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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.
Gail Menasco Spills the Tea on Patient Power and How Advocacy Moves Policy Forward
Welcome back to HITea With Grace, where we sip something warm and spotlight the voices reshaping healthcare. Today Grace is joined by Gail Menasco, founder of the Bra Society and a powerful advocate for women navigating breast reconstruction and broader healthcare challenges. Gail shares the personal cancer journey that led her into advocacy at just 38 years old and how it shaped her mission to em...
Nick Adkins Spills the Tea on the PinkSocks Movement
On this week's HITea with Grace, our host is joined by Nick Adkins, Founder of PinkSocks, for a joyful and heartfelt conversation inspired by his new book that captures years of adventure, connection, and community building. Nick shares the story behind the PinkSocks movement, how a simple symbol grew into a global community, and why the message of empathy and kindness continues to resonate across...
Julia Komissarchik Spills the Tea on FDA Approved AI Models and Federated Learning
Welcome back to the HITea With Grace Podcast, where we sip something warm and uncover the real stories behind healthcare innovation. Today Grace Vinton is joined by Julia Komissarchik for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities behind FDA approved AI models in healthcare. Julia explains why many of these models stay confined to a single hospital, how broader access to high quality cl...
Jenni Tarma Spills the Tea on Women’s Bone Health
Welcome back to the HITea With Grace Podcast, where we sip something warm and explore the stories of women shaping healthcare and health IT. Today Grace is joined by Jenni Tarma, CEO and Founder of Kaari Prehab, for an honest conversation about women’s bone health and why osteoporosis remains so overlooked. Jenni shares her career path, why bone health for postmenopausal women is often missed in m...
HLTH Special: Amanda Rees Spills the Tea on the Future of Fall Prevention
Welcome to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on HIT. Today we are coming to you from the HLTH conference for a special episode with Amanda Rees, CEO of Bold and one of the leading voices in fall prevention. Amanda recently joined me on stage for a panel at HLTH, and now she is here to share even more insight on the crisis we rarely talk about but absolutely should. Amanda walks us through t...
HLTH Special: Dr. Patricia Hayes Spills the Tea on Supporting Children with Special Health Care Needs
We are kicking things off from sunny Las Vegas at the HLTH conference, where the halls are buzzing with new ideas in digital health. First up at the HITea With Grace table is Dr. Patricia Hayes, chief medical officer of Imagine Pediatrics and a lifelong champion for children with special health care needs. In this conversation, Dr. Hayes shares the career journey that led her to Imagine Pediatrics...
HLTH Special: Missy Krasner Spills the Tea on Startups, Strategy, and AI in Healthcare
This week, Grace Vinton is coming to you from sunny Las Vegas at the HLTH conference, where healthcare's brightest minds gather to explore the future of digital health. Her guest is Missy Krasner, angel investor, advisor, and board member to Penguin AI and several other companies shaping the next wave of healthcare innovation. In this episode, Missy shares her insights on where healthcare AI is he...
Tiffany Goralczyk Spills the Tea on Microlearning and the Future of Frontline Training
On this episode of HITea With Grace, we’re brewing up an inspiring conversation with Tiffany Goralczyk - nurse leader, MSN, RN, CNL, and Director of Clinical Solutions at Elemeno Health. Tiffany joins Grace to spill the tea on how microlearning is changing the game for healthcare teams - creating faster, smarter, and more meaningful ways to support clinicians right where they work. From the bedsid...
Kelsey Powell Spills the Tea on Fixing Patient Communication in Healthcare
I’m excited to welcome Kelsey Powell, VP of Strategy & Operations at Vital, to the podcast! We dive into the challenges and opportunities of patient communication in healthcare and how leaders can make the experience feel more like retail or hospitality while staying true to patient trust and privacy. In this conversation, you’ll hear about: Kelsey’s career path from healthcare consulting to leadi...