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The Blockchain Startup Show with Harrison WrightOpen Science, Better Healthcare: A DeSci Conversation with Ray DogumIn this episode of The Blockchain Startup Show, I spoke with Ray Dogum, Founder and Host of Health Unchained, a healthcare meets blockchain podcast which has featured over 120 guests. Ray discusses how blockchain technology could revolutionize healthcare data sharing, scientific research, and patient care while exploring the challenges and opportunities in decentralized science.From open-access research funding to AI-powered diagnostics, Ray discusses the possibilities for rebuilding healthcare and scientific research on Web3 infrastructure.Episode Outline and Highlights:[00:00:33] IntroductionHarrison introduces Ray Dogum and Health UnchainedOverview of DeSci and its scope beyond healthcare
2025-02-2157 min
The Money Mindset Mentoring Podcast#39 Exploring AI in biotech, blockchain's role in identity verification and the future of tokenization with Ray DogumIn this episode, Steve Hamoen and guest Ray Dogum delve into AI's potential in biotech, investment decisions, drug discovery, and clinical trials. They also discuss concerns over data monopolization, the transformative impact of AI on podcasting, the importance of blockchain for identity verification, and the volatility of cryptocurrency markets. The conversation concludes with reflections on technology dependency and the resilience of Bitcoin.
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I believe there is a huge disconnect between...
2024-05-0831 min
W3B TalksAI and Blockchain in the Healthcare Industry with Ray DogumIn this special episode on the impact of Web3 technologies in the Healthcare we are joined by Ray Dogum, an Industry Engagement Manager at Vibe Bio and host of the Health Unchained Podcast. Ray will also be featuring this discussion on his podcast which you can find at https://healthunchained.org/.
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2024-02-021h 06
The State of Blockchain and Web3 in Healthcare with Ray DogumOn this episode, we talk with Ray Dogum, MS, MBA about the state of blockchain and web3 technology in healthcare. Ray is the producer and host of the Health Unchained podcast where he discusses blockchain developments in healthcare with industry experts. There was quite a hype cycle around blockchain in healthcare that has died, but there is still real development being done and plenty of opportunity to create value in the future. We’ll break down the pockets of success that are happening today and talk about where things could be headed in the future....
2022-12-1651 min
The #HCBiz Show!The State of Blockchain and Web3 in Healthcare with Ray DogumOn this episode, we talk with Ray Dogum, MS, MBA about the state of blockchain and web3 technology in healthcare. Ray is the producer and host of the Health Unchained podcast where he discusses blockchain developments in healthcare with industry experts. There was quite a hype cycle around blockchain in healthcare that has died, but there is still real development being done and plenty of opportunity to create value in the future. We’ll break down the pockets of success that are happening today and talk about where things could be headed in the future....
2022-12-1651 min
Shift Forward HealthThe State of Blockchain and Web3 in Healthcare with Ray DogumOn this episode, we talk with Ray Dogum, MS, MBA about the state of blockchain and web3 technology in healthcare. Ray is the producer and host of the Health Unchained podcast where he discusses blockchain developments in healthcare with industry experts. There was quite a hype cycle around blockchain in healthcare that has died, but there is still real development being done and plenty of opportunity to create value in the future. We’ll break down the pockets of success that are happening today and talk about where things could be headed in the future....
2022-12-1651 min
The ParadocsUsing Blockchain to Solve Health Care with Ray DogumEpisode 165 Using Blockchain to Solve Health Care with Ray Dogum
The US health care system is fraught with all sorts of problems. Many of these have to do with consolidation in the market and scores of rent-seekers (those using legislation and regulation to maintain their market share. Those issues can probably be best resolved with fundamental changes within the halls of government. However, some of these problems can be addressed with new technology which offers solutions not even dreamed possible a few years ago. And the driver
2022-04-0300 min
DigisectionRay Dogum: Blockchain in Healthcare.Ray Dogum is a Senior Consultant at Equideum Health (previously known as ConsenSys Health), and a Podcaster at Health Unchained, a show featuring blockchain and healthcare professionals who are rebuilding the health industry all over the world.
More about Equideum Health:
Equideum Health creates next-gen person-centered healthcare and research networks to advance health equity and outcomes by optimizing data liquidity across enterprise and individual data silos, powered by Ethereum.
More about Health Unchained:
Health Unchained features insights from the top healthcare innovators, entrepreneurs, and executives who are applying blockchain technology solutions to disrupt the health industry. Ray discusses their strategies, ch...
2022-03-1534 min
The Language of BusinessWhat is blockchain? What’s an NFT? – LOB 216There are lots of questions about Blockchain. What is it? How does it work? How does to differ from NFT's? Or ledger technologies? How will it disrupt every business?
The Language of Business looks at blockchain disruption and the legal and illegal aspects. Host Greg Stoller talks with Ray Dogum, Podcaster at Health Unchained and Consultant at Consensys Health, and Primavera de Filippi, Researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris.
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2021-10-0417 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 85: Value of Digital Therapeutics - Jhonatan Dimitriades, MD (CEO Lapsi Health)Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades, MD is an executive who works with technologists, developers, medical professionals and patients to deliver the right digital and technical solutions to enhance the diagnosis, treatment, recovery and quality of life of patients around the globe. Personal Website: https://jhonatanbringas.com/Company Website: lapsihealth.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/drjhonatanMDDr. Bringas has worked in the implementation of medical technologies in some of the top medical centers worldwide, such as the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, the Panama Clinic, the Hong Kong University Hospital, the AMC UMC Amsterdam and many others...
2021-08-2152 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 84: NEM Development for Healthcare - Gregory Saive (CEO UBC.Digital)Gregory Saive is an experienced software developer from Belgium who uses the NEM blockchain platform to develop various dapps including an online game called PacNem. He spent time as Head Foundation Developer at NEM. Gregory is founder and CEO of UBC.Digital which publishes content for blockchain developers. He's also the blockchain lead at D Health and works on Symbol from NEM.Website: UBC.DigitalBook: https://ubc.digital/symbol-from-nem-the-return-of-the-ninjas/Twitter: https://twitter.com/eViasPacNem website: https://www.pacnem.com/dHealth website: https://dhealth.network/Symbol website: https://symbolplatform.com/...
2021-07-261h 00
Healthcare Goes DigitalBreaking Down the Wall: Blockchain in Healthcare and Pharma with Ray Dogum, Senior Consultant and Blockchain Strategist at ConsenSys Health and Podcaster at Health UnchainedRay Dogum, Senior Consultant and Blockchain Strategist at ConsenSys Health and Podcaster at Health Unchained, explores blockchain in Pharma and healthcare, including innovative use cases, current barriers, and how to break down the wall of blockchain within the healthcare arena.To find out more about Impetus: https://www.meetwithimpetus.comNatalie Yeadon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieyeadon/Impetus Digital Website: https://www.impetusdigital.com/Impetus Digital LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impetus-digital/Impetus Digital Twitter: https://twitter.com/impetus_digitalImpetus YouTube: https://www...
2021-06-2057 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 83: Data Philosophy and Web3 - Ted Tanner (CTO IBM Watson Health)Ted Tanner Jr., CTO of Watson Health. Ted was previously the CTO of PokitDok (a major healthcare company which leveraged APIs and the DokChain blockchain platform). PokitDok was acquired by Change Healthcare in 2018. Ted is an engineering executive with extensive experience ranging from startups to public corporations. Focused mainly on growth scale computing he has held architect positions at both Apple and Microsoft and has held instrumental roles in several start-ups, including digidesign (IPO and acquired by Avid), Crystal River Engineering (acquired by Creative Labs), and more. He is on the IAB for the University of South Carolina Computer Science...
2021-05-311h 21
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 82: Open-Source Enterprise - Brian Behlendorf (Executive Director of Hyperledger)Brian Behlendorf is the Executive Director of the Hyperledger project hosted by the Linux Foundation. He’s written and spoken extensively on open-source software development and communities. In 1999, he co-founded the Apache Software foundation, a non-profit that supports several open source project around key internet technologies. Brian has served on the board of the Mozilla foundation since 2003 and was CTO at the World economic forum. Hyperledger was started in 2015 by the Linux Foundation and hosts some of the most popular enterprise-grade distributed ledger platforms like Hyperledger Fabric, Besu, Indy, and Sawtooth.Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianbehlendorfBr...
