HITea With Grace

Pour a strong cup for this one, because it's a wake-up call for every patient! On HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on HIT, Grace sits down with Jessica Chalk to talk about what it's really like to manage your own health story when the system doesn't.

After six years and more than $100,000 in treatment, Jessica realized she was the only one keeping track of her file. She shares what gets lost when you have to retell your history to every new provider, and why getting records that legally belong to you can still mean a form, a fee, a wait and sometimes a fax machine.

Jessica and Grace dig into:

Plus, Jessica shares her advice for women in healthcare and health IT, and tells us about her tea and the story behind her mug!

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Pour yourself a cup, because this one is full of insider insight! On HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on HIT, Grace sits down with Yvonne Bokelman, Executive Director and Advisory Board Co-Chair of MedtechWOMEN.

Yvonne has seen healthcare from just about every angle: hospital administration, health IT, consulting, global leadership at Medtronic and Zimmer Biomet, and startup CEO at Alyve Medical. She shares what each role taught her and what surprised her most about trading a big company for a startup.

We also get the scoop from MedtechVISION 2026 and its theme, "The Breakthrough Imperative: Winning in an Ever-Changing Landscape," including:

Plus, Yvonne previews what's next for MedtechWOMEN and MedtechVISION 2027, shares her advice for women in healthcare and health IT, and tells us all about her tea and the story behind her mug!

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rab a cozy mug, because this conversation is equal parts inspiring and eye-opening! On HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on HIT, Grace chats with Ellyn Winters-Robinson, APR, CEO of The Lyndall Project and AskEllyn.

Ellyn built AskEllyn two years after her own diagnosis. It was one of the first AI companions created for a single disease journey, offering emotional support for the moments after the appointment ends: in the car, at 2 a.m., or when explaining a diagnosis to your kids.

Ellyn and Grace dig into:

Plus, Ellyn opens up about being both the founder and the persona users are talking to, shares her advice for women in healthcare and health IT, and tells us about her tea and the story behind her mug!

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Grab your favorite mug, because this episode is a must-listen! On HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on HIT, Grace chats with Amy O'Brien, Senior Vice President of Growth, Post-Acute at Sound Physicians, about the future of value-based care.

Amy starts with the basics of what an ACO does and why caring for high-acuity patients is so challenging. Then the conversation turns to what's coming next:

Amy also shares the advice she'd give her younger self, the daily habits that keep her at the top of her leadership game, and words of wisdom for women in healthcare and health IT. And of course, we find out what tea she brought and the story behind her mug!

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Why do some virtual nursing programs give bedside nurses real relief while others barely make a dent? On this episode of HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on HIT, Grace sits down with Angel Bozard, MSN, RN, CENP, CAVRN, Chief Nursing Officer at VirtuAlly, to talk about what separates the two.

A JAMA Network Open analysis of 880 bedside nurses found that 57% saw no drop in workload from virtual nursing, and 10% said it made their jobs harder. At MUSC, 87% of bedside nurses said the opposite. Angel explains that the difference comes down to how each program was built. Internal programs often draw on the same short-staffed nurse pool. External partners bring in new capacity.

Angel walks through her principles for virtual nursing success:

She also shares why VirtuAlly keeps the "human in the lead" when using AI. Nurses check every piece of AI-generated data before it goes into a patient's chart. To close, Angel offers advice for women in healthcare and health IT, and tells us about the tea she brought and the story behind her mug.

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In this episode, host Grace Vinton welcomes Naseem Sayani, founder and CEO of GCWC and Director of WHAM’s Innovators Circle. They dive deep into a critical question: why does it matter who allocates capital, not just who raises it? Naseem shares her journey from incubators to founding her own fund, revealing the collaborative and abundance-driven style that sets women investors apart.

She debunks persistent myths—like the idea that women-led funds are "sweet" or that women are bad with money—and offers invaluable advice for founders: lead with the market opportunity, not just the pain point. The conversation explores the need to bridge the social capital gap, the coordinated approach behind WHAM's Innovators Circle, and her vision for redesigning venture capital from the ground up.

Tune in to hear how Naseem is building a new kind of pipeline and learn how you can be part of the change.

