HITea With Grace

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.

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Deborah Lafer Scher Spills the Tea on the VA's Mission and Reimagining Veteran Care, Support, & Collaboration
HITea With GraceJanuary 07, 202500:22:50

Deborah Lafer Scher Spills the Tea on the VA's Mission and Reimagining Veteran Care, Support, & Collaboration

In today’s episode of HITea with Grace, I’m honored to welcome Deborah Lafer Scher a powerhouse in healthcare leadership and an advocate for veterans’ health. With a remarkable career that spans her role as an Executive Advisor at the VA to serving on the advisory board of EnableComp, Deborah brings valuable insights into how we can improve healthcare access for those who served our country. We’ll...

Olympian Jennifer Goldsack Spills the Tea on DiME’s New Seal for Trustworthy Digital Health
HITea With GraceDecember 10, 202400:37:10

Olympian Jennifer Goldsack Spills the Tea on DiME’s New Seal for Trustworthy Digital Health

*** Great news! HITea listeners who are interested in pursuing DiME accreditation can use the discount promo code: HITea25. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Olympian Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of DiME (the Digital Medicine Society), who’s pioneering efforts to set new standards and build trust in the digital health space. With over 400,000 health apps on the market, health systems, clinicians, and patie...

Abby Reynolds Spills the Tea on Pharma's New Human-First Approach
HITea With GraceDecember 03, 202400:24:55

Abby Reynolds Spills the Tea on Pharma's New Human-First Approach

Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Abby Reynolds, Chief Experience Officer at Pleio (that’s Play-oh!), to dive deep into what it takes to create emotional bonds that inspire patients toward better health. Abby, thanks for joining us today! We'll explore Abby’s path to Pleio, insights into how pharma can best address emotional burdens impacting adherence, and the power of personalizing patient experien...

Dr. Acacia Parks Spills the Tea on FDA Approvals, ISO Standards, and Digital Therapeutics
HITea With GraceNovember 26, 202400:28:21

Dr. Acacia Parks Spills the Tea on FDA Approvals, ISO Standards, and Digital Therapeutics

Today, I’m honored to welcome Dr. Acacia Parks, CEO of Liquid Amber Consulting and advisor to Lindus Health, as well as several pharma-focused digital health companies. Acacia’s wealth of experience in digital health and her work with the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA) make her an invaluable resource for navigating the intersection of technology, regulation, and pharma innovation. In this epi...

HLTH Special: Dr. Stephanie Lahr Spills the Tea on Ambient AI and Computer Vision
HITea With GraceNovember 19, 202400:22:04

HLTH Special: Dr. Stephanie Lahr Spills the Tea on Ambient AI and Computer Vision

Joining me in person at HLTH in Las Vegas is Stephanie Lahr, MD, CHCIO, President of Artisight. Together, we explore groundbreaking innovations in healthcare like ambient listening and computer vision—technologies that are transforming clinical workflows, reducing provider burnout, and elevating patient care. Dr. Lahr offers her unique perspective on how AI-driven tools can tackle some of healthca...

HLTH Special: Vijayashree Natarajan Spills the Tea on Agentic AI
HITea With GraceNovember 13, 202400:17:53

HLTH Special: Vijayashree Natarajan Spills the Tea on Agentic AI

This week's episode is fresh from the high-energy HLTH Conference in sunny Las Vegas. Today’s guest is Vijayashree Natarajan from Omega Healthcare. Vijayashree discusses the next big leap in AI—“agentic AI” or “AI for AI.” She dives into how this revolutionary approach empowers AI systems to act independently and adapt, leading to breakthroughs across the healthcare ecosystem. From transforming re...

Shara Cohen Spills the Tea on Caregiver "Diagnosis" and Support
HITea With GraceSeptember 20, 202400:29:53

Shara Cohen Spills the Tea on Caregiver "Diagnosis" and Support

Welcome to the HITea With Grace podcast, where we spill the tea on all things health IT. In this episode, I’m honored to have Shara Cohen, CEO of Carallel, as our guest. We’ll explore a powerful concept: starting to consider caregiving as a diagnosis in itself. Traditionally, caregiving was viewed as a private duty, often handled quietly by women without a care for how it impacts them. Now, the di...

Sarah Richardson and Becca Woods Spill the Tea on the Heart of the CIO
HITea With GraceSeptember 10, 202400:28:51

Sarah Richardson and Becca Woods Spill the Tea on the Heart of the CIO

HITea With Grace is back from summer break, and we're kicking off the season with an exciting episode you won't want to miss! We’re thrilled to sit down with two powerhouse leaders in healthcare technology: Sarah Richardson and Rebecca Woods. Whether you’ve worked with them or simply heard their names, these dynamic former CIOs are now connectors in the industry, and their paths to leadership are ...

Nurse Leader Rhonda Collins Spills the Tea on Healthcare Workplace Violence
HITea With GraceJune 11, 202400:35:33

Nurse Leader Rhonda Collins Spills the Tea on Healthcare Workplace Violence

Welcome to HITea Tuesday! In this episode, we're honored to welcome the inspiring Rhonda Collins, DN, RN, FAAN. As a prominent figure in healthcare, Rhonda currently serves as Chief Nursing Officer at Kontakt.io and is a leading voice in tackling the serious problem and challenges in workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare settings. Join us as Rhonda shares her journey and insights into why WPV is ...