Access Amplified

For more than a decade, Carolina Daza has worked at the intersection of interpretation, patient advocacy, and telemedicine. Starting her career as a healthcare interpreter, she witnessed firsthand how vulnerable patients feel when they can’t fully understand what’s happening in a clinical setting. That experience now fuels her work inside Corewell Health’s virtual care ecosystem. In this conversat...

When most people think about virtual care, they picture video visits replacing in-person appointments. But at Oklahoma State University, virtual care is something much bigger — a distributed ecosystem designed to keep care local in a largely rural state.  In this conversation, Jared Droze and Dr. Brad Anderson share how OSU built a virtual hospitalist program that supports rural and critical acces...

Bonnie Clipper is a nationally recognized innovation strategist, nurse leader, and founder of Innovation Advantage. In this episode, she shares why nurses are the key to meaningful digital transformation — and how healthcare systems can empower them to drive it. From breaking down organizational silos to building cultures of innovation that actually stick, Bonnie’s perspective is sharp, practical,...

Sheila Freed has been a nurse for over forty years, from big-city hospitals to tiny rural clinics where she sometimes worked the night shift completely alone. Today, as Clinical Operations Director for School Health and Senior Care at Avel eCare, she’s helping make sure no clinician has to face those moments without backup. In this episode, Sheila shares her journey through the evolution of digita...

Lacey Finkbeiner, Clinical Informatics Specialist at Horizon Health, joins Joanna Braunold to share how her team is redefining access across South Dakota’s rural and tribal communities. From broadband breakthroughs to telehealth-enabled school clinics, Lacey explains how digital innovation and community partnerships are helping families get care closer to home. Across 28,000 square miles of South...

In this episode of Access Amplified, Ivelyse Andino shares how Radical Health is transforming care by blending tech with humanity. As the first Latina-owned public benefit corporation in New York, Radical Health isn't just designing apps, it's designing belonging. From rethinking how people navigate care, to creating trusted spaces for community-led conversations, Ivelyse unpacks how Rad...

Dr. David Newman, Chief Medical Officer of Virtual Care at Sanford Health, is leading efforts to make digital health a lifeline for rural communities. In this episode, he shares how Sanford is training the next generation of physicians in virtual care, supervising behavioral health trainees remotely, and meeting patients where they are — whether that’s at a hub clinic, in a group home, or even on...

As the U.S. government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, millions of Americans are feeling its ripple effects, especially when it comes to healthcare access. In this special edition of Access Amplified, Joanna Braunold sits down with Alexis Apple, Director of Federal Affairs at the American Telemedicine Association, to unpack what’s happening behind the scenes. From Medicare telehealth flex...

Sam McGinnis, Associate Vice President – Practice Operations at Atrium Health Levine Children’s , leads one of the country’s most expansive school-based virtual care programs. In this episode, he shares how his team brings care to over 150 schools, and why school nurses are still at the heart of it all. In this episode, Sam McGinnis shares the origin, growth, and future of Advocate Health and Atri...

Janna Guinen, Executive Director of the HLTH Foundation, joins Access Amplified to talk about building a healthcare future where technology serves everyone, regardless of income, location, or background. She shares how the HLTH Foundation is leading the global techquity movement and unveils their upcoming database of real-world case studies designed to help innovators, payers, and providers turn e...

Sheila Phicil has spent her career inside some of the country’s leading health systems before launching Phicil-itate Change , a new innovation studio focused on building tech that actually works for the patients it's meant to serve. In this episode, Sheila breaks down why so many digital health tools fail, what real-world patient engagement looks like, and how health systems can get closer to...

Michael Levy is the co-founder and CEO of DHIT , the Digital Health Institute for Transformation. In this episode, Michael shares why he believes we need to flip the model and build healthcare systems that start with the needs of the people, not the structures already in place. From health innovation sprints to the “periodic table of health,” Michael unpacks what it takes to move from talk to tran...

Dr. Jay Sanders has been called the “father of telemedicine,” but in this episode, he’s far more focused on the future than the past. As the architect of the first statewide telemedicine system and founding president of the American Telemedicine Association, Dr. Sanders has spent five decades advocating for a model of care that meets patients where they are, both physically and technologically. In...

In this episode of Access Amplified, Joanna sits down with Chrissy Kuahine, Director of Tech Equity at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Together, they explore what it means to deliver true whole-person care in a community with one road in, one road out, and a huge digital divide. Chrissy shares how her team uses creative strategies, like telehealth kiosks in grocery stores and youth-led...

Dr. Sarah Schenck, Executive Director of ChristianaCare’s Center for Virtual Health, joins the show to share how her team is rethinking care delivery, from primary care to hospital-at-home. As both a physician and a leader, Dr. Schenck unpacks how ChristianaCare uses technology to stay connected to patients, improve outcomes, and make healthcare better for everyone, especially those most often lef...

Abby Losinski, Director of Telehealth at St. Luke’s Health System, is helping redefine what healthcare access looks like in rural communities. With over 18 years of experience across clinical, technical, and operational roles, she’s leading programs that bring care directly to patients, whether at home, in a library, or even through their local fire department. In this episode, Abby shares how her...

Dr. John Jenkins, Medical Director of School-Based Care at Cone Health, joins Access Amplified to explore how school-based telehealth is transforming healthcare access for children. From full-time telepresenters to behavioral health integration and family-centered support, Dr. Jenkins shares the innovations, partnerships, and passion driving one of the country’s most equitable care models. When mo...

What if digital health could finally close the care gap, for good? Digital tools are helping bring care into rural communities, support those historically excluded from the system, and makeequity a reality, not just an aspiration.   Access Amplified, brought to you by TytoCare and hosted by Joanna Braunold, is a podcast about how digital health is helping increase access to care and equity, one in...