VentureSprout

VentureSprout

By Crystal Mullis and Vizient’s Member-backed Ventures teamBusinessEntrepreneurshipMedicineHealth & Fitness
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VentureSprout episodes

  • Panda, the digital health marketplace – Part 2

    In this episode of the VentureSprout podcast, we continue the discussion about the Panda digital marketplace and why it works as a “one-stop shop” for health systems not equipped to develop digital health solutions on their own. You’ll hear the rest of the story behind why three Vizient organizations created and developed this solution to connect their providers with innovative technology to transform patient care.

    Guest speakers:

    Kenneth Holmen, MD
    President and CEO
    CentraCare Health

    Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS

    Chief Growth and Strategy Officer
    Panda

    Moderator:

    Crystal Mullis, RN, MBA, MHA
    Vice President and General Manager
    Digital, Virtual and Ventures
    Vizient

    Show Notes:

    [01:17] Health care organizations are not in the digital solutions business
    [02:43] Cost to play with Panda
    [04:36] Value proposition of digital solutions – better care, lower costs
    [06:22] Progress so far and future steps
    [07:30] “Find the puck” – coming to grips with changes and expectations
    [10:19] Why health systems participate: patient concerns, future capacity, best solution

     

    Links | Resources:

    Practice and Policy Reset Post-COVID-19 Click here

    Panda Health website Click here

     

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    13 min
  • Panda, the digital health marketplace – Part 1

    Welcome to the VentureSprout podcast where we feature exciting spin-ups and newcos created by Vizient hospitals and health systems around the country. These best in-class digital health solutions provide simple, fast, efficient connections to procurement that transform how health systems do business. On this episode, hear from the visionaries behind the founding of Panda, a digital health marketplace three Vizient organizations developed to join providers with innovative technology to transform patient care.

     

    Guest speakers:

    Kenneth Holmen, MD

    President and CEO

    CentraCare Health

     

    Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS

    Chief Growth and Strategy Officer

    Panda

     

    Moderator:

    Crystal Mullis, RN, MBA, MHA

    Vice President and General Manager

    Digital, Virtual and Ventures

    Vizient

     

    Show Notes:

    [02:15] Overview of Panda

    [04:19] Panda: the health system founder perspective

    [07:31] Accessing the Panda marketplace

    [09:46] Challenge in choosing the right solution in a confusing marketplace

    [11:15] Need for expertise

    [12:26] Need for a solution that works

     

    Links | Resources:

    New Digital Frontier: Exploring Health Care Provider Spin-ups and NewCos Click here

    Panda Health website Click here

     

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    16 min

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Hear about health care’s latest endeavors and pioneering ideas on VentureSprout, a podcast featuring spin-ups and newcos developed by Vizient members across the country. Part of Vizient’s…