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In this episode, we hear about DR. JAMES CIMA’s journey to becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic started when he suffered a back injury at the age of 15 and spent years enduring back pain. When he graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of
Science, someone suggested he visit a chiropractor. The combination of being amazed by the results and his desire to be in the health field, he decided to enroll at New York Chiropractic College, graduating with honors and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. When he was in his last year of school, he saw a quote from Thomas Edison about a doctor who did not even exist. Mr. Edison stated that: “The Doctor Of The Future Will Give No Medication But Will Interest His Patients In Diet, Care Of The Human Frame, And The Cause And Prevention Of Disease.”
Dr. Cima has spent forty years of his life devoted to Mr. Edison’s definition of health and wellness, creating a health and wellness program that lives up to Mr. Edison’s vision of the doctor of the future. Over the years, he has authored many books and articles and taught, educated and trained countless doctors. He has also completed extensive postgraduate education in:
Nutrition Blood Chemistry Analysis, Exercise Physiology/Kinesiology, Neuroendocrinology, Craniopathy, Organ and Glandular Therapy, Neuromuscular Re-education, Extremity Technique, etc.
He is in the process of developing a website designed to help people worldwide improve their health through nutrition. When he’s not busy researching, writing, lecturing or helping patients, he enjoys spending time with his wife Gloria, his family, including four children and ten grandchildren.
As an avid golfer, Dr. Cima is also certified by the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI). With that training and the skills Dr. Cima states that he can improve the average golfer’s handicap by 5-10 strokes, simply by making their body more functional then creating the perfect swing
for their body type.
Dr. Cima is in practice with his son, Dr. James Paul Cima, and his daughter, Dr. Natalie DeJesse. Our 5000 square foot clinic along with ten other physicians (MD, DO, DC’s,) allows our patients to receive the best health care thru a Functional And Traditional Medical approach to health care.

Interview topics 
• Using a blood test to determine what is the best diet for you and what supplements to take to improve your blood chemistry.
• How to eat more, lose weight, and never diet again.
• Let your presence command attention. How to achieve a beautiful, functional pain
free body.
• Turn stress into success. The mental emotional approach to health.
• The true cause of physical pain, and how to erase it.
• Cholesterol is the big hoax. Why heart disease is still the number 1 killer in the
US today.

What constitutes excellent health?
• What are the top three killers in our society today and how do you avoid the trap?
• How do you live to be 150 years old and enjoy the process?
Guest - James Cima
Email: drcima@cimahealth.com
Phone: 5618182972
Website: cimafunctionalmedicine.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjamescima/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrCimaDC

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
www.hillaryblackburn.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook@HillBlackburn Twitter/X

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In this episode, we hear from two guests sharing how a new discount works at the pharmacy to help lower prescription prices.Margie Hocker, Pharmacy Manager and Certified Pharmacy Technician at Kerrville Drug Co. has been at the pharmacy for almost 30 years. She started working there out of high school delivering prescriptions. When it became a requirement that pharmacy technicians had to be certified, she studied on her own and passed the certification. Margie is deeply dedicated to Kerrville Drug Co and keeping it, as well as other independent pharmacies’, doors open.

Miranda Rochol, SVP Provider Solutions at Prescryptive, leads the product strategy and sales team for Prescryptive’s mobile-first platform that empowers the healthcare consumer with the ability to take ownership of their prescription and provides AI pricing solutions for pharmacies. Rochol has worked in the healthcare and pharmacy industry for 20 years, holding leadership positions at Healthcare Data Solutions and Walgreens and serving as a board member at the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy. She received her Bachelors of Science in Health Care Administration and Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Concordia University - Wisconsin. 
Interview topics:
Prescryptive AI pricing for pharmacies provides a pricing engine driven by AI to help price prescriptions more competitively and provides real-time reports and analyticsThis helps independent pharmacies stay in business, decreasing pharmacy desertsA report by NCPA found that independent pharmacies averaged a 21% gross profit margin. By contracts, pharmacies with Prescryptive’s AI pricing saw nearly 54% gross profit margin Discount cards have high unsustainable fees that get charged back to the pharmacy so it’s hard for pharmacies to accept those but with AI, pharmacies can offer even better discounts Kerrville Drug Co., a small rural pharmacy was able to keep its doors open using AI pricingHost - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
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In this episode, our guest is Colin Banas, MD, MSHA, Chief Medical Officer, DrFirst. Colin Banas is an Internal Medicine Hospitalist and the former Chief Medical Information Officer for VCU Health System in Richmond, VA prior to stepping down after 15 fulfilling years to pursue consulting. He is proud to have testified before the U.S. Senate and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) on the topic of Health IT and the Meaningful Use Program and is a former Health IT Fellow for the ONC. His interests center the role of big-data and analytics on patient outcomes and on novel forms of Clinical Decision Support, those that are outside of the realm of traditional rules and alerts, and include real-time dashboarding and intuitive usability designs. He also helped spearhead the VCU effort to participate in the Open Notes initiative, where patients have access to their clinical documentation in real time. In 2017 Dr. Banas was humbled to receive the HIMSS-AMDIS award for Physician Executive of the Year from his peers.
 
Pharmacy Interoperability: New Opportunities, Persistent Challenges
Topic Summary: Interoperability has been a buzzword for the healthcare industry for many years, but until now, the conversation has centered around how to get doctors and healthcare systems more accurate, complete patient health data for improved outcomes. In 30 years of e-prescribing, the pharmacy’s role – at least where interoperable data sharing is concerned - has been viewed from the narrow lens of fulfillment. Today, there are encouraging signs of change, particularly coming out of the ONC’s annual meeting in December 2023.
 
