Premise Health, the largest independent primary care provider in the U.S., delivers advanced primary care through a value-based model that prioritizes member health over volume-based revenue. Derek Brochu, Chief Strategy and Development Officer at Premise Health, shares how the company has redefined direct healthcare for employers, emphasizing its …

Innovation in technology may be everywhere, but are we truly leveraging it in healthcare, particularly AI, to improve efficiency and patient care? Tammy Hawes, CEO of Virsys12, talks with healthcare tech expert Ray Guzman about the complex world of healthcare technology. Recorded at the National Health Care Council Sessions Conference, they discuss…

When patients can access accurate, easy-to-understand information about the providers in their network, their care outcomes improve. This is one of the problems CareJourney President and former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra has spent his career working to solve. In this episode, Aneesh shares his vision for a healthcare landscape that makes both patients’…

Megan Seeman, director of lifecycle marketing at Brookdale Senior Living, joins Virsys12 founder and CEO Tammy Hawes to talk about the importance of engaging with customers at every stage of the consumer journey. She also explains how clean data can help marketers better understand their audience, and she discusses the positive outcomes her team ha…

Taylor Hamilton, senior vice president and chief consumer officer at Ballad Health, joins Virsys12 founder and CEO Tammy Hawes to share her experience with implementing Salesforce during the pandemic. Taylor is passionate about prioritizing quality interactions at every step of the patient journey, and she explains how healthcare companies can put …

DP Brightful, Executive Vice President of Health and Life Sciences at Salesforce, joins Virsys12 founder and CEO Tammy Hawes to discuss his vision for greater technological innovation in healthcare. DP explains how technology can help us reduce costs, improve quality of care and increase patient’s access to care. He also describes how COVID-19 has …

Gail Peace, founder of Ludi, joins Virsys12 founder and CEO Tammy Hawes to explain how she’s helping physicians get paid correctly and saving hospitals money in the process. Gail describes some of the common problems she’s seen around hospital spending which inspired her to create Ludi’s unique software. She also discusses some of the biggest healt…

In this episode, Robin Clarke, CEO of Ursa Health, joins Virsys 12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to explain how he’s helping companies harness the power of data to transform the way healthcare players work together and improve the quality of care. Robin also shares his vision for a less fragmented healthcare system, and he describes how Ursa Health i…

In this episode, Tommy Lewis, COO of Tivity Health, joins Virsys 12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to discuss some of the lessons he’s learned over the past 20 years of working with healthcare transformation. Tommy offers advice to other leaders who are navigating mergers, acquisitions and integrations, and he emphasizes the importance of taking care …

In this episode, John Supra, Chief Data Officer at Prisma Health, joins Virsys 12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes for a conversation about the importance of cloud-based technology in healthcare transformation. He explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rate of change in the industry, and he also encourages healthcare leaders to find inno…

In this episode, Scott Vasey, Senior Vice President for Network Management at AmeriHealth Caritas joins Virsys12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to discuss the work he’s doing to build a more effective provider network, where all data and processes are housed in a single workflow and platform. He also shares his perspective on some of the biggest theme…

In this episode, Marc Watkins, Chief Medical Officer at Kroger, joins Virsys 12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to describe the exciting work Kroger is doing through its Food as Medicine Initiative, which is working to improve community health through education and access to healthy foods. He also explains how Kroger is using engagement and personaliza…

In part two of his interview, Bo Bartholomew, CEO of EvidenceCare, rejoins Virsys12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to explain how EvidenceCare is disrupting the healthcare system by embedding clinical knowledge and resources directly into electronic medical records. He also describes the three key components every startup should focus on developing in…

In part two of his interview, co-founder and executive chairman of Madaket Health, Jim Dougherty joins Virsys12 founder and CEO Tammy Hawes and her co-host Clark Buckner again to discuss his advice for business owners and leaders as they navigate COVID-19. Dougherty also shares his vision for the future of healthcare beyond this crisis.…

In this two-part episode, Bo Bartholomew, CEO of EvidenceCare, joins Virsys12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to explain how EvidenceCare is disrupting the healthcare system by embedding clinical knowledge and resources directly into electronic medical records. He also shares the story of his unique journey into his current role, along with his vision …

In this two-part episode, Jim Dougherty, co-founder and executive chairman of Madaket Health, joins Virsys12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to explain how his company is simplifying the administrative data exchanges between healthcare payers and providers. He shares how Madaket’s unique software is reducing the time for these data exchanges from four …

In this episode, Jason Rose, CEO of AdhereHealth, joins Virsys12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to shed light on the issue of medication adherence, which affects 50 percent of all Americans. He explains how AdhereHealth uses analytics to identify social determinants of health and potential problems with medication adherence, working with clinicians an…

In this episode, Dilawar Syed, CEO of Lumiata, joins Virsys12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to share about the unique ways his company is using artificial intelligence to predict outcomes, interpret data and manage risks in healthcare. In the midst of COVID-19, this work has become more important than ever, and he shares his hope that Lumiata’s model…

