Passionate Pioneers with Mike Biselli

A majority of our decisions are heavily influenced by unconscious bias, which creates detrimental effects in the healthcare industry and beyond.  To better understand how to confront and eliminate unconscious bias, I asked a national expert and passionate leader to help guide us through these timely and important topics.   Dr. Arie Nettles is the Director of the Office of Inclusion...

COVID-19 has laid bare an undeniable fact: the people hardest hit are those who already lack resources, have limited access to quality social and clinical care, and in some cases are one paycheck away (or even worse) from putting food on the table or paying the rent. Study after study shows that the people who are suffering the most, both medically and economically, during the pandemic are the one...

As many of you in our community know, I am a very passionate advocate for mental health and well-being. Moreover, I continue to remain dedicated in leveraging our podcast to help move the topic of mental health out of the dark corners of daily life and proudly into the light.  In continuing my commitment, I am honored to be joined by a national leader who is advocating for increased awareness...

Due to the growing physical and mental demands and implications on caregivers while we battle COVID-19, it is of great importance our community better understands these demands in order to support these courageous servants across the nation.   During this episode, we are joined by Maureen Sullivan, the chief strategy and innovation officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, America’...

Our mental well-being is a critical component to producing meaningful and positive change many of us want to see in the world.  Entrepreneurs are working tirelessly to help improve the health of our industry, and the health of our country. That's why I know this episode is going to be incredibly valuable and transformative for our community!  I am honored to share our next guest’s timely...

As we now all experience, COVID-19 has disrupted our daily routines, both for adults and children. This crisis has also reduced access to social and medical services, which has significantly impacted community members with autism and other behavioral concerns. However, I am joined today by a forward-thinking and passionate industry leader who has relentlessly dedicated herself to answering the cal...

Connecting with and supporting others who have been through similar experiences as you are at the core of our next guest’s mission in life and the inspiring work happening with her company.  Joining me in this episode is Dr. Charu Ramanathan, the CEO of Vitalxchange, a platform centered around the needs of you and your loved ones! Charu shares why she started her company, how the Vitalxchange...

As we continue our fight against COVID-19, healthcare leaders and innovators are at the forefront of this battle to ensure we are equipped with the right arsenal to overcome one of the biggest public health crises of our lifetimes. Dr. David Asch, Executive Director of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation, and his team are among the leaders creating and implementing game-changing in...

Inspired by his near-death event and experience as a patient long before his training as a physician and transplant surgeon, our next guest shares his inspiring formula of delivering the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right time.  Dr. Hassan Tetteh, a heart and lung transplant surgeon, and the current Health Mission Chief for the Department of Defense, joins us to discuss the t...

As physicians and healthcare leaders continue to innovate, especially during this pandemic, the needs and use cases for artificial intelligence is becoming more and more prevalent. AI has the potential to transform the industry in so many powerful ways. It can be utilized to lessen the burden on physicians, improve quality care for patients, and decrease costs for the entire system. In order to ad...

Almost 80% of US children who need mental health treatment do not have access to the traditional healthcare system. And, for the kids who do get treatment, only 17.6% of parents are fully satisfied with the care they receive.  For kids to have better access to mental healthcare, our next guest has made it her life’s work to create a platform that will help democratize mental health care for o...

For far too long, a disparate chasm has existed between adult and pediatric healthcare innovation creation. To address the challenges we're facing within digital pediatric healthcare product development, I have some great news to share! In this episode I’ll be talking about the big news from Omkar Kulkarni’s camp, regarding the launch of the KidsX Accelerator and global ecosystem! KidsX is created...

Providing care and services in the home is more important than ever, given the constraints and pressure this pandemic has placed on the healthcare industry.  To discuss this important and timely topic, Bruce Greenstein, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at LHC Group, joins us on today's podcast. Bruce's company is one of the biggest home healthcare providers in the country and has been...

As we close in on Passionate Pioneer’s one year anniversary, I wanted to take a moment to share with you the lessons I’ve learned from our inspiring guests and how we all can integrate those lessons into our daily lives! In this episode, I’ll be sharing a recap and learnings from several previous episodes that exemplify the notion of determination, grit, perseverance, and passion. I look forward t...

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare provider systems across the nation have experienced shortages in personal protective equipment and other essential products to keep frontline workers protected and to keep the virus at bay. Due to these realities, what have been the lessons learned to better arm our healthcare heroes moving forward?  Our next guest is perfectly positioned to answer thes...

Despite having quality and cutting-edge healthcare in the United States, the truth is, systemic barriers exist and are preventing many of our fellow citizens from receiving quality care and achieving optimal health. In order to address this issue and more, a digital application that is aimed to empower the voice of underserved patients has been created! To help empower the voices of the underserve...

The pandemic has dramatically impacted the way we live our lives in profound ways. Some of us are dealing with mental anguish and trauma, while some with physical affliction and death.  During these hard times, there are leaders who step up and show their vulnerability to share tips and techniques to help others cope and thrive during these times.  In this episode, I’d like to highlight...

The demand for artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry is steadily increasing, especially now, as we continue to fight COVID-19.  In this episode, we’re joined by Kaisa Helminien, the Chief Operating Officer of Aiforia Technologies, an organization developing intelligent software solutions for digital pathology using artificial intelligence and cloud computing. While together, Kais...

It takes courage, grit, and dedication to be a leader and entrepreneur and it’s even more challenging when you’re a woman. For far too long, women have been underrepresented in healthcare industry leadership positions and entrepreneurship. But, because of leaders like our next guest, that unfortunate reality is now shifting!  In this episode, we are joined by the inspiring and fearless Emma S...

Ever since the lockdown was enforced due to the pandemic, I’ve been bringing global leaders who are courageously battling COVID-19 as guests on this podcast. I’ve been amazed and inspired by all of them and given the feedback that we received from many of you, we’ve decided to extend this series in order to share more of these inspiring stories! In this episode, I’m going to share episode highligh...

It's been almost six months since COVID-19 became a global pandemic, and no country has been spared from this crisis. As we now know, this is the most significant global public health threat we have faced in generations. Despite this, many nations have systematically fought the virus and have prevented it from devastating its people and communities.   But what about the United States? Ho...

We make thousands of decisions consciously and unconsciously everyday. And we’re constantly faced with an increasing number of choices, but are we making the right ones? Routinely, healthcare industry executive leaders are confronted to make quick, high impact, and far-reaching decisions.  If you want to become a better and more effective decision-maker, then you’re in for a treat as Matthew...

Besides healthcare, another major industry that is being fundamentally disrupted is the education space. And since it’s that time of the year again where students head back to their learning environments, this presents exciting opportunities for us to engage with these brilliant minds across the nation and around the world. During episode 69, I wanted to take a moment and discuss how we, as health...

There’s a science behind why we do what we do… or don’t do.  In this episode, we’re going to get a clear understanding of what behavioral economics is all about and its importance in driving real engagement and change in the healthcare industry. Our guest for today is Karen Horgan , the CEO of VAL Health , and health’s Chief Engagement Officer. For over eight years, she has been leading...

Everyone has a story to tell. And sharing whatever creative content you have can make a huge difference, especially when your audience are people living with chronic illness. Storytelling can help people with chronic illness and rare diseases to move from a sad narrative to a more hopeful one where they can see themselves as people who have manageable chronic disease. In this episode, I’m joined b...