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Providing Access to Abortion Care Through Technology—featuring Kiki Freedman

With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, inequities in access to reproductive, sexual health and abortion care have grown. How might telemedicine solve this problem? Kiki Freedman is CEO of Hey Jane, a digital health platform for women she cofounded while at Harvard Business School. Prior to business school, Kiki was an early employee at Uber, where she led the company’s Kenya launch and spearheaded strategy and expansion for Uber Eats in the Middle East and Africa. On this episode of HLTH Matters, Kiki joins host Dr. Gautam Gulati to explain how her digital clinic addresses women’s most initial health needs. Kiki walks us through the reproductive and sexual health services Hey Jane offers, describing how patients are paired with a clinician and what the platform does to maintain their privacy and anonymity. Listen in for Kiki’s insight on working in a space that’s under attack and learn about her vision for achieving national protection for abortion access. Topics Covered<ul><li>How Kiki’s experience with scaling Uber translates to Hey Jane</li><li>Hey Jane’s role as a digital health clinic for women’s most intimate health needs</li><li>How COVID and the overturn of Roe v. Wade affected Kiki’s business</li><li>The other women’s health services Hey Jane offers (beyond abortion care)</li><li>Kiki’s insight on inequities in access to reproductive and sexual health care</li><li>How Hey Jane patients are paired with a clinician and support team </li><li>What Hey Jane does to maintain patient privacy and anonymity </li><li>How Hey Jane patients pay for services through insurance, nonprofit financial assistance and cash on a sliding scale</li><li>How Kiki stays on top of legislation and forthcoming regulations</li><li>How Hey Jane educates women about the telemedicine services it offers</li><li>Kiki’s vision around achieving national protection for abortion access</li><li>Recent approval of over-the-counter progestin-only birth control</li></ul>Connect with Kiki Freedman<ul><li><a href="https://www.heyjane.com/" target="_blank">Hey Jane</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heyjanehealth" target="_blank">Hey Jane Health on TikTok</a></li></ul>Connect with Dr. Jessica Shepherd &amp; Dr. Gautam Gulati<ul><li><a href="https://www.hlth.com/" target="_blank">HLTH</a></li><li>Dr. Shepherd on <a href="https://twitter.com/JShepherd_MD" target="_blank">X</a></li><li>Dr. Shepherd on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-shepherd-md-mba-5ba9ab66/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</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></ul>Resources<ul><li><a href="https://abortionfunds.org/" target="_blank">National Network of Abortion Funds</a></li><li><a href="https://reproductiverights.org/the-womens-health-protection-act-federal-legislation-to-protect-the-right-to-access-abortion-care/" target="_blank">Women’s Health Protection Act</a></li></ul>

S4 E37: Providing Access to Abortion Care Through Technology—featuring Kiki Freedman

