The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare

In honor of Rare Disease Day, Meg Escobosa is joined by Kinnari Patel, President, Head of Research & Development, and Chief Operating Officer of Rocket Pharmaceuticals.Meg and Kinnari discuss the significant impact of genetic testing and drivers for finding cures for rare diseases, the demands and rewards that come with spearheading Rocket Pharmaceuticals, and how true passion has solidified her unwavering commitment to creating a positive impact for rare disease patients.Kinnari Patel, PharmD is President, Head of Research & Development and Chief Operating Officer of Rocket Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company seeking gene therapy cures for patients with rare diseases. Kinnari has more than 20 years of pharma experience, including stints at Bristol Meyers Squibb, Novartis, Roche, and Pfizer.Kinnari graduated with a BS in Biology and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She completed an Executive MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and the C-Suite Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.Outside of Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Patel is a member of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine's (ARM) Board of Directors and serves on the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) Global Advisory Board.Further Reading: Kinnari Patel's LinkedInRocket PharmaceuticalsRocket Pharmaceuticals' LinkedInNational Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)Rare Disease DayRady Children's Institute for Genomic MedicineInvitae Unlock™ Immunology ProgramAlliance for Regenerative MedicineHealthcare Businesswomen's AssociationEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2025 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Dr. Kelly LeBlanc, Chief of Anesthesia and President of the Medical Staff at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital. Dr. LeBlanc is also a physician partner with U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP), a physician-owned, clinician-led organization providing anesthesia services in more than 700 inpatient and outpatient facilities across the country, serving more than 2 million patients annually.At USAP, Dr. LeBlanc is part of the Clinical Operations Committee, focusing on enabling great patient outcomes, developing exceptional clinical leaders, and creating a positive clinical culture, which includes a healthy work-life balance. Meg and Dr. LeBlanc discuss USAP's role in addressing staffing shortages within health systems. Dr. LeBlanc highlights the importance of creating a positive clinical culture and improving the employee experience. She shares how USAP is implementing innovative strategies, such as a culture committee and surveys, to listen to and address the needs of their team members. Dr. LeBlanc reflects on her journey into medicine and anesthesia, emphasizing the importance of mentorship and caring for patients. The importance of representation and mentorship in attracting and retaining more women, especially minorities, in medicine is highlighted as well. Dr. LeBlanc's experiences overcoming barriers speak to the the importance of creating a supportive and inclusive culture within the healthcare industry. Further Reading: USAPHouston MethodistDEI and Anesthesiology ResidentsInspirational Black Men and Women in Medicine: Dr Kelly LeBlanc of Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital On 5 Things You Need To Create A Successful Career In MedicineHealth: Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital taking patient care to new levelsEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2024 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Dr. Amy Hauck Newman, the Scientific Director and the Chief of Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch and Medicinal Chemistry Section of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Intramural Research Program also known as “NIDA” IRP. It is one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and it is dedicated to understanding the causes, consequences and treatment of substance use disorders. On today's show, Dr. Amy Hauck Newman discusses her work in developing novel medications to treat substance use disorders. She explains the lengthy process of drug development and the importance of intellectual property and partnerships. Dr. Newman also highlights the role of AI and machine learning in healthcare and drug design. Amy shares her journey into chemistry and the challenges and rewards of starting and leading her own laboratory. The use of drugs like Ozempic is touched on as well as various aspects of substance use disorder and the challenges associated with its treatment. Amy talks about the challenges in treating cocaine and methamphetamine use disorder and the emotional weight of working in this field. Finally, the conversation gets into the challenges in engaging the pharmaceutical industry when it comes to fighting substance use disorders.Further Reading: Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch at NIDA Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Mesolimbic Dopamine D3 Receptors Play Distinct Roles in Cocaine Versus Opioid Reward in MiceNIH Postbac ProgramNIH Summer Internship Program (SIP)Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2024 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Kathryn Bowsher, managing director of ActOne Healthcare, a consulting firm focused on commercializing healthcare innovations. Kathryn developed this expertise by launching more than 40 products and initiatives across a wide range of therapeutic areas, sites of care, and business models over the course of 25 years. Kathryn is the co-founder, advisor to, and previous Chair of the Board of Pocket Naloxone, an over-the-counter opioid overdose treatment. In this episode, Meg and Kathryn discuss the challenges of getting Pocket Naloxone to market and the innovative delivery mechanism they developed. Kathryn emphasizes the importance of improving access, lowering cost, and reducing stigma associated with naloxone. She digs into the need to put patients at the center of healthcare by reducing complexity and cost for healthcare providers, and Meg asks Kathryn to share her extensive experience raising capital across her storied career.Also discussed are many of Kathryn's insights on healthcare challenges and opportunities such as issues with appointment scheduling and workflow, patient-centric approaches, information-sharing, telehealth, medication access, the persistence of old models of care, and educating stakeholders to further positive change.  Further Reading:Consumer Meets Healthcare: Ted TalkCritical Questions for Rethinking HealthcareEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2024 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Liz Kwo, MD, MBA, and Masters in Public Health (all from Harvard). Dr. Kwo is the Chief Commercial Officer at Everly Health, a personalized diagnostic-driven care-at-home solution. She is an experienced healthcare executive specializing in P&L management, B2B/B2C marketing and sales, strategic partnerships, and post-merger integration. Dr. Kwo is an expert at building and scaling digital health products, leveraging predictive and prescriptive analytics to improve outcomes.In this episode, Liz shares her experience as a healthcare executive, investor, physician, and company builder, and how those can tie the market and community needs together to reach more patients. She discusses her personal inspiration, experience bringing companies to market, getting the right investors, and teaching resilience across generations.Dr. Kwo's new book, Digital MD: Revolutionizing the Future of Health Care is available for pre-order now! Link below… Further Reading:Digital MD: Revolutionizing the Future of Health CareCurrent state and future potential of AI in occupational respiratory medicineThe Promise of Liquid Biopsies for Cancer DiagnosisEvaluating the Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Musculoskeletal Digital Health SolutionsEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2024 The Krinsky Company

