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Grace Bell, CareMore Health, on creating new care models to care for the sickest populations Feb 07, 2019

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In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we interview Grace Bell, Head of Specialty Operations at CareMore Health, about the managed care landscape in general and CareMore's model in specific. CareMore Health is an integrated health plan and clinical delivery system that blends a high-touch clinical approach with innovative technologies to care for the most complex populations while maximizing efficiency and quality.

Kristen Coletto, Aetion, on using Real World Evidence to accelerate drug R&D and commercialization Jan 30, 2019

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In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we interview Kristen Coletto, Strategic Partnerships at Aetion about using real world evidence to speed up drug R&D and recreate clinical trials with the FDA to make better decisions around drug approval and delivery. Aetion is a health care technology company that delivers real-world evidence to determine which treatments work best, for whom, and when.

Imran Cronk, Ride Health, on NEMT and scaling nationally in a nuanced reimbursement landscape Dec 18, 2018

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In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we interview Imran Cronk, CEO of Ride Health about scaling a tech-enabled non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) startup to 25 states in just two years. Ride Health is tackling the access issue plaguing almost 4M Americans per year who delay or miss care because of a lack of transportation.

Mamta Patel, Flatiron Health, on the oncology data space and what it's like to work at Flatiron Nov 27, 2018

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In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Mamta, Head of Operational Excellence, provides an overview of the oncology data space and key insights into the day-to-day operations at Flatiron. She had an operations consulting background before Wharton and was able to leverage that at a time when Flatiron needed strong and measurable growth. Bonus from this episode: Mamta’s thoughtful career advice on choosing your next step and what matters to you.

B.A. Sillah, Militia Hill Ventures, on accelerating life science innovations Nov 03, 2018

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BA is a double Penn graduate (M.D. and MBA in 2017) and has had a variety of roles in both hospital systems and venture capital. Currently he is at Militia Hill Ventures (MHV), a Philadelphia-based life science venture capital firm. The company uses an "active model" venture mentality to truly piece together the right ideas, with the right people at the right time. Militia Hill Ventures is actively bringing on MBA interns and has deep connections to the Penn community.

Lauren Post, Grand Rounds, on healthcare navigation as an employee benefit Oct 21, 2018

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