The Vurge

 On this episode of The Vurge, we talk about the intersection of healthcare technology and research, specifically, digging into the topic of real-world evidence. We're joined by Dr. Shaun Grannis and Chris Federick from the Regenstrief Institute. Dr. Grannis is an internationally respected expert in public health informatics and is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics. Chris brings significant digital product development experience and currently serves as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Regenstrief Institute. 

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On this episode of The Vurge, we're joined by Jason Jones, to discuss the benefits of an Epic Community Connect Program to the community physician, community hospital, or patients, while we take a look at some of the key considerations and factors to consider in order to run a successful Connect program.

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On this episode of The Vurge, we're joined by Nate Pluke, founder and head of products at Switch RCM, a healthcare revenue cycle management company focused on using artificial intelligence to improve outcomes, to discuss how organizations are using artificial intelligence to identify incorrect issues with claims.

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In this episode of The Vurge, we’re joined by Hope Young, the founder, and CEO of Biomedical Music Solutions, or BMS. BMS uses the power of artificial intelligence to advance the capabilities and global reach of music-assisted rehabilitation.  BMS recently was awarded the Tech and Innovation Award from the Austin Chamber of Commerce, and the results from their product, Sound Steps, were published in the International Journal of Neuroscience in early 2020. Hope has been widely recognized for her contributions to music therapy and the integration of it and biotechnology.

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In this episode of The Vurge, we sit down with Dr. Alex Baqui, co-founder and CEO of Valhalla Healthcare, to talk about how Allevia not only leverages intake forms to collect information but takes it a step further and uses that information in combination with AI in EHR data to improve care delivery.

Valhalla is a team of doctors, developers, and data scientists focused on deploying solutions that make healthcare more affordable, accessible, and effective. Valhalla's first product, Allevia, is a patient-driven AI-powered intake solution that automates clinical documentation for healthcare providers. Learn more about Valhalla Healthcare. 

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In this episode of The Vurge, we're joined by Eric Gombrich, CEO of Tickit Health, to discuss the history of customer-reported data and some of the challenges that organizations face when using traditional data collection tools.

Join Steve and Eric as they discuss the concept of digital empathy and why it's important in the context of collecting information.

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In this episode we sit down with Eduard DeVries, Vice President of IT Business Consultancy at SSM Health,  to talk about an important challenge that leaders face creating a customer centric and productive culture. 

We'll dig into some of the key considerations when shifting from a task-oriented to a problem-solving oriented mindset, exploring how we can make our teams more focused on improving these clinical or financial performance outcomes.

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In this episode, we're joined by Luke Bonney, the CEO, and co-founder of Redox to talk about digital health trends and how those trends have shifted given the COVID-19 pandemic.

Redox is a platform that connects digital health applications to over 700 organizations. Learn more about Redox, here. 

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On today's episode, we're going to talk about how top leadership in healthcare is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with our guest, Bert Reese, the former CIO of Sentara Healthcare, an integrated health system in Virginia and North Carolina.

Bert oversaw the implementation of Sentara's enterprise health record, Epic, achieved HIMSS analytics stage seven, and continues to advise some of the nation's top health systems through his independent consulting firm in Divurgent today.

As healthcare CXOs shift their mindset from responding to the immediate COVID-19 situation to recovering, we're seeing new business models unfold as consumer behavior changes, expectations for safety increase across employees, and patients and businesses adjust strategies. Join us as we dig into the specifics on how this pandemic has and continues to impact healthcare.

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In this episode of the Vurge, we meet with Steve Waye, the founder, and COO of Agathos,  a transparency platform designed specifically for physicians. Agathos integrates clinical claims and economic data to generate simple, actionable, and user-adaptive insights for physicians to help reduce clinical variation.

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