Meg is joined by Shruti Kothari, Director of Industry Initiatives at Blue Shield California, an independent member of the Blue Shield Association with 4.7 million members, 7,800 employees, and $22.9 billion in annual revenue that provides health care service plans to residents of California. Shruti is also the founder of Women of Community, an organization focused on increasing representation of women of color in healthcare leadership, as well as the co-founder of the start-up Crown Society. She serves as a Board Member/Advisor for several organizations, including the Family Caregiver Alliance, Reverence, and Asian Pacific Fund. In this episode, Shruti dives into her role as an equitable health care transformation advocate with experience working as a health educator, community mobilizer, quality improvement leader, early stage startup operator, and in venture capital. Meg and Shruti explore topics ranging from scaling transformative concepts, such as value-based payment models, to her career path and experiences as a woman of color in the healthcare sphere.Further Reading:Blue Shield of California Annual Mission ReportRock Health's 2023 Honoree - Shruti Kothari — Top 50 in Digital HealthNamed a US Best Managed Company for the fifth straight year and as a Gold Standard honoree for the second time (Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal)Recognized as one of the most #CommunityMinded companies in the U.S. by Points of Light, the world's largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change. This is the third time we have been honored for our commitment to Stand for What's Right.New Advisory Council Member Spotlight: Shruti KothariIndustry Initiatives Director Shruti Kothari Named to Business Insider "30 Under 40" Transforming Health CareFounder | Women of CommunityWhy Health Data Sharing Needs To Be A Priority For LGBTQ+ AdvocacyCalifornia's homelessness crisis highlights need for optimized data sharing - Capitol WeeklyDebunking Misconceptions: Health Plans Play A Crucial Role In Data SharingWhat Health Plans Wish the Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem KnewOpinion: We Need to Balance Innovation with Equity in the Rush to Reimagine Primary CareThe Exec: Blue Shield's Kothari on Co-opetition and Intersectionality | HealthLeaders MediaEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2024 The Krinsky Company

Meg is joined by Caitlin Donovan, Global Head of Uber Health, which focuses on delivering a “better patient experience with transportation, same-day prescription, and home delivery for groceries and over-the-counter items, enhancing benefit coordination.”Caitlin explains Uber Health's services: transportation, prescription delivery, and grocery and over-the-counter benefits. Meg and Caitlin dive into the challenges of executing Uber Health's vision, the importance of aligning incentives, and the critical task of understanding the healthcare ecosystem at large. Caitlin shares insights on engaging health plans and providers, as well as the future plans and innovations of Uber Health. Lastly, Caitlin discusses the key factors in successfully bringing new solutions to the healthcare market and leading well-balanced teams.Further Reading: 2020 product update, Uber Technologies reported that Uber Health grew 300% in two years.2021, Uber Health and Surgo Ventures partnered with two federally qualified Washington, D.C. health centers to launch the Rides for Moms program2023: Uber's Revenue Up 29% as U.S. Ride-Hailing Business Improves“How Uber Health Is Addressing The Maternal Health Crisis”Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2024 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Natalie Douglas, an award-winning healthcare specialist, an experienced entrepreneur, CEO, board director, and investor. She is the founder of Lucidity LLC and RealiTi Health, as well as chairman of the board for Entia Ltd and TidalSense. She is also an investor and advisor for many portfolio companies, such as Ceek Women's Health, RwHealth, Vitaccess. In this episode, Natalie shares her experience in various leadership roles in life sciences, pharma services, medical devices, digital, SAS, and data analytics. She discusses various challenges and some of the innovative solutions she's led as a private equity-backed CEO, building a global market, fem tech, and the next era of the healthcare landscape.Natalie was honored with “Pharma Voice Top 100,” “Health Investor Power Top 50,” “Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Finalist),” “First Woman in Business Services Awards,” and “The Sunday Times Fast Track in the following categories over multiple years:  Top Track, Buyout Track, Profit Track.” Further Reading:https://www.lucidityllc.com/#FounderPharmaVoice: Exploring New FrontiersManaging Data From Disparate and Siloed SourcesEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2024 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Nancy G. Brinker, the founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and The Promise Fund of Florida. Nancy was also United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2001 to 2003 and Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2007 to the end of the George W. Bush administration. Nancy walks us through her personal experience with her sister Suzy's battle with breast cancer and how that great loss inspired her to dedicate her life to fighting the disease, creating Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Meg and Nancy discuss Nancy's current work with the Promise Fund of Florida, a nonprofit dedicated to improving access to breast and cervical cancer screenings. She explains her restlessness and desire for faster progress, leading her to create a new model of care that focuses on early detection and treatment for underserved populations. Nancy highlights the importance of patient navigators and partnerships with federally qualified healthcare centers in providing comprehensive care. Further Reading:https://nancybrinker.com/about/Promise Fund of FloridaSusan G. KomenPromise Me: How A Sister's Love Launched The Global Movement To End Breast CancerForty is the new 50 when it comes to breast cancer screening for womenEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, Markala Comfort, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2024 The Krinsky Company

