This week we have a special bonus episode featuring a recap and insights from the 2017 HIMSS Conference that happened in Orlando last week. The HIMSS Conference brings together IT vendors, providers, payers, investors, and key thought leaders in the Healthcare IT space. Some 40,000 participants attended the lectures, panels, meetings and exhibits.

This special 2-part set of bonus episodes features interviews from many of the Healthbox team that attended the conference. This first episode includes interviews with:

• Dr. Eric Louie - Chief Medical Officer
• Blake Miner - Associate, Innovation Consulting
• Emily Wengel - Manager
• Chuck Feerick - Manager, Innovation Consulting, Innovation Rising Podcast host

Enjoy this episode and let us know any questions you have or Tweet us about your experience at HIMSS 2017!

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

• HIMSS Conference
• Keynote Speaker: Ginni Rometty
• Innovation is Heartbeat of Healthcare
• AHIP Innovation Lab
• HX360 Innovation Leaders Program: UPMC-Journey to an Innovation Hub
• Beyond Verbal

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In this week’s special interview I am joined in the studio by 3 guests to discuss digital innovation in healthcare around Behavioral Health: David Cohn, CEO, Founder of Regroup Therapy, Bob Saunders, General Partner at OCA Ventures, and my co-host for this episode, Neil Patel, President and COO of Healthbox.

This is part 1 of a 2-part interview with Bob and David so make sure to listen to part 2 next week!

In the interview, we discuss:

• David’s background and where the idea for Regroup come from
• Why David chose a “health system/provider model” over the direct to consumer model
• Bob’s background and specific focus at OCA Ventures
• What attracts Bob to investments in the Behavioral Health space
• How Bob approaches being involved with the companies he invests in
• What David was looking for in an investor
• The advantages about starting a company in Chicago that most entrepreneurs overlook

Connect with David:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter

Connect with Bob:

• LinkedIn

Learn more about Regroup Therapy

• Website
• Twitter

Learn more about OCA Ventures

• Website
• Twitter

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• Have guest suggestions or topic ideas for the podcast? Send them to us at ideas@healthbox.com
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This week we kick off the first episode in our 3-part series on the topic of Behavioral Health in the digital healthcare space! Our featured interview is with Chris Novak, who is the COO of the Behavioral Medicine Service Line at AMITA Health.

During the interview, we discuss: Chris’s background and role at AMITA Health, what types of tools AMITA Health use as it relates to behavioral health innovation, and Chris provides some great advice to entrepreneurs in what they should be thinking about when pitching a health system and where this industry is still in need of innovation .

In our conversation, Chris and I discuss:

• Chris’s  background, his role at AMITA Health, and his areas of interest
• How Amita Health is utilizing products to allow patients to capture their symptoms outside of therapy/treatment and to prevent relapse
• If Chris thinks tele-psychiatry or computer-based therapy is a more promising option for effective treatment
• What Chris is looking for in terms of digital behavioral health solutions and the teams behind those solutions
• Chris’s insights on what he looks for when he rolls out new innovation at Amita Health
• How Amita Health structures pilots and what should a smart entrepreneur build into their pilot pitch
• What Chris thinks current Behavioral Health technology is getting right at this moment and where he thinks there is still opportunity for improvement and innovation

• What excites Chris most about healthcare innovation right now and who he would like to hear speak about it

Connect with Chris:

• LinkedIn

Learn more about Amita Health

• Website
• Twitter

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This week’s interview is a bonus episode recorded during the Healthbox Chicago Studio week in November of 2016 with Matt Schneider.  Matt is the founder of Save On Medical, an online marketplace that uses price transparency to help patients make informed care decisions based on cost, quality, or convenience while locking in discounted prices with no hidden fees.

In our conversation, Matt and I discuss:

• Where the idea for Save On Medical came from and the “why” behind creating the company
• What made Matt uniquely suited to launch Save On Medical
• When a company has a string of early successes, what are some important lessons Matt thinks the leadership should keep in mind
• Matt’s lessons with respect to building culture
• How Matt balances the desire to pivot against keeping on the path that has already brought the company success
• The key things Matt recommends entrepreneurs do prior to meetings with investors or mentors and some examples from Matt’s journey
• What Matt wishes he knew before he launched his business that he knows now

Connect with Matt:

• LinkedIn

Learn more about Save On Medical

• Website
• Twitter

Find out more about the Healthbox Studio Program

• Healthbox Studio Program

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• Follow us on Twitter
• Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes
• Have guest suggestions or topic ideas for the podcast? Send them to us at ideas@healthbox.com
• Listen to his episode on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Libsyn

Music for this Episode:

• Provided by Stewart Feerick of Delirious George