How the healthcare system fails patients, and how it can do better — with Matthew Zachary

Matthew Zachary — cancer survivor, patient advocate, influencer, pianist, and podcast DJ — joins host Jonah Comstock to tell his story and break down his patient's-eye view of the healthcare system and what needs to change for it to serve its consumers better. In a wide-ranging conversation with Matthew's irreverent style, they address topics like patient experience, financial incentives, socio-economic disparities, and more.

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Talking points:

• Matthew’s patient story
• Patient advocacy in a nutshell
• The beginnings of the modern patient-centered movement and the founding of Stupid Cancer
• Challenges in today’s healthcare system
• What can healthcare stakeholders do to make life better for patients?
• Aligning monetary incentives with patient needs and experiences
• Clinical trial databases as an example of profits over patients
• The challenge of bringing good care to minority and underserved groups
• The gaps between innovation, adoption, and patient awareness

More about this podcast:

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The role of health systems in empowering communities

3 patient experience trends that IT leaders should act on

Focus on Health Equity (our new collection page)

The Stupid Cancer Show (Matthew's previous podcast)

Out of Patients (Matthew's current podcast)