Podcast appearances and mentions of vida health

This episode, recorded live at the Becker's Healthcare 2024 Fall Payer Issues Roundtable, features Jordan Taggart, SVP of Payer & PBM Growth at Vida Health. Here, he discusses the importance of partnering with organizations that share Vida's clinical philosophy to drive meaningful growth. Taggart also explores how Vida Health supports individuals from diverse backgrounds in achieving their weight loss goals, emphasizing personalized and inclusive care strategies.

In this episode of the Astonishing Healthcare podcast, Joe Murad, CEO of Vida Health, joins host Justin Venneri and Capital Rx Chief Clinical Officer Sara Izadi, PharmD, in the studio for a discussion about glucagon-like peptide-1 (of GLP-1) medications and how partnering to manage cardiometabolic health can help plan sponsors control costs and keep their populations healthy. Joe and Sara review the latest data, including the rising prevalence of obesity and diabetes, GLP-1 discontinuation rates, the robust GLP-1 pipeline, and they highlight the innovative partnership between Capital Rx and Vida. Together, they explore the importance of appropriate patient management, education, and support, nuances of GLP-1 prescribing like dose titration, the role of digital health technology in achieving effective healthcare outcomes and coordinating care with other providers, and what to watch for in 2025.Related ContentHow to Manage Pharmacy Benefit Spend in a GLP-1 WorldAH021 - Managing Pharmacy Costs in a GLP-1 World, with Bridget MulvennaGLP-1s are No Laughing MatterSourcesHow many adults with private health insurance could use GLP-1 drugs (KFF; 9/5)GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Discontinuation Among Patients With Obesity and/or Type 2 Diabetes (JAMA; 5/24)Poll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They've Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 of Those with Diabetes and 1 in 4 of Those with Heart Disease (KFF; 5/10)The Use of Medicines in the U.S. 2024: Usage and Spending Trends and Outlook to 2028 (IQVIA; 5/7)For more information about Capital Rx and this episode, please visit Capital Rx Insights.

About Harlan Levine:Harlan Levine, M.D., is president of health innovation and policy.  He also serves as the chair of the board of AccessHope™, a spinout company from the City of Hope that is focused on serving the employer market and making leading-edge cancer care available to all, regardless of geographical location.Prior to the City of Hope, Dr. Levine held executive roles at UnitedHealth Group, Towers Watson, and Anthem Inc. He currently serves as a board member and secretary for BioScienceLA, as a member of the Keck Graduate Institute's Board of Trustees, and as a board member for Vida Health, Active Life Scientific, and Reimagine Care.  He is on the advisory board for Innovaccer and Laguna Health. For 10 years, he has been a strategic advisor to the founder/chairman of the board of Quantum Health, and now chairs its external clinical advisory board.  In addition, he is a member of the Accessibility and Affordability Working Group for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and a senior fellow for Health Evolution Forum's New Models of Care Delivery.He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and licensed by the Medical Board of California. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco. He interned at Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco and completed his residency in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles.Things You'll Learn:City of Hope's Distinctive Strategy: Integrating state-of-the-art research with patient-centric care. Their outreach to underrepresented markets and the introduction of a mobile van for prevention and screening empower communities with NCI-level care accessibility.Dr. Harlan emphasized how social determinants of health, including the cost of care, transportation challenges, and insufficient culturally relevant education, contribute to inequalities in cancer care.The importance of collaboration, policy adjustments, and the integration of community and academic oncologists. The initiatives at City of Hope, including the affiliated company Access Hope, aim to provide expert opinions and cutting-edge cancer care to diverse populations.Gain an understanding of the obstacles that create barriers for patients to access the latest advancements in cancer treatment and assess the effects of limited networks on fair access to care.Resources:Connect with and follow Harlan on LinkedIn.Follow City of Hope on LinkedIn.Visit the City of Hope website here.

In this captivating episode, we chat with Dr. Frank, Chief Medical Officer at Vida Health, about his transition from being a cardiovascular anesthesiologist to a leader in managed care. He shares valuable insights on the complexities of the healthcare industry, the importance of value-based care in enhancing patient outcomes, and the role of healthcare professionals in ensuring quality care.Learn how Vida Health's innovative integrated virtual clinical program is transforming care for patients with cardiometabolic syndrome by taking risks on clinical outcomes.From discussions on the shift from clinical to administrative medicine to perspectives on healthcare accountability, this episode offers a deep-dive into the future of patient care. Don't miss out on Dr. Frank's unique take on these critical topics!Learn more about Vida HealthWebsite: www.vida.comLearn more about Previva Health Group:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/previva-health-group/Website: https://previva.com/

Tune in to learn about the promise and pitfalls of weight loss medications, with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine physician.   This episode focuses on a popular medication called semaglutide, which is sold as Ozempic or Wegovy. Dr. Stanford explains how this drug works and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of what to expect. We also discuss how medications fit into the broader picture of obesity management and why Dr. Stanford is a vocal advocate for defining and treating obesity as a chronic disease.  Dr. Stanford is an internationally recognized leader in obesity medicine. She practices and teaches at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and is Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Dr. Stanford received her BS and MPH from Emory University as an MLK Scholar, her MD from the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine as a Stoney Scholar, her MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government as a Zuckerman Fellow in the Harvard Center for Public Leadership, and her executive MBA as a merit-based scholarship recipient from the Quantic School of Business and Technology. She completed her Obesity Medicine & Nutrition Fellowship at MGH/HMS after completing her internal medicine and pediatrics residency at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Stanford is also the recipient of numerous awards for her leadership, advocacy, and service.   Connect with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford Twitter @askdrfatima Instgram @askdrfatima https://askdrfatima.com Disclosures: Dr. Stanford has advised or consulted for: Novo Nordisk, Calibrate, GoodRX, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Gelesis, Eli Lilly, Rhythm, MelliCell, Vida Health, Vira Health, Sweetch

