Healthcare Rap

Kimberly Powell, VP of Healthcare at NVIDIA, kinda blows our minds about how quickly we are approaching AI-native hospitals, what it looks like, and how NVIDIA is working with partners and health systems to make that vision a reality.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Apple’s newly announced Health features. How is Apple getting into the longevity space, and how can we each bridge the gap of trusted information?  JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#531) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Manish Arora, Founder and CEO of LinusBio, introduces Traced, the first direct-to-consumer wellness test that uses a single strand of hair to provide a day-by-day view of exposure to elements and toxins in your environment, then walks through Jared's screening results live.  All that, plus a shout out to Evergreen Telehealth for launching as a company and debuting with a virtual weight loss and longevity program that seems to be clued into how consumers want help with proactive health.  JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#530) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melissa Jaeger, Head of Nutrition at MyFitnessPal, dives deep into the intersection of nutrition tracking, fitness, and GLP1s, opportunities for healthcare institutions to guide consumers in their health journeys, and the increased need for better partnerships to support consumers in reaching their goals.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Jared's wish list for CTA Health Week. What specific actions do we hope come out of this week’s gathering in the Capitol, and how can those involved share in their accountability for what comes next?  JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#528)   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Cherrington returns to highlight examples of how he’s seeing patients create workarounds to improve their experience with the healthcare system and what it tells us about where to focus on improving on their behalf. All that, plus a Shout Out to Stitch Marketing Research for joining MDRG, bolstering a team that has been one of the strongest advocates for the consumer voice in healthcare.  TED Talk by Kate Canales: The Accidental Brilliance of Makeshift Signs https://youtu.be/5CvlKCBrPHI?si=3KXz-QFt5V5p-LPU JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#528) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem hit its one-year anniversary, so what does that mean for health consumers? Ryan Howells, Principal at Leavitt Partners; Priyanka Agarwal, Co-Founder & CEO of HealthEx; and Rishabh Rajiv, Director, Health Records at WHOOP, give an inside look at the work being done on behalf of patients and providers in the Ecosystem's first year and what progress they expect to see in the next 12 months.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about how referring to a single Digital Front Door can impede progress for consumer initiatives.  JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#527) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Panel #2 dives deeper into personal experiences with wearables, from connecting with continuous glucose monitoring, to coordinating multiple devices, to data privacy.  Thanks to panelists Kate Fisher, WD Partners; Hussain Ahamed, Ultrahuman; April Engram, Oracle; Jason Ovryn, Priorly; and Rashel Hariri, Rashel Hariri Consulting.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Garmin Health’s Scalable Prevention Insight Report. What signals does it give that consumers are producing a continuous health record outside the healthcare system, and how does that phenomenon create both opportunities and responsibilities?  JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#526) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jared previews the upcoming SHSMD Connections Conference with Executive Director Evan Williams, President-elect Dorian Harriston, and board member Julia Yoder.  All that, plus a Shout Out to Blueberry Pediatrics' Balance service, the first metabolic health program built for teens.  REGISTER FOR SHSMD CONNECTIONS:  https://www.shsmd.org/education/annualconference (#523) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jared previews the upcoming Healthcare Interactive Conference (HCIC) with organizers/hosts Kathy Divis and Mike Schneider, new attendee Erica Rasmussen, and keynote speaker Jake Poore.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the wide release of Health in ChatGPT. How is this latest version different than what OpenAI announced at the beginning of the year, and how should the high volume of health-related searches on their platform help us prioritize how we show up in those moments?  REGISTER FOR HCIC:  https://web.cvent.com/event/52f6b374-606b-43e1-96b4-694b53d0df53/regProcessStep1?RefId=Attendee%2C+Speaker&rp=9388a95c-996b-415a-8610-74d10b3daf16 MORE INFO:  https://www.hcic.net/ (#522) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Wang, CEO and Co-Founder of Optimity, shares what her team has learned from engaging millions of users, that most healthcare organizations still don't understand about motivating healthy behaviors. All that, plus a Shout Out to LinusBio for its launch of Traced, the first-of-its-kind test that uses a single strand of hair to provide a day-by-day view of exposure to elements in the environment. JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#521) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angie Nelson, VP of Pharmacy at Hy-Vee, shares how retail, pharmacy and providers work together to shift from sick care to prevention, how grocery retailers see themselves as the front door of healthcare, and how they’re moving the needle with Food For Health initiatives.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Withings launching its clinical care service. How can it benefit someone who owns a Body Scan or blood pressure cuff, and what is it indicating in the market as we see more companies move from health monitoring to medical care?  JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#520) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Cherrington returns to point out examples where he’s seeing the voice of patients and consumers being included in healthcare and other trends he’s spotting in his recent advisory work.  All that, plus a recap of the July Think Tank chat about the one-year anniversary of the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem.  RESOURCE  250 Ways to Improve Patient Experience All 250 Ideas, Organized by Stage of the Patient Journey: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/250-ways-improve-patient-experience-all-ideas-pgasc/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#519) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jared and Zain host their first Consumer Panel speaking about personal experiences with wearables.  Thank you to panelists Ellen Brown, Founder, Healthcare Actually; Andy Beckman, Director, Garmin Health; Hailey Minter, Marketing Manager, Reperio Health; and James Yurkovich, Research Assistant Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the one-year anniversary of the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem. What have the 800 participating organizations pledged to do to transform the patient experience, and what hope does it give us for a future where these innovations are implemented and normalized?  JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#518) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo, VP Research and Evaluation at UniteUs, dives deep on the data connectivity that’s required for health systems that truly plan to move from sick care to prevention. All that, plus we give a Shout Out to previous guest Dr. Erica Armstrong, who recently announced that HealthX Ventures has invested in her functional medicine company, Root. JOIN THE COMMUNITY (IT'S FREE)  This show is brought to you by the Healthcare Rap Community, a free, curated online forum for leaders who are working to keep the consumer POV at the center of how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered. It's a place to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from one another's thought leadership and passion for the space, without the spam vibes.  Visit healthcarerapcommunity.com to create your account.  (#517) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Varghese Presti, Corporate VP of Microsoft Health and Life Sciences, discusses where consumer experience, nursing, and AI are colliding to create some interesting tailwinds for patients and clinicians.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Reach3’s new consumer health survey. What does the survey say about the use of digital health and wellness tools, and how does it help us to look at the data through the consumer lens?  ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES  Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.  Reach out on LinkedIn to learn more.  (#514) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan Shatz, founder of SuperBiome, reveals the results of Jared's skin microbiome test live on the air, explains how germs are good, and shares how it motivated him when people told him he was too young to be a founder.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about whether GLP-1’s will be more disruptive than AI. Does it mean that we can sometimes get lost in the current ways that healthcare grows its profits and forget that society’s better off with less chronic disease?  ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES  Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.  Reach out on LinkedIn to learn more.  (#512) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jared and Adam Cherrington started cooking up the idea for this episode while sitting in the back of a shuttle bus at Swaay.Health Live. The two discuss how to keep the voice of the patient a priority, where patient experience and consumer centricity overlap, and what they’re both seeing in these areas that give them hope … and frustration.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about whole-body scans. How do they work, who are the main players, and what’s their true value in a consumer’s constellation of care?  ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES  Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.  Reach out on LinkedIn to learn more.  (#511) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SiPhox Health Co-Founder and CEO Michael Dubrovsky joins Jared at Nourishing Change to discuss the future of at-home blood testing, preventative health, and how AI is transforming health analysis. They explore how accessible testing can empower individuals to live longer, healthier lives and the innovations driving this movement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Payam Zamani, CEO and Founder of MY DR NOW, shares how you don’t need urgent care if you do primary care right, how outcomes improve when you make it easy for patients to be compliant, and whether he thinks patients using LLMs are good for business.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the Nourishing Change conference. How did the conference’s attendee mix reflect the collaboration that needs to happen to make healthcare more preventive, and how much progress is possible if you and I join the Movement? ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES  Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.  Reach out on LinkedIn to learn more.  (#509)   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kristy Roldan, VP of Growth at MDRG, joins Jared to talk about the newest ways that healthcare is happening outside of hospitals, why outlier thinking is important in consumer research, and how AI is and isn’t helping us better understand consumers’ health behavior. All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Noom’s new at-home biomarker testing. How can this latest move from correction to detection impact the quickly changing direct-to-consumer preventive space, and are we witnessing the digital front door and new patient consult transform right before our eyes?  ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES  Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.  Interested in being part of it? Contact [email protected].  (#506) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shannon Werb, CEO of Array Behavioral Care, describes what the digital entry points for mental health look like today, the downsides of investing so heavily in digital access, and what it takes to make virtual mental health actually feel personalized and trustworthy for patients.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Oura and Resmed’s new partnership. How are they creating a "wearables to care" strategy, and how can health become more preventive as more consumer devices become entry points to care?  ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES  Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.  Interested in being part of it? Contact [email protected].  (#505) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lynne Nowak, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, at Surescripts, shares highlights from their research on how clinicians feel about prior authorization, her point of view on responsible AI, and how it all ties back to better experiences for patients and clinicians.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Whoop partnering with HealthEx to offer clinician access. How does this signal the move from performance wearable to health intelligence platform, and and should we offer wearables a bigger seat at the table when building the consumer constellation of care?  ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES  Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.  Interested in being part of it? Contact [email protected].  (#504) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aasim Saeed, Founder of Amenities Health, joins Jared for real talk about building in the direct to consumer health space, why he doesn't consider the current U.S. healthcare system to be patient-centric at all, and his pivot to powering health system-based concierge and premium offerings.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the new Google Health App and Fitbit Air. Do Google’s latest health products signal a battle for the consumer health operating system, and will they make good on the promise to make health and wellness personalized, preventive, and proactive?  ANNOUNCING THE RAP COLLABORATIVE  Exciting news! We’re launching the Rap Collaborative, a curated group of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.  Interested in being part of it? Contact [email protected].  (#503) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.