HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer at Collette Health

Christine Gall. DrPH, MS, BSN (Guest):

🌐 Collette Health: https://www.collettehealth.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-gall-drph-ms-bsn-1742232

Bert Fernandez (Host):

🌐 HealthTech2Care: https://www.healthtech2care.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙️ In this episode, Dr. Christine Gall breaks down how virtual nursing spans the entire care continuum—from non‑licensed virtual observation to complex inpatient support and home‑based chronic care—and how one set of equipment can power both observation and full virtual nursing at no extra cost.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:48 What drew you to virtual nursing, and how did your path lead to Collette Health?

07:06 How do you define virtual nursing, and what does a strong model look like in practice?

13:07 What are your top recommendations for managing uncertainty when building virtual care models?

17:50 How do you balance AI and technology with the human side of care in high-acuity settings?

21:04 What support does Collette Health offer across virtual observation and virtual nursing?

23:25 What are the biggest misconceptions hospitals face when implementing virtual nursing?

27:04 Why shouldn't FTE reduction be the main metric for virtual nursing success?

30:28 What's your message to healthcare leaders thinking about the future of nursing and virtual care?

🔑 Highlights:

• "If you asked 10 people to define virtual nursing, you'd get 10 different answers."
• Virtual observation as the eyes & ears of inpatient teams, scaling into complex nursing support
• Outpatient programs powered by telemedicine, RPM, & chronic care management
• Purchase once, pilot virtual observation, then flip on virtual nursing features—no new hardware
• Move from one‑on‑one sitters to monitoring 10–12 patients per observer, driving ROI and easing workforce strain

👉 Learn more about Collette Health: https://www.collettehealth.com

📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more HealthTech2Care episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#VirtualCare #VirtualNursing #Telehealth #RPM #RemoteMonitoring #ColletteHealth #HealthTech2Care

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring David Ly, Founder & CEO of Iveda

David Ly (Guest):

🌐 Website: Iveda/IvedaCare: https://www.iveda.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david1ly

📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ivedasolution

Bert Fernandez (Host):

🌐 HealthTech2Care: https://www.healthtech2care.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode, David Ly dives into how IvedaCare's AI-driven monitoring transforms elder care—turning daily routines into reassuring updates rather than intrusive alarms. By learning patterns like waking up, brewing tea, and stepping onto a porch, the system can confirm "Mom is OK" and send simple check-ins to family members.

Instead of random alerts, caregivers receive context-rich messages that spark conversations, strengthen bonds, and improve emotional well-being for both seniors and their loved ones. David shares real-life stories from care facilities, explains how AI builds a consistent health "rhythm," and describes the value of pattern-based monitoring in keeping elders safe without sacrificing independence.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:40 What originally sparked the idea behind Iveda and IvedaCare?

03:17 What problem is IvedaCare solving for the aging-at-home and facility markets?

07:20 How does the AI-powered health kit work, and what makes it easy to implement?

14:06 What real-world impact have you seen from families and facilities using IvedaCare?

19:12 What are the broader barriers to adoption in healthcare for this type of tech?

24:01 Is a "geek squad"–style installation model part of your vision?

27:04 Where do you see smart care tech like Iveda heading next?

29:51 How can listeners explore IvedaCare and get in touch with you?

🔑 Highlights:

• How AI learns an elder's daily routine (e.g., waking at 5:30 AM, making tea, visiting the porch)
• Turning motion data into trusted, validated health signals—"Mom just finished her cup of tea"
• Reducing false alarms by focusing on pattern consistency rather than isolated events - Fostering deeper family connections through contextual updates instead of emergency alerts
• Real-world impact: stories from care facilities where technology helped seniors feel safer and more connected
• The role of AI in detecting subtle deviations from routine that could signal early health issues

👉 Learn more about IvedaCare's AI-powered elder monitoring solutions: https://www.iveda.com

🔗 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more conversations on U.S. healthcare innovation: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#HealthTech2Care #ElderCare #AI #RemoteMonitoring #IvedaCare #DigitalHealth

