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Dr. Summit Shah has been at the top of the allergy sector of medical treatments and research for some years and is now the owner and chief allergist at his own company, Premier Allergy. The career of Dr. Shah began with his undergraduate training at the Ohio State University where he also pursued his initial medical training at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Summit Shah was drawn to the field of allergies during his medical training and moved to Boston where he pursued a residency specializing in internal medicine. The final leg of training for Summit Shah was taken when he attended Scripps Clinic and the University of California-San Diego to pursue a greater knowledge of allergies. After leaving medical school, Dr. Summit Shah worked in a variety of locations before returning to Columbus, Ohio to create the Premier Allergy business providing specialized care for adults and children affected by chronic and seasonal allergy symptoms. What has been the...

Today our guest is Adam Ward  Innovation Consultant for Simpler, an IBM Watson Health Company, from Columbus, OH. Although he has worked in the automotive, finance, education, government, non-profit, military and manufacturing industries, today the bulk of his work revolves around getting healthcare delivery organizations like hospitals, group practices and healthcare systems to introduce new services for their patients. This could include designing a care model for a specific patient population, introducing a new technology for delivering patient care or more. Adam's expertise is in the development process itself. We have conducted an interview with him. How familiar are you in both success and failure modes of implementing a transformation methodology? I've experienced examples along the entire spectrum from success to failure. The fundamental factor is always the leader. If that person is brought in and holds people accountable to the strategy, it can work. If not...