

MedCity Pivot
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We are at a watershed moment in healthcare. The entire industry is being compelled to question old assumptions and chart a new path forward - in a word, we need to pivot. This podcast hosted by the editorial team at MedCity News will highlight the strategies, the companies and the personalities spearheading this monumental transformation.
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Aug 29, 2022 • 18min
Wearable Neuromodulators with Renee Ryan
I interviewed Renee Ryan, CEO of Cala Health, and discussed how a new generation of wearables can address neurological disorders like essential tremors. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Renee Ryan https://highwirepr.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-ryan-251b161

Jul 25, 2022 • 23min
Cultural Humility in Delivering Mental Healthcare with Kevin Dedner
I interviewed Kevin Dedner and spoke about how to achieve cultural humility when delivering care for BIPOC people. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Kevin Dedner https://www.hurdle.health/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-dedner-mph-

Jul 19, 2022 • 21min
Virtual-First Healthcare with Michelle Davey
Michelle Davey, Co-Founder and CEO of Wheel, discusses making virtual care more accessible for patients and clinicians. Topics include virtual first care, clinician burnout due to clunky digital health technologies, addressing burnout and optimizing virtual care delivery, and Wheel's milestones and vision for virtual-first healthcare.

Jun 28, 2022 • 31min
The Amwell Approach to Telehealth with Ido Schoenberg
In this episode, Ido Schoenberg, CEO of Amwell, discusses redefining care delivery through virtual care, the challenges of nationwide telehealth adoption, the impact of state licenses on access to healthcare, convincing doctors to embrace telehealth, and the discrepancy between Amwell's positive feedback from clients and their declining stock price.

May 26, 2022 • 25min
Importance of Health Systems Achieving Scale with Mike Alkire
I interviewed Mike Alkire, CEO of Premier, and discussed how important it is for health systems to achieve scale. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Mike Alkire https://premierinc.com/ https://www.premierinc.com/about/our-people/michael-alkire?section=leadership https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelalkire

Apr 20, 2022 • 20min
The Evolution of Buoy Health with Adrienne McFadden
I spoke with the Chief Medical Officer of Buoy Health, Adrienne McFadden, about how the company has evolved from a symptom checker to a decision support and navigation company. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Adrienne McFadden https://www.buoyhealth.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/buoyhealth

Mar 20, 2022 • 27min
Building Universal Patient Record with Jonathan Bush
I interviewed Jonathan Bush, former CEO of Athenahealth and current CEO of Zus Health, about how to get a universal patient record. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Jonathan Bush https://zushealth.com/ https://www.athenahealth.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanbushjr https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Bush

Feb 28, 2022 • 21min
Point-of-care Ultrasound with Butterfly Network's CMO John Martin
I interviewed John Martin, Chief Medical Officer of Butterfly Network, to talk about the company's evolution and goals of bringing universal access to point-of-care ultrasound. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with John Martin https://ir.butterflynetwork.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=f1ac5102-d12c-4258-b713-cee4ed5387b1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-martin-md-mba-28629b38

Jan 26, 2022 • 25min
New treatment for Dravet Syndrome with Barry Ticho
Arundhati welcomes Barry Ticho, Chief Medical Officer of Stoke Therapeutics. He discusses a new promising treatment of a rare disease called Dravet Syndrome. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Barry Ticho https://www.stoketherapeutics.com/about-stoke/leadership/barry-s-ticho/

Dec 20, 2021 • 37min
How AI Can Democratize Healthcare Data with Taha Kass-Hout
Arundhati welcomes Taha Kass-Hout. Taha talks about his vision of leveraging AI to improve healthcare. He also discusses his experiences working for Amazon and how Amazon is helping improve our lives. Taha gives a deep insight on where artificial intelligence can go and what people should look forward to. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/