HIT Like a Girl Pod: Empowering Women in Health IT

In this episode, Joy sits down with Carrie Kozlowski, Co-Founder, and COO of UpFront Healthcare. Her organization helps to activate patients by providing them with proactive and personalized information that reaches them where they are. Their platform informs patients not only with what they need to do, but also with how they need to do it, and where. All of that is wrapped in health communication...

In this episode, we sit down with Jody Neuhauser, Co-founder of Overerrra, an intelligent fertility platform for men and women that matches them to the products and services they need as part of their trying-to-conceive journey. Jodi is also the founder at Reneu Fertility Travel, where she takes female founders to Capetown, South Africa to freeze their eggs at a third of the cost of clinics in the...

In this episode, Joy sits down with Eden Brownell, an Engagement Specialist at mPulse and an expert in behavioral science, user design and public health. Eden's work helps healthcare organizations adjust their efforts to meet the health needs, confidence levels, and cultural sensitivities in meaningful ways for their patients--essentially reimagining health engagement for the modern age.

In this episode, we talk with Maureen Ladouceur, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Commercial Officer at MMIT. Maureen is passionate about making life-changing drugs and innovative therapies more easily accessible to all patients as a registered nurse. She saw firsthand what happens to patients and families when access to drugs is delayed or not possible.

In this episode, we hear from Somer Baburek, President, CEO of HERA Biotech. Somer's work is dedicated to addressing unmet needs in the field of women's health. And specifically in reproductive medicine. In this conversation, Joy and Somer talk in-depth about endometriosis, the current solution to diagnose it, which is through pretty invasive surgery, and how her efforts are working to change that...

In this episode, we sit down with Shelly Bond, Vice President & Sales Development for Ascom Canada. Shelley talks with Joy about how technology can improve areas within the clinical process. For example, using a sensor within a hospital bed to let nurses know when a patient has gotten up and may need help from the care team. Shelly shared some super interesting insights on a recent project she com...

In this episode, we hear from Vidya Murthy, COO at MedCrypt. She talks with Joy about cybersecurity within medical devices. And although a medical device may look like any other internet of things type of technology, it's constrained by regulation and must keep clinical functionality, patient safety, and care delivery as top priorities. Vidya breaks down the importance of compliance and risk reduc...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Natasha Sheybani, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia and a senior scientist with the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. Dr. Sheybani is recognized as one of the "next generation's scientific superstars," trailblazing the way for a disruptive technology called focused ultrasound (FUS). Her research centers around how FUS can...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Natasha Ramontal, Digital Health Strategist – Community Outcomes, North America at HIMSS. To say she is an accomplished, passionate professional with a huge heart and gift for making a large-scale impact, would be an understatement. Her professional experience spans from the healthcare frontlines to executive leadership. Prior to healthcare, Dr. Ramontal spent mo...

In this episode, Grace Vinton interviews Beth Andersen, President of Anthem Blue Cross. Beth oversees the management of Anthem’s commercial business and strategy in California, working collaboratively with local and state elected officials to help transform health care. Beth and Grace discuss Anthem’s continued journey toward value-based care and what new technology the health plan is implementing...

In this episode of HITeaWithGrace, Grace Vinton chats with Danielle Grasso, Senior Product Manager at Force Therapeutics, a provider-driven digital care management platform primarily for orthopedics and musculoskeletal care that helps patients recover from injury or surgery at home.  Collecting patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) can lead to greater reimbursement under many value-based care...

In this episode, we sit down with Dipanwita Das, CEO of Sorcero. As the annual volume of scientific literature continues to increase exponentially—with some 2,000,000 articles published across 30,000 peer-reviewed journals a year—subject-matter experts (SMEs) at life science enterprises face the herculean task of analyzing massive amounts of medical content to find the passages relevant to their p...

In this episode, Grace Vinton sits down with Sheila Talton, President, and CEO of Gray Matter Analytics.  Sheila is a tech and health IT veteran who is passionate about the use of technology to close gaps in care to ensure high-quality care for all patients. Her company has developed an advanced analytics platform that healthcare providers and insurers are using to accelerate the transition to val...