"If you live in a county that's designated as 'rural,' your healthcare outcomes are far worse, to the tune of 23% higher mortality. In these rural markets, hospital closures...rural health clinic closures are increasing at an exceeding rate. There's half the number of primary care doctors and about an eighth or a tenth the number of specialty care doctors. And 10% of all rural counties have zero healthcare services whatsoever." -Dr. Jennifer SchneiderMeg welcomes Dr. Jennifer Schneider, Co-Founder and CEO of Homeward Health, a technology-enabled, community-based healthcare provider delivering high-quality care to those who lack access, specifically rural Americans and the Medicare population. Discussion topics:   Leveraging technology and AI to make healthcare delivery more equitable  Dr. Schneider's personal experiences receiving care in rural US The differences in cultures of care How a care model focused on partnership, rather than competition, can help fill service gaps Female leadership Gender gaps in ownership, payment equity, and value perception Homegrown, an initiative from Homeward working to mitigate these issues through mutual learning and support Further Reading: https://homewardhealth.com/ Decoding Health Signals: Silicon Valley's Consumer-First Approach to a New Era of Health ABC 13 Grand Rapids, MI: "Hope Delivered," Matt Gard. Rite Aid And Homeward Partner To Support Seniors In Underserved Communities Homeward to Rearchitect Rural Healthcare for 60 Million Americans Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2023 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Liz Beatty, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Inato, a marketplace that enables clinical researchers and sponsors to make clinical research more inclusive and accessible for patients no matter who they are or where they live. Inato also increases clinical trial efficiency by enabling all community sites to offer the right trials to their patients. Meg and Liz discuss the problems with the traditional clinical trial landscape, the role of the doctor and care team in the process, the difficulties for patients in accessing the right clinical trials, and how Inato is bridging this gap while increasing speed and efficiency for drug discovery research. Liz also explains the importance of research and community-based practices, leveraging technology, her mentorship experience, and the impact she hopes to make in the future.Further Reading: Inato Liz Beatty on CVS' recent exit from clinical research Why diversify clinical trials? Cameron, D., Willoughby, C., Messer, D., Lux, M., Aitken, M., & Getz, K. (2020). Assessing Participation Burden in Clinical Trials: Introducing the Patient Friction Coefficient. Clinical therapeutics, 42(8), e150–e159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.06.015  Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2023 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Anna Lindow, CEO + Co-Founder at Brave Health, a virtual mental health provider dedicated to helping people thrive by engaging them in high-quality, affordable, and easily accessible mental health care.Meg and Anna discuss the supply and demand imbalance for mental health services, especially for Medicaid recipients and other underserved populations. Anna also reflects on her experience building Brave Health, the support they've received, and how technology has helped them scale and evolve according to patient density and need. She also shares the importance of cultivating teams and lessons from past work experiences.Further Reading: Brave Health Working together to make a difference in maternal mental health Anna Lindow: Developing Alumnae Who Care About the Future Can Telehealth Close the Mental Healthcare Gap? Brave Health Doubles Down on Expanding Medicaid Behavioral Health Model Changing the Landscape of Women's Health: Founders and CEOs Sound Off Brave Health and MedArrive Team to Bring Virtual Mental Health to Most Vulnerable Medicaid Populations Brave Health Expands to 18 States, Announces First Value-Based Care Agreement Brave Health and The Doula Network Partner to Support Maternal Mental Health for Medicaid Populations Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2023 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Miruna Sasu, President and CEO of COTA, an RWE service founded by doctors, engineers, and data scientists to create clarity from fragmented and often inaccessible real-world data to provide a comprehensive picture of cancer that can be used to advance carepaths and research.Meg and Miruna discuss utilizing patient-generated data, difficulties with EMR, the drug development and clinical trial processes, as well as ethical considerations and patient burden. Miruna reflects on her own personal experience with cancer diagnoses for both of her primary caregivers: her grandparents. She also shares her mentorship experience and provides advice to get involved and take control of your care as a patient.Further Reading: Antimicrobial Nectar Inhibits a Florally Transmitted Pathogen of a Wild Cucurbita Pepo Floral Transmission of Erwinia tracheiphila by cucumber beetles in a wild Cucurbita pepo Indirect costs of a nontarget pathogen mitigate the direct benefits of a virus-resistant transgene in wild Cucurbita COTA and Google Partner to Use Natural Language Processing to Harness Unstructured Data https://cotahealthcare.com/blog/ Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2023 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Lori Daugherty, CEO of Ascellus, a physical and behavioral health provider for injured workers that provides customized treatment options through CBT practices, as well as medical care for injured workers. With a network of over 1,500 licensed clinicians nationwide, Ascellus works to improve resilience, health outcomes, and reduce costs for workers' compensation claims and minimize time spent away from work.Meg and Lori discuss the barriers to mental health