The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare 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 Media
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 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 program

2023: 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 Sources
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 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 CancerEditSignEditSignForty is the new 50 when it comes to breast cancer screening for women
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

"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 USThe differences in cultures of careHow a care model focused on partnership, rather than competition, can help fill service gapsFemale leadershipGender gaps in ownership, payment equity, and value perceptionHomegrown, 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 HealthABC 13 Grand Rapids, MI: "Hope Delivered," Matt Gard.Rite Aid And Homeward Partner To Support Seniors In Underserved CommunitiesHomeward 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:
InatoLiz Beatty on CVS' recent exit from clinical researchWhy 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