In this episode, Dr. Ben Long, Director of Hospital Medicine at Magnolia Regional Health Center and Weston Blakeslee, VP of Clinical Intelligence at DrFirst, break down a critical industry starting point – the reality that one in five new prescriptions is never filled and half of all refills are eventually abandoned. Sharing the results of their peer-reviewed study published in PLOS Digital Health, Dr. Long and Weston offer a grounded blueprint for how resource-constrained community health systems can conquer chronic heart failure readmissions.
The core theme of the conversation underscores an industry-wide shift from reactive, episodic care silos toward a proactive, connected population health management. While automated SMS nudges provide real-time cost transparency and essential medication education, the ultimate force multiplier lies in pairing those digital touchpoints with frontline, nursing-led care navigation. By connecting digital prescribing insights with real-world human validation, this “trust-first” design bridges the gaps between discharge and the home medicine cabinet. Take a listen.
In this podcast, Cynthia Brandt, President and CEO of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health shares her passion for giving back and encourages...
In this episode, Pranay Kapadia, CEO and Co-founder of Notable Health, discusses Notable’s value proposition in the automation space for easier patient access and...
In this episode, Yaa Kumah-Crystal, MD, MPH, MS, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Pediatric Endocrinology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), discusses the...