care access, the needs of employees, how Ascellus bridges this gap, and how the healthcare ecosystem can follow. Lori reflects on her 30 years of experience, her leadership and ways to cultivate leadership in others, what she's proud of, and how the landscape has changed post-COVID.Lori is experienced in Medicaid, Medicare Part B, third-party contracting, administration, client services (both public and private), and working with early-stage healthcare companies to develop their infrastructure and maximize growth. She is also a member of the Tampa Bay Business Journal Leadership Trust, where she shares her expertise and inspires future leaders in the field, much like those who have helped inspire her.Further Reading: WCRI Study: Psychosocial Factors Can Act as Barriers to Recovery - WorkCompWire Improving Outcomes for Work-Related Concussions: A Mental He... : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (lww.com)https://journals.lww.com/joem/pages/results.aspx?txtKeywords=Addressing+mental+health+factors Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2023 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Inna Plumb, Co-Founder and COO of MedArrive. MedArrive enables healthcare providers to seamlessly extend care services into the home, unlocking access to high-quality healthcare for more people at a fraction of the cost. MedArrive's fully integrated care management platform allows providers and payors to bridge the virtual care gap by marrying physician-led telemedicine with hands-on care from EMS professionals.MedArrive has more than 20k highly-skilled EMS providers in its national network, and services span dozens of clinical use cases, including chronic condition management, transitional care, readmission prevention, urgent care, vaccinations, palliative care, and more.In this exciting conversation, Meg and Inna discuss MedArrive's unique approach to care in the home, the inspiration behind the company, Inna's unusual path to a career in healthcare, her immigration to the US, her dedication to mentoring, and much more. Inna Plumb is the COO and Co-Founder of MedArrive. She was a founding partner at Redesign Health, where she helped to build a variety of healthcare companies including Calibrate and Vault, while also leading the Venture Building team. She has a strong background in Operations and Finance, having led the Supply Chain team at Blue Apron and starting her career as a banker at Evercore Partners and subsequently an investor at Soros Fund Management.More on Things DiscussedBlue ApronReDesign HealthEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2023 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes, Vivian DeWoskin, VP of Strategy and Head of Life Sciences at Komodo Health.Meg and Vivian discuss Komodo Health, which brings together large amounts of anonymized, linked patient-level data used to understand how patients navigate their care journey in the real world; Komodo Health's “Healthcare Map;” data and rare diseases; access to clinical research; Komodo's ability to reduce the time to diagnosis for challenging conditions; increasing diversity in clinical research patient populations; Vivian's background in and love of Neuroscience; her mentors and mentees; and much more. —With two years under her belt overseeing commercial operations at Komodo, where she is responsible for helping the world's leading life sciences companies tap into real-world patient data to spot gaps in care, identify sweet spots for new drug development and improve provider engagement strategies, DeWoskin also hosts female mentorship groups aiming to emulate her own impressive career mentors in helping women succeed in the sciences.Further Reading: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Stephanie Trunzo, SVP and GM of Oracle Health.Oracle Health provides cloud solution systems for health insurance, healthcare providers, virtual care, electronic health record systems, and public health. Stephanie leads the P&L across strategy, product, services, sales, support, and operations. Oracle Health connects clinical, operational and financial data to improve care and advanced decision-making around health and wellbeing. In one of the largest mergers this year, Oracle acquired Cerner, an electronic health record company. Meg and Stephanie discuss the unique benefits of the Oracle Health/Cerner merger; the journey to more equitable care; the promise of increased integration of health data; the future of predictive AI modeling in healthcare; and some of the ways Stephanie is working to address the gender gap in healthcare leadership.  Further Reading: PointSourceEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Shahrzad Yavari, COVAX Cold & Supply Chain Consultant at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Gavi is an organization working to improve vaccination efforts globally.Shahrzad is a public health strategist and avid women's rights advocate who has dedicated much of her efforts to creating opportunities for women globally. Her background in psychology helped to shape her interest in community-driven solutions for various challenges in the healthcare and education sectors, among others.Her most recent achievements include her work with Gavi, where COVAX has been a lifeline in vaccination efforts for many countries, responsible for delivering more than 1 billion vaccines worldwide. She also established and scaled an innovative vaccine cold chain program installed in over 17,000 health facilities across 23 countries.In this episode, Meg and Shahrzad discuss the complex network working to solve disparities in equitable vaccination efforts; the Cold Chain and Shahrzad's relevant expertise; her upbringing and how that affected her career path; her advice for those entering the field; and more.Producer Calvin Marty joins Meg to tell Shahrzad's story in a new format.  Further Reading: GaviCovaxPaul FarmerUrban Health Resource CentreEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

