Hacking Health: more than just a Podcast

Engage with experts. Hear from thought leaders and change makers. Drive the health transformation.
Together, we can get to the future, faster.

Welcome to Hacking Health, the podcast showcases future-focused health experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who share a common goal of making health accessible to everyone. By collaborating, we can accelerate our journey towards the future. Hacking Health provides actionable insights for entrepreneurs and business owners, offering success stories, governance tips, and legal guidance. Join us as we delve into the realm of Health and MedTech and all that is Hacking Health.

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Introduction to Hacking Health

Learn about Sarah Bartholomeusz’s upcoming podcast Hacking Health. Hacking Health provides actionable insights for entrepreneurs and business owners, offering success stories, governance tips, and legal guidance. Join us as we delve into the realm of Health and MedTech and all that is Hacking Health.

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Episode 19 – The Dynamic Healthcare Environment, Digital Health and Emerging Trends with Angela Ryan

In this episode, Angela Ryan joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to discuss the importance of digital health and how it is shaping the future of health care in Australia. Angela has decades-long experience across the health system as a clinician, health informatician, and executive, leading large-scale programs and policy reform at state and federal levels. She recently joined Oracle Health as a Lead Healthcare Executive for JAPAC, her first foray into the private sector.

Please note: this episode was recorded earlier in the year. The Clinical Digital Assistant (CDA) product referred to by Angela is now generally available (US)!

 

Episode 18 – Changing Societal Attitudes and a Holistic Approach with Sarah Bartholomeusz

In this episode, join Sarah Bartholomeusz to analyse the themes that arose in the last two episodes of Hacking Health featuring Laura Simmons and Dr Natalie Flatt. Sarah extracts the governance and legal insights for medical entrepreneurs and start-ups, so you don’t have to. 

 

Episode 17 – Digitising, Access to Support, and It’s Not a Weakness with Dr Natalie Flatt

In this episode, Dr Natalie Flatt joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to explore her journey into the HealthTech industry, looking overseas, collaborations, and what she would like her legacy to be. Dr Natalie Flatt, Ph.D is a psychologist and co-founder of Connect Psych Services. Natalie creates and conducts many awareness sessions and enjoys working with teams to find solutions to mitigate the impact of absenteeism and presenteeism.

 

Episode 16 – Frustrating Inefficiencies, Utilising Resources and Rural Impact with Laura Simmons

In this episode, Laura Simmons, Founder and CEO of Theratrak, joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to share her background in paediatric occupational therapy and what lead her to starting Theratrak. Sarah and Laura discuss resources, mentors, work-life balance and so much more. Laura created Theratrak after noticing a distinct lack of innovative technology solutions targeting the ongoing care of participants. Theratrak supports therapists to save time on administrative tasks and streamline workflows, making home programming simple and easy.

 

Episode 15 – Patient-Centred Care, Chronic Disease and Innovation with Sarah Bartholomeusz

In this episode, join Sarah Bartholomeusz to analyse the themes that arose in the last two episodes of Hacking Health, featuring Dr Jeni Wellington and Yianni Serpanos. Sarah extracts the governance and legal insights for medical entrepreneurs and start-ups, so you don’t have to.

 

Episode 14 – Capturing and Sharing Meaningful Conversations with Yianni Serpanos

For this episode, Yianni Serpanos, a digital health innovator and CEO of coreplus, a patient and practice management software, as well as the Executive Director of HealthTechX, a HealthTech startup community. Yianni discusses his journey from the tech industry to health tech, driven by his personal healthcare experiences.

 

Episode 13– Humanising Healthcare, Chronic Disease and Facing Challenges with Dr Jeni Wellington

For this episode, Dr Jeni Wellington, Founder and CEO of Annuo Medical Technology Solutions, is on a compelling journey through the challenges and triumphs of launching Australia's first medical networking platform. From breaking barriers as a black female

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founder to revolutionising healthcare collaboration, Dr Wellington shares insights on chronic diseases, patient engagement, and the transformative impact of Annuo. Discover the power of data-driven healthcare and the story of a startup making waves in the digital health revolution.

 

Episode 12- Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Challenges, and Innovations in Healthcare with Sarah Bartholomeusz

In this episode, join Sarah Bartholomeusz to analyse the themes that arose in the last two episodes of Hacking Health, featuring Eleanor Clausen and Marcus Wilson. Sarah extracts the governance and legal insights for medical entrepreneurs and start-ups, so you don’t have to.

 

Episode 11- Removing Constraints to Progress with Marcus Wilson of Surgical Partners

In this podcast episode, Marcus Wilson, a visionary entrepreneur and healthcare industry expert, shares his journey from the world of investment banking to becoming the CEO of Surgical Partners. He discusses the challenges

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he faced in transitioning from the corporate world to managing the financial operations of a successful healthcare business and trying to remove constraints to progress.

 

Episode 10 – Robots and AI in Healthcare and Challenges in Patient Care with Eleanor Clausen of The International Spine Centre

In this episode, Eleanor Clausen discusses her journey from clinical nursing to founding the International Spine Centre (TISC), a medical organisation focused on the collaborative

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treatment of spinal disorders. She introduces a spinal robot (cobot) and discusses AI in healthcare, highlighting the benefits of these technologies, including increased precision and improved patient outcomes. The conversation touches on challenges in patient care, economic factors, and TISC's role in international research for interdisciplinary collaboration. Eleanor has a wealth of experience in clinical nursing, research, and education in both public and commercial organisations.

