Health Care

Some common misperceptions about regular travel insurance

John Gobbels, the Chief Operating Officer/Vice President and transport expert for MedjetAssist, the premier global air-medical transport membership program for travelers including college students once again joins eHealth Radio and the Travel Health Care Information Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest John Gobbels discuss the following:What is MedjetAssist and how does it work?What are some common misperceptions about regular travel insurance, and how does Medjet fit in?What types of medical emergencies does Medjet typically handle? What are some of the different types of memberships that Medjet offers?What is the cost of a basic annual individual Medjet membership compared to the average cost range that non-members pay if they need a transport?Now that it’s springtime and families are starting to plan their summer vacations, how does the Medjet family membership work and what does it entail?
Duration: 6:36
John Gobbels brings over 23 years of pre-hospital and hospital service and management experience to his role as vice president and COO of MedjetAssist.
Since joining the premier medical evacuation membership program in 2006 as director of transport operations, Mr. Gobbels has been responsible for complete oversight of all transport and repatriation operations.


Before moving from his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Medjet’s headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Gobbels spent 13 years with STAT MedEvac, the air ambulance arm of the renowned University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). During his tenure, he played integral roles in almost all aspects of the program, from base operations to communications and clinical operations.
For six years Mr. Gobbels served as clinical director of STAT MedEvac, overseeing compliance with the Commission on Air-Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS), as well as the continuing education requirements for all clinical staff. Previously, he was a flight nurse and paramedic. Mr. Gobbels began his career with UPMC in 1991 as a critical care nurse.
Mr. Gobbels holds a Masters degree in Management and Information Technology from Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA., as well as multiple degrees in health care.

Web Site: medjetassist.com

WeeZee-The Science of Play with Louise Weadock

Louise Weadock MPH, RN, the Founder of WeeZee-The Science of Play, an 18,000 square foot play and learning facility located at 480 Bedford Road in Chappaqua, New York joins eHealth radio and the Health Care and Children Health Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Louise Weadock discuss the following: You are the founder and president of three health-related companies – Access Nursing & Healthcare Services, WeeZee-The Science of Play and Access Sensory Kids.  Can you give me a brief description about each one?What impact do you hope to make on health care and where do you hope to make a difference? Much of your business focuses on therapies. Can you tell us some of the more popular therapies for adults and children?How much of your focus is on children with special needs at WeeZee?  How do you work with children who have Sensory Processing Disorders?How can "optimal Sensory Processing" help our children? What about those aging with Dementia or Alzheimers?
Duration: 17:11
Louise Weadock MPH, RN, is the founder of WeeZee-The Science of Play, an 18,000 square foot play and learning facility located at 480 Bedford Road in Chappaqua, NY and Access Healthcare Services, offering a complete range of clinically and culturally diverse healthcare services and professional staffing personnel for the past 30 years.  In addition, Ms. Weadock recently launched  Access Sensory Kids (ASK) -- a personalized clinical program for children that provides occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech and language therapy to children with autism, sensory processing disorders, developmental delays, ADD and ADHD, eating and swallowing disorders, and many other conditions.
A registered Child Psychiatric Nurse, a 30 year ASD/SID researcher at Johns Hopkins University and the mother of two grown children (one who was diagnosed with autism at age 2), Louise is a known parenting/sensory stimulation expert and has recently written articles on Special Needs Friendships, The Science of Play, Prenatal Sensory Stimulation and Sensory Integration Disorders for a variety of parenting publications.

Website: www.weezeeworld.com

Improving Practice Communications with Providers, Payers and Patients

Lindy Benton, CEO of MEA|NEA, a provider of electronic attachment solutions, health information exchange and secure, HIPAA-compliant cloud storage that is used by more than 45,000 medical and dental practices joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Lindy Benton discuss the following:Can you discuss MEA|NEA a bit? How does the organization serve those in healthcare, and what are the benefits of health systems working with you? Likewise, how do your solutions improve the patient experience, or help make their experiences with healthcare better?MEA|NEA has a strong background serving the dental community. Tell me about that and how this has helped you better serve medical practices and hospitals.You say that electronic data and data exchange is more secure than paper charts and files. Even with all of the press we hear about data breaches, you claim electronic records are still far more secure than paper. Can you tell me why you feel this way and provide some justification for your thinking?Tell me more about your business lines. For example, MEA|NEA is primarily an electronic attachment solution provider, but is emerging into new markets. Can you discuss your evolution as an organization and how that might mirror the opportunities you currently see throughout healthcare? How are you evolving from a product perspective and how are they helping the healthcare sector?What are some of the most pressing issues to come in the next 12 to 18 months and how are you helping address them?
Duration: 20:15
Lindy Benton has worked in the Healthcare Information Technology field for more than 20 years and is currently the CEO of EA Holdings, which includes MEA and NEA. Before joining MEA|NEA, Lindy served as divisional executive at The Sage Group, managing a $350 million division with 1,400 employees.
Prior to Sage, Lindy worked at Cerner Corporation for 15 years. She held various leadership positions, wherein she achieved double digit revenue growth while building high performing teams that were consistently recognized year after year with Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Previously, she worked at Digital Equipment Corporation as the division manager responsible for healthcare business in the Southeast. Lindy serves on advisory boards for several health IT and capital investment companies, working with executive teams to drive both acquisition and organic growth strategies in North American and global markets.
Lindy is a member of the Foundation Board for Florida Hospital for Children and serves on executive councils for several health related committees and industry associations. She is also an active member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Lindy holds a Master of Science degree from Florida State University with extended post graduate work in Measurement and Statistics.

Website: www.nea-fast.com

Health Care Service MDSave & CEO Paul Ketchel

Paul Ketchel, the CEO of MDsave. MDsave, an online e-commerce company that offers exclusive discounts for medical care to patients with high deductibles that they usually pay out or pocket for joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and News Channels. Procedures such as MRIs, cancer screenings, doctor visits and more are up to 60% off with MDsave.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Paul Ketchel discuss the following: What insurance/healthcare issues are Americans being faced with these days?How does MDsave help to address these issues?Can patients still get the same level of quality care they are currently getting from their insurance networks?Would there be any hidden costs or bills that show up later in the mail?How does this effect a patient's insurance?
Note: MDsave is the "Expedia" of healthcare.
Duration: 12:09
Paul Ketchel is President and Chief Executive Officer of MDsave Inc. Mr. Ketchel has over 10 years combined experience in the health care industry.  Mr. Ketchel is the founder of MDsave, Inc., which is the world’s first healthcare marketplace.  The value MDsave brings distinguishes it from all other companies in the Healthcare Technology space. MDSave provides healthcare systems a bridge to transparency without jeopardizing their managed care contracts. Higher out of pocket expenses are leading patients to demand value in costs for procedures and providers are hampered in their ability to clearly demonstrate costs for services. MDSave solves those issues in a simple web based solution. MDsave has grown to over 50 markets with rapid US expansion during 2015.
Mr. Ketchel is a leading authority on the new consumer healthcare market and the Affordable Care Act’s effect on the US healthcare system.
Mr. Ketchel served as Chief Operating Officer of Diagnostics Network Alliance, LLC.  In his time with DNA, Mr. Ketchel managed operational growth from startup to $12 million in annual sales achieved in year 2 after the companies launch.  Mr. Ketchel previously served as a Director for American Capitol Group, LLC.  American Capitol Group is a full service Washington, DC based government relations and federal affairs firm which represents over 60 clients in the health care and pharmaceutical industries.  In his capacity with the firm, Mr. Ketchel specialized in federal policy issues covering health care, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and the Affordable Care Act.
Prior to joining American Capitol Group, Mr. Ketchel served as Director of Government Relations for Elanex Pharma Group International.  In his tenure with Elanex, he was responsible for strategic planning and implementation of Elanex’s government affairs and sales strategy in the United States and Europe.  In addition, Mr. Ketchel served as a member of the mergers and acquisition team for Elanex. Elanex Pharma Group was acquired by Baxter Health Care International in 2001.  Before joining the private sector, Mr. Ketchel began his career as an aide to United States Senator Bill Frist. Mr. Ketchel served as an aide for the Senator on his Washington, DC staff.
In 2002, Mr. Ketchel was nominated by then Governor Don Sundquist to serve on the Governor’s Task Force on Biotechnology.  While on the task force, he acted as an advisor to the state of Tennessee Department of Economic Development on issues involving the Biotech industry.  During his tenure in an advisory role, Mr. Ketchel assisted in drafting the Biotechnology Task Force report to advise the State on methods to grow the its biotech sector.
Later in 2002, Mr. Ketchel served as the Washington DC Liaison to U.S. Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn’s congressional campaign.  In his role with campaign, he oversaw and managed the Congresswoman’s DC steering committee and fundraising efforts.  Aside from his responsibilities in Washington, Mr. Ketchel served as a political advisor and consultant to campaign.  The campaign district included fourteen counties stretching from Nashville to Memphis.

