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Michael Fang, a physician, specializing in geriatrics and a serial entrepreneur, joins us as a guest on this episode of the Digital Health Community podcast by Persimmon.  Having dreamed of taking care of the elderly, Michael shares with us how he followed his passion, added technology to his medical knowledge and came up with his startup, Base 10. Michael also talks about his challenges in his journey with sound advice for physician entrepreneurs and his views on the US healthcare system. Follow them on Linkedin: Chris Sprague | Michael Fang About us: The Digital Health Community is Persimmon’s effort to create a network of like-minded people and organizations working in the digital health sphere. The goal is to bring together a community of spearheads to support the movement in the healthcare system and build on the collaborative strength of the stakeholders. Let's connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter | Tiktok Learn more at: https://www.persimmonhealth.com/podcast Contact us: Website: https://www.persimmonhealth.com Headquarters: Seattle, Washington Tel: 770-280-7696 Email: hello@persimmonhealth.com

This episode of the Digital Health Community podcast by Persimmon features a true change agent within healthcare. Paula Muto,  a practicing vascular and general surgeon, physician, entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of UBERDOC, talks about the need for ease of access in the healthcare industry. A stalwart in the healthcare industry, Paula has a strong desire and vision to change the incumbent American healthcare system. This is why she created UBERDOC - a telehealth startup that “provides priority access to the best doctors for an affordable, transparent price.”  In this podcast, Paula shares her views on women entrepreneurs, types of business models in healthcare, how she started and scaled UBERDOC, and the challenges she faced along the way. Follow them on Linkedin:Chris Sprague | Paula MutoAbout us:The Digital Health Community is Persimmon’s effort to create a network of like-minded people and organizations working in the digital health sphere. The goal is to bring together a community of spearheads to support the movement in the healthcare system and build on the collaborative strength of the stakeholders.Let's connect on:LinkedIn | Twitter | TiktokLearn more at: https://www.persimmonhealth.com/podcastContact us:Website: https://www.persimmonhealth.comHeadquarters: Seattle, WashingtonTel: 770-280-7696Email: hello@persimmonhealth.com

Our guest for today, Leon Eisen, the founder and executive chairman of Oxitone Medical, is a pioneer in wearable technology for digital healthcare. Leon invented the world's first FDA-approved wrist sensor pulse oximetry monitor. In his over two-decades-long career. Leon has also been mentoring both novice and seasoned entrepreneurs. In this episode of the Digital Health Community podcast by Persimmon, Leon shares his tips and nuances on understanding human psychology, building a business strategy and how to think like an entrepreneur. He provides unique insight and perspective to aspiring entrepreneurs about team building, utilizing people’s strengths, understanding psychology for business strategy and basically everything a striving entrepreneur needs to succeed. This podcast aims to present you with the inspiration and strategies you need to fire up your entrepreneurial journey and create the life you’ve always dreamed of in the digital health world. Follow them on Linkedin:Chris Sprague | Leon EisenAbout us:The Digital Health Community is Persimmon’s effort to create a network of like-minded people and organizations working in the digital health sphere. The goal is to bring together a community of spearheads to support the movement in the healthcare system and build on the collaborative strength of the stakeholders.Let's connect on:LinkedIn | Twitter | TiktokLearn more at:https://frog.ly/persimmon-podcastContact us:Website: https://www.persimmonhealth.comHeadquarters: Seattle, WashingtonTel: 770-280-7696Email: hello@persimmonhealth.com

