In this inspiring interview, Dr. Marc Schiffman, Co-founder of VoiceLove and Co-Executive Director WCM Fibroid Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, shares the story of why and how he co-founded VoiceLove during the covid-19 pandemic. 

VoiceLove is a HIPAA compliant walkie-talkie with an accompanying app that allows family and friends to securely communicate with their loved ones who are hospitalized.

The mission is deeply personal to Dr. Schiffman, who lost his mother to covid. While hospitalized, she also experienced delirium, something he says 75% of ICU patients experience. 

One of the best ways to treat delirium is through family engagement. But, during the pandemic, especially in the early days, many patients were isolated in the ICU. It was devastating for the patients and their families.

Delirium is also tremendously costly to the healthcare system.  

Check out this interview with Dr. Schiffman to learn how VoiceLove is simultaneously connecting patients and families, while also control healthcare costs. 

https://youtu.be/EdAnIFCARvs

You can also listen to the interview in podcast form:

Apple podcast link: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-of/id1549592446  

I Heart podcast link:

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-speaking-of-76708275/#  

Spotify podcast link:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1g2LUGr0SzxbBmSHB3FHyL?si=PNO79sBOReGXQJu_CrsJEg

Connect with Dr. Marc Schiffman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-schiffman-md-81943615/ 

Learn more about VoiceLove: https://www.voicelove.com 

Topical time codes:

1:03 – Creating VoiceLove

5:04 – The technology

7:26 – The power of voice to heal

9:16 – Communicating/the user experience 

12:11 – Delirium and family engagement 

15:00 – Using NIH grant to combat delirium

16:29 – What is VoiceLove communicating

18:06 – The hope for VoiceLove’s legacy

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