2021-05-171h 13
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 81: Federated Learning with DLT - Mathieu Galtier (CPO Owkin)Mathieu Galtier, PhD – Neuroscience and computer science (applied mathematics) background. Chief Product Officer of Owkin which was founded in 2016 and has quickly emerged as a leader in bringing AI and ML technologies to the healthcare industry. We’ll be talking about how blockchain technology and federated learning systems are creating amazing new opportunities in medical research and development. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgaltier/Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_galtierResearch: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mathieu-GaltierMELLODDY: https://www.imi.europa.eu/projects-results/project-factsheets/melloddyOwkin • Origins of Owkin and th...
2021-03-151h 32
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 80: Clinical Sciences and Operations Innovation - Disa Lee Choun (UCB)Disa Lee Choun, head of Global clinical sciences and operations innovation at UCB, a Belgium-based multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company. Disa is also co-leading the first PHUSE blockchain working group (non-profit) and was named Top 100 tech women, advisor entrepreneur by the Financial times 100 most influential BAME leader. Disa has years of experience working on technology and innovation especially in the pharmaceutical industry. Her passion is working on closing the gap for patients with unmet needs and exploring/implementing the right technologies (Blockchain, IoT, AI/machine learning, robotics, data discovery tools, and others) to accelerate the implementation of End to...
2021-03-0143 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 79: Smart Vaccination Passports - Ain Aaviksoo, MD, MPH (CMO Guardtime)Ain Aaviksoo, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer of Estonia-based Guardtime Health which has rolled out a COVID19 vaccine passport technology called VaccineGuard. Ain has worked as Undersecretary for E-services and Innovation for Estonian government overseeing the digital transformation and innovation of health care, labor and social matters. Dr Aaviksoo obtained MD from University of Tartu and MPH from Harvard University. He has earlier work experience as a physician, senior level civil servant, international level consultant on large system transformation and technology adoption in healthcare, health policy researcher, CEO of public policy think-tank Praxis and as a health-tech entrepreneur....
2021-02-221h 15
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 78: Detecting Counterfeit Hair Extensions in Africa - Shadrack Kubyane (CEO Coronet Blockchain)Shadrack Kubyane, co-founder of Coronet Blockchain, is a former Deloitte management consultant. He founded the company with his wife, Pretty, to track the supply chain of human hair extensions to salons and individuals in South Africa. Coronet Blockchain leverages IBM Hyperledger technologies to secure the supply chain for human hair extensions. Guest InfoWebsite: https://www.coronetblockchain.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shadrack-kubyane-04629b12/Show Notes•Introduction of Shadrack's background and experience•Origins of Coronet Blockchain•Problems that Coronet Blockchain is trying to solve •Hair market in Africa and glob...
2021-02-0756 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 77: Data Ethics and Compliance - Wendy M. Charles, PhD, CIP, CCRP, CBPWendy M. Charles, PhD, CIP, CCRP, CBP is a researcher and regulatory compliance scientist with expertise in managing clinical research operations, quality assurance, and implementation of health information technologies. She has 28 years of research experience; 16 years of management experience with industry-sponsored and federally funded research. Wendy is Chief Scientific Officer at BurstIQ, co-chair of the IEEE Standards Development Working group for blockchain in healthcare and life sciences, and has contributed to numerous other blockchain/healthcare publications. BurstIQ Website: www.burstiq.comBlockchain Compliance by Design: Regulatory Considerations for Blockchain in Clinical Research: https://www.frontiersin.org...
2020-12-0652 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 76: Patient-Driven Real World Data - Robert Chu (CEO Embleema)Robert Chu is the Co-founder & CEO of Embleema. He is the former SVP of Global Technology for IQVIA & has created & managed data networks in over 20 countries in the U.S., Asia & Europe. Robert and I talk about the tremendous value of provable, secure real world data that can be directly shared by patients to improve bio-statistical models. We also discuss his recent business partnership with Alira Health and the origins of the HIVE data analytics platform.Embleema Website: https://embleema.com/Disclaimer: The Health Unchained podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and...
2020-11-2300 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 75: Drug Supply Chain & Privacy - Ben Taylor (CEO LedgerDomain)Ben Taylor is the CEO of LedgerDomain, founded in 2016 to bring blockchain solutions to enterprise ecosystems. Ben spent a quarter of a century incubating and investing in early-stage technology companies. In partnership with the Clinical Supply Blockchain Working Group, LedgerDomain developed the world's first iOS blockchain app for the clinical supply chain. He's also founder of Sophrosyne Capital which has been running for over 15 years. LedgerDomain Website: https://www.ledgerdomain.com/Ben recently spoke at the IEEE Virtual Series on Blockchain and AI. Ben's presentation on Blockchain and Vaccine Supply Assurance: https://ieeetv.ieee.org/channels...
2020-11-081h 14
Health Unchained Podcast[IEEE Blockchain Series #1] - Q&A with John Greaves (Technology Standards)Episode 1: Q&A with John Greaves, Director, Global Standards, Architecture, Conformity and Propagation at ConsenSys Health
Hosted by Ray Dogum, Podcast Chair, IEEE Healthcare: Blockchain and AI Virtual Series, this episode kicks off a special podcast series covering blockchain and AI in the healthcare industry. In this episode Ray chats with John Greaves, a globally recognized leader in technology who has pioneered development in distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and blockchain. John shares about the importance of standards for the evolving blockchain and AI space, as it relates to healthcare.
It's amazing to witness the rapid growth of the blockchain in...
2020-10-3127 min
Health Unchained Podcast[IEEE Blockchain Series #1] - Q&A with John Greaves (Technology Standards)Episode 1: Q&A with John Greaves, Director, Global Standards, Architecture, Conformity and Propagation at ConsenSys HealthHosted by Ray Dogum, Podcast Chair, IEEE Healthcare: Blockchain and AI Virtual Series, this episode kicks off a special podcast series covering blockchain and AI in the healthcare industry. In this episode Ray chats with John Greaves, a globally recognized leader in technology who has pioneered development in distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and blockchain. John shares about the importance of standards for the evolving blockchain and AI space, as it relates to healthcare.It's amazing to witness the rapid growth...
2020-10-3127 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 74: Self-Sovereign Physician Community - Leah Houston, MD (CEO HPEC)Dr. Leah Houston, founder and CEO of an early-stage startup called Humanitarian Physicians Empowerment Community. If you are a doctor or physician, this episode is for you. Her solution is to develop a platform that uses self-sovereign digital identities to allow physicians to manage their own provable credentials, cutting the administrative waste involved with provider credentialing. Show Notes•Introduction to Leah's background •What drives you to the healthcare industry?•How did you first hear about blockchain technology?•As a trained physician, when did you realize the flaws in provider credentialing system?•What is the vis...
2020-10-121h 00
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 73: Multi-Party Trust and Data Sharing w/ Rymedi - David Stefanich (CEO) & Dr. Jason Cross (CSO)Co-founders of Rymedi, David Stefanich, CEO, and Jason Cross, PhD, JD, Chief Strategy officer, discuss their journey to building Rymedi and some recent developments since the covid-19 pandemic. Rymedi is a blockchain healthcare company founded in 2017 to help the healthcare industry collaborate and create value across silos. One really interesting thing I learned is that Rymedi has partnered with Clemson university in South Carolina to help manage their student’s Covid-19 surveillance testing program. Rymedi company website: https://www.rymedi.com/Clemson Covid-19 Testing Program with Rymedi: https://www.clemson.edu/covid-19/testing/index.htmlDr. De...
2020-09-251h 16
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 72: Explaining the Value of Blockchain - Tori Adams (CEO Cadwyn)Tori Adams, Founder and CEO of her consulting firm, Cadwyn and Chief Innovation Officer at Value Technology Foundation. Tori has done strategy consulting for the public sector during most of her career at places like IBM and Booz Allen Hamilton. Tori has been a huge advocate and thought leader for blockchain technology for many years now. Based in Washington, DC, she has many connections to the DC blockchain ecosystem including Congress, federal agencies, and non-profits. We talked about her experience as a consultant, Covid-19, airport security, learning about blockchain in healthcare, and technology adoption.Disclaimer: Remember, the Health...