Meg welcomes Eliza Sternlicht, Co-Founder and COO of MediCircle, a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical redistribution startup. Eliza Sternlicht is not only a startup co-founder with a rich history of working to solve medical issues and disparities, she's a senior in college at Brown University. At such a young age, Eliza already has an enviable resume full of noble causes tackled.Her most recent project is MediCircle, a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical redistributor. They connect unused, unexpired oral cancer medications with charitable clinics where patients can receive them, free of charge.On today's show, Meg and Eliza discuss Eliza's history of working to solve medical issues and disparities over the course of both her high school and college years; how she and co-founder, Jack Schaeffer, discovered the issue of unused, wasted cancer medication which led to the founding of MediCircle; Danny Worshay's class and book, "See, Solve, Scale," and how it informed MediCircle's inception; Eliza's rich and varied family endeavors; her advice for young startups; and much more. Further Reading: Brown UniversityBear DensDanny WarshayNelson Center for Entrepreneurship's Brown Venture PrizeMediCircle Reinvests Winnings Into Pilot ProgramEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

Meg speaks with Jayme Ambrose, CEO of Adobe Care & Wellness, an innovative healthcare solution company that focuses on customizing programs for insurance groups, providers, hospitals, and families.Meg and Jayme discuss Jayme's background as a psychiatric nurse and workers compensation case manager; Adobe's focus on social determinants and proactive care; the inverse relationship between quality of life and health costs; health access for the rural community; Adobe's “human touch” mission; their app, Maslow; the “Nurse Mindset;” and much more. About Jayme Ambrose:Jayme Ambrose is CEO of Adobe Care & Wellness, an innovative healthcare solution company that focuses on customizing programs for insurance groups, providers, hospitals, and families. Adobe Care & Wellness germinated from a class project for her doctorate, in which Jayme created a holistic and integrative healthcare model. In 2021, Jayme received Phoenix Business Journal's Health Care Heroes Award for the Innovator category.Prior to launching Adobe Care and Wellness, Jayme was the Vice President of Clinical Services at The Beech Group. She is a member of the Case Management Society of America and was previously a board member. Jayme is also an active member of the Arizona Nursing Association. Jayme holds a Bachelor of Science and Master's of Science in Nursing from Arizona State University, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve University.Further Reading: Adobe Care & WellnessMaslow's Hierarchy of NeedsHEIHealth Current, AZA Woman of No ImportanceEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

On the first episode of Season 2 of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg Escobosa is joined by Eileen Maus, CEO of Renovia Inc.Meg and Eileen discuss the inspiration for Eileen's passion for women's health, starting a career in healthcare in the 80's and 90's, and the truth about urinary incontinence and its stigmatization. They also talk about the unique benefits of digital therapeutics compared to traditional therapies, how Covid drove a major innovation in Renovia's approach to clinical trials, the unique benefits of a women-led organization, and optimism's role in entrepreneurship and innovation.-----------Eileen Maus, CEO of Renovia, Inc., brings 20 years of healthcare experience to Renovia, a women-led company developing digital therapeutics for women's pelvic floor disorders. Renovia's flagship product, the leva® Pelvic Health System, is an FDA-cleared prescription device that can help women strengthen their pelvic floor muscles effectively to treat stress, mixed, and urgency urinary incontinence, including overactive bladder.Eileen grew her passion for women's health at CYTYC Corporation, which is now Hologic, where as Vice President of Commercial Operations in the Surgical Division, she was a key contributor to its rapid growth from $8 to $700 million. Eileen also served as chief commercial officer for Constitutional Medical Investors, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA.Further Reading:Renovia Inc.Leva®Digital Therapeutics AllianceHologicNovasureThinprep Pap Smear-----------The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

On Episode 10, the final episode of Season 1 of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg is joined by Deborah DiSanzo, President of Best Buy Health. Meg and Deborah discuss the untold origins of the podcast. Deborah speaks of her early days with Apollo Computer and the surprising turn her career path took leading her to Hewlett Packard, Philips Healthcare, and IBM Watson Health. Deborah explains the strategic variables and decisions they faced in entering the automated external defibrillator market and what she values most about her teaching appointment at Harvard's TH Chan School of Public Health. DiSanzo also shares her vision for the role Best Buy Health will play in enabling healthcare in the home.About Deborah DiSanzoAs President of Best Buy Health, Deborah Disanzo is responsible for the company's health strategy, with a particular focus on bringing health technology into the home. With more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of healthcare and technology, Deborah was previously CEO of Philips Healthcare and held management positions at Hewlett Packard and Apollo Computer.At Philips, she and her team brought consumer-grade automated external defibrillators to the market, making them first available in public places, then ultimately into the homes of Americans across the country. At IBM Watson health, she helped launch artificial intelligence offerings designed to help doctors, researchers, healthcare providers, pharmacists and insurers better serve patients around the world. Deborah is also an instructor at the Harvard's TH Chan School of Public Health.Further Reading:Philips HeartStartPhilips Cardiology InformaticsUniversity of Pittsburgh Center for AI Innovation in Medical ImagingDana-Farber Cancer InstituteMD Anderson Cancer CenterCorrie Barry, CEO Best BuyThe HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company by David Packard (212 pages, Harper Business, 1995)Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

