurses in the field. In this episode of SONSIEL, Joey Lee and Zayn Khamis talk about Netaverse, a solution they developed at the NurseHack4Health Hackathon, and explain the business model they’ve sketched out for it. They also speak of what it means to be an innovator in healthcare and encourage anyone interested in joining them at Netaverse to reach out. Listen to this episode and learn more about healthcare innovations and Netaverse! Click thi...
Feb 14, 2023•20 min