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Normalizing Stigmatized Health Issues — featuring Melissa Waters of hims & hers

On this episode of HLTH Matters, Melissa joins Dr. Kuku to explain how Hims &amp; Hers provides care in stigmatized categories like erectile dysfunction and sexual wellness. She shares Hims &amp; Hers’ ambitions around normalizing these stigmatized issues, democratizing access to care, providing price transparency and delivering a high-quality experience. Listen in for insight on Hims &amp; Hers’ stand on access to contraception as a human right and learn how the platform is building trust and credibility with consumers.

S1 Ep6: Normalizing Stigmatized Health Issues — featuring Melissa Waters of hims & hers

Telehealth Tools to Improve Care Delivery—featuring Shayan Vyas

Technology is a force multiplier for care delivery; how can we leverage it better? In this episode, Shayan Vyas, Senior Vice President and Medical Director of Clinical Operations for the Hospital and Health Systems Business Unit at Teladoc Health, talks about how they use tele-technology to advance care delivery in ambulatory care and inpatient modalities. Teladoc helps health systems virtually scale, reduce costs, and help their members with mental telehealth, chronic disease management, and virtual nursing. Dr. Vyas explains the simple workings of virtual nursing and the benefits it can bring to the current nurse shortage by helping with training, documentation efficiency, and job satisfaction. He also mentions the evolution of technology inside hospital rooms will improve the patient experience and the clinician experience. Tune in to learn more about virtual nursing and the future of tele-technology in healthcare!  About Shayan Vyas:Dr. Shayan Vyas serves as SVP and medical director of clinical operations for the hospital and health systems business unit of Teladoc Health. As part of his clinical operations duties, Dr. Vyas manages the Teladoc Health Medical Group and employed physician group in addition to his responsibility for improving platform efficiency for physician throughput. Within the hospital and health systems business unit, Dr. Vyas is the leading physician with reasonability extending to existing partners to advance virtual care strategies of hospitals and health systems that purchase Teladoc Health products, devices, and services.    Dr. Vyas is an executive leader, practicing intensivist, and telehealth physician with more than 10 of virtual health experience. Prior to joining Teladoc Health, he worked with multiple digital health vendors and patient engagement companies, and he led the launch of the first multi-hospital telehealth program in the US. Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Almost 60% of nurses’ bedside tasks are not physical, like taking histories, answering questions, checking monitor measures, or addressing other concerns.</li><li>90% of nurses believe the quality of care struggles because of the nursing shortage.</li><li>Virtual nurses can take care of non-physical tasks, help new nurses with training or knowledge from their previous experience, and unburden floor nurses from the documentation processes.</li><li>With today’s technology, inpatient hospital rooms have the potential to be upgraded and improve everyone’s care delivery experience. </li><li>Teladoc Health recently acquired InTouch Health, a provider of telehealth solutions for health systems and hospitals.</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Shayan Vyas on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shayanvyasmd/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/shayanvyas" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</li><li>Follow Teladoc Health on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/teladoc-health/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Explore the Teladoc Health <a href="https://www.teladochealth.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li></ul>