 

Episode 9 – Human-Centric Approach and Long-Term Perspective with Sarah Bartholomeusz

In this episode, Sarah Bartholomeusz analyses the themes that arose in the last two episodes of Hacking Health, featuring Dr Fiona Kerr and Lachlan McPherson. Sarah extracts the governance and legal insights for medical entrepreneurs and start-ups, so you don’t have to.

 

EPISODE 8 – HANDING OVER THE REINS WITH LACHLAN MCPHERSON OF HEARTBEAT DIGITAL MARKETING

In this episode, Lachlan McPherson joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to discuss the long-term and handing over the reins. Lachlan is the Founder of Healthsite and Director and CEO of Heartbeat Digital Marketing and Thrive Magazine. Lachlan is an entrepreneur with over 16 years experience in the healthcare industry, 12 spent owning & operating his own businesses. Lachlan diversified his business interests to currently include a digital marketing agency; Heartbeat Digital Marketing, a digital health & wellness magazine; Thrive Magazine and an automated healthcare recruitment platform for practitioners.

 

EPISODE 7 – SWAPPING CHEMICALS AND READING THE ROOM WITH DR FIONA KERR OF THE NEUROTECH INSTITUTE AND FOCUS NTI CONSULTING

For this episode, Dr Fiona Kerr, Founder of The NeuroTech Institute and FOCUS NTI
Consulting joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to delve into inter-brain synchrony and the electrochemical fuel connecting humans. Combining qualifications in systems engineering, cognitive science, psychology and anthropology with nearly 40 years in industry, Dr Kerr is globally recognised for her work on the cognitive science of both human-human and human-technology interaction and how this informs practice.

 

EPISODE 6 – REGULATORY GUIDANCE, PODCASTS AND ACCESSIBILITY WITH SARAH BARTHOLOMEUSZ

For this episode, Sarah Bartholomeusz analyses the themes that arose in the last two episodes of Hacking Health featuring Chris Smeed and Dr Silvia Pfeiffer. Sarah extracts the governance and legal insights for medical entrepreneurs and start-ups, so you don’t have to.

In this episode, we cover:

  • The need for expert guidance and advice on regulatory matters;

  • The idea that podcasts spread ideas;

  • Helping doctors do what they do best – helping people And much more! Check out the entire episode.

 

EPISODE 5 – THE TURMOIL OF THE HEALTHCARE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WITH DR SILVIA PFEIFFER OF COVIU

For this episode, Dr Silvia Pfeiffer, Director, CEO and Co-Founder of Coviu, joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to delve into the turmoil of the healthcare digital transformation. Dr Pfeiffer discusses how the pandemic affected the healthcare market, flexibility through technology and why healthcare will take much longer to transform digitally. Dr Pfeiffer is an HTML5 video advocate, former co-editor of the HTML5 specification, co-editor of the WebVTT specification and contributor to several other W3C specifications. I worked at Mozilla on HTML5 video accessibility, at Google on Google Chrome and YouTube, and at CSIRO on telehealth.

 

EPISODE 4 – PROVIDING ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS AND STAYING AHEAD WITH CHRIS SMEED OF CUBIKO

In this episode, Chris Smeed, CEO of Cubiko, joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to discuss the links between data and customer service and the importance of bringing data to

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life. As a strategically focused and passionate professional with a career in Accounting and Business Management spanning over 13 years, Chris has an exceptional understanding of business policy, practice and development. Directing start-ups and pioneering innovative information technology solutions are part and parcel of what Chris offers companies who want to take their business to the next level.

 

EPISODE 3 – BE PASSIONATE, ENGAGE EARLY AND CLEAR VALUES WITH SARAH BARTHOLOMEUSZ

For this episode, Sarah Bartholomeusz analyses the themes that arose in the first two episodes of Hacking Health featuring Peter Birch and Dr Ben Hurst. Sarah extracts the governance and legal insights for medical entrepreneurs and start-ups, so you don’t have to.

 

EPISODE 2 – IMPORTANCE OF BEING VALUES-DRIVEN WITH DR BEN HURST OF HOTDOC

For this episode, Dr Ben Hurst, CEO of HotDoc, joins me as we talk about the importance of being value-driven and value-driven hiring and having a polished user experience. Ben is a doctor turned writer turned startup founder. Through his experiences, Ben decided to start a company that helped doctors build meaningful, lasting relationships.

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HotDoc is a patient engagement platform that leverages cloud technology to improve doctor-patient communication.

 

EPISODE 1 – FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE PROBLEM WITH PETER BIRCH OF TALKING HEALTH TECH

In this episode, Sarah Bartholomeusz is joined by Peter Birch, the Director of MetaOptima. Peter has his own podcast on a similar topic called Talking HealthTech. With over 7 years in the Healthcare industry and having also helped create multiple HealthTech platforms, Peter can offer insight into what it means to be a future-focused health expert and how to make healthcare accessible for everyone.

EPISODE 0 – HACKING HEALTH WITH SARAH BARTHOLOMEUSZ

Join Sarah Bartholomeusz as she explains why she has decided to do a deep dive into Hacking Health and explores the two distinct fields of HealthTech and MedTech. By collaborating, we can accelerate our journey towards the future.