The 4×4 Health defines the conversation around Health IT. Data is revolutionizing healthcare and we are tracking this revolution in real-time with the actual disrupters of health informatics.
Datica explores the secrets of innovators in healthcare in a new series of interviews with several of the industry's top thinkers and doers.
December 17, 2019
Present and CEO of Virginia Center for Health Innovation, VCHI
Chief Medical Officer
On this episode of 4x4 Health we dive into the major issues surrounding health quality, medication assistance, public health awareness, and physician leadership with president and CEO of Virginia Center for Health Innovation, Beth Bortz.
The 4×4 Health defines the conversation around Health IT. Data is revolutionizing healthcare and we are tracking this revolution in real-time with the actual disrupters of health informatics.
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In this powerful episode of 4x4 Health we learn about leadership from Dr. Bob Underwood through his nontraditional path to medicine. With a wide range of experience, Dr. Underwood discusses how to lead affectively and how leadership varies from management.
In this episode of 4x4 Health we learn about international health from Dr. Manish Kohli. He shares about his experience as CMIO in Abu Dhabi and offers insights on how to use technology to improve access and quality of care and patient experience.
On this episode of 4x4 Health we have a special edition mashup of some of the best sage advice we’ve received on the show. We’ve put together a compilation from Maulin Shah, M.D., David Butler, M.D., and Justin Adams.
In this episode of 4x4 Health we dive into building safer and more reliable health information systems with guest, Ben Cooperman.
In this episode of 4x4 Health, we’ll be discussing patient safety with Craig Clapper, a founding partner at Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI).
In this final episode of our series on opioid abuse in America we talk with Stephanie Peglow, DO, MPH, about innovative clinical approaches, harm reduction and public health controversies.
In this episode of our series on opioid abuse in America we talk with Rob Valuck, PhD, co-founder and CEO of OpiSafe and Director of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention.
Healthcare is moving to the cloud and in this episode of 4x4 Health we talk with Travis Good, MD, Chief Technology Officer of Datica; following their recent merger with Sansoro Health.
In this special edition of 4x4 Health, we discuss the impact of the ONC/CMS rules on healthcare payers with Nikki Kent, SVP of Operations at Sansoro Health.
In this episode of 4x4 Health, we talk to Grahame Grieve, the architect-developer of HL7s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).
In this episode of our series on opioid abuse in America we talk with Debra Bauman, VP of Technology Services and Chief Information Officer at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation about how her organization is harnessing information technology to enable better, more efficient patient care.
We begin our series on opioid abuse in America with an overview of the origins of the crisis and current approaches to diagnosis and treatment with Dr. Marvin Seppala. Dr. Seppala is Chief Medical Officer at the world-renowned Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
In this episode of 4x4 Health, we discuss intellectual property (or “IP”) with David Hyams, a senior technology lawyer at The Marbury Law Group with over 20 years of experience in IP matters.
In this episode of 4x4 Health, we continue our exploration of APIs with Sam Pierson, the VP of Engineering at Sansoro Health. Sam comes from the IT world outside healthcare – see what he has to say about increasing adoption of APIs.
In this episode, Steve discusses the new ONC proposed rules on healthcare interoperability and rapid technological innovations coming to Health IT.
In this episode of 4x4 Health, hear from Si Luo of PatientSafe, a company on the cutting edge of workflow innovation, especially when it comes to mobile solutions.
In our API 101 series, Micky talks about the critical need for innovation in how healthcare applications talk to one another and, through his position at the Argonaut Project, why he sees APIs as the solution Health IT has been looking for.
In this episode of 4x4 Health, we talk with Brian Roberts, co-founder and CEO of PipelineRx, a “service-enabled technology company” devoted to providing a comprehensive medication management technology platform supported by remote pharmacy services to help hospital pharmacies achieve 24/7 coverage and deliver more clinical initiatives.
This 4x4 Health episode is a remarkable opportunity to dive deep into the intricacies of the new ONC rules, the challenges they are attempting to address, and the solutions they propose.
In this episode of 4x4 Health, we talk with Krista Dobbie M.D., a palliative medicine physician for the Taussig Cancer Institute - Palliative Medicine Program at the Cleveland Clinic.
FHIR is unquestionably going to play a major role as a standard in the future of healthcare interoperability and, in this episode, we start to define what that will look like.
