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Leveraging Patient Voices to Inform Healthcare Policy—featuring Andy Slavitt

All too often, the people building healthcare solutions in the public sector have never seen a patient. The same goes for policymakers. And the voices of real people with real health problems get lost.  That’s why Andy Slavitt advocates for a collaborative approach to solving critical problems in healthcare. An approach that leverages the lived experiences of everyday Americans to inform innovation and policy. Andy is General Partner of <a href="https://www.townhallventures.com/" target="_blank">Town Hall Ventures</a>, a healthcare firm that invests in underrepresented communities, and Founder of <a href="https://unitedstatesofcare.org/" target="_blank">United States of Care</a>, a national nonprofit health advocacy organization. Andy has led many of the nation&#39;s most important healthcare initiatives, serving as President Obama&#39;s Head of Medicare and Medicaid and overseeing the turnaround, implementation, and defense of the Affordable Care Act. On this episode of HLTH Matters, Andy joins hosts Dr. Jessica Shepherd and Dr. Gautam Gulati to discuss the future of public-private partnerships to drive innovation and policy decision making. Andy explains why policy drives innovation in healthcare, exploring the obstacles to adopting effective policy on a national level and what prevents hospital systems from prioritizing prevention over treatment.  Listen in for insight on what inspired Andy’s work with underserved communities and learn how he finds companies building simple healthcare solutions and invests in helping them scale. Topics Covered<ul><li>The experiences that inspired Andy’s work to serve underrepresented communities</li><li>Why it’s so challenging to build effective healthcare policy in our political system</li><li>Andy’s approach to solving critical problems in healthcare through collaboration among innovators, policymakers and everyday citizens</li><li>The common attributes of companies Andy invests in through Town Hall Ventures</li><li>Why Andy believes that policy drives innovation in the healthcare space</li><li>The obstacles to adopting effective healthcare policy on a national level</li><li>What prevents hospital systems from prioritizing prevention over treatment</li><li>How Andy invests in companies building simple healthcare solutions and helps them scale (e.g.: urgent care centers for mental health crises)</li></ul> Connect with Andy Slavitt<a href="https://www.townhallventures.com/" target="_blank">Town Hall Ventures</a><a href="https://unitedstatesofcare.org/" target="_blank">United States of Care</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-bubble-with-andy-slavitt/id1504128553" target="_blank">In the Bubble Podcast</a>Andy on <a href="https://twitter.com/ASlavitt" target="_blank">X</a> Connect with Dr. Jessica Shepherd &amp; Dr. Gautam Gulati<a href="https://www.hlth.com/" target="_blank">HLTH</a>Dr. Shepherd on <a href="https://twitter.com/JShepherd_MD" target="_blank">X</a>Dr. Shepherd on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-shepherd-md-mba-5ba9ab66/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>Dr. Gulati on <a href="https://twitter.com/drgautamgulati" target="_blank">X</a>Dr. Gulati on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamgulati/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Resources<a href="https://connectionshs.com/" target="_blank">Connections</a>

S4 E24: Leveraging Patient Voices to Inform Healthcare Policy—featuring Andy Slavitt

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The Battle Against Health Disinformation—featuring Dr. Geeta Nayyar

