Episode 11

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15th Jun 2023

Improving Lives with Medical Tech: Ray Fraser of VitalView

This week hosts Nick Kuhn and Bethany Hartley talk with Ray Fraser, Entrepreneur in Residence at The IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame. Ray explains how he got into medical technology and how VitalView helps visualize patients' data to prevent hospital visits. He shares his passion for the future of medical technology and talks about the importance of collaboration and working together to discover innovative technologies that focus on prevention and early diagnosis. 

QUOTES

  • “One of the things we found was that it is about building the relationship along the way. Instead of going in and saying, hey, here's our idea, please buy it, we made sure to make them a partner in the beginning. At first, they were hands-off. But as we kept coming back, kept asking for their feedback as well, wanting their input, actively listening, we found that they were an awesome partner to pilot with.“ -Ray Fraser [03:58]


  • “When you look at heart failure patient care today, a lot of hospital readmissions is one of the biggest issues, and part of that reason is because of fluid buildup, and care teams simply today do not have a good way of monitoring change in fluid volume when the patient is discharged from the hospital.” -Ray Fraser [15:54]



TIMESTAMPS

00:15 Ray Fraser Intro

01:23 Building Relationships with University Partners for Entrepreneurial Ventures

05:07 The Benefits of Working in Startups and Consulting

14:45 The Impact of Contactless Sensing Platform for Heart Failure Patient Care

17:03 Medtech and Chronic Illness






RESOURCES

VitalView 



CONTACT

Nick Kuhn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuhnnick/ 

Bethany Hartley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanyhartley/ 

Ray Fraser: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayfraser/

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