S3 Ep 50: Telehealth Tools to Improve Care Delivery—featuring Shayan Vyas

SVP & Medical Director of Clinical Operations

ACS CARES Invites You to End Cancer for Everyone

The American Cancer Society excels by smoothly combining research, patient support, and advocacy worldwide, focusing on the needs of people at risk or diagnosed with cancer, as well as their caregivers and families. In this episode, Dr. Bonny Morris, Senior Director for Patient Navigation at the American Cancer Society (ACS), shares her personal journey from a rural background to her role in healthcare innovation. Bonny emphasizes the disparities in cancer care in underserved areas and explains how ACS is addressing those disparities by combining research, patient support, and advocacy on a national and global scale. The focus shifts to the ACS CARES app, a groundbreaking initiative aiming to personalize cancer care support by providing users with a digital platform to navigate cancer information and connect with trained specialists 24/7. Dr. Morris extends an invitation for collaboration, stressing the importance of conversations to optimize cancer care delivery.  Tune in, learn, and become a part of the movement to shape a brighter and more compassionate future in cancer care! About Bonny Morris:Bonny Morris is currently the Senior Director for Patient Navigation at the American Cancer Society (ACS). Specifically, she is leading the development and implementation of ACS CARES, the first national cancer navigation support program. She’s also in charge of developing ACS LION, their new nonclinical navigation credentialing program, and the enterprise strategy for patient navigation at the American Cancer Society.  Bonny uses her diverse skills to approach program development and research from different angles. As an epidemiologist, she focuses on designing and analyzing studies meticulously. Additionally, she embraces the perspective of a social and behavioral scientist, recognizing the impact of community-level social factors and individual-level factors on the cancer experience. Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>The American Cancer Society excels by smoothly combining research, patient support, and advocacy worldwide, focusing on the needs of people at risk or diagnosed with cancer, as well as their caregivers and families.</li><li>The ACS has successfully influenced policymakers to recognize the importance of patient navigation, with a recent win in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.</li><li>The ACS CARES app, available on iOS and Android, offers personalized cancer support, including a 24/7 helpline and a volunteer component for peer support.</li><li>The ACS CARES app has already surpassed first-quarter goals, reaching users with over 60 different cancer types and demonstrating its effectiveness in catering to a diverse range of people with unique needs.</li><li>In January, a Spanish version of the ACS CARES app will be launched to support Spanish-speaking individuals facing cancer.</li><li>Dr. Morris emphasizes the importance of collaboration, inviting partners to engage in conversations to optimize cancer care delivery, and keeping programs cutting edge and relevant to the population served.</li></ul>Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Bonny Morris on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonny-morris-phd-msph-rn-887022a4/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow the American Cancer Society on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-cancer-society/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and visit their <a href="https://www.cancer.org/" target="_blank">website</a>.</li><li>Learn more about the ACS CARES App <a href="https://www.cancer.org/support-programs-and-services/acs-cares.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</li><li>Download the ACS CARES App on the App Store <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/acs-cares/id6446703248" target="_blank">here</a> or on the Google Play Store <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cancer.cares&amp;pli=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</li></ul>

S4 E35: ACS CARES Invites You to End Cancer for Everyone

Senior Director Navigation

A New Dawn in Early Cancer Detection with Dr. Megan Hall of GRAIL

In this groundbreaking era of healthcare, the opportunity to revolutionize cancer outcomes has never been more promising. With cutting-edge testing techniques, early detection strategies, and the power of AI, the landscape of cancer care is evolving to save lives and enhance patient well-being like never before. In this episode of HLTH Matters, Dr. Gautam Gulati sits down with Dr. Megan Hall to discuss the future of cancer detection and prevention through early genetic testing.  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-p-hall-2401068/" target="_blank">Dr. Megan Hall</a> is the Vice President of Corporate Affairs at <a href="https://grail.com/" target="_blank">GRAIL</a>. With a Ph.D. in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics she is dedicated to making early cancer detection and prevention accessible on a population scale. As Dr. Hall says, “I was enamored of the mission to detect cancer early when it can be cured. That&#39;s a huge problem that we have to be frank have not made great headway on in the 50 years that we&#39;ve been waging this war on cancer.”  Now she shares how GRAIL&#39;s flagship product, <a href="https://grail.com/galleri-test/" target="_blank">Galleri</a>, is using advanced technology, including DNA methylation analysis and artificial intelligence (AI), to detect and predict cancer in a non-invasive way.  Listen in as we explore the potential cost savings and improved outcomes with early cancer detection, and GRAIL&#39;s efforts to make this transformative technology accessible to a broader population.  Topics Covered<ul><li>The significance of early detection in cancer care</li><li>The role of DNA methylation in cancer detection</li><li>The importance of evaluating the accuracy of cancer screening and the power of positive predictive value</li><li>The need for education across the cancer care continuum</li><li>The potential for healthcare cost savings with early cancer detection</li><li>The role of AI and machine learning in cancer detection</li><li>GRAIL&#39;s focus on expanding access to cancer screening and its plans for future products</li></ul>Connect with Dr. Megan Hall<ul><li>Dr. Hall on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-p-hall-2401068/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> </li></ul>Connect with Dr. Gautam Gulati &amp; Dr. Jessica Shepherd <ul><li><a href="https://www.hlth.com/" target="_blank">HLTH</a></li><li>Dr. Gulati on <a href="https://twitter.com/drgautamgulati" target="_blank">X</a> </li><li>Dr. Gulati on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamgulati" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.drjessicashepherd.com/about" target="_blank">Dr. Jessica Shepherd MD </a></li><li>Dr. Shepherd on <a href="https://twitter.com/JShepherd_MD" target="_blank">X</a> </li></ul>Resources <ul><li><a href="https://grail.com/" target="_blank">GRAIL</a> </li><li><a href="https://grail.com/galleri-test/" target="_blank">Galleri Test - GRAIL </a></li></ul>

S4 E41: A New Dawn in Early Cancer Detection with Dr. Megan Hall of GRAIL

Head of Corporate Affairs, Distinguished Scientist

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S1 Ep6: Normalizing Stigmatized Health Issues — featuring Melissa Waters of hims & hers

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