Health equity is a topic that should always be on trend, and this episode of Bite the Orange is the perfect way to understand what it is and its importance.

Dr. Kate Merton, from Chicago ARC, stopped by to share her valuable two cents on this matter. She explains how Chicago ARC works to improve the startup environment with the thought of always giving back to the communities. Innovation can come from anywhere, and more importantly, Chicago ARC has studied what is going on in Israel to bring their best ideas and develop them in the United States. Kate talks about future projects and how the organization is partnering with other individuals and companies to leverage technology for a brighter, better healthcare future. Entrepreneurship can be hard in healthcare, but Chicago ARC can be your right hand in this process.

Tune in to this episode and don’t be afraid to bite the orange with their help!

VEDA is getting patients the information they need and directing them to the right type of care.

In this episode of Bite the Orange, Meghan Gaffney, CEO and co-founder of VEDA Data, talks about how she’s working to innovate healthcare data infrastructure and make it work better for providers and patients. Thanks to outdated databases, finding providers on your health plan can be a difficult process, causing delays and driving up costs in healthcare. Meghan explains how VEDA Data has two different offerings, Velocity and Quantym, for health plans to improve speed and efficiency in their data infrastructure so their members have access to complete, built-out networks. She discusses three case studies around automation and accuracy improving data quality, user experience, compliance, and cost savings, which can be found on VEDA’s website.

Tune in to this episode to learn how Meghan’s work at VEDA is helping health plans innovate and improve their data infrastructure to provide better care!

Mobility is something that can make or break an individual.

In this episode, Ahmad Alghazi, founder and CEO of CAN Mobilities, talks about a smart walking cane that helps you to stay safe and mobile, quantifies your mobility, and unlocks different care programs for you. After witnessing how limited mobility impacted his grandmother’s quality of life and independence, Ahmad created the smart walking cane as a mobility solution for different populations with these types of conditions and challenges. The device has several integrated sensors that collect data to prevent falls, manage mobility-related chronic conditions, and/or monitor recovery after surgery or injury. He explains how the cane seeks to reduce the stigma of using one, improving safety, quantifying mobility through continuous gait monitoring, and providing classes fit for people’s needs based on their underlying medical conditions through different partnerships.

Tune in to this episode to learn about how CAN Mobilities is unlocking mobility solutions for many people!

Patients are craving the implementation of new technologies in healthcare, that is a fact.

This episode of Bite The Orange features a great friend of our host, someone that has been incredibly inspiring, and we know you will be too. Dr. Paul Wright is with us to share his journey in the healthcare industry and especially his interest in digital health. Paul’s passion for innovation in the digital landscape is tangible when he emphasizes that it is not being used to its full potential in healthcare. One way to get into the healthcare system is by implementing technology that is targeted to a specific audience. Dr. Paul also reflects on the education level in the country right now and how his thoughts on digital health merge with what he teaches.

We are so happy and honored to have had our good friend Dr. Paul on the show, we hope you enjoyed this episode!

Welcome to the first episode of the Bite the Orange Podcast!

In this episode, we are honored to feature someone that has impacted many careers, but especially our host, Dr. Emmanuel Fombu’s trajectory in healthcare. Dr. David describes himself as a mad inventor, with 80 US patents, more of them foreign, and a whole library of published abstracts and peer-reviewed articles. He is also an incredible entrepreneur and innovator, who has sold several companies and now is leading AliveCor, and he goes deep into his entrepreneurial journey in this conversation. They talk about KardiaMobile 6L, its innovative solutions, and how it’s improving patients’ health. Together, they also discuss access and the future of medicine, specifically in the cardiovascular field.

Tune in to this wonderful episode full of advice from one of the biggest in the industry!

Join Dr. Manny Fombu as he embarks on a voyage to find the future of healthcare interlaced with digital innovations and technology on Bite the Orange Podcast. Together we can make the future of outcomes-based healthcare driven by innovative technologies a reality.

Stay tuned to the Bite the Orange episodes, coming soon!