In this episode, we talk with Nat’e Guyton, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of Spok, a global leader in healthcare communications striving to improve care collaboration.
For the first episode of our special API 101 series, we unpack: what’s an API and why should we even care about it in healthcare?
In this episode, we talk with Michael O’Neil, CEO and Founder of GetWellNetwork, a Precision Engagement™ healthcare company that engages patients & families while empowering clinicians.
In this episode, we talk with Angie Franks, CEO and President of Central Logic, about the importance of real-time actionable information in healthcare.
In this episode, we talk to John Orosco, cofounder and CTO for Sansoro Health, who draws on a wealth of experience in software development and integration to share insights on the current and future state of data exchange in healthcare.
Discover the power of patient portals to achieve the quadrupal-aim of healthcare with Dr. Lori Posk. Dr. Posk is a practicing internist at The Cleveland Clinic where she serves at the medical director of Cleveland Clinic’s patient portal.
In this podcast, we meet Tony Paquin, CEO of the iRemedy Healthcare Companies, who shares his expertise in eCommerce for healthcare.
Revenue cycle management is about far more than billing and collecting and Valerie’s insights reveal there’s a lot more “juice in the orange” when it comes to creating processes that are efficient and effective, pleasing to providers and patients and that can actually improve health outcomes.
In this podcast, we talk with Justin Adams, co-founder and CEO of Digitize.AI about his experiences in applying artificial intelligence to health care business processes.
In this podcast, we talk with Dr. Maulin Shah, Chief Informatics Engineer for Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) about his journey from implementor of electronic health records (EHRs) to Health IT innovator.
In this episode, we meet David Butler, MD. Founder and Principal of Calyx Consulting.
In this podcast, we speak with Geeta Nayyar, M.D., M.B.A. about her experiences as the Chief Healthcare & Innovation Officer for Femwell Group Health, a management services organization (MSO).
Datica explores the secrets of innovators in healthcare in a new series of interviews with several of the industry's top thinkers and doers.
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We didn’t begin seeing the Clinical Transformation Officer role within healthcare in wide numbers until around 2014. Possibly this is due, in part, to the multi-disciplinary domain of digital health becoming widely viewed as providing an avenue for transforming healthcare at the same time. Today’s podcast with Ocshner’s Clinical Transformation Officer Dr. Richard Milani takes even those with limited knowledge of the role and provides context into how this role fits within the ecosystem of healthcare innovation. Datica’s Chief Data Officer, Mark Olschesky, sat down with Dr. Milani while in New Orleans to speak at the HL7 Partners in Interoperability Summit, and visited with him to learn more about the innovations that Ocshner is delivering—and how this health system views clinical transformation.
If you have ever wanted to understand how the healthcare system works, today’s podcast with author Dan Munro is a good place to start. As a Forbes contributor, Dan has written countless articles on healthcare policy. His book, “Casino Healthcare: The Health of a Nation: America’s Biggest Gamble” is a culmination and extension of what his research uncovered on the subject of the U.S. healthcare. Interestingly enough, he says even after the election, virtually nothing has changed from the time he published the book in 2016. Travis Good sits down with Dan to talk healthcare policy, the promise of a national patient identifier, EHRs, data access and integration in a lively, insightful chat about everything healthcare.
Never has so much patient-generated data been available. Yet, without a way to organize, digest and make sense of it all, most of these kernels of insight are left untapped. Many digital health companies from coast to coast are working on technologies to remedy that situation. In today’s podcast, we talk to UCSF’s Dr. Aaron Neinstein who gives us a glimpse into some of those promising technologies. He also offers an inside look at the patient-generated data challenges for doctors and what the future may hold for combining this data with what physicians presently can gather in a clinical setting.
Few in healthcare have as much innovation experience as does Dr. Naomi Fried. As you listen to this month’s podcast that features a chat between Dr. Fried and host Travis Good, MD, you’ll discover the differences between the way pharma and a hospital system innovates, as well as what digital health may add to pharma in the future.
The Healthcare Innovators Podcast brings Dr. Sanjeev Arora to you this month to discuss how technology plays a role in improved access to care for rural areas. Dr. Arora is the Director of Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes). He developed the Project ECHO model as a platform for service delivery, education and evaluation. It took off in New Mexico; now it’s going around the globe. Dr. Arora is truly making a difference in healthcare today and we’re delighted he has stopped by to share his thoughts on healthcare access.
