The Shape of Work

#434: Mary O’Connor on the challenges in the healthcare industry and the opportunity in healthcare

May 26, 2023 Springworks Season 1 Episode 434
The Shape of Work
#434: Mary O’Connor on the challenges in the healthcare industry and the opportunity in healthcare
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“The real health care system that we need is one that combines virtual and in-person in a seamless experience for the patient that is delightful for the patient. That's the thing that we need to focus on”

In today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast, our guest talks about the current healthcare system and the challenges in the medical industry. We have Mary O’Connor, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Vori Health, an all-inclusive healthcare provider practising a holistic, integrated approach starting with musculoskeletal care.

Mary has an overall experience of over three decades. She started off her career as an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Mayo Clinic Florida, where she worked for 23 years, where she later went on to become the Medical Director. She also worked at the Yale School of Medicine as the Director and also was the Board Director for BONESUPPORT AB. She is also a published author of Taking Care of You.

Episode Highlights

  • The importance of treating the symptom instead of the root cause
  • What is the problem with the current healthcare system?
  • How to make the home exercise program more engaging?
  • Challenges in the healthcare industry

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Produced by:
Priya Bhatt
Podcast host:
Moshe Vhanunu

About Springworks:


Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

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