The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare

Meg speaks with Jayme Ambrose, CEO of Adobe Care & Wellness, an innovative healthcare solution company that focuses on customizing programs for insurance groups, providers, hospitals, and families.

Meg and Jayme discuss Jayme’s background as a psychiatric nurse and workers compensation case manager; Adobe’s focus on social determinants and proactive care; the inverse relationship between quality of life and health costs; health access for the rural community; Adobe’s “human touch” mission; their app, Maslow; the “Nurse Mindset;” and much more. 

About Jayme Ambrose:

Jayme Ambrose is CEO of Adobe Care & Wellness, an innovative healthcare solution company that focuses on customizing programs for insurance groups, providers, hospitals, and families. Adobe Care & Wellness germinated from a class project for her doctorate, in which Jayme created a holistic and integrative healthcare model. In 2021, Jayme received Phoenix Business Journal’s Health Care Heroes Award for the Innovator category.

Prior to launching Adobe Care and Wellness, Jayme was the Vice President of Clinical Services at The Beech Group. She is a member of the Case Management Society of America and was previously a board member. Jayme is also an active member of the Arizona Nursing Association. Jayme holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s of Science in Nursing from Arizona State University, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve University.

Further Reading: 

Adobe Care & Wellness

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

HEI

Health Current, AZ

A Woman of No Importance

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, and Wendy Nielsen.

Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

©2022 The Krinsky Company

On the first episode of Season 2 of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg Escobosa is joined by Eileen Maus, CEO of Renovia Inc.

Meg and Eileen discuss the inspiration for Eileen’s passion for women’s health, starting a career in healthcare in the 80’s and 90’s, and the truth about urinary incontinence and its stigmatization. They also talk about the unique benefits of digital therapeutics compared to traditional therapies, how Covid drove a major innovation in Renovia’s approach to clinical trials, the unique benefits of a women-led organization, and optimism’s role in entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Eileen Maus, CEO of Renovia, Inc., brings 20 years of healthcare experience to Renovia, a women-led company developing digital therapeutics for women’s pelvic floor disorders. Renovia’s flagship product, the leva® Pelvic Health System, is an FDA-cleared prescription device that can help women strengthen their pelvic floor muscles effectively to treat stress, mixed, and urgency urinary incontinence, including overactive bladder.

Eileen grew her passion for women’s health at CYTYC Corporation, which is now Hologic, where as Vice President of Commercial Operations in the Surgical Division, she was a key contributor to its rapid growth from $8 to $700 million. Eileen also served as chief commercial officer for Constitutional Medical Investors, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA.

Further Reading:

Renovia Inc.

Leva®

Digital Therapeutics Alliance

Hologic

Novasure

Thinprep Pap Smear

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The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, and Wendy Nielsen.
Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

©2022 The Krinsky Company

On Episode 10, the final episode of Season 1 of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg is joined by Deborah DiSanzo, President of Best Buy Health. 

Meg and Deborah discuss the untold origins of the podcast. Deborah speaks of her early days with Apollo Computer and the surprising turn her career path took leading her to Hewlett Packard, Philips Healthcare, and IBM Watson Health. Deborah explains the strategic variables and decisions they faced in entering the automated external defibrillator market and what she values most about her teaching appointment at Harvard's TH Chan School of Public Health. DiSanzo also shares her vision for the role Best Buy Health will play in enabling healthcare in the home.

About Deborah DiSanzo

As President of Best Buy Health, Deborah Disanzo is responsible for the company's health strategy, with a particular focus on bringing health technology into the home. With more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of healthcare and technology, Deborah was previously CEO of Philips Healthcare and held management positions at Hewlett Packard and Apollo Computer.

At Philips, she and her team brought consumer-grade automated external defibrillators to the market, making them first available in public places, then ultimately into the homes of Americans across the country. At IBM Watson health, she helped launch artificial intelligence offerings designed to help doctors, researchers, healthcare providers, pharmacists and insurers better serve patients around the world. Deborah is also an instructor at the Harvard's TH Chan School of Public Health.

Further Reading:

Philips HeartStart

Philips Cardiology Informatics

University of Pittsburgh Center for AI Innovation in Medical Imaging

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Corrie Barry, CEO Best Buy

The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company by David Packard (212 pages, Harper Business, 1995)

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. 

©2022 The Krinsky Company

On Episode 9 of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg is joined by Dr. Sabine Linn, professor of translational oncology focusing on breast cancer at Utrecht University and a practicing medical oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute.

The two discuss Dr. Linn's work in biomarker research, the immunological aspects of breast cancer, advancements in cancer diagnostics and how they can help personalize cancer treatment, the patience and perseverance necessary to complete cancer research studies, Dr. Linn's love of sports as meditation, her vision for achieving equality in her field and beyond, and much more. 

About Dr. Sabine Linn

Dr. Sabine Linn is a professor of translational oncology focusing on breast cancer at Utrecht University and a practicing medical oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. She received her Ph.D. on multidrug resistance in solid tumors from the Free University of Amsterdam. Dr. Linn was awarded a Dutch Cancer Society Research Fellowship in 2000 and developed two conditional knock-out mouse models, for both non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer, in close collaboration with Dr. Ralph Meuwissen in the laboratory of Dr. A.J. Berns at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.

