Entrepreneur Rx hosted by John Shufeldt
Dec 22, 2021
RX23: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Erik Ilyayev, Founder and Former CEO of MyHouseVisit.com
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In this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Erik Ilyayev, a physician, 2-times entrepreneur, investor, educator, and mentor. Erik is the founder and former CEO of MyHouseVisit.com. In this insightful interview, Erik shares his incredible journey in medicine and entrepreneurship, starting with some background story from when he immigrated to the US with his parents from Russia to his successful start-up. He shares plenty of anecdotes and realizations, mentoring tips for would-be physicians and entrepreneurs, and a gem to be used when giving medical advice to patients.
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Entrepreneur Rx: Interview with Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, Founder and CEO of KeyCare
For episode 76 of Entrepreneur Rx, Dr. John Shufeldt spoke with fellow physician entrepreneur, Dr. Lyle Berkowitz. Dr. Lyle is the founder and CEO of KeyCare, the nation’s only Epic-based virtual care company, whose mission is to help health systems expand their capacity by giving them access to their tech-empowered virtual care workforce. Dr. Lyle has a unique background as an engineer who became a doctor, and has and over 20 years of experience as a primary care physician, health system executive, informatician, healthcare innovator, investor, and serial digital health entrepreneur.
In this episode, Dr. Lyle shares his background in both medicine and technology, highlighting the potential for using technology to transform healthcare. He goes on to talk about how his current company, Keycare, was born through the realization that health systems were not effectively meeting the patient demand for coordinated virtual care. He discusses how KeyCare addresses these issues and he emphasizes the importance of simplifying and automating routine workflows in healthcare to improve the experience for both doctors and patients.
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Entrepreneur Rx: Interview with Ed Connors, Founder of Heudia Health
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