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Making Healthcare Work for You (MHWFY) is a mission-driven online talk show that’s shifting the healthcare conversation to love, hope, inspiration, and real solutions. Stephanie Feals & Dr. Apurv Gupta host conversations with an elite group of leaders who are solving healthcare’s most complex challenges. MHWFY shines a light on leaders’ personal dedication, unique perspectives, and empowering solutions through unscripted, authentic conversations. The show helps educate people and connect the dots to drive healthcare transformation. Guests & audience members are the people shaping the future of healthcare - from those working on the front line, to those creating the technology, to those driving policy change in government.
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7 days ago
Dr. Helen Riess is passionate about human connection and its positive impact on healthcare. She has created a remarkable way to teach empathy, and is doing it in a scalable way through Empathetics, the company she founded.
With a blend of science and soft skills, Dr. Riess has found a way to connect to those in healthcare, starting by teaching them self-empathy. The results are impressive, and telling. Those who go through Empathetics training have a 17x retention rate, at a savings of $18-million dollars!
In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Riess shares the difference between empathy and compassion, talks about boundaries, how empathy training works, and much, much more!
Dr. Helen Riess is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Founder and Chief Medial Officer at Emapthetics, Author of The Empathy Effect, and her TedTalk called The Power of Empathy has more than 800,000 views (link further down).
She’s also featured in the PBS series: Untold, a Brief History of the Future. Her episode airs on April 24th, 2024.
Connect with Dr. Helen Riess: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-riess/
Learn more about Empathetics: https://www.empathetics.com
Watch Dr. Riess’ TedTalk: https://youtu.be/baHrcC8B4WM?feature=shared
Trailer for the PBS series: https://www.pbs.org/video/preview-jokjzt/
Purchase Dr. Riess’ book, The Empathy Effect: https://a.co/d/cS2oqUY
Topical time codes:
00:00 - interview begins
1:17 - Interest in psychiatry
3:00 - Teaching empathy and founding Empathetics
5:56 - Empathy vs compassion
9:24 - Ranges of empathy and setting boundaries
12:18 - Empathy training, connecting to purpose
16:52 - Institutionalizing empathy, resilience, patient experience
20:11 - The Empathetics way
22:15 - Toggling between technical and clinical aspects
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Dr. Robert Pearl’s latest book, ChatGPT, MD, is out on April 9th, with all profits going to Doctors Without Borders. Dr. Pearl will also make an additional donation for any book purchased on the book’s release date (April 9th).
Realizing that information would be obsolete with the typical time to write and publish a book, Dr. Pearl trained ChatGPT 4 with 1.2-million words and co-wrote the book with ChatGPT.
In this remarkable book, together they explore how generative-AI will shape the future of healthcare.
In this interview Dr. Pearl shares how using generative-AI will allow a more participatory doctor-patient relationship to thrive.
ChatGPT and other similar generative-AI systems, which learn from data gathered worldwide and have the ability to place higher priority on sources like medical journals, will provide feedback that is more personalized to your situation than a search engine.
Don’t miss this incredible interview. We could’ve talked to Dr. Pearl for hours, but managed to fit all of this in less than 40 minutes!
Learn more about Dr. Pearl & find his books: https://robertpearlmd.com
Topical time codes:
1:05 - About ChatGPT, MD & all profits go to Doctors Without Borders
3:41 - Paradigms
7:20 - How AI can provide specific information for your situation
9:00 - You can’t hold technology against perfection
11:03 - The more the AI knows about you, the better your results will be
16:04 - Specific applications and the doctor-patient relationship
21:01 - AI will help produce better results and more precise care
28:04 - It takes about 10 hours of practice to properly use
33:44 - Recommendations for users of generative-AI
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
In this revealing interview, Matthew Zachary shares his inspirational life story, from cancer diagnosis to long-term survival, advocate, acclaimed podcast host, and more.
Matthew is a 28-year brain cancer survivor, and it was remarkable hearing his about journey.
Prior to his diagnosis, he was a concert pianist, but those plans changed upon learning he had brain cancer.