In this episode, Steve O’Quin, Vice President of Technology at OrthoFi, joins Virsys12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes to discuss the work he’s doing to help streamline the payment process for orthodontic practices. He also shares strategies for maintaining patient engagement while many offices are closed during COVID-19, and he advocates for the under…

In this episode, Lauren Donahoo, Director of Digital Marketing for Professional Physical Therapy, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes to talk about her passion for digital transformation that improves the lives of patients. Lauren offers insight into some of the biggest challenges facing marketers in the healthcare industry, but she also exp…

In this episode, Aaron Gani, Founder and CEO of BehaVR, joins Virsys12 CEO and Founder Tammy Hawes for a conversation about using virtual reality in healthcare. He shares about the innovative work his company is doing to treat chronic pain and behavioral health conditions and explains why VR is an effective tool for doctors and patients. He also gi…

In this episode, Miriam Paramore, President of OptimizeRx, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes to share what her company is doing to keep people informed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Miriam explains how the technology OptimizeRx already had in place is being adapted to help both patients and providers stay up to date on CDC-sourced announce…

In this episode, Nigel Green, a sales leadership coach and author of Revenue Harvest, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes for a conversation about the most important lessons he’s learned about sales. Nigel unpacks the seven principles he’s taken from the farming community and explains how sales teams can use them to inform their strategies a…

In this episode, Neal Patel, CIO of Health IT for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes to share his unique perspective on the intersection between technology and healthcare. As a former clinician who has since devoted his career to developing efficient and user-friendly systems, Neal has seen firsthand th…

In this episode, Anthony Diaz, founder and CEO of Health Hero, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes to discuss his entrepreneurial journey of realizing the need for better follow-up in the healthcare industry. After his father’s passing, Anthony discovered a passion for post-visit care, and he created Health Hero to provide personalized follo…

In this episode, Beth Ratliff, Chief Operating Officer for Premise Health, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes for a conversation about the “three E’s” of healthcare innovation: experience, efficiency and effectiveness. Throughout her career, Beth has focused on creating systems and processes that help clinicians provide better and more affo…

In this episode, Eric Thrailkill, Senior Vice President of Business Intelligence and Analytics for Envision Healthcare, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes to share his vision for data-driven healthcare transformation. Eric believes the healthcare industry is reaching a point where it can use analytics to provide greater access to care at lo…

Marcus Whitney, CEO of Health: Further and founder of Jumpstart Foundry, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes for a conversation about digital marketing in the healthcare industry. Though healthcare companies have historically been slow to adopt the idea that they can and should employ marketing tactics, Marcus believes digital marketing is c…

In this episode, Bob Martin, Chief Information Officer for Wellpath, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes to highlight an often-unnoticed area of the healthcare industry. Wellpath works with patients in the justice system to provide compassionate care with cutting edge technology, and Bob describes how Salesforce makes that goal more attainab…

In this episode of How I Transformed This, Michael Dant, Director of Network Management at myNEXUS, joins Virsys12 CEO Tammy Hawes for a conversation about interoperability and the role of technology in healthcare transformation. myNEXUS works with Payers and Providers to manage and deliver home and community-based care. Michael shares how using Sa…

Vic Gatto, CEO and founder of Jumpstart Health Investors, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes for a conversation about entrepreneurship and healthcare transformation. At Jumpstart, Vic is passionate about helping startups succeed in the healthcare space by engaging with customers and incentivizing great customer service. He explains how Sale…

In this episode, Tanner Fritz, Chief Technology Officer at Sona Dermatology and MedSpa, joins hosts Clark Buckner and Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes to talk about how Salesforce applications have helped his company transform the patient experience by learning key lessons from the world of retail. After his own cancer diagnosis and treatment, …

In this episode, Chris Redhage, cofounder of ProviderTrust and co-owner of Nashville SC, joins hosts Clark Buckner and Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes to talk about how Salesforce allows his company to build and maintain strong relationships. Though the work of compliance management and finding exclusions can seem dry and often frustrating to …

In this episode of How I Transformed This, founder and CEO of PatientFocus, David Frederiksen, joins hosts Clark Buckner and Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes for a conversation about how his company helps patients and providers in a compassionate and profitable way, creating a win-win for healthcare. David describes how an innovative technology…

On the very first episode of How I Transformed This, a new podcast presented by Virsys12, hosts Clark Buckner and Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes discuss healthcare transformation and relationship management with Dr. Ashwini Zenooz. As a practicing radiologist and Salesforce’s SVP and General Manager for Global Healthcare and Life Sciences, Dr…

The healthcare industry is changing rapidly and the business of value-based care is becoming increasingly complex. To succeed in this space, a company must adapt to better manage the customer relationship. Virsys12’s continued mission is to empower companies with the right technology to transform themselves. How I Transformed This, a new podcast pr…