In this episode, our guest is Lisa Blue MHI, BSN, RN. Lisa is the Chief Clinical Innovation Officer with Providertech, which offers technology

solutions to address the complexity of scaling patient engagement while improving operational efficiencies. She is an enthusiastic population health leader who believes that doing healthcare differently, and better, is possible. She is a registered nurse with clinical experience from acute

care to FQHCs, giving her the ability to effectively translate and enhance healthcare workflows. She earned her Diploma of Nursing from St Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Grand Canyon University, and her Master of Healthcare

Innovation from Arizona State University, where she also was adjunct faculty from that program.

Interview topics 

1. Motivation to step into this role/company
2. Challenges and opportunities of patient engagement. How does SDOH further complicate patient engagement?
3. Most promising things emerging in healthcare IT
4. Opportunities in the healthcare system today

Guest -Lisa Blue MHI, BSN, RN

-LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-z-blue/

-Website https://www.providertech.com/

-YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5wtK-1alzs3amrSzSIaFQ

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

www.hillaryblackburn.com  

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook

@HillBlackburn Twitter

In this episode, we hear about DR. JAMES CIMA’s journey to becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic started when he suffered a back injury at the age of 15 and spent years enduring back pain. When he graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of

Science, someone suggested he visit a chiropractor. The combination of being amazed by the results and his desire to be in the health field, he decided to enroll at New York Chiropractic College, graduating with honors and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. When he was in his last year of school, he saw a quote from Thomas Edison about a doctor who did not even exist. Mr. Edison stated that: “The Doctor Of The Future Will Give No Medication But Will Interest His Patients In Diet, Care Of The Human Frame, And The Cause And Prevention Of Disease.”

Dr. Cima has spent forty years of his life devoted to Mr. Edison’s definition of health and wellness, creating a health and wellness program that lives up to Mr. Edison’s vision of the doctor of the future. Over the years, he has authored many books and articles and taught, educated and trained countless doctors. He has also completed extensive postgraduate education in:

Nutrition Blood Chemistry Analysis, Exercise Physiology/Kinesiology, Neuroendocrinology, Craniopathy, Organ and Glandular Therapy, Neuromuscular Re-education, Extremity Technique, etc.

He is in the process of developing a website designed to help people worldwide improve their health through nutrition. When he’s not busy researching, writing, lecturing or helping patients, he enjoys spending time with his wife Gloria, his family, including four children and ten grandchildren.

As an avid golfer, Dr. Cima is also certified by the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI). With that training and the skills Dr. Cima states that he can improve the average golfer’s handicap by 5-10 strokes, simply by making their body more functional then creating the perfect swing

for their body type.

Dr. Cima is in practice with his son, Dr. James Paul Cima, and his daughter, Dr. Natalie DeJesse. Our 5000 square foot clinic along with ten other physicians (MD, DO, DC’s,) allows our patients to receive the best health care thru a Functional And Traditional Medical approach to health care.

Interview topics 

• Using a blood test to determine what is the best diet for you and what supplements to take to improve your blood chemistry.

• How to eat more, lose weight, and never diet again.

• Let your presence command attention. How to achieve a beautiful, functional pain

free body.

• Turn stress into success. The mental emotional approach to health.

• The true cause of physical pain, and how to erase it.

• Cholesterol is the big hoax. Why heart disease is still the number 1 killer in the

US today.

What constitutes excellent health?

• What are the top three killers in our society today and how do you avoid the trap?

• How do you live to be 150 years old and enjoy the process?

Guest - James Cima

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 5618182972

Website: cimafunctionalmedicine.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjamescima/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrCimaDC

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
• @HillBlackburn Twitter/X

In this episode, we hear from two guests sharing how a new discount works at the pharmacy to help lower prescription prices.
Margie Hocker, Pharmacy Manager and Certified Pharmacy Technician at Kerrville Drug Co. has been at the pharmacy for almost 30 years. She started working there out of high school delivering prescriptions. When it became a requirement that pharmacy technicians had to be certified, she studied on her own and passed the certification. Margie is deeply dedicated to Kerrville Drug Co and keeping it, as well as other independent pharmacies’, doors open.

