Joy of Healthcare
Latest Episodes
Ep. 14 - The story of saving a life that might change yours - Doug Lindsay
In this episode Doug Lindsay shares his experience of falling ill with an unknown autoimmune disease in his early 20’s. For 11 years he was home-bound and nearly bed-bound until he developed the surgery that saved his life.
Ep. 13 - Fostering Health-Tech Innovation with Mike Biselli
In this episode it is my pleasure to introduce Mike Biselli; like other guests he is hard to introduce because he has his hand in so many healthcare innovation adventures. His most recent undertaking is Catalyst HTI, an Industry Integrator bringi...
Ep. 12 - How Dispatch Health is Changing Healthcare - Kevin Riddleberger
Today Jessie will be talking with Kevin Riddleberger, co-founder of Dispatch Health, a company that is bringing back the physician house call. Kevin Riddleberger and Dr. Mark Prather started Dispatch health only a few years ago and have managed t...
Ep. 11 - One of Kaiser's best and brightest talks about care transitions - Jodi Smith
Today Jessie is joined by her good friend and colleague, Jodi Smith, the Regional Administrator of Hospital Operations and Post-Acute Care for Kaiser Permanente. Jodi is one of Kaiser’s greatest and brightest. She was Eric Coleman’s research ass...
Ep. 10 - A Scary and Inpsiring look into the Opioid Crisis - Dr. Kyle Knierim and Daniel Pacheco
Today we’ll talk with Dr. Kyle Knierim and Daniel Pacheco from the University of Colorado. They run an opioid training program called IT MATTTRs, to support primary care practices understand their role in treating opioid addiction. These two are...
Ep. 9 - What it takes to be a successful Physician Entrepreneur - Dr. Arlen Meyers
Have you ever known a physician or a pharmacist that started their own business? Did you wonder about their motivations? Or think something like … they already make so much money, why would they leave?
Ep. 8 - How to close the deal with a Health System - Peter Kung
We are really excited about today’s episode with Peter Kung. As the System Vice President for Innovation and Virtual Health at SCL Health, Peter has sourced and closed dozens of deals and created hundreds of partnerships. His experience in maki...
Ep. 7 - Creating a lifelong business model in Healthcare - Margaret Ray
Today Jessie is talking with Margaret Ray. She has been a nurse and entrepreneur for longer than we have been using the word with any regularity. You’ll hear how her business has evolved over the last 35 plus years, and how she is still thinking...
Ep. 6 - Connecting Neighbors to help Seniors Thrive - Dr. Paul Ramsey
Today we have Dr. Paul Ramsey on the podcast. Dr. Ramsey is the Executive Director of A Little Help, a non-profit senior assistance agency based in Denver. The company has mastered something known as “the village concept” which is gaining tracti...
Ep. 5 - Where community non-profits get their funding - Jayla Sanchez-Warren
Today Jessie talks with Jayla Sanchez-Warren. Jayla is at the helm at the Denver Regional Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging - DR COG, a federally funded program that serves and advocates for older adults and people with disabilities. Jay...