In this episode, Grace Vinton sits down with Sheeza Hussain, Chief Commercial Officer of Biofourmis, a Boston-based global leader in digital therapeutics and virtual care that powers personalized predictive care.  Sheeza is passionate about virtual care and the ability to connect patients of all ages to care regardless of their location. In this conversation, Sheeza describes how Biofourmis’ remot...

In this episode, we hear from Cynthia Church, Chief Strategy Officer of Xealth. Xealth’s platform enables physicians and care teams to easily order and monitor digital tools – everything including patient education articles and videos, remote patient monitoring devices, shared decision-making tools and questionnaires, traditional smartphone apps patients need to download, and even services requiri...

In this bonus episode, Grace Vinton interviews Elise Kohl-Grant, Chief Information Officer at Innovative Management Solutions NY Elise talks with us about the uphill battle mental health systems have experienced in regards to interoperability and the type of data that is most impactful for health systems to track. She also identifies gaps in care that are being closed now using data and analytics...

In this episode, Grace Vinton speaks with Angie Franks, CEO of ABOUT Healthcare.  In addition to the important lessons she’s learned as a healthcare leader, Franks discusses how it's important now more than ever for hospitals and health systems to optimize access to care by leveraging technology to improve visibility into resources available to patients. ABOUT Healthcare is a leading provider of a...

In this episode, we hear from Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer for Vocera. Dr. Collins is responsible for working with nursing leadership groups globally to increase their understanding of Vocera solutions, share clinical best practices, and bring their specific requirements to Vocera's product and solutions teams.

In this bonus episode, Grace Vinton interviews Shrujal Baxi, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President of Clinical and Scientific Solutions at Verana Health.  Her work at the digital health company serves patients through advancing the development and use of real-world evidence to address challenges in patient outcomes, healthcare delivery, and drug development. Dr. Baxi discusses with Grace why she chose a...

In this bonus episode, Grace Vinton interviews Juli Heitman, Customer Success and Quality Manager at Motient, on what drove her to make the shift from nursing to health IT.  Juli recently completed a post-master’s degree in health care quality to continue her pursuit of making a difference in healthcare. Passionate about improving tech and workflow for our front-line heroes, Juli discusses the cha...

In this episode, we talk with Rebecca Love, Chief Clinical Officer of IntelyCare. Rebecca founded HireNurses.com and was the first nurse featured on TED.com, making her one of the country’s most prominent advocates for nurses. Rebecca also started the nation’s first nurse innovation and entrepreneurship program at the School of Nursing at Northeastern University, is the co-author of two internatio...

In this bonus episode, Grace Vinton interviews the vibrant Jessica DaMassa, Health Innovation Reporter Host & Executive Producer, "WTF Health - What's the Future, Health?" and is Co-Host of Health Tech Deals.  Jess talks with us today about the digital health funding landscape and what she sees to be the future of healthcare and care delivery. Jess has interviewed thousands of startups, digital he...

In this episode, Dr. Pamela Peeke, Chief Medical Officer of Embr Labs talks about the Wave, a wearable that works as a personal bio-hack. The Wave is a low-power, completely silent wearable that safely moves heat or cold away from your skin, acting as a mini air conditioner and heater. It warms or cools the sensitive skin on the inside of your wrist, signaling your nerves, and sending a feel-good...

In this bonus episode, Grace Vinton interviews Summer Humphreys, Principal at VisiQuate, provider of advanced revenue cycle analytics, intelligent workflow and AI-powered automation. Summer talks with us today about the impact the pandemic had on service lines and dives into what service lines have bounced back since then and which ones are still struggling. She also talks with us about the impact...

As CoFounder and Chief Scientist at Happify Health, Dr. Acacia Park’s research focuses on digital methods for managing and treating depression and anxiety, as well as chronic health conditions. "People make better health decisions when they have good mental health. And conversely, when people are depressed or more anxious, they're distracted because of their mental state. They might not be making...