Samantha Prinster of M4 Consulting talks about how they help healthcare providers and senior living operators meet their goals while providing exceptional care, acting as full-service strategic partner.

Matt Reiners of Eversound talks about how they empower seniors to live with social connection and a sense of purpose through interactive content solutions and innovative technology.

Julie Podewitz is a senior living sales expert with many years’ of experience and a proven track record. Julie has spent time on both the provider and consultant side, all focused on sales and marketing.

Joe Goelzhouser and Annie McGuire of Silver Assist talk about how they connect seniors and their families to the best resources, services and communities as they navigate their senior years.

Jessica Rhule of Creating Results talks about how they work closely with their clients’ sales teams to align their sales and marketing initiatives in order to exceed their occupancy goals.

Greg Gifford is SearchLab’s Vice President of Search. He’s one of the most popular speakers in the SEO industry and presents all over the world on topics related to Local SEO.

Jennifer Hines will be speaking at SMASH this year on “Starting your Post-Acute Consumer Marketing Machine”, and she touches on a variety of rapidly emerging needs for more active social media efforts, and a greater degree of marketing maturity in that space.

Jeff Gronemeyer, VP at Conversion Logix, talks about senior living’s huge heart, and their new book, “Dating Your Way to Full Occupancy”.

Dan Hutson, head of marketing at Priya Living and long-time SMASH Advisory Board member joins us on this episode to introduce us to all things SMASH and what to expect this year.  He also touches on his work at Priya Living which provides independent retirement communities people 65+, inspired by vibrant and colorful Indian culture.

SMASH is the leading sales and marketing conference for senior care.  In addition to speaking at the event, we'll be collecting stories from other speakers and attendees in this series of Microdosing.  

"Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink" can sometimes be applied to healthcare data.  It's in abundance, but it's fragmented.  How does the industry bring it all together?  Enter Datavant and Ciox, and why I love this new combo. Link referenced in the episode: https://datavant.com/resources/blog/the-fragmentation-of-health-data/

Siemens acquired Varian in 2021, with the in intent that the combined companies would create a unique, highly integrated portfolio of imaging, laboratory diagnostics, artificial intelligence and treatment for the global fight against cancer with significant potential for increased value creation.  We agree, and think it signals a new generation of holistic imaging.

In a recent interview with Modern Healthcare, Jason Gorevic - CEO Tealdoc Health, said:  “I think all the recent M&A is an example of our strategy that you can’t develop all the components brick by brick and assemble them in a way that is fast enough to stay ahead of the market and respond to consumer needs, and that’s part of the reason why we’ve been acquisitive historically....  We always look at the market in the future, and where we can accelerate our ability to deliver value for our clients faster with M&A, even as we continue to invest in innovation organically."  So, if you're not paying attention to Teladoc Health now, you should.  And if you really aren't paying attention, we'll bust a couple of common myths. 

Walmart and UnitedHealth Group, two of the world's largest enterprises are teaming up to enable better care delivery through Walmart locations, beginning with many rural locations.  How might this reshape rural care as we know it?  

David Feinberg joined Cerner last year.  Cerner then was subsequently acquired by Oracle.  Oracle's founder and executive chairman, Larry Ellison, touts that Cerner is seeking to build a national EMR.  What does it all mean?  This episode takes a guess.    

Mark Cuban's "Cost Plus Drug Company" is on a mission to "disrupt the drug industry".  When a big name makes big promises the healthcare industry normally gets either excited or cringes.  However, I'm finding it's doing neither.  In this episode, we share some thoughts and opinions as to why that is.

Amazon's latest acquisition of One Medical is another example of the constant momentum it's bringing into healthcare.  I highlight how Amazon's entry into healthcare is showing greater potential than other non-healthcare players who are trying to break in.

While the healthcare community was chastising IBM for its Watson for Oncology solution last decade, what happened to the amazing healthcare data companies they acquired?  Well, they were set free this year, under the brand, Merative.  And what can we learn from the Watson Health days?

GE is in the process of splitting into three companies.  We explore why this is a good thing, and why it needs to be done.  

Jamil Rivers of Chrysalis Initiative talks outcome disparities within breast cancer, and striving to ensure every patient receives the care they deserve.

Donna Walthall of Dana Farber shares her ASCO observations as a fifteen-time attendee, celebrating Dana-Farber’s 75th anniversary

Tim Wolfe of Syapseshare their approach toward Real World Care and Applied Experience

Matthew Schulz, a Medical Science Liaison, shares his observations on this year’s ASCO session.

Chakra Chennubhotlaand Dusty Majumdar of SpIntellx explore the possibilities of empowering researchers and clinicians to unravel the hidden connections in the tumor microenvironment through deep profiling cell-cell communication patterns and spatial relationships.

Anthony Giordano of Sermo shares their latest efforts with the Oncologist community, as well as the impact of their "Run with Peter" charity that is funding cancer research.

Natalie Sacarakis of IQVIA shares how their Cell and Gene Therapy COE can address the unique logistics management and clinical operations challenges around one's CAGT asset and pipeline.

Chelsea Saurer of Kesem - an organization focused on families who have a member suffering from cancer- shares that their live summer camps have returned to in-person summer programming.  

Jen-Tang Lu of Vysioneer shares shares how they are using AI to unlock real-world guideline-based tumor response assessments, and improve clinical trials in that space. 

This series will be comprised of interviews from The 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology ("ASCO").  The event brings together over 30,000 oncology professionals from over 100 countries.  I'll be speaking with a sampling of them in this series, giving listeners a peek into all of the latest trends and innovations in cancer treatment.  