A traditional health plan is outdated for a workforce that may include up to five generations. It could result in you having an expensive, disjointed program with dozens of underutilized services and dissatisfied employees. Jason Parrott, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Growth and Partnerships at Vida Health, says the key to improving your benefits strategy, communication and employee health outcomes is a tech-enabled, yet human-centric approach. Highlights  [4:00] Benefits engagement and utilization amid multiple health apps [8:45] What do employees want from their employer health benefits? [13:16] Why should employers re-assess their health and wellbeing benefits? [17:07] What should HR leaders do after the listening process about benefits? [21:28] Desirable proactive health tools  [26:36] Changes you might consider for your pharmacy benefits program  [29:40] Health benefit trends to watch over the next 12-18 months [33:33] Healthy perks, care benefits and company culture [38:06] The health benefits package as an employee retention and recruiting tool [40:18] Patient experience Guest Bio Jason Parrott is SVP Enterprise Growth & Partnerships at Vida Health, a San Francisco-based health technology company. Previously, Jason led the Healthcare & Well Being Strategy of The Boeing Company, the world's largest aerospace company and top U.S. exporter. Before that, Jason led the benefits strategy for AT&T, the world's largest telecom company. He was Chairman of the Board for Midwest Business Group on Health, and a board member of Employer Health Innovation Roundtable, Integrated Benefits Institute, and Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute. Jason earned an M.B.A. and M.S. in Organizational Behavior from Benedictine University, and Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-parrott-57a47a2/ https://www.vida.com We want to hear from you. Leave a review (5-Star would be nice!) on Apple Podcasts and add your question in the comment. We read every review and use them to choose topics, guests, and interview questions for the podcast. You can also reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@hrmorning.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.  If you love this show, please share your favorite episodes with colleagues and on social media. We greatly appreciate your support. Thank you for listening. Remember to subscribe and follow us so you never miss an episode!  Voices of HR is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠HRMorning.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Join MATTER as we welcome Stephanie Tilenius, CEO and founder of Vida Health, for our April Tales from the Trenches.Stephanie was motivated to found Vida Health after she tried to help her father manage the multiple chronic conditions he faced. She knew he needed someone with medical knowledge in his corner to help him manage them on a daily basis and get him on a path to better health. Instead, he got lost in a confusing and impersonal healthcare system, like so many do today.Wanting to change her father's experiences, Stephanie started Vida Health in 2014 with the mission to treat multiple chronic conditions at once through personalized care plans and the power of human connection.Prior to founding Vida Health, Stephanie founded Planetrx.com, an online pharmacy and disease management company. Stephanie is a trailblazing entrepreneur and "intrapreneur" who builds products, platforms and businesses from the ground up. She has played key roles for large companies, such as Google, eBay and PayPal. Stephanie also currently serves on the boards for Coach, Seagate and Tradesy.On April 12, Stephanie joined us for a conversation moderated by Suzet McKinney, DrPH, Principal, Director of Sterling Bay Life Sciences to discuss Stephanie's career journey, the founding of Vida Health and how she plans to advance healthcare.About Tales from the Trenches™MATTER's signature Tales from the Trenches series is an opportunity to hear the early stories of some of the global businesses we read about in the news — straight from the founders who led them to greatness. This series invites seasoned healthcare entrepreneurs to the MATTER stage to share learnings, stories and key takeaways from their journeys.For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth

Stephanie Tilenius successfully led her first startup through an IPO. Now she is taking on the healthcare space, which makes up 20% of GDP in the United States. Her latest venture, Vida Health, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Centene, Lumir Ventures, Hamilton Lane, and Canvas Ventures.

I interviewed Stephanie Tilenius, CEO of Vida Health, about her vision of holistic patient care.   Episode Sponsored By Gilead   Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Stephanie Tilenius https://www.vida.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-tilenius-261b92132    Review, Subscribe, and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

In this episode, we are joined by Laura Isaacson, Manager of Cardiometabolic Care at Vida Health, and Dr. Richard Frank, Chief Medical Officer at Vida Health, to discuss driving stronger outcomes through inclusive cardiometabolic management. Tune in to learn more about the most significant barriers impacting underserved communities from proper cardiometabolic care. Hear insights on ways that a provider like Vida can drive inclusivity and personalization in developing a member's care journey and how inclusivity drives better cost savings across diverse populations.This episode is sponsored by Vida Health.

In this episode, we are joined by Laura Isaacson, Manager of Cardiometabolic Care at Vida Health, and Dr. Richard Frank, Chief Medical Officer at Vida Health, to discuss driving stronger outcomes through inclusive cardiometabolic management. Tune in to learn more about the most significant barriers impacting underserved communities from proper cardiometabolic care. Hear insights on ways that a provider like Vida can drive inclusivity and personalization in developing a member's care journey and how inclusivity drives better cost savings across diverse populations.This episode is sponsored by Vida Health.

For our 100th episode, it is only fitting we interview an investor at one of the key pioneering firms of the growth equity industry.  I've heard others in the industry refer to the firm as “The Mighty General Atlantic”, they are indeed the gold standard in growth investing. In this episode, we speak with Robb Vorhoff, Managing Director and Global Head of General Atlantic's Healthcare Group.  Robb was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022. General Atlantic is a leading global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies. Established in 1980, General Atlantic operates out of 15 global locations across five regions and is supported by 455 employees.  The firm has $64 billion in assets under management.   Robb is active on a number of boards including Alignment Healthcare, Equality Health, Included Health, Marathon Health, Oak Street Health, OneOncology, Stellar Health and Vida Health. Robb joined General Atlantic in 2003.    Previously, he was an analyst at Greenhill & Co. He graduated with a BS in Finance from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.    I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.  

In the ‘point solution versus platform' debate, mark another score for integration as Vida Health jumps into the musculoskeletal (MSK) care space. This is a move we've seen before among the digital health chronic condition management set (remember when Omada acquired Physera, Dario Health acquired Upright, and everyone was waiting to see if Livongo would make a play for Sword or Hinge?) so why is Vida just jumping in now? Dr. Patrick Carroll, Vida Health's Chief Medical Officer, lets us in on the strategy behind the startup's move into the MSK space and what it signals about how employers (and their employees) are starting to view digital health and virtual care within the larger scope of available care options out there. As for Vida's MSK program, it's different than what you might expect. According to Pat, the program is strictly focused on lower back pain and helping members quickly find the physical therapy and, if needed, mental health care that can make a real difference to their overall health in a manner of weeks. If something more complex is discovered, Pat says Vida is working with partners – including those digital-first MSK clinics – to refer out. Is this the long-term play or will Vida eventually build out or buy its way further into MSK? We find out what's ahead for the cardiometabolic care company as it launches yet another new offering to improve access to care. * Jessica DaMassa, the emerging ‘It girl' of health tech interviewing, chats it up with the ‘who's who' of the health tech and healthcare innovation set on 'WTF Health - What's the Future, Health?' Catch 100's of interviews with leading health tech startups and the VC investors, health insurance companies, big pharma co's, and hospital systems helping bring their new ideas into the healthcare establishment. From AI and Big Data to digital health, virtual care, telehealth, digital therapeutics, payment model innovation, and investing, Jessica helps you spot the trends and figure out what's next.