Entrepreneurship is at the heart of the American spirit, and many healthcare professionals are leaning toward it. Having said that, entrepreneurship is more complex in the healthcare industry due to the multi-sided ecosystem in which patients, providers, physicians, insurance companies, government, regulators and investors collide. In this episode of the Digital Health community podcast, our guest of honor is Tariq Chaudry, Chief Quality Officer at Kentucky Children’s Hospital and Chief Medical Officer at Omniscia Health. Tariq is a pediatrician turned intrapreneur, startup entrepreneur, and advisor who is exploring the world of institutional investments with angels and VCs. He has a lot to share about his journey, learnings and advice for digital health entrepreneurs. Also, as a quality and safety expert, Tariq offers insights into how technology enables the spectacular digital transitions in healthcare and what should be our steps to redesign the US healthcare ecosystem. Follow them on Linkedin:Chris Sprague | Tariq ChaudryAbout us:The Digital Health Community is Persimmon’s effort to create a network of like-minded people and organizations working in the digital health sphere. The goal is to bring together a community of spearheads to support the movement in the healthcare system and build on the collaborative strength of the stakeholders.Let's connect on:LinkedIn | Twitter | TiktokLearn more at: https://www.persimmonhealth.com/podcastContact us:Website: https://www.persimmonhealth.comHeadquarters: Seattle, WashingtonTel: 770-280-7696Email: hello@persimmonhealth.com

In this podcast, Leon Eisen, the founder and executive chairman of Oxitone Medical and inventor of the world's first FDA-cleared wrist sensor pulse oximetry monitor shares wisdom about all things medical and wearable devices. From the history of medical devices to the business of building medical device digital health companies, Leon imparts valuable insights on design thinking, product development and how accurate medical wearables have become over the years.  Who should listen to this? Anyone who is curious about medical and wearables devices, their implications in medicine and healthcare, incorporating these devices for health and wellness applications etc.Follow them on Linkedin:Chris Sprague | Leon EisenAbout us:The Digital Health Community is Persimmon’s effort to create a network of like-minded people and organizations working in the digital health sphere. The goal is to bring together a community of spearheads to support the movement in the healthcare system and build on the collaborative strength of the stakeholders.Let's connect on:LinkedIn | Twitter | TiktokLearn more at:https://frog.ly/persimmon-podcastContact us:Website: https://www.persimmonhealth.comHeadquarters: Seattle, WashingtonTel: 770-280-7696Email: hello@persimmonhealth.com

Who should listen to this podcast?  Anyone who wants to learn how healthcare claims work, how providers feel pain managing claims, and get pearls of wisdom about starting the journey of an entrepreneur, raising investments, and building products and teams. Finally, Get insights into how healthcare change-makers view healthcare's future. Learn all of these through the inspiring story of a healthcare entrepreneur, Himanshu (Hanes) Singh. He and Chris Sprague (CEO, Persimmon Health) have a deep conversation about the above topics.  Himanshu (Hanes) Singh is the CEO and Founder of DocVocate. DocVocate enables automated healthcare claims by creating a seamless SaaS platform that unifies workflows across multiple PM systems.  Check out this podcast! It's awesome! Follow them on Linkedin:Chris Sprague | Himanshu (Hanes) Singh About us:The Digital Health Community is Persimmon’s effort to create a network of like-minded people and organizations working in the digital health sphere. The goal is to bring together a community of spearheads to support the movement in the healthcare system and build on the collaborative strength of the stakeholders.Let's connect on:LinkedIn | Twitter | TiktokLearn more at:https://frog.ly/persimmon-podcastContact us:Website: persimmonhealth.comHeadquarters: Seattle, WashingtonTel: 770-280-7696Email: hello@persimmonhealth.com

In this episode of the Digital Health Community by Persimmon, Tim Cooley, Start-up Chief of Staff, Executive Director of Park City Angels, and author of  “The Pitch Deck Book” talks to Chris Sprague, CEO of Persimmon, about raising angel investments from angel investors. Tim explains what it takes to raise angel investment in the context of a digital health startup. There is a nuanced difference between consumer startups and digital health startups. Tim goes through the nuance differences and shares solid advice for entrepreneurs and Angel Investors. Listen to gain actionable insights about raising investment.Follow them on Linkedin:Chris Sprague | Tim CooleyAbout us:The Digital Health Community is Persimmon’s effort to create a network of like-minded people and organizations working in the digital health sphere. The goal is to bring together a community of spearheads to support the movement in the healthcare system and build on the collaborative strength of the stakeholders.Let's connect on:LinkedIn | Twitter | TiktokLearn more at:https://frog.ly/persimmon-podcast Contact us:Website: https://www.persimmonhealth.comHeadquarters: Seattle, WashingtonTel: 770-280-7696Email: hello@persimmonhealth.com