Empowered Patient Podcast with Karen Jagoda is a window into the latest innovations in digital health, the changing dynamic between doctors and patients, and the emergence of precision medicine. The show covers such topics as aging in place, innovative uses for wearables and sensors, advances in clinical research, applied genetics, drug development, and challenges for connected health entrepreneurs.
Going beyond sick care requires informed and empowered patients. This is achievable through price transparency and unbiased quality care that meets both public and private health insurance regulations. This podcast aims to explore the intricacies of quality patient care through thought-provoking conversations with providers, healthcare executives, corporate CEOs, technologists and patients. We will also seek to provide you with simplified actionable paths to feeling good and living well.
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Strategic Advantage of Seamless Access to Virtual Care Workforce and Patient Data with Dr. Lyle Berkowitz KeyCare Medical TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare Medical, is listening to consumer feedback and helping health systems provide more virtual care options, particularly for routine types of care. At the same time, KeyCare is working with providers on a strategy that enables them to come up with a plan to care for patients with higher complexity that requires them …
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Strategic Advantage of Seamless Access to Virtual Care Workforce and Patient Data with Dr. Lyle Berkowitz KeyCare Medical
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Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare Medical, is listening to consumer feedback and helping health systems provide more virtual care options, particularly for routine types of care. At the same time, KeyCare is working with providers on a strategy that enables them to come up with a plan to care for patients with higher complexity that requires them …
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Hearing Loss and Expectations for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids with Dr. Leslie Soiles HearingLife TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Leslie Soiles is the Chief Audiologist at HearingLife, which provides hearing care through professionals who conduct hearing assessments at physical locations and make recommendations for the appropriate way to treat hearing loss. With advancements in nanotechnology and the availability of over-the-counter hearing aids, there are more opportuni…
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Hearing Loss and Expectations for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids with Dr. Leslie Soiles HearingLife
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Dr. Leslie Soiles is the Chief Audiologist at HearingLife, which provides hearing care through professionals who conduct hearing assessments at physical locations and make recommendations for the appropriate way to treat hearing loss. With advancements in nanotechnology and the availability of over-the-counter hearing aids, there are more opportuni…
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Poll Reveals Connection between Physical and Mental and Emotional Pain Diminishes with Age with Dr. Sherry McAllister Foundation for Chiropractic Progress TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Sherry McAllister is a practicing chiropractor and President of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress which recently commissioned a Harris Poll about physical and mental health. One of the most concerning findings was that the link between physical and mental pain was strongest in survey participants 35-44 years old. Geographic location was …
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Poll Reveals Connection between Physical and Mental and Emotional Pain Diminishes with Age with Dr. Sherry McAllister Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
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Dr. Sherry McAllister is a practicing chiropractor and President of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress which recently commissioned a Harris Poll about physical and mental health. One of the most concerning findings was that the link between physical and mental pain was strongest in survey participants 35-44 years old. Geographic location was …
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Precision Medicine Requires More Accessible and Affordable Advanced Diagnostics with Mehdi Maghsoodnia 1health TRANSCRIPT
Mehdi Maghsoodnia is the CEO of 1health and is determined to bring advanced diagnostic medical tests to a broader audience to enable more patients to benefit from precision medicine advancements. Too often, patients are put on costly drugs that are not effective. Using data from advanced testing allows clinicians to diagnose conditions more accurat…
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Precision Medicine Requires More Accessible and Affordable Advanced Diagnostics with Mehdi Maghsoodnia 1health
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Mehdi Maghsoodnia is the CEO of 1health and is determined to bring advanced diagnostic medical tests to a broader audience to enable more patients to benefit from precision medicine advancements. Too often, patients are put on costly drugs that are not effective. Using data from advanced testing allows clinicians to diagnose conditions more accurat…
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Integration of Health Records and Accuracy of Health Supply and Demand Data Analytics with Anatoly Postilnik First Line Software TRANSCRIPT
Anatoly Postilnik, VP of Global Healthcare Consulting at First Line Software, is building software solutions and bringing data management, data analytics, and systems analysis to healthcare organizations. Original EHR systems were implemented to replicate paper flow and siloed data collection. As they move from paper-based to digital data, these or…
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Integration of Health Records and Accuracy of Health Supply and Demand Data Analytics with Anatoly Postilnik First Line Software
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Anatoly Postilnik, VP of Global Healthcare Consulting at First Line Software, is building software solutions and bringing data management, data analytics, and systems analysis to healthcare organizations. Original EHR systems were implemented to replicate paper flow and siloed data collection. As they move from paper-based to digital data, these or…
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Digital Pharmacy Supports Aging in Place with Comprehensive Personalized Drug Delivery with Lawrence Margolis PersonalRX TRANSCRIPT
Lawrence Margolis is the CEO of PersonalRX, which is changing the model for how pharmacies provide prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs and advice about usage. With a personal care coordinator, PersonalRX provides each patient with a personalized experience that ensures prompt delivery of drugs, reminders to take those medications, and alerts t…
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Digital Pharmacy Supports Aging in Place with Comprehensive Personalized Drug Delivery with Lawrence Margolis PersonalRX