What BIG thing is Avaneer Health building with its $50 million SEED round backed by not-just-investors-but-also-partners CVS Health, Aetna, Anthem, Cleveland Clinic, HCSC, PNC Bank, Sentara Healthcare and IBM Watson Health? CEO Stuart Hanson stops by to clear-up the mystery that IS Avaneer Health, and how the massive data exchange platform it's building is meant to connect the data coming out of the biggest payers and biggest providers in healthcare, directly and in real-time. Hang on – is this the blockchain-based data exchange healthcare has been talking about for more than a decade?? It sure is trying to be. And what Stuart says is different about Avaneer's effort is, indeed, the fact that it's backed by some of the biggest brands in the business and that they see the business case in being able to more effectively share their data with one another. As he explains it, “this problem of data interoperability and data fluidity is bigger than any competitive business model that they need to worry about…” Stuart is careful to explain what Avaneer IS and what it IS NOT, and this is critical to the company's growth plans and revenue model. Avaneer is NOT a data intermediary; it's not about aggregating data, normalizing it, de-identifying it, or applying any fancy machine learning algorithms to it to deliver “insights” on it. Avaneer is strictly a platform for secure, compliant data exchange, so, for example, Anthem can connect to Cleveland Clinic in real-time and verify insurance coverage. The revenue model is currently built around access to the network and will one-day-soon also take in fees from ‘Solutions Innovators' (aka data-aggregating, algorithm-loving, insights-dropping health tech companies) that will offer their services as add-on's to Avaneer's customers who are plugged into the network. What's ahead for this stealthy start-up as it scales? Could they REALLY be looking to raise a follow-on seed round?? Find out what kind of investors they're looking for and what's ahead on their product roadmap in this in-depth chat. *** Jessica DaMassa, the emerging ‘It girl' of health tech interviewing, chats it up with the ‘who's who' of the health tech and healthcare innovation set on 'WTF Health - What's the Future, Health?' Catch 100's of interviews with leading health tech startups and the VC investors, health insurance companies, big pharma co's, and hospital systems helping bring their new ideas into the healthcare establishment. From AI and Big Data to digital health, virtual care, telehealth, digital therapeutics, payment model innovation, and investing, Jessica helps you spot the trends and figure out what's next. Subscribe to WTF Health's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/wtfhealth Follow Jess DaMassa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessdamassa Visit WTF Health: https://www.wtf.health "WTF Health - What's the Future, Health?" is sponsored in part by OneDrop, Transcarent, Pfizer, Wheel, Vida Health, 120/80 MKTG, Komodo Health, Newtopia, & Bayer G4A. Special thanks to our distribution partner, The Health Care Blog. To learn more about WTF Health or throw some sponsorship dollars at our show yourself, check out www.wtf.health.

Big news coming out of Vida Health today as the chronic condition care startup announces that it will now be able to prescribe meds, med devices, lab tests, and more to its members. This puts Vida Health among the first of the digital health chronic care companies to evolve its offerings beyond apps-and-coaching, leading on this trend to take digital health chronic care into a more full expression of virtual care. Vida Health's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Carroll, introduces us to the new offering which he tipped us off about when we met him a few months ago, new to his role at Vida and coming in hot from Hims & Hers where he built similar services as he took that company public as CMO. The new prescribing services will cover both sides of Vida Health's integrated model: mental health and cardiometabolic health, but in different ways. On the mental health side, Pat says members will be able to receive prescription meds for anxiety and depression ONLY at this time; on the cardiometabolic side, members working with Vida Health will NOT be able to get prescription drugs to help with diabetes or heart health, but would instead be able to get continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) prescribed, specialized diets, and labs, like A1C testing, that require a script. Do these prescribing services begin to turn Vida Health into a primary care provider? If not, how do these new prescribing and medication management roles integrate with whatever other primary care offering is in place through a member's plan or employer without adding cost or confusion to the patient experience? We talk through the evolution of both care model and business model as Vida Health adds another layer to its full-stack chronic condition management platform.

About this episodeCecilie Surasky is my guest in this special episode of GSB. Her stories of love and loss and ritual and divine connections with her 18 year old son Teo, who died from an accidental drug overdose will move you, sometimes make you laugh, and honestly might just inspire you to think differently about we can stay connected with our loved ones even after they're physically gone from this earth. Cecilie is a longtime movement-builder who is currently the Director of Communications at the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, and she reached out to me last year to share a sweet note of praise after her colleague john a powell was a guest on my show. We soon entered a beautiful back and forth series of emails about the nature of grief and how Immediately following the sudden loss of their 18 year old son Teo, Cecilie and her spouse Carolyn Hunt reached out to their son's friends and their extended family and friend network so they could all grieve and heal together. The result, still in progress, is an entire community that has been forever changed through storytelling, ritual, and deep listening...and also regular Zoom calls. Episode ResourcesA recent article Cecilie wrote about Teo in the Berkleyside Episode SponsorThanks to our sponsor Vida Health. Vida – healthcare designed for the body and mind! Visit www.vida.com to learn more.Jump straight into(06:04) - Cecilie's earliest memories of grief (and how her family addressed it)(18:18) - A blended family: Cecilie shares stories about the life and personality of her son Teo(26:55) - Teo's passing event: Why is anxiety among adolescents so normalized?(30:30) – Cecilie's observations about the fact that this loss happened in an uncertain moment in history?(35:07) - The lack of farewell rituals due to the pandemic and Teo's garden ceremony(47:59) - The magic of building a supporting community of humans around grief(55”42) - The afterlife: Recent spiritual experiences that have connected Cecilie and Teo About the showIf you love deep, honest, authentic conversations, get ready to love Grief is a Sneaky Bitch. From CEOs and social workers to best-selling authors, educators, filmmakers, and stay-at-home moms, her guests open up about the complexity, confusion, and even confidence they have gained by navigating a grief journey of their own. To learn more about the show and how host Lisa Keefauver is reimagining grief, sign up for her not-so-regular newsletter follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or visit www.lisakeefauver.com today! Learn more about becoming a GSB Podcast Supporter here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

