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The healthcare industry is complicated—so let’s talk about it. Justin Steinman, chief marketing officer at Definitive Healthcare, is your host for data-driven conversations with thought leaders from every corner of this $4 trillion industry. Justin and his guests discuss healthcare’s biggest trends, consider where the industry might be heading, and break down what it means for you.
To learn more about Definitive Healthcare, please visit us at definitivehc.com.
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May 25, 2023
Episode 29: America needs more nurses—Sean Burke of Ascend Learning says the answer is in the pipeline
The American Colleges of Nursing projects a shortage of 230,000 nurses by 2031, a figure that spells trouble for the country’s aging, increasingly sick population. Sean Burke, president of healthcare for Ascend Learning, joins Justin to examine the challenges facing the nursing pipeline—including workforce attrition, lack of professional preparedness, and constraints to educational capacity and access—and explore how providers, academia, and the government can contribute to a much-needed solution.
Justin and Sean discuss why it’s worth expanding the nursing pipeline to include more opportunities for allied health professionals, students from diverse backgrounds, and career switchers. They also raise questions about nursing’s emerging trends: Are travel nurses a double-edged sword for financially strained providers? Can simulations and generative AI help nursing schools do more with less faculty? And are coaches and academic partnerships the key to getting students ready for a career that’s more demanding than ever?
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May 11, 2023
Episode 28: Would you get your eyes checked where you buy your shampoo? Jeremy Kirsch and Steven Wisch of Network Eye bet you will — and they’re bringing eye care to the masses at your local retailer
In the last five years, retail care has grown 200%, giving patients a more accessible and affordable pathway to preventive primary care outside of the traditional practice model. Is specialty care the next frontier for retail medicine? Network Eye CEO Jeremy Kirsch and Executive Chairman Steven Wisch join Justin to discuss how their company is using AI to bring ophthalmology into the retail setting, make diagnosis faster and less expensive, and blaze trails for other specialties in the retail care space.
Justin, Jeremy, and Steven examine how retail care and AI can get higher-risk patients into the care continuum earlier and keep them out of the emergency room. They also explore the mutual benefits of partnerships between medical specialists and retailers, the role of retail care under the transition toward value-based care, and why the retail model ultimately elevates—not replaces—private practices.
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Apr 27, 2023
Episode 27: Does your doctor give you heartburn? Reimagining GI care delivery with Dr. Sameer Berry, CMO of Oshi Health
Why is it easier for a gastrointestinal (GI) specialist to order an endoscopy than schedule a simple consultation with a patient? Dr. Sameer Berry, CMO and co-founder of Oshi Health, joins Justin and new podcast contributor Catherine Wright to examine the current approach to GI care that Dr. Berry calls “flawed to its core.” Dr. Berry shines a light on gastroenterology’s perverse incentives, misinformation, and stigma while sharing the benefits of a virtual-first, multidisciplinary care model that could – and should – deliver more cost savings, better patient outcomes, and even potentially reform the healthcare system itself.
Justin, Catherine, and Dr. Berry also discuss how payors, providers, and patients can improve GI care delivery through value-based reimbursement, higher-touch care plans, and greater self-advocacy. They ask: What can claims tell us—and not tell us—about the state of GI care? Are insurance companies responsible for ineffective care models? And can Oshi Health’s virtual-first success to-date be replicated by other specialties?
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Apr 13, 2023
Episode 26: Love ‘em or hate ‘em, EHR and RCM are here to stay. So what’s next? Looking at the past, present, and future with A. Hadi Chaudhry, CEO of CareCloud
Healthcare software solutions have come a long way in the last few decades: Once consider nice-to-have workflow enhancements, electronic health records (EHRs) and revenue cycle management (RCM) tools are now ubiquitous in the world of care delivery—leaving vendors to seek competitive advantages through expanded feature sets, agnostic data integration, and other specialized solutions. A. Hadi Chaudhry, CEO and president of CareCloud, joins Justin to discuss the ways EHR and RCM software has evolved, how care delivery organizations should be using them, and what’s coming next.
