Digital Thoughts Podcast

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Mark Copeland is the Vice President of sales at 3T Medical Systems (3TM). They partner with healthcare institutions to enhance the delivery of care, improve patient health, and reduce costs. 3TM products are primarily focused on the needs of clinical specialists (anesthesiologists, operating room nurses, sterile processing staff, infection prevention specialists, and surgeons) who perform highly specialized surgical procedures. This has earned 3TM trusted relationships with hundreds of hospitals, integrated delivery networks (IDNs) and Veterans’ Affairs (VA) facilities, which has led to a continual expansion of products to serve other surgical requirements.

In this episode, Mark talks about:

* How do they evaluate a product

* How do you get your first buyer

* Why going after big systems first is not always successful

* How you messaging needs to change based on who you are talking to

How to reach Mark:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-copeland-50712b4/

* 3T Medical Systems: https://3tmedical.com/

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Things referenced in the episode:

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

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We are now accepting sponsors! So if you or anyone you know is interested please click the link below.

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

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Eric Demers is the CEO of Madaket Health. Madaket Health provides one platforms to help your practice with credentialing, licensing, and verification data integration. Their Provider Data Management (PDM) platform gives you full control of your healthcare administrative ops.

In this episode, Eric talks about:

* How does Madaket help practices automate administrative tasks

* How far healthcare has come from a technology perspective

* Challenges with provider data management

* How AI/ML will help healthcare

* How to setup up your startup for success

How to reach Eric:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericdemers/

* Madaket Health: https://www.madakethealth.com

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Things referenced in the episode:

* Primary care doctors would need more than 24 hours in a day to provide recommended care: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/primary-care-doctors-would-need-more-24-hours-day-provide-recommended-care

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

Let’s support others:

Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.

Here is a charity I donate to

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How can you support me:

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

We are now accepting sponsor!s So if you or anyone you know is interested please click the link below.

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Aaron Neiderhiser and Jorge (Coco) Zuloagais are the Co-Founders of Tuva Health. Tuva Health is on a mission to accelerate the creation of high-quality evidence and AI from healthcare data. The foundation of their work is the Tuva Project - an open source knowledge base, code base, and community for healthcare data people.

In this episode, Aaron and Coco talks about:

* Why did they start Tuva Health

* Why did they make their technology open source

* Why is it important to have a standardized data model

* How can AI/ML help healthcare once data is standardized

How to reach Aaron and Coco:

* Aaron’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronneiderhiser/

* Coco’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorge-zuloaga/

* Tuva Health: https://tuvahealth.com/

* The Tuva Project: https://thetuvaproject.com/

* Personal Website:

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/publish/post/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

Let’s support others:

Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.

Here is a charity I donate to

or donate to a charity of your choice. A little bit goes a long way.

How can you support me:

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Jon Lee is the Co-Founder of Next Degree. Next Degree is the next-generation job search for healthcare professionals building careers they love, in clinic and beyond. Get personalized matches, whether you’re an allied health professional, nurse, or physician. Next Degree is backed by notable healthcare and tech angel investors and is currently in private beta. Sign up for our waitlist at nextdegree.org

In this episode, Jon talks about:

* His wild journey to becoming the founder of Next Degree

* Why having a clinician in your startup is important

* Why creating a culture of innovation will bring/keep clinicians in healthcare

* Helping clinicians realize they are good enough

How to reach Jon:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonleept/

* Next Degree: https://www.nextdegree.org/

* Blog: https://blog.nextdegree.org/

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Things referenced in the episode:

* Reg Metrics: https://www.reg-metrics.com/

* Clinical Entrepreneur Programme: https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/clinical-entrepreneur-programme/

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

How can you support others:

Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.

Here is a charity I donate to

or donate to a charity of your choice. A little bit goes a long way.

How can you support me:

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Rachel Brown is Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Titan Intake. Titan Intake helps their customers save time, increase revenue, and accelerate patient care by streamlining the referral process.

In this episode, Rachel talks about:

* Being a solo founder vs. having co-founders

* Why optimizing the patient intake process is important

* How they validate their solution by being customer driven

* How they got their first customers

How to reach Rachel:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-brown-6a340114a/

* Email: [email protected]

* Titan Intake: https://www.titanintake.com/

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

How can you support others:

Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.

Here is a charity I donate to

or donate to a charity of your choice. A little bit goes a long way.

