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About Ashok Chennuru: Ashok Chennuru serves as Global Chief Data & Insights Officer and Interim Lead of Carelon Digital Platforms. Ashok oversees the responsibility of carrying out the vision of Carelon Digital Platforms and bringing to life digital solutions that enhance healthcare outcomes and accelerate growth by reimagining care delivery, operations, and consumer experiences. He uses data anal...

About Ashok Chennuru: Ashok Chennuru serves as Global Chief Data & Insights Officer and Interim Lead of Carelon Digital Platforms. Ashok oversees the responsibility of carrying out the vision of Carelon Digital Platforms and bringing to life digital solutions that enhance healthcare outcomes and accelerate growth by reimagining care delivery, operations, and consumer experiences. He uses data anal...

About Larissa D’Andrea: Larissa D’Andrea is the Global Vice President of Impact at ResMed, an organization striving to improve quality of life, reduce the impact of chronic disease, and lower costs for consumers and healthcare systems in more than 120 countries. Her goal at ResMed is to bring significant leadership experience to the patient-centered healthcare space and advance ResMed’s focus on i...

In the dynamic world of weight loss, Weight Watchers, now rebranded as WW, has long been a prominent figure, dedicated to science-backed methods that promote sustainable weight management. However, the weight management landscape is experiencing notable shifts, that are reshaping the way individuals perceive their health and weight. In this discussion hosts Dr. Gautam Gulati and Dr. Jessica Shephe...

About Jean-Claude Saghbini: Jean-Claude Saghbini is a technology and engineering leader at Lumeris, focusing on improving healthcare outcomes and reducing costs in value-based care. With over 15 years of healthcare experience, he's dedicated to integrating technology into clinical workflows seamlessly. Before Lumeris, he served as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Wolters Kluwer Health, leadi...

About Mariya Filipova: Mariya Filipova, MBA Chief Innovation Officer, CareQuest Innovation Partners. Mariya is a member of the CareQuest Institute leadership team and serves as chief innovation officer of CareQuest Innovation Partners, the for-profit affiliate of CareQuest Institute. In her role, she oversees innovation, incubation, and investment activities aimed at developing solutions that adva...

About Jenny Yu: Jenny Yu, MD FACS, is the Chief Health Officer for Healthline Media, the number one health publisher that drives well-being forward by leading our audience of 74 million people to take action and improve their lives. She leads the Medical Affairs team and supports the organization in strategy, growth, and medical integrity. Before joining the organization in 2020, she was a practic...

Abstract: Learn how Evernorth Health Services and Alma are empowering providers to deliver high quality care and demonstrate successful outcomes. In this episode, Melissa Reilly, the Evernorth Chief Strategy Officer of Behavioral Health, Douglas Nemecek, the Evernorth Chief Medical Officer of Behavioral Health, and Dr. Harry Ritter, founder and CEO of Alma, share how they are transforming the beha...

About Charlie Harp: Charlie Harp is the founder and CEO of Clinical Architecture, an industry-leading healthcare data quality solutions provider. Charlie has over 35 years of experience as a healthcare software engineer focused on creating tools to better utilize and understand data. He led his team to develop the first deterministic algorithm-based engine for automating semantic interoperability....

Topics Covered Dr. Kraus shares Otsuka's approach to drug development and creating products for better health worldwide The intersection of digital health and the pharmaceutical industry The importance of creating holistic solutions that put patients at the center The potential of digital therapeutics in treating mental health disorders The challenges of conducting clinical trials in the mental he...

Topics Covered Daniel shares why companies like Uber are getting involved in the future of healthcare How DispatchHealth is using technology to provide safe and efficient home healthcare services and the different ways patients can access it Learn about the Quadruple Aim of healthcare and how DispatchHealth is achieving it through its service The potential benefits of home healthcare How DispatchH...

About Lisa Weber: Lisa Weber is an accomplished industry practice director at UiPath, specializing in healthcare innovation and automation. With over 20 years of experience in the field, Lisa's background in operations has driven her passion for optimizing systems and tools to enhance healthcare delivery. Her journey in healthcare began after a decade of working in the Department of the Navy. Reco...