Justin and Hadi look at the challenges facing EHR and RCM in a changing care delivery landscape: How can tech like telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and artificial intelligence work with EHR and RCM? What’s the right balance of investment in innovation, government compliance, and interoperability? Is true interoperability even on the table—and if so, what role should the government play in driving it?
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Mar 30, 2023
Episode 25: Mid-sized practice, full-sized problems—Discussing data-driven efficiency with Blake Wylie of Montecito Medical
Mid-sized physician groups face a lot of the same problems as major health networks—they just have fewer resources to work with. Blake Wylie, chief technology officer at Montecito Medical, joins Justin to discuss how AI and data-driven strategies can help smaller practices operate more efficiently and overcome common challenges related to recruiting, no-show patients, lack of market insight, and more.
Justin and Blake ask some interesting questions facing both providers and the organizations who work with them: Is 7% of graduating physicians enough to support a healthy mid-sized practice market? How can we get remote patient monitoring tech into more of these practices? And what can healthcare companies learn from Japan’s Keiretsu business model?
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Mar 16, 2023
Episode 24: This might hurt a bit—Diagnosing the nursing shortage with Rachel Schiff of IntelyCare
Nurses consistently rank among America’s most trusted professions, and for a good reason—they're the folks delivering the compassionate care that everyone needs. And yet, nurses are burnt out, striking, and leaving in droves. So, what’s the treatment plan? Rachel Schiff, Chief Product Officer atIntelyCare joins Justin and Todd to shed some light on recent trends in the nursing profession. Rachel discusses how the healthcare industry may address the nursing shortage by empowering nurses with greater agency and flexibility and innovative use of software.
Justin, Todd, and Rachel also grapple with some of the tricky questions that surround nursing: What can be done to make the nursing profession more desirable? Why are so many nurses retiring early? How has the shift to care at home impacted nursing? And how are CVS, Amazon, Walmart, and the broader retailization of healthcare changing the role of nurses?
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Mar 2, 2023
Episode 23: Try a Prescription-Strength App—Talking digital therapeutics with Dr. Nayan Kalnad of Avegen
Doctors’ patient loads keep growing, and reinforcements are nowhere in sight. Could the solution be somewhere in cyberspace? Dr. Nayan Kalnad, CEO and co-founder of Avegen, talks with Justin about how digital therapeutics—healthcare software prescribed independently or alongside a drug—are helping overworked physicians focus on the patients who require face-to-face time while still supporting those with less critical needs through remote education, monitoring, and improved care coordination.
Justin and Dr. Kalnad take a look at the challenges facing digital therapeutics and healthcare technology more broadly: How can cutting-edge developers bring risk-averse prescribers and payors on board? Is the industry at a point of oversaturation with digital health tools? And why has technology brought down the unit cost of delivery in every sector aside from healthcare?
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Feb 16, 2023
Episode 22: Can we pandemic-proof the healthcare supply chain? Examining medical equipment management with Kelly Starman from PartsSource
International shipping has improved since the start of the pandemic, but hospitals are still shouldering the burden of a disrupted supply chain. Kelly Starman, chief marketing officer at PartsSource, talks with Justin about what supply chain recovery really means, how equipment management strategies can save money and improve performance at hospitals and other care facilities, and why macroeconomic trends and geopolitics should be on every facility administrator’s mind.
Justin and Kelly examine the finer details of the healthcare supply chain: Which logistical challenges are unique to medical supplies versus medical equipment? How can hospitals with numerous supply contracts simplify their spending? And is healthcare simply behind other industries when it comes to supply and equipment management?
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Feb 2, 2023
Episode 21: Is the patient the quarterback or the football? Tackling care integration with Mark Clermont from Cecelia Health
There just aren’t enough specialists to go around, and every position across the care continuum is feeling the strain. Mark Clermont, CEO of Cecelia Health, joins Justin to explain how virtual specialty care could ease the burden on overloaded primary care providers, reduce overall health spending, and help providers and health systems assume the role of healthcare quarterback—without setting patients up to be the football.