About this episode:My friends, what can I say about today's guest. The minute we were introduced last year, we fell into deep and ongoing discussions about the importance of narrative and storytelling in healing spaces. Rachel Rusch is a social worker, educator and researcher specializing in pediatric palliative care in Los Angeles, California. Her work centers on the intersection of narrative and storytelling in healthcare the relationship between patient, family and clinician perseverance. We explore all of these subjects in today's episode including her personal experiences of loss and the insights she's gleaned from some of the incredible narrative medicine and improv projects she's involved in today. Episode ResourcesFollow Rachel on Twitter to learn more about her incredible work with support of the Cambia Health FoundationHarnessing the Power of Improv During Uncertain Times Episode SponsorThanks to our sponsor Vida Health. Vida – healthcare designed for the body and mind! Visit www.vida.com to learn more.Jump straight into:(03:36) - Rachel's earliest memory of grief (10:21) - Rachel's time as an artist performing in New York City (18:04) - Becoming a social worker: Rachel's experience as a volunteer for the 52nd street project (24:46) - The Perseverance Project: Behind Rachel's awarded storytelling project (34:25) - The relationship between palliative care and storytelling (39:05) - ‘Lift of personhood': The art of addressing vulnerability in the medical field (48:43) - How are we walking into forever shifted unprecedented times after experiencing so much loss? About the show:If you love deep, honest, authentic conversations, get ready to love Grief is a Sneaky Bitch. From CEOs and social workers to best-selling authors, educators, filmmakers, and stay-at-home moms, her guests open up about the complexity, confusion, and even confidence they have gained by navigating a grief journey of their own. To learn more about the show and how host Lisa Keefauver is reimagining grief, sign up for her not-so-regular newsletter follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or visit www.lisakeefauver.com today! Learn more about becoming a GSB Podcast Supporter here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Patrick Carroll, Chief Medical Officer at Vida Health, discusses the importance of using a “whole health” approach to chronic disease management, how and why the human connection with a provider creates better outcomes than strictly AI approaches, value-based care models for virtual health, and much, much more.To find out more about Impetus: https://www.meetwithimpetus.comNatalie Yeadon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieyeadon/Impetus Digital Website: https://www.impetusdigital.com/Impetus Digital LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impetus-digital/Impetus Digital Twitter: https://twitter.com/impetus_digitalImpetus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ImpetusDigitalDr. Patrick Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-carroll-a7b5a364/ Vida Health: https://www.vida.com/ 