2020-09-141h 19
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 71: Precision Medicine Revolution - Glen de Vries (Co-CEO Medidata)Glen de Vries, is co-founder of Medidata, which was acquired by Dassault Systems for $6B in 2019. Glen is co-founder and co-CEO of Medidata, the most-used platform for clinical trials around the world. Glen has been driving Medidata’s mission since the company’s inception in 1999, “powering smarter treatments and healthier people”. He has recently authored a book called "The Patient Equation: The Precision Medicine Revolution in the Age of Covid-19 and Beyond" where he describes how the digitization of healthcare data will create massive opportunities for personalized medicine. Company Homepage: https://www.medidata.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt...
2020-08-301h 06
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 70: Drug Supply Chain Evolution - Mark Karhoff (CEO Ten Count Consulting)Mark Karhoff is a Management Consultant and Founder of Ten Count Consulting. Mark provides life science clients guidance with program management, process improvement, supply chain solutions, as well as DSCSA (Drug Supply Chain Security Act) compliance. He has worked with his clients on developing blockchain based solutions for adapting to DSCSA regulations. Disclaimer: Remember, the Health Unchained podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and we are not providing any sort of legal, financial, or medical advice. Please do your own research and due diligence before making any important decisions related to these matters. Now let’s ge...
2020-08-1555 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 69: Right to Data Privacy - Dr. Ali Loveys (CPO ConsenSys Health)Ali Loveys, MD, FAAP, FHIMSS, ABP-CI is the Chief Privacy Officer, Foundation Relations and North American Markets Leader at Consensys Health. Ali is board-certified in clinical informatics and has had tons of experience as Chief Medical information officer at multiple organizations. During 2018-2020, she was Managing Director Federal Practice Digital Health and US Healthcare Blockchain Leader at Ernst and Young. In this episode we talked bout healthcare, data, cybersecurity, AI, and blockchain.Disclaimer: Remember, the Health Unchained podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and we are not providing any sort of legal, financial, or medical advice...
2020-08-021h 11
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 68: Clinical Trials on Hyperledger - Rama Rao (CEO Bloqcube)Rama Rao is the CEO of Bloqcube, a startup he started in 2017 that uses blockchain technology to improve clinical trials operations and research data management. Rama is an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in life sciences having spent most of his career as a finance executive at Eli Lilly and Novartis.Company Website: https://bloqcube.com/Disclaimer: The Health Unchained podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and we are not providing any sort of legal, financial, or medical advice. Please do your own research and due diligence before making any important decisions...
2020-07-181h 16
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 67: Emergency Asset Management - Stephen Meade (CEO MonetaPro)Stephen Meade is a Business Executive, strategic adviser and lifelong entrepreneur. He has created and ran three Public OTC companies in the US. He has started 11 total companies. Meade is known globally as “The BullsEye Guy” for being able to create and target exactly what's needed to succeed. Currently, Stephen serves as the Chairman at BigBamboo LLC, a holding company that incubates start-up companies and is also head of MonetaPro, MagMo, My Wet Rock, RONAstar and ComCom (Community Commerce) Networks.MonetaPro Homepage: https://monetapro.io/Stephen's Bullseye Guy Podcast: http://thebullseyeguy.comDisclaimer: The Health Unch...
2020-07-061h 03
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 66: MediLedger Supply Chain Network - Susanne Somerville (CEO Chronicled)Susanne Somerville is the CEO of Chronicled, founded in 2014 with the hopes of building the ultimate enterprise blockchain platform. And more recently in 2017 she founded the Mediledger Network, one of the largest and most active healthcare/blockchain consortiums. Current working group members and partners include Genentech, Gilead, Bayer, Pfizer, PWC, SAP, Deloitte, IQVIA, GS1, Walmart and more. Susanne is trailblazing a path for pharma companies to use blockchain tech in a way that will improve their supply chain operations and revenue management processes.https://www.chronicled.com/https://www.mediledger.com/Show Notes•Introduction of...
2020-06-221h 25
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 65: Software Development Consulting - Sam Schutte (CEO Unstoppable Software)Sam Schutte is the founder and CEO of Unstoppable Software, Inc. (https://unstoppablesoftware.com), a custom software development company that helps clients build systems to automate workflow and implement digital transformation. We talked about the challenges his clients face in an ever-changing technology landscape. Special intro on Racial Injustice by Police Visit for more information: https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/Disclaimer: Remember, the Health Unchained podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and we are not providing any sort of legal, financial, or medical advice. Please do your own research and due diligence before making...
2020-06-071h 06
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 64: Health Data Privacy Regulations - Vince Kuraitis and Deven McGrawDeven McGraw , JD, MPH, LLM is the Chief Regulatory Officer at Ciitizen (and former official at OCR and ONC).Vince Kuraitis, JD/MBA is an independent healthcare strategy consultant with over 30 years’ experience across 150+ healthcare organizations. He blogs at e-CareManagement.com. Together, they have written a fantastic series called the Health Data Goldilocks Dilemma which sheds light on the many complex issues related to our ever-increasing demand for health data and privacy law. https://thehealthcareblog.com/the-health-data-dilemma-sharing-privacy-both/Ciitizen Website: https://www.ciitizen.com/Deven McGraw’s Medium: https://medium.com/@ciitizenVince’s webs...
2020-05-241h 12
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 63: Healthcare Smart Contracts with DAML - Corey Todaro (Digital Asset)Corey Todaro is Senior Product manager at Digital Asset. Corey also spent a few years at Hashed Health, one of the earliest companies trying to bring blockchain tech to healthcare. We talked about the effects of COVID19 on the healthcare system, the development of DAML, and how healthcare stakeholders feel about all these new technologies. DAML is completely open-source programming language for writing distributed applications and the well supported SDK is available on DAML.com.Show Notes•Introduction of Corey's background in education and cultural/religious studies•Journey into technology, business, and healthcare in your career...
2020-05-111h 25
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 62: Open Science Distributed - Sean Manion, PhD (CSO ConsenSys Health)Dr. Sean Manion, Chief Scientific Officer at ConsenSys Health and founder of Science Distributed. He has BS in Biochemistry and PhD in Neuroscience. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff and later as Research Activities Chief as a federal civilian for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC).Website: https://sciencedistributed.comBlockchain for Medical Research Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0367347466/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_7uGPEb6GZ3ST5 Show Notes•Journey into technology, science, and healthcare in your career•Progression of science in society•Co-authoring and Publishing Blockc...
2020-04-261h 27
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 61: Decentralized Identity - Carsten Stocker, PhD (CEO Spherity)Carsten Stocker, founder and CEO of Spherity, which is building a blockchain and cloud based identity solution. We talk about a variety of blockchain ecosystems related to self-sovereign identity and concepts like the digital twin. Spherity was founded in November 2017 and employs currently 12 people. His company is based in Berlin, Germany and were recently part of a government sponsored hackathon where they built a solution called E-receipt to digitally prove a patient’s identity when getting a prescription. Company Website: https://spherity.com/Show Notes•Introduction of Carsten's background in Germany•Journey into inform...
2020-04-131h 22
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 60: COVIDathon - Decentralized AI Hackathon (featuring 3 Judges)COVIDathon - Virtual Hackathon - develop and launch open-source code using AI and/or blockchain to combat COVID-19, reduce risks from future infectious outbreaks, and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic situation.Phase 1 submission deadline is April 30, 2020https://covidathon.devpost.com/Show Notes3 Guests - COVIDathon Judges •NiMA Asghari (Berlin)– Ecosystem Accelerator at Ocean Protocol •Robert Miller (Maryland, US)- ep. 43 –Senior consultant - ConsenSys Health (https://soundcloud.com/healthunchained/ep-43-separating-hype-from-reality-robert-miller-senior-consultant-at-consensys-health)•Jonathan Passerat Palmbach (London, UK)– Research Scientist - ConsenSys Health •COVID19 hackathons growth and purpose•COVIDathon structure and ru...
2020-04-0547 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 59: Tracking COVID19 On Hashgraph - Jim Nasr (CEO Acoer)Jim Nasr, CEO of Acoer, and his team has built a trusted coronavirus tracking dashboard (https://www.acoer.com/coronavirus) using Hedera Hashgraph, a next generation decentralized ledger technology. The data is pulled from multiple sources including the World health organization and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention where Jim was previously Chief Software Architect. Jim also co-founded Armedia, a Enterprise Content Management company, in 2002 and exited in 2016. Show Notes•Journey into technology, business and healthcare•COVID-19 tipping point for the economy and healthcare•When did you first hear about blockchain?•Three pillars...