Website: www.MDsave.com

GPB Capital Holdings makes an investment in ITelagen

John O’Keefe, CEO of ITelagen,
the “One-Stop Shop” for IT and EHR infrastructure, all for a flat monthly subscription fee once again joins eHealth Radio and the HealthCare and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest John O’Keefe discuss the following:At the beginning of February, we saw a press release regarding GPB Capital Holdings investing in ITelagen.  What led to the investment and what benefits/value does ITelagen anticipate from this new investment?What can existing and future ITelagen clients expect from this investment?What should prospects now be on the lookout for from ITelagen?What does this new partnership mean for ITelagen and your mark on the industry?What new products or services are you focusing on in 2015? What value would these bring to the industry?What new tips can you offer our listens today about Healthcare IT?
Duration: 8:22
As ITelagen’s founder and lead visionary, Mr. O'Keefe brings over 13
years of technology and help desk automation experience to the company.
Mr. O’Keefe began his career as a technical analyst for one of New
York’s leading technology groups. It was here that he provided strategic
marketing advice to companies such as Novell, Intel and IBM, assisting
them with new product offerings and positioning. In 1996, responding to
his vision of help desk support automation, Mr. O'Keefe founded Fine
Point Technologies where he served as CEO/CTO for 9 years and designed
help desk automation systems for the world’s leading service providers
including Verizon, Earthlink and Telmex. Mr. O’Keefe defied the dot-com
odds and grew the company past the post dot-com era to a profitable
organization with offices and customer’s worldwide.
Again in 2005, leveraging his expertise in help desk support
automation technologies, Mr. O’Keefe exited Fine Point Technologies and
founded ITelagen, a flat-rate IT service that leverages support
automation to prevent problems before they can occur.
Having three patents-pending in various support automation
technologies, Mr. O’Keefe has been featured on CNN, CNET and in numerous
magazines and is recognized as an industry leader in help desk
automation. Mr. O'Keefe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and
Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo
and is a New York State licensed EIT. He serves as the Chairman on
ITelagen’s Board of Directors and an advisor to the Board of Fine Point
Technologies, Inc.

