

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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Jun 6, 2022 • 21min
The Future of Healthcare in a Post Pandemic World with Andrew Botham, Chief Scientific Officer at TestCard
In this podcast, we are excited to host Dr. Andrew Botham, the Chief Scientific Officer, and Co-Founder at TestCard. Andrew discusses how his company is leveraging the power of technology and cameras in smartphones to offer immediate results related to medical tests. He talks about challenges healthcare scientists face and how TestCard's home testing solution, with the help of a phone's camera (or clinical grade scanner), helps people get accurate and faster results, which they can then take to their doctor. He talks about providing easier access to health care, low-cost solutions, reducing contaminations, and more. This interview is packed with learnings and insights, so please tune in!
https://outcomesrocket.health/testcard/2020/10/

Jun 2, 2022 • 15min
Care Innovation in People, Process, and Technology with Molly K. McCarthy, National Director of US Health Provider and Plans at Microsoft
Technology is not the answer to everything, but it can certainly help us be more efficient. In this episode, we hear from Molly K. McCarthy, National Director of US Health Provider and Plans for Microsoft, about how new models of care that integrate technology and human resources can improve health systems. Thinking differently about how people approach to care, technology, and processes can be challenging. Molly talks about how there can be innovative human-centered models that use technology to address workforce challenges and pressure, isolation, and burnout.
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance will bring new inclusive designs, development processes, and ambient clinical intelligence improvements. Additionally, Molly discusses care-at-home as a developing model of care and how social determinants of health are essential for its implementation.
Tune in to this episode to listen about how technology can complement and improve new and existing models of care!

Jun 1, 2022 • 18min
SONSIEL: Biodesign and Innovator Nurses with Onike Williams, Director Of Program Development at UCLA Biodesign
There is a massive potential in innovation ready to be tapped. In this episode, we hear from Onike Williams, nurse practitioner and Director of Program Development at UCLA Biodesign, about how the program is working with professionals from the medical field, including nursing, to educate them as innovators and develop new technology. As she still is a nurse practitioner, she also speaks of how that balances and enriches her work and contributions to the Biodesign program.
Onike explains what the program’s health tech accelerator strives for and how the one-year fellowship develops ideas to patent and take to market. She emphasizes that there is no bad idea and encourages medical professionals, especially nurses, to be inspired by those ideas to innovate.
Tune in to this episode to listen from Onike Williams about nursing innovation and her work at UCLA Biodesign!
Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

May 31, 2022 • 28min
ROI of Social Determinant Programs with Alex Trahey, VP of Data Science at Algorex Health
Today, we are privileged to host Alex Trahey, VP of Data Science at Algorex Health. Alex shares his passion for merging modern technology and helping people. He discusses how his company leverages consumer marketing techniques in the world of health care to try to address social determinants of health and shares some successes of Algorex Health in partnering with companies to improve health outcomes. Alex also talks about standardizing data, scaling up interventions, running models on addressing social isolation, and more. Learn more about Algorex Health and what they are doing to help improve health in this exciting conversation with Alex, so please tune in!
Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

May 26, 2022 • 17min
A World Without Cancer: The Ultimate Goal with Wesley Gilson, Senior Director of MR Business Development for Siemens Healthineers North America
Access to diagnostic imaging is a challenge many patients still face around the globe. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Wesley Gilson, the senior director of MR Business Development for Siemens Healthineers North America, about the expansion plans he is leading for diagnostic care. He discusses accessibility challenges and opportunities and the latest developments through innovations that derive from collaboration and technology integration.
Following the acquisition of Varian by Siemens Healthineers, the recent marriage of advanced diagnostic imaging and leading-edge cancer therapeutics prompted by the merger is introducing promising outcomes. Dr. Gilson explains why and how many unprivileged patients don’t have healthcare that provides access to diagnostics and treatment. He also raves about how the collaboration between Siemens Healthineers and Varian, will improve the targeting of cancer diseases, a health concern for a large portion of the global population.
Tune in to this episode to listen about his work expanding access and bringing more advanced healthcare to more people worldwide!
Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

May 25, 2022 • 25min
SONSIEL: Spearheading the Nursing Innovation Movement with Olga Kagan, Founder of FANI
When someone’s passionate about something, it goes across the board in everything they do.
Today’s guest is Olga Kagan, a registered nurse with a background experience that goes back to her childhood when she gave her grandmother her insulin shots to cardiothoracic ICUs, other clinical settings, and finally academia! From a very early point in her career, Olga started innovating and her work was constantly gyrating around academia.
Olga's work has inspired many others, from fabricating reusable gowns and facemasks to founding community groups on social media. She is also a passionate educator who brings a different perspective to the field. Tune in to listen to her experience and her journey!
Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health
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May 24, 2022 • 21min
Cybercrime Amid the Pandemic with Alberto Casares, VP of Risk Protection at Constella Intelligence
In this episode, we are excited to talk with Alberto Casares, the VP of Risk Protection at Constella Intelligence. Alberto discussed the different online threats in the market and dark web. He also shared how his company is improving awareness of securing online presence, compromised data, early detection capabilities, and more! Alberto also shared important tips on how to avoid being hacked.
We all want to secure our privacy, and this conversation will help you understand how we can do that. Please tune in to my very interesting conversation with Alberto Casares.
Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

May 23, 2022 • 20min
Addressing the Need for New Drugs to Treat of Pediatric Cancers with Charles Keller, Scientific Director at the Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute
In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting the amazing Dr. Charles Keller, Scientific Director at the Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute. The CCTDI is a 501C3 non-profit biotech that tries to both understand how cancers work, but also test and evaluate thoroughly the drugs that might hit a particular target to stop cancer from working. Dr. Charles shares how his team is helping facilitate the development of medication that works while also de-risking investment in the pharma space. He talks about the preclinical gap and shares anecdotal, challenges, setbacks, and more. Dr. Charles and his team are doing a wonderful job helping children with cancer. Learn more about CCTDI and how you can help in this episode.
Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

May 20, 2022 • 26min
How Data Can Improve Patient Outcomes with Allyson Jacobsen, Global Marketing Director of Artificial Intelligence and Analytic Solutions at GE HealthCare
In this podcast, Allyson Jacobsen, Global Marketing Director of Artificial Intelligence and Analytic solutions at GE HealthCare discusses what her company is leveraging AI and technology to improve the quality of care while also reducing cost. GE HealthCare holds to very strict AI principles to ensure that the models will be trusted and won't be biased. Allyson shares examples of how GE healthcare products are well integrated into the system, thoughts on cross-functional alignment challenges, and more. This is one great conversation you don’t want to miss! Please tune in for my full interview with Allyson Jacobsen.
https://outcomesrocket.health/gehealthcare/2020/09/

May 19, 2022 • 18min
Empowering Patients with their Medical Data with Carm Huntress, Founder and CEO at Credo
Let's empower patients to live their healthiest lives with Credo. In this episode, we hear from Carm Huntress, the Founder, and CEO of Credo, about the development of digital healthcare systems that enables patients access to their medical record data. Many organizations and providers doing value-based care still operate through phone and fax when it comes to healthcare information exchanges that overlook patients. Credo seeks to provide a digital service that relieves the burden of carrying out those processes manually and enables patients access to their information.
Carm discusses the benefits and obstacles of several factors that play a role in Credo’s goal like interoperability networks, healthcare data comprehensibility, and digital technology infrastructure. He explains how the platform will increase care quality and accessibility to empower patients with their data to improve their health.
Tune in to this episode to listen about how Credo will impact healthcare systems with their medical record data platform!
Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health