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:I've been a fan of today's guest for a long time so I'm thrilled to share my conversation with Dr. BJ Miller with you today. BJ is a longtime hospice and palliative medicine physician and educator. He has worked in all settings of care: hospital, clinic, residential facility, and home. Led by his own experiences as a patient, BJ advocates for the roles of our senses, community, and presence in designing a better ending. We began our conversation with the story of how he came to be a patient after a catastrophic injury in his 20's. Together we explored the challenges of acknowledging grief and humanity in traditional systems of care and why it's important to grapple with the truth that suffering, illness, and dying are fundamental and intrinsic aspects of life. His warmth and wisdom and insight taught me so much throughout our conversation and I know you're going to learn so much too. EPISODE RESOURCES:Mettle HealthBJ's Ted Talk JUMP STRAIGHT INTO:(03:52) - BJ's earliest memory of loss (11:07) - BJ's injury and loss: How it lead him into palliative medicine(17:46) - What did palliative care look like when BJ entered that field (and how is it different from hospice)(25:44) - Notions of enthusiasm and resistance among patient population and fellow doctors(36:26) - Primary palliative care: How is the pandemic changing the perception around the palliative field? (40:06) - How BJ explores suffering to his patients(49:23) - How did Mettle Health come into existence and how is it helping people? EPISODE SPONSOR:Thanks to our sponsor Vida Health. Vida – healthcare designed for the body and mind! Visit Vida.com/bcbsil to learn more. ABOUT THE SHOW:If you love deep, honest, authentic conversations, get ready to love Grief is a Sneaky Bitch. From CEOs and social workers to best-selling authors, educators, filmmakers, and stay-at-home moms, her guests open up about the complexity, confusion, and even confidence they have gained by navigating a grief journey of their own. To learn more about the show and how host Lisa Keefauver is reimagining grief, sign up for her not-so-regular newsletter follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or visit www.lisakeefauver.com today! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Conversation 247: The Story, Journey and Passion of Gretchen Zimmermann, RD, CDCES Today's conversation is with Gretchen Zimmermann, a second career dietitian who traveled across the country for her internship, worked in clinical nutrition and realized her career strengths from her previous profession were sneaking back in. She found herself in food service management and is currently a Senior Director for the telehealth company Vida Health. Please enjoy my conversation with Gretchen. Connect with Gretchen: Email: gretchen@vida.com www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2022 AEHC & OPI Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In today's episode, my guest Dr. Lizzie Cleary is bright and warm and engaging and her training in psychology and work in the fields of oncology meant we spent some time exploring the professional borne wisdom on the topics of grief and loss and post traumatic growth. She currently serves as a Senior Psychologist and Clinical supervisor at the Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology. But our conversation begins with a much more personal experience of loss that happened at the time Lizzie was studying to be a psychologist.Lizzie's Mom Sylvia sounds like she was a trailblazer! And just as Lizzie was launching her own career, in psychology, Sylvia died while out on her kayak in one of her favorite places to be. That was 2005. Lizzie and her family began grieving this as an accidental death only to discover nearly 4 years later, based on the finally completed autopsy report, that she had died by suicide. While Lizzie doesn't go into details about her death, I appreciated the way she illuminated the unique aspects of grieving this type of death and the added layer of complexity this new information brought forth. Lizzie's warmth and wisdom and insight taught me so much throughout our conversation and I know you're going to learn so much too. Episode ResourcesDr. Lizzie Cleary is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in oncology, grief, and making meaning out of life's most challenging experiences. She is a senior psychologist at the Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, where she teaches and supervises graduate students in psychology, social work, medicine, and chaplaincy. She can be found at drlizziecleary.com and on IG @drlizziecleary Growth After Trauma by Richard G. TedeschiEpisode SponsorThanks to our sponsor Vida Health. Vida – healthcare designed for the body and mind! Visit Vida.com/bcbsil to learn more. About The ShowIf you love deep, honest, authentic conversations, get ready to love Grief is a Sneaky Bitch. From CEOs and social workers to best-selling authors, educators, filmmakers, and stay-at-home moms, her guests open up about the complexity, confusion, and even confidence they have gained by navigating a grief journey of their own. To learn more about the show and how host Lisa Keefauver is reimagining grief, sign up for her not-so-regular newsletter follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or visit www.lisakeefauver.com today! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Veeneta Lakhani, the Chief Growth Officer for Vida Health joins Michael in this episode of the Reconstructing Healthcare podcast to discuss how Vida Health is providing care for over 2 Million people through their digital platform that aims to treat both physical and mental illnesses in a combined effort.  Vida Health is a modular platform that aims to prevent, manage and even reverse chronic conditions by bringing together mental and physical healthcare through a ground-breaking digital platform that connects patients to therapists and coaches. Vida Health's clinical outcomes have led them to receive some of the highest customer satisfaction scores that we've seen on this podcast.  Veeneta joined Vida Health to ensure her work in the healthcare industry leads to a future of care where people are looked after day to day through combining physical and mental health work to achieve sustainable outcomes. Veeneta previously held multiple senior executive positions at Anthem Blue Cross and began her career in the insurance sector with McKinsey and company. Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Veeneta in this episode:  How Veeneta is working to make an impact on people's lives every day instead of just when they go to the doctor, and why she couldn't achieve this at a major national carrier How & why Vida Health combine both physical & mental health treatments Why the healthcare industry made significant progress during COVID-19 as it pertains to mental health, diversity, equity & inclusion. How Vida Health provides instant care when their clients sign up to their service by leveraging their digital platform The secrets behind Vida Health's high customer satisfaction scores and why digital healthcare may be the way forward Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction 1:10 – Who is Veeneta Lakhani and what is Vida Health? 2:20 – Why did Veeneta leave a national carrier (Anthem) to join a digital health start up? 4:40 – What are the positive outcomes that can be taken from COVID-19? 9:20 – What is Vida Health and what problems are they attempting to solve? 12:00 – How Vida Health approaches their mental health support & care, and why they are leading the way for measuring the severity of mental health 16:50 – Coaches: How Vida Health is implementing mental health coaches into their service 20:30 – How Vida Health manages their team of clinicians and why they can provide instant care 23:30 – What conditions do Vida Health manage and what resources do they use to provide care 27:25 – The methods Vida Health uses to track the results of their patients' chronic conditions and does Vida Health consider themselves a wellness product? 30:40 – What is Vida Health's engagement rate and why is it outperforming their competitors? 33:00 – How are Vida Health tracking their customer satisfaction and what are the results/outcomes for their customers? 37:10 – How many employers/members are currently enrolled in Vida Health's program? 38:15 – What is next for Vida Health and what is their cost structure? Resources: Veeneta's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veeneta-lakhani/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/veeneta-lakhani/) Vida Health's Website: https://www.vida.com/ (https://www.vida.com/) Podcast Links: Website: http://www.reconstructinghealthcare.com/ (http://www.reconstructinghealthcare.com/) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reconstructing-healthcare-innovative-solutions-for/id1240066325 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reconstructing-healthcare-innovative-solutions-for/id1240066325) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reconstructinghealthcare/ (https://www.instagram.com/reconstructinghealthcare/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReconstructingHealthcare/ (https://www.facebook.com/ReconstructingHealthcare/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmenerey/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmenerey/)

One of the most neglected parts of our healthcare system in the last few years has been the lack of availability in virtual mental/behavioral health support for employees. In this episode, Mike Kohl of Vida Health joined me to discuss whole person healthcare, which includes a heavy emphasis on getting members of an employer sponsored health plan access to mental health support as quickly as possible. Mike is a great person, with an awesome story, and I hope you find this information valuable. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spencer-harlan-smith/support

One of the most neglected parts of our healthcare system in the last few years has been the lack of availability in virtual mental/behavioral health support for employees. In this episode, Mike Kohl of Vida Health joined me to discuss whole person healthcare, which includes a heavy emphasis on getting members of an employer sponsored health plan access to mental health support as quickly as possible. Mike is a great person, with an awesome story, and I hope you find this information valuable. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spencer-harlan-smith/support

