Creating a New Healthcare

This is the first of two amazing interviews featuring the topic of Digital Health and its integration into healthcare delivery at Providence St. Joseph Health.  In this first interview, Sara Vaezy describes, in no uncertain terms, the ‘Existential Imperative’ that makes digital health an absolute requirement and a critical success factor for any organization contemplating a robust future in health...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Stuart Levine - one of the most experienced & accomplished physician executives in the realm of value-based care.  Dr. Levine has been deeply engaged in providing comprehensive care under global capitation for decades.  He brings a clarity and practical wisdom to the complex topic of clinical care & cost stewardship; as wel...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews John Moore, the CEO of Twine Health - a patient engagement & health activation platform.  Dr. Moore brings an unusual background to his work.  In addition to his medical training and clinical background, he is also an engineer, who spent years, after leaving his medical residency, at the MIT Media Lab; where he became expe...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Sean Duffy, who is one of the most lauded pioneers in the space of digital health & digital behavioral medicine. Sean and his colleagues at Omada Health are clearly trailblazers in numerous ways. The company has used the foundation of a widely-respected, evidence-based intervention -- the National Diabetes Prevention Progra...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Eyal Gura, co-founder & Chairman of ZebraMed - an Artificial Intelligence (AI) company dedicated to transforming medical imaging.  ZebraMed was listed in Fast Company, in February 2017, as one of the top 10 AI companies in the world; and in Fortune Magazine, also in 2017 , as one of the top 50 companies leading the AI revol...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Don Berwick - widely recognized as one of the most influential & impactful healthcare leaders of our time. His foundational contributions to the quality, safety & reliability movement in healthcare - beginning in the late 1980’s - have led to profound reductions in medical errors in the United States and abroad.  Among his...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Rushika Fernandopulle MD, co-founder and CEO of Iora Health.  Rushika and his colleagues have spent the past 15 years building a model of healthcare that is primarily dedicated to optimizing people’s lives through better living - using Primary Care as the foundation.  His courageous approach has really set the vision for w...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Neuwirth interviews Devin Gross, who very recently left EMMI, after many years of success at the helm, as CEO.   What becomes abundantly apparent in this dialogue is that Devin is not only a talented executive, but that he has also garnered tremendous insights into patient engagement during his 14 years at EMMI.  Topics covered include: (1) the va...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Joanna Strober, the CEO of Kurbo.  Kurbo is an online program that can be accessed via a digital app that provides motivational coaching and nutritional dietary guidance to children, parents and families who are attempting to improve their nutrition and optimize their weight.  Joanna - a long time investor in technology st...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Dr. Par Bolina, Chief Innovation Officer at IKS.  Par is a physician & expert in Healthcare Informatics, Electronic Medical Records & Exam Room Ambulatory Workflow.  This episode focuses on one of the most critical and under-examined parts of healthcare delivery - the so-called “last mile” - the patient/provider encounter...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Hesky Kutscher, the CEO of CareDox.  Hesky is an experienced, bottom line entrepreneur who is also driven by a mission to radically improve the system of healthcare for school children.  In this episode, Hesky describes the CareDox digital platform which is a 4-way platform that connects school health to parents, pediatric...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Cathryn Gunther, a seasoned Pharma executive, who discusses her passion and award winning efforts to advance employee health at Merck; and shares a glimpse into Merck's global population health initiatives.  We explore the overlap of employee health, community health & population health.; and discover the potential for emp...

In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Bob Matthews, CEO of Medisync & VP of Quality at PriMed Physicians.  Bob has been engaged in Population Health & Value Based Care since the early 1990’s and brings a practical wisdom, refreshingly honest insights, and ambitious goals to this increasingly important movement within healthcare delivery.  He shares how he has,...

  In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare , Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Tom Charland, CEO of Merchant Medicine and one of the leading experts in the On Demand/Urgent Care industry.  Tom reveals the customer oriented and data driven underpinnings that have led to the sky-rocketing growth of the Urgent Care sector.  He also explains how this business orientation can lead to consistently superi...

Introduction to a podcast series focused on sharing new perspectives in healthcare.