Caregivers

Health Carousel: Keeping up with the digital trends while providing a personalized career experience

 
 
John Sebastian, the CEO of Health Carousel, one of the largest and fastest growing healthcare staffing and workforce management solutions in the US joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and Health News Channels. John discusses the important balance of keeping up with the digital trends, continuing to provide a personalized career experience, and ensuring we are contributing to an ethical and sustainable workforce in healthcare.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest John Sebastian discuss the following:
Can you tell us a bit about Health Carousel and the types of challenges the company offers solutions for?
Your company’s higher purpose is “Improving Lives and Making Healthcare Work Better”. Can you explain a little more about that and why it’s meaningful to you?
What trends are you starting to see & how do Health Carousel’s offerings stand out?
Health Carousel was recently recertified by the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, can you talk a little bit about what that means for the company and the industry?
What’s next for Health Carousel?
John Sebastian is Chief Executive Officer at Health Carousel and has been with the Company for nearly 6 years. John previously served as President of Travel Nursing, Chief Digital officer, and Chief Marketing Officer .
Prior to Health Carousel, his career demonstrates broad business leadership across healthcare staffing, consumer products and industrial sales. He is an award-winning marketer and digital/e-commerce native, building successful businesses like Old Spice and Febreze.  He also has significant sales experience, leading sales organizations that work with top e-retailers, distributors, and healthcare customers.
John graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA in accounting and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephan M. Ross School of Business.
His main drive at Health Carousel is to deliver on the Company's purpose: to improve lives and make health care work better.
Website: https://www.healthcarousel.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/HealthCarousel  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/discover/Health-carousel  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/health-carousel  Instagram: https://instagram.com/healthcarousel 
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How Technology is helping Seniors Age at Home

 
 
Chia-Lin Simmons, the CEO of LogicMark, a NASDAQ company which provides medical alerts, remote monitoring hardware and SaaS services joins eHealth Radio and the Senior Care and Technology Channels. LogicMark offers two-way communication devices for emergencies, helping to give caregivers peace of mind and their loved ones the independence they deserve.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Chia-Lin Simmons discuss the following:
We will be soon experiencing the largest group of aging seniors, are we prepared for these large numbers? How will this impact caregivers?
Chia-Lin, tell us a bit about your company’s product that helps people live more independently.
Are we overlooking our veterans? How can your technology help them? Tell us how you work with veterans.
Your company Logicmark is leveraging some new and emerging technologies in your business. Is there something you might be able to share with us today?
Where can listeners get more information on Logicmark and its offerings?
Chia-Lin Simmons joined LogicMark as CEO on June 14, 2021. Before LogicMark, Ms. Simmons was the CEO and Co-Founder of LookyLoo, a patent-pending AI social commerce company. She is active in the AI, automotive, mobility, digital media / music and e-commerce technology space as an executive, advisor and board member. Prior to LogicMark and LookyLoo, Ms. Simmons was an executive at a number of high visibility technology companies. She was the former Head of Global Partner Marketing for Google’s Google Play Music and the Google Play Store; former VP of Marketing & Content for Harman International / Samsung; former VP of Marketing and General Manager of Playphone North America; a senior business development executive at Time Warner/ AOL, as well as the former VP of Strategic Alliances at Audible / Amazon.
Ms. Simmons serves on the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee for Servco Pacific, a global automotive and consumer goods company with businesses in mobility and automotive distribution and sales as well as entertainment through Fender Guitar. Ms. Simmons is also a board member New Energy Nexus, an international organization that support clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. She is an active angel investor in technology and founded the #bindersproject, which helps connected women tech founders with global funders looking to accelerate them.
Ms. Simmons graduated Magna cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from U.C. San Diego. She received her MBA from Cornell University, where she received a full-ride scholarship and stipend as a Park Leadership Fellow and built the Big Red Incubator as a Managing Partner. Ms. Simmons earned her JD from George Mason University School of Law and is a licensed New York State attorney.
 
