

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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Apr 28, 2020 • 11min
COVID-19 Series - Live Stream Invitation to a Meeting with MedTech Companies Providing Solutions for COVID-19
In this COVID-19 Series podcast, I host my good friend, Paul Grand, Founder and CEO of MedTech Innovator. He invites you to attend a live-stream event with 16 companies pitching their solutions to COVID-19 challenges. From diagnostics to remote monitoring, you may find something that hits the mark for your needs or interests. The event is free of charge and will also be available after the live-stream date so be sure to check it out!
When: April 29th at 10:30am EST (a 45-minute meeting with live pitches)
Where: https://medtechinnovator.org/covid-19/
For more COVID19 solutions visit: https://outcomesrocket.health/covid19/

Apr 28, 2020 • 21min
Helping Low Income and Elderly People Receive Care with Imran Cronk, CEO at Ride Health
In this episode, Imran Cronk, CEO at Ride Health, talks about the genesis of his company, how transportation impacts healthcare, how healthcare leaders should extend care and care coordination into communities, the importance of ensuring patients are navigating the logistical barriers, and leveraging communication technology to assist patients. We have a great conversation with Imran and we hope you'll also find it as fascinating as we did.
https://outcomesrocket.health/ridehealth/2019/02/

Apr 28, 2020 • 5min
COVID-19 Series - Keeping Patients Healthy and Outside of the Hospital During COVID-19 Times with Jason Rose, CEO of Adhere Health
In this COVID-19 podcast, we hear from Jason Rose, CEO of Adhere Health. He discusses how their platform is helping keep patients healthier and outside of the hospital by improving medication adherence. They connect the silos of medical data and pharmacy data to help payers and employers facilitate better health for people. Avoidable hospitalizations are a must during this time and AdhereHealth is doing a fantastic job of enabling customers to do this.
AdhereHealth is a healthcare technology leader in medication adherence insights and health outcomes. Their Adhere™ platform focuses on addressing the nation’s half a trillion dollars of annual unnecessary medical spend caused by gaps in medication adherence. AdhereHealth solutions include SaaS technology, thousands of licensed clinicians nationwide and home-delivered pharmacy to address social determinants of health.
To learn more visit https://adherehealth.com/
For more COVID19 resources visit https://outcomesrocket.health/covid19/

Apr 27, 2020 • 24min
Rethinking Public Health, Improving Outcomes and Increasing Impact with Sonia Sarkar, Chief Policy and Engagement Officer at Baltimore City Health Department
Today's episode features Sonia Sarkar, the Chief Policy and Engagement Officer for the Baltimore City Health Department where she oversees multi-stakeholder community engagement, strategic planning, policy activities, and population health initiatives to address health inequity throughout the City. Sonia shares her thoughts on partnerships between healthcare and different sectors to address patient needs, leveraging data from various health institutions to identify inequities in health, race, and economy, and how healthcare work in communities can make in impact on improving the overall healthcare.
https://outcomesrocket.health/sarkar/2019/02/

Apr 26, 2020 • 5min
COVID-19 Series - Opioid Free Pain Options with PainCare Labs with Dr. Amy Baxter
In this episode of the COVID-19 series, Dr. Amy Baxter, CEO of PainCare Labs shares their COVID initiative to provide ways for people to cope with pain without opioids. With elective procedures like orthopedic knee, hip, and spine surgeries postponed due to the epidemic and the lack of access to massages or alternative pain relief methods, there's a big need for options. They've built out kits to help you, your employees or policyholders cope with pain through this time. Inside the kits, they include their technology called "VibraCool" and other things that will help.
For more information about where to get the kits visit: https://paincarelabs.com/
For more COVID-19 resources visit: https://outcomesrocket.health/covid19/

Apr 26, 2020 • 3min
COVID-19 Series - Employee Wellness Resources to Help Thrive During The Covid Epidemic
In this episode, Christine Muldoon, VP at WebMD Health Services, shares the resources they've put together for employers and their own employees to help with wellness during the COVID epidemic. From ideas about working in place to how to stay healthy, they're great resources to check out for anyone looking for ideas to stay well and happy during these times.
Check out the link she shared here: https://www.webmdhealthservices.com/resources/
For more COVID-19 resources visit: https://outcomesrocket.health/covid19/

Apr 26, 2020 • 10min
COVID-19 Series - Using Video to Maximize Engagement During Quarantine and Limited Travel
In this episode of the COVID-19 series, David Cherne, VP at Mediasite share how they're helping companies and individuals like you use video to maximize customer, patient, and stakeholder engagement during a time with stay in place orders. Many conferences have canceled and we need to be creative about how we connect with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders. Tune in to learn about how they can help.
For more information about their solutions visit: https://mediasite.com/
For more COVID-19 resources, please visit: https://outcomesrocket.health/covid19/