2020-03-291h 17
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 58: Healthcare Industry Revolution - Heather Flannery (CEO ConsenSys Health)Heather Flannery is the Chief Executive Officer of ConsenSys Health. On March 2, 2020, Consensys Health was officially spun out of one of the most foundational blockchain focused organizations in the world, ConsenSys AG. She is also a Chair at IEEE Standards Association P2418.6; Co-Founder & Chair, BiHG; Co-Chair, HIMSS Blockchain Task Force. Her previous work included web development, business development, entrepreneurship, Microsoft account tech specialist, Founder of Obesity Prevention, and other policy and management work.Show Notes•Introduction of Heather's background•Coronavirus and HIMSS cancellation•Journey into technology, business, and healthcare in your career•Entrepreneurship as a for...
2020-03-161h 08
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 57: General Purpose Healthcare Framework – Tatyana Kanzaveli (CEO Open Health Network)Tatyana Kanzaveli, TedX speaker, successful computer scientist and data lover who started off her career as a multi-disciplinary consultant at Pricewaterhousecoopers. She had many leadership roles throughout her career and started her own company a few years ago after being diagnosed with cancer. Her company, Open Health Network is a general purpose platform that leverages AI and blockchain to create a personalized patient experience that can be whitelabeled for enterprise clients. Show Notes•Introduction of Tatyana's background•Journey from Azerbaijan to the US and into healthcare entrepreneurship •Experience being diagnosed with cancer•Experience navigati...
2020-03-021h 15
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 56: Securing Health Connections - Frank Ricotta (CEO BurstIQ)Upcoming EventsBlockchain and Digital transformation in Health 2020 - Austin, TX - Feb. 26 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blockchain-and-digital-transformation-in-health-2020-tickets-77550239855?aff=HEALTHUNCHAINED&afu=140534288709Health Unchained LinksWebsite: https://healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindBert’s Blockchain and Healthcare Weekly Newsletter: https://bert.substack.com/Show NotesFrank Ricotta is the co-founder and CEO of BurstIQIn 2019, BurstIQ raised $5.5M in a series A funding round to continue its development of an Enterprise scale HIPAA and GDPR compliant Blockchain solution. •Introduction of Frank's back...
2020-02-171h 10
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 55: Public Health Insights with Dr. Tiffany Gray (GWU Adjunct Professor)Ray's Upcoming EventsBlockchain and Digital transformation in Health 2020 - Austin, TX - Feb. 26 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blockchain-and-digital-transformation-in-health-2020-tickets-77550239855?aff=HEALTHUNCHAINED&afu=140534288709Health Unchained LinksWebsite: https://healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindBert’s Blockchain and Healthcare Weekly Newsletter: https://bert.substack.com/Show NotesGuest Website: https://www.drgrayhealth.com/Dr. Tiffany Gray, holds a Doctorate in Public Health in Health Behavior and a Master’s in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health, from the Milken Institute School of Publ...
2020-02-021h 09
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 54: Explaining Valuation Models and Blockchain Adoption – Chris Plance (CEO Veris Foundation)Ray's Upcoming EventsBlockchain and Digital transformation in Health 2020 - Austin, TX - Feb. 26 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blockchain-and-digital-transformation-in-health-2020-tickets-77550239855?aff=HEALTHUNCHAINED&afu=140534288709Health Unchained LinksWebsite: https://healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindBert’s Blockchain and Healthcare Weekly Newsletter: https://bert.substack.com/Show NotesChris Plance, founder of the non-profit, Veris Foundation and Healthcare/blockchain expert at PA Consulting. We talked about his experience working with c-suite executives who look at blockchain as a tool to improve their businesses and the st...
2020-01-201h 06
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 53: Healthcare is Finance - Samson Williams (Axes and Eggs)Health Unchained LinksWebsite: https://healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/Healthunchaind***The Health Unchained podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and we are not providing any sort of legal, financial, or medical advice. Please do your own research and due diligence before making any important decisions related to these matters.***Samson Williams, a former Fannie Mae employee overseeing emergency management during the financial housing crisis in 2009 (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, watch the movie, The Big Short). We talked about how healthcare is r...
2020-01-061h 40
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 52: Provider Identity Proofing - Charlie Lougheed (CEO Axuall)Health Unchained LinksWebsite: https://healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindBert’s Blockchain and Healthcare Weekly Newsletter: https://bert.substack.com/Show NotesCharlie Lougheed, technology entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Axuall. Axuall recently received $3M in seed investment funding to design, develop, and test their identity proofing and provider credentialing platform. Axuall Website: https://www.axuall.com/•Introduction of Charlie's background and experience•Charlie’s previous startup, Explorys, was acquired by IBM in 2015 – big data in healthcare for delivery of care•Why did you...
2019-12-0759 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 51: Carfax for Medical Devices - Susan Ramonat (CEO Spiritus)Health Unchained LinksWebsite: healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindBert's Blockchain/Healthcare Newsletter: bert.substack.comSpiritus Partners Homepage: spirituspartners.comSusan Ramonat, CEO of Spiritus Partners, a startup building technology that could disrupt the way health systems, device manufacturers, and 3rd party service providers work together to ensure better safety, cybersecurity, compliance, and tracking of medical devices. •Susan- Introduction/Background•Connect the Dots Newsletter - https://www.getrevue.co/profile/sramonat•Current state of the Economy and Fintech developments•Origins of Spiri...
2019-11-251h 09
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 50: Innovative Model for Private AI Advisors - Andy Singleton (Co-founder HumanDB.ai)Health Unchained LinksWebsite: https://healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindBert's Blockchain/Healthcare Newsletter: https://bert.substack.com/Show NotesAndy Singleton, is the founder of HumanDB and long time software engineer and entrepreneur. HumanDB is an early stage startup that organizes apps, experts, and data to treat cancer, and provides an open-source platform that humans can use to run private AI advisors. He’s built advisory products for Bloomberg, Reuters, and Citibank, and ran machine learning and genetic algorithms for trading. We talk about how blockchain is...
2019-11-101h 18
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 49: Free Telehealth Visits – Charles Nader (CEO Doc.com)Health Unchained LinksWebsite: healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindCharles Nader, CEO of doc.com, a telemedicine platform that claims to offer free basic healthcare using AI and blockchain. Show Notes•Introduction of Charles's background from Mexico and educational upbringing•How did you first hear about blockchain technology?•Introduction to Digital Currencies MOOC - https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/free-mooc/•Blockchain adoption and awareness in healthcare•What drives you to the healthcare industry?•What is the vision for Doc.com? •To ensure qual...
2019-10-271h 10
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 48: Private, Personal DNA Exploration - Daniel Uribe (CEO Genobank)Health Unchained LinksWebsite: healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindUdemy Blockchain/Healthcare Course (Promo Code DOGUM2019): https://www.udemy.com/blockchain-and-healthcare/?couponCode=DOGUM2019Subscribe to the top blockchain/healthcare newsletter delivered every week by Robert Miller: bert.substack.com/ConVerge2Xcelerate Conference (Oct. 15, 2019) Registration Link: conv2x-2019.eventcreate.com/ Coupon Code: HEALTHUNCHAINEDEPISODE 48 - SHOW NOTES•Daniel Uribe, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO & Co Founder of Genobank.io, Bs Electronics & Telecom, MBA, EP Stanford GSB, SingularityU•Executive Program at Singularity Univeristy - https://su.org•Navigating the he...
2019-10-141h 13
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 47: All-in-One Virtual Health Assistant - Sanjeev Wadhwa (CEO Life Singularity)Sanjeev Wadhwa, Founder and CEO of Life Singularity. Life singularity is a startup looking to ultimately create A Virtual Assistant for every individual on the planet using AI/VR/blockchain to drive precision health. Sanjeev was a partner at Ernst & Young, CSC (partner technology, director RD Life sciences), Show Notes•Learning how to scale at Johnson & Johnson as a program Director 1993-2000 •What drives you to the healthcare industry?•Life Singularity'sAI/VR/Blockchain platform was accepted (Top 20 out of 500 startups) for 2018 Healthcare Innovation Lab for MEDy (Medical Entrepreneurship and Disruption) awards competition at Healthcare Innovation Lab at...
