Shift Forward Health

In the 2nd of a 3-part bonus series, Jared shares his top 5 insights for B2B2C digital health companies to understand their role in making healthcare consumer-centered. 

The role of digital health companies: 

1. Understand consumers more deeply than anyone else. 
2. Create a product or service so good that consumers demand it. 
3. Educate consumers so they see you as a solution. 
4. Educate health systems / employ...

Ryan Howells, Program Manager of the CARIN Alliance and Partner at Leavitt Partners, shares how to kill the clipboard in healthcare once and for all. Ryan is reported to be a finalist to lead the ONC, and he recently co-authored a 17-page roadmap for federal policy and the industry to accelerate innovation and cut administrative waste. As an advocate for scaling open data standards at the federal level, his point of view on interop...

In the 1st of a 3-part bonus series, Jared shares his top takes on the impact and value for health systems to make healthcare consumer-centered: 

1. Growth Strategy: Consumer experience is a differentiator, not a distraction. 
2. Digital Transformation: Consumer expectations aren’t an obstacle — they’re the accelerator for change management. 
3. Team Development: Every marketer is now in the experience ...

Shweta Maniar, Global Director of Health and Life Sciences at Google, shares how investing in the foundations of healthcare delivery and life sciences innovation will power the evolution from sick care to well care in the years ahead. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the launch of General Medicine. What should you know about the new venture from former Amazon and PillPack leaders, and how could their consumer transf...

(Originally airing in February 2023) Chris McGhee, the Co-Founder and former CEO of Current Health, shares the backstory of their health-at-home platform being acquired by Best Buy for $400 Million and offers insights on how care at home plays an important part in creating amazing consumer experiences. 

With news last week that Best Buy Health is restructuring, it’s interesting to go back and hear the company’...

David Kamenir, Vice President of US Enterprise Strategy for Novo Nordisk, reflects on lessons in leadership, strategy, and the accelerated pace of change in healthcare and life sciences, and he shares how he has learned to understand and even predict consumerization trends during more than two decades as a Pharma leader. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about employee wellness trends. What does WellHub’s latest repo...

(BONUS EPISODE) Live from ViVE: Stephanie Lahr, Chief Experience Officer at  Artisight, shares how computer vision and other smart hospital room technologies can identify some of the friction points that plague clinicians and free them up to spend more time on patient care. 

SPOTLIGHT: SHED 

Shed is revolutionizing health and wellness by making wellness available to everyone. Through personalized nutrition, high...

What do a life score, a public benefit corporation, and boiling the ocean have in common? They’re all part of a big conversation with Gary Druckenmiller and Robert Sundelius that goes in directions we’ve always wanted to go. Are you tired of trying to fix misaligned incentives, or feel like the work you’re doing isn’t making enough change, or wonder why we aren’t talking more about human flourishing in...

(BONUS EPISODE) Live from ViVE: Kent Dicks, CEO and Founder of Life365, chats about the amplified power of personal health data, the access challenge for Veterans in rural areas, and a real-life example of collecting remote patient data using balloon and a car charger! 

SPOTLIGHT: SHED 

Shed is revolutionizing health and wellness by making wellness available to everyone. Through personalized nutrition, high-quality supple...

Dr. Marschall Runge, CEO of Michigan Medicine and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Michigan, shares remarkable perspective on how technology advances, policy changes, and emerging business models are fundamentally transforming the industry — all from his brand new book, The Great Healthcare Disruption. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Oura’s newly released Meals and Glucose product feature...

(BONUS EPISODE) Live from HIMSS: Joe Brennan, VP of Provider Solutions at TytoCare, discusses how having home-based health exams changes the dynamic of the patient experience. 

SPOTLIGHT: SHED 

Shed is revolutionizing health and wellness by making wellness available to everyone. Through personalized nutrition, high-quality supplements, and science-backed wellness strategies, Shed empowers individuals to take control of th...

Amelia Hay, VP, Startup Programming and Investments at AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP, highlights the impressive ways that the 50-plus population is engaging in their health, where brain health and loneliness fit in, and how the AgeTech Collaborative is rapidly advancing efforts at the intersection of aging and wellness. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the revolutionary winds that are starting to blow again...

(BONUS EPISODE) Live from ViVE: Travis Rush, CEO of Reperio Health, shares the revolutionary way that patients can measure all of their relevant vital signs from the comfort of their own home within minutes — and no need for a lab. 

SPOTLIGHT: SHED 

Shed is revolutionizing health and wellness by making wellness available to everyone. Through personalized nutrition, high-quality supplements, and science-backed wellne...

Dr. Peter Chang, Chief Transformation Officer at Tampa General Hospital, shares insights from his work leading digital transformation, including how they are creating an operating system to drive care coordination and scalability, which aspects of health are NOT delivered by a health system, and the unintended effects of snot truly personalizing digital engagements. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about generational atti...

(BONUS EPISODE) Live from HIMSS: Tanay Tandon, CEO of Commure, breaks down the evolution of AI from copilots to autopilots and the opportunities for simplifying healthcare processes. <Episode was recorded in a noisy room; our apologies for the quality of this episode.>

SPOTLIGHT: SHED 

Shed is revolutionizing health and wellness by making wellness available to everyone. Through personalized nutrition, high-quality supple...

Lisbeth Votruba, Chief Clinical Officer at AvaSure, joins the show to discuss how AI-driven virtual care is benefiting consumers and shaping the future of health, as well as an exclusive description of AvaSure’s collaboration with Nvidia and Oracle for an AI-powered virtual concierge. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about addressing physical inactivity. How can sporting good brands partner with providers, and how i...

(BONUS EPISODE) Live from HIMSS: Frank Harvey, CEO of Surescripts, shares how solving prior authorization removes friction and unlocks a new type of experience for patients, physicians, and pharmacists. 

SPOTLIGHT: SHED 

Shed is revolutionizing health and wellness by making wellness available to everyone. Through personalized nutrition, high-quality supplements, and science-backed wellness strategies, Shed empowers indivi...

Morley Baker, Founder and CEO of Shed, discusses the journey of making wellness available to every body, how a pod-based team approach is giving consumers the help that they’ve been asking for, and where some of the newest products and services for cognitive ability and weight management fit into wellness journeys. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Alexa+. Will Amazon’s new agentic capabilities make it th...

(BONUS EPISODE) Live from ViVE: Dr. Georgia Gaveras is Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer at leading telepsychiatry provider Talkiatry, and she shares how telepsychiatry reduces care gaps and stigma so more psychiatric needs are met. 

SPOTLIGHT: SHED 

Shed is revolutionizing health and wellness by making wellness available to everyone. Through personalized nutrition, high-quality supplements, and science-backed wellne...