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HITea With Grace
Where We Spill the Tea on HIT
"HITea With Grace" hosted by digital health expert Grace Vinton, spotlights women leaders in the healthcare IT and pharma innovation sector. What sets Grace's podcast apart is the intentional inclusion of women patient and caregiver leaders in the dialogue – often overlooked perspectives in conversations about healthcare and research innovation.
As a patient advocate, digital health influencer, and award-winning healthcare communications professional, Grace is deeply committed to promoting technologies that save lives and amplifying patient and caregiver voices in the process. She is well-known for telling powerful innovation stories and educating the industry on emerging trends, helping shape industry categories.
Grace has interviewed over 40 women leaders on her podcast to date, magnifying their industry know-how, as well as their personal and professional stories. Her commitment extends beyond the microphone, actively contributing to the evolution of patient-driven healthcare and technology.
Grace's standout quality lies in her audacious goal: to engage with every woman leader in the healthcare industry – spanning care, research, and even funding – and challenge them to incorporate real patient and caregiver voices and experiences into their work.
Dr. Heather Bassett Spills the Tea on Amplifying AI and Reclaiming Joy in Healthcare
Welcome back to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on health IT and bring you into bold, brilliant conversations with the women shaping the future of healthcare. In this episode, I’m joined by the one and only Dr. Heather Bassett, internal medicine physician and Chief Medical Officer at Xsolis. From a math-and-science-loving kid to a leader pioneering AI-driven transformation in healthcare, ...
Post-ASCO Special: Kathryn Doornbos Spills the Tea on the Power of Data Abstraction to Boost Cancer Trials and Care
Welcome to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on health IT—and celebrate the women transforming care with compassion, intelligence, and bold innovation. Fresh from ASCO, I’m thrilled to welcome Kathryn Doornbos to the pod, Director of Clinical Partnership at Carta Healthcare. Kathryn brings an inspiring blend of scientific rigor and real-world clinical insight, and today she shares how her t...
ASCO Special: Dr. Joanne Xiu Spills the Tea on Why Comprehensive Cancer Testing Changes Everything
Today, HITea is live from ASCO, the world’s largest oncology conference, and joined by the brilliant Dr. Joanne Xiu, VP of Clinical and Translational Research at Caris Life Sciences. A powerhouse in bridging the gap between lab discovery and patient care, Dr. Xiu gives us a front-row seat to how cutting-edge molecular research is transforming treatment options - especially for those with rare or h...
ASCO Special: Dr. Rebecca Feldman Spills the Tea on Bispecifics, Biomarkers & Precision Oncology
In this special episode of HITea, we're live from ASCO, the world’s largest oncology conference, and thrilled to be joined by Dr. Rebecca Feldman, VP of Biomarker and Drug Intelligence at Caris Life Sciences. Dr. Feldman is a powerhouse at the intersection of precision medicine and data-driven oncology, and today, she shares her journey, insights from ASCO, and how Caris is revolutionizing the way...
Dr. Amy Bucher Spills the Tea on Precision Nudging, Patient Trust, and Behavioral Science in Healthcare
In this episode of HITea With Grace, I sit down with Dr. Amy Bucher, PhD, the dynamic Chief Behavioral Officer at Lirio, to explore how behavioral science is transforming digital health—one nudge at a time. Amy shares her journey from academia to executive leadership, and what it means to guide a company’s behavioral science strategy at the C-suite level. We dig into why behavioral science is the ...
Dr. Stina Saunders Spills the Tea on Why Brain Health Needs a Personal Touch
In this thoughtful episode of HITea With Grace, I sit down with Dr. Stina Saunders, Personalised Medicine Lead at Linus Health, clinical psychologist, and researcher reshaping how we measure brain health outcomes—starting with what actually matters to patients. Dr. Saunders walks us through her career path from academic research to applied innovation, leading to her groundbreaking study published ...
Shelly Richmond Spills the Tea on Hospice MedTech and the Rise of the Digital Stethoscope
In this moving and powerful episode of HITea With Grace, we sit down with Shelly Richmond, Registered Nurse and Case Manager at Tapestry Hospice, who shares her extraordinary journey from graphic design to frontline caregiving. Shelly opens up about the pivotal moment that led her to change careers, and the surprising graduation gift from her husband—a digital stethoscope—that would soon become a ...
Leigh Burchell Spills the Tea on Regs, Roadblocks, and Real Digital Health Progress
In this episode of HITea With Grace, we’re joined by Leigh Burchell, VP of Policy and Public Affairs at Altera Digital Health and Chair of the Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA). Leigh brings a wealth of insight into the fast-moving world of health IT policy—from Capitol Hill to state capitals across the country. We chat about Leigh’s career journey from PR to public policy leadership, an...
Virginia Halsey Spills the Tea on Smarter Medication Decision Support
In today’s episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by Virginia Halsey, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Product Management at FDB (First Databank). Virginia brings a wealth of expertise in digital health innovation, and today she’s here to talk about one of the hottest topics in health IT: medication decision support. We dive into how next-generation tools are becoming more actionable and patient-...