HomeHero Podcast on Healthcare

Mike Townsend and Steven Richmond of HomeHero speak with Roni Zeiger, Co-Founder of Smart Patients and former Chief Health Strategist at Google, about how technology and patient input will change how we approach healthcare.

Welcome to episode #2 of the HomeHero Podcast, a show dedicated to emerging trends, challenges, and solutions to America’s rapidly growing senior population. Today we welcome Josh Luke, Ph.D., an educator, strategist and self-described "healthcare futurist." Luke draws upon his decades of knowledge as a hospital administrator, thought leader, and author to discuss: • How hospitals and healthcare facilities will seek out new options to long-term post-acute care for patients; • How hospitals are tackling the rise of readmission penalties; • The roles in-home care and technology will play in the healthcare continuum.

Show notes: Today we kick off the inaugural episode of the HomeHero Podcast, a show dedicated to emerging trends, challenges, and solutions to America’s rapidly growing senior population. We welcome Kiel Dowlin as the show’s first guest. With years of experience at companies like Castlight Health, Generator Ventures, and Cambia Health Solutions, Kiel brings a wealth of insider knowledge about the healthcare system to today’s show. We discuss: -Which areas of healthcare are seeing the most innovation and change in 2015; -How industry newcomers bring fresh perspective, solutions to the healthcare industry; -Technology’s role in the future of healthcare; -The importance of reducing readmissions to bring down healthcare costs; -The distinction between patient outcomes and patient experience.