Empowered Patient Podcast

Welcome to the Empowered Patient Podcast with Karen Jagoda. This show offers a glimpse into the latest innovations in applying generative AI, novel therapeutics and vaccines, and the evolving dynamics in the medical and healthcare landscape. One focus is on how providers, pharmaceutical companies, and payers are empowering patients. In addition, conversations often focus on how technology is empowering providers, care facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and payers to improve patient outcomes and reduce friction across the healthcare landscape. Popular Topics Include: Virtual and digital health Use of AI, ML, and robots for clinical and administrative purposes Value-based healthcare Precision and stratified medicine Next-generation immuno, cell, and gene therapies Vaccines for infectious diseases and oncology Biomarkers and diagnostics Rare diseases MedTech and medical devices Clinical trials Population health Chronic conditions l Clinician and staff burnout Smart hospitals The audience includes life science leaders, researchers, medical professionals, patient advocates, digital health entrepreneurs, patients, caregivers, healthcare solution providers, students, journalists, and investors.

Increasing Points of Access for Patients with Dr. Jason Hwang Healthcare Innovator

Aug 27, 2017

Jason Hwang, founder, Lemonaid Health and renowned healthcare innovator talks about bringing disruptive solutions to the healthcare marketplace. Lemonaid uses an asynchronous analysis model where patients submit symptoms and requests for medications online. Submissions are automatically reviewed quickly, overseen by...

When the Doctor Comes to You with Nick Desai Heal On-Demand House Calls

Aug 23, 2017

Nick Desai, co-founder, Heal.com talks about taking advantage of the trend to miniaturize medical equipment to allow them to build a business model where the doctor comes to a patient's home, office, or hotel room within two hours 365 days a year. Heal is promoting price transparency, accepts most medical insurance,...

Smart Managment of Health Records with Noga Leviner PicnicHealth

Aug 13, 2017

Noga Leviner, Co-Founder, PicnicHealth knows how important it is to be able to have access to complete medical records and is creating a company that can search for old medical files as well as provide a dashboard to manage new data. In order to get optimal care, PicnicHealth is providing clients with a service that...

Digital Health in Low Resource Environments with Melissa Menke Access Afya

Aug 7, 2017

Melissa Menke, Founder and CEO, Access Afya is a digital health activist in Nairobi Kenya where she has set up micro-clinics in the informal settlements to bring health services to an under-served community. They are using digital diagnostic tools and mobile devices to send text and voice alerts to patients where there...

Potential First in Class Gene Therapy for Glioblastoma GBM with Dr. Dror Harats VBL Therapeutics

Aug 2, 2017

Dr. Dror Harats, Founder and CEO of VBL Therapeutics, talks about the limitations of current treatments for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (rGBM), the most common and deadliest form of brain cancer in adults and the challenges in developing new treatments to combat this devastating disease. The good news is that...