On Episode 9 of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg is joined by Dr. Sabine Linn, professor of translational oncology focusing on breast cancer at Utrecht University and a practicing medical oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute.The two discuss Dr. Linn's work in biomarker research, the immunological aspects of breast cancer, advancements in cancer diagnostics and how they can help personalize cancer treatment, the patience and perseverance necessary to complete cancer research studies, Dr. Linn's love of sports as meditation, her vision for achieving equality in her field and beyond, and much more. About Dr. Sabine LinnDr. Sabine Linn is a professor of translational oncology focusing on breast cancer at Utrecht University and a practicing medical oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. She received her Ph.D. on multidrug resistance in solid tumors from the Free University of Amsterdam. Dr. Linn was awarded a Dutch Cancer Society Research Fellowship in 2000 and developed two conditional knock-out mouse models, for both non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer, in close collaboration with Dr. Ralph Meuwissen in the laboratory of Dr. A.J. Berns at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.She has also been a group leader at the Division of Molecular Pathology at the Netherlands Cancer Institute since 2005, where she and her research group focus on the molecular dissection of breast cancer by differential drug sensitivity.Further Reading:Mouse model for lung tumorigenesisSummary of Dr. Linn's ResearchKate Raworth and Doughnut EconomicsWe Should All Be FeministsNo More Boys and GirlsEdith Eger: The Choice and The GiftEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

On Episode 8 of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg is joined by Elena Sini, Group CIO of GVM Care & Research in Milan, Italy. The two discuss Elena's background as CIO in both the public and private sectors, her role in founding the HIMSS Italian Community, the security and privacy of health data, the power of building a personal and professional network, teaching healthcare IT in an ever-changing world, and more. About Elena Sini:Elena Sini holds 20 years of experience acquired from top-tiered Italian public and private healthcare providers, including the IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori and Instituto Clinico Humanitas. Since 2019, Elena has served as Group CIO at GVM Care & Research, one of the leading private Italian healthcare groups.Elena is a member of the HIMSS Board of Directors and of the HIMSS EMEA Advisory Board. She is also the founder and committee member of the HIMSS Italian Community.Elena has been an adjunct professor since 2003 and a guest lecturer at prominent Italian Universities. She is co-author of several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has been awarded for implementing digital innovation projects in healthcare in Italy and by European bodies.Prior to joining health IT, Elena held research roles in the media and television broadcasting industry with the RAI Research Centre and Canal+ Group.She holds a master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Pisa, and has completed post-graduate courses at the MIP - School of Management - Politecnico di Milano.LinkedInFurther Reading:GVM Care & ResearchHIMSS EuropeHIMSS Italian CommunityInstituto Clinico HumanitasEuropean Union Agency for CybersecurityEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

In this week's episode of The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, Meg Escobosa is joined by Lisa Emery, CIO at The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust.Meg and Lisa discuss the surprising similarities between biomedical science and healthcare IT, the power of leading by letting go, the skills needed to successfully deliver on a digital transformation programme, her advice for effective communication with clinical leaders and what Lisa's learned from past mistakes.About Lisa EmeryLisa Emery is Chief Information Officer at The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust, where she oversees the digital transformation programme and is Chair of the NHS London CIO Council. Lisa has held multiple roles within the NHS including CIO and IM&T Strategy Programme Director at West Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Lisa has spent over 30 years in healthcare. She began her career as a biomedical scientist and thanks to an interest and passion for technology she ultimately transitioned to healthcare IT. Further Reading: National Health Service (NHS)The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustWest Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS TrustEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

Meg speaks with Dr. Luna Gargani, Cardiologist and Researcher at the University of Pisa in Pisa, Italy.As an advocate and pioneer of point-of-care lung ultrasound, Luna has played a key role in bringing this technology full-circle. Meg and Luna talk about the dramatic impact one key mentor made in her career, why, despite much resistance, Luna was confident a novel technology she was researching would one day become widely accepted, and the value of carefully choosing what to focus one's research on especially if, like Luna, you are naturally curious and passionate about making an impact in a wide variety of challenges in healthcare.Sostenitrice e pioniera dell'ecografia polmonare point-of-care, la dott.ssa Gargani ha avuto l'opportunità di vedere questa tecnologia svilupparsi dagli esordi più incerti fino a prosperare. Meg e Luna parlano non solo del ruolo cruciale che un mentore ha avuto nello sviluppo personale e professionale della dottoressa, ma anche del motivo per cui, nonostante le molte resistenze, Luna era sicura che quella nuova tecnologia che stava investigando sarebbe stata un giorno ampiamente accettata. Infine, si confrontano sull'importanza di scegliere scrupolosamente l'oggetto della propria ricerca soprattutto se, come Luna, si e' curiosi di natura ed intenzionati ad avere un impatto concreto nel vasto spettro di sfide che si profilano nel settore sanitario.Luna Gargani, MD is a Cardiologist and Researcher at the University of Pisa in Pisa, Italy. At the time of this recording, she had been Senior Researcher for the Institute of Clinical Physiology of the National Research Council for 18 years.Dr. Gargani's research focuses on cardiovascular imaging and point-of-care echocardiography. She is a pioneer in lung ultrasound, a recognized expert on the topic and was a member of the committee that wrote the first set of international, evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound. Further Reading: University of Pisa Clinical Physiology Institute CNR - PisaHandsonechoFirst International Consensus Conference Expert Committee on Pleural and Lung UltrasoundAmerican Heart Association Study by Dr. Sarah Zaman, Elizabeth Shaw and Sonya Burgess,in Australia Originally published 19 Feb 2019Lung ultrasound for the early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia: an international multicenter study Epub 2021 Mar Eugenio Picano Episode CreditsThe Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. ©2022 The Krinsky Company