Our guest in this episode is Joshua Mandel, MD, who is both a physician and software developer. With Mark Olshchesky as host, Dr. Mandel dives into SMART on FHIR and the widespread adoption of Clinical Decision Support. Dr. Mandel shares his experience as a technical architect for the SMART project organized by Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as specific projects that are making a difference to clinicians and healthcare.
When we look at a more connected healthcare system, few see it as clearly as Joseph Kvedar, MD, author of The Internet of Healthy Things. In this podcast, he reveals which pieces of the healthcare industry have embraced connected health and which will have to be dragged to the party. Getting insights from Dr. Kvedar is like Googling the future of healthcare.
The role of the hospital chief medical information officer (CMIO) is evolving. As we begin 2017, healthcare organizations nationwide will be tapping their CMIOs to provide strategies around MACRA, MIPS, physician satisfaction and more. In this latest podcast, Texas Health Resources CMIO Luis Saldana, MD shares his top priorities for 2017 and how those will affect the overall healthcare delivery for his organization. Dr. Saldana expands on the CMIO role and how it is expanding.
Today Healthcare Innovators Podcast has a great conversation about “Healthcare in the Age of Interoperability” with Dr. Mark Braunstein, who teaches healthcare informatics at Georgia Tech. In this episode, Travis Good, MD finds out more about Braunstein and his work at the first US university to have a FHIR server for class work. Listeners will learn more about the FHIR-enabled projects that Georgia Tech master-level students are doing in conjunction with research physician clinicians in the Atlanta area.
We also prod Braunstein for his personal insight about what is missing in today’s medical education. Listeners can gain deeper insight into this area, by ordering Braunstein’s latest book “Practitioner’s Guide to Health Informatics.”
Travis Good, MD pulls up a virtual chair with Dr. Ida Sim in this podcast. Listeners get a clinician’s view of the value of patient-generated data, sensor brands, and where all this deluge of data is going. As a primary care doctor, informatics research and entrepreneur, Dr. Sim provides a take on data that no one else can. She explains datasets and what doctors need better than most, so it’s a rare opportunity to interview her and a treat for listeners who want that inside view of the industry from a clinician’s eye. Catalyze supports the Open mHealth organization and its mission. After listening to this interview learn more by checking the organization out.
Mohan Balachandran chats with HL7 CEO Charles Jaffe, MD in this podcast presentation. From this segment, listeners will discover more about FHIR and learn why developers and hospital systems shouldn’t wait for a fully baked data exchange standard. Healthcare leaders often raise many questions around FHIR and Dr. Jaffe provides clarity around those questions. With standards as a critical component of healthcare innovation, this FHIR-based podcast is a must for those who can’t get enough understanding of FHIR.
It’s been a little over a year since we began examining innovation from all its various aspects. We’ve covered every side, except for the physician side, so in today’s episode, Travis Good, MD gets the practicing physician’s stance on technology and how it is being incorporated into practices, or not. Mark Shapiro, MD, a hospitalist and host of Explore the Space podcast discusses the physician’s part in the development of these technologies and where they could play a more leading role. Additionally, Dr. Shapiro’s shares his favorite guest interviews, helping us to see how healthcare can leverage insights from other industries.
In this episode, Travis Good, MD conducts a FHIR-side chat with Micky Tripathi, President and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Cooperative. The two discuss the upsides and down-sides of the new data standard and dig into the predictions around availability of use case applications and FHIR tools, as well as app portability enabled by FHIR. Despite what many feel about FHIR’s ability to solve all aspects of the interoperability puzzle, Tripathi uses his humor to illustrate how misplaced those sentiments might be. Listeners will also be treated to Tripathi’s thoughts of who the industry dark horse may be in solving the problem with patient-generated data.
In this episode, Grahame Grieve, Product Director of FHIR for HL7 continues his last interview in a three-part series with Datica. Mark Olschesky, Datica’s Chief Data Officer questions Grieve about “The Economics of FHIR and Interoperability” for this last interview. The economics of FHIR is a passionate subject for Grieve for which he recognizes that no pat answers exist. In this interview, Grieve contextualizes the questions and provides possible answers that only time will prove out.
