Reimagining Healthcare

Today I continue the discussion with Christian Doran, founder & CEO of RecoveryVR, a virtual reality platform supporting physical rehab, pain management and mental health therapy.

This episode is Part 2 of 2 of the interview with Chrstian.  You can find Part A here: https://healthtechx.com.au/podcasts/a-virtual-open-world-reality-and-its-impact-on-healthcare-christian-doran/

Christian comes from a film making background and is dedicated to building a VR health product that has impact in peoples lives. In this first of two parts, we cover ground on a fascinating field of Virtual Reality, Open Worlds and how this is Enhancing the relationship between clients, their providers and supporting peer groups supporting physical rehab, pain management and even mental health therapy.

This discussion works through the client experience, the patient experience and how innovators are adopting Virtual Reality. Let’s jump in!

 

Key takeaways:

1. What is Open World Virtual Reality and how does it apply to Healthcare

2. Combining different skills/ experience into health tech such as Film Making and Open World Gaming

3. What aspects of pain management, rehab and mental health can immediately benefit from the current state of Virtual Reality and RecoveryVR

4. How can healthcare practitioners enhance their client engagement and therapeutic models of care with Virtual Reality

5. What will healthcare looks like within Virtual Reality in the near future 

 

Resources and links:

• RecoveryVR

• Follow Christian on LinkedIn
  
  

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare

• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn

• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

• Follow HealthTechX on Instagram

• Follow HealthTechX on Meetup

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Today I’m speaking with Christian Doran, founder & CEO of RecoveryVR, a virtual reality platform supporting physical rehab, pain management and mental health therapy.

Christian comes from a film making background and is dedicated to building a VR health product that has impact in peoples lives. In this first of two parts, we cover ground on a fascinating field of Virtual Reality, Open Worlds and how this is Enhancing the relationship between clients, their providers and supporting peer groups supporting physical rehab, pain management and even mental health therapy.

This discussion works through the client experience, the patient experience and how innovators are adopting Virtual Reality. Let’s jump in!

 

Key takeaways:

1. What is Open World Virtual Reality and how does it apply to Healthcare

2. Combining different skills/ experience into health tech such as Film Making and Open World Gaming

3. What aspects of pain management, rehab and mental health can immediately benefit from the current state of Virtual Reality and RecoveryVR

4. How can healthcare practitioners enhance their client engagement and therapeutic models of care with Virtual Reality

5. What will healthcare looks like within Virtual Reality in the near future 

 

Resources and links:

• RecoveryVR

• Follow Christian on LinkedIn
  
  

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare

• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn

• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

• Follow HealthTechX on Instagram

• Follow HealthTechX on Meetup

LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthtechx/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nic is the founder of Midnight Health, a digital healthcare startup on a mission to develop a complete healthcare ecosystem that consolidates the fragmented patient experience and improves accessibility to care. Their first two brands Youly and Stagger have seen over 14,000 patients and in November 2021 they raised $4mil from nib.

Today I’m speaking with Nic Blair, Founder of Midnight Health, a digital healthcare start up on a mission to develop a complete healthcare ecosystem.

Nic shares the journey into healthcare and healthtech having come from a successful digital agency and marketing background and his thoughts on branding and sub branding to speak specifically with patients on the types of issues they’re interested whilst delivering digital first and low barriers to entry healthcare services to them.

To this end we unpack two sub-brands currently offered to younger males and females respectively in support of a number of key and relevant healthcare issues that has resulted in Midnight Health having seen over 14,000 patients since launching in November 2021.

We also look to the future with their soon to be released Hub Health, Microbiome precision health strategy and the potential with CBD Oils to support chronic disease.

Some key discussion elements:

1. What is the importance of a connected ecosystem in healthcare

2. What role do digital platforms play in improving accessibility for people to healthcare services

3. Raising capital for a digital healthcare/ health tech start up
4. The value of bringining non healthcare backgrounds to launching health tech startus

Resources and links:

• Midnight Health website

• Follow Nic on LinkedIn

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare

• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn

• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

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Adam Zein is the Founder of Patient Plus, a health-tech start-up, driven to deliver innovative digital products for healthcare sectors. 

In today's episode, Adam shares his motivation for developing digital tools to assist healthcare practices, across areas such as clinical engagement and administrative functions. Plus, Adam details his thoughts on the future of digital data capturing and distribution, and what this means in the ever-evolving world of healthcare. 

 

Key takeaways:

1. Patient Plus is a health-tech start-up, delivering innovative digital products for the healthcare sector. 
2. Digital data capturing expands past patient registration, and implementation throughout your healthcare business can create improvements in clinic management, administration, and client engagement. 

 

Resources and links:

• Patient Plus website

 

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare
• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn
• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

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Dr Joseph Mocanu is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Verge HealthTech Fund. Verge is a fund focused on investing in seed-stage healthcare technology companies.

In today's episode, Joseph talks us through his background in investing and how this led to starting Verge. He shares the importance of purpose-driven, founder-friendly health tech funds, and details exactly what Verge is focused on investing in. Plus, Joseph's insight into the problems in health that Verge is trying to address, and the skills that founders need to bring it all together.

