There’s a Better Way: Smart Talk on Healthcare and Technology

“I think many organizations aren't really designed to innovate,” says Scott Howell, M.D. 

When it comes to opportunities to innovate healthcare, Dr. Howell sees low-hanging fruit everywhere. But, he…

“We’ve got the system that we’ve designed and the one that we’re paying for,” says Matt Eyles frankly.  

Eyles has spent a fascinating career trying to align the two. From government to life science…

From paper charts to electronic records to artificial intelligence, Dr. Eric Boose has experienced the transformation of primary care firsthand.  

Dr. Boose was a quick adopter of electronic health …

Frequent flyers are likely aware of CLEAR, a company that uses biometrics to expedite identity verification at airports. Now, David Bardan is helping bring CLEAR’s transformative identification techn…

John Schilling, M.D., co-leads TPG Capital’s healthcare investments, where he helps decide on the best opportunities for driving healthcare innovation.  

Tune in to our chat about spurring systemic …

Healthcare executive Jen McGonigle has worked at the intersection of healthcare and technology for over 20 years. Her experience has taught her that regardless of what challenges technology can bring…

The American healthcare system is one of the most innovative in the world. But it’s no secret that we also face serious challenges.   

Too many patients cut pills in half to make them last, too many c…

Troy Tazbaz has long worked at the intersection of business and technology. And while it may not seem like a typical background for working at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it may be just w…

Alexandra Drane is a bona fide change agent in healthcare.   

Not content with being an entrepreneur, she became a serial entrepreneur, and founded multiple healthcare ventures that have ranged from …

Care teams are evolving to break down silos and prioritize collaboration in patient care. Is healthcare ready?    

Dr. Eric Weidmann, a former chief medical officer and primary care physician, stops…

In the early days of her career, Susannah Fox fell in love with the democratization of data and the rebalancing of power. Today, that passion has taken the form of helping empower patients with their…

When Catharine Young, Ph.D., decided to become a scientist, she had no idea she would ever work for government agencies like the Department of Defense. But by working at such influential organization…

From her initial dreams of becoming a pharmacologist to her current role as an advisor for national health IT efforts, Tricia Lee Rolle has always been interested in research and getting stuff done. …

Pooja Babbrah has secured a trifecta in healthcare: She’s the Practice Lead for Pharmacy and PBM Services at Point-of-Care Partners, is a board member of the National Council for Prescription Drug Pr…

As the son of a pharmacist and a licensed pharmacist himself, Doug Hoey is intimately familiar with the importance of community pharmacies.

As Hoey notes, “People will come to their community pharmac…

The American healthcare system is one of the most innovative in the world, but it’s also riddled with complex challenges.

On Season 3 of “There’s a Better Way,” we’re taking a closer look at ways in …

Aneesh Chopra is President of CareJourney, an open data and analytics platform delivering a trusted, transparent rating system for physicians, networks, facilities and markets on the move to value. P…

In an age of misinformation and doubt, Geeta Nayyar, M.D., is a builder of trust. “Dr. G,” as she is known, recognizes that trust is the key to having a successful relationship between patients, prov…

This episode features Lili Brillstein, founder and CEO of Bcollaborative, who works to lead the transition from fee-for-service care models to value-based care models in American healthcare. 

Brillst…

This episode features Cris Ross, Chief Information Officer, Mayo Clinic. 

At Mayo, Cris’s job is to provide reliable technology for one of the best hospitals in the nation. He works to figure out how …