The Healthcare Innovators Podcast is proud to connect you with Grahame Grieve, Product Director of FHIR for HL7. Grahame hails from Melbourne, Australia and has come to be industry known as the “Father of FHIR.” Before creating the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, he spent years working with the HL7 standards that assist in transferring clinical and administrative data between software applications. Today, we’ll learn a bit more about the background of FHIR and why healthcare subdomains are attracted to the FHIR standard. This is first in a three-part interview series around the FHIR standard and one that will leave you laughing as Grieve shares his favorite answer to what FHIR stands for.
In part 2 of our healthcare innovators series, Datica co-founder & president Mohan Balachandran continues his conversations with Grahame Grieve (“The Father of FHIR”).
Dr. Mark Smith shared with us the genesis for the MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2), which he leads. Change in healthcare requires human connection, opportunity, and open mindedness to respond to unexpected ideas. Learn more with us on the topic of innovation at MedStar.
Dr. Thomas Graham spent time talking about his time leading innovation at the Cleveland Clinic and what he’s up to now at the Tavistock Group. We came away with a newfound appreciation to the role of partnerships as critical components to innovation.
Robert Wachter, MD, coined the term “Hospitalist” in the 90s. He’s since moved onto examine the role of technology in healthcare organizations, and now sits as the Chair of the Department of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco. He took time out of his day to talk about innovation, digitization, and what healthcare will look like in the near future.
Trey Lauderdale stopped by to share Voalte’s origin story and why he will not rest as CEO until every pager within healthcare has been replaced.
It was with special pleasure that we welcomed Aneesh Chopra, America’s first Chief Technology Officer, for a quick discussion around how the government plays a role with healthcare innovation. We learned how the public and private sectors can play together, about the importance of creating new muscles, and the importance of demand for interoperability.
Dr. Jordan Shlain took time out of his busy day practicing as a primary care physician and being a founder of the innovative digital health company Healthloop to discuss the inspiration behind Tincture. We also were witness to the creation of a few new vocabulary terms, which we loved.
Dr. Chris Wadsen discussed the types of tensions found in organizations, and which can be found in healthcare. This interview is packed full of insight and thoughtful discussion!
Dr. Molly Coye joined us to talk about UCLA’s innovation process through the topic “Doer, thinker, delegator: Why all three traits drive decision making that sustains organizational change.” We learned a great deal about the full life cycle of innovation adoption—from sourcing to evaluating to implementing to operationalizing. Come check this interview out for a candid glimpse into one of the nation’s best innovation programs.
Joel Vengco from Baystate Health joined us from the TechSpring facilities to talk about the many ways of bringing external innovation into a health system. This interview is jam-packed with a bountiful number of knowledge soundbites geared towards startups. Listen in to understand how Baystate sources, pilots, evaluates, and implements new ideas. What an interview!
Simon Jones sat down with Travis to discuss two big topics: how to affect behavior change, and building core infrastructure. Simon believes both are central components to accelerating innovation within healthcare, and we tend to agree with him.
R “Ray” Wang chatted with Travis about the digital transformation of healthcare. Many of Ray’s insights were pulled from his new book Disrupting Digital Business: Creating an Authentic Experience in the Peer-to-Peer Economy which published May 5th. We were impressed by his varied background, and engaged in a conversation about business models, culture, and EHRs.
Sue Schade, who recently was awarded CIO of the Year by CHIME and HIMSS, joined us to talk about her experience with previously bringing new frameworks and programs into Brigham and Women’s in Boston and what innovation looks like in her new post as CIO at University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers. We capped it off with some wonderful insight for startups looking to bring innovation into hospitals.
AirStrip is one of the most exciting up-and-coming healthcare vendors in the industry. Alan Portela, its CEO, was a natural first option to interview for the series. We discussed how to cultivate continuous disruption, the future of interoperability, real-time analytics, the AirStrip Innovation Marketplace, and a few tips for building a great company. What an interview!
Chris Belmont joined us to talk about how he uses metrics to define success and prove positive impact on healthcare innovations within MD Anderson, and healthcare more broadly. His insight to what metrics matter and how he structures his team was incredible.
Dr. Guerra is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of iTriage, but also an emergency physician and university lecturer on the topic of innovation. He joined us today to talk about ways to introduce your startup to healthcare organizations, culminating in a fantastic story about iTriage’s origins. This is an interview you can’t miss if you have ever wondered the best ways to sell into healthcare.
Moving to the cloud is inevitable. Developers building software for regulated industries such as healthcare, are leveraging managed services, but often struggle with the privacy, security, and compliance implications of using the different services that cloud providers offer.
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