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Passionate Pioneers with Mike Biselli, a nationally ranked healthcare and innovation podcast, and a member of the Health Podcast Network, highlights the innovators, the game changers, and the pioneers who are deeply passionate and relentless in valiantly solving the problems our healthcare industry is facing.

Passionate Pioneers with Mike Biselli Mike Biselli

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 27 Ratings

Passionate Pioneers with Mike Biselli, a nationally ranked healthcare and innovation podcast, and a member of the Health Podcast Network, highlights the innovators, the game changers, and the pioneers who are deeply passionate and relentless in valiantly solving the problems our healthcare industry is facing.

    Transforming Care Through Virtual Innovation with Dr. Sarah Pletcher

    Transforming Care Through Virtual Innovation with Dr. Sarah Pletcher

    This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE

    Episode Overview: 
    How can virtual care and innovative technology transform healthcare delivery? According to our next guest, Dr. Sarah Pletcher, it requires reimagining care models by leveraging cutting-edge solutions. 
    As System Vice President and Executive Medical Director for Strategic Innovation at Houston Methodist, Dr. Pletcher leads the nationally renowned health system in developing and accelerating pioneering care strategies for the next decade.
    An accomplished surgeon and telehealth trailblazer, Dr. Pletcher shares her valuable insights on virtual nursing programs reducing burnout, wearables enhancing patient monitoring, expanding hospital-at-home offerings, implementing ambient AI for safety, and rolling out system-wide virtual rounding capabilities. 
    Join us to learn how Dr. Pletcher is driving innovation at Houston Methodist, enhancing experiences and outcomes through tech-enabled, forward-thinking care delivery. Let's go!
    Episode Highlights:
    Pioneering virtual nursing programs that reduce burnout and retain staffLeveraging wearable sensors and remote monitoring to enhance patient careExpanding "hospital at home" and virtual care offerings to improve accessImplementing ambient AI and computer vision for safety and efficiencyRolling out system-wide virtual rounding capabilities in every patient room
      
    About our Guest:
    Dr. Sarah N. Pletcher is the System Vice President and Executive Medical Director for Strategic Innovation at Houston Methodist. In this role, she leads the health system on strategy, development, acceleration and execution of new care models and innovations that will move the health system into its next decade. 
    Prior to joining Houston Methodist, Dr. Pletcher was the founder of the Centers for Connected Care & Telehealth at Dartmouth- Hitchcock, where she led the health system in the selection and implementation of new strategies utilizing telehealth technology platforms, and developed new clinical products and telemedicine programs across multiple specialties, and in multiple settings. This work includes a national scale telemedicine program which includes more than 60 specialties and six 24/7 hospital service lines, covering 100 hospitals across 10 states, and providing care through 20,000 patient encounters every month. 
    As a consultant, Dr. Pletcher has advised health systems, policymakers, and investors about disruptive technologies and new business models that can provide value in serving populations. With over 25 years of healthcare innovation experience, she is frequently sought as a thought leader and invited speaker in areas of telemedicine, mhealth, innovation, clinical quality improvement, provider education and rural program development; and has been the principal investigator on over 15 million dollars of grant and foundational funding to advance these initiatives.
    Links Supporting This Episode:
    Houston Methodist website: CLICK HEREDr. Sarah Pletcher LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREHouston Methodist Twitter page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page: a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebiselli" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    • 31 min
    Unleashing AI to Propel Value-Based Care with Jay Ackerman

    Unleashing AI to Propel Value-Based Care with Jay Ackerman

    This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE
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    Episode Overview: 
    How can innovative technology accelerate the shift to value-based care? According to our next guest, Jay Ackerman, CEO of Reveleer, it starts by empowering healthcare organizations with AI-driven data analytics.
    As a veteran enterprise software leader, Jay is focused on Reveleer's mission to streamline quality improvement, risk adjustment, and member management through their transformative platform.
    While together, Jay shares his vision for leveraging natural language processing and machine learning to digest clinical data at scale and he reveals how Reveleer helps health plans and providers unlock insights, enhance outcomes, and confidently execute value-based care initiatives.
    Join us to learn how Jay and his team are pioneering the future of data-driven healthcare delivery! Let’s go! 
    Episode Highlights:
    Pioneering the use of AI, NLP, and machine learning to digest massive clinical data setsHelping healthcare organizations accelerate the transition to value-based care modelsReducing administrative burdens on providers through intelligent data workflowsUnifying disparate clinical data sources to enhance quality improvement and risk adjustmentDriving the future of data-driven healthcare through advanced analytics capabilities

    About our Guest:
    Jay is an Enterprise Software executive responsible for setting the vision, strategy, and objectives for Reveleer. As a leader, he is also keenly focused on shaping and stewarding the culture at Reveleer to attract a robust collaborative team, while driving an innovation mandate to execute our mission to accelerate value-based care.
    He is a seasoned software and services executive with over 30 years of experience in various leadership capacities. While at Reveleer, he established the company as a leader in SaaS solutions to enable our customer set to take control of these critical value-based care programs. 
    Before Reveleer, Jay was the Chief Revenue Officer at Guidance Software, a publicly traded software security company. He is equally proud of his contribution to the success of ServiceSource, where he was the Worldwide Head of Sales and Customer Success at ServiceSource and WNS North America. WNS, where he was the President & CEO. Both organizations grew rapidly and joined the public markets. 
    Jay holds his MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Connecticut College. Jay recently concluded a ten-year stay on the Board of Trustees at Lawrence Academy, a college preparatory school he attended in Massachusetts. Jay resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two boys and can often be found on the weekend coaching or cheering on his boys.

