Technology

Health In Reach, offers medical discounts and online scheduling

Scott Sangster is CEO of the online consumer-health company, Health In Reach, Inc., a free service that offers discounts and online scheduling for medical and dental appointments around the country joins eHealth Radio and the HealthCare & Technology Channel.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Scott Sangster discuss the following:
So tell me about Health in Reach, the benefits to consumers, doctors and dentists in the nation?
Why is there was a need for a service like Health in Reach and how easy is it to use?
Does it ensure that consumers see the doctor more regularly? If so, how? Does it provide an avenue for doctors to provide information on services and prices in advance? If so, how?
How is Health in Reach eliminating the barriers that delay health care decisions and prevent access to care?
Tell us about CarePoints?


Scott Sangster is CEO of the online consumer-health company, Health In Reach, Inc., a free service that offers discounts and online scheduling for medical and dental appointments around the country. Prior to Health In Reach, Sangster was responsible for strategic planning and corporate development at the Walt Disney Internet Group. Sangster currently sits on several philanthropic and for-profit boards, including the prestigious DEMO Conference, world-renowned for launching the most innovative companies in enterprise, mobile, consumer, social media and disruptive technologies. Sangster holds a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and lives in Los Angeles.

Related Web Site: healthinreach.com

Telepharm, making difference with health patients in rural areas

Roby Miller of Telepharm Technologies, a new technolgy that can make a real difference in providing better health outcomes for patients in rural areas joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Technology Channels.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Roby Miller discuss the following:
Explain a bit about Telepharm Technologies
How does the technology work?
What inspired you to get involved in this?
What are some future uses you see for this technology?


Telepharm is an early stage IT company that offers a web-based telepharmacy solution. It hopes to rivtalize the decline rural pharmacies with remote verification software that enables one pharmacist to service and operate up to four telepharmacies with the assistance of pharmacy technicians.

Related Web Site: www.telepharm.com

Healthcare Mobile Application by DevelopmentNow

Adam Lorts, business development director at DevelopmentNow where they connect your brand with mobile users including the healthcare space joins eHealth Radio and the Health and Technology Channel.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Adam Lorts discuss the following:
What lead you to come up with this idea?
What does the application do?
How was the application built?
How do you see new mobile technology used in the future?
Where can our listeners find more information about DevelopmentNow online.


Adam Lorts is business development director at DevelopmentNow. He was approached by Ryan Kuefler, a fourth-year medical student studying at St. Matthews University, which is a Caribbean medical school located on Grand Cayman in the British West Indies.
Mobile technology uses are still being uncovered. Ryan Kuefler is a young physician who sees the value in mobile applications used in hospitals. Ryan and DevelopmentNow built a mobile H&P application, and plan that to be a stepping stone to more mobile solutions in healthcare.

Related Web Site: www.developmentnow.com

Telemedicine with VoIP Supply's Video Conferencing

Andria Baunee who is VoIP Supply's Video Conferencing Specialist joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Technology Channels. Andria educates consumers first before narrowing down the best video solution for their needs.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Andria Baunee discuss the following:
What is Telemedicine and, who is it for?
What role could Telemedicine play in the raging healthcare debate here in the U.S.?
What do healthcare companies think of Telemedicine and how would they be reimbursed for this new medical service?
How will patients react to Telemedicine? Can they feel secure explaining their personal issues via video?
What do patients, doctors, or insurance companies need, to get a video conferencing system up and running?


Andria Baunee, Video Conferencing Specialist at VoIP Supply, works specifically with businesses and individuals to define and fulfill their video conferencing needs.
Andria's excitement for Video Conferencing technology can't be ignored and after a quick demo, her passion is sure to translate to you, giving you that Christmas morning feeling too.
Andria holds video conferencing and Unified Communications (UC) certifications from Cisco, LifeSize, Microsoft, and Polycom.
For more on Andria click here.

Related Web Site: www.voipsupply.com
Telemedicine Kit for Video Conferencing:
http://www.voipsupply.com/telemedicine-kit
Video Conferencing at VoIP Supply:
http://www.voipsupply.com/video-conferencing
Andria Baunee Contact Info:
http://www.voipsupply.com/voip-experts/andria-baunee

Find a Doctor and Book Online Instantly with ZocDoc

Dr. Oliver Kharraz, the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of ZocDoc, a service that helps patients find doctors, dentists, and other healthcare providers, and book appointments instantly joins eHealth Radio and the Health & Technology Channel.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Oliver Kharraz discuss the following:
Tell me about what ZocDoc is and your role in the company.
Why is this an important service for both the patient and the physician?
Does this service cost anything for the patient to use?
What type of healthcare providers are offered on this site?
How does this service differ from other doctor search sites, like the ones listed by insurance companies?
This is certainly a phenominal service for both the patient and the doctors office....is this service available nationwide?