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:I've been desperately wanting to include climate and ecological grief in this show for such a long time and I'm thrilled to begin it with today's guest, Ashlee Cunsolo. Ashlee is the Founding Dean, School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies at Labrador Institute of Memorial University. She is a Researcher, Educator, and Environmental Advocate Ashlee offers so much wisdom today born of her lifelong personal passion for the environment and because of the deep and extensive qualitative and quantitative research she has been doing in Northern Labrador in Canada with indigenous Inuit people. She shares the wisdom she has learned from Elders, explores the deep grief scientists are facing as the the populations they love, and study are disappearing before their eyes, and helps us connect to the need for a kind of gritty hope necessary to stay active in saving this ecosystem that we are a part of, that we are in relationship with. She invites us to see more fully that we are part of a collective that is a much bigger WE than we often imagine. EPISODE RESOURCES:You can learn more about Ashlee Cunsolo and her research by visiting www.ashleecunsolo.ca EPISODE SPONSOR:Today's episode is brought to you by Vida Health. Vida Health, now in-network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, lets people get the mental healthcare they need when, where, and how they need it. Visit Vida.com to learn more. Vida – healthcare designed for the body and mind! JUMP STRAIGHT INTO:(04:10) - Ashlee Cunsolo, a health Geographer. What is her first grief memory (15:26) - Understanding ecological and climate grief (27:53) - How is intergenerational storytelling around ecological grief being expressed in this current era (33:39) - How to handle ecological grief from the scientific perspective (44:41) - How has the relationship between emotional intelligence and science progressed in the academic field? (52:43) - Monuments, memorials and other manifestations for people to honor their ecological grief ABOUT THE SHOW:If you love deep, honest, authentic conversations, get ready to love Grief is a Sneaky Bitch. Host Lisa Keefauver, holds an extensive grief resume herself, as a social worker, narrative therapist, grief guide, and widow. From CEOs, scientists and social workers to best-selling authors, educators, filmmakers, and stay-at-home moms, her guests open up about the complexity, confusion, and even confidence they have gained by navigating a grief journey of their own. To learn more about the show and how Lisa Keefauver is reimagining grief, sign up for her not-so-regular newsletter follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or visit www.lisakeefauver.com today! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Key takeaways: Gap analysis to forecast data pipeline needs Work backward from the end-user point of view Every system has to have some human involvement Going beyond the initial scope of work to learn about a new industry Working with stakeholders to help them understand what goes into getting analytics to them Meet: Trenton Huey is the Director of Data at Vida Health, which provides access to therapists, registered dietitians, and health coaches for mental and physical health conditions. His team drives innovation, clinical outcomes, and business growth through machine learning, AI, and reporting and analytics. If you have any questions for Trenton, please feel free to reach out via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentonhuey/ I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand). Please send me a message if you would like me to cover certain topics with future guests.

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I am thrilled to welcome Stephanie Tilenius to the What's Next! Podcast. Stephanie is a founder and the CEO of Vida Health, Inc., a mobile continuous care platform for preventing, managing, and overcoming chronic and mental health conditions deployed at Fortune 500 companies, large national payers, and healthcare providers since January 2014. She was an Executive in Residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, and Vice President of Global Commerce and Payments at Google, Inc., where she oversaw digital commerce, product search and payments. Prior to joining Google, she was at eBay Inc., ultimately as Senior Vice President of eBay.com and global products. I am beyond excited to bring you this episode of the What's Next! Podcast with Stephanie Tilenius!     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… remote teams, those looking for tech-enabled mental health solutions, and entrepreneurs who want to know what it looks like to identify a true pain point and fill a need in a novel way.    TODAY'S MAIN MESSAGE… How intentional you need to be when building your company's culture, no matter how strong the mission is. Your organization's culture doesn't just happen, at least not in any extraordinary or conducive way, without a clear vision and intentionality.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… How the Vida team is making the conversation about mental health one we all can feel safe discussing and doing something about in a constructive and supportive way.   Running time: 31:04     Subscribe on iTunes     Find Tiffani on social:  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn     Find Stephanie online:  LinkedIn  Twitter 

Stephanie Tilenius is the founder & CEO of Vida Health, a licensed virtual medical care platform with therapists, coaches, and nutritionists operating in all 50 states. Vida allows consumers with multiple diagnoses to receive care uniquely suited to their needs by addressing a range of medical conditions, rather than singling any one condition out.  Before she launched Vida Health, Stephanie ran consumer experience platforms in big-name companies like Google, eBay, and PayPal.  We talk about how Vida got its start, the importance of addressing mental and physical health together, and the future of virtual medicine.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.   

Welcome back to the #CloudNClear podcast! We are hosted by Michael Ames, Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Simon Margolis, VP of Engineering, at SADA. They are joined by Amol Kher, VP of Engineering, and Tai Yu, Software Engineer, at Vida Health. In this conversation, we learn more about Vida Health's work helping organizations manage healthcare costs with the technology they're building on the Google Cloud Platform, and the company's poly-chronic approach to treatment and analyzing #medicaldata. Find out why Vida Health chose SADA to help them migrate to #GCP.   Host: Michael Ames // Simon Margolis Guests: Amol Kher // Tai Yu    Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/michaelames https://twitter.com/MrSimonMargolis https://twitter.com/taiyyu   Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelames/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/smargolis/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amolkher/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tai-y-yu-00a1783/

Generally speaking, plant-based eating is a lack of animal protein in the diet. Instead, nutrition comes from sources such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and grains. In a way, we are what we eat. Eat junk and you'll feel like junk. Eat healthier and you'll notice the difference in your energy level and overall well-being. Is it healthy for kids to eat vegetarian diets? Yep. Plant-based diets have enormous health—and environmental—benefits. There are layers to plant-based diets. They can be broken down into vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian – the levels can vary quite a bit. So how do you make the transition to a plant-based diet (and how do you choose which one to follow)? Say you want to go plant-based but are worried about missing meat. Or you don't know where to start. Maybe you're picturing boring plates of lettuce for dinner every night. In this episode, host Mark Gomez, MD, and his guests, Amish Doshi, MD, and Christine Doshi, MS, RD, LDN, discuss the benefits of plant-based diets and offer practical tips on to get started.   Guests Amish Doshi, MD – Board-certified internal medicine physician, Edward-Elmhurst Health Christine Doshi, MS, RD, LDN – Registered dietitian, Vida Health

Lisa Hagan is a national board-certified health coach who was surprised to learn she had been preparing for this career her entire adult life. Today she coaches individuals and trains other health coaches, through her work at Vida Health. However, she had to overcome her own health challenges to get to a place of healing before coaching others. During our conversation, she shares her personal health challenges of burnout and how her curiosity and commitment to feeling better lead her to sign up for a training course at Duke Integrative Medicine. Several years ago Lisa traveled from her home and family in Arizona and took the plunge of a new career in the health and wellness field. I was fortunate enough to be Lisa's classmate at Duke Integrative Medicine and it's a privilege to capture her optimism, joy, and helpful spirit on this podcast episode. You can connect with Lisa on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-hagan/.