Collaboration and Integration for Pharma Evolution—featuring Manny Montalvo

One day Teva hopes to predict and even prevent an asthma attack from ever happening. Manny Montalvo, SVP, Head of Digital Health and Innovation at Teva Pharmaceuticals, talks about the transformation in the pharmaceutical sector towards digital integration, platform businesses, and collaboration within the industry. Teva integrates molecules, devices, and software to allow the end user to document and measure how their medication works for them, specializing in asthma and respiratory care. Therefore, Teva constantly gets customer feedback about its platform to focus on the enhancements, features, and benefits that need to be added or updated. Only through this feedback can they evolve in the digital health space. Manny also speaks about the collaborative approach the company is taking by partnering with other tech and pharmaceutical companies to reach more patients, improve the technology, and actually deliver an entire ecosystem that supports patients’ journeys. Tune in to learn how the pharmaceutical sector is evolving and how Teva Pharmaceuticals embraces this transformation! About Manny Montalvo:Manny Montalvo is SVP, Head of Digital Health &amp; Innovation at Teva Pharmaceuticals since September 2021. Manny is responsible for overseeing the US Respiratory business, the US commercial innovation work, and the US and GLOBAL DIGIHALER® franchise. Manny’s digital health team at Teva is entirely homegrown and have pioneered a class of digital pharmaceutical devices - a rarity in the pharmaceutical industry. Manny’s charge at Teva is to encourage the use of digital therapeutics as part of the healthcare experience, making it seamless for both the healthcare providers and the patients they serve. With over 20 years of life-science experience, Manny Montalvo has held leadership roles in both Sales and Marketing, working in numerous therapeutic areas in the US and global markets, as well as in R&amp;D and Commercial Operations.  Prior to assuming his current role, Manny Montalvo served as the Vice President of Global Digital Health Marketing &amp; Commercial Analytics at Teva Pharmaceuticals where he set the strategic direction for Teva’s biologic program and Digital Health Marketing and transformation of Teva’s Global Commercial Analytics. Manny joined Teva in 2013 to lead its R&amp;D Innovation program as Vice President of Global New Therapeutic Entities (NTE) Innovation where he focused on evaluation of the latest drug delivery technologies and drug development, adding more than 15 new products into Teva’s specialty portfolio.  Prior to joining Teva, Manny held leadership positions with P&amp;L responsibilities at Sanofi and Johnson &amp; Johnson. During his tenure at Sanofi and J&amp;J, Manny worked in a variety of commercial roles including consumer marketing, driving growth for a range of portfolios including diabetes, dermatology, cardiovascular and primary care.  <a href="https://www.hlth.com/2022event/speakers/manny-montalvo" target="_blank">Source </a> Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Two out of five medicines in your cabinet are likely from Teva.</li><li>A platform business has a feedback loop with customers.</li><li>To innovate, one has to have a collaborative space supported by management.</li><li>Teva Pharmaceuticals is partnering with Rimidi and HealthSnap, integrating their data as a step closer to fulfilling their mission. </li><li>The more patients on Teva’s platform, the better the technology gets.</li><li>About 40% of Teva’s digital space workers did not come from the traditional pharma industry. </li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Manny Montalvo on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-montalvo-09779b/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Teva Pharmaceuticals on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/teva-pharmaceuticals/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Visit the Teva Pharmaceuticals <a href="https://www.tevapharm.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li><li>Discover DIGIHALER <a href="https://www.digihaler.com/" target="_blank">here</a>!</li></ul>

S3 Ep24: Collaboration and Integration for Pharma Evolution—featuring Manny Montalvo

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Solving the Healthcare Equity Problem as a Whole—featuring Rajeev Singh

Let&#39;s stop talking about how hard healthcare is and improve the experience of its users. In this episode of the HLTH Matters Podcast, Rajeev Singh talks about how Accolade, the company he is CEO and chairman of, is working to provide a broad spectrum of solutions to tackle challenges healthcare has faced to make it more equitable. Accolade chose to be an umbrella solution for healthcare users, following their journeys and learning about their conditions and obstacles to improve their outcomes and their lives, and lower costs. Rajeev discusses health equity, diving into the structural and foundational challenges Accolade is tackling like affordability and access to virtual primary care and behavioral health specialists around the country. On top of the navigation factor, Accolade also thinks of adjacent factors that can impact the patients’ journeys like physician quality and cost. Tune in to learn how Accolade is working to make health equity a reality!  About Rajeev Singh:Rajeev Singh is the CEO and chairman of the Board of Directors at Accolade (Nasdaq: ACCD). He joined Accolade as CEO in November of 2015, leading the organization’s strategy and operations through high growth.   In 2020, Singh led Accolade through one of the first digital healthcare Initial Public Offerings of the year. The following year, he led the company through nearly $1 billion in acquisitions of 2nd.MD, PlushCare, and HealthReveal. Accolade now works with over 700 employers and health plans serving over 11 million people across the United States.   Prior to joining Accolade, he co-founded Concur, the global leader in travel and expense management, in 1993. Concur went public (Nasdaq: CNQR) in 1998 and grew to more than $800mm in revenue, over 4,000 employees, and more than 25,000 customers before being acquired by SAP AG for $8.3 billion in 2014. Singh was president and chief operating officer as well as a member of the board of directors at Concur.   Singh graduated from Western Michigan University with a BSE. Today, he serves on the board of Avalara (NYSE: AVLR), a top provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses; Amperity, an intelligent customer data platform; Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation; and the University of Washington Foundation. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Jill, and their 2 children.  Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Accolade defines health equity as the responsibility to ensure everyone has the inalienable human right to high-quality healthcare. </li><li>If you live in specific neighborhoods in the United States or are part of a particular minority group, you might not have access to a primary care physician. </li><li>The LGBTQ+ population struggles to find the primary care and behavioral health they need within a shared life experience.</li><li>The biggest financial challenge most people face in their lives is affording healthcare.</li><li>2020 made access to virtual care mainstream in the United States, creating an opportunity that has to be embraced. </li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Rajeev Singh on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevsinghseattle/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Accolade on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/accolade-inc-/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Explore the Accolade <a href="https://www.accolade.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li><li>Reach out to Rajeev at <a href="" target="_blank">RajeevSingh@Accolade.com</a>. </li></ul>