Pharmacy Interoperability: Persistent Challenges….
-Technical, economic, structural, and psychological issues that must be addressed
-Conflicting concerns/interests of the major players within the industry, including NACDS/NCPA, AMA, HHS, and others
-Data standards/lack of available infrastructure and networks to advance and scale interoperability with pharmacists and pharmacies
-Competition can impede pharmacy collaboration in data sharing
 
….New Opportunities
-Awareness is growing, more attention and focus from ONC, CMS, and others of the unique technical, economic, and business challenges pharmacies face – and acknowledgment of the critical role pharmacists play as equal members of the patient care team
-AI in pharmacy workflow and patient-facing tech solutions are connecting the provider, patient, and pharmacy like never before  
-Pharmacy vendors are looking for new and innovative ways to partner within innovative data-sharing business models
Guest - Dr. Colin Banas

Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
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In this episode, our guest Rosalie Audoin is CEO & Founder of FuturEdge Group. Rosalie Audoin is a trusted executive coach and senior leadership consultant, focusing on developing leaders within cross-cultural teams. She has spoken on many stages to help companies unlock their global team's full potential. Rosalie also coaches on three executive leadership programmes at the London School of Economics and has worked with leaders at Gallagher, Sony, Santander, Harper Collins, and Unicef, amongst others. As the CEO of FuturEdge Group, Rosalie assembled an international team of highly skilled leadership development experts; together, they have helped countless companies achieve success, both domestically and across the globe. Rosalie gained her edge when she turned around a client's train-wreck team in 12 weeks. As a fluent speaker of four languages, English, French, Spanish, and Creole, Rosalie brings a unique understanding and perspective to her work, through cultural intelligence, allowing her to enable powerful leadership transformations. Rosalie is known for her deep commitment to developing leaders across cultures and creating inclusive workplaces that prioritise closing the gender gap and developing conscious leaders for a better future.

Interview topics 
creating an inclusive workplace where teams can thrive, develop their leadership skills, and contribute their best work. 
Leading Beyond Borders: Navigating the Complexities of Leading Cross-Cultural Teams Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Understanding Why “Women in Leadership” Programs Don’t Work and How to Build More Effective Pathways to Success. The Women Leaders' Odyssey: Insights and Lessons Learned from Coaching over 1,000 Women Trailblazers". From Dysfunction to High-Performance: How We Turned Around a Train-Wreck Team in 12 Weeks Decoding Gen Z: Pioneering Strategies for Cultivating the Next Wave of Visionary Leaders
Guest - Rosalie Audoin, CEO & Founder of FuturEdge Group.
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
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In this episode, our guest, Julia Regan, co-founder and CEO of RxLightning, has over 15 years of experience delivering innovative healthcare solutions that disrupt the status quo and remove friction for patients, providers, payers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. She has been at the forefront of some of the most transformational initiatives in the industry, including the development of real-time benefit check technologies and state-of-the-art tools that streamline medication onboarding. Julia has been recognized with numerous local, regional, and international awards, including being named a winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the East Central region. Since incorporating RxLightning, Julia has raised $20.5 million of capital from top-tier international healthcare investors including LRVHealth, McKesson Ventures, and Novartis Ventures.


RxLightning:
RxLightning digitizes, automates, and streamlines the historically manual specialty medication
onboarding process. With RxLightning, providers can quickly and easily complete patient enrollment
for any specialty medication in any therapeutic area, helping reduce paperwork, streamline
communication, and accelerate speed-to-therapy. Through the company’s MedAccess Ecosystem,
patients, providers, specialty pharmacies, and pharmaceutical manufacturers have insights into
each step of the patient onboarding journey. Learn more at rxlightning.com.
Interview topics 
Raising capital in one of the toughest environments in recent historyRxLightning's mission, which is 'For The One' - and how we're impacting patient speed-to-therapyThe key challenges in specialty medication enrollment (paper forms, faxes, phone calls, no visibility, etc) - and how technology is supporting end-users in improving medication accessThe ways that pharmacies, providers, and pharma can work together to create a better medication access journeyWays in which the medication process can be more patient-centric (from the provider's office, to the payer/PBM interactions, to the pharmacy)Guest - Julia Regan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliareganrxl/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rxlightning
https://rxlightning.com/


Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
www.hillaryblackburn.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
@HillBlackburn Twitter


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In this episode, our guest is Dr. Dan Blumenthal. Dr. Blumenthal received his MD and MBA degrees from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School and trained in internal medicine and cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Blumenthal is a past recipient of the American Heart Association’s Laennec Young Clinician Award and an accomplished health services and cardiovascular disease outcomes researcher whose previous work has focused on innovations in payment model design, quality improvement in cardiology, and leadership
development. He has published over 50 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Blumenthal previously was a member of the founding team at Devoted Health, where he held the roles of Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for the health plan.
Topics:
What is happening at a federal policy level and on the ground that is leading to interest in shifting cardiology payment reform towards value-based models?Where are the clinical opportunities to improve quality and reduce costs in cardiovascular disease?What will cardiovascular care delivery systems look like in 5-10 years?What are we likely to see with respect to trends in hospital employment of cardiologists over the next 5-10 years?Guest - Dr. Dan Blumenthal
Website: https://cvausa.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-blumenthal-4a19029/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CardiovascularAssociatesofAmerica/


Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBAwww.hillaryblackburn.com  
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook@HillBlackburn Twitter


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