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Corey McCann says he always wanted to name a company after a fruit, and when he and his team saw an opportunity to “pair” drugs and software to treat serious disease and improve patient outcomes, the name Pear Therapeutics was born. Of course, the other inspiration for the creation of Pear Therapeutics was Genentech, in that Corey and his team wanted to build something big and capitalize on the hundreds of opportunities they see to modify standards of efficacy with software solutions. Corey, Eugene, and Brian talk about Pear’s early foray into the digital therapeutics space and how Pear’s digital therapies incorporate doctors, nurses, health coaches, and other human counselors. Also, for any entrepreneurs looking to start their own venture, Corey has several pearls of wisdom for you—one of which is to choose your investors and board members very wisely. Finally, Corey offers his predictions about the future of prescription digital therapeutics and the policy solutions needed to make PDTs viable for all patients. >>Click here to read the transcript Guest Links and Resources: Connect with Corey McCann: LinkedIn | Twitter Visit Pear Therapeutics: Twitter| LinkedIn | Website Host Links and Resources: Connect with Eugene Borukhovich: Twitter | LinkedIn Follow Eugene's journey of writing his first book: Hard Pill to Swallow Connect with YourCoach.health: Website | Twitter Subscribe to Exits & Outcomes Brian Dolan: Twitter | LinkedIn HealthXL: Website | Twitter | Join an Event Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche

For more than 20 years, Stanley Li has built an impressive set of solutions for the China market. With more than 2 million doctors as customers and millions of consumers engaging with their offerings, DXY is one of the largest health services companies in the world. Stanley graciously sat with me and shared many lessons over his journey to solve challenges ranging from: Physician education Online and offline community building Adapting to changing needs as China grew to become a digital-first economy Stretching the mission of DXY from sick care to prevention How he builds trust with his customers Future partnership priorities Stanley (Tiantian) Li has a Master degree in Tumor Immunology and is a visiting professor of the Second Military Medical University in China. He co-founded DXY (the largest physician social network in China) in 2000. To date, DXY has raised over $680 million in funding, and it's most recent funding round, led by private equity firm Trustbridge Partners has raised $500 million. Read more about it here. >> Click here to read the transcript Guest's Links and Resources Connect with Stanley Li: LinkedIn | Twitter | WeChat @TiantianDXY Visit DXY: Website | LinkedIn | DXY 500 million funding Host's Links and Resources: Connect with Tony Estrella: Twitter | LinkedIn | Personal Website Connect with Taliossa Read Tony’s Book: Comatose FutureProofing Healthcare | FutureProofing Healthcare APAC index Full White Paper, Summary and Video: A Vision for Asia Pacific in 2050 Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Special thanks to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche

Ask Chris Bergstrom what gets him out of bed in the morning, and he says very simply: “scale, scale, scale.” Chris brings a powerful blend of experience in start-ups, large companies, and the life sciences to his role as president of Amalgam Rx, a digital platform that brings providers and life sciences companies together to grow digital health solutions. Chris and Eugene talk about Amalgam’s origins and capabilities, and in response to a question from Brian Dolan about Amalgam’s recent acquisition of Avhana Health, Chris reveals that Amalgam has been lucky enough to start off as a fully self-funded venture. Finally, listen in as Chris and Eugene discuss whether the term “digital therapeutic” has become passé. >>Click here to read the transcript Guest Links and Resources: Connect with Chris Bergstrom: LinkedIn Visit Amalgam Rx: LinkedIn | Website Host Links and Resources: Connect with Eugene Borukhovich: Twitter | LinkedIn Follow Eugene's journey of writing his first book: Hard Pill to Swallow Connect with YourCoach.health: Website | Twitter Subscribe to Exits & Outcomes Brian Dolan: Twitter | LinkedIn HealthXL: Website | Twitter | Join an Event Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche

Dr Shuchin Bajaj is the Founder Director of Ujala Cygnus Hospitals. Ujala Cygnus currently operates twelve hospitals that provide healthcare to district towns of the states of India where emergency and primary care are difficult to find. As a doctor and entrepreneur, Dr Bajaj is truly making a difference by infusing innovation throughout every aspect of patient care. During our conversation we cover: Access and affordability challenges across India The challenge of building a new provider system from the ground up The impact of effective community outreach How COVID-19 changed the regulatory limitations on telemedicine and accelerated the use of other digital health solutions beyond telehealth Dr Bajaj is a highly qualified and accomplished medical scholar. He has completed his M.B.B.S., M.D. (Internal Medicine), as well as the Certified Professional course on Diabetes Management and Total Control (American Academy of CME), the A.P.S.M. (I.I.M., Calcutta), and the Advanced Program in Cardiac Emergencies (Boston University). HE is the IHT Fellow (INSEAD, France), Aspire Fellow, and recipient of the Cohort Stanford Seed. Also, he received the 2015 Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence Award from King’s College, London where he spent considerable time studying the various facets of Leadership, its various challenges, and its learnings for India. He is on the board of several national prominent NGOs as Advisor-Health Programmes and is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including the “World Wide Achievers Health Care Excellence Award 2014” for Healthcare Excellence in Internal Medicine in Delhi and NCR, ”Best Consultant in Internal Medicine in Delhi 2012” by the Time Research Media Foundation, “National Award for Excellence in Healthcare 2015” for fastest growing healthcare chain in North India along with “2015 Leaders Award”. Dr Bajaj and the Cygnus Team were recently featured by the Economic Times in a feature on Entrepreneurs Leading Disruptive Change. Dr Bajaj is also the winner of the Healthcare Leader of the Year, 2017 Awards. Dr Bajaj is an avid Healthcare Investor and is associated with multiple Health Tech Companies as an investor, Board Member, and mentor. He is on the TBIU Board of IIT, Delhi, and is also a member of the Advisory Council to the Minister of State for Health, Shri Ashwini Choubey. >> Click here to read the transcript Guest's Links and Resources Connect with Dr Shuchin Bajaj: LinkedIn Visit Ujala Cygnus Hospitals: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook Host's Links and Resources: Connect with Tony Estrella: Twitter | LinkedIn | Personal Website Connect with Taliossa Read Tony’s Book: Comatose FutureProofing Healthcare | FutureProofing Healthcare APAC index Full White Paper, Summary and Video: A Vision for Asia Pacific in 2050 Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Special thanks to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche

As an engineer, Melinda Decker could have designed widgets or Styrofoam cups or even gone into winemaking. But her passion for improving patient outcomes led her to digital therapeutics, and eventually to Mymee, a direct-to-consumer platform that helps people with autoimmune disorders manage their symptoms. Mymee recognizes that behavior change is hard, so they combine a user-friendly app and data analytics with health coaching, to help users identify their triggers and make long-lasting lifestyle changes that lessen the severity of their symptoms and improve their overall health. Since its founding in 2017, Mymee has collaborated on two publications and recently closed a funding round of $8.7 million. Join Eugene and Melinda’s conversation about digital therapeutics vs. disease management and the path the Mymee team took to getting their solution off the ground. >>Click here to read the transcript Guest Links and Resources: Connect with Melinda Decker: LinkedIn Visit Mymee: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website Host Links and Resources: Connect with Eugene Borukhovich: Twitter | LinkedIn Follow Eugene's journey of writing his first book: Hard Pill to Swallow Connect with YourCoach.health: Website | Twitter Subscribe to Exits & Outcomes Brian Dolan: Twitter | LinkedIn HealthXL: Website | Twitter | Join an Event Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche

Ageing and the business of helping individuals as they get older is an expansive problem. It cuts across industries beyond healthcare. Singaporean entrepreneur Janice Chia is a recognized expert and thought leader in this field, accumulating her vast experience from visiting over 400 residential and aged care homes in over 15 countries as well as founding 2 organizations: Ageing Asia and Aspire55. Janice founded Ageing Asia with the mission to drive innovation in the way future generations age, by engaging the business community to create better products and services that will enable healthy ageing, independent ageing and dignified ageing. Since 2009, she has been actively involved in consulting organizations seeking global best practices in housing, health and care models that can be translated for the Asian market. Join me as we discuss: What drove Janice to create a new organization to better define the challenges of ageing? What is the mindset of people who are in the second half of their lives? Why is this challenge broader than a healthcare challenge? Why are the needs of digital health solutions broader than telehealth? Janice frequently refers to data from the 4th Annual Asia Pacific Silver Economy Business Opportunities Report. The link to this can also be found below. >> Click here to read the transcript Guest's Links and Resources: Connect with Janice Chia: LinkedIn Visit Ageing Asia: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook 4th Annual Asia Pacific Silver Economy Business Opportunities Report Host's Links and Resources: Connect with Tony Estrella: Twitter | LinkedIn | Personal Website Connect with Taliossa Read Tony’s Book: Comatose FutureProofing Healthcare | FutureProofing Healthcare APAC index Full White Paper, Summary and Video: A Vision for Asia Pacific in 2050 Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Special thanks to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche

When Peter Hames struggled with insomnia, he couldn’t get access to any treatment other than sleeping pills. Out of “desperation,” he said, Peter self-administered a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) course and within weeks was sleeping like a baby. That experience led to the development of Sleepio, an app which uses artificial intelligence to deliver digital cognitive behavioral therapy to improve user's sleep. I Peter applied his background in experimental psychology and technology to co-found Big Health, a digital therapeutics (DTx) company whose mission is to “help millions back to good mental health.” With 53 peer-reviewed papers and 13 randomized control trials, Big Health is also one of the only DTx companies in the world with an evidence base of its size, rigor, and quality. Join Eugene and Peter as they talk about the early days of digital therapeutics, Big Health’s unique direct-to-consumer approach in the UK and the US, and its deep-rooted commitment to clinical evidence and supporting science. May 20, 2022 News Update: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends the use of Sleepio for treatment of insomnia when compared to pills or other methods Read more on the Telegraph: Trouble sleeping? Doctors will prescribe an app now instead of pills >>Click here to read the transcript Guest Links and Resources: Connect with Peter Hames: LinkedIn Visit Big Health: Twitter | LinkedIn | Website Learn more about Sleepio Host Links and Resources: Connect with Eugene Borukhovich: Twitter | LinkedIn Follow Eugene's journey of writing his first book: Hard Pill to Swallow Connect with YourCoach.health: Website | Twitter Subscribe to Exits & Outcomes Brian Dolan: Twitter | LinkedIn HealthXL: Website | Twitter | Join an Event Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche

Across Asia Pacific, the prevalence of chronic disease is increasing rapidly. Both public and private sector insurance providers are faced with challenging choices on how to balance health outcome improvements with increasing costs. In this episode, Xing Sun and I discuss: The basics of public health and private insurance, including critical illness insurance How individuals buy insurance The role digital health takes for insurers Case studies from AXA including payer to partner strategies Xing Sun is the Head of AXA Next Business Innovation Centre Asia, a hub dedicated to connect AXA to the Asia tech ecosystems and scale innovative business models through partnerships with InsurTech, HealthTech and FinTech players at a global scale. >> Click here to read the transcript Guest's Links and Resources: Connect with Xing Sun: LinkedIn Visit AXA: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Youtube AXA Next Business Innovation Centre Host's Links and Resources: Connect with Tony Estrella: Twitter | LinkedIn | Personal Website Connect with Taliossa Read Tony’s Book: Comatose FutureProofing Healthcare | FutureProofing Healthcare APAC index Full White Paper, Summary and Video: A Vision for Asia Pacific in 2050 Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Special thanks to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche