Outcomes Rocket

Lean Six Sigma and facilities management are great tools to improve lab operations. In this episode, Jessica Beltran, Associate Director of Lab Operations at Seeker Biologics, talks about mechanisms she has learned to improve efficiency in the lab. At a very young age, Jessica was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, which drove her into science and LabOps. With a varied, interesting career, she gained knowledge on lean six sigma and facilities management that she would bring into the laboratories she has managed since. Learning management consulting taught her the importance of contingency planning and keeping a short distance between leadership and lab frontline workers to support the science better and make operations more efficient. Tune in to this episode to listen to Jessica’s journey and learn how she applies her knowledge to improve everything she touches! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

We need to create systems that can harness technology to improve care. In this episode, Dr. John Chelico, National Chief Medical Information Officer for CommonSpirit joins us. As a software developer turned to medicine, Dr. Chelico's fascinating journey led him to become a CMIO in one of the country’s largest health systems. He talks about how CommonSpirit seeks to change the system with technology to bring care to patients without easy access. He explains how as a CMIO his role has transcended the implementation and optimization of the EHR to be a player delivering in both a technical and clinical field toward the mission and vision of the health system by helping providers, operations, and business. He discusses what healthcare needs to learn from other industries, like remote actions that can improve consumers' lives. Tune in to this episode to learn about what Dr. John Chelico is doing to modernize the experience of what healthcare looks and feels like! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Nursing informatics is becoming a Need-to-Have asset in healthcare. In this episode of the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern interviews Chris Grutta, a healthcare professional and registered nurse with over ten years of experience. As happened to many, Chris stumbled into nursing informatics as a second career, and after about a decade in it, he’s identified several paths for opportunities in the profession. In regards to that, he discusses technology integration and data analytics as branches that have exciting potential for the future of healthcare. To legitimize nursing informatics, mentoring those entering the field and letting them know people are being vocal about their love for this profession is critical, as TJ and Chris discuss. There are many types of nursing and recognizing them and their capabilities within the system could be game-changing for the industry. Tune in to learn about the many opportunities nursing informatics can bring! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Prescription drugs are powerful and can help people, but they can also be very harmful. In this episode, Josh Benner, founder, and CEO of RxAnte talks about improving medication use and pioneering a value-based business model for pharmacy.  In the United States, for every dollar spent on prescription drugs, another is spent on misuse consequences, increasing costs and decreasing efficiency. RxAnte provides pharmacy care management programs, like predictive analytics technology and workflow management software to oversee patient-level drug therapy management. Josh points out the Mosaic Pharmacy Service, a value-based service that works with prescribers to help patients in complex and vulnerable situations find their best possible regimen to help with adherence. He explains how RxAnte developed analytic software that turns insights into action for patients' healthcare providers and Mosaic. Finally, he enthuses about the potential for innovation in pharmacy care management delivery for high-need patients. Tune in to this episode and listen to how Josh Benner is improving the pharmacy experience from RxAnte! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Clinical Research is not an individual sport, it is a team sport in which one variable affects every outcome. In this episode, Jennifer Byrne, CEO of Javara, talks about taking a different approach to clinical research, improving it, and changing the narrative it has been associated with so far. In their conversation, Jennifer speaks about what an IRO is and why this type of company is different from other pharmaceutical companies conducting research nowadays. She presents CRAACO as an approach to clinical research and its intentions by giving some examples of its application. She brings awareness to different issues that occur in clinical research, including mistrust, complexity in systems and protocols, transparency, and teamwork. For her, the future of clinical trials will be in patient-centricity, understanding centricity as including the patient as part of the team. Tune in to this episode to learn the hard things about clinical research and how to manage them! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Get ready to learn a lot at the next HLTH event! In this episode of Marketing Mondays, we welcome Maddie Coffin, Senior Marketing Manager at HLTH. Working in HLTH, Maddie has seen many healthcare and wellness companies surge and has witnessed how they tackle their marketing strategies. She discusses tips for effective and creative marketing in the healthcare industry, delivering a clear message, and building trust with your audience. She is excited about HLTH 2022 and gives listeners a sneak peek at the innovative ideas it will be implemented in this year’s event and lets them know how they can attend as well! Tune in to this episode to listen to what Maddie has learned about healthcare marketing and why you should be excited for HLTH 2022! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

We all have it sometimes, and it goes away with a couple of simple meds or stretching, but back pain is more complex than you think! In this episode, Dr. Frank Schwab, an internationally renowned spine surgeon, discusses treating patients suffering from chronic low back pain. When it comes to back pain, many structures are involved, so accurately diagnosing its root cause and how to treat it is very challenging. He talks about the multifidus muscle’s functions and why its failure can cause ongoing pain, limited activity, and trunk stabilization loss. He also explains how the new ReActiv8 therapy is making groundbreaking advances in back pain treatment in terms of results and cost-efficiency for patients who have struggled for years with daily chronic back pain; by targeting the multifidus muscle with pulse signals to stabilize it and allowing the other muscles around the trunk to function normally. Tune in to this episode to learn about chronic back pain treatment from a specialist in complex spinal pathology! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Welcome to the weekly summary of what happened this week in the Outcomes Rocket Network! We got incredible episodes, and here’s what we got: We started this week with our main show, the Outcomes Rocket Podcast, where Dr. Chris Giligan, Chief Medical Officer of the Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Listen to it here: https://bit.ly/ChristopherGilligan On Marketing Mondays, we had an interesting chat with Adam Rosenberg, Senior Director of Marketing for Arrive Health. He talked about what the company does, it's rebranding, and how he is leading its marketing strategies for Arrive’s positioning, including conferences, social media advertising, 1-to-1 marketing, and integrating intent data. Be sure to tune in here: bit.ly/MM-AdamRosenberg On Tuesday, on the SONSIEL Podcast, Hiyam Nadel talked with Rhonda Manns, a registered nurse, and nurse innovator who’s practiced for thirteen years, about how she found something she was passionate about in nursing, and discussed ways in which it is possible to educate the young about this field in healthcare.  Tune in here: bit.ly/SONSIEL-RhondaManns On Wednesday, on the Sempre Health Podcast, Satish Srinivasan, founder, and CEO of DiRx, talked about the company’s innovative system to increase medication access to the population.  Go listen to it here: bit.ly/SEMPRE-SatishSrinivasan On the Future of Global Informatics, TJ Southern interviewed Kenya Milladge, a registered nurse, Clinical Applications Analyst at Vivify Health, and a technical product owner for Ascension Health. Make sure you don’t miss this networking journey and tune in here: bit.ly/FOGI-KenyaMilladge On Thursday, on LabOps Leadership Podcast, Samantha Black, had a talk with Stacy Blain, founder, and CSO of Concarlo Therapeutics, about how she and a team of scientists are changing outcomes for drug-resistant patients. Tune in here: bit.ly/LabOps-StacyBlain On the Outcomes Rocket Podcast, we launched the Cybersecurity Awareness in Healthcare Series with Greg Garcia, the Executive Director for Cybersecurity of the Health Sector Coordinating Council. We invite you to tune in to the whole 10-part episode series! bit.ly/GregGarcia The Everyone Hates Healthcare Podcast had an episode where Chris Recinos. She is a talented nurse executive, entrepreneur, innovator, and speaker that always knew she was destined to work as a caregiver, but her life turned around when her daughter was lost to suicide and the pandemic wreak havoc in the healthcare industry.  Make sure to listen to this incredible story.  https://bit.ly/EHH-ChrisRecinos Tune in every week to expand your horizons on various subjects in this industry! See you next week! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In recognition of the 19 annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month, The Outcomes Rocket Network has launched a 10-part podcast series to elevate Cyber Security Awareness in Healthcare on our main channel, the Outcomes Rocket Podcast. Partnering with leaders in healthcare cybersecurity in their capacity as members of the Health Sector Coordinating Council, the podcast aims to illuminate advances made in protecting critical healthcare infrastructure and patient safety, and areas that need further focus to put a stop to Cyber Crime. Let’s get real about it: people can die as a result of a cyber-attack. It’s not just a work of fiction in movies; it can happen in real life, so let’s work on it! In this episode, Greg Garcia, Executive Director for Cybersecurity of the Health Sector Coordinating Council, talks about why cybersecurity is vital to protect the critical infrastructure that is healthcare. Kicking off a 10-part series on the matter due to October being Cyber Security Awareness Month, Greg points out why in today’s digital world, healthcare faces risks that have to be averted in order to protect patient safety. Whether you’re a patient, a clinician, or a professional in the cyber side of healthcare, cybersecurity affects you and you need to know how to keep yourself safe. Greg explains what this is and how the Health Sector Coordinating Council identifies and mitigates systemic threats and develops resources that can improve cybersecurity and patients’ safety. Tune in to this episode to learn why organizations must work together in terms of cybersecurity to raise the bar for the whole healthcare industry! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In your lifetime, chances are someone you know will be affected by cancer. In this episode, Stacy Blain, founder, and CSO of Concarlo Therapeutics talks about how she and a team of scientists are changing outcomes for drug-resistant patients with new classes of drugs. At Concarlo, they are developing new medications that use p27, a natural inhibitor, to stop cancer cells from multiplying in these patients, to enter the first clinical trial in 2024. For her, having an all-scientist team is valuable and has led the way and opened doors in the pharmaceutical field. She also explains why making sure everyone is seen and valued in your lab team ensures they work as a cohesive unit. Stacy encourages everyone to support science and cancer research now, not only when it hits closer to home. Tune in to this episode to learn about new medications for drug-resistant patients and the science behind them! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health