

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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Feb 8, 2024 • 28min
Earning Success Through Taking Care of Yourself with John Roussot, Founder and Chief Excellence Officer of FiiT4GROWTH
If you want to succeed at higher levels, you can't afford to not take care of yourself.In this episode, John Roussot discusses the essence of leadership and personal growth and shares insights on how he’s creating high-performance teams. He emphasizes that achieving greatness relies on clarity, awareness, and prioritizing well-being in personal and professional success, highlighting the impact of goal prioritization, accountability, and the significance of connection, communication, collaboration, and lifelong learning for high-performance teams and mastery.Tune in and learn how to unlock your greatness, foster well-being, and build high-performance teams!Resources:
Connect with and follow John Roussot on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Follow FiiT4GROWTH on LinkedIn.
Learn more about John’s book, Liberate Your Greatness, here or get it on Amazon.

Feb 7, 2024 • 23min
Harnessing Digital Innovation for Healthcare Transformation with Sonia Singh, the Chief Insights Officer at AVIA
AVIA guides healthcare entities with a membership model, providing deep insights and strategic recommendations for impactful digital investments.In this episode, Sonia Singh, the Chief Insights Officer at AVIA, discusses valuable insights into AVIA's role as a digital transformation partner to health systems, emphasizing their unique approach to market insights and the long-term relationships they build with their clients. Sonia discusses AVIA's role as a digital transformation partner for health systems, highlighting their commitment to leveraging innovation and creating sustainable solutions. She emphasizes AVIA's unique approach, providing market-leading insights, deep intelligence, and long-term collaborative support. Additionally, Sonia underscores AVIA's distinctiveness in the industry, driven by their commitment to actionable recommendations, ensuring the economic viability of digital investments, and their focus on human and cultural aspects in healthcare change management.Explore AVIA's impactful solutions for digital health transformation in this episode, tailored for innovative companies and healthcare leaders.Resources:
Watch the entire episode here.
Connect and follow Sonia on LinkedIn here.
Learn more about AVIA on LinkedIn and its website.

Feb 7, 2024 • 48min
Disrupting Disease Upstream: Interconnected Body Systems and Health with Cynthia Thurlow, Nurse Practitioner, Speaker and Author
Why did experienced nurse practitioner Cynthia Thurlow leave clinical practice?In this episode, Cynthia Thurlow, a nurse practitioner, turned speaker and author, brings her wealth of experience from both clinical practice and personal triumphs, her thoughts on the power of intermittent fasting, her transformative approach to metabolic health, and her fierce advocacy for personalized treatment plans. She shares insights from her own journey, demonstrating how a shift toward root causes and functional integrative medicine can combat the rising tide of chronic diseases. Cynthia touches on the vital role of proper nutrition, exercise, and stress management in our overall well-being. She also shares insights from her book The Intermittent Fasting Transformation, an invaluable resource for women looking to navigate the unique challenges of intermittent fasting through different life stages.Stay tuned, as Cynthia Thurlow dives deep into the realm of intermittent fasting, metabolic health, and advocating for individualized treatment plans in this eye-opening episode. Resources:
Connect with and follow Cynthia on LinkedIn.
Discover more about Cynthia and her work on her website.
Listen to Cynthia’s podcast, Everyday Wellness.
Grab a copy of Cynthia’s book, Intermittent Fasting Transformation.

Feb 6, 2024 • 16min
How a Tech Expert is Improving Patient Outcomes with RJ Kedziora, the co-founder of Estenda Solutions
People won’t be replaced by generative AI, but by people who know how to use generative AI.In this episode, RJ Kedziora, the co-founder of Estenda Solutions, a company specializing in product development and data analytics solutions for the healthcare industry, emphasizes its commitment to creating value, reducing risk, and ensuring product quality. Estenda, celebrating its 20th anniversary, collaborates with healthcare organizations, hospitals, and medical device manufacturers to develop digital health solutions. RJ explains Estenda's unique approach, incorporating empathy and medical education into their development process, and highlights the importance of involving end-users, such as doctors and nurses, in the development team to align products with actual user needs. He also explores the impact of technology trends like Gen AI and aging-in-place solutions, invites listeners to the webinar Estenda is hosting on the matter, and encourages listeners to explore the possibilities of these technologies in healthcare.Tune in and learn about the transformative potential of generative AI in healthcare!Resources:
Watch the entire episode here.
Connect with and follow Richard on LinkedIn here.
Learn more about Estenda Solutions on LinkedIn and their website.
Save your spot for RJ’s Generative AI webinar here.