In a landscape where resources are scarce, the consequences ripple through healthcare, leading to physician burnout, a crumbling trust between patients and their caregivers, and misinformation and disinformation in the healthcare system.  Today&#39;s guest, a former Chief Medical Officer at Salesforce, adeptly bridges clinical medicine, business, and digital health, making her a vital advocate in the fight against health misinformation. Join hosts Dr. Gautam Gulati and Dr. Jessica Shepherd as they welcome <a href="https://www.drgeetanayyar.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Geeta Nayyar</a> or Dr. G, a distinguished rheumatologist, and a recognized leader in health information technology. Her book, &quot;<a href="https://www.drgeetanayyar.com/dead-wrong-book" target="_blank">Dead Wrong</a>,&quot; delves into healthcare misinformation, drawing from her wealth of experience. Tune in as Dr. Nayyar uncovers the historical roots of misinformation and disinformation in the healthcare realm, shedding light on the evolution of this pervasive issue and the need for regulation during this age of digital technology. Plus, the transformative role of artificial intelligence in the patient-physician relationship. Topics Covered<ul><li>Dr. Nayyar discusses the prevalence of misinformation and disinformation in the digital age and its impact on healthcare</li><li>The significance of trust in the patient-physician relationship and the challenges associated with building and maintaining trust in the healthcare system</li><li>How AI is impacting the patient-physician relationship</li><li>Why there needs to be standardization in healthcare practices to improve patient outcomes </li><li>How a lack of resources is leading to physician burnout and broken trust with patients.</li><li>Dr. Nayyar provides insights into the historical context of misinformation and disinformation in healthcare</li><li>The critical need for regulation in the healthcare industry in the era of digital technology to combat misinformation and disinformation</li></ul>Connect with Dr. Geeta Nayyar (Dr. G)<ul><li><a href="https://www.drgeetanayyar.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Geeta Nayyar </a></li><li>Dr. G on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drgnayyar/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Dr. G on <a href="https://twitter.com/drgnayyar" target="_blank">X</a></li><li>Dr. Geeta Nayyar on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/geetanayyar/" 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>&#39;<a href="https://www.drgeetanayyar.com/dead-wrong-book" target="_blank">DEAD WRONG</a>&#39; by Dr. Geeta Nayyar </li></ul>

S4 E38: The Battle Against Health Disinformation—featuring Dr. Geeta Nayyar

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The Digital Evolution in Pharma—featuring Pierre Leurent and Sai Shankar

Digital health solutions can enhance medications and improve patients’ experiences and outcomes. In this episode of the HLTH Matters Podcast, Pierre Leurent and Sai Shankar, presidents of Aptar Digital Health, discuss how they create patient-centric software solutions and digital devices to leverage drugs across multiple areas. ADH addresses patient needs through digital interventions, data solutions, and support services throughout their treatment journey. Pierre and Sai explain how technology can be a great way to guide patients with complex medications, empower them, and manage them continuously in a proactive manner. Aptar Digital Health also approaches digital evolution through research and development, data analytics, and regulatory compliance. Tune in to learn more about how Aptar Digital Health uses technology to impact patients positively! About Pierre Leurent:Pierre Leurent, President of Aptar Digital Health, is the CEO and co-founder of Voluntis, a leading digital therapeutic company acquired by Aptar group in 2021. Pierre has over 20 years of experience in digital health in the United States and Europe. Prior to starting Voluntis, he worked at GE Healthcare, in its medical imaging software division, and at HealthCenter Internet Services, a vendor of EMR solutions based in Silicon Valley.  He is a founding Director of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, of which he served as Chairman and a member of Advamed’s Digital Health Executive Leadership Group. Pierre previously co-chaired the digital therapeutics task force of the Personal Connected Health Alliance, a member of HIMSS, and chaired the eHealth France Alliance. He holds an MS from Ecole Centrale Paris. About Sai Shankar:Sai has more than 20 years of experience across the pharmaceuticals, medical device, and digital health business verticals. He has been an intrapreneur at Aptar, building the Digital Health division. Prior to joining Aptar in 2017, Sai worked for 15 years at Allergan and Sanofi. As the President of Aptar Digital Health, Sai is responsible for the overall P&amp;L of the business. In addition to the organic growth of the connected devices business, he has overseen the acquisition of digital health companies (Voluntis and Cohero Health) as well as equity investments in various startups like Propeller Health, Sonmol (China), and Navia (India). Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Voluntis was acquired by Aptar last year, a big investment on their part in the digital space.</li><li>Aptar is a publicly traded company that makes technology to optimize the effectiveness and adherence of drugs across many therapeutic areas.</li><li>Aptar Digital Health falls under the pharma segment of the Aptar organization.</li><li>Digital technology can provide guidance to patients to help them self-manage and be more connected with their healthcare team remotely.</li><li>Making data available to care teams remotely brings clinical benefits and generates savings for the healthcare system.</li><li>Aptar Digital Health has one of the largest portfolios of collaborations in digital therapeutics in the global pharma market.</li><li>Enhancing patient experiences lead to better engagement and in turn, outcomes.</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Pierre Leurent on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-leurent-ab332/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Connect with and follow Sai Shankar on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-shankar-75698b9/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Aptar Digital Health on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/aptardigitalhealth" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Discover the Aptar Digital Health <a href="https://aptardigitalhealth.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li></ul>

S3 Ep47: The Digital Evolution in Pharma—featuring Pierre Leurent and Sai Shankar

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Navigating the Future of Public Health With the Tension Found in the Health Care

People talk about cost savings or about longevity but if you frame it with how many doctor visits you’re going to have per year, you want that to be the lowest number not the highest number. So, how do we prevent people from getting into an ICU? How do we do this when on the other side with capitalism you have people saying, “how do we get more people in here?” There’s this real tension in the health care system. Vin Gupta, MD, MSt, MPA, is a Critical Care Pulmonologist, Senior Principal Scientist and Chief Medical Officer of COVID-19 Response at Amazon, and Affiliate Faculty at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, part of the University of Washington. Vin previously served as Principal Scientist at Amazon Care and, prior to that, was part of the Apple Clinical team in a part-time capacity working on its pulmonary roadmap for the Series 6 Apple Watch. Additionally, he served as health advisor on the Biden-Harris Transition’s COVID-19 Response team, and currently serves as a senior medical advisor to several organizations, including T-Mobile, Inc, Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners. Though, his background doesn’t stop there. On this episode of HLTH Matters, Vin joins hosts Dr. Gautam Gulati and Dr. Jordan Shlain to discuss the future of public health and the pandemic response within Amazon care and how they are working through tension found in the healthcare system. Vin describes the steps being taken to make the majority of primary care virtual for patients with prevention in mind rather than sickness alone. Listen in for insight on telemedicine and telehealth and how Amazon’s virtual health care compares to other providers. Topics Covered <ul><li>Vin’s background that’s led him to where he is now with Amazon</li><li>Vin’s insight on the healthcare system working with doctors that want to prevent transactions from a system that wants transactions</li><li>Vin’s insight on how the increase of savvy patients is affecting the health care system</li><li>The innovations that have developed because of the pandemic and why they should become permanent</li><li>What Telemedicine is and why it needs to be talked about more</li><li>Why it’s so important to have a user friendly telemedicine platform and how Amazon does that well</li><li>Navigating how to best scale telehealth services</li><li>Vin’s insight on Amazon’s virtual healthcare system compared to all the other virtual plays available</li><li>How Vin defines health as living a long life filled with wellness</li><li>How Vin defines healthcare to him as focusing on prevention, not sickness</li></ul>  Connect with Vin Gupta<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vin-gupta-md-mpa-4330841a" target="_blank">Vin Gupta on LinkedIn</a> Connect with Dr. Jordan Shlain<a href="https://www.hlth.com/" target="_blank">HLTH</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjordanshlain/" target="_blank">Dr. Shlain on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://twitter.com/DrShlain" target="_blank">Dr. Shlain on Twitter</a> Resources<a href="https://amazon.care/" target="_blank">Amazon Care</a> Introductory Quote[3:19–3:30]“The goal here is how do we actually virtualize most of primary care and do so in a way that’s clinically meaningful - that makes people feel reassured that they’re getting high quality care, they’re not making any sacrifices?”

S2 Ep15: Navigating the Future of Public Health With the Tension Found in the Health Care System—featuring Vin Gupta

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S4 E24: Leveraging Patient Voices to Inform Healthcare Policy—featuring Andy Slavitt

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