SurgiPod

Stephanie Collins, CEO of Austin Retina Associates - Running an efficient surgical group

Justin Rockman — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:29:04 +0000

Justin Rockman, host of SurgiPod and Vice President of Surgimate is joined by Stephanie Collins, CEO of Austin Retina Associates. Stephanie shares her career journey at Austin Retina rising to CEO, having held nearly all role in the organization in her 21 years at the group. She also provides insights from their 'lean initiative' in 2015 to empower the frontline staff, create real efficiencies and drive a new culture within the business. Stephanie is a great leader and she discuss her leadership style and how to create an environment of innovation to support employees to do their best work to ultimately benefit patient care.

Dr Chima Ohaegbulam, Chief of Spine Section at New England Baptist Hospital - Insights from a leading surgeon

Justin Rockman — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:52:35 +0000

Justin Rockman, host of Surgipod and Vice President of Surgimate is joined by Dr Chima Ohaegbulam, Chief of Spine Section and leading neurosurgeon at New England Baptist Hospital. Dr Chima shares his own career journey from Nigeria to the USA, the role that he sees technology playing in surgery and surgical practice administration and the joy of his life's work.

Mark Filiault, CIO at Connecticut Orthopaedics - The role of tech in healthcare

Justin Rockman — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:03:36 +0000

Justin Rockman, host of Surgipod and Vice President of Surgimate is joined by Mark Filiault, Chief Information Officer at Connecticut Orthopaedics to discuss the role of tech in healthcare. Mark tells us why he fell in love with technology as a career and shares his thoughts and insights from leading the tech strategy for one of the largest orthopaedic groups in the USA. He explains why building the right tech stack is so important for the group's growth strategy, especially with so many surgeons and support staff to unify workflows and processes. Justin and Mark also chat about interoperability and how it's a continuing work in progress for the sector as the drive for change speeds up in the post pandemic era that will embrace the significant changes seen in delivering services through telehealth solutions and more connected practice administration.