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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Stefanie Simmons, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. They discuss Stefanie’s background, the impact of mental health stigma involving healthcare professionals, and the WELL-OPS approach which provides strategy for improving healthcare worker’s well-being. They also talk about the foundation’s work to reduce burnout and foster collaboration among...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Doug Turner, vice president of enterprise applications at UCI Health. They discussed Doug’s career path, managing growth and system standardization, and utilizing basic system design to improve efficiency and future developments. They also talk about the importance of adaptability in healthcare IT, while balancing the demands of technology and operations.

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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Brendan Keeler, Interoperability and Data Liquidity Practice Lead at HTD Health. They discuss Brendan’s family background in medicine, and how he wound up choosing the path that he did, the current state of interoperability, and litigation around data disputes. They also talk about the impact those disputes are likely to have on patients, the role of the US government in hea...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Brian Urban, head of population health at Best Buy Health. They discuss Brian’s background in public health, how he became interested in the intersection of health and technology, and what goes on inside a clinical command center. They also talk about technological tools from outside of healthcare that can help diagnose or alert clinicians from afar, the importance of digita...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Scott MacDonald, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer at the University of California Davis Health. They discuss his background and how he became a CMIO, how he’s changing professional development for physicians, and the integration of large language models into workflows. They also talk about how to leverage AI’s ambient listening capabilities, reducing note bloat, and why...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Graham Walker, MD, physician and co-founder of MDCalc. They discuss his background in the emergency room, how he came to co-create a clinical support decision tool, and what’s next for him in the entrepreneurial realm. They also talk about small inefficiencies that lead to wider problems, the threat of an IT ticket blackhole, and the new trend of rounding for clinician well-...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Bryan Vartabedian, MD, chief medical officer at Texas Children’s Hospital. They discuss his beginnings in pediatrics, the current state of physician burnout, and why the rise of technology and algorithmic care has created a disconnect between doctors and patients. They also talk about the future of telehealth, what key performance metrics don’t capture, and the power of subo...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Zeev Neuwirth, MD, author of “Beyond the Walls” and “Reframing Healthcare: A roadmap for creating disruptive change.” He’s also the founder of the #HRL community and hosts the popular podcast series “Creating a new healthcare.” They discuss using AI and other technologies to humanize healthcare and the ongoing platform war. Dr. Neuwirth also offers his thoughts on the future...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Joel Klein, MD, senior vice president and chief information officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center. They talk about his unconventional path from being an emergency room physician to running the IT department, redesigning the EHR to maximize clinician satisfaction, and low-tech solutions to optimize hospital efficiency. They also talk about how his health system...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Steve Muething, MD, senior advisor and former chief quality officer at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. They discuss the importance of patient advocates, situational awareness in healthcare, and the need for a proactive safety culture. Dr. Muething also shares insights on integrating employee and patient safety and reflects on the simple yet effective design of his 85-year-ol...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, sits down with Adam Carewe, MD, CMIO at Colorado Permanente and the co-host of the NerdMDs | Efficiency Unlocked podcast. They discuss his mantra of letting doctors be doctors, the increasing promise of AI to revolutionize progress notes, and the rise of the inboxologist within health systems. They also talk about how Dr. Carewe helped start an asynchronous e-care team at Colorado Perm...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, sits down with David Berger, MD, CEO of SUNY Downstate Medical Center. They talk about what it was like for Dr. Berger to take over a hospital swamped with COVID-19 in the summer of 2020, how he began to understand and change the clinical culture, and the path to becoming designated a high-reliability organization (HRO). They also discuss the timeline for incorporating artificial intel...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, sits down with Mitesh Patel, MD, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Ascension. They discuss his background in creating healthcare technology solutions, how he helped found the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, and why he decided to attend business school before medical school. They also discuss the idea of sludges and nudges in clinical care, leveraging behavioral economics within health...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Jeff Mounzer, PhD, and Peter Kriss, PhD, both of Qventus, a company that uses AI to enhance healthcare workflows and operations. They discuss their respective PhD journeys, how they ended up at the intersection of psychology and technology, and how they’ve been able to simplify clinical operations within health systems. They also talk about using technology to expand operati...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, sits down with Joshua Reischer, MD, the CEO and founder of Health Note, a company known for its AI platform that collects patient information and automatically writes parts of physician progress notes. They discuss Dr. Reischer’s time at Health Note, how he’s used technology to make health visits more efficient, and how to design technology systems for anyone, regardless of digital apt...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Kit Delgado, MD, emergency room physician and director of the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit. They discuss his role in the Penn Medicine opioid task force, the impact of small, technology-based solutions on the patient experience, and what medicine can learn from the world of auto insurance. They also talk about the integration of behavioral economics into clinical workflows, uti...

On today’s episode of In Network's Designing for Health podcast feature, Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with triple board-certified physician and architect Diana Anderson, MD. They discuss her background in design and architecture, her transition into the healthcare industry, and where her expertise in both has intersected. They also discuss the importance of user feedback in healthcare design, the challenges ...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Farhan Ahmad and Dr. Jon Keevil, co-founders of HealthDecision, a company that provided clinical diagnostic decision-making tools. Their discussion centers around how they balanced Farhan’s software expertise with Jon’s clinical experience to make a product that provided solutions, while also being accessible and simply designed for healthcare providers. They also talk about...

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Josh Liu, MD, co-founder of SeamlessMD, a technology platform designed to digitize patient care journeys. Their conversation centers around Dr. Liu’s background, his completion of medical school but not residency, and how he got bit by the startup bug. They also discuss the importance of clinician buy-in, the power of simple solutions, and the secret sauce to create engaging...