Jesse Draper is creator and host of The Valley Girl Show, through which she's become a spokesperson for startups and helped pioneer the way of new media content distribution. Formerly a Nickelodeon star, Draper is now CEO of Valley Girl‚ where she oversees the show and runs technology blog Lalawag.com.
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Healthcare is a hot-button issue in America right now -– partly because it’s election season and partly because our healthcare system faces some legitimately major problems. On this episode of The Valley Girl Show, we sit down with Dr. Robert Pearl, the executive director and CEO of the Permanente Medical Group, to discuss the role that technology will play in the future of healthcare. And he is optimistic about new developments.
Pearl also talks about Kaiser Permanente’s iPhone apps, which are designed to help patients manage their care. One allows you full access to your personal medical record, and another lets you schedule and modify or cancel appointments. It also can push messages or alerts if, for example, you have allergies and the pollen count is high.
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What’s the result of all this technology integration? According to Pearl, “If every American today had the same care that we provide at Kaiser Permanente, there would be 200,000 fewer heart attacks and strokes every year.”
As part of Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed healthcare organization in the U.S., the Permanente medical group is responsible for the healthcare of about 4.5 million people and has over 8,000 physicians and 35,000 support staff members. The entire organization now uses electronic medical records, which Pearl says is the key to improving patient care.
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