In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Dave Devereaux, a nationally recognized expert and thought leader in long-term care. Dave shares lessons from a 45-year long-term care career and his book Beyond Bedrails and Bingo: Myths, Truths, and the Future of America's Nursing Homes, explaining why nursing homes evoke fear, how COVID eroded trust and changed operations, and how “patient-centered care” can miss what patients actual...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Matt Duffy, a teacher, coach, athlete, and cardiac arrest survivor. Matt shares how he collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest during an October 2025 scrimmage and survived because teammates quickly used CPR and an on-site AED. He describes hurling, reflects on how the experience reinforced his priorities in coaching and mentorship, and urges broader CPR/AED readiness and advocacy for hear...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Robert Swidler, M.A., J.D., a veteran health law attorney and bioethicist who served as General Counsel to St. Peter's Health Partners for over a decade, co-teaches Law & Bioethics at Columbia University, and helped shape many of New York's foundational health care laws, including its Health Care Proxy Law and Family Health Care Decisions Act. Robert discusses how informed con...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Stacey Petruso, a healthcare professional whose nursing career spans every setting: corrections, hospice, long-term care, and leadership. Stacey shares her path from a first career in accounting and marketing into nursing, with roles spanning psychiatric correctional care, long-term care, hospice, and director-level leadership. She reflects on COVID-19, burnout and understaffing, ...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Richie Redding, a performing comedian, keynote speaker, leadership consultant, and healthcare communication expert. Richie explains how outstanding nurse and physician communication during the COVID-19 ventilator crisis involving his in-laws inspired his work teaching evidence-based listening and levity to build trust under pressure. He describes how active listening improves outc...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Piyali Chakraborty, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO of Ashmi Health. Dr. Chakraborty shares how her newborn son’s NICU stay and her research in personalized glycemic response led her to found Ashmi Health to improve nutrition care for diabetes and gestational diabetes in rural and underserved communities. She explains how Ashmi partners with community health workers and a photo-based app to pre...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Jack Clifford, a retired U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9) with 21 years of service and founder of eecplocator.com, Atlantic EECP, and the EECP Retreat at Waking Dreams Wellness in Asheville, NC. His book, EECP: The Most Underutilized Therapy in Medicine, is a comprehensive guide for patients, caregivers, and physicians. Jack recounts being diagnosed at 47 with a 100% bl...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Peter Kowey, MD, Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology at Thomas Jefferson University, Emeritus Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at the Lankenau Heart Institute, and the William Wikoff Smith Chair in Cardiovascular Research at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research. Dr. Kowey discusses his book Failure to Treat, using patient-inspired stories to show how m...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with John D’Alesandro, founder of Amplefi and a healthcare operations expert who has spent more than two decades helping hospital leaders improve how care actually moves through their systems. John explains that long ER waits and overcrowding are driven by hospital-wide flow blockages, cultural workarounds, and poor visibility into capacity—not simply staffing or space shortages. He de...

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Brandi Edwards Farmer, BSW, ADC, PRSS, CTTS, Director of the COMAT (Community Outreach MAT) program at Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center (SHCMHC). Brandi shares her journey from addiction in rural West Virginia to long-term recovery and leadership at Southern Highlands, where she uses outreach models to connect people and their families to treatment and support. She disc...