Flourish Soundbytes: From Patient to Advocate - Healthcare Needs Your Story with Grace Vinton

April 9, 2026: What happens when a healthcare communications professional becomes the patient no one listened to? Grace Vinton, Director of Media Relations at Supreme Communications and Host of the “HITea With Grace” podcast, joins Sarah Richardson on Flourish Soundbytes. From making the case for patients on innovation panels to arguing that caregivers deserve a seat at the governance table, Grace challenges the industry to move from treating patients as case studies to recognizing them as lived experience experts. It’s not just right, it's financially genius.Keep up to date on the latest in health IT:https://thisweekhealth.com/news/Key Points:01:21 Storytelling to Advocacy06:43 Caregivers Need a Seat10:19 Chief Patient Officer19:35 AI Tech Stack and Wrap