How can you support me:

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Mircea Popa is the CEO and Co-Founder at Medicai. Medicai has created a medical imaging infrastructure for those who build the future of healthcare

Their decentralized cloud based infrastructure (PACS, VNA and exchange) enables secure and compliant imaging data management. With Medicai, healthcare providers improve patient outcomes and collaborate with ease.

In this episode, Mircea talks about:

* Is healthcare ready for AI?

* Why did they pivot away from AI

* Why they want to create a highway for imaging data

* Finding product market fit

How to reach Mircea:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mircea-popa-medicai/

* Medicai: https://www.medicai.io/

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

How can you support others:

Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.

Here is a charity I donate to

or donate to a charity of your choice. A little bit goes a long way.

How can you support me:

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Rik Renard is the Co-Author of CareOps and Director of Clinical Strategy at Awell (NOT Amwell).

With CareOps they want to bring the worlds of clinical experts, clinical operations, software engineering, product management and medical compliance together around the practices and processes to build, operate and optimize software powered care flows that drive outcomes improvements for patients and efficiencies in care delivery.

Awell is a low-code platform used by clinical and product teams to design clinical workflows and integrate them into their tech stack. With Awell, care organizations automate routine clinical tasks, synchronize data between systems and drive seamless coordination between care teams and patients. Awell’s customers have improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients across a wide array of medical conditions. They achieved results such as a 50% increase in care team capacity, a 40% reduction in length of stay, and a 25% reduction in emergency room admissions.

In this episode, Rik talks about:

* What are healthcare organizations looking for

* Why automating clinical workflows can make a large impact

* Why collaboration is key to advancing healthtech

* How to get your first customers

* How to educate the market and create brand recognition to gain trust

How to reach Rik:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rik-renard/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/rikrenard

* CareOps: https://www.careops.org/

* Awell: https://www.awellhealth.com/

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Things referenced in the episode:

* Health Tech Nerds: https://www.healthtechnerds.com/

* The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win: https://amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/0988262592

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

How can you support others:

Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.

Here is a charity I donate to

or donate to a charity of your choice. A little bit goes a long way.

How can you support me:

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Carine Carmy is CEO & Co-Founder at Origin. Origin is a leading provider of pelvic floor and whole-body physical therapy with a specialized focus on pregnancy, postpartum, menopause, and sexual health. Origin offers virtual and in-person PT sessions, covered by insurance and supported by proprietary exercise programs, educational content, and community experiences.

In this episode, Carine talks about:

* Why she started Origin

* Consumerization of healthcare and telehealth

* How they got insurance companies to buy in to Origin

* What she’s learned in her time working with startups

How to reach Carine:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinecarmy/

* Company: https://www.theoriginway.com/

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Things referenced in the episode:

* Blueberry - https://blueberrypediatrics.com/

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

How can you support others:

Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.

Here is a charity I donate to

or donate to a charity of your choice. A little bit goes a long way.

How can you support me:

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Christopher Kunney is the managing partner at IOTECH Consulting.

In this episode, Christopher talks about:

* How to set up a culture of innovation

* Why IT should be looked as a utility

* How do you evaluate a digital health solution

* How health tech companies get customers

How to reach Christopher:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherkunney/

* Podcast: Straight Outta Health IT

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Things referenced in the episode:

* Healthcare cyber security attacks (HHS): https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Lauralea Tanner is the CEO of CHT Holdings LLC. CHT Holdings blends the steadfast reliability of their tried-and-true revenue cycle principles with their action-oriented approach and get-it-done mentality. In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, they stand as a reliable partner, offering tailored solutions to startups and established companies alike. With a proven track record of delivering results, they navigate the complexities of technology and healthcare revenue cycle with precision and efficiency.

In this episode, Lauralea talks about:

* How a poor financial experience can affect the patient experience

* What is revenue cycle management (RCM) compassion

* How technology can help in healthcare

* How to train the leaders of tomorrow

How to reach Lauralea:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraleatanner/

* Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cht-holdings-llc/about/

How to reach Zain:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/

* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/

Links to other platforms to listen:

* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link

* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link

* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast

* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”

* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on there

Things referenced in the episode:

Music used:

* Daystar - Sugar Cookie

Thank you so much for your support!

How can you support others:

Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.

Here is a charity I donate to

or donate to a charity of your choice. A little bit goes a long way.

How can you support me:

If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free

* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this

* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.

You can connect with me on LinkedIn!

If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!

I hope you have a great day!

If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!