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Send us Fan Mail Tamir Aldad, MD, MBA (CEO, Mindful Care) discusses the challenges of access to care in mental health and his company's mission to focus on the well-being of individuals and infuse convenience into mental health care. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Senior Adviso...

Send us Fan Mail Is TikTok a threat to public health? That was one of Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s (IL-08) concerns when he co-sponsored the bill that forces ByteDance to divest the social media app.  Representative Krishnamoorthi is with us today to share his take. TOPICS (:46) The importance of separating TikTok from Bytedance (1:21) TikTok's content and public health concerns  (5:12)...

Send us Fan Mail Electronic medical record giant Epic has accused interoperability company Particle Health of violating HIPAA and putting patient medical records at risk. The dispute provides an early test of the new federal interoperability framework. So why exactly are they fighting? And what does it mean for patient rights and the future of medical record sharing? TOPICS (2:15) Misuse of Person...

Send us Fan Mail Lora M. Pellegrini, ESQ (President & CEO, Massachusetts Association of Health Plans) discusses the role of health plans in the healthcare system and her company's mission to promote high-quality, affordable, and equitable health care in Massachusetts through advocacy, education, and health policy research. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an i...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jonathan Baktari is a triple-board certified physician, a successful healthcare entrepreneur, and, is an avid podcaster, too. What can he tell us about the use of AI in drug testing software, do not resuscitate orders, and how to hire a consultant? (7:26) The importance of education on adult vaccination (11:00) Outsourcing employee health departments (14:35) Meeting the needs...

Send us Fan Mail Robbie Hughes (Founder & CEO, Lumeon) discusses the chaotic and wasteful nature of healthcare, and how his company brings predictability and consistency to care delivery by orchestrating teams and automating tasks to ensure the right care to every patient, every time. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare i...

Send us Fan Mail First, it was Olivia Munn, then Kate Middleton. A rash of high-profile people under 50 have been getting cancer and many people are worried. Is cancer becoming more common among younger adults? And if so, what’s causing the increase? TOPICS (0:48) How worried should we be about an increased incidence of cancer among young people? (3:52) What are the causes of rising cancer rates?...

Send us Fan Mail Matthias Hofmann (Co-Founder & CEO, eyebot) discusses the significant expenses and inconvenience associated with traditional eye exams, and how his company is simplifying eyecare for everyone 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Senior Advisor, Walgreens Health) and D...

Send us Fan Mail Steward Health Care is floundering, and its hospitals are in danger of closing. Now Optum has emerged as a buyer for Steward’s physician network, offering a financial lifeline but stirring up concerns by politicians and regulators. Why is Optum buying physician practices? And is that good or bad news for the healthcare system?    TOPICS (2:49) Steward Health Care's troubles a...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Speranza (CEO, HealthLock) discusses how his company helps protect against medical fraud and privacy intrusions, organizes and audits insurance claims, and helps members fight back against errors and overbilling. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Senior Advisor,...

Send us Fan Mail Ozempic and Wegovy are all the rage as everyone tries to lose weight. But despite the epidemic of obesity, very few physicians are trained to address it. In this episode of CareTalk, Dr. Katherine Saunders (Co-Founder & EVP, Intellihealth) joins John and David to discuss scaling obesity treatment by enabling providers with technology. But can a technology-enabled approach keep...

Send us Fan Mail Dennis Kogan (Co-Founder & CEO, Caresyntax) discusses how his company empowers surgeons and providers to improve patient outcomes, enhance operational efficiency, and increase profitability with data-driven surgery using AI, automation, and OR analytics. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join...

Send us Fan Mail Talking about mental health is no longer taboo, but somehow Black men are still left out of the conversation. Enter Emmy Award-winning actor, Courtney B. Vance, whose book The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power seeks to change that. Courtney wants to revolutionize mental health in the Black community. Can it be done? And if so, how? TOPICS...

Send us Fan Mail Julia Paget (Founder & CEO, The IVF Guide) discusses how her company is changing fertility care by operating as a global hub of independent clinical embryologists and fertility nurses providing remote services for clinics and patients. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Drisc...

Send us Fan Mail Change Healthcare, which processes 15 billion healthcare claims per year, was knocked out by a cyberattack in February. It’s still not back online. Providers aren’t getting paid, prior authorizations aren’t happening, and the Biden Administration is stepping in. How vulnerable is healthcare to cyber-attacks? And can anything be done? TOPICS (1:18) What happened with Change Healthc...

Send us Fan Mail Behavioral healthcare should work for everyone, but too often it’s inaccessible, stigmatized, unreimbursed, and disconnected from physical healthcare. Today’s guests Kyle Talcott and Missy Krasner from Uplift and Redesign Health respectively are on a mission to change that reality for the better. So is the behavioral health system doomed to be in crisis forever? Or can technology,...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Hollingsworth (Co-Founder, Carta Healthcare) discusses how his company is dedicated to harnessing the combined strength of people, technology, and data to improve healthcare outcomes 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Bo...

Send us Fan Mail The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos, created for in-vitro fertilization –are children. The immediate result is to stop IVF in Alabama and put Republicans, who worked to overturn Roe v Wade on the defensive. What are the broader implications of this ruling? And what does it mean to be pro-life but anti-IVF? TOPICS (1:09) What is IVF? (3:12) What happened with the IV...

Send us Fan Mail Brian Lobley(CEO, tango) discusses how his company provides post-acute management services, enabling payer and provider strategies to ensure patients receive high-quality care at home. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone wants care tailored specifically to them, and that’s the promise of personalized medicine. Technologies like genomic sequencing, bioinformatics, gene editing and AI are making personalized medicine possible, but we’re still in the early innings. So what is the potential of personalized medicine? And how soon will we see the results? TOPICS (0:51) What is personalized medi...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Tackaberry (Co-Founder & CEO, Clinithink) discusses how his company's AI technology delivers rapid intelligence from unstructured healthcare data, empowering pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations to focus their time, money, and resources more effectively. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthca...

Send us Fan Mail Does American society simply not care about old people? That’s the argument put forth by elder advocates who cite indifference toward COVID-19 deaths and poor nursing home care to make their point. But if we take a step back, maybe it’s actually children who are getting short shrift. So, are baby boomers starting to sow what they reaped with their glorification of youth culture? O...

Send us Fan Mail Dan Caron (Founder & CEO, Health Universe) discusses how his company created a collaborative platform that brings together data scientists and clinicians to develop and mature AI algorithms for healthcare. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare...

Send us Fan Mail The financial crisis at Steward Health Care is shaking up the Massachusetts healthcare system. Steward’s 9 Massachusetts hospitals with 16,000 employees serving 200,000 patients are in danger of closing. The company blames low reimbursement while critics cite the evils of private equity and for-profit ownership. So, will the hospitals stay open in the short term? And will Massachu...

Send us Fan Mail David West (Co-Founder & CEO, Proscia) discusses how his company uses AI to accelerate breakthroughs in pathology. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) a...