The Game-Changing Women of HealthcareEpisode 5 - Dr. Shikha Anand: Upscaling Health in ContextToday, on Episode 5 of the podcast, Meg speaks with Dr. Shikha Anand, Chief Medical Officer, Withings.Meg and Shikha discuss Shikha's enduring drive to build a better healthcare system that fits patients' lives; how she surprised herself after a fruitful and fulfilling career in non-profit health; what she learned about making an impact; the opportunities for healthcare in the home; the importance of peer mentorship; and her framework for what she looks for in new hires.About Shikha Anand, MD, MPH:Shikha Anand, MD, MPH, is currently Chief Medical Officer, Withings. In this role, Shikha leads Withing's clinical strategy, overseeing research and regulatory processes and developing solutions for medical professionals.  Dr. Anand has over 15 years of experience developing innovations and systems that improve health. Her leadership experience includes public health, research, consumer health technology, and clinical informatics. Before joining Withings, Anand served as the Chief Medical Officer at Well, a personalized guide and consumer health platform powered by a proprietary, AI-driven “health engine” to help members reach their health goals. She also led health innovation initiatives at Federally Qualified Health Centers, Aetna/ CVS, with state and federal agencies, and Walmart's Care Clinics.Shikha completed a general pediatrics fellowship and a Master's in Public Health at Boston University School of Medicine.LinkedIn Further Reading: WithingsRetinitis Pigmentosa Whittier Street Health CenterWalmart ClinicsAetna CVSNICHQWholesome Wave Veggie Rx ProgramEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. Cover art by Paul Huber. ©2021 The Krinsky Company

The Game-Changing Women of HealthcareToday, on Episode 4 of the podcast, Meg speaks with Lisa Rometty, President at CVS Kidney Care. Meg and Lisa discuss Lisa's realization of her deep ambition to make a positive difference in people's lives based on a significant loss early in her life; her shift in perspective when she became a parent; the need for greater awareness of the real lives of all patients in order to enable widespread access to care; the enormous amount of innovation unfolding in healthcare thanks to AI and virtual care; the critical importance of strong customer segmentation when commercializing new technology; and more.About Lisa Rometty:Lisa Rometty is currently President at CVS Kidney Care.Lisa is responsible for overseeing CVS Kidney Care as it expands and seeks to transform the industry with an innovative, personalized approach to disease identification, care management, and home-first treatment. Prior to that, Lisa served as president of Global Client Solutions at Syneos Health, where she led the strategy and global expansion of the company's commercial partnerships.Before that, Lisa was general manager, Oncology and Life Sciences, for IBM Watson's Health Solutions organization, where she partnered with stakeholders from across the global health ecosystem to develop and commercialize artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions. She joined IBM in 2015 from Baxter Healthcare where she was Vice President, Global Home Therapies, and Global Franchise Head – Hospital Products, a $2.4B infusion therapy business operated in over 70 countries.Lisa brings more than 25 years of commercial leadership experience in global business development, strategic partnerships, product development and marketing. She advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion to close racial and gender gaps in the workplace, including partnering with multiple not-for-profit boards and committees, such as the American Diabetes Association-Chicago Community Board.She earned an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and a BA in international business from Michigan State University.LinkedIn | Twitter: @Lisa_RomettyFurther Reading: CVS Health Kidney CareAetnaSyneos HealthIBM Watson HealthBaxter HealthcareGE CapitalAmerican Diabetes Association - Chicago Community BoardEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. ©2021 The Krinsky Company

The Game-Changing Women of HealthcareEpisode 3 - Tina Moen  “Humans Helping Humans”Today, on our third episode, host Meg Escobosa welcomes Tina Moen, GM IBM Micromedex & Chief Pharmacy Officer, IBM Watson Health.Meg and Tina discuss Tina's overnight decision to become a pharmacist, her inspiration and evolution as a leader, her view of the value of the interplay between technology, AI and humans in healthcare - above all to serve patients. She shares the biggest challenges we face and how to keep teams motivated in the uphill climb of launching new solutions.About Tina Moen:Tina Moen, GM IBM Micromedex & Chief Pharmacy Officer, IBM Watson Health, leads the Micromedex team providing clinical decision support for medication, disease, patient education, and toxicology decisions within healthcare organizations around the globe. Dr. Moen previously led a clinical team working across Watson Health to provide clinical leadership and support for strategy and sales. Before joining IBM, Tina served as VP of Client Strategy for Health Language, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, where she collaborated with clients delivering a solution to unlock data and drive semantic interoperability across the enterprise. She also made an impact in several departments of Truven Health Analytics, as the Vice President of Provider Analytics and as the Chief Clinical Officer.Early in her career she was a pharmacist in pediatrics, home healthcare, HIV, and organ transplantation. Tina received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Creighton University.LinkedIn | Twitter: @TinaMoenPharmDFurther Reading: IBM MicromedexIBM Watson HealthTaco BellAdverse Drug Reactions explainerEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. ©2021 The Krinsky Company