Website: www.itelagen.com

The Case for Any Access: How Technology Can Improve Healthcare Communication

Ed Simcox, Healthcare Practice Leader for Logicalis Healthcare Solutions, a division of Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed services provider joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Ed Simcox discuss the following:Almost all hospitals and health systems have rolled out electronic medical record systems and many have taken advantage of the government’s Meaningful Use program. Going into 2015, what is the next step for CIOs looking to leverage their investments in these systems and gain more adoption in their organizations?So, even though EMRs have been widely rolled out in the U.S., internal adoption and clinician satisfaction have been spotty due to a lack of modern end-user computing technologies?What are the critical success factors for enabling this mobile access?So digging into these four components, what does BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) really mean and why is it important?You mentioned virtual desktop infrastructure as the second component for enabling better access to EMRs (Electronic Medical Records). How does VDI support any access?You also mention single sign-on. Why is SSO (Single Sign On) important?So you have talked about bring your own device, virtual desktops, and single sign-on; for organizations that have not implemented these things, this could look daunting, correct?
Duration: 13:21
Ed Simcox is Logicalis' Healthcare Practice Leader, responsible for
driving healthcare strategy and solutions for Logicalis US. The position is a natural fit for Ed who has a long history in the healthcare vertical. For Logicalis, Ed develops the healthcare business plan, strategy and solution portfolio in the U.S., works with Logicalis' sales teams to engage with healthcare clients in a consulting capacity, and acts as a featured speaker at healthcare events and user group meetings.
Prior to joining Logicalis, Ed worked as the director of healthcare strategy and offer development for AT&T's For Health healthcare product team, the first team at AT&T dedicated to telehealth, mhealth, and other market-leading solutions. Prior to joining AT&T, Ed served as the director of information services and director of enterprise technology planning at Indiana University Health (formerly Clarian Health); during this time, Ed was awarded ComputerWorld's Laureate medal and IU Health received Hospitals and Health Networks' "Most Wired Hospital" award based on Ed's work with emerging technologies in healthcare. An attorney, Ed has also served as the president and CEO of an independent IT and technology-law consulting
firm.
Ed's additional accomplishments include being published in Healthcare Executive Insight magazine, being both a presenter and Board member for the American Telemedicine Association, a member of the Gartner Emerging Technology Council, a HIMSS presenter and member, and a speaker at an MIT Enterprise Forum held at Harvard Medical School.

Website: www.us.logicalis.com/healthcare-it

Post-Op Concierge, getting you home safely and securely from your next operation

Jeff Ericson, the CEO and Founder of RubyRide, a personal driver subscription service who has introduced a new concept in Post-Op Concierg that gets you home safely and securely from your next operation joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jeff Ericson discuss the following:What is the inspiration for RubyRide and is this your first time running a business?How long did it take to create RubyRide and when did it launch?How is RubyRide different from similar transportation services, most notably Uber?You recently launched PostOp Concierge. Can you explain the concept and who would benefit most from it? What are your plans for RubyRide in 2015?Where can one go to sign up for RubyRide?
Duration: 13:52

Jeff Ericson is the CEO and Founder of RubyRide, a membership-based transportation provider that specializes in scheduled, local, regular trips on a recurring revenue model. An architect by trade, he has worked and spoken about urban design, multi-family housing and city planning issues for the last 15 years. As a principal at a top real estate development company, Ericson played a central role in high-profile loft and condominium projects in Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona, designed and shepherded Class A and B apartment projects in Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Goodyear, Arizona, amounting to more than 3,000 units; and developed a high-density, 205-unit urban apartment project in Central Phoenix that was funded and then defunded three times as the local economy collapsed. Ericson’s specialties are with large, complex projects and he has experience in financial modelling, municipal & planning department negotiations, land planning, entitlements, and overall project management. He also understands the complexities of multi-family housing, mixed-use, lifestyle-oriented design, and execution.

Website: www.rubyride.co

Save time and reduce medical errors in emergencies with CareMonkey

Troy Westley, CEO and Founder at CareMonkey, an award winning health, safety and risk management system joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Troy Westley discuss the following:How is CareMonkey helping reduce time wasted in medical emergencies?What is the biggest problem that CareMonkey solves?So what is the real value to the customer?Is it secure?In conclusion…any closing thoughts?
Duration: 7:04
CareMonkey is an IT startup company based in Melbourne, Australia. Its team of ten is headed by co-founders Troy Westley and Martin Howell. Troy has extensive experience in enterprise software with companies including Oracle, Salesforce.com and Google. Martin is a very successful entrepreneur having co-founded a number of successful start-ups including realestate.com.au.
CareMonkey has already received industry accolades for its innovative approach, winning Australia's best start-up idea at the 2014 StartupSmart awards, and the national winner of the $50,000 IT Invention Test.  It has also received iAwards recognition, in 2013 as the Victorian winner for the most innovative health solution, and in 2014 as a Merit recipient in the ‘health’ and ‘start up’ categories.

