The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health

Halle Tecco, Natalist, on initiative-taking & leading through COVID-19

In this episode, we interview Halle Tecco, Co-Founder and CEO of Natalist. Halle and Lora discuss Halle's career path, which includes founding Rock Health and teaching a digital health course at Columbia Business School. Halle also shares her insights on leading an organization during COVID-19, including her approach to celebrating important company milestones and how to get it right.

Daniel Brillman and Taylor Justice, Unite Us, on bridging health and social care

In this episode of the Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Dan Brillman and Taylor Justice, Co-Founders of Unite Us, an outcome-focused technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers. Based out of New York, Unite Us has raised a total of $45M after their latest Series B round in March 2019, led by prominent healthcare investors Oak HC/FT, Define Ventures and Town Hall Ventures. We cover topics from how Unite Us is supporting their partners and communities on the frontlines of the COVID-19 public health crisis, building the foundational infrastructure and network to bridge social and healthcare, as well as the lessons they have gained from attending business school.

Eric Kinariwala, Capsule, on rebuilding the pharmacy from the inside out

In this episode of the Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviewsEric Kinariwala, Founder and CEO of Capsule, a technology company rebuilding the $425 billion pharmacy industry from the inside out with an emotionally resonant experience, and technology that enables customized outcomes for doctors, hospitals, insurers, and manufacturers. Based out of New York, Capsule has raised $270M from investors such as TCV, Thrive Capital, and Sound Ventures. Capsule delivers prescription drugs to local patients in two hours via an online app, website or SMS.

Dr. Melynda Barnes, Ro, on why we should all be bullish about telemedicine

In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Lora interviews Dr. Melynda Barnes, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Ro. Lora and Dr. Barnes discuss why Ro's mission and why the company views telemedicine as such a critical component of clinical care in the future (spoiler alert: Ro is not trying to replace in-person visits!). They also talk about Dr. Barnes' transition from clinical practice to working at a tech company. We recorded our episode with Dr. Barnes just weeks before COVID-19 broke out in New York City but, where relevant, we've added editors notes in our Medium transcript to share more about how Ro and the team have responded to this situation so promptly.

Dan Trigub, Uber Health, on building healthcare marketplaces and influencing SDoH through technology

In this episode of the Pulse Podcast we interview Dan Trigub, Head of Uber Health, the technology giant Uber’s bid on the multi-billion dollar non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) market. Uber Health's goal is to increase access to transportation to reduce patient no-shows, recapturing lost revenue and helping underserved populations manage their care plans. Uber has over 1,000 partnerships across the healthcare landscape, including hospitals such as BayCare Health System, Boston Medical Center, MedStar Health and the Cleveland Clinic - along with 27,000+ systems that use Cerner's EHR through Uber Health’s October 2019 integration with the IT platform. Before Uber, Dan spent time at Lyft as Regional VP of Strategic Partnerships focused on healthcare, eBay in Business Development, and founded several companies including OpenPlacement, a care coordination platform allowing hospital professionals to connect with post-acute care providers for their patients at the moment of discharge.