Justin and Mark mix metaphors as they tackle topics ranging from the impact of regulations on care integration to the role of telehealth in enabling providers to practice at the top of their licenses. Plus, they turn to personal experience to ask: For all of healthcare’s advancements, why does being a patient still stink?
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Jan 19, 2023
Episode 20: Who has their hands on your healthcare data? Decoding PHI security with David Ting from Tausight
An average of two major healthcare data breaches happen every day—double the rate the industry faced just three years ago. David Ting, CEO and founder of Tausight, talks with Justin about what makes your protected health information (PHI) more valuable to thieves than your social security number, why the industry is better at securing technical infrastructure than data itself, and how neural networking and natural language processing can help providers track and handle patient records more securely.
Justin asks David the hard questions about maintaining data security in an increasingly porous digital landscape: How can the industry leverage digitization without risking compliance or locking clinicians down? Why should patients and providers make situational PHI awareness part of their digital hygiene routines? And what steps can we all take to better secure our data?
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Jan 5, 2023
What a Year! — Looking back on 2022 (and at the year ahead) with Justin, Brittany, and Todd
Can you believe it’s 2023 already? With 2022 in the rearview, Definitively Speaking contributors Todd Bellemare and Brittany Morin-Mezzadri join Justin to discuss their favorite guests, most memorable moments, and recurring themes from the show’s exciting first year. They also look forward to 2023 and offer some insight on the factors that will shape the healthcare industry in the coming year.
Justin, Todd and Brittany revisit some of the highlights from 2022, including thought-provoking conversations around mental self-care with Cara McNulty of CVS Health, the growing role of direct primary care with Beth Holmes of Hint Health, the role of data in healthcare interoperability with Chase Zaputil of Veda, and more. Plus, they share their magic-wand fixes to address the biggest problems facing the U.S. healthcare system.
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Dec 1, 2022
Episode 19: Can we fix the friction in U.S. healthcare? A discussion with Othman Laraki from Color Health
The U.S. healthcare market isn’t exactly known for its efficiency. A quarter of every dollar spent on healthcare in the U.S. covers the transaction itself, and the market frequently limits consumers to a handful of choices. Othman Laraki, CEO of Color Health, joins Justin to share his vision of a more free and open healthcare market with less friction, lower costs, and greater access. Othman and Justin discuss how underutilization of preventive care amplifies expenses downstream, whether decoupling health insurance and clinical networks can improve access, and why efforts on the margins can go a long way toward eliminating friction across the care continuum.
Justin and Othman also brush off their macroeconomics textbooks to examine the market from an academic perspective: Do current payment models manufacture scarcity? Might other industries’ markets offer a positive model for healthcare? And can increased competition keep the market from swallowing the value we put into it? This…
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Nov 17, 2022
Episode 18: Identifying the signal in the noise—How to make sense of 19 terabytes of data each year, with Chase Zaputil of Veda
The U.S. healthcare sector generates 19 terabytes of clinical data each year—and that’s doesn’t even include any financial, operational, patient, or systems data. Chase Zaputil, chief growth officer at Veda, joins Justin to talk about all that data: how to measure its quality and value, how to reduce inaccuracy, and why old data isn’t necessarily bad data. Justin and Chase explore the role of data in healthcare interoperability, the current state of pharmacy benefits and drug costs, and how data can help reduce inequity in healthcare.
Justin and Chase also attempt to answer some tricky questions facing the industry: Is the sheer volume of healthcare data actually muddling decision-making? Should the government intervene to promote interoperability? And can pharma manufacturers lower drug prices by getting involved with distribution?
