

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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Dec 23, 2020 • 20min
Leveraging Individualized, Mobile Experiences to Drive Member/Patient Engagement at Scale with Dan Sweeney, the VP at Relay Network
Are you ready to take the next step to improve your customer experience? In this episode, we are excited to host Dan Sweeney, the VP at Relay Network.
Dan discusses how his company leverages innovation to create a personalized and frictionless customer experience. Relay developed a private and secure digital connectivity on smart devices so your customers have the hyper-personalized content and services when they need it.
Dan also talks about how Relay can improve business outcomes and cites great examples and analogies so we can better understand the concept of elevating the customer experience. He also shares challenges, insights, and things he's excited about.
We've really enjoyed our interview with Dan and we learned new things about customer experience. We hope you do, too!
Click this link for the show notes, transcript and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dec 22, 2020 • 26min
The Next Evolution of Vaginal Health Awareness, Screening, Practice, and Policy; Shrinking the Patient/Practitioner Gap with Sherrie Palm, Founder/CEO of Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support
In this episode, we are privileged to host Sherrie Palm, the founder, and CEO of the Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support (APOPS). APOPS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy agency founded to generate awareness of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). APOPS following consists of patients, clinicians, researchers, academics, and industry reps throughout 177 countries.
Sherrie shares the genesis of APOPS and educates us on how the organization is creating awareness of pelvic organ prolapse, and ways it is supporting women navigate different aspects of life. Sherrie also gives us a walkthrough of the APOPS website which is a wonderful resource for all who are experiencing pelvic organ prolapse as well as hospital administrators who want to learn more about the disease. She also talks about challenges, some symptoms women can experience and encourages us all to learn more about POP.
This is a great interview where you'll learn about POP and what we can do to help, so please tune in!
Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dec 21, 2020 • 28min
Brain Tracking: The Future of Brain Health with Paul Sorbo, Director of Sales at Wavi Medical
What do you know about your brain? In this episode, we are excited to host Paul Sorbo, the Director of Sales at Wavi Medical. Paul discusses the importance of providing a simple, fast, and affordable assessment to establish a baseline for the brain and then compare subsequent scans to monitor someone's progress. He also talks about the cost, insurance coverage, FDA approval, etc. He also provides a very clear example of the importance of knowing your brain's baseline, and the value of continuing education on brain health, researching, and gathering data. Wavi is pushing for proactive health with its innovative cap.
Paul is passionate about brain health and has a wealth of knowledge to share about Wavi so please tune in to learn more!
Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dec 18, 2020 • 19min
Implementing Community Collaboration for SDOH with Michael Sattler, Founder of Advocate Advisors
Our guest for today has special focus on social determinants of health(SDH). Michael Sattler, founder of Advocate Advisors will share with us key aspects of the company, how he came into SDH, how he sees it as a greenfield opportunity and provide his view on the future to come. He shares an example of his past experience in the California Bay Area with a homeless community and how through networking you can make big changes.
Michael tells us here how Advocate Advisors provides targeted solutions through getting communities engaged, and collaborating with each other to improve people's lives and also get a relief on the healthcare economy. He goes through the setbacks you can have but how we can also make a change and get things done.
If you want to get a deep dive into this topic please make sure you listen to this episode.
Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dec 17, 2020 • 23min
COVID Vaccine Delivery Challenges & Solutions with Scott Whyte, Chief Digital Officer at AeroSafe Global
COVID-19 and the challenge of shipping vaccines are part of the conversation these days, so we are excited to host Scott Whyte, the Chief Digital Officer at AeroSafe Global.
AeroSafe delivers cold-chain services to the world's leading biopharma companies. In this interview, Scott educates us of the innovations his company has done to elevate the standard of cold shipping, what they are doing differently and better, and how they are helping improve patients' lives around the world.
He shares how AeroSafe is the only company selected by NASA to ship cold chain materials to the space station. He also talks of the long list of benefits his company delivers to their clients, including cost-reduction, environmental savings, and many more.
If you'd like to get updated on what's going on in the cold chain industry and find out how AeroSafe can protect vaccines, you'll enjoy this podcast!
Click this link for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dec 16, 2020 • 32min
The Next Wave of Healthcare Informaticists with Sanket Shah, the AVP of National Accounts at Blue Health Intelligence
In this episode, we are privileged to host Sanket Shah, the AVP of National Accounts at Blue Health Intelligence. Sanket discusses how his company leverages data to improve outcomes. He talks about prescriptive analysis, the importance of data science in deriving insights, partnering with the right people, and helping health systems prepare for COVID. Data is the future of health care, so it is essential to learn about it as much as you can. Sanket shares a lot of information so please tune in!
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Dec 15, 2020 • 22min
Steps You Can Take to Minimize Your Personal COVID Risk with Lon Jones, Family Medicine Physician and Author
This is part 2 of our COVID interview series with Dr. Lon Jones. In this episode, Dr. Jones covers the history of infectious diseases. He discusses the different stages the virus works and shares historic references about hand washing. He also emphasized the importance of washing the nose and explains how treating the air either through cooling or heating is turning off an evolutionary defense which reduces our survival advantage. He also talks about the importance of well care, caring for your health even before you get sick. With COVID cases at it's at an all-time high, we need to be taking better care of our health, and Dr. Jones explains that hand washing is not enough, we need to wash our noses too. This is a great conversation so please tune in!
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Dec 14, 2020 • 16min
Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring the New Standard of Care with Werner Vorster, Founder & CEO at Vitls
In this episode, we are excited to feature Werner Voster, the co-founder and CEO of Vitls. Werner shares the genesis of his company. He also discusses how Vitls innovative wearable device improves access to better, accurate, and more reliable data in and out of the hospital. He educates us on the advantages of the Vitls device especially for pediatric care and gives a long term perspective on the use of the device.
Click this link to see the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dec 11, 2020 • 26min
Into the Light: Discovering Our Own True Potential with Simmi Singh, Senior Partner and Global Practice Leader at Egon Zehnder
Today's special guest is Simmi Singh. Simmi is the Senior Partner and Global Practice Leader at Egon Zehnder, a privately held global leadership management consulting and executive search firm. Simmi shares how her company's focus on cultivating inspired leadership empowers health leaders to be effective in leading organizations, taking calculated risks, and easily recognizing patterns that improve company culture. She discusses the importance of understanding oneself, developing intersectional thinking, and emphasizes that though technology is an amazing adjunct to individuals, it doesn't replace individual judgment. She uses an illustrative description to drive her point, and you can hear the passion in her voice. If you're looking to be inspired and optimized, you’ll definitely find our conversation with Simmi fascinating.
Please click this link for the show notes, transcript and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dec 10, 2020 • 28min
Streamlining Medicare Advantage Plan Operations with Tom Pelegrin, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Convey Health Solutions
In this episode, we are privileged to host the outstanding Tom Pelegrin, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Convey Health Solutions. Tom discusses how his company provides purpose-built solutions in the Medicare markets and how they work with important stakeholders to bring a level of expertise and capability. Convey leverages technology to drive outcomes and improve the patient experience.
Tom covers the different segments of Convey, collaborations with other companies like BPO, and data analytics for improved customer experience. He shares his thoughts on setbacks, flexibility, making smart decisions, and more! Tom has a wealth of knowledge and you're sure to learn something so please tune in!
Click this link to see the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health


