Engaging Patients and Behavioral Economics - w Karen Horgan, Cofounder of VAL Health

The science of behavioral economics helps us channel our natural urges toward accomplishing our goals. Karen Horgan, cofounder of behavioral economics consultancy VAL Health, describes the principles of behavioral economics and how we can apply them in healthcare, by making it easy for patients to communicate with providers and engage with their own care. 

In episode:

www.VALhealth.com

Books:

Nudge, by Richard Thaler  
Thinking Fast and Slow, Freakonomics

Technology Helps “Aging in Place” Become “Thriving in Motion” – w Dr. Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services

Today, during COVID-19 and its associated restrictions, older adults face not only immediate health risks but serious challenges in their daily lives. Dr. Charlotte Yeh (Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services) discusses how these reflect the broader health challenges of older adults, as well as their benefits, and the role technology plays in shifting from “aging in place” to “thriving in motion”.

BONUS Patient Safety and Health IT: The Full Conversation with ECRI

In this special episode, hear the full conversation between Dr. Geoff Caplea (Allscripts) and three leaders from ECRI Institute. Learn about the work the organization has done in the past decades to promote patient safety. Also hear how ECRI continues to align healthcare, technology and analytics to create solutions for the future.

Released for Patient Safety Week 2020.

Partnering for Patients in 2020 and Beyond - w Molly McCarthy, Chief Nursing Officer, Microsoft

As healthcare moves into the next decade, patients, providers and technology partners must combine their strengths to address the challenges ahead. Molly McCarthy (National Director, US Health and Chief Nursing Officer, Microsoft) tells how Microsoft technology is powering healthcare outcomes, and how the right partnerships with both patients and organizations will continue to move healthcare in the right direction.

Recorded at ACE 2019

In episode: Microsoft Healthcare Industry Blog

How Providers Can Be Innovators - w Neil Patel, Healthbox

As delivering care becomes more complicated, it can be difficult for providers to find joy in the work they do. Neil Patel, founder of HIMSS innovation services company Healthbox, discusses how tech vendors and providers can partner to identify key challenges, build solutions to address them and even fall in love with the problems they work to solve.   

Recorded at ACE 2019

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Reach out to Neil at neil@healthbox.com

Healthcare Providers and the Internet of Things – w Dr. Jim Nielsen, Baptist Pensacola

Today’s healthcare providers have countless ways to connect clinicians and patients at every point of care. Dr. Jim Nielsen (CMIO, Baptist Pensacola) discusses how his community health system used the Internet of Things to address operational problems and improve delivery of care, as well as what other organizations can do to implement this themselves. 

Mobile Engagement for Providers and Patients - w Bonnie Bordeaux, Director of Solutions Management, Allscripts

Patients and clinicians alike may engage with technology at different levels. Connecting with each other can be a challenge. Bonnie Bordeaux (Allscripts) describes how IT partners can meet clinicians where they are, how clinicians can in turn meet patients, and what technology is available, especially on mobile platforms, to help everyone create personalized and quality care. 

A Broader View of Blockchain – w Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of Hyperledger

Part of the Linux Foundation, Hyperledger is an open source initiative to build blockchain solutions across industries. Executive director Brian Behlendorf discusses what blockchain is, and how this “distributed ledger” model applies to healthcare challenges both now and in the future. Recorded at HIMSS 2019.

In episode:

Hyperledger website

Blockchain for Healthcare in 2019 - w John Bass, CEO Hashed Health

Founded when blockchain was brand new, Hashed Health uses the technology to strengthen trust, transparency and alignment among healthcare partners. Founder and CEO John Bass addresses the state of blockchain in 2019, current solutions for healthcare credentialing and other functions and what challenges and opportunities remain in the future. Recorded at HIMSS 2019.

In episode:

Hashed Health
The Synaptic Alliance

Creating Healthcare Solutions for Small Practices – w Dr. Jim Morrow, MorrowFamMed & Business Radio X

An early advocate for the electronic health record, physician and radio host Dr. Jim Morrow has run his small practice as a software “test kitchen” for decades. Here he discusses how other small practices can build and customize solutions that fill their needs, what resources are available and what to consider when getting all users on board with a new system.

Dr. Morrow’s podcast To Your Health streams on the Business Radio X network