Improving the mental healthcare experience can be done through the use of technology.

In this episode of Bite the Orange, we are joined by Jonathan Knights, Head Of Applied Science at Mindstrong, an end-to-end digital healthcare provider focused on upgrading mental healthcare with technology and a twist: using a human-centric approach. Mindstrong improves patients’ access to care by using digital tools and technology to enhance therapy sessions and make information available. This way, clinicians and members can manage their mental healthcare seamlessly. Jonathan explains how Mindtstrong uses a measurement-based care system to personalize which particular service someone needs to achieve a symptom-reduction goal. He discusses what he calls active-passive data collecting and the importance of integrating research into care in real time.

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There are still great barriers to participating in clinical trials, which need to be brought down!

In this episode of Bite the Orange, we have Brad Hightower, CEO of Hightower Clinical, a company focused on increasing access to clinical trials by creating community partnerships and reaching out to physicians, hospitals, and medical groups to offer no-cost research infrastructure. Brad talks about his mission and how Hightower Clinical works with enrolled patients, ensuring they are informed about all the risks and benefits of participating in a clinical trial. Challenges like overestimations of patients in sites, qualifications, diversity, and location are some of the barriers that Hightower Clinical is working to improve, and Brad explains exactly how through examples. He also shares his thoughts on decentralized clinical trials and technology’s role in them, sharing his company’s experience on the matter, flexibility, and what he calls "low-tech" DCTs.

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The train has left the station to value-based care, and through digital therapeutics, Kaia is well on its way there!

In this episode of Bite the Orange, we are glad to talk with Nigel Ohrenstein, president of Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company with value-based treatments for musculoskeletal conditions, long-term COVID, and COPD. Nigel considers himself a recovered lawyer and an entrepreneur in healthcare, seeking to have a transformative impact in the industry by making clinically proven digital therapeutics available to people. Nigel explains digital therapy and how Kaia approaches it using motion technology through a patient’s phone camera, enabling high-quality, clinically excellent, physical therapy at home. He shares insights on how to access Kaia and the inner workings and challenges of the company’s path toward its value-based care mission.

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There is something to have in mind when you work in the clinical trial space: we all are patients at some point in our lives.

In this episode of Bite the Orange, we are happy to have Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance Co-Chair Craig Lipset on the show. As a patient with pulmonary sarcoidosis himself, Craig has let his experience influence his work in clinical trials around patient engagement and centricity, enabling access to their health data in the studies they participate in. Craig explains his condition, shares insights into some of his work inspired by his patient journey, and touches on sore points the clinical trial space faces regarding cost and innovation. He also speaks about what the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance is and how anyone can learn about the initiatives in the organization.

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VR has a huge role to play in the future of healthcare and many still don’t know much about it.

In this episode of Bite the Orange, we are glad to have digital health expert Denise Silber on the show. She is the founder of Basil Strategies, a digital health communications consultancy company, and the co-founder of VRforHealth, an online platform expanding access to the wellness and therapeutic uses of Virtual Reality. After her first experience with a VR headset, Denise immediately realized the potential of VR technology in healthcare. She talks about digital health innovations and how VRforHealth is connecting healthcare companies’ decision-makers to innovative VR solutions, facilitating their adoption and integration within their systems. Additionally, having had experience with other health systems like the French and the American ones, she discusses differences and similarities in the way they adopt digital health innovations.

Tune in to learn about how Denise has witnessed VR technologies come a long way and how she is spreading awareness of the potential they have to improve many different areas of healthcare!

How is it in healthcare that so much vital information is lost, buried, locked, or out of reach?

In this episode of Bite the Orange, we are excited to have Aaron Liebtag on the show. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pentavere, a digital health company that has developed an artificial intelligence engine that provides insights from buried information within clinical documentation to help improve health outcomes. A tragedy his co-founder suffered that could’ve been avoided if the relevant information hadn’t been missed by the corresponding care team made the duo realize the magnitude of the unsolved problem healthcare had. After thorough research, Aaron and his colleague founded Pentavere and developed the Darwen AI platform, which uses AI and ML to curate, organize, catalog, and analyze information buried in unstructured clinical documentation, and validate it against peer-reviewed publications. Throughout this conversation, Aaron talks not only about how this technology can solve the problem they first targeted but also be applied to many other areas like patient identification, clinical trials, and even commercial pharma.

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There is so much outdated provider information out there.

In this episode of Bite the Orange, we are joyful to have Kit Kieling on the show. He is the founder and president of Orderly Health, a startup company that uses AI and machine learning to automate and improve provider data workflows across the healthcare ecosystem. Orderly started as a patient navigation tool, but they made a wise decision that would pivot the company and bring them to where they are today. Provider directory data across healthcare is widely inaccurate and so Orderly created software that allows providers and payers to input data in various formats and organizes it within its system. Kit talks about the importance and the value of accurate provider information within healthcare and also shares the journey he’s had with Orderly from the very beginning.

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What does it take to really understand population health?

In this episode of Bite the Orange, we have the privilege of having Gretchen Shanofsky on the show. She is an independent consultant that collaborates with organizations to develop programs and services that improve healthcare costs and outcomes in vulnerable populations. She explains what population health is and what it entails in our industry. Considering social determinants of health, population health can be a proactive way to address the care required by some. Gretchen also reflects on innovation and the role of several stakeholders in it, the adoption of technology by the senior population, and newer health services that rose from the pandemic. Healthcare’s on its way to evolving into something more personalized, and that’s exciting!

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Investing in your own health is not about avoiding death; it's about living your life.

In this episode, William Cooper, founder and chairman at PRIMO Health Partners, talks about how PRIMO is changing the game with their telemedicine platform offering low-cost access to second opinions from specialists and virtual primary care to everyday people. For some users, access to healthcare can be obstructed by cost, and PRIMO provides alternatives for them to get various health benefits and services for a lower-than-average price with the possibility to include seven family members. Dr. Cooper breaks down the benefits of subscribing to PRIMO Health Partners and PRIMO Healthcare, detailing each of the services and explaining how, as a user, one could earn money back from it. He also speaks of the importance of investing time, money, thoughts, and actions into their own healthcare.

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Think of Sesame as the Expedia of healthcare services.

In this episode, Dr. Michael Botta, co-founder, and president at Sesame, talks about this health services marketplace platform that works with thousands of clinicians across the country for a combination of in-person and telehealth care services. Sesame has the infrastructure to connect patients and clinicians with transparent, affordable pricing for prepaid rates, helping those who are concerned about regular visit costs or getting a surprise bill in the mail. Michael breaks down how Sesame works in a consumer-friendly way and with different tier services as an alternative model for patients regarding insurance companies. Not only is Sesame life-changing for patients, but also for clinicians as their business model can change for the better with the use of this platform.

Tune in to this episode to learn more about Sesame and the many offerings they have for a better healthcare experience!