2019-09-291h 26
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 46: Defying the Odds with Crypto - Alyze Sam (Women in Blockchain)Alyze Sam is an author of multiple books and articles on cryptocurrency. She has experience as a nurse and patient. Research scientist and editor at the world ethical data forum and community manager at women in blockchain. We talk about the purpose of blockchain in healthcare and stablecoins. Her Projects:https://worldethicaldata.org(Community Director/ Core Founder )https://www.wibi.io/(Community Manager/ Influencer )https://GiveNation.world(chief executive assistant/ Community Director) Reach her on Social Media@Facebook: facebook.com/AlyzeSam@instagram: instagram.com/AlyzeSam/ @LinkedIn: linkedin...
2019-09-1654 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 45: Tokenizing Skincare Intelligence - Marc Bookman (CEO Opu Labs)Disclaimer: Health Unchained podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and we are not providing any sort of legal, financial, or medical advice. Please do your own research and due diligence before making any important decisions related to these matters.Health Unchained LinksWebsite: healthunchained.orgTelegram: t.me/healthunchainedTwitter: twitter.com/HealthunchaindUdemy Blockchain/Healthcare Course (Promo Code DOGUM2019): https://www.udemy.com/blockchain-and-healthcare/?couponCode=DOGUM2019Show NotesThe skin care industry is worth about $112B and demand continues to grow internationally. Marc Bookman is...
2019-08-051h 08
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 44: Portfolio for Healthcare Professionals - Jared Taylor (CEO BlocHealth)Jared Taylor (CEO BlocHealth)Boston-based company- Wrote a book called “It’s Your Future, Plan 4 It!”How did you first hear about blockchain technology?- BlocHealth was not chosen as the company name because of blockchainWhat drives you to the healthcare industry?What is the vision for BlocHealth? Why did you start it?- To create the most efficient healthcare professional credential sharing network- Improve access to care by getting healthcare professionals into facilities faster- Eliminate duplicate efforts for healthcare professionals and organizations- Experience with owning...
2019-07-1947 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 43: Separating Hype from Reality - Robert Miller (Senior Consultant at ConsenSys Health)Robert Miller is an advisor to Remedichain, fellow at Blockchain in Healthcare Global, he previously worked as the Director of Business Development at medicalchain, co-founded Honeycomb health and most recently serves as a senior consultant at ConsenSys Health. Beyond Blocks Weekyly NewsLetter: http://beyondblocks.bertcmiller.com/Inaugural Edition of Beyond Blocks Bi-Annual Report: http://bertcmiller.com/Beyond%20Blocks_biannual_report_v1.pdfShow Notes•Journey to ConsenSys Health•Blockchain/Healthcare Conference experiences – upcoming ConVerge2Xcelerate conference https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/announcement •ConV2X Conference Register here: https://conv2x-2019.eventcre...
2019-07-071h 18
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 42: Patient Communities - The Mighty (MassChallenge HealthTech 2019 Participant) - Mike PorathThe Mighty – Mike Porath (CEO) - themighty.comLost. Scared. Alone. This is what it feels like to get a diagnosis. The Mighty connects you to others who have walked in your shoes. We are the leading health community that is bringing patients together and partnering with healthcare organizations.From: The MassChallenge HealthTech Teamhttps://masschallenge.org/programs-healthtech- From 400+ applications to 31 startups and now 7 prize winners, this year's cohort has seen incredible success and growth. To date, startups that have participated in MassChallenge HealthTech have raised more than $378M in funding, generated more th...
2019-07-0323 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 41: GoGo Grandparent (MassChallenge HealthTech Platinum Award) - Justin Boogaard (CEO)GoGo Grandparent Technologies - Justin Boogard, CEO and Co-Founder of GoGoGrandparent - 20% of our business is about access to rides. 80% is about monitoring and managing requests for our clients after the ride is ordered. GoGo’s ‘virtual caregiving’ helps older adults use on-demand transportation, empowering them and keeping them out of assisted living.From: The MassChallenge HealthTech Teamhttps://masschallenge.org/programs-healthtech- From 400+ applications to 31 startups and now 7 prize winners, this year's cohort has seen incredible success and growth. To date, startups that have participated in MassChallenge HealthTech have raised more than $378M in fundin...
2019-07-0329 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 40: ZakiPoint Health (MassChallenge HealthTech Participant)– Ramesh Kumar, CEO and FounderZakiPoint Health – Ramesh Kumar, CEO and Founder Zakipoint Health uses claims, biometric, and wellness data to identify chronic conditions and care services driving employers’ healthcare costs. Our technology, zConnect, sends personalized messages, empowering employees to take action, save money, and improve health.From: The MassChallenge HealthTech Teamhttps://masschallenge.org/programs-healthtech- From 400+ applications to 31 startups and now 7 prize winners, this year's cohort has seen incredible success and growth. To date, startups that have participated in MassChallenge HealthTech have raised more than $378M in funding, generated more than $52M in revenue, and created more than...
2019-07-0117 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 39: Anti-Phishing - Pixm (Masschallenge HealthTech Platinum Winner)– Arun Buduri, Co-FounderPixm (Masschallenge HealthTech Platinum Award Winner)– Arun Buduri, Co-Founder of Pixm - 93% of all data breaches start with phishing. Pixm is the world’s first award-winning anti-phishing protection that uses deep learning computer vision to detect phishing attacks in real-time at the point of click.From: The MassChallenge HealthTech Teamhttps://masschallenge.org/programs-healthtech- From 400+ applications to 31 startups and now 7 prize winners, this year's cohort has seen incredible success and growth. To date, startups that have participated in MassChallenge HealthTech have raised more than $378M in funding, generated more than $52M in revenue, and crea...
2019-06-3018 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 38: Sequegenics (MassChallenge HealthTech 2019 Participant) - Dario Dilernia, Jorge AtalaSequegenics - Dario Dilernia PhD, Founder of Sequegenics, Emory Vaccine Center, postdoc research, University of Buenos Aires Virology Jorge Atala - Co-founder, Solutions ArchitectOur company’s expertise is DNA sequencing using a technology called “long-read NGS,” the only technology able to produce high-resolution DNA sequencing. With our technology, we can reduce the cost of sequencing a human genome by 10 times.From: The MassChallenge HealthTech Teamhttps://masschallenge.org/programs-healthtech- From 400+ applications to 31 startups and now 7 prize winners, this year's cohort has seen incredible success and growth. To date, startups that have p...
2019-06-3012 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 37: At-home Testing with Allison Martin (Founder of UDoTest)At-home Testing with Allison Martin (Founder of UDoTest)UDoTest offers the most discreet, safe and convenient home tests. The first two products are the home Pap (HPV) and STD tests. Our advanced molecular Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and HPV tests are performed within the comfort of one’s own home. We offer a full end-to-end online and mobile testing service which is easy, convenient and as accurate as what is used in medical practitioners rooms.From: The MassChallenge HealthTech Teamhttps://masschallenge.org/programs-healthtech- From 400+ applications to 31 startups and now 7 prize winners, this year's cohort ha...
2019-06-3014 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 36: Marigold Health (Judge’s Award Winner) Satya BommarajuChief Data Scientist- Satya Prateek Bommarajumarigoldhealth.comMarigold Health removes barriers to mental health care such as stigma, cost, and accessibility for patients while scaling up today’s overburdened providers. Our technology, leveraged by AI algorithms, combines the clinical efficacy of therapy with the persistence of peer support.From: The MassChallenge HealthTech Teamhttps://masschallenge.org/programs-healthtech- From 400+ applications to 31 startups and now 7 prize winners, this year's cohort has seen incredible success and growth. To date, startups that have participated in MassChallenge HealthTech have raised more than $378M in funding, generated mo...
2019-06-2815 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 35: 1uphealth (MassChallenge HealthTech Diamond Award Winner) – Doug Williams, Ishan V.1upHealth is an inclusive data platform for patients, providers, researchers, and app developers to automate data integrations with health systems and wearable devices within 1upHealth’s EMR integrated application. www.1up.healthDoug Williams - Chief Product OfficerIshan Verma - Product Development and EngineeringFrom: The MassChallenge HealthTech Teamhttps://masschallenge.org/programs-healthtech- From 400+ applications to 31 startups and now 7 prize winners, this year's cohort has seen incredible success and growth. To date, startups that have participated in MassChallenge HealthTech have raised more than $378M in funding, generated more than $52M in re...