Feb 6, 2024 • 24min
Deep Dive with Clearstep Into the World of AI Care Navigation with Adeel Malik, CEO and co-founder of Clearstep
Building a truly integrated, virtual-first, but hybrid care delivery ecosystem is a transformative trend.In this episode, Adeel Malik, CEO and co-founder of Clearstep, an AI care navigation company transforming healthcare, delves into the challenges, solutions, and necessity for health systems to deploy technology for better access. Clearstep supports health systems by providing an AI-assisted consumer lens, ensuring efficient and accurate healthcare access. The core use case involves helping people through appropriate care based on symptoms, optimizing clinical presentation, and considering factors such as network, proximity, and online scheduling. In this conversation, Adeel discusses Clearstep's resilience during COVID-19, growth in 2020-2021, and adaptation during the 2022 economic downturn, emphasizing the significance of true product-market fit and advocating for a technology and consumer-first approach in the industry.Tune in and learn how Clearstep's AI is reshaping healthcare navigation, addressing economic challenges, and ensuring optimal care delivery!Resources:
Watch the entire interview here.
Connect with and follow Adeel on LinkedIn here.
Learn more about Clearstep on LinkedIn and their website.
You can also contact Adeel via email at Adeel@Clearstep.health

Feb 5, 2024 • 20min
Injection Management 2.0: A Safer, Efficient, and Sustainable Approach with NeedleSmart’s Cliff Kirby, CEO, and Michael Barron, COO
Healthcare presents a unique challenge where every problem relies on people, creating an opportunity for innovation and impactful solutions.In this episode, Saul Marquez welcomes NeedleSmart’s Cliff Kirby, CEO, and Michael Barron, COO, to the Outcomes Rocket podcast, where they delve into the core problems the company aims to solve, focusing on the outdated practices surrounding injections and the lack of a streamlined workflow. Cliff highlights the challenges in healthcare, emphasizing the need for solutions that address the growing demand for better services, and Michael introduces NeedleSmart as the world's first digital end-to-end injection management platform, revolutionizing the traditional injection process. They shed light on the significance of data hygiene and volume for effective AI implementation, showcasing how NeedleSmart's platform can provide real-time solutions and positively impact public health planning. Michael also emphasizes the transformative power of technology in relieving clinicians of administrative burdens, while Cliff stresses the importance of good data for meaningful AI outcomes.Tune in and learn how NeedleSmart is shaping the future of injection management and contributing to a safer, more efficient healthcare ecosystem!Resources:
Watch the entire interview here.
Connect with and follow Michael on LinkedIn here.
Connect with and follow Cliff on LinkedIn here.
Learn more about NeedleSmart on LinkedIn, Twitter, and their website.

Feb 2, 2024 • 15min
Unleashing the Potential of Technology in Value-Based Care with Jean-Claude Saghbini, President at Lumeris and a Leading Expert in Technology and Engineering for Population Health Management
In value-based care, technology is the catalyst, but success requires management and aligned incentives for better, cost-effective care.In today's episode, Jean-Claude Saghbini, President at Lumeris and a Leading Expert in Technology and Engineering for Population Health Management, shares technology's foundational role in success in value-based healthcare care. Jean-Claude underscores the importance of understanding the populations and individual patients being served, which requires access to diverse, often unstructured healthcare data. He explores the vital role technology plays in value-based care and how it enables healthcare providers to understand and serve their patient populations effectively. Jean-Claude highlights the challenges of accessing and aggregating vast amounts of healthcare data and the transformative insights that can be derived through machine learning and AI. He discusses Lumeris' approach to using generative AI, keeping physicians at the forefront, and implementing necessary guardrails to ensure quality outcomes. Furthermore, he explores the future of primary care and how AI-powered solutions can revolutionize how healthcare services are delivered. Join us as we discuss the vital role of technology in value-based care, the use of generative AI, and the future of AI-powered primary care.Resources:
Connect with and follow Jean-Claude on LinkedIn.
Follow Lumeris on LinkedIn.
Visit Lumeris on their Website.