Miranda Rochol, SVP Provider Solutions at Prescryptive, leads the product strategy and sales team for Prescryptive’s mobile-first platform that empowers the healthcare consumer with the ability to take ownership of their prescription and provides AI pricing solutions for pharmacies. Rochol has worked in the healthcare and pharmacy industry for 20 years, holding leadership positions at Healthcare Data Solutions and Walgreens and serving as a board member at the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy. She received her Bachelors of Science in Health Care Administration and Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Concordia University - Wisconsin. 

Interview topics:

• Prescryptive AI pricing for pharmacies provides a pricing engine driven by AI to help price prescriptions more competitively and provides real-time reports and analytics
  • This helps independent pharmacies stay in business, decreasing pharmacy deserts
• A report by NCPA found that independent pharmacies averaged a 21% gross profit margin. By contracts, pharmacies with Prescryptive’s AI pricing saw nearly 54% gross profit margin 
• Discount cards have high unsustainable fees that get charged back to the pharmacy so it’s hard for pharmacies to accept those but with AI, pharmacies can offer even better discounts 
• Kerrville Drug Co., a small rural pharmacy was able to keep its doors open using AI pricing

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook

@HillBlackburn Twitter/X

In this episode, our guest is Colin Banas, MD, MSHA, Chief Medical Officer, DrFirst. Colin Banas is an Internal Medicine Hospitalist and the former Chief Medical Information Officer for VCU Health System in Richmond, VA prior to stepping down after 15 fulfilling years to pursue consulting. He is proud to have testified before the U.S. Senate and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) on the topic of Health IT and the Meaningful Use Program and is a former Health IT Fellow for the ONC. His interests center the role of big-data and analytics on patient outcomes and on novel forms of Clinical Decision Support, those that are outside of the realm of traditional rules and alerts, and include real-time dashboarding and intuitive usability designs. He also helped spearhead the VCU effort to participate in the Open Notes initiative, where patients have access to their clinical documentation in real time. In 2017 Dr. Banas was humbled to receive the HIMSS-AMDIS award for Physician Executive of the Year from his peers.

Pharmacy Interoperability: New Opportunities, Persistent Challenges

Topic Summary: Interoperability has been a buzzword for the healthcare industry for many years, but until now, the conversation has centered around how to get doctors and healthcare systems more accurate, complete patient health data for improved outcomes. In 30 years of e-prescribing, the pharmacy’s role – at least where interoperable data sharing is concerned - has been viewed from the narrow lens of fulfillment. Today, there are encouraging signs of change, particularly coming out of the ONC’s annual meeting in December 2023.

Pharmacy Interoperability: Persistent Challenges….

-Technical, economic, structural, and psychological issues that must be addressed

-Conflicting concerns/interests of the major players within the industry, including NACDS/NCPA, AMA, HHS, and others

-Data standards/lack of available infrastructure and networks to advance and scale interoperability with pharmacists and pharmacies

-Competition can impede pharmacy collaboration in data sharing

….New Opportunities

-Awareness is growing, more attention and focus from ONC, CMS, and others of the unique technical, economic, and business challenges pharmacies face – and acknowledgment of the critical role pharmacists play as equal members of the patient care team

-AI in pharmacy workflow and patient-facing tech solutions are connecting the provider, patient, and pharmacy like never before  

-Pharmacy vendors are looking for new and innovative ways to partner within innovative data-sharing business models

Guest - Dr. Colin Banas

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
• @HillBlackburn Twitter/X

In this episode, our guest Rosalie Audoin is CEO & Founder of FuturEdge Group. Rosalie Audoin is a trusted executive coach and senior leadership consultant, focusing on developing leaders within cross-cultural teams. She has spoken on many stages to help companies unlock their global team's full potential. Rosalie also coaches on three executive leadership programmes at the London School of Economics and has worked with leaders at Gallagher, Sony, Santander, Harper Collins, and Unicef, amongst others. As the CEO of FuturEdge Group, Rosalie assembled an international team of highly skilled leadership development experts; together, they have helped countless companies achieve success, both domestically and across the globe. Rosalie gained her edge when she turned around a client's train-wreck team in 12 weeks. As a fluent speaker of four languages, English, French, Spanish, and Creole, Rosalie brings a unique understanding and perspective to her work, through cultural intelligence, allowing her to enable powerful leadership transformations. Rosalie is known for her deep commitment to developing leaders across cultures and creating inclusive workplaces that prioritise closing the gender gap and developing conscious leaders for a better future.

Interview topics 

creating an inclusive workplace where teams can thrive, develop their leadership skills, and contribute their best work. 