She has also been a group leader at the Division of Molecular Pathology at the Netherlands Cancer Institute since 2005, where she and her research group focus on the molecular dissection of breast cancer by differential drug sensitivity.

Further Reading:

Mouse model for lung tumorigenesis

Summary of Dr. Linn’s Research

Kate Raworth and Doughnut Economics

We Should All Be Feminists

No More Boys and Girls

Edith Eger: The Choice and The Gift

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. 

©2022 The Krinsky Company

On Episode 8 of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg is joined by Elena Sini, Group CIO of GVM Care & Research in Milan, Italy. 

The two discuss Elena’s background as CIO in both the public and private sectors, her role in founding the HIMSS Italian Community, the security and privacy of health data, the power of building a personal and professional network, teaching healthcare IT in an ever-changing world, and more. 

About Elena Sini:

Elena Sini holds 20 years of experience acquired from top-tiered Italian public and private healthcare providers, including the IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori and Instituto Clinico Humanitas. Since 2019, Elena has served as Group CIO at GVM Care & Research, one of the leading private Italian healthcare groups.

Elena is a member of the HIMSS Board of Directors and of the HIMSS EMEA Advisory Board. She is also the founder and committee member of the HIMSS Italian Community.

Elena has been an adjunct professor since 2003 and a guest lecturer at prominent Italian Universities. She is co-author of several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has been awarded for implementing digital innovation projects in healthcare in Italy and by European bodies.

Prior to joining health IT, Elena held research roles in the media and television broadcasting industry with the RAI Research Centre and Canal+ Group.

She holds a master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Pisa, and has completed post-graduate courses at the MIP - School of Management - Politecnico di Milano.

LinkedIn

Further Reading:

GVM Care & Research

HIMSS Europe

HIMSS Italian Community

Instituto Clinico Humanitas

European Union Agency for Cybersecurity

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. 

©2022 The Krinsky Company

In this week’s episode of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg Escobosa is joined by Lisa Emery, CIO at The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust.

Meg and Lisa discuss the surprising similarities between biomedical science and healthcare IT, the power of leading by letting go, the skills needed to successfully deliver on a digital transformation programme, her advice for effective communication with clinical leaders and what Lisa’s learned from past mistakes.

About Lisa Emery

Lisa Emery is Chief Information Officer at The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust, where she oversees the digital transformation programme and is Chair of the NHS London CIO Council. Lisa has held multiple roles within the NHS including CIO and IM&T Strategy Programme Director at West Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Lisa has spent over 30 years in healthcare. She began her career as a biomedical scientist and thanks to an interest and passion for technology she ultimately transitioned to healthcare IT. 

Further Reading: 

National Health Service (NHS)

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. 

©2022 The Krinsky Company

Meg speaks with Dr. Luna Gargani, Cardiologist and Researcher at the University of Pisa in Pisa, Italy.

As an advocate and pioneer of point-of-care lung ultrasound, Luna has played a key role in bringing this technology full-circle. Meg and Luna talk about the dramatic impact one key mentor made in her career, why, despite much resistance, Luna was confident a novel technology she was researching would one day become widely accepted, and the value of carefully choosing what to focus one’s research on especially if, like Luna, you are naturally curious and passionate about making an impact in a wide variety of challenges in healthcare.

Sostenitrice e pioniera dell’ecografia polmonare point-of-care, la dott.ssa Gargani ha avuto l’opportunità di vedere questa tecnologia svilupparsi dagli esordi più incerti fino a prosperare. Meg e Luna parlano non solo del ruolo cruciale che un mentore ha avuto nello sviluppo personale e professionale della dottoressa, ma anche del motivo per cui, nonostante le molte resistenze, Luna era sicura che quella nuova tecnologia che stava investigando sarebbe stata un giorno ampiamente accettata. Infine, si confrontano sull’importanza di scegliere scrupolosamente l’oggetto della propria ricerca soprattutto se, come Luna, si e’ curiosi di natura ed intenzionati ad avere un impatto concreto nel vasto spettro di sfide che si profilano nel settore sanitario.

Luna Gargani, MD is a Cardiologist and Researcher at the University of Pisa in Pisa, Italy. At the time of this recording, she had been Senior Researcher for the Institute of Clinical Physiology of the National Research Council for 18 years.

Dr. Gargani’s research focuses on cardiovascular imaging and point-of-care echocardiography. She is a pioneer in lung ultrasound, a recognized expert on the topic and was a member of the committee that wrote the first set of international, evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound.

Further Reading: 

University of Pisa 

Clinical Physiology Institute CNR - Pisa

Handsonecho

First International Consensus Conference Expert Committee on Pleural and Lung Ultrasound

American Heart Association Study by Dr. Sarah Zaman, Elizabeth Shaw and Sonya Burgess,in Australia Originally published 19 Feb 2019

Lung ultrasound for the early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia: an international multicenter study Epub 2021 Mar
Eugenio Picano

Episode Credits

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. 

