Breaking Health
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The Breaking Health Podcast features the innovators, investors and entrepreneurs who are building the technology and tools to break down and build up the country’s ailing health care system. With seasoned health care investor Steve Krupa, CEO of the Psilos Group, as host, Breaking Health delivers the earliest insights on the ongoing Digital Health Revolution.
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Sep 17, 2016 • 46min
Can CrowdMed’s Medical Detectives Prove the Dx Power of the Crowd?
Jared Heyman founded CrowdMed to turn diagnostics on its head. Rather than asking patients to find one physician with the right answer, CrowdMed is trying to harness the Wisdom of the Crowd.
Aug 27, 2016 • 47min
Why Is Mert Iseri Riled? & How Does He See SwipeSense Reducing One of Health Care’s Most Unacceptable Risks?
Nearly two million people a year acquire infections while hospitalized. Five percent of those patients die. SwipeSense’s CEO says it has the tech, plan and passion to make a difference.
Aug 19, 2016 • 39min
OnShift Makes a Difference by Finding and Managing the Right People to Deliver Care
OnShift CEO Mark Woodka knows better management of health care professionals can improve care. And he practices what he preaches, explaining how HR also is essential to a start-up.
Aug 12, 2016 • 41min
Music as Medicine? The Sync Project Hopes to Help You Find the Right Music to Make You Well
CEO Marko Ahtisaari brings a rich background of design and music to a new quest to identify music that can actually help people maintain or regain their health. In this interview, Ahtisaari references a few websites, including go.syncproject.com where you can offer your song suggestions. You can find out more about project advisor Dr. Robert Zatorre in this interview and hear Ahtisaari’s view on company culture.
Aug 5, 2016 • 56min
Looking for Secure Mobile Communications within Hospital Walls? PatientSafe Has an App for That
The business of building mobile networks that can operate safely and securely within hospital walls is complicated and competitive. President and CEO Si Luo explains how PatientSafe Solutions is taking a “one base at a time” approach to building a leader in this area.
Jul 29, 2016 • 40min
Can ZappRx Replace the Fax and Create a Digital Platform to Cut Prescription Fulfillment by 90%?
Inspired by the problems facing her youngest brother, Zoë Barry founded ZappRx to streamline the process to secure prescription meds, especially for chronically ill patients who need the meds most.
Jul 22, 2016 • 53min
Can Evidation Health Identify Where the Digital Rubber Is Meeting Health Care’s Road?
Deborah Kilpatrick, PhD, CEO of Evidation Health, explains how the company is creating a way to validate the efficacy of digital tools in health care. Bonus Breaking Health Podcast Trivia: What famous Yankee game did Steve Krupa attend as a child?
Jul 15, 2016 • 50min
Can Wellframe Employ Digital Tools to Help Payers with Case and Care Management?
Wellframe co-founder and CEO Jacob Sattelmair on how his company intends to win the race to create the most effective digital tools to engage patients and providers.
Jul 8, 2016 • 51min
How Can Patients Improve Their Care While Reducing Costs? Canary Health Answers the Call
Canary Health is working with payers, providers, and Medtech suppliers like Medtronic to give patients – and their caregivers – the tools necessary to manage their chronic disease. Adam Kaufman, CEO and president, explains how his company is riding the “third wave” of health care.
Jun 24, 2016 • 34min
Medtronic’s Geoff Martha on How the Medtech Giant Will Transform Health Care
Geoff Martha, executive vice president, Restorative Therapies Group, shares Medtronic’s view of Medtech. In this interview with Stacy Enxing Seng, venture partner/independent director, Martha lays out the Medtech giant’s strategy to grow a technology business while helping health care systems save money.