Matthew is a trailblazer who used his own experiences to ensure others had a better experience than his. He works endlessly as an advocate, and has reached millions as the founder of Stupid Cancer, through his successful Out of Patients podcast and his documentary Cancer Mavericks.
Check out the interview to hear more!
Connect with Matthew Zachary:
Topical time codes:
00:51 - Diagnosis: “I lost my life, but I didn’t die.”
2:48 - Plan B: new career
5:06 - Working with Livestrong organization
7:22 - Mentors along the advocacy journey
10:04 - Achieving changes through advocacy
12:38 - Hard to see progress in the moment
16:51 - Getting things passed in congress
19:21 - Cancer Mavericks documentary
26:56 - Social media
29:58 - Healthcare on LinkedIn
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Erik Anderson, Patient Care Executive at Adventist Health Castle, says from the moment he joined the organization he knew it felt different. He said he felt the sense of Aloha.
Treating patients and employees like Ohana - or family - is in their DNA. Erik told us that like with any family, there needs to be trust, transparency, and sometimes even tough love for accountability, which is a two-way street.
The team at Adventist Health Castle listens to the community and deeply values that feedback when choosing how to best serve their patients and teams. Their holistic approach includes community-centered events like Christmas tree lightings, speaking to students, and other ways that encourage the community to become a partner in their healthcare.
Their commitment to clinical excellence combined with their “Love Matters” campaign lead them to a Baldrige Award win in 2017.
To hear more about this remarkable organization, and learn more about how they teach empathy, value vulnerability, and “measure what they treasure”, check out the full interview with Erik.
Connect with Erik Anderson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-anderson-601a8591/
Learn more about Adventist Health Castle: https://adventisthealth.org/castle
Topical time codes:
00:43 - Feeling the Aloha
1:51 - Culture within the organization, Ohana
3:55 - Teaching empathy
7:04 - Love Matters campaign and Baldrige Award win
8:30 - How to connect with the community
11:28 - Community engagement
16:15 - Trust, transparency, and tough love
18:52 - Gratitude as part of Love Matters
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Kenzie Butera Davis started Maro to improve the mental health of children by eliminating the 11 year gap between first symptom and first intervention.
Spurred by her personal experiences growing up, getting children the help they need is a meaningful passion for Kenzie. Maro helps kids find healthy ways to deal with big emotions.
By using clinically validated screening tools at school for early detection and prevention, Maro can identify help identify kids who are internalizing things.
Maro then makes it easy to refer the students to clinical support resources, and also gives families access to materials to help support their child at home.
Learn more about Maro: https://www.meetmaro.com
Connect to Kenzie Butera Davis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenzie-butera-davis/
Topical time codes:
00:34 - About Maro
3:39 - Tools for early detection
6:06 - Equity and success stories
8:44 - Helping those who are struggling/finding the best resource
12;07 - Schools shifting from a reactive approach to a proactive approach
13:58 - Staring Maro & helping kids at vulnerable points
18:42 - Focus on foundational skills
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Dr. Jennifer Stephens & Dr. Beth Careyva of Lehigh Valley Physician Group and Lehigh Valley Heath Network share how adding a welcome video for patients and expanding their remote workforce allowed them to transform care within their organization in a patient-centric, efficient way.
Through their patient partnership model, a remote member of the healthcare practice reaches out to patients prior to the first visit, allowing staff to address transportation or other barriers, handle health history, and also initiate care more immediately if required. Patients also receive a welcome video so they know what to expect during their upcoming visit.
Through this approach, Lehigh Valley Health Network has been able to reach some remarkable achievements.Two of which are reducing no-show rates from 8% to 2%, and operating with 75% of the staff they would need if they performed all tasks in-office. The ripple effect allows providers to spend more quality time with their patients.
Don’t miss this great interview!
