Health2049 Season One Recap
Health2049 co-hosts Bisi Williams and Jason Helgerson look back at season one to discuss inspirational stories and innovative ideas in healthcare. With 19 podcast guests from diverse backgrounds, this season was jam packed with a variety of viewpoints that opened up new perspectives on the way forward into an industry ripe for disruption. What were the common themes? What surprised our co-hosts? What voices were missing? Find out as they reflect on the season and share their insights about the future of healthcare.
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Show Notes
What common themes weaved throughout season one? [02:35]
Jason points to the episode “The Optimistic Technologist” with Dr. Nirav Shah, Chief Medical Officer of the digital health company Sharecare, in which he described in detail how artificial intelligence can give us the opportunity to live a better life. [05:05]
In the episode “The Commentator Who Dreams,” Roy Lilley, the Founder of the Academy of Fabulous Stuff, described an example of a highly efficient and respectful patient-centered experience that’s possible with technology that exists today. [06:05]
Bisi discusses wellness in the future as she comments on her episode “Using Wonder to Imagine the Future of Healthcare” with experience designer Barbara Groth. [07:45]
Innovative business strategist Dervala Hanley imagines a future healthcare system that offers personalized medical plans for each individual in the episode, “The Inclusive Strategist.” [07:45]
What podcast guests had differing points of view for the future? [09:35]
With decades of experience in public policy, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Co-founder of Consonance Capital Partners, expressed her vision for the future of healthcare payments in the episode “The Obamacare Architect.” [10:17]
In the “The Equitable Visionary,” Dr. Jerrica Kirkley, Co-founder of Plume that serves the queer trans community, offered a surprising perspective on paying for healthcare in 2049.[11:25]
Dr. Natalie Landman, Executive Director at the ASU Center for Healthcare Delivery and Policy, shared payment alternatives in “Defining Health Economics.” [12:24]
In the episode “Exploring Healthcare as a Public Utility,” Dr. Jeffrey Kaibin Lin asks what’s the point of new innovations if everyone doesn’t have access? [13:14]
What perspectives surprised our podcast hosts? [14:07]
Dr. Monica Lypson, Vice-Dean of Education at Columbia’s Medical School, pointed out that we aren’t training medical students for the future in the podcast episode “The Innovative Educator.” [15:20]
How can artificial intelligence be more beneficial than an in-person doctor visit? [17:12]
The importance of compassion and community as tools for healing. [22:20]
In the episode “Reprioritizing Bedside Manner,” Dr. Theophil Stokes, Chief of Neonatology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, shared profound personal experiences about empathy. [24:40]
The diverse backgrounds of the podcast guests featured in season one. [27:03]
Roy Lilley bluntly stated that medical providers don’t respect the patient’s time. [27:37]
Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle, Co-founder and CEO of Iora Health, in “The Compassionate Disrupter” provided an empathic patient-provider point of view. [28:58]
Two innovative healthcare companies that demonstrate a value-based payment system. [30:50]
What healthcare perspectives and voices were missing from season one? [33:20]
