Healthy Dose of Dialogue

Kate Brown, the leader of Mercer’s Center for Health Innovation, delivers an outlook and overview of virtual first care, its growth and diverse array of telehealth and digital solutions entering the market.

Dr. Edward Fotsch, CEO and founder of Gemini Health shares his perspective on how the pharmaceutical industry can crack the code on drug cost savings.

Gina Guinasso, president at CivicaScript, talks about the exorbitant costs in today’s prescription drugs and how her organization – together with the industry – is leveling the playing field by distributing generic drugs directly to pharmacies.

Sarah Hill, CEO at Healium, shares the latest advances in wearable devices, breakthroughs in digital mental health solutions, and how immersive media represents a new drugless aid for patients coping with stress.

Scott Becker, founder and publisher of Becker's Hospital Review publications, and R "Ray" Wang, founder and chairman of advisory firm Constellation Research, make their predictions for health tech innovations in 2022.

Dr. Dana Udall, Chief Clinical Officer at Headspace Health, talks about how employers can adapt to employee needs ignited by the Great Resignation, the crucial role telehealth plays in expanding access to services, and the mental health sector's supply/demand imbalance in the pandemic.

Hank Schlissberg, CEO of pharmacy solutions startup Evio, talks reimagining the pharmacy experience, improving prescription accuracy, and laying a foundation for better health outcomes.

Dr. Clare Purvis, vice president of Clinical Product and Content at Headspace, discusses meditation, mindfulness, and accessible mental health care.

Jeremiah Aja, a clinical counselor and assistant director of the national youth mental health service provider Wellness Together, talks about how COVID-19 has spiked demand for youth counseling and how telehealth can fill gaps in care.

Sami Inkinen, Co-Founder and CEO of Virta, talks about breakthrough treatments for type-2 diabetes, including how the right diet can reverse the potentially deadly disease.