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Aaron Zak and Dr. Alex Grzeska, Co-Founders of RSSP Industries

Guests: Aaron Zak (Co-Founder, RSSP Industries)

🌐 Website: https://www.rsspindustries.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-zak-3b2854239

Dr. Alex Grzeska (Co-Founder & ED Physician, RSSP Industries)

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-grzeska-12b4741b7

Host: Bert Fernandez (Founder, HealthTech2Care)

🌐 Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this full-length episode, Aaron and Alex dive into the vision behind RSSP Industries' "digital fabric"—a cyber-physical system that weaves real-time patient data, transport networks, clinical workflows, and predictive analytics into one seamless, patient-centric platform. From their EMS roots to building a neural-network-inspired ontology, they share how this model bridges gaps in information flow, reduces critical delays in care (think "time to balloon" in heart attacks), and even extends beyond healthcare into industries like oil & gas.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:48 How did you two meet and what inspired the founding of RRSP Industries?

04:49 What gap between innovation and clinical practice pushed you to build RRSP?

07:56 What is a cyber physical system, and how does it help manage healthcare networks around the patient?

14:36 What is a digital fabric, and how does it connect system-level data to the patient?

17:21 Can you give a real-world example of how this digital fabric works in care coordination?

23:00 From a physician's perspective, what's the value of having this patient data at the point of care?

27:10 What areas have you started investing in with your cyber physical system?

31:10 How can someone engage with you or start prototyping a cyber physical system?

🔑 Highlights:

• Bridging pre-hospital EMS and in-hospital workflows through one interconnected network
• How a "digital twin" app on a patient's phone feeds only the data physicians need, when they need it
• Leveraging predictive models to allocate EMS crews, supplies, and rehab resources in real time
• Designing cyber-physical systems that enhance healthcare resilience—and scale to other industries
• RSSP's "operating system" approach: integrating third-party wearables, AI tools, and clinical platforms

👉 Learn more about RSSP Industries: https://www.rsspindustries.com

🔗 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more conversations with healthcare innovators: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#DigitalFabric #CyberPhysicalSystem #DigitalTwin #EMSInnovation #HealthTech2Care #RSSPIndustries #ConnectedCare #PredictiveAnalytics #HealthcareResilience

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Chandler Journey Lewis, Managing Director & Founder of 360 Social Impact Studios

Chandler (Guest):

🌐 Website: https://www.360socialimpactstudios.org

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandlerjlewis

Bert (Host):

🌐 Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode, Chandler Journey Lewis explains how 360 Social Impact Studios is reimagining the founder-investor relationship—from the ground up. Instead of pushing traditional VC paths, Chandler and his team created a new financial instrument that lets founders buy back their equity over time using revenue. The goal? Exit cleanly. Own fully. And stay mission-aligned from start to finish.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:26 What sparked the launch of 360 Social Impact Studios and how has the mission evolved?

04:02 What does it look like in action to challenge norms across geographies and sectors?

10:26 What types of companies have come out of 360, and how has healthcare responded?

15:00 What are the biggest areas of opportunity that we can find to provide tools for clinicians?

22:46 How do you see all this work connecting with ventures and deploying capital in new ways?

26:40 How do founders or partners engage with you and your team online?

🔑 Highlights:

• How 360 Social Impact Studios supports innovators beyond the check
• Why traditional VC structures don't work for purpose driven founders
• The mechanics of 360's revenue-redemption strategy
• Chandler's vision for a more human-centered, founder-first funding model
• How mission and ownership can—and should—coexist

👉 Learn more about 360's approach to impact capital: https://www.360socialimpactstudios.org

🔗 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more bold conversations with founders, funders, and healthcare innovators: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#FounderFirst #SocialImpact #HealthcareInnovation #RedeemableWarrant #MissionDriven #HealthTech2Care #StartupFinance #RevenueRedemption #HealthEquity #ImpactCapital

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Rushi Ganmukhi (CEO & Founder) and Pari (Head of Product) of Bola AI