 

Key takeaways:

1. Verge is an investment fund focused on seed-stage healthcare technology companies relevant to emerging markets.
2. Verge is primarily looking to invest in companies that are focusing on solving a worthwhile health-related problem, and is led by founders with the right skills and chemistry.
3. The best time to seek investment is when you don't need the money so that you can take the time to get to know your investors and make sure you and your company can work well with them.

 

Resources and links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmocanu/
• https://www.vergehc.com/

 

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare
• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn
• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

 

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Michael Wang is a Co-founder and CEO of Telecare, one of the largest virtual healthcare clinics in Australia. Telecare provides accessible, affordable, and efficient healthcare across specialist and allied health fields.

In today's episode, Michael details his journey in starting a virtual clinic, and how Telecare is combining business, technology, and medicine to provide a digital-first healthcare service experience that makes things easier for everyone involved. Michael also talks about the catalysts that inspired Telecare, and the ways that healthcare practice owners can improve their processes by removing tedious activities. 

 

Key takeaways:

1. Telecare is a digital-first healthcare clinic that is digitising the communication process between patients, specialists, and referrers, to remove the need for outdated technology such as faxes and smooth the private practice pipeline.
2. COVID-19 has increased the demand for digital options, including Telehealth appointments, and Telecare is helping practitioners with this transition by providing a digital virtual clinic.

 

Resources and links:

• Telecare website
• Connect with Michael Wang on LinkedIn

 

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare
• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn
• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

 

LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthtechx/

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Paul Wright is a Physiotherapist, and the author of the Amazon best-seller "How to Run a One Minute Practice". He's also the Founder of Practiceology, a program designed to help health business owners enjoy their lives by working less, earning more, and focusing on what matters.

In today's episode, Paul shares his observations on the challenges of owning an allied healthcare business, and how overcoming those challenges helped him to write "How to Run a One Minute Practice". Paul also talks us through the key reasons why a healthcare business will succeed, and why his one-minute practice software can ensure that a modern healthcare business operates efficiently. Plus, Paul introduces us to the different support systems available within his Practiceology members community, and how they help business owners focus on key success factors.

 

Key takeaways:

1. The One Minute practice is a methodology that empowers business owners to reclaim their free time by ensuring that their practice is built on processes that can function smoothly whether they're there or not.
2. It's not enough to want to own a business, you have to think where the demand is, and determine if you can service demand in a profitable way.

 

Resources and links:

• One Minute Practice website
• Practiceology website
• Follow Paul Wright on LinkedIn

 

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare
• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn
• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

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Rochelle Mutton is a senior Occupational Therapist and the Founder of Motivate Kids, a digital-first OT healthcare service provider which works with kids in Australia’s disability sector. Plus, Tim Wilson, Co-founder and Director of Snapforms is back to share his insight as a health-tech software provider.

In this episode, Rochelle and Tim discuss the growing number of practice owners who recognise the need to future-proof their allied healthcare practices and how they can use a digital first approach to do so. We showcase Rochelle’s story from a healthcare professional's viewpoint and compare it to Tim’s mindset as a healthtech service provider.

 

Key takeaways:

1. Motivate Kids is an Occupational Therapy service provider that works primarily with children in the disability sector and focuses on connection, consistency, and compassion.
2. Snapforms is an online form builder that allows healthcare providers to create, share, and collect data to support healthcare workflows.
3. Digitising forms in a clinical setting, from intake forms for new patients to hiring new staff, can significantly improve efficiency and clarity in collecting information.

 

Resources and links:

• Motivate Kids Website
• Snapforms Website

 

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare
• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn
• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthtechx/

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Travis Brunn, Rob Hydomako, and Eric Gartner are physiotherapists and Co-founders of SimpleSet, a digital health rehabilitation app that connects healthcare professionals with clients. They’ve each worked as physios for over 12 years, and founded SimpleSet 10 years ago to improve communication between clinicians and patients.

In today’s episode, the boys discuss life as physios and digital health-tech founders, and how their app tackles the problems they faced as healthcare professionals. We talk through SimpleSet’s key features, and discuss the benefits for both clients and clinicians. Plus, an insight into the future of SimpleSet, and its potential uses in the broader healthcare world.

 

Key takeaways:

1. SimpleSet is a complete suite of exercise prescription and patient engagement tools for physiotherapists and exercise professionals. It was designed by physiotherapists to ensure the maximum effectiveness in a clinical setting.
2. SimpleSet helps you to be a more impactful exercise educator and helps your patients to be more successful in their rehabilitation. It fits a variety of needs, including to improve patient understanding and communication, even outside of a clinical session.

 

Resources and links:

• SimpleSet Website
• Eric Gartner on LinkedIn

 

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare
• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn
• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthtechx/

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Hugo Richards is the Co-founder and CEO of Dystech, an evidence-based online literacy measurement and dyslexia screening platform powered by artificial intelligence.

Hugo believes all problems have solutions; sometimes they just take a long time to find. But with advances in technology and artificial intelligence (AI), suddenly our human brains and problem-solving capabilities are far less limited. In this episode, Hugo discusses this passion and what digital health innovation can offer the speech pathology, literacy and dyslexia sectors across healthcare and education.

 

Key takeaways:

1. Dystec has built a client engagement framework that helps track, monitor and evaluate success post initial assessment.
2. This could make a significant and meaningful impact on families around the world who are supporting their children toward improvements and achievement of their own goals.

 

Connect:

• Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare
• Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn
• Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthtechx/

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