Podcasts

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 107: Amplifying the Patient Voice! Jonathan Burow, Independent Health June 16, 2023 From WEDI’s 2023 Spring Conference, Michael and WEDI Board Chair, Ed Hafner chat with Jonathan Burow, VP Customer Experience and Digital Transformation with Independent Health. Jonathan discusses best practices for measuring customer satisfaction across product lines and engagement channels…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 106: The Need to Incorporate Intersectionality and SDOH with Gregg Church, President, 4medica June 9, 2023 The concept of intersectionality describes the ways in which systems of inequality based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, class and other forms of discrimination “intersect” to create unique dynamics and effects.…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 105: Changing the faces of clinical trials with Clincierge’s Scott Gray June 2, 2023 Michael welcomes Scott Gray, CEO of Clincierge, a patient concierge services provider in clinical trials. The two discuss the current state regarding diversity in clinical trials and how the need for minority participation can help serve a…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 104: Provider and Payer Approaches to Addressing Health Disparities May 26, 2023 From WEDI’s recent Spring Conference, a conversation on the importance of data, partnership, and health equity buy-in and bake-in with prominent health equity leadership from UnitedHealth Group and Mayo Clinic. Panel: Michael Currie, Chief Health Equity Officer, UnitedHealth Group…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 103: Health and Well-Being for All – Dr. Melissa Perry, Dean, College of Public Health, George Mason University May 19, 2023 Responding to the commonwealth’s public health and workforce needs, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) launched the first and only College of Public Health in Virginia. Michael chats with Dr. Melissa…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 101: Improving the Patient Experience with AI; A Conversation with Elevance Health CTO Geeta Wilson May 5, 2023 We chat with Elevance Health Chief Technology Officer, Geeta Wilson about how her company is embracing artificial intelligence to improve and enhance the patient experience. Podcast Episode 101: Improving the Patient Experience with…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 100: Celebrating our 100th episode with Former HHS Secretary (And WEDI Founder) Dr Louis Sullivan April 28, 2023 To commemorate our 100th episode, WEDI welcomes our founder, former HHS Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan. 30 years ago, Dr. Sullivan founded WEDI in an effort to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency of…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 99: No More Binders!!! Digitizing Patient Data and Improving the Patient Experience with Chronically Simple’s Kristy Dickinson April 21, 2023 Michael spends some time with Kristy Dickinson, founder of Chronically Simple, a health care app that hopes to end the fragmented healthcare experience and allows patients and caregivers to proactively manage…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 98: Breaking Down Health Data Utilities with Velatura Public Benefit Corporation’s Angie Bass April 14, 2023 This week we hear from Angie Bass, Chief Strategy Officer with Velatura Public Benefit Corporation, an industry leader in providing HIT and HIE consulting, development, implementation and operation services across the nation. Angie offers insight…

Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 97: Exploring Ways to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care April 7, 2023 A WEDI Spotlight from December 2022 featured a panel of health care cybersecurity SMEs discussing how to strengthen cybersecurity in the industry. The panelists: Denise Anderson, President and CEO, H-ISAC, Chris Lodico, Sr Director, Information Safety, HCSC, Dr. Stephen Leffler,…