

Outcomes Rocket
Saul Marquez
At Outcomes Rocket, we are the shared knowledge hub for healthcare's toughest problems. Our goal is twofold and clear. To help inspire and guide our listeners to 1. Improve patient outcomes and 2. Experience business success in healthcare. Tune in to learn more!
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Dec 15, 2020 • 22min
Steps You Can Take to Minimize Your Personal COVID Risk with Lon Jones, Family Medicine Physician and Author
This is part 2 of our COVID interview series with Dr. Lon Jones. In this episode, Dr. Jones covers the history of infectious diseases. He discusses the different stages the virus works and shares historic references about hand washing. He also emphasized the importance of washing the nose and explains how treating the air either through cooling or heating is turning off an evolutionary defense which reduces our survival advantage. He also talks about the importance of well care, caring for your health even before you get sick. With COVID cases at it's at an all-time high, we need to be taking better care of our health, and Dr. Jones explains that hand washing is not enough, we need to wash our noses too. This is a great conversation so please tune in!
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Dec 14, 2020 • 16min
Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring the New Standard of Care with Werner Vorster, Founder & CEO at Vitls
In this episode, we are excited to feature Werner Voster, the co-founder and CEO of Vitls. Werner shares the genesis of his company. He also discusses how Vitls innovative wearable device improves access to better, accurate, and more reliable data in and out of the hospital. He educates us on the advantages of the Vitls device especially for pediatric care and gives a long term perspective on the use of the device.
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Dec 11, 2020 • 26min
Into the Light: Discovering Our Own True Potential with Simmi Singh, Senior Partner and Global Practice Leader at Egon Zehnder
Today's special guest is Simmi Singh. Simmi is the Senior Partner and Global Practice Leader at Egon Zehnder, a privately held global leadership management consulting and executive search firm. Simmi shares how her company's focus on cultivating inspired leadership empowers health leaders to be effective in leading organizations, taking calculated risks, and easily recognizing patterns that improve company culture. She discusses the importance of understanding oneself, developing intersectional thinking, and emphasizes that though technology is an amazing adjunct to individuals, it doesn't replace individual judgment. She uses an illustrative description to drive her point, and you can hear the passion in her voice. If you're looking to be inspired and optimized, you’ll definitely find our conversation with Simmi fascinating.
Please click this link for the show notes, transcript and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dec 10, 2020 • 28min
Streamlining Medicare Advantage Plan Operations with Tom Pelegrin, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Convey Health Solutions
In this episode, we are privileged to host the outstanding Tom Pelegrin, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Convey Health Solutions. Tom discusses how his company provides purpose-built solutions in the Medicare markets and how they work with important stakeholders to bring a level of expertise and capability. Convey leverages technology to drive outcomes and improve the patient experience.
Tom covers the different segments of Convey, collaborations with other companies like BPO, and data analytics for improved customer experience. He shares his thoughts on setbacks, flexibility, making smart decisions, and more! Tom has a wealth of knowledge and you're sure to learn something so please tune in!
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Dec 9, 2020 • 30min
Bringing Life-Saving Targeted Therapies to Patients with Critical Illnesses with Diego Rey, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Endpoint Health
In this episode, we are privileged to feature Diego Rey, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Endpoint Health, a company on a mission to bring lifesaving targeted therapies to critically ill patients. In our interview, Diego covers his company's goal to improve patient outcomes, what sets it apart from other medical device companies, the companion diagnostics platform, precision care, business model, and more!
He also shares his insights on overcoming challenges as business leaders. This is a great podcast focused on improving patient care, so please tune in!
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Dec 8, 2020 • 23min
Leveraging Digital Innovations and Data-Driven Insights to Improve Consumer Experience with Rajeev Ronanki, Chief Digital Officer at Anthem, Inc.
In this episode, we interview Rajeev Ronanki, Chief Digital Officer at Anthem, Inc. Rajeev discusses how Anthem leverages digital technologies and AI capabilities to create a more predictive, proactive, and personalized health care experience. He shares Anthem's goal of taking a whole-person approach to health and being proactive in keeping people healthy.
