In this episode our guest is Patti Demuri, a Rare Disease Patient Advocate & Educator.

We’ll be discussing:

• Demuri's background and her path to becoming a Rare Disease Patient Advocate
• What makes rare disease patients unique in how they interact with healthcare & clinicians.
• The concept of medical trauma
• How Telehealth can benefit rare disease patients

Links to Check Out:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattidemuri/

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In this episode, our guest is Dr. Tony Sterns, CEO of iRx Reminder, a company working to create technology that helps people take their medication on time and correctly. He’s also a part time professor with a background in industrial organizational psychology and engineering. He also serves as the Secretary General of the International Society of Gerontechnology which focuses on designing technology aimed at independent living and social participation for people as they age.

We’ll be discussing:

• Telemedicine trends as the healthcare industry changed to adapt to the pandemic
• Establishing opportunities in integrating digital health solutions appropriate for each patient
• The limited access to cardiac units both in geographical access and typical hours of operation
• Finding the right digital health approach
• Optimizing telehealth processes by collaborative work and trial-and-error tests

Links to Check Out:

Website: https://www.irxreminder.com/company/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonysterns/

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Tim Bilbrey, President & Co-Founder at Recovery Plus USA

In this episode, our guest is Tim Bilbrey. Tim is the President and co-founder of Recovery Plus USA, a comprehensive telehealth platform for people with chronic health conditions. Tim’s an exercise physiologist by trade with a background in cardiac rehab before venturing into digital therapeutics and remote patient monitoring.

We’ll be discussing:

• The issues behind taking treatments traditionally restricted to brick and mortar to in-home settings

• Replicating the level of care and the safety measures at home

• The transition of healthcare from a one-to-one model to a one-to-many model

• Finding the right digital health approach

• Optimizing telehealth processes by collaborative work and trial-and-error tests

Links to Check Out for Recovery Plus USA:

Website: https://www.recoveryplus.health/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/recovery-plus-h/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Recoveryplus_h

Links to Check Out for Sam:

Website: https://www.telehealtheasy.com

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Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

In this episode, our guest is Matt McBride, the CEO and co-founder of Mend, a simple, secure, integrated telehealth and patient engagement solution for the modern practice. An experienced entrepreneur, he co-founded Mend in 2015 with three best friends to revolutionize healthcare delivery. At Mend, Matt is focused on using the power of telemedicine, A.I. reminders, digital forms and more to make it easier for patients and providers to communicate.

We’ll be discussing:

• Hybrid care
• How we can move process to patients’s homes and have all the tools we need like digital forms, access to to e-signatures, and payment processes
• Nudging patients and the power of a phone call
• Improving the digital waiting room experience

Links to Check Out for Matt and Mend:

Website: https://mend.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewmcbride

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mendfamily

Links to Check Out for Sam:

Website: https://www.telehealtheasy.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/samiamlip

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlippolis

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In this episode, our guest is Dr. Kike Oduba, an infectious disease prevention and control public health physician from WellnessWits. She started WellnessWits after her own experiences convinced her that there was a need to help people with chronic, complex diseases manage their symptoms.

WellnessWits works with physicians to provide Chronic Care Management through Virtual Shared Medical Appointments. It’s really cool and one of the best innovative virtual care programs I’ve seen recently. You don’t want to miss this episode.

We’ll be discussing:

• Managing chronic disease using shared medical visits
• Patient peer to peer support
• Insurance coverage changes to include group visits
• Physician-led virtual care teams
• Confidentiality and privacy concerns for group visits
• WellnessWit platform options and support systems

Be sure to grab information about the efficacy of shared medical visits at https://www.wellnesswits.com/grouptherapeutics

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In this episode, our guest is Dr. Sherie Friedrich, PsyD. Dr. Friedrich is the Chief Psychology Officer for MediTelecare. MediTelecare serves long term care and skilled nursing centers with telemental health services. It’s an important access to behavioral health for our seniors.

Dr. Friedrch works in the capacity of Clinical Director at MediTelecare, focusing on the growth and development of the Department of Psychology. Her clinical interests include ethics, the psychological implications of trauma, personality formation, group dynamics, and lifespan development.

We’ll be discussing:

• How telehealth has changed during the pandemic
• The surprising adaptability of older adults
• Trauma informed care
• Behavioral healthcare during a pandemic

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In this episode, our guest is Shereese Maynard, an advisor, consultant, investor, and podcaster in the digital healthcare space. Shereese is the founder of Bandia FiSH and co-founder of NostraData Medical. She’s also the co-owner of HIT Like A Girl pod, a platform and community for women in the health technology industry.

What was discussed:

• What makes a digital health company attractive to investors
• What’s coming for the health tech space in the next 24 months
• The impact women have on the digital healthcare space
• The Hits Like a Girl podcast road trip

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In this episode, our guest is Dr. Matthew Sakumoto, an internal medicine physician with experience in online and in-person practice. He is currently a virtual care primary doctor out of San Francisco through the Sutter Health System. Dr. Sakumoto also does a lot of clinical informatics work with EPIC, but also making connections happen between ER docs and patients.

What was discussed:

• His background
• The biggest difference with virtual or virtual-first care
• What digital empathy means to him
• If he could fix 1 thing in healthcare, what would it be?

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