Callie is a Social Responsibility Leader at Optum, and co-host of their Until It's Fixed podcast, focused on tackling the current problems, tough questions and highlights how health care technology is reshaping the health care system.

Chris is the VP of Applied AI at Actium Health, and the host of Hello Healthcare, a podcast that dives deep into how consumer experiences, major disruptors, and AI tech are shaping healthcare for years to come. And speak with leaders who are driving that change. 

As CEO of GE Healthcare's Clinical Command Center business, Jeff hosts its podcast; The Realtime Healthcare Podcast, designed for listeners to hear from great healthcare leaders about their innovations and experiences.

HIT Like a Girl's mission is to celebrate women leaders in healthcare and health IT, as well as advocate and create more paths to leadership positions for girls and young women to follow.  In recent years, it has evolved into a more holistic community for female executives -and aspiring executives- in healthcare.  

The Healthcare IT Today Podcast recognizes that the world of technology and healthcare is ever-changing in new and novel ways.  In his podcasts (plural), John Lynn (and his co-host Colin Hung) discuss the latest healthcare and Health IT News meshed together in new ways which help generate ideas and new perspectives. And, they have a little fun along the way.

With a passion for mentorship and increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce, Dr. Steven Bradley uses online platforms to connect with aspiring physicians, providing advice and encouragement.  Steven is an Anesthesiologist with the US Navy, and a Fellow at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago.  The Black Doctors Podcast provides inspiration and representation to minority pre-health professions students.  His second, less frequently published podcast, Curbside Ethics, is designed around short, weekly episodes that provide valuable tools for clinicians invested in providing ethical, equitable, culturally competent care to their patients.

Todd Eury started the Pharmacy Podcast Network in March of 2009. With the Editorial, the Education Support, and Evidence-based Podcasting divisions, Eury directs the leading audio publication in the Pharmacy Industry.  With podcasts about career development, politics, and running a privately owned community pharmacy, the Pharmacy Podcast Network (PPN) has over 30 different channels with nearly 80,000 listeners accumulated over the last decade. He has partnered with several state and national associations to build content for pharmacist professionals as a concierge internet​ radio platform to advocate for better patient care. The PPN ranks in the Top 20 Podcasts in the Business News category.

Tjasa Zajc brings years of experience in healthcare journalism to her passion for digital health. Her podcast, Faces of Digital Health is designed around frequent discussions with policymakers, doctors, nurses, and opinion leaders in the digital health space will shed light on the foundations of different healthcare systems and showcase how different cultures approach the digitization of healthcare. The podcast’s primary goal is to share the insight required to facilitate the necessary discussion that will start improving healthcare on a global scale.

Jared Johnson believes that healthcare has only one choice: to become truly consumer-first, or be disrupted. Each week, his podcast, The Healthcare Rap, co-hosted along with Zain Ismail, shares provocative thinking for healthcare innovators to better understand, engage with, and design for health consumers.  With over 200 episodes, The Healthcare Rap was named a Top 20 Healthcare Podcast, is ranked in the top 10% of all podcasts globally.

Susan Davis DO is the Medical Director of the Dupree Cottages, Associate Professor of Geriatrics Medicine at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, and attending Geriatrician for the US Dept of Veterans Affairs.

Sreekanth Chaguturu MD, Chief Medical Officer for CVS/Caremark, shares his perspectives on the future of care that incorporates physical and virtual care, as well as how CVS Health is uniquely positioned to provide hybrid/omnichannel care.

Andrew Litt MD is an Operating Partner at The Vistria Group, a next generation private investment firm that operates at the intersection of purpose and profit with a focus on healthcare, education, and financial services. He previously held leadership positions at GE, Dell Healthcare & Life Sciences, and NYU.

Alan Young MD is the Head of Clinical Partnerships at Kela Health, a company that delivers patient-specific predictive insight and risk stratification software to help improve surgical quality and prevent complications. Alan is also part of the HIMSS’ National Physician Committee and Chief Medical Information Officers for its Sothern California region.

Tracy Dooley MD is a partner at Avestria Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in women's health and female-led life science companies. She was formerly with Novartis and has worked with a variety of startups, including ones backed by the Gates Foundation.

Kevin Sheth MD is the Vice Chair for Clinical & Translational Research for the Neurology & Neurosurgery departments at Yale University School of Medicine.  He is also co-founder of Alva Health whose mission is to help individuals living with high stroke risk to prevent disability, live independently, and to bring peace of mind to their families.

Titte “Srini” Srinivas MD, VP of Digital Development and Clinical Integration at CareDx, talk about their latest efforts in improving transplant patient outcomes by providing innovative and intelligent solutions throughout the entire patient journey.

Shruti Singal MD is Vice President of Medical Management and First Choice Health, a next-generation third-party administrator, offering employers a forward-thinking alternative to traditional health insurance.

Abhas Gupta MD is Co-Founder & CEO of Mabel, an automated marketing platform that sends Medicare patients direct mail and email on behalf of the person they trust most—their doctor. He speaks about the world of Medicare Advantage, direct contracting, and how to improve the Medicare Advantage experience through better doctor-patient communications.

Naomi Martin MD shares her perspectives on Clinical Research and Real World Evidence trends, stemming from her years of experience at Abbvie, Self Care Catalysts, and Pfizer. We’ll also discuss some of the big players in the Real World Data space such as IQVIA and others.