Startup Health Now! Podcast

Brian Kalis, Managing Director of Accenture Health, discusses the digital landscape around innovation, venture and startups, what solutions he feels are still needed to be built by innovators and how Accenture Health is encouraging the development of technology through the Accenture HealthTech Challenge. GUEST: Brian Kalis, Accenture Health HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Accenture HealthTech Challenge Regional Round in NYC IN THIS EPISODE: The Digital Health Landscape Around Innovation, Venture, and Startups An Unmet Need Moonshot-Based Thinking Show Notes and Key Takeaways (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/8cab1622294e)

Health Transformer Beth Sanders, Founder and CEO of LifeBio, chats with StartUp Health Co-Founder & President, Unity Stoakes, about how LifeBio is helping people capture and share their stories in healthcare and dispenses a few words of inspiration to motivate other entrepreneurs. GUEST: Beth Sanders, LifeBio HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Studio, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: The Mission of LifeBio How LifeBio Fits into Practice Management Columbus, Ohio: A Great Place for a Startup (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/6cb512be2ce2)

In this week's episode of StartUp Health NOW! MDOps Co-founder and CEO, Avinash Kodey, talks about his background in AI, workflow automation, and how MDOps is helping health care professionals deliver smarter patient care decisions without compromising efficiency. GUEST:Avinash Kodey, MDOps HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Studio, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: A Snapshot of Avinash Kodey Explaining Workflow Automation MDops in the Field (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/7e28023460fd)

Health Transformer Teddy Hodges, co-founder and CEO of BRACEUNDER, discusses his company's cutting edge technology in the restorative and therapeutic treatment of orthopedic injury and the impact BRACEUNDER holds for the future of orthopedic medicine. GUEST: Teddy Hodges, BRACEUNDER HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Studio, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: Entrepreneurship. “It's in My Blood.” Why BRACEUNDER Was Founded The Technology Behind BRACEUNDER (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/f0d455decc5e)

Kimberly Muller, Director of CU Innovations, Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, talks about the collaboration between StartUp Health and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the unique opportunities they provide to startups as a test bed for validating and implementing health innovation. GUEST: Kimberly Muller, CU Innovations HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Studio, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: StartUp Health Colorado: A Unique Collaboration The Anschutz Medical Campus, an Extraordinary Place Providing Startups a Test Bed for Health Innovation (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/ec2fd328b185)

In this episode of StartUp Health NOW!, Health Transformer Eran Kabakov, Co-founder and CEO of Docola, discusses Docola’s mission, the StartUp Health Mindset, and his biggest challenges. GUEST: Eran Kabakov, Docola HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Studio, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: How Docola Benefits the Healthcare Professional Docola vs. Alternative Texting Apps The Docola Team Show Notes and Key Takeaways (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/9b795c43c5ed)

Brant Herman, CEO and Founder of MouthWatch, talks about the company’s mission, what he has learned through the process of pivoting MouthWatch’s original business model and his vision of improving oral health care through teledentistry. GUEST: Brant Herman, MouthWatch HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Living Room, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: The Mission of MouthWatch Learning From the Pivot Process TeleDent: Connecting Patients to Treatments Where They’re Needed (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/549638e5d564)

Ritvik Singh, Co-founder and CEO of PsyInnovations, discusses the problems faced by India’s population in accessing mental health care and the role in which his newest app, wayForward, is working to overcome these challenges. GUEST: Ritvik Singh, PsyInnovations HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Living Room, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Proven Therapy for Mental Health The Leapfrog Effect of Healthcare Innovation in India The wayForward App Show Notes and Key Takeaways (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/825041556f12)

Craig Robertson and Jim Cleffi, Managing Directors at Accenture, talk about the intersection between their life sciences and healthcare clients and the startup and broader ecosystem. This dialogue is predicated on the book Healthcare Disrupted, co-authored by their colleagues Anne O’Riordan and Jeff Elton. They also discuss the impetus for launch of the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge — part of a broader program designed to tackle some of the world’s largest healthcare challenges — bringing together industry leaders, investors and disruptors. GUEST: Craig Robertson and Jim Cleffi, Accenture HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Living Room, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY Show Notes and Key Takeaways (Access the full transcript here).