Our guest: Stephanie Tilenius, CEO & Founder at Vida Health. "Vida is a virtual care company that combines a human-centric approach with technology to address chronic and co-occurring physical and behavioral health conditions." In this episode, we discussed: - Her background - Why-how-what of Vida Health - Where we are heading with mental health - Their recent Series D funding - ...and much more! Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth, Curation Health, ChenMed & MediTelecare. BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to power the future of healthcare. For more information, please go to www.blochealth.com and be sure to follow BlocHealth on social media - @blochealth "Curation Health's advanced clinical decision support platform seamlessly integrates into the electronic health record and leverages more than 750 proven clinical and quality rules. With this intelligent point-of-care platform, you can power a scalable risk adjustment process and amplify quality program performance." For more information, please go to www.curationhealthcare.com and be sure to follow Curation Health on social media - @curationhealth "ChenMed brings concierge-style medicine and better health outcomes to the neediest populations – moderate-to-low income seniors with complex chronic diseases. Operating over 50 medical centers in eight states, we are known to our patients as Dedicated Senior Medical Center, Chen Senior Medical Center, or JenCare Senior Medical Center." For more information, please go to www.chenmed.com and be sure to follow ChenMed on social media - @chenmed "MediTelecare provides behavioral telemedicine services to residents of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, using state-of-the-art telehealth technology. For more information", please go to www.meditelecare.com and be sure to follow Meditelecare on social media – @meditelecare To learn more about Vida Health please use the links below: - Website - LinkedIn - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - YouTube Also, be sure to follow Slice of Healthcare on our social channels: - Website - Facebook - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Newsletter

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, I am over the moon excited about Chelsea's Champion's League semi-final win. But on Episode 204, we have some big deals to cover too. First, Vida Health gets $110 million in a Series D bringing their total to $188 million. Next, R1 RCM acquires VisitPay for $300 million, integrating patient financial engagement into their revenue cycle management offerings. It's Mental Health Awareness Month, and mental health startup Headway raises $70 million – do they have a chance in that crowded space? Finally, Neuroelectrics gets $17.5 million for their neurostimulation cap helping with epilepsy and depression.

Can you guess which OG guest is featured in this episode? Hint, in season 1, we primarily talked about problem solving with technology and the software engineering space in startups and big corporations. Ok ok enough teasing, it's Arsala Bangash! Staying true to his technological problem solving roots starting from interning at Google and Vida Health, he is now the founder of Grey Software. An organization that pairs up mentors with students to create open-source software! If you are interested in the Grey Philosophy, get involved at https://grey.software/. In this enlightening episode, we talk all about the grey areas that exist within and outside ourselves. Better than that, it's just a good 'ol chat with a friend from the KP province in Pakistan. Cue the Spotlight on Sir Arsalot! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentspotlight/message

Looking back at 2020, we might say that this was the year that changed everything in healthcare. If that's the case, Vida will have likely played a big role in this change. They're focused on some of the most costly areas of healthcare in chronic care management and mental health. And, they sell to payers and employers who, with incentives to keep patients out of costly situations, are playing a bigger and bigger role in actual patient care. My guest today is Stephanie Tilenius, the founder and CEO of Vida Health. She founded Vida in January of 2014 (right around the same time as Redox, by the way) after a storied career in silicon valley having worked at eBay, PayPal, Google, and as an executive in residence at Kleiner Perkins. Since then, Vida has raised $83M including a recent $25m round in April and has, according to LinkedIn, nearly 500 employees. Vida is a mobile continuous care platform for preventing, managing and overcoming chronic and mental health conditions deployed at Fortune 500 companies and large national payers. We were able to talk a bit about how Vida actually interacts with patients and changes their behavior, some of their outcomes, and the shifting dynamics in the industry. Big thanks to Stephanie for coming on the show as well as to everyone at Vida for making healthcare a little bit better. Highlights: 01:22 - How and why Stephanie went from consumer products to healthcare 05:49 - Onboarding and triaging users 08:16 - Mental health and chronic conditions are tied together 11:38 - Measuring outcomes at Vida 14:30 - Selling into the payer space 16:18 - Since COVID, payers have increased demand for digital health 18:13 - Telehealth reimbursement parody discussed 19:20 - Vida's $25M latest round of funding 21:14 - How payers are shifting towards value based care 26:10 - Potential channel conflicts with community providers

Our guest this week: Chris Mosunic, PhD, Chief Clinical Officer of Vida Health. "Vida is a virtual care company that combines a human-centric approach with technology to address chronic and co-occurring physical and behavioral health conditions. We provide personalized chronic condition management combined with health coaching and therapy through a mobile and online platform that supports individuals in managing and significantly improving conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, depression, anxiety, etc. Our platform integrates deeply individual expert care with machine learning and remote monitoring to deliver lasting behavior change, health outcomes and cost savings. Vida is in the business of enabling self-insured employers, health plans and providers to take better care of their employees and members. They are trusted by Fortune 1000 companies, major national payers, and large providers to activate, engage, and empower their employees to live their healthiest lives. Based in San Francisco, CA, Vida is backed by investors including Khosla Ventures, StartX, Aspect Ventures, Canvas, Workday, and Nokia." On this episode, we discussed: - His background - How he got to where he is today? - What is Vida Health? - What's next? - ...and much more! WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR: Our sponsor for this episode is BlocHealth. BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of healthcare services and solutions to power the future of healthcare. Through the platform, healthcare professionals and organizations can use their credentialing data for more! They can store their credentialing and licensing-related documents, fill out a smart, common application and use the information within it to order multiple services such as provider enrollment, license registration, license renewals, and more! For more information, please go to www.blochealth.com and be sure to follow BlocHealth on social media - @blochealth *This podcast was recorded within the last 6 months To learn more about Vida Health, please use the links below: -Website - LinkedIn - Twitter - Facebook - YouTube Also, be sure to follow Slice of Healthcare on our social channels: - Website - Facebook - LinkedIn

Today on Episode 122 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess asks Matthew about LetsGetChecked raising $71M for at-home testing, Vida Health raising $25M for virtual chronic-conditions-management programs, Medable securing $25M for clinical trials, and Livongo publishing their Q1 earnings report (and their stock rising 10% days before the report was released!). Matthew is excited to see their CFO, Lee Shapiro, go on a buying spree in the space now.