Website: https://www.logicmark.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LogicMarkLinkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/logicmark Twitter: https://twitter.com/logicmark 

Two Founders of Female Physician Leadership Council Address Gender Parity in Health Care

 
 
Dr. Amanda Williams, a Family Physician and Medical Director at Physicians Group of Southeastern Ohio, and Dr. Victoria DiGennaro, a Family Medicine Physician at Pioneer Physicians, two of the founding members of the Women’s Physician Leadership Council joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Health News Channels. 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guests Dr. Amanda Williams & Dr. Victoria DiGennaro discuss the following:
What do you believe are the top challenges and opportunities facing female primary care physicians today?
What can be done to address those challenges? What can women in healthcare do?
Why did the two of you decide to join forces with agilon health to create the Women’s Physician Leadership Council?
What is the council, and What are some of its initiatives or goals in addressing gender parity?
Can you please explain the value-based care model that you practice with agilon health and how or if this has an impact on providing more opportunities for female physicians?
Why is it so important that more female physicians assume leadership roles within their practice and in their communities?
What are some of the reasons there is a high burnout rate among women in healthcare?
What is the top piece of advice that you would give to the next generation of female physicians considering primary care? 

Amanda Williams, D.O., is a Family Practice Physician and Medical Director at Physicians Group of Southeastern Ohio. Along with Dr. Victoria DiGennaro and a group of other female physicians, Dr. Williams was one of the founding members of the Women’s Physician Leadership Council created by agilon health. This Council is an organization of female physicians from all over the country who are helping to “break the glass ceiling for female physicians nationwide.
Victoria DiGennaro, D.O., is a Family Medicine Physician at Pioneer Physicians Network in the Akron area in Ohio. Dr. Digennaro received her bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University, and she studied medicine at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Since she enjoys taking care of patients across the entire spectrums of their lives, Dr. DiGennaro chose to specialize in family medicine.
Along with Dr. Amanda Williams and a group of other female physicians, Dr. DiGennaro was one of the founding members of the Women’s Physician Leadership Council created by agilon health. This Council is an organization of female physicians from all over the country who are helping to “break the glass ceiling for female physicians nationwide.
 
 
Amanda Williams, D.O. https://www.pgseo.org
Victoria DiGennaro, D.O. https://www.pioneerphysicians.com
agilon health: https://www.agilonhealth.com

Cariloop and Facebook Join Forces to Provide Support for Working Caregivers

 
 
Michael Walsh, Co-Founder and CEO of Cariloop, a Dallas-based company providing the world’s first fully-integrated, human-powered Caregiver Support Platform to help relieve the stress and anxiety of working caregivers joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Michael Walsh discuss the following:
Tell us a little bit about Cariloop and what you are doing with Facebook.
Describe some of the challenges facing working caregivers and how these responsibilities impact work performance.
Why is it in the employer’s best interest to offer caregiver benefits and support?
Are these programs only for larger companies or can other sized organizations support working caregivers?
Are there any other larger companies, other than Facebook, that are moving in this direction to help employees who have to care for loved ones?
 
Michael Walsh is the Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Cariloop, a digital health and well-being company based in Dallas, Texas. Since its founding, Michael has helped Cariloop to successfully raise over $3.7 million in private investment capital which has given enabled them to recruit an incredibly passionate team of professionals and assist thousands of caregivers across the US with their life transitions.
Michael and Cariloop have been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine (Entrepreneur 360), TexChange (One to Watch), Dallas Business Journal (Who’s Who in Healthcare), D Healthcare Daily (Innovation in Medical Technology), Aging 2.0 (Global Startup Search semi-finalist), Tech. co (Startup of the Year semi-finalist) and Becker’s Hospital Review (Healthcare Entrepreneurs to Know). 
Michael has also served as the President of the Dallas Roundtable, founded the Dallas chapter of Health 2.0, and a holds a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certification in Personal Training (CPT). 
He is a 2007 graduate of Purdue University.
About Cariloop
Dallas-based Cariloop provides the world's first fully-integrated, human-powered Caregiver Support Platform to help working caregivers and families plan for and manage the care of their parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings, in-laws, and adult children. The Platform features a HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based application that helps families securely communicate across all devices and store important health, financial, and legal documents while having on-demand access to a dedicated Healthcare Coach who guides the families through the many decisions they make over the length of their caregiving journey.
For more information, visit www.cariloop.com or follow Cariloop on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
 
 
Website: https://www.cariloop.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cariloopinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/cariloop