Apr 24, 2020 • 32min
Transforming Virtual Care with Video-Based Vital Signs Monitoring with David Maman, CEO of Binah.ai
In this podcast, we interview the CEO of Binah.ai David Maman. His experience as an industry leader in technology, artificial intelligence, and healthcare has helped put together a platform that enables care providers to extract vital signs from a video. I was amazed to learn the capabilities of the technology to scale care and expand access. The other promising aspect of the technology is its ability to keep care providers safe.
About David Maman
David Maman is CEO and founder of Binah.ai, a company that developed the only video-based vital signs monitoring application, using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. He guides the team in fulfilling Binah.ai’s vision and has a Master's in computer science, from Open University. He is a serial entrepreneur with experience working with Hexatier (acquired by Huawei), Precos, Vanadium-soft, GreenCloud, Teridion, Terrasic, Re-Sec, and others. As a director in Fortinet’s CTO office and managed info. security at Bezeq Israel telecom. 24 years of experience in leadership, AI, cybersecurity, development, and networking. He's a veteran of elite IDF technology unit.
Important Links
To find out more about Binah.ai go to https://www.binah.ai/
For the full transcript and show notes, go to https://outcomesrocket.health/

Apr 24, 2020 • 27min
AI and Machine Learning: Robotic Surgery – is it the future of Population Health? with Jacques Kpodonu, Cardiac Surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
In episode #4 of the HP population health series, we interview Dr. Jacques Kpodonu and hear his insights on the use of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and robotic surgery to provide better access and population health. He shares some great personal and professional stories as well as anecdotes to help advance your population health efforts. We enjoyed our visit with Dr. Kpodonu and hope you will too!
About Dr. Kpodonu
Dr. Jacques Kpodonu is a cardiovascular surgeon specializing in global health system innovation with an emphasis on addressing rheumatic heart disease. Currently a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and an adjunct Professor of Surgery at the University of Ghana. Dr. Kpodonu’s interests lie in biomedical discoveries, modernizing the operating room via novel design and growing the global capacity of cardiac surgeons especially in emerging countries with his work in global cardiac surgery. In addition to writing medical textbooks and his research work Dr. Kpodonu is a key opinion leader in the design of advanced hybrid cardiac surgical rooms and biomedical innovation and is passionate in advocating for the use of telehealth services- especially in African nations .Dr. Kpodonu is frequently quoted in the Orange County Register, American Health Journal, and holds leadership positions with the Society Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology. Based in Boston, he sits on the diversity and inclusion committee for the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Thoracic Surgery and has helped to raise millions of dollars to finance the construction of advanced robotic hybrid operating room both here in the USA and in Africa.
In this podcast you will learn:
How robotics and A.I. can add value to population health efforts.
What providers and health systems can do to leverage technology, together, to advance patient care.
Why it is critical to give serious thought to advanced technologies in the strategy and implementation of population health strategies.
Valuable Links:
Listen to the other episodes on HP Population Health Series: https://outcomesrocket.health/hppophealth/
For more about HP Population Health IT Solutions visit: https://www8.hp.com/us/en/solutions/healthcare/population-health.html

Apr 23, 2020 • 32min
Fostering Well Being with Clinically Driven Behavior Change with Christine Muldoon, Vice President, Marketing and Strategy at WebMD Health Services
In this episode, we have a great conversation with Christine Muldoon, VP of Marketing and Strategy at WebMD Health Services. We go through the elements of well being that can help all of us thrive during tough times like COVID-19 and also through stressful normal work situations. We explore ideas that can help employers leverage thoughtfully tailored programs the increase employee health, happiness, and engagement.
About Christine Muldoon
Christine Muldoon became the VP of Marketing & Strategy at WebMD Health Services in 2019. In this role, she is responsible for the company’s overall market strategy and execution, including marketing, B2B and B2C communications, and market positioning. Additionally, Christine works extensively with clients and internal stakeholders to evaluate the market, leverage the voice of the customer, evaluate partnership opportunities, and operationalize opportunities for the company’s success. Prior to this role, she served as the Executive Director of Business and Product Strategy. For the past six years, Christine has moderated the WebMD Health Plan and Employer Advisory Boards, comprised of executives to discuss key health care topics and identify strategic market opportunities.
Christine has more than 20 years’ experience in the health care industry. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from Providence College and a master’s degree in Business and Health Care Management from the University of Connecticut.
What you will learn in this episode:
The 5 elements of well being
Ways to increase and improve your own as well as employees well being, health and engagement
Common challenges companies face with wellness programs
How WebMD Heath Services differentiates themselves in the market
Important links:
WebMD Health Services
For the entire transcript and more details visit: https://outcomesrocket.health/