    Links Supporting This Episode:
    Reveleer Website: CLICK HEREJay Ackerman LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREReveleer Twitter page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: a...

    • 28 min
    Streamlining Mental Health Screening with Ernie Wallerstein

    Streamlining Mental Health Screening with Ernie Wallerstein

    This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE
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    Episode Overview: 
    How can we positively impact mental healthcare through technological innovation? According to our next guest, Ernie Wallerstein, CEO of Mental Health Technologies, it starts by enabling quantifiable improvements in patients' journeys to wellness.
    Driven by a passion to address the growing challenges of providing mental health and substance abuse services, Ernie and his team built an innovative SaaS platform that seamlessly integrates validated psychometric testing into healthcare providers' existing workflows.
    While together, Ernie shares how MHT's technology empowers medical professionals to -screen patients, objectively collect mental health data, and enhance billing practices. Ernie also reveals his vision for horizontally integrating the entire mental health process and leveraging data analytics to proactively identify negative treatment trends.
    Join us to learn how Ernie and the MHT team are streamlining mental health screening through technological innovation! Let’s go! 
    Episode Highlights:
    Integrating seamlessly into existing EHR/EMR systems to minimize workflow disruption for healthcare providersAchieving over $1 million in annual recurring revenue while bootstrapped, without VC or PE funding60% patient completion rate for MHT's assessments, demonstrating strong engagementPositioning MHT's data analytics capabilities to predict optimal assessments and identify negative treatment trendsAddressing a critical need by enabling better identification and care pathways for mental health/substance abuse
      
    About our Guest: 
    Ernie Wallerstein is revolutionizing the mental health industry by enabling quantifiable and qualitative improvements in patients' journey to wellness. Through his innovative SaaS assessment platform, medical practitioners can seamlessly administer a range of validated psychometric tests, providing a comprehensive understanding of patients' mental health.

    Links Supporting This Episode:
    MHT Website: CLICK HEREErnie Wallerstein LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREErnie Wallerstein Twitter page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

    • 34 min
    Expanding Clinical Education to Develop Healthcare’s Workforce with Kyle Swinsky

    Expanding Clinical Education to Develop Healthcare’s Workforce with Kyle Swinsky

    This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE
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    Episode Overview: 
    How can we expand clinical education to develop the healthcare workforce we desperately need?
    According to our next guest, Kyle Swinsky, co-founder and CEO of AMOpportunities, it starts by equipping universities and healthcare providers with scalable infrastructure.
    Drawing from a passion to increase opportunities for international medical trainees, Kyle built a workforce solution that matches students to hands-on rotations while supporting host sites through technology and services.
    While together, we explore AMO's mission to address bottlenecks preventing schools from graduating qualified healthcare professionals and Kyle reveals how his company augments limited teaching capacity, facilitates ideal student-site relationships, and drives strategic growth into allied health fields.
    Join us to hear how Kyle and the AMO team is successfully expanding clinical education to develop healthcare’s workforce! Let’s go! 
    Episode Highlights:
    AMO bridges clinical education gaps by matching students to hands-on training opportunitiesTheir platform and services augment limited teaching capacity at hospitals/clinicsStudents get experience where they want while sites gain pipeline of future workforceAMO has helped over 5,500 trainees secure rotations to advance their careersStrategic growth planned for nursing, PA, rehab therapy, and other allied health fields
    About our Guest: 
    Kyle Swinsky is the co-founder and CEO of AMOpportunities, a Chicago-based company that helps international medical students and graduates secure U.S. rotations and supports hospitals and schools in managing trainees through high-quality services and software solutions.
    In 2013, Kyle, along with co-founder and COO Ben Bradley, launched AMOpportunities to make U.S. clinical experiences accessible to medical trainees around the world. Since 2013, AMO has tripled in size, raised $8.9 million in funding, won the President’s “E” Award for Exports and PIEoneer of the Year, and helped more than 3,600 trainees rotate in the U.S. The company counts Kaplan Medical and AMSA as partners as well as institutions such as University of Miami, Chicago Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and Florida International University.