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Nov 3, 2022
Episode 17: Treating Oncology’s “Perverse Incentive”— How to bend the cost curve in cancer treatment with Dr. Andrew Norden of OncoHealth
Oncology is full of staggering statistics—1.9 million cancer diagnoses and 680,000 deaths each year in the U.S. alone—but some of the most alarming involve the financial impact of care: Cancer patients are over 2.5x more likely to declare bankruptcy than their demographic peers. Dr. Andrew Norden, chief medical officer at OncoHealth, joins Justin to discuss how we can reduce the physical, mental, and financial toll of cancer. Justin and Andrew discuss oncology’s “built-in perverse incentive” that drives some doctors to prescribe top-dollar drugs and lays out some options for bending the cost curve, including value-based payment models, stringent utilization management, and greater compensation for oncologists’ routine services.
Andrew and Justin also dig into the obstacles facing oncologists and their patients, including the often-unaddressed relationship between cancer and clinical depression, and why despite all the challenges in cancer treatment, Andrew is optimistic ab…
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Oct 20, 2022
Episode 16: Meet the Medical Consumer with Alan Foreman of B-Secur
Medical hardware companies are adopting consumer approaches to data sharing and visualization. Consumer product companies are implementing medical-grade technology. Are these two industries headed for a collision or a convergence? And who exactly is the “medical consumer” that will benefit from this convergence? Alan Foreman, CEO of B-Secur, joins Justin to talk about the value of wearables in preventive care, who medical-grade wearables are really for, and what it will take to deliver truly accessible, actionable medical diagnostics at home.
Justin and Alan explore some common concerns arising from this rapid convergence: Who’s ultimately accountable for acting on the data that wearables generate? Where’s the line between wellness monitoring and invasive surveillance? And can consumer companies stick the landing as they transition into healthcare?
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Oct 6, 2022
Episode 15: Clinical recruiting is a buyer’s market (so act like it!)—Best practices for healthcare staffing with Anthony Gentile of Katon Direct
COVID-19 didn’t kick off the healthcare staffing crisis, but it sure didn’t help. Justin is joined by Anthony Gentile, managing partner at Katon Direct, to prognosticate the current state of clinical recruiting and prescribe some potential solutions for healthcare organizations looking to attract top talent. Anthony shares his ideas on how to address the dual-shortage of candidates and educators, why providers need to rethink employer branding, and what three items every healthcare organization should have on their staffing to-do list.
Anthony and Justin take a closer look at the big questions surrounding clinical recruiting: How can healthcare orgs fill the growing gap in rural care? What can staffing professionals expect as COVID shifts from pandemic to endemic? And how can employers change their working conditions to encourage providers to stay?
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Sep 22, 2022
Episode 14: Going old school with your doctor - Exploring Direct Primary Care with Beth Holmes of Hint Health
Seeing your primary care doctor shouldn’t feel like speed dating—right? Justin and Todd are joined by Beth Holmes, head of network development at Hint Health, to discuss how direct primary care (DPC) aims to revitalize old-school doctor-patient relationships and fill the gaps left by the fee-for-service model. Beth discusses DPC’s success with smaller employers and underinsured regions, how DPC reduces reliance on emergency care, and why family doctors may be less likely to leave the field in a DPC model.
Beth, Justin, and Todd examine some tricky questions facing this emerging care model: Who are the right patients for DPC’? How do we accurately track outcomes for a care model that doesn’t deliver claims data? And why should an employer think about offering DPC as a benefit to its employees when it already offers health insurance?
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Sep 8, 2022
Episode 13 afterward: The biopharma glass is definitively more than half-full
Justin, Todd, and special guest Robert Groebel, VP of global life science strategy at Definitive Healthcare, expand on last week’s chat with Pam Randhawa from Empiriko and unpack the challenges, benefits, and opportunities of collaboration in the biopharma market.
How can big pharma, small pharma, academia, and the government all work together? Robert and Todd have some big ideas. They look back at their careers to share professional insights and personal perspectives on the biopharma industry’s evolving playbook—and why they’re looking forward with a healthy dose of optimism.
Justin asks Todd and Robert to answer some big questions: What can biopharma orgs do to address healthcare equity? Is there an insurmountable divide between the industry’s profit motive and academia’s educational mission? And what has Robert feeling so optimistic about biopharma’s impact on patients and caregivers?