2019-06-2821 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 34: Cutting your Medical Bills - Edward Bukstel (CEO Clinical Blockchain)Show NotesEd Bukstel has served as a leader in multiple healthcare companies for over 3 decades. He started Bukstel & Halfpenny in 1986, an early tech company where the aim was to connect physicians and clinics together, you were involved with some WebMD mergers, you are CEO of multiple health and wellness companies. • Ed started Clinical Blockchain in 2016 (currently 8 employees) aims to be an advocate for patients to help decrease their bills and avoid collection agencies• What problems do your prospects have that your business solves?• What sets you apart from your competitors?• IQVIA’s big data
2019-06-241h 24
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 33: Medical Career Management w Hashgraph - John T. Hartigan (CEO Intiva Health)John Hartigan, CEO of Intiva Health. At Intiva Health, he is leading their go-to market strategy and will be speaking to us today about his company’s use of Hashgraph protocol. He has over 25 years of experience developing successful early-stage startups and strategic partnerships with many Fortune 500 companies, including Comcast, Fiat Chrysler, Dish, and DHL. Show Notes•John's journey as an early entrepreneur•What drives you to the healthcare industry?•Intiva Health is a free career and credentials management platform for medical professionals and administrators who have to communicate those credentials back and forth with the...
2019-06-101h 07
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 32: Semi-Autonomous Health Insurance - Cyrus Maaghul (CEO of HCX Pay)Cyrus Maaghul has led the development of many technology companies and has worked at the Blockchain incubator at fidelity investments in Boston. In 2014, he started PointNurse to connect patients and nurses on a virtual platform. In 2017, he founded HealthCombix (HCX Pay), a next generation platform that intends to deploy autonomous business models powering financial, insurance, and healthcare solutions for unprecedented human condition improvement. He’s been involved with developing technology solutions for IBM, Deloitte, and Citibank. HCX Pay Homepage: https://www.hcxpay.io/•Cyrus's background and various startup experiences in digital payments, international advising for Dept. of D...
2019-05-251h 07
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 31: Faster, Better Provider Credentialing – Anthony Begando – (CEO ProCredEx)Anthony Begando, CEO of Professional Credentials Exchange has started and ran many tech companies and has been in the credentialing solutions business for decades. Anthony ran Military Credentialing Solutions from 2008-2016, that company was awarded the Surgeon General’s Excalibur award in 2010 for work it did for the Army National Guard. In this episode, he articulately explains the benefits of an exchange for provider credentialing data. Eventually, he envisions his company will offer all industries with a marketplace to acquire professional credentialing requirements more quickly than existing traditional methods of verifying that a professional job applicants claimed credentials are in fa...
2019-05-131h 06
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 28: Reaching Nirvana in Healthcare - Pradeep Goel (CEO Solve.Care)Pradeep Goel has a vast amount of experience in the Health IT and insurance space, leading companies like Dakota imaging, Engagepoint Inc, and now Solve.Care. Solve.Care is building a comprehensive healthcare platform with a blockchain based architecture. Solve.Care has recently announced an important partnership with Lyft which we talk about in the episode. We speak about the many different aspects of healthcare benefits administration and how blockchain can disrupt the current healthcare system.Solve.Care LinksWebsite: https://Solve.careYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt75sklUcLfwYjTrn4asOBATelegram: https://t...
2019-05-011h 38
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 30: Patient No-Shows and Surveys - Dr. Steve Chung (CEO Healthereum)Dr. Steve Chung, CEO of Healthereum, is a busy urologic surgeon in Chicago but also has lots of hobbies and interests including mining. Healthereum already has a beta app and started piloting in his clinic. Healthereum is a blockchain based company that has created dapps to solve 4 specific communication problems between patient, provider, and insurance companies. Dr. Steve Chung is a Urologic surgeon in Chicago and has been involved in multiple startup ventures. He is co-owner of his urologic practice for over 13 years and has served an administrative role at seven hospitals.Website: https://healthereum.com/...
2019-04-291h 31
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 29: Transparent Food Supply - Kevin Cutler (Bytable Inc)Kevin Cutler is head of Marketing and Operations at Bytable Inc, an Iowa based company planning to use blockchain to create a network of farmers, distributors, and retailers that can use tools to save costs on food waste and provide transparency to consumers. Website: bytablefoods.comHealth, food, environment podcast: https://knowbetterlivebest.com/episodes/Show Notes•Introduction of Kevin Cutler's background and experience with losing over 100 lbs by eating quality foods•Podcast – Know better Live Best - https://knowbetter.bytablefoods.com/episodes/•More than 85% of Iowa’s land is farmed. https://www.lhf.or...
2019-04-1557 min
Faces of Digital HealthF033 Blockchain in Healthcare - a new book guide (David Metcalf, Alex Cahana, Editors)Anyone who wishes to learn about blockchain in general or specifically in healthcare can get overwhelmed by the number of results offered by a Google search. Awareness of the difficulty of finding credible, helpful and nuanced information around blockchain, was among the triggers to create the book Blockchain in Healthcare Innovations that Empower Patients, Connect Professionals and Improve Care.
In this episode David Metcalf and Alex Cahana share their view on the current blockchain in the healthcare landscape, accompanied by a comment on industry discussions seen at HIMSS 2019 Global conference, where the book was presented to the public from the f...
2019-03-2249 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 27: Commoditizing Integrity - Brennan Bennett (Founder of Blockchain Healthcare Review)Health Unchained Communities: Telegram: t.me/healthunchained Twitter: twitter.com/Healthunchaind***$150 Discount with DOGUM2019 coupon- Healthcare/Blockchain Online Udemy Course*** https://www.udemy.com/blockchain-and-healthcare/?couponCode=DOGUM2019Ep. 27: Brennan Bennett - Founder of Blockchain Healthcare review Dec 2016, HIMSS blockchain healthcare taskforce Oct 2018, Rutgers MS in biomedical Informatics, Humana analytics consultantWebsite: https://blockchainhealthcarereview.com/Opu Labs: www.opu.aiMetcalfe Fundraising: https://metcalfe.fund/•What is the vision for Blockchain Healthcare Review? Why did you start it?•How did you first hear about blockchain technology?•What d...
2019-03-181h 22
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 26: Blockchain for Healthcare, Starting a Conversation - David Metcalf, PhD (Director METIL@UCF)David Metcalf, PhD, is Director of the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL) at the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation and Training. He is the lead author of a new 500 page textbook titled “Blockchain for Healthcare: Innovations that Empower Patients, connect professionals, and improve care.”About David: https://www.ist.ucf.edu/Contact/StaffDirectory/DavidMetcalf.aspxEmail: dmetcalf@ist.ucf.eduTextbook: https://hashedhealth.com/blockchain-for-healthcare-book/Book Co-authors: John Bass, Max Hooper, Vikram Dhillon, Alex CahanaShow Notes•HIMSS 2019 experience and how the book was commissioned •Demo at HIMSS c...
2019-03-0458 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 25: Insights from the Crypto Sherpa - Dr. Alex Cahana (Venture Partner CryptoOracle)Dr. Alex CahanaPain management medicine. NFLPA mar 2017-pres. Veteran. Head of interventional pain. UN/CEFACT United Nations economic commission for Europe. (expert on Blockchain and Healthcare). Venture Partner at CryptoOracle Medium: https://medium.com/@alex_32199LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alex-cahana-282367157/Blockchain/Healthcare Udemy Course (w/ coupon): https://www.udemy.com/blockchain-and-healthcare/?couponCode=HEALTHUNCHAINED•Introduction of Alex's background and journey to becoming the CryptoHealth Sherpa•Experience as a moderator at the First Geneva Annual Blockchain Summit, in Geneva, Switzerland. What was the focus of that event? Was there much discussion arou...
2019-02-101h 29
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 24: Personal Health Data - Austin Jones (CEO UnityHealthScore)Austin Jones from Niceville, FL founded Unity Health Score in Dec 2017. Incredible story trying to bring his community in northwest Florida to claim their own health data. He’s also the owner/operator of Stuff and Things Food Services LLC. Hosts the Healthcare Goals podcast.Website: www.unityhealthscore.comUdemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/blockchain-and-healthcare/?couponCode=HEALTHUNCHAINED•Austin’s journey into the healthcare industry started when he became his grandmother’s caregiver •Elderly people are prime targets for scammers•Marketing data can be purchased by these scammers from large data brokers•What pr...