Oliver Kharraz, MD, is Chief Operating Officer and founder of ZocDoc. Dr. Kharraz is the most recent doctor in a 300-year family tradition. Over the course of his wide-ranging career, Dr. Kharraz has accrued comprehensive experience effecting change and building efficiency in large scale healthcare organizations using information technology.
Prior to ZocDoc, Dr. Kharraz was an Associate Principal at the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. During his seven-year tenure at McKinsey & Co., Dr. Kharraz developed and implemented new patient utilization models for the national health services of a number of governments and major hospital chains.
In 1994, Dr. Kharraz built and sold his first business – a forerunner of early internet software. He later became a resident doctor at the clinic of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, where he earned an MD and a Doctorate in Neuroscience. Dr. Kharraz also has a Masters Degree in Philosophy from the Jesuit College of Philosophy in Munich.
Born in Germany, Dr. Kharraz immigrated to the U.S. during his work for McKinsey & Co., where he met future ZocDoc founder and CEO Cyrus Massoumi. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and their twin daughters.

Related Web Site: www.zocdoc.com

Physician offices can quickly reduce their risk by operating in a compliant manner with Med Tech USA

John Brewer, the founder and president of Med Tech USA, LLC joins the Health and Technology Channel on eHealth Radio. John has spent the last 4 years translating the confusing and mind-boggling government requirements for HIPAA and Meaningful Use into easy to understand and follow checklists so that any physicians office can quickly reduce their risk by operating in a compliant manner.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest John Brewer discuss the following:
What is Meaningful Use?
What is HIPAA?
Why does a physician care?
Is Attesting difficult?
What are the issue trends you see?

John Brewer is founder and president of Med Tech USA, LLC.  He has a long history of dealing with computer security issues from his time in the U.S. Air Force where he served not only pilot but as a computer security officer with a top secret security clearance, to his decade long experience in medical information technology.  John has spent the last 4 years translating the confusing and mind-boggling government requirements for HIPAA and Meaningful Use into easy to understand and follow checklists so that any physicians office can quickly reduce their risk by operating in a compliant manner.
Related Web Sites: HIPAAaudit.com | MedTechUSA.com

The power of information improving the surgery experience with Surgical Information Systems (SIS)

Mr. Kermit Randa, the Chief Operating Officer of Surgical Information Systems (SIS), improving the surgery experience joins eHealth Radio's Health & Technology Channel.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Kermit Randa discuss the following:
Ongoing healthcare reform is changing the way healthcare is funded, delivered, managed in the U.S. How is that affecting the market today and changing the challenges hospital executives face?
Why are hospitals focused on surgery when it comes to quality, efficiency and cost containment?
How can the power of information improve the surgery experience for patients?
How does SIS drive a direct and immediate financial and quality impact to hospitals when they desperately need it?


Kermit Randa relies on nearly 20 years of healthcare software, services, partnering and sales experience in his executive management role with SIS. Before stepping into the role of COO, Mr. Randa served as SIS’ senior vice president of sales and marketing. Having earned the American College of Healthcare Executive designation of Certified Healthcare Executive (FACHE) and as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS), he has developed an outstanding reputation for leading and building quality organizations. Mr. Randa also serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia chapter of HIMSS. He received his Masters of Health Administration from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Related Web Site: www.sisfirst.com

Meditab Software, developers of IMS (Intelligent Medical Software)

Kirk Treasure, the vice president, sales and marketing at Meditab Software, developers of IMS (Intelligent Medical Software) joins eHealth Radio and the Health & Technology Channel.
MeditTab is a company offering clinical automation systems that maximize productivity, advance patient care, manage utilization, and reduce costs.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Kirk Treasure discuss the following:
Tell me about what Meditab does and your role at the company.
How do electronic medical records benefit patients?
In the competitive field of electronic records management, what makes Meditab stand out?
What would you say are the three main elements a physician or practice manager should look for in an EHR system?
Where do you think the health industry is heading in regards to technology in the next 3-5 years?


Kirk Treasure – Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Kirk Treasure is responsible for all sales activities, departments and personnel involved in sales and marketing of the company, as well as the conception and development of all company marketing initiatives and materials. He previously held the position of Director of Sales with Meditab.
Before pursuing a variety of entrepreneurial ventures, Treasure attended Florida State University, studying international affairs and economics.
When not at work, Kirk enjoys spending time with his fiancé, their two beautiful children and their two dogs.

