iWelcome to Health-e Law, Sheppard Mullin's podcast addressing the fascinating health-tech topics and trends of the day. Our digital health legal team, alongside brilliant experts and thought leaders, share how innovations can solve some of healthcare’s (and maybe the world’s) biggest problems…if properly navigated. In this episode, Viveka Rydell-Anderson, CEO of Pacific Vision Foundation, joins us to discuss the critical need for specialized care and how emerging digital technologies can help overcome access challenges.
What We Discussed In This Episode
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What specifically is specialized care?
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How is new and emerging technology transforming specialized care?
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Where are we today in terms of access?
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How can the industry transition from “sick care” to “healthcare”?
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Do you see patients embracing this technology?
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What do developers need to consider as they seek to meet patients' needs?
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What are you hearing from providers? What do they want from technology?
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What technologies, including in FemTech, do you see as poised to make a difference and mitigate stigmas?
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From a lawyer's perspective, how do you see businesses having to adapt and navigate what's ahead of them?
About Viveka Rydell-Anderson
With over 20 years of experience as a lawyer, healthcare executive and innovator, Viveka Rydell-Anderson is a passionate trailblazer in the realm of healthcare equity and access.
Viveka is the CEO of Pacific Vision Foundation and the president of the HIMSS Northern California Chapter. She has deep experience in FemTech and specialized care spaces, among her many other impressive achievements, including holding a Master of Science in Clinical Informatics Management from Stanford University School of Medicine in addition to her law degree from UC Berkeley.
Before taking on her current role, Viveka spent 14 years as CEO of PDI Surgery Center, a nonprofit Ambulatory Surgery Center providing specialty dental care to children and special needs patients in 30+ California counties. She then co-founded two MedTech startups: ImageChain.ai and Mamsen Health.
Additional Resources
Listen to Episode 1 here.
Listen to Episode 2 here.