In this Episode, Nate shares a call to action for companies to employ those without work for focus groups, he shares an invitation to join him in live interviewing leaders from 2nd.MD, Vida Health, Espresa, Brightside and Benfitfocus, and talks about the impact Shawn Leavitt had on his career.Join the live roundtable: REGISTER NOWSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/illuminatehr)

Chris Mosunic, Chief Clinical Officer at Vida Health discusses chronic conditions, behavior change, and leveraging digital health solutions. Brought to you by Vida Health - Personalized virtual care platformTo read the full show notes and join in the conversation visit illuminatehrpodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/illuminatehr)

"Vida Health has hired its first-ever Chief Medical Officer, but what's more interesting is the expertise that Dr. Patrick Carroll is bringing to the chronic condition management startup's C-suite. Pat just left virtual pharmacy co, Hims and Hers, where he helped take the company public as CMO and, before that, he was CMO at Walgreens. Vida Health's current approach to diabetes management and mental health care has stood apart for being fully-integrated from the get-go, but while Pat acknowledges that this approach has thus far yielded “remarkable outcomes,” he definitely seems interested in finding out if those outcomes could be even better if a virtual prescriber group were involved as well. This episode was originally released January 24, 2022. To learn more about WTF Health, including how to become an underwriting sponsor of its fun, forward-looking conversations, please visit www.wtf.health. Video versions of all these interviews can be found on WTF Health's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/wtfhealth"

"Straight out of stealth on launch day, Lyn Health is out to provide specific, personalized care for patients with three or more chronic conditions in a way that's meant to compete with healthcare navigator-advocators like Accolade, Transcarent, and Included Health INSTEAD of the crowd of digital health chronic condition management platforms like Teladoc's Livongo, Vida Health, One Drop, Omada Health, etc. etc. Lyn Health's CEO Rick Abbott stops by to introduce us to this seed-funded startup, which has raised $10M (backed by Summer VC) and has already attracted some yet-to-be-named health plan and Fortune 500 employer clients. This episode was originally released December 2021. To learn more about WTF Health, including how to become an underwriting sponsor of its fun, forward-looking conversations, please visit www.wtf.health. Video versions of all these interviews can be found on WTF Health's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/wtfhealth"

An accomplished investment banker who transitioned to become an accomplished executive at leading tech companies including eBay and Google, Stephanie Tilenius has now set her sights on an even more difficult challenge. As CEO of Vida Health she is focused on improving the health of the chronically ill with evidence-based coaching. Along her remarkable journey, […]

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Our GuestStephanie Tilenius is the Founder and CEO of Vida Health, a next-generation digital therapeutic and health coaching platform for chronic physical and mental health conditions deployed at Fortune 500 companies, large national payers and providers. Prior to starting Vida, Tilenius was with Kleiner Perkins Canfield & Byers, where she worked primarily with late-stage KPCB portfolio companies, with an emphasis on companies in the Digital Growth Fund. While at Kleiner, Stephanie invested in Nextdoor and MyFitnessPal. Prior to Kleiner, Stephanie was at Google, where she was vice president of global commerce and payments, helping build and launch new products and platforms including Google Wallet, Google Shopping and Google Express. Prior to joining Google, she was at eBay and PayPal for nine years, and in her last role was SVP of eBay.com and global product where she helped lead the eBay Marketplace turnaround. Prior to eBay, Stephanie was VP of Merchant Services at PayPal where she built the off-eBay PayPal business from the ground up into a multi-billion business. A co-founder of PlanetRx.com, she has also worked at Intel, AOL and Firefly. Stephanie sits on the public boards of Coach Inc. and Seagate Technology.Here are the highlights of our conversation with our guest:Stephanie is passionate in making an impact in other people’s lives and doing the things that matter. Everything that she had done in her career had affected millions of people and improved lives and now in Vida, she is focusing on health care and eradicating chronic conditions, which is a real problem in the country.She had worked with eBay, Google and PayPal and her experience in building products and platforms from the ground up and reimagining how things are done during her time with these companies had helped her in her current work in healthcare, which, in some ways, is one of the last industries to adopt consumer-facing technology. Vida is an app service for managing your health. They match you to a coach, a nurse or a health expert, and a digital therapy program, to work in the area that you are most concerned in. They cover both mental and physical conditions and programs focus on concerns such as diabetes, hypertension, weight loss, and smoking. They use machine learning to personalize your programs to help you succeed.Stephanie shares an example of a mobile experience of one of their customers, Jenny, which led to great results. Jenny is a 49-year old, mom of three who lost 80 lbs. in 8 months. She had diabetes, cholesterol and hypertension and found profound benefits from Vida.The new movement today is that health care is being self-care. People are now trying to track their behavior in a more holistic way than they have done in the past and this is very beneficial compared to the traditional way wherein you only get one reading per year during an annual physical exam. Vida is connected to the most popular wearables and anything out there which will enable you to monitor your health. They connect to other apps as well so they can integrate your data into one place for your coach to see. The benefit of this is for your coach to personalize your experience and help you achieve your goals by knowing everything you are doing. This day-to-day insight helps people make the right behavior change and make decisions.Pure execution and scale, just like other companies, are one of Vida’s challenges. Things get more complicated as they scale so they continue to get customer feedback – from onboarding, retention, engagement with their coaches and programs, the use of different features inside the app – and just continue to iterate. They note that they should be mindful of population profiles and their use of the app.Building a two-sided market place is always complicated and one things that has been tough for Vida is balancing the supply and demand. In addition to this, they have to have tools for both their users and coaches so this is twice the work versus other apps.

BetterDoctor Summit - Panel: How Does Provider Data Improve the Consumer Experience? Speakers from three innovative tech companies share how they are working to improve the consumer experience in healthcare. Daniel Kivatinos, COO & Co-Founder, drchrono Vincent Reyes, Area Vice President, Lyft Stephanie Tilenius, CEO and Co-Founder of Vida Health, Inc.

Vida Health are proud to announce that their brand new pioneering care home for people living with dementia, Vida Grange, is now open in Pannal!

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Stephanie Tilenius is a well-known in Silicon Valley where she spent the last few years at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins after leading commerce at Google for a few years. Before Google she was a longtime eBay employee in their PayPal business. In the ’90s she founded online pharmacy PlanetRx.