Learn more about Lehigh Valley Health Network: https://www.lvhn.org
Topical time codes:
00:59 - Access in a patient-centric way (Dr. Stephens)
2:59 - Building connections (Dr. Stephens)
4:34 - Anatomy of the welcome video & reaching out to patients prior to their first visit (Dr. Careyva)
6:53 - Establishing relationships and removing barriers (Dr. Stephens)
7:58 - Positive feedback (Dr. Careyva)
9:57 - Using remote teams (Dr. Stephens)
11:42 - Keeping the positive culture & champions of change (Dr. Stephens)
13:33 - Cementing the relationship (Dr. Careyva)
15:25 - Recruiting for remote (Dr. Stephens)
17:08 - Transforming in a patient-centric way that’s efficient
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
April Kyle, President and CEO of the Southcentral Foundation in Alaska shares how she and her team transformed their healthcare system by driving innovation and results through a community-first, relationship-based, wellness-centered approach.
Throughout the interview, April talked about the importance of letting community guide the direction, and innovating based on what they are saying. She also told us one of the first steps to taking this approach is simply deciding that community matters.
Once you put community and relationships at the heart of the work, the direction of what is needed is more clear.
Check out this amazing interview to hear more about how the Southcentral Foundation - a past Baldrige Award winner - is making such an incredible impact for those they serve and how they’re helping other systems replicate the system.
Learn more about the Nuka System of Care: https://scfnuka.com
Connect with April Kyle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-kyle/
Topical time codes:
00:44 - Why relationship matters & about the Nuke system
2:50 - Concepts translate to other health systems, too
5:04 - Learning from the community
8:06 - How the community lets you know you’re getting it right
11:55 - How leaders can stand in the gap to allow innovation
15:00 - Proactive, relationship-based, wellness-centered healthcare
18:22 - Deciding that community matters
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Dr. Zeev Neuwirth is on a mission to create help humanize healthcare and create a healthcare system vs a healthcare industry.
In this fascinating interview, Zeev shares why we aren’t focused on the wellness model, but why that needs to change in order to sustain healthcare in the US. He also shares the role of leadership (vs. being a leader), and how the shift in healthcare is possible.
Zeev has written two books, Reframing Healthcare and Beyond the Walls, and also hosts a popular podcast, Creating a New Healthcare.
Connect with Zeev: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeevneuwirth/
Purchase Zeev’s books or hear his podcast: https://zeevneuwirthhealth.com
Topical timecodes:
1:22 - Why we aren’t focused on on wellness, and instead focus on the disease model
5:33 - Healthcare is an industry not a system
8:28 - A Fundamental issue is leadership
13:23 - How to make the change, ChenMed as an example
21:24 - How to create the new generation of leaders and foster leadership
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
In this interview Dr. Art Douville and RN, Jeff Lewis of Medigram talk about how to manage AI & cybersecurity.
They are contributors to the AI & Cybersecurity Handbook and they say the technology itself isn’t enough - managing AI & cybersecurity starts with shared values and shared governance.
Check out the full interview to learn more on this timely and fascinating topic!
Connect with Dr. Art Douville: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-douville-jr-md-357b133/
Connect with Jeff Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-m-lewis-mboe-bsn-rn-lssbb-8450b233/
Learn more about Medigram:
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Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Finding the Rainbow After Cancer: Interview with LeeAnn Tripp, Cancer Survivor & Author
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
LeeAnn Tripp is on a “re-mission” to live more boldly and inspire others along the way.
In 2014, she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor that has very bleak odds of survival. Through her health journey from diagnosis to treatment, and now remission, she says she learned about resiliency and living more compassionately.
Her new book, Finding the Rainbow, The Other Side of a Cancer Journey shares her story, and encourages others through their own challenges.
Check out the full interview to hear more about LeeAnn’s remarkable journey to finding her rainbow.
Purchase LeeAnn’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Rainbow-Other-Cancer-Journey/dp/B0CKDM8GM6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZBCDT6AFI9GY&keywords=finding+the+rainbow+leeann+tripp&qid=1702506471&sprefix=leeann+tripp%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-1
Topical time codes:
00:29 - Health journey and diagnosis
3:31 - Discovering resiliency
8:17 - Prognosis declared unknown
11:14 - Running is like meditation
12:54 - Writing in solitude
14:38 - Writing the book & focus on early days
16:31 - How her diagnosis and experience shaped her life
18:51 - Favorite chapter of the book (healthcare experience)
25:10 - Looking back, what could’ve changed the experience
29:09 - Advice to others receiving a diagnosis
31:34 - Meaning behind the rainbow