The Medical Alley Podcast (Presented by MentorMate)

In the second part of our Medical Alley Association webinar replay on value-based care, our group of panelists explore recent changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and the opportunities for patients to realize the benefits of value-based care. It also examines further changes to enhance the transformation to value-based care. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskluke and Michael Branagan-Harris, the CEO of Device Access UK. Frank and Michael discuss many topics surrounding medical devices and UK healthcare, including how companies in Medical Alley and elsewhere in the U.S. can prepare to enter the UK market. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

Moving from paying for volume to value has been in the works for many years. Progress was slow, owing to regulation, inertia, and the sheer complexity of healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the transition with the rapid adoption of virtual care services, revised federal regulations, and a forced digital transformation. To examine these changes and the opportunities ahead, join the Medica...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and Sari Kaganoff, General Manager of Consulting at Rock Health. Frank and Sari discuss SPACs — what they are, and how they've impacted the world of digital health startups — as well as other topics surrounding the hurdles facing healthcare startups. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram...

With the changing landscape of the workplace and corporate culture in today’s world, companies must consider how mental health will continue to be a top priority. Join AiRCare Health's CEO and behavioral health expert, Jaclyn Wainwright, for a discussion with employers on how to make mental health a continued part of corporate culture, whether that is in person or from a distance. Send us a m...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and Leslie Adair, the National Executive Director of Mental Health at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundaiton. As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Leslie shares her insights into the impacts the pandemic has had on our mental health and how we can move forward from those challenges. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn...

The UK is leveraging its position outside of the EU to find pragmatic ways to accelerate access to the best new technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning as a medical device. This includes a revised regulatory framework, world-leading health technology assessment, and a new MedTech funding mandate. Listen back to this discussion in the webinar replay, which was moderated...

Join us for a conversation with Bobby Patrick and Corey McCann, M.D., Ph. D., President and CEO of Pear Therapeutics. Corey joins to share more about the unique work Pear is doing in the world of digital therapeutics and shares more about the company's reSET and reSET-O products, which are used for patients with substance and opioid use. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskluke and Paurvi Bhatt, President of the Medtronic Foundation. Paurvi talks about the mission of the foundation, which has been around for more than 40 years and continues to make a big impact in Medical Alley and beyond. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

The United States is in the midst of confronting an uncomfortable and unacceptable reality: we are the only industrialized nation that has a rising maternal mortality rate. Even more alarming, however, is that women of color are up to three or four times as likely to die from a pregnancy related complication as white women – a gap that persists across education and income levels. Successfully addr...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskluke and Denny Royal, the Vice President of Design at MentorMate. Denny shared more about MentorMate — a custom software company operating in Medical Alley — and the importance of design when it comes to healthcare technology. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

The United States is in the midst of confronting an uncomfortable and unacceptable reality: we are the only industrialized nation that has a rising maternal mortality rate. Even more alarming, however, is that women of color are up to three or four times as likely to die from a pregnancy related complication as white women – a gap that persists across education and income levels. Successfully addr...

Many organizations throughout Medical Alley and the country are focusing on integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into their operations, across their business, in their hiring practices, and how they engage and target resources in communities. For DE&I initiatives to truly be successful, rather than an empty pledge or checkbox, there are significant steps an organization need to take –...

Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

Many organizations throughout Medical Alley and the country are focusing on integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into their operations, across their business, in their hiring practices, and how they engage and target resources in communities. For DE&I initiatives to truly be successful, rather than an empty pledge or checkbox, there are significant steps an organization need to take –...

Join us for a conversation with Alexis Kochanski and Laura Beeth, the VP of Talent Acquisition at Fairview Health Services. Laura shares her insights on how a company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts should start with the hiring process. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

Join us for a conversation with Bobby Patrick and John Naylor, the CEO of Medica. John shares insights into the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts Medica is making, both internally as a company and externally in the community. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and Megh Gupta, Partner at Wittington Ventures. Before joining Toronto-based Wittington Ventures, Megh spent time in the startup world at Element AI. He's now taken the knowledge he learned working for a startup to help other healthcare startups from the venture capital perspective. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on Linke...

Long ago, banks realized that adding a second teller reduced wait times by a whopping 95%, and this dramatically improved customer satisfaction and retention. There is a long explanation to why that is but, most importantly, it shows that improving the user experience can have unexpectedly large impacts. Amazon has become famous for their 1-click technology that has made ordering just about anythi...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and Dr. Brian Donley, the CEO of Cleveland Clinic London. They discuss the physician-led Cleveland Clinic —which is celebrating its 100th year of operation and will open a 184-bed hospital with 29 ICU rooms in 2021 in London — as well as the healthcare system in the UK, among other topics. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on Lin...

The pandemic has impacted the talent landscape and employee experience, challenging Medical Alley HR teams like never before. Shifting talent needs, hiring patterns, resource reductions, and the sudden need for large-scale remote collaboration and communication have highlighted the need for flexible and resilient people, processes, and technologies. How are Medical Alley HR leaders balancing meeti...

Join us for a conversation with Penny Wheeler, President & CEO at Allina Health and Craig Samitt, President & CEO, BCBSMN and Stella, as they discuss their value-based payment partnership that is reshaping the future of healthcare. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

A New Initiative of Medical Alley Association to Lower the Cost of Starting, Scaling, and Pivoting New Ventures in Medical Alley Medical Alley is The Global Epicenter of Health Innovation and Care™ because of the disruptive innovations coming out of the region’s hundreds of startups. But there should be more. Far too often new startups encounter roadblocks to their success – lack of capital, acces...

Join us for a conversation with Nonin Medical CEO, Dave Hemink, to discuss his experience leading a company through a year where they experienced unprecedented growth alongside a global pandemic. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

Marc Andreessen famously remarked that “software is eating the world.” It is as true in healthcare as in any other industry, though maybe at a more measured pace. Changes wrought by the pandemic have accelerated the trends of remote and virtual care, the adoption of connected device technology, and have seen non-traditional entrants – like retailers – aggressively pursue the space. Change fuels op...