2019-02-041h 09
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 23: Comprehensive Health Data - Matt Sinderbrand (CEO Betterpath)In this episode, Matt Sinderbrand, co-founder of Betterpath, describes why comprehensive longitudinal health data should be owned and managed by the individual. Betterpath was founded in 2011 and has registered a couple patents related to health data processing and management. As data inputs increase with better technology, we will be generating tons of contextual information that will affect our health and well-being. We discuss the vision for his company and the healthcare industry of the future.Website: https://www.betterpath.com/Email: matt@betterpath.comUdemy Blockchain/Healthcare Course ($125 off with HEALTHUNCHAINED coupon): www.udemy...
2019-01-211h 03
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 22: Price Transparency - Brennen Hodge (CEO Citizen Health)Brennen Hodge, founder of Citizen Health. I first saw Brennen’s pitch at the Distributed Health conference in 2018. His passion to fix healthcare has driven him to build a fair healthcare marketplace and PHR that will enable patients to seek services that they need with prices clearly displayed. Citizen Health wants to rebuild healthcare for the next generation.Website: citizenhealth.ioCommunity: https://hq.citizenhealth.ioEmail: brennen@citizenhealth.ioUdemy Blockchain/Healthcare Course ($125 off with HEALTHUNCHAINED coupon): https://www.udemy.com/blockchain-and-healthcare/?couponCode=HEALTHUNCHAINEDShow Notes•Introduction of Bren...
2019-01-071h 14
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 21: Empowering Patient with Blockchain - Chrissa McFarlane (CEO Patientory)Chrissa McFarlane experience as a laboratory research assistant 2007-2009 at the US dept of Agriculture and Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2005-2007 helped shape her perspective in the healthcare system. She studied Business and Africana studies, Spanish, Latin American studies/ global health at Cornell University. Wake forest university MA- business.Bronx High schoolShe's an active leader at HIMSS and is part of their Blockchain in healthcare task force. She's also a mentor of Boomtown acceleratorsPatientory was founded by Chrissa in 2015 and raised $7.2 Million in 2017 via an initial coin offering. We talked about what it...
2018-12-241h 04
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 20: Designing Better Healthcare - Juhan Sonin (GoInvo)Juhan Sonin, designer, researcher, and MIT lecturer. Juhan specialized in software design and system engineering. He has worked at Apple, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and MITRE. I had the opportunity to record this episode in Juhan’s GoInvo studio office, where he is the company’s Creative Director. Website: https://www.goinvo.com/WE MUST SET HEALTHCARE FREE: Opensourcehealthcare.orgUdemy Blockchain/Healthcare Course ($125 off with HEALTHUNCHAINED coupon): https://www.udemy.com/blockchain-and-healthcare/?couponCOde=HEALTHUNCHAINEDShow Notes•Software Design and System Engineering•Asynchronous telemedicine•People don...
2018-12-1054 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 19: Vitals Tracking Data - Dennis Zhang (CEO VitaData)In this episode, I speak with Dennis Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Boston based VitaData. He’s their token economics architect and talked to us about how vitals data, like heart rate and movement can be shared for monetary compensation. He has a PhD in Economics and worked as a Vice president State Street Bank. Graduated from Boston University with a Ph.D. in Economics. With 10 years of experience in quantitative data analysis and risk management, he served as a Vice President of State Street Bank. He won the first place in the JD Artificial Intelligence FinTech Competition. We...
2018-11-2657 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 17: DH Event - Emily Vaughn Bailey - Change HealthcareEmily Vaughn Bailey - Product Development Director at Change Healthcare• Business impact of blockchain infrastructure in claims and revenue cycle management• Manages $3 trillion in transactions per year• Connecting Change Healthcare clearinghouse services to the blockchain• Path of adoption for Blockchain technology• Partnership with Tibco to develop better tools for payment processing• Visualizing smart contracts to bring together business architects and product teams This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthunchained.substack.com
2018-11-1314 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 18: DH Event - Donating Medicine on GoChain - Good Shepherd Health and Solaster PartnershipPhil Baker (PharmD) – Founder, Good Shepherd Health | Founder, CEO at Remedichain. https://www.linkedin.com/in/philbakerpharmacist/Stuart Lackey - Co-Founder, CEO at Solaster. Medical Device commercialization expert. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-lackey-34105a13/Links: goodsheprx.comremedichain.comsolaster.io•Pharmacy drugs (primarily oral chemotherapies) can be donated to Good Shepherd Health who will give them to low-income people•Solaster using Go-chain – GO-70 interoperability standard•Working successfully with government to change drug donation laws•1st day - $40,000 worth of medicine were donated. 1st week - $100,000 of medicine wer...
2018-11-1233 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 16: Distributed Health 2018 - Mini-interviewsDistributed Health 2018 mini interviews1. Kamal Obbad – CEO of Nebula Genomics (https://www.nebula.org/)2. Tyler Penrod – CTO at Recovery Unplugged (https://www.recoveryunplugged.com/)3. Jason O’Meara - Senior Director of Architecture at Quest Diagnostics discussing the Synaptic Alliance (https://www.synaptichealthalliance.com/)4. Teresa J. Walker – Law Firm Management Guru and COO of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP (http://www.wallerlaw.com/)5. Cory Pitt – Personal Digital Spaces6. David Boswell – Developer/Director of Ecosystem at Hyperledger Linux Foundation7. Himanshu Verma – CEO of Consilx (http://www.consilx.com/)8. Jason Bierly, CPA - Senior Tax Manager at Apr...
2018-11-1226 minFaces of Digital HealthF021 What is the CDC doing with blockchain? (Jay Jemal, IT specialist)In 2017 media started reporting on promising blockchain projects inside the US Center for Disease Control (CDC). The hopes are that blockchain could help decrease the burden of reporting of epidemics, antibiotic prescriptions and the opioid crisis in the USA. In this episode, health IT specialist Jay Jemal talks about what potentials of blockchain were recognized by the Center for disease control in the USA. Jay Jemal is a solutions architect with the CDC, who is exploring how emerging technologies for data collection and analysis could benefit public agencies. In the past few years, he helped design collection systems for outbreaks s...
2018-10-3024 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 15: Health Policy, Events, and Governance - Helen Disney (Founder of Unblocked Events)Announcement: I will be in downtown Nashville, TN Nov 4-6 for the Distributed Health conference- https://health.distributed.com/Helen Disney is the CEO and Founder of Unblocked, a hub for Blockchain events, education and information. She was listed in Innovate Finance’s 2016 Women in Fintech Powerlist and referred to by Barclays as a “Blockchain guru”. Unblocked Events Homepage - https://unblockedevents.comHealthcare Unblocked London - Nov 9, 2018 - https://unblockedevents.com/events/healthcare-unblocked-2018/ Conference Topics include: o Can Blockchain help save costs and reform the NHS?o Building a Decentralised Healthcare Identi...
2018-10-2957 minFaces of Digital HealthF020 Blockchain, value of data, and the role of legislation with adoption (Ray Dogum, Health Unchained)An update on the current landscape of healthcare blockchain projects, when can we expect practical implications, what the role of legislation will be, and how genomics research, AI and blockchain make a good combination. Intrigued? Listen to Ray Dogum - the host of Health Unchained - podcast focused on blockchain projects and implementation in healthcare. His background is in Health Sector Management and currently is a project manager at American Well, a telehealth company in Boston.
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2018-10-1651 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 14: H.S. Students Build Delphus - A Decentralized Clinical Research Platform (Founding Team)On September 22 and 23rd 2018, high school students- Kevin Liu (CTO), Kunal Sharda (CEO), Will Hemond (COO)won first place in a DoraHacks hackathon with Delphus which is a decentralized clinical trial management platform. This episode features the 3 inspiring co-founders of the Scintilating team. Remember to follow me on Twitter to stay up-to-date on all things healthcare/blockchain and follow me on Instagram where you can find pictures of the hackathon and the winning team.• Introduction of the team• Experience with Hackathons• How did you get interested in the research process and clinical trials?• Audit trails in clinical...