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After a much-needed pause, HIT Like a Girl Pod is back—and this time, Joy isn't doing it alone. Joy Rios reunites with Grace Vinton and Rebecca Love to relaunch the show as a trio: built on joy, fueled by love, and led with grace. In this first conversation, they catch up on where life has taken them—Joy's broken ankle and move to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Rebecca's deep dive into healthcare AI as a chief nursing and clinical officer; and Grace's work as a healthcare storyteller and patient advocate.

Together, they explore the leadership vacuum in healthcare, the isolation women are feeling, and the need for authentic conversations without burnout. They also introduce their new format: themed mini-series with three distinct lenses—patient, nursing, and policy & tech.

Plus: a first look at their upcoming November retreat in Puerto Vallarta for women leaders in healthcare and health IT.

Welcome back. Something new is coming.

00:00 Reunion And Welcome

04:27 Why The Show Is Back

05:01 Leadership Vacuum And Trust

07:34 Women Finding Voices Again

11:19 Authenticity Without Burnout

15:08 Grief Community And Tagline

18:48 Building The Future Together

Welcome to HITeaWithGrace, where we spill the tea on HIT.

Today I'm honored to welcome Sharon Blank, CEO of Language Scientific and RxTran - two organizations at the intersection of language access, patient safety, and pharmacy operations.

Here's something most people outside the industry don't realize: right now, pharmacists across the country are quietly using ChatGPT and Google Translate to handle prescription instructions for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients; sometimes with a liability waiver pushed onto the pharmacy. It's common, it's underregulated, and it's putting patients at risk.

Sharon has spent her career closing that gap. In this episode, she walks us through exactly where the prescription journey breaks down for LEP patients, why medication non-adherence isn't a behavior problem when you can't read the label, and what it means that 22% of U.S. hospitalizations trace back to patients not taking medications correctly.

We also dig into the regulatory wave that's coming: Washington State's ESHB 1852 goes live in January 2027 requiring pharmacies to provide instructions in at least ten languages, and New York, California, Oregon, and Nevada are already there. Sharon breaks down what pharmacy leaders need to do right now, regardless of their state.

And as a woman CEO building category authority in a space that's long been overlooked, Sharon has something to say about leading with purpose when the spotlight isn't pointed your way yet.

This one matters. Pour your tea and tune in!

Today I'm honored to welcome to the pod Olivia Osborn, Clinical AI Success Consultant at Kontakt.io. Olivia brings a rare blend of frontline and strategic experience - from her days as an EMT to leading operational transformations at Boston Children's Hospital and advising health systems nationwide with Huron Consulting - before landing at the forefront of AI-powered hospital operations.

In this episode, Olivia challenges one of the biggest myths in healthcare leadership: that operational improvement is a project with an end date. Spoiler - it's not a renovation, it's a garden. She breaks down why hospitals are especially vulnerable to operational drift, what signs tell you an optimization effort is losing steam, and how AI adds a real-time dimension that dashboards simply can't match.

Olivia also shares what thriving health systems will look like five years from now, and leaves us with some wisdom for women navigating non-linear careers in healthcare IT.

Pour your favorite tea and tune in!

In this episode of HITea, Grace welcomes Chelsie Rohrscheib, PhD, sleep expert and scientist at Wesper, whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, sleep medicine, and diagnostic innovation.

Women are diagnosed with sleep apnea at roughly half the rate of men, and yet the consequences of going undetected are just as serious. Dr. Rohrscheib is on the front lines of changing that.

Together, Grace and Dr. Rohrscheib unpack why women's sleep apnea looks so different from the textbook picture, how hormonal transitions like perimenopause dramatically raise risk at the exact moment symptoms get dismissed, and what years of undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing quietly does to cardiovascular, metabolic, and cognitive health. They also explore what's actually moving the needle: home sleep testing, wearables, and a growing shift in how primary care providers are being trained to listen differently to women.

And of course, no HITea With Grace episode would be complete without finding out what tea Dr. Rohrscheib brought to the conversation and the story behind her favorite mug.

Join us for a conversation about innovation, equity, and the sleep crisis hiding in plain sight.

Connect with Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crohrscheib/

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