Hints for the Clinician Entrepreneur from the Vituity Playbook | Dr. Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, MD, PhD

Our guest on the third episode of DHD is Dr. Tamayo-Sarver MD PhD, VP of Innovation at Inflect Health and Vituity. In this capacity he wears many hats – from strategic health tech partnerships, investments, and internal incubation, to spearheading the development of ground-breaking health and wellness products

Dr. Tamayo-Sarver's incredible insights into healthcare problem-solving are informed by his diverse experiences. He's not just an executive in a national physician staffing company that provides technology solutions to over 400 hospitals; he's also a practicing emergency physician.

Our podcast host, Ranjani Rangan, and Dr. Tamayo Sarver discuss Vituity's 50 year long journey to becoming a leading national healthcare partnership network, encompassing 5,000 clinicians across specialties, as well as Inflect Health, Vituity healthcare hub that collaborates with multiple tech companies to drive innovation.

We highlight common challenges in healthcare innovation, such as barriers to development due to lack of common language and understanding between clinicians and engineers, or innovators not utilizing the human-centric approach before integrating technology, leading to in lack of flexibility and scalability.

[00:46] Introducing today’s guest and topic.

[02:11] The origin stories and missions of Vituity and Inflect Health.

[04:48] 3 ways Vituity is different from other healthcare innovation organizations.

[06:29] How does Vituity improve healthcare delivery?

[09:22] A major reason why health tech companies fail at innovating digital health solutions.

[11:52] How can tech developers find solutions that benefit stakeholders, patients, and healthcare professionals without adding stress?

[14:02] Decoded Health: How healthcare startups can balance patient wants with the physician’s moral, ethical, legal obligations.

[16:47] How to strengthen collaborations and bridge the gap between healthcare providers and technologists.

[19:56] Reflect & Engage: Where has miscommunication or differing perspectives hindered your progress?

[22:53] Inflect Health’s investment strategies & evaluation criteria for portfolio partners.

[25:54] Rely Health: Example of a successful healthcare startup investment.

[29:31] Emerging trends in digital healthcare & potential investment opportunities.

[31:32] Advice for clinician entrepreneurs.

 

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Resources Mentioned: Inflect Health Vituity Decoded Health Mark Hanson, CEO of Decoded Health Rely Healthcare  Connect with Dr. Tamayo-Sarver on LinkedIn

Connect with our Host: Ranjani Rangan

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