Related Web Site: www.meditab.com

DocuTAP, providing EMR and practice management software to assist physicians

Eric McDonald, CEO and founder of DocuTAP, which provides EMR and practice management software to assist physicians with workflow management joins eHealth Radio.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Eric McDonald discuss the following:
How did you come up with the original idea for DocuTAP?
How does innovation play into an established industry like healthcare?
Why did you choose the urgent care space to focus on?
What is your vision for healthcare and technology?
DocuTAP is helping in Ghana – can you tell me about what inspired you to join forces with non profit clinics there and how will your software make clinics in Ghana more efficient?
What’s it like to add 32 jobs in six months?  How do you properly integrate a team of new members with existing ones?
You hired 3 high-level members of the team.  How do you as a leader pick your executives?


Eric McDonald is the co-founder of DocuTAP and serves as the company's CEO. He is also a member of the company's Board of Directors. Mr. McDonald champions sales and client relations, and offers vision for technology and product design. He leads the development of DocuTAP's sales and marketing strategy using a hands-on approach.
Realizing the power of mobile, hand-held applications in the healthcare industry, Mr. McDonald initiated the DocuTAP software product concept in 1999. He worked directly with physicians for over two years, in their own clinical environment, to design and develop DocuTAP software.
Prior to co-founding DocuTAP, Mr. McDonald served as an IT consultant in a Phoenix-based consulting firm, working with large corporate clients.

Links: www.docutap.com

Keeping Healthcare Secure in an Insecure World with Rick Janezic

Richard Janezic joins the show to talk about keeping healthcare secure in an insecure world. During his 30 year career, Richard has worked with and for companies from startup stage to some of the most respected Fortune 500 enterprises in senior leadership positions in general management, sales and technology.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Richard Janezic discuss the following:
Data breaches appear to be in the news every week. What's the problem?
Are hackers behind these thefts and breaches. Why do they hack, and what are they after?
How would a health care organization know if they have been or are being hacked?
What steps and actions can companies be doing to protect themselves?
That sounds expensive. How much does this stuff cost?
What about consumers? How can consumers protect themselves?


Richard Janezic writes on his professional interests, which focuses on recognizing and responding to changing conditions in the business world in ways that help teams, project and organizations to win, succeed, and become more innovative and competitive. The mechanics that we use to organize and adapt to those new situations include subjects such as change mangement, innovation, strategy, business, technology and finance. Our desired results and ultimate goals from using these mechanics are things like winning new clients, competing more effectively, successfully launching succesful new products (and the two are different), turnarounds (as well as how to avoid having to do them), transformations, renewal and improving business competitiveness again, at the team, project and organizational level.
Richard has found that his professional, personal and educational experiences and interests gives him a unique perspective on these matters, as his work has included a broad range of clients, industries, businesses, people and situations.
His industry experience is broad. It includes health and life sciences (big pharma, healthcare, discovery research, public health), manufacturing (discrete and process), technology (hardware, software, services, telecom, IT, security), financial services (banking, insurance, brokerage), energy, business services and public sector.
He has worked for and with organizations ranging from startup and early stage (including my own), up to and including Fortune®500 global firms. Each stage has distinct sets of both advantages and disadvantages, and successfully graduating from one stage to the next contains both peril and opportunity.
He began his career as an engineer doing what he thought that he truly wanted to do forever: solving problems and creating new solutions that were better and faster solutions. He soon realized that he needed to broaden and add to his perspectives, as what he designed and created would also need to be justified, financed, marketed, distributed, integrated, supported and improved, and that all of those actions would be realized by the actions of and with other people. He extended his studies into business, finance, marketing, software and leadership, and those studies continue to this day.
What he finds interesting is that he's still doing what he likes best: solving problems and creating new solutions that are not better and faster, but they are also more economical in time, cost and risk. What has also changed over the years is his deeper awareness of the complexities and intracacies of how people think and act, and how they respond to changing circumstances.
Each new day, each new client, each new problem, each new person, and each new situation brings the opportunity and challenge to learn from, draw from, and find new and better ways in which to help clients successfully recognize and respond to changing circumstances to help them improve their competitiveness.
He hopes that the ideas that he shares would bring value and insight to your endeavors as well. If and as he can help you in your growth, change, improvement and leadership challenges, he welcomes hearing from you.
Links: rickjanezic.com