Topics Covered Home sweet home: How home health services are revolutionizing healthcare by delivery quality care in the comfort of patients' homes The key benefits of home health services The role of technology and other digital health tools in enabling home health services Best Buy Health’s remote patient monitoring devices and other home health products Atrium Health's Hospital at Home program a...

About Ray Gensinger: Raymond “Ray” A. Gensinger, Jr., MD, FHIMSS is an author, diplomate of clinical informatics, and recognized expert in healthcare data analytics, clinical software design, and electronic health record implementation. He is currently senior vice president and chief medical officer for Tegria, a leading healthcare consulting and technology services company that helps clients opti...

About Nishi Rawat: Nishi Rawat, MD, MBA, is a critical care physician and health leader working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and technology. She has dedicated her career to improving healthcare access and outcomes for all with a focus on behavioral health within the lens of whole-person care.  As Chief Clinical Officer at Bamboo Health, Rawat focuses on developing innovative sol...

Topics Covered How Instacart is using its platform to improve food access and nutrition The concept of food as medicine and its potential impact on chronic diseases The role of healthcare professionals in promoting nutrition and healthy eating habits Instacart's collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital to encourage healthier eating among children The potential for using food prescriptions as...

About Malekeh Amini: Malekeh Amini is a veteran in the healthcare industry with more than 25 years in digital health services and a proven track record in entrepreneurship, strategy, business development, fundraising, and operations. Malekeh founded Trayt to help shift the paradigm in how mental healthcare is accessed, delivered, and supported in the United States due to her own experience attempt...

About Lisa Collins: Lisa is responsible for our Payer, Provider, and Strategy and Growth teams for OAS. She supports the growth our teams have achieved to make OAS one of the top healthcare advisory services in the country. Prior to Optum Lisa was with Cerner Corporation where she was Senior Vice President of Global Services, leading their consulting, managed services, and support business. Before...

About Rajeev Singh: Rajeev Singh is the CEO and chairman of the Board of Directors at Accolade (Nasdaq: ACCD). He joined Accolade as CEO in November of 2015, leading the organization’s strategy and operations through high growth.    In 2020, Singh led Accolade through one of the first digital healthcare Initial Public Offerings of the year. The following year, he led the company through nearly $1...

Topics Covered Hear the inside story of how technology played a crucial role in response to the pandemic to help hospitals scale up rapidly in response to the crisis Discover how telemedicine and virtual care are transforming healthcare delivery Get insights into how AI is being used to improve clinical decision-making and patient outcomes How healthcare organizations are using data analytics to i...

About Ron Emerson: Ron Emerson RN BSN is the Global Healthcare Lead at Zoom. He is a former member of the board of Directors for the American Telemedicine Association and Chair of the Industry Council. He has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry having worked on several Telemedicine programs in 46 countries. He is recognized as a thought leader in  Telehealth,  having develo...

About Theresa Demeter: Theresa Demeter is an entrepreneurial executive administrator with 30 years of healthcare performance and operational experience. As a Managing Director at Tegria, she brings her passion for conceptualizing and implementing innovative solutions that drive quality and performance improvement to optimize patient outcomes. Theresa developed Tegria’s offering that helps healthca...

About Shayan Vyas: Dr. Shayan Vyas serves as SVP and medical director of clinical operations for the hospital and health systems business unit of Teladoc Health. As part of his clinical operations duties, Dr. Vyas manages the Teladoc Health Medical Group and employed physician group in addition to his responsibility for improving platform efficiency for physician throughput. Within the hospital an...

Topics Covered The unique healthcare needs of the LGBTQIA community in accessing healthcare Discrimination and inadequate insurance coverage as barriers to accessing healthcare The role of telehealth services in addressing the unique healthcare needs of the LGBTQIA community The patient-centered care model at FOLX Health FOLX Health's peer support and expert-led support groups for families and ind...

About Kevin Larsen: Dr. Kevin Larsen is the Senior Vice President, of Clinical Innovation of Translation at Optum. Kevin’s role is to provide clinical leadership and a clinical voice to Optum Center for Advanced Clinical Solutions. He leads the clinical team in building and deploying provider enablement technologies, including clinical decision support integrated through electronic health records....