©2022 The Krinsky Company

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare

Episode 5 - Dr. Shikha Anand: Upscaling Health in Context

Today, on Episode 5 of the podcast, Meg speaks with Dr. Shikha Anand, Chief Medical Officer, Withings.

Meg and Shikha discuss Shikha’s enduring drive to build a better healthcare system that fits patients’ lives; how she surprised herself after a fruitful and fulfilling career in non-profit health; what she learned about making an impact; the opportunities for healthcare in the home; the importance of peer mentorship; and her framework for what she looks for in new hires.

About Shikha Anand, MD, MPH:

Shikha Anand, MD, MPH, is currently Chief Medical Officer, Withings. In this role, Shikha leads Withing’s clinical strategy, overseeing research and regulatory processes and developing solutions for medical professionals. 

Dr. Anand has over 15 years of experience developing innovations and systems that improve health. Her leadership experience includes public health, research, consumer health technology, and clinical informatics. Before joining Withings, Anand served as the Chief Medical Officer at Well, a personalized guide and consumer health platform powered by a proprietary, AI-driven “health engine” to help members reach their health goals. She also led health innovation initiatives at Federally Qualified Health Centers, Aetna/ CVS, with state and federal agencies, and Walmart’s Care Clinics.

Shikha completed a general pediatrics fellowship and a Master's in Public Health at Boston University School of Medicine.

LinkedIn 

Further Reading: 

Withings

Retinitis Pigmentosa 

Whittier Street Health Center

Walmart Clinics

Aetna CVS

NICHQ

Wholesome Wave Veggie Rx Program

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons.
Cover art by Paul Huber. 

©2021 The Krinsky Company

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare

Today, on Episode 4 of the podcast, Meg speaks with Lisa Rometty, President at CVS Kidney Care. 

Meg and Lisa discuss Lisa’s realization of her deep ambition to make a positive difference in people’s lives based on a significant loss early in her life; her shift in perspective when she became a parent; the need for greater awareness of the real lives of all patients in order to enable widespread access to care; the enormous amount of innovation unfolding in healthcare thanks to AI and virtual care; the critical importance of strong customer segmentation when commercializing new technology; and more.

About Lisa Rometty:

Lisa Rometty is currently President at CVS Kidney Care.

Lisa is responsible for overseeing CVS Kidney Care as it expands and seeks to transform the industry with an innovative, personalized approach to disease identification, care management, and home-first treatment. 

Prior to that, Lisa served as president of Global Client Solutions at Syneos Health, where she led the strategy and global expansion of the company’s commercial partnerships.

Before that, Lisa was general manager, Oncology and Life Sciences, for IBM Watson’s Health Solutions organization, where she partnered with stakeholders from across the global health ecosystem to develop and commercialize artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions. She joined IBM in 2015 from Baxter Healthcare where she was Vice President, Global Home Therapies, and Global Franchise Head – Hospital Products, a $2.4B infusion therapy business operated in over 70 countries.

Lisa brings more than 25 years of commercial leadership experience in global business development, strategic partnerships, product development and marketing. She advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion to close racial and gender gaps in the workplace, including partnering with multiple not-for-profit boards and committees, such as the American Diabetes Association-Chicago Community Board.

She earned an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and a BA in international business from Michigan State University.

LinkedIn | Twitter: @Lisa_Rometty

Further Reading: 

CVS Health Kidney Care
Aetna
Syneos Health
IBM Watson Health
Baxter Healthcare
GE Capital
American Diabetes Association - Chicago Community Board

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. 

©2021 The Krinsky Company

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare

Episode 3 - Tina Moen  “Humans Helping Humans”

Today, on our third episode, host Meg Escobosa welcomes Tina Moen, GM IBM Micromedex & Chief Pharmacy Officer, IBM Watson Health.

Meg and Tina discuss Tina’s overnight decision to become a pharmacist, her inspiration and evolution as a leader, her view of the value of the interplay between technology, AI and humans in healthcare - above all to serve patients. She shares the biggest challenges we face and how to keep teams motivated in the uphill climb of launching new solutions.

About Tina Moen:

Tina Moen, GM IBM Micromedex & Chief Pharmacy Officer, IBM Watson Health, leads the Micromedex team providing clinical decision support for medication, disease, patient education, and toxicology decisions within healthcare organizations around the globe. Dr. Moen previously led a clinical team working across Watson Health to provide clinical leadership and support for strategy and sales. 

Before joining IBM, Tina served as VP of Client Strategy for Health Language, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, where she collaborated with clients delivering a solution to unlock data and drive semantic interoperability across the enterprise. She also made an impact in several departments of Truven Health Analytics, as the Vice President of Provider Analytics and as the Chief Clinical Officer.

Early in her career she was a pharmacist in pediatrics, home healthcare, HIV, and organ transplantation. Tina received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Creighton University.

LinkedIn | Twitter: @TinaMoenPharmD

Further Reading:

IBM Micromedex
IBM Watson Health
Taco Bell
Adverse Drug Reactions explainer

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. 

©2021 The Krinsky Company