Reducing Burdens on Healthcare Staff
A Conversation with Dr. Damon Broyles
Dr. Damon Broyles, VP, Clinical Innovation, Mercy Technology Services
Twitter: @FollowMercy
Dr. Broyles is the VP of Clinical Innovation for Mercy Technology Services, a support arm of Mercy Healthcare. He is a board-certified diplomate with the American Board of Family Medicine and holds a subspecialty certification in Clinical Informatics. Dr. Broyles is also an entrepreneur, advisor, and health-tech startup coach with expertise in value-based care. He has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Missouri Biotechnology Board of Directors and the HIMSS Midwest Gateway Chapter BOD. Prior to his current role, Dr. Broyles served as the Chief Medical Information Officer for St. Anthony’s Medical Center.
Listen to the Conversation
Why Innovation leaders must reduce burdens on healthcare staff, and Incubating healthtech startups to align with community needs with Dr. Damon Broyles, VP, Clinical Innovation at Mercy Technology Services
Episode Takeaways
- Clinical Innovation Leader, Dr. Damon Broyles, shares how childhood experiences led to his passion for healthcare and technology, and how it shaped his career as a physician entrepreneur.
- How the role of a CMIO has evolved over time, and why he believes that a focus on data curation and actionable tools is becoming increasingly important.
- The most common mistakes that startups make when trying to break into the healthcare market.
- Learn why understanding the complexity of the sales cycle and clearly articulating the value of a product or service are critical to success.
- Why bias in machine learning models is a critical issue for healthcare, and how addressing the underlying inputs and social determinants of illness can lead to more equitable and effective solutions.
Hosts
Alan Sardana
For nearly a decade, Alan Sardana has combined a unique blend of curiosity and community-advocacy to uncover and disseminate best practices in healthcare innovation. He is an award-winning filmmaker, science advocate and startup enthusiast, having played an instrumental role in supporting multiple startups advance from seed financing through multiple funding rounds.
Alan is currently the Marketing Lead at SeamlessMD—the leading Digital Patient Engagement platform for health systems to engage, monitor and stay connected with patients across healthcare journeys. In his role, Alan is responsible for developing and advancing SeamlessMD’s positioning and partnerships.
Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO, SeamlessMD
Twitter: @joshuapliu
Dr. Joshua Liu is a physician turned entrepreneur. He is currently the co-founder/CEO of SeamlessMD, which provides the leading Digital Patient Engagement platform for health systems to engage, monitor and stay connected with patients across healthcare journeys.
Joshua graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Toronto. During his medical training, he co-led a research project at UHN on hospital readmissions and sat on UHN’s physician advisory group for post-hospital discharge follow up. As a result, Joshua was inspired to develop technology to better support patients and prevent adverse outcomes such as a readmission – which ultimately led to him co-founding SeamlessMD.
About the Show
Rated one of the top 30 Best Digital Health Podcasts by FeedSpot, The Digital Patient takes an “edu-taining” approach to all things digital patient care. On this show hosts Dr. Joshua Liu, and Alan Sardana talk with healthcare, technology, and innovation leaders about the latest advancements in digital health, trends in digital transformation, and strategies for optimizing the patient experience. Guests include Dr. Becket Mahnke, CMIO, Confluence Health, Dr. Denise Basow, Chief Digital Officer, Ochsner, Dr. Michael Radtke, CMIO, Intermountain Health, Duska Kennedy, Chief Digital Officer, North York General Hospital, Dr. David Putrino, Director of Rehabilitation Innovation, The Mount Sinai Health System, Dr. Jay B. Shah, Chief of Staff, Stanford Health Care, and many more. Follow & join the conversation at #TheDigitalPatient.