• Leading Beyond Borders: Navigating the Complexities of Leading Cross-Cultural Teams 
• Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Understanding Why “Women in Leadership” Programs Don’t Work and How to Build More Effective Pathways to Success. 
• The Women Leaders' Odyssey: Insights and Lessons Learned from Coaching over 1,000 Women Trailblazers". From Dysfunction to High-Performance: How We Turned Around a Train-Wreck Team in 12 Weeks 
• Decoding Gen Z: Pioneering Strategies for Cultivating the Next Wave of Visionary Leaders

Guest - Rosalie Audoin, CEO & Founder of FuturEdge Group.

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook

• @HillBlackburn Twitter

In this episode, our guest, Julia Regan, co-founder and CEO of RxLightning, has over 15 years of experience delivering innovative healthcare solutions that disrupt the status quo and remove friction for patients, providers, payers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. She has been at the forefront of some of the most transformational initiatives in the industry, including the development of real-time benefit check technologies and state-of-the-art tools that streamline medication onboarding. Julia has been recognized with numerous local, regional, and international awards, including being named a winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the East Central region. Since incorporating RxLightning, Julia has raised $20.5 million of capital from top-tier international healthcare investors including LRVHealth, McKesson Ventures, and Novartis Ventures.

RxLightning:

RxLightning digitizes, automates, and streamlines the historically manual specialty medication

onboarding process. With RxLightning, providers can quickly and easily complete patient enrollment

for any specialty medication in any therapeutic area, helping reduce paperwork, streamline

communication, and accelerate speed-to-therapy. Through the company’s MedAccess Ecosystem,

patients, providers, specialty pharmacies, and pharmaceutical manufacturers have insights into

each step of the patient onboarding journey. Learn more at rxlightning.com.

Interview topics 

• Raising capital in one of the toughest environments in recent history
• RxLightning's mission, which is 'For The One' - and how we're impacting patient speed-to-therapy
• The key challenges in specialty medication enrollment (paper forms, faxes, phone calls, no visibility, etc) - and how technology is supporting end-users in improving medication access
• The ways that pharmacies, providers, and pharma can work together to create a better medication access journey
• Ways in which the medication process can be more patient-centric (from the provider's office, to the payer/PBM interactions, to the pharmacy)

Guest - Julia Regan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliareganrxl/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/rxlightning

https://rxlightning.com/

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook

• @HillBlackburn Twitter

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Dan Blumenthal. Dr. Blumenthal received his MD and MBA degrees from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School and trained in internal medicine and cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Blumenthal is a past recipient of the American Heart Association’s Laennec Young Clinician Award and an accomplished health services and cardiovascular disease outcomes researcher whose previous work has focused on innovations in payment model design, quality improvement in cardiology, and leadership

development. He has published over 50 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Blumenthal previously was a member of the founding team at Devoted Health, where he held the roles of Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for the health plan.

Topics:

• What is happening at a federal policy level and on the ground that is leading to interest in shifting cardiology payment reform towards value-based models?
• Where are the clinical opportunities to improve quality and reduce costs in cardiovascular disease?
• What will cardiovascular care delivery systems look like in 5-10 years?
• What are we likely to see with respect to trends in hospital employment of cardiologists over the next 5-10 years?

Guest - Dr. Dan Blumenthal

Website: https://cvausa.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-blumenthal-4a19029/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CardiovascularAssociatesofAmerica/

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
www.hillaryblackburn.com  

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
• @HillBlackburn Twitter

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Natalie Park who is a pharmacist and a co-founder of Pharmesol. Pharmesol is an AI-enabled pharmacy assistant that automates frequent conversations and tasks 24/7 and scales the digital interactions between pharmacy teams and patients. Previously, Natalie conducted health economics and outcomes research at Novartis and worked on population health initiatives including medication management optimization at Geisinger Health. Natalie received her PharmD from Ohio State University and is pursuing a master’s degree in computer science at University of York.