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Aug 25, 2022
Episode 13: How academia and start-ups can accelerate the drug development pipeline with Pam Randhawa, CEO of Empiriko
The life sciences industry is seeing the convergence of some revolutionary technology, but is it bringing the right people together? Pam Randhawa, CEO and founder of Empiriko, stops by to chat about the need for closer collaboration across the biopharma space—between big and small organizations, academic institutions and startups, and the public and private sectors. Pam and Justin discuss the mutual benefits of partnerships between new and established biopharma organizations, academia’s untapped potential in life sciences R&D, and why Massachusetts is the model for cross-sector collaboration and innovation.
Plus, Pam answers some of Justin’s most pressing questions: How are biological models shaping clinical care? What can biopharma entrepreneurs learn from a 20-year industry veteran? And what will it take to make the Commonwealth the world’s No. 1 life sciences innovator?
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Aug 11, 2022
Episode 12: Cheaper, better, faster, smarter. How automation is revolutionizing your pharmacy with Scott Seidelmann of Omnicell
Scott Seidelmann, Chief Commercial Officer at Omnicell, joins Justin and Todd to talk about the industrial components of pharmacy that no one ever thinks about but everyone really needs — logistics and administration. Do you take it for granted that the drugs you need will be available where and when you need them? Justin did, and Scott explains why that happens. Learn how Omnicell is reinventing and automating the medication management process — for everyone from the small town drugstore to the big city hospital. The result? Pharmacists practice at the top of their license, drug costs decline, and more people can access to treatment.
Also, Scott, Justin and Todd discuss the surprising similarities between airports and pharmacies, why 340B programs are critically important for getting drugs to people in rural and under-served communities and the unique challenges of specialty pharmacies. Plus, they go in-depth into why everyone should have a real, honest conversation with their ph…
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Jul 28, 2022
Episode 11: The Nacho Dilemma—Breaking down barriers to behavioral change and care integration with Dr. Carolyn Jasik of Omada Health
When a doctor recommends a lifestyle change, who’s holding you to it? Dr. Carolyn Jasik, chief medical officer at Omada Health, joins Justin for a discussion on addressing the barriers to behavioral change, and how her company is leveraging data to provide patients with personalized support as they work toward their health goals. Dr. Jasik explains how a virtual-first, hybrid care model provides value to patients, providers and payors, why misaligned incentives are derailing healthcare interoperability and what systemic changes are necessary to bend the care cost curve.
Justin and Dr. Jasik also take a look at the challenges facing effective remote patient monitoring, how smart data beats big data when it comes to cutting costs and improving outcomes, and why virtual care companies are uniquely positioned to support a value-based care model.
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Jul 14, 2022
Episode 10: I’m shocked! The amazing potential and possibility of bioelectronic medicine with Doug Biehn of Cala Health
An estimated 10 million Americans live with debilitating tremors, but only about 40,000 are eligible or interested in the costly and invasive deep brain stimulation to treat it. Doug Biehn, chief commercial officer of Cala Health, talks with Justin about how his company is closing the treatment gap in this $20 billion market with accessible, patient-calibrated wearables. Doug explains what physicians are really looking for in new tech, how patient advocates are key to winning over providers and payors, and why healthcare startups need to be educators as well as innovators.
Justin and Doug also explore critical questions facing the medical device space: Is the “Medicare population” embracing self-serve chronic disease management? What’s driving doctors—and even drug companies—to invest in bioelectronics? And is the med device market destined to follow the consolidation patterns we see in biopharma?
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Jun 23, 2022
Episode 9: Oh my aching back! Why your iPhone may be your new physical therapist: The Digital MSK Clinic with Jim Pursley of Hinge Health
Fifty percent of American adults live with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Jim Pursley, president of Hinge Health, joins Justin to talk about how digital technology and new medical devices are rapidly changing MSK treatment and improving pain management. Jim shares some big ideas on how digital MSK therapy can improve quality of life, reduce unnecessary and costly surgeries, and how digital MSK may even help kick America’s opioid addiction.
