The Heart of Healthcare Podcast

From the The Heart of Healthcare Podcast vault: "You intuitively know that humans don't scale in a way that technology does. Another way to say it is doctors don't scale in a way that hardware and software do. At Forward, we had this one key realization. We realized that healthcare should be a product, not a service. We should just take every single thing that doctors and nurses are doing and just migrate it over to hardware and software" - Forward CEO Adrian Aoun https://lnkd.in/eiD-yU_G

Despite heart disease being the leading cause of death in the United States, cardiovascular care has been an overlooked opportunity in digital health.?With?1 in 3 Americans facing cardiovascular disease in their lifetime, how can innovation help turn the tide? In this week's The Heart of Healthcare Podcast, Michael Esquivel and I explore heart health in the digital age with Dr. Jeffrey Wessler, cardiologist and founder/CEO of Heartbeat Health, the nation's largest virtual-first cardiovascular company. We cover: ?If we can trust cardiovascular data from wearable devices (and what doctors call “Apple Heart Syndrome”) ?? The difference between “heart age” and “chronological age” ?? Why he’s skeptical of the remote monitoring market ?? The impact of stress on heart health and the role of inflammation ?? Why he believes GLP-1s are the best heart drugs that have ever existed ?? Practical tips for listeners to improve their cardiovascular health (including the important but often-overlooked LPA test) Listen now: - Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eawuGgav - Apple: https://lnkd.in/e2hxVnf5

It's on all of our minds... what does a Trump presidency mean for healthcare? On this week's episode, Aneesh Chopra and Steve Kraus answer all our burning questions: ?? The future of the Affordable Care Act ?? What a privatized version of Healthcare.gov could look like ?? The potential for value-based care to thrive in a bipartisan environment ♀? The challenges facing women's health and reproductive rights ?? How Medicare Advantage is facing significant financial and outcome challenges ?? Who will be the winners and losers of the next four years Listen now: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/etxVr5cF Apple: https://lnkd.in/ejKnYs3R

Keep up with healthcare news in under an hour with our monthly Digital Health Download! In this week’s episode, we cover the biggest headlines of October: ?? Findings from Bessemer Venture Partners State of Health Tech 2024 Report ?? Take-aways from the 2024 HLTH Inc. Conference ?? New “AI services as software” benchmarks ???? How election season is causing stress and anxiety ?? New data on cost savings for ACOs ?? Walmart plans to deliver prescriptions in as little as 30 ?? Oracle replacing Cerner with a new AI health record Subscribe and listen where you listen to podcasts!

Doctors are not okay.?Nearly half?of physicians in the United States experienced burnout in 2023, leading to absenteeism, reduced productivity, turnover, and many leaving the profession altogether. In this week's The Heart of Healthcare Podcast, I discuss the clinician burnout and mental health crises with two expert guests: Dr. Jessi Gold, MD MS, the first chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System and author of "How Do You Feel? One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine," and Dr. Aparna Atluru, MD, MBA, co-founder and chief medical officer of Marvin Behavioral Health, a company that provides specialized mental health care for healthcare workers. We cover: ???? The definition and symptoms of burnout, and if we should add it to the DSM ???? Gender disparities in physician mental health and suicide rates ?? The impact of technology on clinician well-being ?? Personal experiences with burnout and mental health struggles in medicine ?? Potential solutions and interventions, including specialized mental health care for healthcare workers Listen now and subscribe: - Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eFPWMSca - Apple: https://lnkd.in/e-UMumTR

Thank you Goodpods for this recognition! ?? Couldn't do it w/o my co-hosts Steve Kraus and Michael Esquivel. Subscribe to The Heart of Healthcare Podcast: https://lnkd.in/ezkpkhdi

Approximately one in five American children have a mental health condition, with many more at risk for developing one. In this week's The Heart of Healthcare Podcast episode, we talk about the youth mental health crisis with Naomi Allen, co-founder and CEO of Brightline. We cover: ?? How technology has worsened the youth mental health crisis and how it can help solve it ???????? “Families are comorbid”: Family-centered care approaches in pediatric behavioral health ?? The challenge of over-pathologizing vs. providing appropriate care ??? Strategies for parents to manage children's technology use Apple: https://lnkd.in/ezkpkhdi Spotify: https://lnkd.in/en9EvaBX

"Plan conservatively and dream optimistically.” On the latest episode of The Heart of Healthcare Podcast, Bryan Roberts and Steve Kraus have a lively conversation about the healthcare innovation ecosystem, also talking about how Bryan made his first two investments (Illumina and athenahealth). Listen here:?https://vnrk.co/3zTWwdv

Steve Kraus and I bantered (at best) on The Heart of Healthcare Podcast. My tendency towards existential angst would have titled our chat as "Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want" or "If you are explaining, you are losing" but it was a ton of fun. https://vnrk.co/3zTWwdv

Your monthly digital health download is here! Join Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA, Michael Esquivel, and Steve Kraus as they discuss this month’s news. Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eNficC44 Apple: https://lnkd.in/eDBbHwGY