Rajeev also shares how Anthem uses data to create and integrate solutions, especially since they have such a huge reach. He shares his personal stories and insights on setbacks and pursuing perfection. We see many innovations in healthcare, and Anthem is delivering excellent solutions for a personalized patient experience. Please tune in to my exciting conversation with Rajeev here.
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Dec 7, 2020 • 35min
Improving Patient Access to Cancer Clinical Trials with Dana Dornsife, the Founder, President, and CEO of Lazarex Cancer Foundation
Today, we are excited to feature Dana Dornsife, founder, and CEO of Lazarex Cancer Foundation. This nationwide foundation assists advanced-stage cancer patients and the medically underserved by helping with funds needed to participate in FDA clinical trials.
In this episode, Dana shares how a family experience with cancer led her to the creation of Lazarex. She discusses how her foundation addresses barriers like social determinants of health, minority participation, and equitable access. She also talks about overcoming challenges, creating solutions from the bottom up, receiving strength in numbers, and more.
Dana’s insights, motivation, and passion are truly inspirational. If you are interested in the issue of disparities in healthcare and improving patient access to clinical trials, this episode is one you shouldn’t miss.
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Dec 5, 2020 • 13min
Post Thanksgiving Check-in with Saul
Hi everyone! In this episode, I invite you to check out our new search feature on the website. We upgraded the search feature to help you search for insights on our website. With over 600 podcasts published, you're bound to find some amazing info, ideas, and inspiration to help your business, practice, or team. Check it out at outcomesrocket.health it's at the top right side of the site.
Help us Build The Next Phase of Your Outcomes Rocket Experience
Also, I want to build out the next phase of Outcomes Rocket to help you maximize your experience with the podcast. I think the next step is building out a community to help you connect and collaborate, but maybe it's something different. Help us learn what we can do to best serve you. To do so, I set up a survey. Fill out the 2 minute survey at outcomesrocket.health/survey or drop me a line at saul@outcomesrocket.com
Thank You
Keep up the amazing work and thanks for tuning in to the podcast! From all of us at the Outcomes Rocket, we thank you for your continued listenership and we look forward to hearing from you.
~Saul
Resources:
Code Awesome - my web developers who upgraded my search
Our new search feature to search 600+ interviews
Survey to help us take your Outcomes Rocket experience to the next level: outcomesrocket.health/survey
Reach out directly with feedback: saul@outcomesrocket.com

Dec 3, 2020 • 17min
Israeli Innovation -Turning and MVP into a Most Valuable Product with Avi Rosenzweig, Co-Founder and CEO at Newfield Advisors
In this episode, we are excited to host Avi Rosenzweig. Today, he's speaking to us from Israel, where he's doing a lot of work in helping Israeli companies be discovered here in the U.S. health market. Avi discusses how he and his team leverage innovative technologies and their skills, experiences, and business acumen to bridge the cultural, language, and business divide to capture the market and get traction. He also shares great insights and learnings from his setbacks. His passion and excitement are palpable, which makes this a fascinating conversation, so please tune in!
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Dec 2, 2020 • 31min
Raising the Resilience of Your Organization with Audrey Cortez, Senior Advisor and Resident Resiliency Expert and Beth Guyton, President and Founder of Interactive Quality
Even before COVID hit, burnout was a huge problem in U.S. healthcare. In this episode, we are privilege to host Audrey Cortez and Beth Guyton. Audrey is the Senior Advisor and Resident Resiliency Expert with Interactive Quality® and Beth is the President and Founder of Interactive Quality.
Together, they cover how their company helps all healthcare leaders and staff decrease burnout, increase engagement, and improve the care experience. They share anecdotes, thoughts, and learnings from setbacks in life.
Working in healthcare, especially in this pandemic time is challenging, and we need to keep our fire lit also to extend quality care to others. Tune in and find out how!
Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health