Justin and Jim also discuss some pressing questions about the United States’ changing care landscape. Why have MSK insurance claims doubled in 10 years despite patient populations staying flat? Who is responsible for quarterbacking a patient’s care plan when you have multiple providers and devices, all of whom straddle both physical and virtual therapies? And what’s the connection between chronic pain and depression, and what can we do about it?
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Jun 9, 2022
Episode 8: How do you make 300 IT vendors work together? Healthcare operations and GRC with Brian Fugere of Symplr
Brian Fugere, chief product officer at Symplr, joins Justin to discuss how a good governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) strategy can help hospitals and health systems be more efficient by integrating hundreds of disparate systems, processes and data sources. The average hospital system has more than 300 different IT vendors. How do you make them all work together to improve patient care, lower the cost of care, and keep hospital employees happy? Brian has the answer.
Plus, Brian and Justin talk about the dynamic world of workforce management, why rural healthcare facilities have to be more flexible, and why healthcare organizations of all sizes are reimagining traditional business and care delivery models.
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May 26, 2022
Episode 7 Afterward: Stop apologizing for being human (and other ways to end the stigma around mental healthcare)
Justin, Todd and Brittany unpack last week’s conversation with Cara McNulty from CVS Health and bring a personal perspective to the challenges facing mental healthcare: How can we reduce stigma and other barriers to care? Are shifting employer-employee relations helping to normalize mental health and wellbeing? And how can the industry support our youth who are at an increased risk for “cognitive implosion”? They also discuss the unique role retail clinics play in boosting access to care, how changing generational attitudes offer hope for a more self-caring society and why nobody should need to apologize for being human.
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May 19, 2022
Episode 7: Brush your brain: Rethinking mental health with Cara McNulty of CVS Health
Cara McNulty, President of Behavioral Health and Resources for Living at CVS Health, joins Justin and Brittany to talk about the critical importance of mental health and why it’s important for everyone to treat mental health in the same way that we manage our physical health. Cara also shares how CVS is working to democratize access to mental healthcare, and why it’s important to “brush your brain” everyday – because giving your brain the right amount of nutrients, attention and rest can make all the difference in the world. Cara, Brittany and Justin also discuss how small acts of self-kindness can help us build resiliency, why the pandemic has made self-care so much harder, and what it will take to support youth struggling with mental health—especially those within the LGTBQ+ community.
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May 12, 2022
Episode 6 Afterward: The healthcare staffing crisis is more than a little troubling — so what can we do about it?
Justin, Todd and Brittany break down last week’s conversation with Tim Bosse from System One and expand on some key questions: Are outdated medical licensing models contributing to staffing gaps? How can provider organizations create new pathways into clinical care? And what role does consumer behavior have on the burdens facing health systems? They also talk about the relationship between frontline workers’ and leaders’ resignation rates, how staffing agencies can find ideal matches for their clients and why there’s never been a better time to hug your doctor.
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Apr 29, 2022
Episode 6: Reach out and hug someone: Staffing during the Great Resignation with Tim Bosse from System One
Tim Bosse, senior vice president of talent solutions at System One, joins Justin and Todd to discuss how the Great Resignation is impacting healthcare. From hiring to retention, from burn-out to innovative benefits, employment in healthcare is never going to look the same. The Great Resignation threatens to leave the healthcare industry understaffed and underpowered for years. Tim, Todd and Justin examine the shift in resignations from frontline workers to leadership, how providers and governments could open up the talent pipeline, and why healthcare companies should prioritize staff retention over recruitment. They also talk about the importance of flexible staffing models to address current needs and anticipate future ones, and why every hospital should hire a Chief Talent Officer.
