Healthcare Pitstop

Healthcare Pitstop


Latest Episodes

Why Can’t Telehealth Scale?
February 22, 2019

While doctors say if telehealth were compensated they would use it, I disagree. For doctors to move their practice to the cloud, telehealth needs to be better- generating more money per hour spent. However, there are ways to get there.

Why Can’t Telehealth Scale?
February 22, 2019

While doctors say if telehealth were compensated they would use it, I disagree. For doctors to move their practice to the cloud, telehealth needs to be better- generating more money per hour spent. However, there are ways to get there.

A Tale Of 2 JPMorgans- The World’s Largest Healthcare Investment Conference
January 15, 2019

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference brings out investors, hospitals and companies, all ready to build the future products we'll use to care for one another. But this year it was a Lyft ride to the conference that was most memorable.

A Tale Of 2 JPMorgans- The World’s Largest Healthcare Investment Conference
January 15, 2019

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference brings out investors, hospitals and companies, all ready to build the future products we'll use to care for one another. But this year it was a Lyft ride to the conference that was most memorable.

Why Don’t You Eat Your Vegetables. What Can We Learn From Sales?
January 06, 2019

"Sales" is something of a 5 letter word in healthcare, somehow beneath doctors and nurses. However, if we can't sell our diagnoses and treatments to our patients, it's not likely they'll get better. Martyn Lewis,

Why Don’t You Eat Your Vegetables- What Can We Learn from Drug Company Advertising?
December 17, 2018

While many of us object to pharma's efforts to manipulate us, there is something to be learned. How messaging could improve compliance would ultimately allow better healthcare outcomes. Dr. Michael Mackert discusses the issue and opportunity.

Back to the Future- Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Get Doctors & Patients Talking Again?
November 20, 2018

The last 25 years has been all about moving from paper to digital. While there have been many gains in terms, there has also been an erosion in the doctor-patient relationship. More tech, AI may ironically offer an opportunity to reverse the process.

Behavioral Economics at the Bedside- Part II with Doug Hough
November 12, 2018

Behavioral economics offers a way to learn why we make what can seem to be irrational decisions, particularly when it comes to our health. This applies to choices about whether or not to procedure with surgery as well as the end of life.

Why Don’t You Eat Your Vegetables- A Primer on Behavioral Economics- Dr. Doug Hough
November 02, 2018

Traditional economics assumes we are rational. However, we aren't. Behavioral Economics (BE) is a relatively new field of study looking at human decision making, how we are influenced by the framing of questions, our history, and aversion to loss.

Why Don’t You Eat Your Vegetables? Behavioral Economics and Communication in Healthcare
October 10, 2018

Rational irrationality, decisions that make no sense, are at the core of our healthcare communications- and frankly, our ability to move the needle towards better health. Behavioral economics offers a framework to study why we do what we do.