Connected Hearts: The American Heart Association Center for Telehealth Mini Podcast Series Episode 3 - Touchpoints That Matter: Building Trust and Continuity Through Telehealth for Chronic Disease Care

Connected Hearts: The American Heart Association Center for Telehealth Mini Podcast Series Episode 3 - Touchpoints That Matter: Building Trust and Continuity Through Telehealth for Chronic Disease Care

In this episode of Connected Hearts: The American Heart Association Center for Telehealth Mini Podcast Series, hosts Sruthi Cherkur and Cayla Hadley spotlight telehealth models from Southside Community Health Services and Via Care Community Health Center that are strengthening chronic disease management through structured follow up, team based workflows, and patient centered touchpoints. The conversation explores how frequent virtual check ins, care coordination, and staff wide engagement are improving access, building trust, and supporting better outcomes for patients managing hypertension and diabetes. A practical look at how health systems are embedding telehealth into everyday care to improve continuity, sustainability, and long term patient engagement.

Connected Hearts: The American Heart Association Center for Telehealth Mini Podcast Series Episode 2 - Thinking Outside the Cholesterol Clinic: Digital Patient Empowerment Solutions for Managing LDL

In this episode of Connected Hearts: The American Heart Association Center for Telehealth Mini Podcast Series highlights Johns Hopkins Medicine's Corrie Lipids Program, a digital model transforming how high-risk patients manage LDL cholesterol. Hosts Sruthi Cherkur and Cayla Hadley talk with Drs. Marvel, Kodukula, and Suresh about how app-based education, virtual cholesterol management, and guideline-driven pathways are empowering patients and improving preventive cardiac care.

Episode 8: Virtual Care, Real Connection: Making Telehealth Work for Every Generation

In this episode, Lukas Voss sits down with Michael Kurliand, MS, BSN, RN, NI-BC, Vice President, Clinical Quality and Integration at MedWand Solutions, Inc., to discuss the evolving role of telehealth in meeting the needs of older adults. Mike shares practical strategies and design principles to help providers deliver more inclusive, effective virtual care across age groups. Tune in to explore how communication, expectation-setting, and staff support can help bridge the digital divide and scale telehealth for the future. Recorded June 2025

Connected Hearts: The American Heart Association Center for Telehealth Mini Podcast Series Episode 1 - Pharmacists at the Heart of Telehealth: Expanding Access Through Team-Based Care

In this episode of Connected Hearts: The American Heart Association Center for Telehealth Mini Podcast Series, hosts Sruthi Cherkur and Cayla Hadley highlight how pharmacists are transforming virtual care for patients with chronic cardiac conditions. Featuring teams from Promise Community Health Center and St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy, the conversation explores innovative telehealth workflows, pharmacist-led care models, and the real-world impact on access, coordination, and outcomes. A practical look at the evolving role of pharmacists in telehealth and what's next for team-based virtual care.

Episode 7: Leveraging Telehealth for Cardiovascular Care: A Johns Hopkins Perspective

In this episode, we explore the growing world of telehealth in cardiology with Nino Isakadze, MD, MHS, who is a cardiac electrophysiologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Kathy Byrne, MSN, CRNP, CCRN, who is a nurse practitioner at The Johns Hopkins Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center. They discuss how Johns Hopkins is incorporating telehealth to improve access to care for patients with chronic cardiovascular conditions, the challenges they faced, and the exciting future of telehealth in this field. Recorded October 2024