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Apr 21, 2022
Episode 5: Genetic testing is having a moment, with Kamal Gogineni and Dr. Rakesh Patel from Invitae
Kamal Gogineni, President of Digital Health at Invitae, and Dr. Rakesh Patel, Chief Medical Officer for Digital Health at Invitae, join Justin to talk about the massive growth in genetic testing and what to do with all the data that it generates. Kamal, Rakesh and Justin discuss who is a good candidate for genetic testing, how genetic testing can help oncologists more easily identify and efficiently treat “decision-dense” cancers, and why moving risk assessment upstream in the care continuum could save lives and reduce costs. Justin, Kamal and Rakesh also discuss the future of personalized medicine and how to transform data into intelligence that improves care.
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Apr 14, 2022
Episode 4 Afterward: Can preventive care address post-pandemic staffing issues?
Justin, Todd and Brittany have a follow-up conversation on last week’s chat with Dr. Mark Pimentel. Together, they assess the perfect storm of pandemic-related delays in care, staffing shortages and healthcare inequity, and discuss how pushing patients toward preventive care could help to mitigate the system’s constricted supply. Justin, Todd and Brittany also discuss regional and demographic disparities in access, where telecare falls short in the post-pandemic landscape, and how progress over the last two years offers optimism for the future of American healthcare.
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Apr 7, 2022
Episode 4: Can we correct our course? — Navigating the post-pandemic healthcare landscape with Dr. Mark Pimentel
Dr. Mark Pimentel, executive director of the MAST Program at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, joins Justin and Brittany to discuss the long-term implications of pandemic-related delays in care on providers, facilities and patients, as well as solutions for bringing hesitant patients back into the care continuum. Mark, Justin and Brittany also explore the potential impact of patients bypassing primary care for specialists, and consider how healthcare access can be improved in rural and underserved regions.
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Mar 24, 2022
Episode 3: Deal or no deal? A look into Healthcare IT M&A with Ben Rooks
Ben Rooks, managing principal at ST Advisors, Inc., joins Justin to discuss the macro trends reshaping the healthcare landscape, why tech companies struggle to find their footing in healthcare, and how private equity firms use their edge over public companies to acquire healthcare IT assets. Ben and Justin also dig into the logic behind Oracle’s proposed acquisition of Cerner, consider whether a unified dataset is a pipe dream or viable business opportunity, and forecast what’s going to happen with healthcare IT M&A in 2022 and beyond.
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Mar 10, 2022
Episode 2: Virtual care is where you want to be with Dan Trencher
Dan Trencher, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Teladoc Health, joins Justin and Todd to talk about the explosive growth of virtual care over the past two years, why your next primary care visit may take place on your living room couch, and why mental health is one of the fastest growing segments for telemedicine. Dan, Justin and Todd also discuss consumer expectations for telemedicine, balancing privacy with convenience, and the role of virtual care in chronic condition management.
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Mar 3, 2022
Episode 1 Afterward: Digging deeper into the future of healthcare innovation
Definitive Healthcare’s Todd Bellemare, SVP of Strategic Services, and Brittany Morin-Mezzadri, Solutions Engineer, join Definitively Speaking Host Justin Steinman to dig deeper into last week’s conversation with Michael Greeley. Todd, Brittany and Justin discuss the opportunities for innovation across the healthcare industry and debate the roles of retail clinics, virtual care and traditional health systems. They also discuss generational differences in patient behavior, the tug-of-war between convenience and privacy, and how decentralization is changing how we access care.
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Feb 24, 2022
Episode 1: Disrupting healthcare - Funding the next generation of innovation with Michael Greeley
Michael Greeley, cofounder and general partner at Flare Capital Partners, stops by to discuss how data drives his investment strategy, how healthcare today compares to the tech industry 20 years ago, and how the democratization of healthcare impacts everyone. Michael and Justin also talk about telehealth trends, the difference between data and intelligence, and the impact of a fragmenting market for healthcare services.
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Feb 10, 2022
Definitively Speaking Trailer
The healthcare industry is complicated. Justin Steinman, chief marketing officer at Definitive Healthcare, is ready to talk about it. Welcome to Definitively Speaking, a new podcast that explores the current state of healthcare, where it’s heading and what that means for you—all through data-driven conversations with the industry’s top thought leaders. Coming soon!
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