HITea With Grace

In this special ViVE conference episode of HITea With Grace, I’m joined by my friend and founder of Kepler Team, Olga Muller, a powerhouse in the health tech space helping startups and digital health companies overcome one of their biggest early hurdles: interoperability. As Founding Partner and CEO of Kepler Team, Olga works directly with early-stage and scaling companies to untangle complex inte...

In this special ViVE conference edition of HITea With Grace, I’m joined by two powerhouse leaders and co-hosts of the Health Tech Talk Show: Kat McDavitt, President of Innsena, CEO of the Zorya Foundation, investor, and health equity advocate—and Lisa Bari, CEO of Civitas Networks for Health, a national voice in interoperability, data strategy, and value-based care. Together, they’re creating spac...

In this special ViVE conference edition of HITea With Grace, I’m joined by Rachel Blum, Vice President of Sales and Partnerships at Verato, for an important conversation about one of healthcare’s most foundational challenges: getting patient identity right. Rachel shares her career journey into health IT leadership and breaks down the concept of Healthcare Master Data Management (MDM)—what it is, ...

In this special ViVE conference episode, I'm joined by friend and visionary, the dynamic Sabrina Runbeck, Co-Founder and CEO of PulsePoint Path, for a candid and insightful conversation about the realities—and possibilities—for women founders in health tech. Before becoming a startup leader, Sabrina faced clinician burnout firsthand. That experience became a turning point, fueling her mission to r...

In this episode of HITea, recorded live at the ViVE conference, we learn from Teri Thomas, CEO of Volpara Health — a leader in AI-powered breast health solutions. The conversation centers around the future of autonomous readings of mammograms and how this technology is shaping the next era of early detection and precision care. Teri shares her insights into the growing role of AI in radiology, the...

Welcome to HITeaWithGrace, where we spill the tea on all things Health IT! I'm coming to you from the ViVE conference with a special guest — Virginia Halsey, VP of Product Management at First Databank (FDB). In this insightful conversation, Virginia shares her career journey and dives deep into the future of next-gen medication decision support, AI-driven tools, and how they're transforming clinic...

As care delivery shifts beyond traditional hospital settings, how do we ensure patient safety, cybersecurity, and equitable access to high-quality care? In this episode of HITea at the ViVE conference, we sit down with Laura Rogers, Senior Director, Healthcare Strategy at SHI International, to explore how the "Care Anywhere" model is transforming healthcare. We discuss the driving forces behind ho...

In this episode, I’m honored to welcome Dr. Janet Choi, Chief Medical Officer at Progyny, the first billion-dollar women’s health benefits company. Dr. Choi shares her journey to Progyny and her insights on the systemic lack of focus on women’s health—how it has shaped today’s healthcare landscape and where the biggest opportunities for change lie. We discuss the growing demand for better access t...

In this episode, we sit down with Megan Antonelli, Founder & CEO of HealthIMPACT Live events and powerhouse host of Digital Health Talks to discuss how she creates healthcare technology events that are filled with purpose and drive meaningful conversations forward. Megan shares her unique approach to event planning—bringing patients, caregivers, and care partners onto panels and keynotes in additi...