S3 Ep52: Solving the Healthcare Equity Problem as a Whole—featuring Rajeev Singh

Effectively Digitizing and Automating Care Programs—featuring Omar Nagji

There are innovative solutions for virtual care and patient engagement! In this episode, Omar Nagji, Chief Commercial Officer of Memora Health, talks about the company and how they bring virtual care solutions that can help clinicians and health systems deliver better care. Omar explains how Memora provides an infrastructure to its clients to improve their patients’ engagement and why a text-based approach is the most efficient and equitable way to do so. He shares insights on how Memora’s solution positively affected care team members, increasing engagement rates and traction in the digital health market.  Tune in and learn from Omar what Memora Health brings to the healthcare ecosystem! About Omar Nagji:Omar Nagji is the Chief Commercial Officer of Memora Health, the leading technology platform for virtual care delivery and complex care management. Prior to joining the Memora team, Omar helped co-found the Healthcare team at Lyft, where he was responsible for developing and executing on the strategy that took Lyft Healthcare from its infancy to an industry and thought leader in the non-emergent medical transportation space. Prior to Lyft, Omar spent more than 15 years across multiple verticals within the healthcare ecosystem – beginning at Stockamp, now Huron Consulting, where he implemented patient throughput strategies at UPenn, Baylor Scott and White and UC Health. He went on to build and lead successful Enterprise initiatives across the Revenue Cycle, Digital Pharmacy and Reputation Management spaces at companies including MedeAnalytics, VisiQuate, Alto Pharmacy and Podium. Omar Nagji also serves as a Strategic Advisor to companies such as Force Therapeutics, Angle Health and SendaRide. He earned his BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied Health Policy and Administration. Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Memora Health is the leading technology platform for virtual care delivery and complex care management.</li><li>Emails have a 20% read rate, and messages sent on mobile apps have a read rate between 30 to 40%.</li><li>98% of text messages are read, with 90% being read within the first 3 minutes.</li><li>A text-based approach to communicating with patients is equitable as it doesn’t rule out those who don’t have a smartphone.</li><li>Memora’s clients have an average 91% initial user activation rate and a 74% user engagement rate after 60 days of use.</li><li>The workforce shortage challenge can be addressed with innovative solutions.</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Omar Nagji on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/omarnagji/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Memora Health on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/memora-health/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/memorahealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</li><li>Explore the Memora Health <a href="https://www.memorahealth.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li><li>Listen to the Care Delivery podcast on the Outcomes Rocket <a href="https://outcomesrocket.health/category/care-delivery-podcast/" target="_blank">here</a>.</li></ul>

S3 Ep14: Effectively Digitizing and Automating Care Programs—featuring Omar Nagji

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S4 E37: Providing Access to Abortion Care Through Technology—featuring Kiki Freedman

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