Dave Chase, Health Transformer, serial entrepreneur, author and now filmmaker, discusses his new film project “The Big Heist.” GUEST: Dave Chase, The Big Heist HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Studios, StartUp Health Village, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: “The Big Heist” Extreme Makeover Healthcare Edition Inform. Enrage. Empower. Activate. Show Notes and Key Takeaways (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/d460a7430e4a)

In this episode of StartUp Health NOW!, active investor and thought leader, Ira Brind, discusses how the politics of hospital innovation impact healthcare transformation, plus a few examples of facilities taking the risk and the value he sees in trusted peer networks. GUEST: Ira Brind, Pulse Equity Partners HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Snapshot on Ira Brind The Politics of Hospital Innovation in the Transformation of Healthcare The Value of Trusted Peer Networks (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/d4d160ba901c)

Nathan Intrator, Professor of Computer Science and Founder of Neurosteer, talks about the progress his company has made in the development of new applications for brain monitoring, the impact home monitoring will have on patients and the general population, and Israel’s evolving digital health ecosystem. GUEST: Nathan Intrator, Tel Aviv University & Neurosteer HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: The Impact of Home Monitoring Virtual and Augmented Reality As It Relates to Science and Technology Israel’s Evolving Digital Health Ecosystem (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/cdc23459bf75)

Hunter Howard, Health Transformer and President of Hormone Therapeutics, talks about the company's mission, what gets him excited about the future of healthcare and his healthcare predictions for consumers with access to new solutions like Hormone Therapeutics. GUEST: Hunter Howard, Hormone Therapeutics HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Studios, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: Hormone Therapeutics Where the Future of Healthcare Is Heading A Big Vision for Hormone Therapeutics (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/d32f0bdaf2e0)

Deborah Estrin, Professor of Computer Science and Director at the small data lab@CornellTech, chats about how “small data” — our digital patterns and interactions — can help physicians by creating a more meaningful representation of our personal health. GUEST: Deborah Estrin, Cornell Tech HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: Small Data in Healthcare The Small Data Lab at Cornell Tech The Impact of Innovation in Digital Health on People’s Lives (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/f59eb5703e9)

Artificial intelligence and predictive analytics company Hindsait is harnessing the power of AI and predictive analytics and using machine-learning techniques to analyze data to transform healthcare. Its founder & CEO, Pinaki Dasgupta, discusses this and more on this episode of StartUp Health NOW! GUEST: Pinaki Dasgupta, Hindsait HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: The Potential of IT Hindsait Misconceptions about AI

Sky Christopherson, Olympic cyclist & founder of OAthlete, discusses the mission of OAthlete, how digital technology is influencing the way athletes train and why data can be more powerful than drugs. GUEST: Sky Christopherson, OAthlete HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: How Digital Technology Is Influencing Athletic Training Data. More Powerful Than Drugs “Personal Gold” (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/f7778edd07b2)

Dr. Thomas Tsang, CEO and co­founder of Valera Health, talks about his life­transforming work going from a practicing internist to writing legislation for the Affordable Care Act, his decision to become an entrepreneur and the camaraderie found as a Healthcare Transformer. GUEST: Dr. Thomas Tsang, Valera Health HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, New York, NY ● Writing Policy Legislation; A Life­Transforming Opportunity ● The Decision to Become an Entrepreneur ● Educating, Convincing and Selling: The Early Adopters (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/5b697104d72b)

Bruno Villetelle, Chief Digital Officer, and Nicole Mowad-Nassar, Vice President of Marketing at Takeda Pharmaceutical, discuss their embarkation on a digital transformation journey; how commercial innovation is bridging the gap between industry, providers, academia and patients to coordinate care; and how large companies evolve as a result of the wave of innovation that's coming into the market. GUEST: Bruno Villetelle and Nicole Mowad-Nassar, Takeda Pharmaceutical HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Lessons Learned by Large Companies Working With Small Emerging Startups Collaborating With Takeda: Advice to the Startup Takeda in the Future (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/25d841b9e9fe)

Susannah Fox, CTO at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the Invent Health initiative and the potential she sees in the creation of new tools in and around improving innovation in health care. GUEST: Susannah Fox, HHS HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: “Invent Health” An Innovation Nation The Potential in the Creation of Tools, Through the “ Invent Health” Initiative Supporting the Invent Health Initiative

Sally Poblete, Founder & CEO of Wellthie, chats about her mission, how the Affordable Care Act has given the insurance industry an opportunity for disruption and keeping a positive mindset through the process.