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare Episode 2 - Sue Schade:  “Own your Own Career”Today, on our second episode, host Meg Escobosa welcomes Sue Schade, a Principal at Starbridge Advisors and interim CIO at Boston Children's Hospital.Meg and Sue discuss Sue's early days in paper-based health data as a chart secretary and programmer; The evolution of health IT over 35+ years; The essential role of IT teams in making a difference in healthcare; Sue's legacy as a role model developing the next generation of health IT leaders; What will enable increased diversity in health IT leadership; Some of the risks Sue has taken & lessons learned; The importance of finding mentors & what Sue learned about being a more effective leader; Sue's observations about the evolution of Healthcare, C-Suite, information technology roles; and Promising healthcare startups that intend to increase access to basic and virtual healthcare.About Sue Schade:Sue Schade, is a Principal at Starbridge Advisors, a consulting firm that provides IT leadership advisory and interim management services to healthcare organizations. Sue has over 35 years of experience in healthcare information technology management. She has served as interim CIO for many distinguished organizations, including the University of Vermont Health Network, Stony Brook Medicine on Long Island, University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio and most recently for Boston Children's Hospital.  Prior to this, for almost 13 years, she served as CIO for Brigham & Women's Hospital and then moved on to become the CIO of the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers for several years. In 2015, under Sue's leadership, the University of Michigan Health System made the “HealthCare's Most Wired” list and achieved the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model Stage 6. That same year, she won the “CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Award.”Sue is currently serving as the Vice Chair of Health IT for the board of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation® (AAMI) which is a nonprofit organization focused on the development, management, and use of safe and effective health technology. Sue achieved fellow status with both HIMSS and CHIME for which she also served as a board member.In addition, Sue is an investor/advisor to two organizations: Excelerate Health Ventures which is helping to usher in innovation in the realm of virtual care, and AlyxHealth, a platform that enables nurses and non-physician clinicians to deliver patient care as independent business owners and entrepreneurs by providing virtual, mobile, and primary care. LinkedIn | Twitter: @sgschadeFind Sue's weekly blog, HealthIT Connect, HERE!Further Reading: Starbridge Advisors | Boston Children's Hospital | John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year Award Winners | Health IT Connect Blog | CHIME Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | AlyxHealthEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced, edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. Artwork by Paul Huber.©2021 The Krinsky Company

The Game-Changing Women of HealthcareEpisode 1 - Tracy Byers: Getting Comfortable with Being UncomfortableToday, on our very first episode, host Meg Escobosa welcomes Tracy Byers, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Imaging at Change Healthcare.Meg and Tracy talk about what got Tracy hooked in healthcare, some of her early category-creating successes, and the invaluable mentorship and coaching she received that informed her own leadership style. They also discuss the keys to driving successful innovation on teams and the promise of cloud computing in healthcare today.About Tracy Byers: Tracy Byers is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Imaging at Change Healthcare, a 14-year old healthcare technology company, focused on accelerating the transformation of the healthcare system through the Change Healthcare Platform providing data and analytics-driven solutions to improve clinical, financial, administrative, and patient engagement outcomes in the U.S. healthcare system. In January 2021, UnitedHealth Group's OptumInsight unit agreed to acquire Change Healthcare in a deal valued at $13 billion.Since beginning her tenure at Change Healthcare in 2019, Tracy has been responsible for driving growth, expanding market share, and advancing the company's position as a transformational leader in the imaging market. Tracy has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare technology industry, including executive leadership roles at IBM Watson Health, Philips Healthcare, Agilent Technologies, Hewlett Packard, and GE. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Lehigh University and an MBA from Northeastern University.LinkedIn | Twitter: @TWByersFurther Reading:  Merger of Change Healthcare and United Healthcare Group's Optum Insight Unit Press Release - HP Medical's acquisition of HeartStream LA Times article describing the opportunity in AEDs IBM Watson Health Episode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Wendy Nielsen and Calvin Marty. Edited, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. Intro and outro voiced by John Parsons. Cover design by Paul Huber.  ©2021 The Krinsky Company

Coming soon, from The Krinsky Company: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare, a podcast celebrating courage, perseverance, creativity, and vision in the pursuit of healthcare innovation. Join host Meg Escobosa in conversation with some of the most inspiring and forward-thinking women working in healthcare today. Meg goes behind the scenes to uncover previously untold stories of struggle and success in a notoriously complex and highly regulated industry. As the worlds of healthcare and technology continue to converge, and as women take on increasingly more important roles in both, these are timely tales that deserve to be told.Subscribe now and be sure to hear the first episode the moment it drops.