Rushi & Pari (Guests):

Website: https://www.bola.ai

LinkedIn (Rushi): https://www.linkedin.com/in/rushi-ganmukhi-66836212a

LinkedIn (Pari): https://www.linkedin.com/in/parikatyal13

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bolaai4298

Bert (Host):

Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode, we sat down with Rushi and Pari from Bola AI to talk about what it takes to bring AI into real-world dental practices—without disrupting how they already work. They share how weeks of silent observation inside dental offices led to voice-powered workflows that have been successful in completing over 5 million notes and charts. From perio charting to ambient scribing, Bola AI is quietly tackling the documentation problem, one interaction at a time.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:25 What led you to start Bola AI and focus on dental practices?

03:59 Can you share a story where documentation slows down workflows?

07:43 Pari, can you walk through how your voice AI works in a practice?

13:10 For non-technical folks, how is the voice input actually captured?

17:14 What tends to hold dental groups back from adopting AI like Bola?

19:13 How can practices or DSOs engage with your team?

20:51 What's the biggest trend you're seeing in the market right now?

🔑 Highlights:

• Why voice AI in dental requires invisibility, not workflow redesign
• The origin story of Bola AI: no pitch decks, just listening inside real practices
• How perio charting, restorative charting, and AI scribing are each structured differently—and how Bola adapts to all
• Why "charting two days later by memory" is more common than you'd think
• What it means to support both DSOs and independent dental practices without forcing change
• The shift in adoption now that AI is part of the mainstream conversation

👉 Learn more about Bola AI and their mission to support dental teams with seamless documentation: https://www.bola.ai

🔗 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more bold conversations with healthcare and healthtech leaders driving innovation: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#VoiceAI #DentalAI #DSO #HealthTech #ClinicalDocumentation #DigitalDentistry #AmbientAI #HealthTech2Care #BolaAI

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Lalitha Ramamoorthy, Co-Founder and CEO of Hikigai

Lalitha Ramamoorthy (Guest):

Website: https://www.hikigai.ai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heplalithar0916

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HIKIGAIInc

Bert Fernandez (Host):

Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode, Lalitha Ramamoorthy shares how Hikigai is helping physicians do what they're trained to do—focus on patient care—by removing administrative friction with AI.

From her roots as a registered dietitian and health coach to co-founding Hikigai, Lalitha brings a human-first mindset to healthcare technology. We discuss how her team is supporting primary care and expanding into specialty practices like nephrology, endocrinology, and gastroenterology, while ensuring that AI works behind the scenes—customized, integrated, and designed to feel seamless.

She also shares the powerful story of how Hikigai's KOI engine helped flag a missed diagnosis of Lyme disease by surfacing key environmental data.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:28 What led you to start Hikigai?

02:26 What provider workflow issues made you build the AI platform?

08:06 How are you supporting primary care now and expanding into specialties?

10:58 What's holding practices back from adopting AI?

16:07 What AI feature are you most excited about building right now?

18:57 How can providers connect with your team or try your tools?

🔑 Highlights:

• What it means to build AI that feels like an extension of the practice team
• Why documentation is just one part of the challenge—workflow matters too
• How Hikigai is adapting its platform to support specialty practices
• The story of a Lyme disease diagnosis assisted by KOI - Why AI should support providers, not replace them
• Building trust in a market fatigued by overpromised tech

📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more conversations with healthcare and healthtech leaders: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#AIinHealthcare #HealthTech #ClinicalDocumentation #DigitalHealth #EHRIntegration #LymeDisease #KOIEngine #HealthTech2Care #Hikigai #PatientCare

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Eddie Qureshi, Founder and CEO of Rainfall Health

Eddie Qureshi (Guest):

Website: https://www.rainfallhealth.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-eddie-qureshi

Bert Fernandez (Host):

Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode, Eddie Qureshi breaks down what the new CMS TEAM model means for hospitals—and why now is the time to act.