Interview topics:

• Journey to a pharmacy tech entrepreneur
• Opportunities with AI in Pharmacy and how the profession can use the technology to their advantage
• Considerations with AI in Pharmacy such as accuracy and reliability

Guest - Natalie Park, PharmD

-LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/snataliepark/

-Website www.pharmesol.com

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
• @HillBlackburn Twitter

In this episode, our guest is Fady Boctor is the President and Chief Commercial Officer of Petros Pharmaceuticals. He has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, across a wide array of functions including brand and portfolio marketing, sales channel optimization, product portfolio strategy development and new product launches. Mr. Boctor has driven significant revenue growth for specialty biologics, mainstream Men’s Health product lines, rare/orphan disease therapeutics, and substance abuse rescue modalities. Mr. Boctor has worked for companies such as Novartis, Forest Pharmaceuticals, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals and Adapt Pharmaceuticals (Emergent Biosolutions). Mr. Boctor has his BA in International Relations from Hamline University, Masters in Diplomacy from Norwich University and his MBA from the University of Manchester Business School.

Talking points:

• Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTPI) is a well-funded leader in the emerging prescription to over-the-counter (Rx-to-OTC) self-care market.
• In conjunction with FDA guidelines, Petros has developed a structured pathway that leverages technology in an effort to bring mature prescription products OTC.
• The Company is working towards approval of its lead product as the first prescription-grade ED medication to be available OTC. It has made significant progress on its path including:

o   Completing a pivotal label comprehension study (LCS). Using FDA guidance provided to the company in 2022, the LCS is expected to satisfy a critical step in the organization's progress towards a possible non-prescription version of its therapeutic. Akin to a Phase 2a study in clinical development sequencing, this study's purpose is to evaluate the nonprescription Drug Facts Label and consumer comprehension of key guidelines for safe and appropriate use.

o   Initiating a self-selection study using the Drug Facts Label (DFL) tested during its previously announced LCS.

o   Developing a technological component of its self-selection study utilizing machine learning/artificial intelligence (AI), which the Company plans to integrate into its self-selection studies for its erectile dysfunction drug.

• Petros is a pure play leader in the emerging Rx-to-OTC self-care market. Consumers want to have greater control of their health and are looking for Rx-to-OTC therapeutics to meet their needs, without needing to see a doctor for a prescription.

Guest - Fady Boctor

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fady-boctor-mba-8135185/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/petros-pharmaceuticals/

-Website: https://www.petrospharma.com/

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• 
  www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
• @HillBlackburn Twitter/X

In this episode, our guest, (Founder & CEO of Sapient) - Dr. Jain is a physician-scientist with more than 20 years of expertise in physiology, biomedicine, engineering, computational biology, and mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. He formed and managed Jain Laboratory at the University of California San Diego, where he guided a multi-disciplinary research team to develop next-generation rapid liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (rLC-MS) systems to probe the non-genetic landscape of disease across large-scale human studies.

Talking Points:

• 3 reasons genetics alone are not enough to personalize medicine.
• New methods for biomarker discovery, validation, & translation for clinical impact.
• The pitfalls of drug development and how they should be improved.
  
  

Guest - Dr. Mohit Jain

www.sapient.bio 

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Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
• @HillBlackburn Twitter/X

In this episode, our guest is Autumn-Kyoko Cushman, CEO, Co-Founder, who started her career as a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy. Working in Hematology / Oncology, and Executive Medicine serving our nation’s top elected officials and their families. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) and has experience in management consulting, bioinformatics, and partnerships with large healthcare companies & organizations such as Deloitte, The Department of Veterans Affairs, and the National Institute of Health.

Most Recently: IBM Watson Health / Merative (Acquired by Francisco Partners) working with MarketScan to compile clinical research data for large drug companies + hospitals + healthcare systems.

ShiftRx is revolutionizing the healthcare staffing landscape, starting in pharmacy. We provide seamless sourcing to integration of temporary healthcare providers. This platform was built by healthcare providers, for providers to empower them to work a more flexible schedule, increase economic opportunities, provide cross-training opportunities in new specialities, initial pathways to licensure, and give them the tools they need to be successful when picking up per diem work or being placed in a new role. We leverage the power of AI to create tailored onboarding modules based on the facilities unique systems, processes, and softwares so our providers know exactly what to expect, and they can instantly cashout after. ShiftRx is the prescription for the healthcare staffing crisis.

Main Points:

• Current staffing crisis, and landscape for flexibility & pay for pharmacy providers
• Integration into new settings
• Initial pathways to licensure, and opening opportunities as the role of a pharmacist progresses

Guest - Autumn Cushman

Social Media:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/akcushman/

https://www.instagram.com/shift_rx/

https://twitter.com/RxShift

https://www.tiktok.com/@shiftrxwastaken

www.shiftrx.io/

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

• www.hillaryblackburn.com  
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ 
• @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
• @HillBlackburn Twitter

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