    Links Supporting This Episode:
    AMOpportunities Website: CLICK HEREKyle Swinsky LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREKyle Swinsky Twitter page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

    • 24 min
    Reshaping Women's Health Through Virtual Menopause Care with Joanna Strober

    Reshaping Women's Health Through Virtual Menopause Care with Joanna Strober

    This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE
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    Episode Overview: 
    How can we reimagine women’s health by meeting them where they are- virtually and compassionately?
    According to our next guest Joanna Strober, founder and CEO of Midi Health, it starts with understanding the overlooked symptoms of perimenopause and menopause that deeply impact quality of life.
    Drawing from her own frustrating journey to receive proper hormonal care, Joanna built an accessible, insurance-covered virtual clinic tailored to women navigating this transition.
    While together, Joanna shares Midi Health’s mission to deliver personalized, expert protocols for the over 30 symptoms related to declining estrogen, and also reveals how her company identifies gaps like painful sex and weight gain to build specialty services. 
    Additionally, Joanna shares the vision for Midi Health to become a trusted partner supporting long-term health, and why partnerships with health systems are imperative.
    Join us to learn how Joanna and the Midi Health team is successfully reshaping women's health through virtual menopause care! Let’s go! 
    Episode Highlights:
    Midi Health meets women where they are by providing virtual, insurance-covered care for overlooked perimenopause/menopause symptomsThey take a listening-based approach to build specialty services addressing gaps like painful sex and midlife weight gainThe goal is for Midi Health to be a 20-year partner supporting women's long-term health needsPartnerships with health systems are crucial for referrals and sharing patient dataMidi Health is successfully reshaping care to center the woman in her midlife healthcare journey
      
    About our Guest: 
    Joanna is the co-founder and CEO of Midi Health, the leading virtual care clinic focused exclusively on women navigating midlife hormonal transition. The company brings insurance-covered expert care for the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause to women nationwide. A successful serial entrepreneur in the digital health space, Joanna previously served as CEO and founder of Kurbo, the first digital therapeutic for childhood obesity, which she sold to Weight Watchers. Recently named to the “Forbes 50 Over 50” list and a featured speaker at the 2023 Fortune Most Powerful Women Conference, Joanna is a frequently quoted expert on issues related to digital health, women in business, startups and leadership. Prior to becoming a founder, Joanna spent more than 20 years in direct private equity and venture capital investing in health and consumer companies, including a number of notable consumer internet companies, such as BlueNile, eToys, Babycenter, HotJobs and Flycast. Joanna is also the author of the book, “Getting to 50/50,” a primer on how women can succeed and thrive at work and at home. 
    Links Supporting This Episode:
    Midi Health Website: CLICK HEREJoana Strober LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMidi Health LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: a href="https://twitter.com/mikebiselli" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    • 23 min
    Unlocking the Power of Glucose with Phil Southerland

    Unlocking the Power of Glucose with Phil Southerland

    This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE
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    What does it take to reimagine metabolic health by harnessing the power of sport and technology?
    According to our next guest, Phil Southerland, Founder and CEO of Supersapiens, it starts with audaciously believing that real-time biometric data can revolutionize wellbeing for all.
    Drawing from his lifelong journey managing type 1 diabetes through exercise, Phil shares Supersapiens' mission to make continuous glucose monitoring accessible worldwide. Their cutting-edge ecosystem inspires better nutritional choices by visualizing individualized glucose responses whether you're a pro-athlete or everyday parent.
    While together, Phil reveals how Supersapiens is tackling insurance obstacles to customize care, why helping youth build healthy habits is imperative, and the pivotal role entrepreneurs play in shaping preventative healthcare policy.
    Join us to hear Phil's vision of using sports and technology to unlock the power of glucose that can fuel our amazing human potential! Let's go!
    Episode Highlights:
    Harnessing sport and activity as a platform to inspire better metabolic healthBringing real-time glucose insights to people with and without diabetesOvercoming early startup mistakes by listening to customer feedbackThe need for payers to cover CGM technology for preventative careInspiring all people to believe in themselves to invest in their wellbeing
      
    About our Guest: 
    Phil Southerland, Founder and CEO of Supersapiens, is a visionary leader whose expertise in health technology and personal experience with diabetes fuel the company's innovative approach. Living with type 1 diabetes since he was just 7 months old, his leadership and strategic vision are instrumental in steering Supersapiens towards groundbreaking achievements in diabetes management, reflecting a deep commitment to improving healthcare outcomes through technology.
    Links Supporting This Episode:
    Supersapiens Website: CLICK HEREPhil Southerland LinkedIn page: CLICK HERESupersapiens Twitter page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

obacker19 ,

Entertaining, insightful and actionable! 🙌

Whether you’re well established as someone who can translate creative energy into the impact you want to have on the healthcare industry, or just getting started as a catalyst for change - this is a must-listen podcast for you! Mike does an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of building a thriving enterprise and life you can be proud of - with leaders who’ve actually walked the path. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

Gerads ,

a podcast with real passion

Glad I discovered this podcast and am quickly making my way through the archives. As a physician listening to healthcare leaders like Mike and his guests gets me excited and reminds me of why I first applied to medical school. Love to hear all of the innovative ideas for improving healthcare which is truly inspiring.
Thank you!
Gerald @ GrepMed

Juana Poareo ,

Insightful and fascinating

Mike brings a passion for healthcare to his podcast, with excellent guests with whom he develops a great rapport. Healthcare is constantly evolving and Mike is there to make sense of it all to us. A great listen and highly recommended.

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