Although the model applies to just five Medicare procedures, those procedures represent more than $3.2 billion in annual spending and nearly 20% of reimbursement for hundreds of hospitals. Hospitals on the mandated list will be responsible for coordinating full episodes of care, even after discharge. The stakes? Up to 20% in potential penalties.

Eddie shares how Rainfall Health is helping hospitals get ahead of the model through education, financial impact analysis, and AI-powered tools that make implementation manageable—no matter the size or structure of the system.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:29 Eddie's Personal Story & Why He Founded Rainfall

03:37 The CMS TEAM Model: What It Is and Why It Matters

06:22 How TEAM Impacts Rural Hospitals & Reimbursement

10:18 Breaking Into Health Systems & Building Trust

15:01 Lessons from the EHR Mandate & What's Next

🔑 Highlights:

• What the CMS TEAM model is and why it matters
• Why "five procedures" can mean 20% of hospital revenue
• What makes TEAM different from previous CMS mandates
• How Rainfall Health is helping hospitals identify financial exposure
• Why mandates are goals, not how-to manuals
• A practical playbook for getting started—especially for rural or multi-site systems

👉 Learn more about Rainfall Health: https://www.rainfallhealth.com

🔗 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more bold conversations with healthcare and healthtech leaders driving innovation and growth: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#TEAMModel #CMS #HealthTech #HospitalStrategy #HealthcareInnovation #ValueBasedCare #RainfallHealth #HealthTech2Care

Podcast featuring Robert ("Bob") Baurys, Founder of 83bar

Bob (Guest):

🌐 Website: https://www.83bar.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baurys

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@83bar

Bert (Host):

🌐 Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode, Bob from 83bar explains why improving healthcare access starts long before the patient reaches the front desk.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:29 From Concierge Care to 83bar's Founding

05:58 Why Med Device & Pharma Needed a New Model

10:18 Fixing the Broken Patient Journey

15:04 Inside the Patient Activation Playbook

20:06 Real-World Impact: 3M+ Patients Navigated

25:50 Working with 83bar: Try Before You Buy

🔑 Highlights: - Why the traditional patient journey leaves patients lost - The critical role nurses play before patients ever reach care - 83bar's LEAN framework for patient activation (Learn, Educate, Activate, Navigate) - What healthcare can learn from empowering patients earlier - Why scheduling within 72 hours can make or break patient follow-through

👉 Learn more about 83bar's mission to bring you the right patients, at the right time, at the right place: https://www.83bar.com

🔗 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more bold conversations with healthcare and healthtech leaders driving innovation and growth: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care #HealthcareInnovation #PatientActivation #PatientAccess #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #ClinicalTrials #PatientExperience #HealthTech2Care

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Mustafa Dinani, CEO & Co-Founder of Navierre

Mustafa (Guest): Website: https://www.navierre.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-dinani-71b390156

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@navierre

Bert (Host): Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode of Rethinking Health Systems: Reefs and Care, Mustafa explains why U.S. healthcare isn't just broken—it's a fragmented reef.

⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro

00:20 Why Mustafa Started Navierre

04:57 What's Broken for Insurers, Providers, and Patients

07:22 The Healthy Reef Model Explained

11:22 Real-World Examples of the Healthy Reef

15:04 Why Adoption Is Slow

20:06 How Navierre Tackles Misaligned Incentives

24:10 How to Connect with Navierre

🔑 Highlights: - How life insurers are driving the future of long-term health (and why health insurers aren't) - The "healthy reef" model: a powerful analogy for connecting insurers, providers, and patients - Navierre's multi-sided platform approach—and why point solutions fall short - Their free top-of-funnel value helping providers get discovered without friction - Why healthcare must stop thinking in one-year cycles and start thinking in decades

👉 Learn more about Navierre's mission to build healthier, more connected care ecosystems: https://www.navierre.com

🔗 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more bold conversations with healthcare and healthtech leaders driving innovation and growth: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#HealthcareInnovation #HealthSystems #CareCoordination #ValueBasedCare #PatientExperience #InsuranceInnovation #FutureOfHealthcare #HealthcareTransformation