Website: www.caremonkey.com

Soleve, a new technology for the treatment of chronic back pain

Brian Fitzer, the National Sales Director at Soleve that has a revolutionary new technology for the treatment of chronic back pain joins eHealth Radio and Health Care & Pain Management Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Brian Fitzer discuss the following: I would imagine Soleve is going to be a new company.  Could you give us a bit of a background on Soleve?What sort of patients would be ideal candidates for Soleve?Can you tell me about the procedure itself?Have there been any studies done on Soleve?I’m sure we have a lot of listeners currently experiencing back pain. What should that person’s next step be?
Duration: 8:02
Soleve™ is a physician ancillary service offering potential for increased revenue.
Soleve, Inc., headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is a dba and wholly owned subsidiary of Nervomatrix Ltd. Nervomatrix, Ltd., is a leading developer of noninvasive and drug-free solutions for treating lower back pain. FDA cleared and European CE mark-certified, Soleve™ Noninvasive Targeted Neurostimulation is a revolutionary non-surgical, drug-free option for the treatment of lower back pain that applies therapeutic electrical stimulation over multiple points across a broader area to help provide soothing relief to sufferers from lower back pain.
Cleared for commercialization in the U.S. in December 2010, Soleve™ Noninvasive Targeted Neurostimulaton is a unique physician ancillary service that addresses the chronic and ever-growing problem of lower back pain in the U.S.  As an ancillary physician service, Soleve™ offers physicans a possible in-practice option to second-tier opioids and more expensive third-tier surgeries and other invasive procedures.The Soleve pain relief modality has been in use as a physician ancillary service for general back pain at select U.S. clinical locations. Twenty-one systems have been sold to date.
Founded by Miguel Gorenberg, M.D., Nervomatrix, Ltd. (dba Soleve, Inc.) was initially supported by a collaborative relationship with the Chief Scientist of the State of Israel and Startvest (2006) Limited Partnership, the investing partners of Targetech Innovation Center Incubator. Dr. Miguel Gorenberg is the Director of the Nuclear Medicine Department at the Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa Israel, and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Website: soleve.com

Direct Access to Physical Therapist Damon Cawley

Damon Cawley a Physical Therapist who is currently treating patients at Natural Healing Arts Medical Center in both Bradenton and Sarasota Florida joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Pain Management Channels. Cawley has been a licensed physical therapist for 8 years.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Damon Cawley discuss the following:What is Direct Access? What does that mean for patients who would like to see a Physical Therapist?Tell me a little about Natural Healing Arts Medical Center and how this clinic differs from other offices that offer Physical Therapy?Let’s talk about pain. Specifically, pain, muscle guarding, and motor patterns. What is muscle guarding and how does this influence the people that you treat?You mentioned earlier that each clinician has their own special tools in their toolbox of treatments. What are some of the techniques that you use?What kind of equipment is available for patients at Natural Healing Arts?
Duration: 14:20
Damon Cawley, MPT was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was raised in the heart of Amish country outside of Coatesville, PA. He received his B.S. and Masters in Physical Therapy at the University of Scranton. He has licenses in PA, MD, NC, MI, TX, and FL. He has treated patients in a variety of settings including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient rehabilitation centers, and in patient’s homes. He has worked with individuals of all ages with a broad spectrum of injuries and illnesses. He is ASTYM certified. He has been a licensed physical therapist for 8 years and specializes in shoulders.

Website: www.NaturalHealingArtsMedical.com