Feb 2, 2024 • 16min
The Power of Collaboration and Data-Driven Solutions in Healthcare Access with Steve Miff, President and CEO of the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation
Effective collaboration, marked by alignment, shared interests, and a collaborative culture, is required to drive meaningful change in healthcare.In this episode, Steve Miff, President and CEO of the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, talks about the groundbreaking work being done by his organization in utilizing artificial intelligence and cognitive computing to improve healthcare accessibility and outcomes for vulnerable populations. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration, both locally and nationally, and highlights PCCI's unique structure, operating as a nonprofit with a technology startup mindset. Dr. Miff discusses various partnerships, the significance of aligning goals in collaborations, and the organization's holistic approach, considering social determinants of health, mental health, and the capacity for self-care. He also explains how PCCI aims to establish a proactive, consumer-driven healthcare experience, exemplified by ongoing initiatives like the community vulnerability compass and predictive models for specific health areas.Tune in to learn more about the inspiring work being done by Dr. Miff and the PCCI team.Resources:
Watch the entire episode here.
Connect with and follow Steve Miff on LinkedIn.
Learn more about PCCI on their LinkedIn and website.

Feb 1, 2024 • 14min
Patient Acquisition Made Easy with Ty Allen, co-founder and CEO of SocialClimb
Imagine a platform that makes healthcare marketing as measurable and efficient as any other marketing endeavor.In this episode, Ty Allen, co-founder and CEO of SocialClimb, shares his remarkable journey from experiencing a severe spinal cord injury to developing a platform that is transforming healthcare marketing. He discusses how the platform, used by thousands of physicians, enables healthcare marketing by providing tools for demand capture, demand creation, and conversion. He believes that what sets SocialClimb apart is its ability to make healthcare marketing as measurable, trackable, and understandable as any other form of marketing. Ty emphasizes that by leveraging predictive patient targeting and being fully engaged with practice data, SocialClimb is empowering practices to take control of their patient flow, change their revenue mix, and improve profitability.Listen to this episode for useful insights and practical strategies to elevate healthcare practices through effective and targeted marketing!Resources:
Watch the entire episode here.
Connect with and follow Ty Allen on LinkedIn.
Learn more about SocialClimb on their LinkedIn and website.
Email Ty here.

Feb 1, 2024 • 22min
Unraveling the Complex Layers of Equitable Care with Rick Moreland, Healthcare Executive
The collaboration with managed care organizations aims to address transportation and social determinants, ensuring effective healthcare access by reaching patients at their locations.In this episode, Rick Moreland discusses his background, his passion for healthcare, and the core themes that have been consistent throughout his career. Rick shares invaluable insights on the persistent issues facing the healthcare industry and offers successful strategies for improvement. Dive into a transformative healthcare journey as industry leader Rick Moreland shares profound insights on care delivery in this episode.Resources:
Connect and follow Rick Moreland on LinkedIn.
Follow Memora Health on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
Visit Memora Health’s Website
About Memora Health:Memora Health is the leading technology platform for virtual care delivery and complex care management. Memora partners with leading health systems, health plans, life science companies, and digital health companies to transform the care delivery process for patients and care teams. The company’s platform digitizes and automates complex care workflows, supercharging care teams by intelligently triaging patient-reported concerns and data to appropriate care team members and providing patients with proactive, two-way communication on their care journeys.