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Lawrence Margolis is the CEO of PersonalRX, which is changing the model for how pharmacies provide prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs and advice about usage. With a personal care coordinator, PersonalRX provides each patient with a personalized experience that ensures prompt delivery of drugs, reminders to take those medications, and alerts t…
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Virtual Reality Immersive Digital Therapies Supporting Seniors to Reach Therapeutic Goals with Chris Brickler MyndVR TRANSCRIPT
Chris Brickler, CEO and Co-Founder of MyndVR, is looking at VR to disrupt senior living care to promote wellness and engagement. MyndVR has designed lightweight immersive glasses to create a virtual reality experience for seniors, reimagining the traditional VR gaming experience. The MyndVR care tablet drives the glasses and connects to the MyndVR …
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Virtual Reality Immersive Digital Therapies Supporting Seniors to Reach Therapeutic Goals with Chris Brickler MyndVR
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Chris Brickler, CEO and Co-Founder of MyndVR, is looking at VR to disrupt senior living care to promote wellness and engagement. MyndVR has designed lightweight immersive glasses to create a virtual reality experience for seniors, reimagining the traditional VR gaming experience. The MyndVR care tablet drives the glasses and connects to the MyndVR …
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Integrative Care Models Highlight Need for Multidisciplinary Holistic Approach with Charlie Noel Northwestern Health Sciences University TRANSCRIPT
Charlie Noel is the Executive Director at Northwestern Health Sciences University's Institute for Integrative Care, which is working to transform healthcare from a disease-focused model to a holistic approach. The Institute provides practical tools to help healthcare organizations move to an integrative care model while encouraging multidisciplinar…
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Integrative Care Models Highlight Need for Multidisciplinary Holistic Approach with Charlie Noel Northwestern Health Sciences University
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Charlie Noel is the Executive Director at Northwestern Health Sciences University's Institute for Integrative Care, which is working to transform healthcare from a disease-focused model to a holistic approach. The Institute provides practical tools to help healthcare organizations move to an integrative care model while encouraging multidisciplinar…
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Applying Clinical Natural Language Processing to Precision Medicine and Population Health with Dr. Calum Yacoubian IQVIA TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Calum Yacoubian, the Director of NLP Healthcare Strategy for IQVIA, is applying clinical natural language processing to take complex, unstructured healthcare data and turn it into structured and searchable information. In a value-based care environment, clinical NLP can augment manual work by nurses, clinical coders, and clinicians to identify …
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Applying Clinical Natural Language Processing to Precision Medicine and Population Health with Dr. Calum Yacoubian IQVIA
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Dr. Calum Yacoubian, the Director of NLP Healthcare Strategy for IQVIA, is applying clinical natural language processing to take complex, unstructured healthcare data and turn it into structured and searchable information. In a value-based care environment, clinical NLP can augment manual work by nurses, clinical coders, and clinicians to identify …
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Asynchronous Telehealth Solution Critical Element of Hybrid Healthcare with Angela Fox Bright.md TRANSCRIPT
Angela Fox is Head of Analytics at Bright.md which is an asynchronous telehealth solution bringing an audio-only virtual visit option to providers for them to treat patients with common low-acuity conditions. Staffing challenges, clinician burnout and increasing demand from an aging population are driving the acceptance of creative solutions to pro…
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Asynchronous Telehealth Solution Critical Element of Hybrid Healthcare with Angela Fox Bright.md
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Angela Fox is Head of Analytics at Bright.md which is an asynchronous telehealth solution bringing an audio-only virtual visit option to providers for them to treat patients with common low-acuity conditions. Staffing challenges, clinician burnout and increasing demand from an aging population are driving the acceptance of creative solutions to pro…
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Digital Advertising for Patient Outreach Overcomes Challenges of Targeting for Healthcare and Pharma Companies with Matthew Hedberg Semcasting TRANSCRIPT
Matthew Hedberg is the VP General Manager of Professional Services at Semcasting a data-as-a-service company working with health insurers, agents, CCOs, PPOs, hospital networks, and pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Carrying a SOC 2 Type II certification, Semcasting is helping clients determine how to use the information they have an…
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Digital Advertising for Patient Outreach Overcomes Challenges of Targeting for Healthcare and Pharma Companies with Matthew Hedberg Semcasting
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Matthew Hedberg is the VP General Manager of Professional Services at Semcasting a data-as-a-service company working with health insurers, agents, CCOs, PPOs, hospital networks, and pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Carrying a SOC 2 Type II certification, Semcasting is helping clients determine how to use the information they have an…
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Multiplexed Diagnostic Test for Detecting Levels of Multiple Antibodies with Dr. Tadd Lazarus Pictor TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Tadd Lazarus is the Chief Medical Officer at Pictor, working on innovative diagnostic tests to provide answers to complicated clinical questions concerning the status of a patient's level of antibodies. From one specimen, their test can determine if the antibodies have been produced as a result of vaccinations or boosters and if the patient had…
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Multiplexed Diagnostic Test for Detecting Levels of Multiple Antibodies with Dr. Tadd Lazarus Pictor
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Dr. Tadd Lazarus is the Chief Medical Officer at Pictor, working on innovative diagnostic tests to provide answers to complicated clinical questions concerning the status of a patient's level of antibodies. From one specimen, their test can determine if the antibodies have been produced as a result of vaccinations or boosters and if the patient had…
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Using Computational Disease Models and Synthetic Clinical Trials for Drug Research and Development with David Harel CytoReason TRANSCRIPT
David Harel is the Co-Founder and CEO of CytoReason, providing researchers and drug developers with a complex database and predictive computational disease models to conduct synthetic clinical trials. Their mission is to integrate all the information available on a specific disease in a particular population to support faster and more efficient dru…