So You Want to Transform Healthcare

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Anne DeGheest, Managing Director of HealthTech Capital, joins Dr. M. Christine Stock, Managing Director of Medical Affairs at Health2047. Anne discusses her pioneering experience in the health tech industry since 1986 and emphasizes the importance of founders having a flexible mindset to be experimental in learning and adjust accordingly as they develop their products. Anne also describes other attributes of successful entrepreneurial teams as they listen to the voice of the customer, address or create markets, and flex both team and culture as the company grows. Resources: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2020.11.001 https://adegheest.com/ 

Charles Aunger, founder and CEO of HEAL Security, speaks with Dr. Christine Stock, Managing Director of Medical Affairs at Health2047. They discuss the pressing need for healthcare systems to identify and address vulnerabilities in their systems and devices. Charles shares his extensive experience in IT leadership and underscores the importance of proactive cybersecurity measures and the role of technology in safeguarding healthcare data and infrastructure.

This month, Shanta Whitaker, co-founder and managing director of Continuum Health Group, joins Dr. M. Christine Stock, Managing Director of Medical Affairs at Health2047. Shanta shares her journey from bench scientist to public health policy expert, driven by a desire to make a tangible impact on people's lives. She discusses how Continuum Health Group aims to support organizations in improving population health, addressing health equity gaps, navigating critical issues such as chronic diseases and the impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare.

This month, Dr. Khan Siddiqui, CEO and co-founder of HOPPR, joins Dr. M. Christine Stock, Managing Director of Medical Affairs at Health2047. They discuss challenges within radiology and the importance of building infrastructure to accelerate AI development and to improve efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in managing and interpreting medical imaging. Dr. Siddiqui shares the "secret sauce" behind HOPPR and why partnerships, ethical data handling, and continuous learning should drive innovation and are critical to the success of healthcare transformation.

Dr. Andrew Gostine, CEO of Artisight, focused on the transformative potential of augmented intelligence in healthcare, speaks with Dr. Christine Stock, Managing Director of Medical Affairs at Health2047. Dr. Gostine highlights the development of bedside AI and its aim to enhance workflows, reduce nurse turnover, and improve efficiency by offloading specific tasks to AI so that those staff can perform direct patient care. They discuss the importance of AI evolving alongside clinicians and patients, envisioning its future impact on clinical decision support and transforming healthcare.

Dr. James Madara, CEO of the American Medical Association (AMA), and Lawrence Cohen, CEO of Health2047, join Dr. Christine Stock, Managing Director of Medical Affairs at Health2047. They highlight the importance of assuring that the physician-patient interaction is at the heart of healthcare innovation and emphasize the need for collaboration with other innovation hubs while navigating economic uncertainties in venture capital funding. The guests also reflect on the evolution of Health2047's portfolio and their hopeful outlook for the future of healthcare innovation.

Joe Marks, a seasoned expert in innovation and applied computing for over 30 years, discusses the development and applications of artificial intelligence, including generative AI. He speaks about the application of generative AI in healthcare, such as generating operating room schedules and drafting discharge summaries, but emphasizes the need for human oversight: the "human in the loop." Joe also touches on the ethical challenges, limitations, and potential future impact of AI on administrative healthcare processes and genomics-based precision medicine.

Brigadier General Mary Krueger speaks with Dr. Christine Stock, Managing Director of Medical Affairs at Health2047. The conversation explores medical readiness in the US Army, both for individuals and units, the importance of taking care of soldiers' families, the future of military medicine, focusing on leveraging technology for improved patient care, and General Krueger's journey as a woman in the US military.

Dr. John Halamka, President of the Mayo Clinic Platform, discusses platform thinking for transforming healthcare. Topics include leveraging global data, de-identification and curation of data, equity and patient-centric solutions, Mayo Clinic's platform for rapid innovation, evaluating bias in healthcare algorithms, the role of augmented intelligence in healthcare, integrating programs into electronic health record workflow, and the importance of collaboration in creating a future of medicine through animal care.