2018-10-1550 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 13: Health Cost Sharing Models – Dr. Gordon Jones (President and COO) – Universal Health CoinUniversal Health Coin was one of the books that actually inspired me to start this podcast. So it was a great pleasure to have the author of the book as a guest on the show.Dr. Gordon Jones (President and COO) – Universal Health Coin (UHX)Gordon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drgordonjones/• Apache adventures and the US Army Airborne Division, and SC National Guard | Co-author of universal health Coin with Courtney Jones• Entrepreneur in Residence at Startup life incubator - StartupLife Incubator in Augusta, GA: https://startuplife.theclubhou.se/ (Register your startup before October 8, 2018)• ...
2018-10-011h 20
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 12: Connecting to EHR Data - Philip Parker (COO Coral Health)This episode is with Philip Parker, Chief Operating Officer, from Coral Health. Coral Health is based in Vancouver Canada and has been building their app with user experience and data interoperability as their focus. They want to bring personalized medicine to the patient via blockchain and SMART on FHIR protocols.•SMART (Substitutable Medical Apps, Reusable Technology) on FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) protocols •Blockchain benefits•Working with Patient Advocacy groups•Prior Authorization process is wasteful and can be improved with data interoperability between payers and providers.•CoverMyMeds streamlines the medication PA process, electronically connecting providers...
2018-09-171h 12
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 11: Healthcare Decentralization - Dr. James Todaro (CEO MedCredits)In this episode, I speak with Dr. James Todaro – co-founder and CEO of MedCredits about Decentralization and his experience in the healthcare and blockchain community. Show Notes:• Medcredits Origins• Advantages and disadvantages of decentralization in healthcare• Hippocrates app - Tele-dermatology as the first available service in beta • Token Curated Registry(TCR) used to create a decentralized global physician registry• Investor speculation and competitive token sale environment • Permissioned blockchains• How has your medical school training helped you in your endeavor with MedCredits?• Artificial Intelligence• Shortage of healthcare providers• Can you share some of the...
2018-09-031h 03
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 10: Genetics Marketplace Ethics - Dr. David Koepsell (CEO Encrypgen)In this episode, we talk about genomic data ownership and privacy ethics with David Koepsell, lawyer, author, and philosopher.http://davidkoepsell.com/Check out the Encrypgen Market Demo - https://marketdemo.encrypgen.info/Show Notes• Introduction of David’s background• Brief journey into blockchain • Patenting genes and ownership of personal data• Origins of Encrypgen - value proposition to upload individual genetic information securely on a research marketplace• Multichain, used by Encypgen, is built specifically for permissioned blockchain and satisfies the requirements of GDPR• Importance of Individual Metadata to make Genetic inform...
2018-08-191h 04
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 9: Decentralized Whole Genome Sequencing (George Church – Nebula Genomics)George Church, professor at Harvard & MIT, co-author of 480 papers, 130 patent publications & one book "Regenesis", originally published in 2012. His contributions have enabled nearly all advancements in “next generation” DNA sequencing methods, he’s cofounded over 20 companies and he was listed as one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2017. Also considered the father of synthetic biology.George M. Church - http://arep.med.harvard.edu/gmc/Nebula Genomics - https://www.nebulagenomics.io/Veritas Genetics - https://www.veritasgenetics.com/Show Notes• Nebula Genomics origins and Veritas Genetics traction• Genotyping vs. Medical grade whole genome...
2018-08-061h 20
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 8: Securing Health Data – Vasja Bocko (CEO Iryo)In this episode, I had the chance to speak with Vasja Bocko, founder and CEO of Iryo, an early stage healthcare IT company from Slovenia. We discuss the IRYO’s journey so far and the importance of permissioning private health data using blockchain technology. IRYO runs on the EOS network and is focused on creating an open-sourced EHR platform with zero-knowledge encryption. I apologize in advance for the sound quality of parts of this recording, there were periods of technical difficulty but we made it through and I think there’s plenty to take away in this episode.Show...
2018-07-091h 28
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 7: Unleashing the Value of Healthcare Data - Katherine Kuzmeskas (CEO SimplyVital Health)We discuss the origins of SV Health and the challenges she faces bringing new technology into the slow-moving healthcare industry. Their featured platform HealthNexus is a globally HIPAA compatible protocol and forked from the ethereum blockchain. Kat is Health Unchained’s first female guest and I would certainly encourage other women entrepreneurs to get involved with building these new types of distributed business models in healthcare. SimplyVital Health is hiring. Check out the show notes for more details about the episode and a few cool links related to the show.Show NotesTeach for America experience at...
2018-07-021h 01
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 6: Bridging Healthcare Silos - Dr. Michael Kaldasch (CEO Aimedis)This week’s guest is Dr. Michael Kaldasch, CEO of Aimedis, in Germany. I want to quickly thank my previous guest Girisha Fernando from DIGIPHARM for connecting me with Dr. Kaldasch.Aimedis is a startup trying to build a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem that can store your health records, interact with providers using video chat, and a social media community. They are using blockchain technology to facilitate better health data access and establish trust for patients and providers. I think they have large goals to accomplish and it certainly won’t be easy but as you’ll hear in the episod...
2018-06-2451 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 5: Better Pharma Access and Pricing - DIGIPHARMIn this episode, I spoke with the Swiss-based DigiPharm team who are trying to tackle some of healthcare’s most challenging problems, specifically in the pharmaceutical pricing and clinical trial space. Both the CEO, Ahmed Abdulla, and the COO, Girisha Fernando are co-founders of DigiPharm and have spent parts of their careers working at the 2nd largest global pharmaceutical company by revenue, Roche. Ahmed recently joined the Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business, part of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as an blockchain expert in healthcare. Zach Daniels, DigiPharm’s CTO, also joins us from Denver, CO and...
2018-06-1850 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 4: Evolution of Medical Records - Dr. Richard Gibson (Health Record Banking Alliance)In this episode, we dove really deep into medical records. I know our guests from episode 1 and 3 were also involved with medical records but this guest is truly an expert on how medical records have evolved ever since the mandatory transition for providers to move medical records from paper to digital.Show Notes:What does Health Record Banking Alliance do?Why is it us taking so long to easily access useful medical records?Richard explains how family caregivers can benefit directly from the access to loved one’s health records.Health Record Banking Alliance Pr...
2018-06-111h 30
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 3: Improved Access to Medical Records - Dr. Abdullah Abeyatti (CEO Medicalchain)UK based electronic health records Pilot with Groves Medical GroupBenefits of international medical consultations using cryptocurrenciesTelemedicine technologyHospitals, non-profit, universities as Guardians of data The importance of having access to medical records for a surgeonWorking at the NHS as a clinical doctorWhy healthcare industry is a laggard in technology adoption?Touch Surgery using augmented reality to train surgeons and improve patient resultsPrevention is better than treatmentWho will be primary users?MyClinic.com is Medicalchain’s new telemedicine service that is being piloted with th...
2018-05-291h 06
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 2: Pharma Supply Chain Tracking using BlockRx - Darryl Glover (iSolve CCO)Tracking drugs after they’ve left the manufacturer has traditionally been an afterthought. Pharmaceutical companies now want to use downstream post-delivery data to improve their products and ensure quality. Healthcare regulators would like to see better management of drugs throughout the entire drug life cycle. Identifying counterfeit drugs is a huge global challenge and the pharma industry is still struggling to find a trustworthy solution. In this episode, Darryl Glover (Chief Clinical Officer, iSolve) shares his insight on how their project, BlockRx , can help certify provenance of drugs using permissioned/private blockchains with Intel’s Hyperledger Sawtooth and Microsoft’s Coco F...
2018-05-1751 min
Health Unchained PodcastEp. 1: Consumer-owned Health Records – Raj Sharma (Health Wizz CEO)Electronic file cabinet on your phoneMedical record ownershipHow blockchain can verify provenance of medical dataConsumer first adoption as a strategic decision not hospital systems consortiums Origins of Health Wizz (acquisition of KreateIoT) and Omcoin tokensWearable data and digital health identityUsing the ethereum blockchain for trading digital healthcare assets and reward tokensNew technology adoption challenges in the healthcare industryIntegrating blockchain with APIs How does Health Wizz differ from other medical records blockchain companies?Earning tokens for winning local health challenges – But why?Amazon’s po...
2018-05-111h 00