Definitively Speaking

There just aren’t enough specialists to go around, and every position across the care continuum is feeling the strain. Mark Clermont , CEO of Cecelia Health , joins Justin to explain how virtual specialty care could ease the burden on overloaded primary care providers, reduce overall health spending, and help providers and health systems assume the role of healthcare quarterback—without setting pa...

An average of two major healthcare data breaches happen every day—double the rate the industry faced just three years ago. David Ting , CEO and founder of Tausight , talks with Justin about what makes your protected health information (PHI) more valuable to thieves than your social security number, why the industry is better at securing technical infrastructure than data itself, and how neural net...

Can you believe it’s 2023 already? With 2022 in the rearview, Definitively Speaking contributors Todd Bellemare and Brittany Morin-Mezzadri join Justin to discuss their favorite guests, most memorable moments, and recurring themes from the show’s exciting first year. They also look forward to 2023 and offer some insight on the factors that will shape the healthcare industry in the coming year. Jus...

The U.S. healthcare market isn’t exactly known for its efficiency. A quarter of every dollar spent on healthcare in the U.S. covers the transaction itself, and the market frequently limits consumers to a handful of choices. Othman Laraki , CEO of Color Health , joins Justin to share his vision of a more free and open healthcare market with less friction, lower costs, and greater access. Othman and...

The U.S. healthcare sector generates 19 terabytes of clinical data each year—and that’s doesn’t even include any financial, operational, patient, or systems data. Chase Zaputil , chief growth officer at Veda , joins Justin to talk about all that data: how to measure its quality and value, how to reduce inaccuracy, and why old data isn’t necessarily bad data. Justin and Chase explore the role of da...

Oncology is full of staggering statistics—1.9 million cancer diagnoses and 680,000 deaths each year in the U.S. alone—but some of the most alarming involve the financial impact of care: Cancer patients are over 2.5x more likely to declare bankruptcy than their demographic peers. Dr. Andrew Norden , chief medical officer at OncoHealth , joins Justin to discuss how we can reduce the physical, mental...

Medical hardware companies are adopting consumer approaches to data sharing and visualization. Consumer product companies are implementing medical-grade technology. Are these two industries headed for a collision or a convergence? And who exactly is the “medical consumer” that will benefit from this convergence? Alan Foreman , CEO of B-Secur , joins Justin to talk about the value of wearables in p...

COVID-19 didn’t kick off the healthcare staffing crisis, but it sure didn’t help. Justin is joined by Anthony Gentile, managing partner at Katon Direct, to prognosticate the current state of clinical recruiting and prescribe some potential solutions for healthcare organizations looking to attract top talent. Anthony shares his ideas on how to address the dual-shortage of candidates and educators,...

Seeing your primary care doctor shouldn’t feel like speed dating—right? Justin and Todd are joined by Beth Holmes , head of network development at Hint Health , to discuss how direct primary care (DPC) aims to revitalize old-school doctor-patient relationships and fill the gaps left by the fee-for-service model. Beth discusses DPC’s success with smaller employers and underinsured regions, how DPC...

Justin, Todd, and special guest Robert Groebel , VP of global life science strategy at Definitive Healthcare, expand on last week’s chat with Pam Randhawa from Empiriko and unpack the challenges, benefits, and opportunities of collaboration in the biopharma market. How can big pharma, small pharma, academia, and the government all work together? Robert and Todd have some big ideas. They look back...

The life sciences industry is seeing the convergence of some revolutionary technology, but is it bringing the right people together? Pam Randhawa , CEO and founder of Empiriko , stops by to chat about the need for closer collaboration across the biopharma space—between big and small organizations, academic institutions and startups, and the public and private sectors. Pam and Justin discuss the mu...

Scott Seidelmann , Chief Commercial Officer at Omnicell , joins Justin and Todd to talk about the industrial components of pharmacy that no one ever thinks about but everyone really needs — logistics and administration. Do you take it for granted that the drugs you need will be available where and when you need them? Justin did, and Scott explains why that happens. Learn how Omnicell is reinventin...

When a doctor recommends a lifestyle change, who’s holding you to it? Dr. Carolyn Jasik , chief medical officer at Omada Health , joins Justin for a discussion on addressing the barriers to behavioral change, and how her company is leveraging data to provide patients with personalized support as they work toward their health goals. Dr. Jasik explains how a virtual-first, hybrid care model provides...

An estimated 10 million Americans live with debilitating tremors, but only about 40,000 are eligible or interested in the costly and invasive deep brain stimulation to treat it. Doug Biehn , chief commercial officer of Cala Health , talks with Justin about how his company is closing the treatment gap in this $20 billion market with accessible, patient-calibrated wearables. Doug explains what physi...

Fifty percent of American adults live with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Jim Pursley , president of Hinge Health , joins Justin to talk about how digital technology and new medical devices are rapidly changing MSK treatment and improving pain management. Jim shares some big ideas on how digital MSK therapy can improve quality of life, reduce unnecessary and costly surgeries, and how digital MSK may...

Brian Fugere , chief product officer at Symplr , joins Justin to discuss how a good governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) strategy can help hospitals and health systems be more efficient by integrating hundreds of disparate systems, processes and data sources. The average hospital system has more than 300 different IT vendors. How do you make them all work together to improve patient ca...

Justin, Todd and Brittany unpack last week’s conversation with Cara McNulty from CVS Health and bring a personal perspective to the challenges facing mental healthcare: How can we reduce stigma and other barriers to care? Are shifting employer-employee relations helping to normalize mental health and wellbeing? And how can the industry support our youth who are at an increased risk for “cognitive...

Cara McNulty , President of Behavioral Health and Resources for Living at CVS Health , joins Justin and Brittany to talk about the critical importance of mental health and why it’s important for everyone to treat mental health in the same way that we manage our physical health. Cara also shares how CVS is working to democratize access to mental healthcare, and why it’s important to “brush your bra...

Justin, Todd and Brittany break down last week’s conversation with Tim Bosse from System One and expand on some key questions: Are outdated medical licensing models contributing to staffing gaps? How can provider organizations create new pathways into clinical care? And what role does consumer behavior have on the burdens facing health systems? They also talk about the relationship between frontli...

Tim Bosse , senior vice president of talent solutions at System One, joins Justin and Todd to discuss how the Great Resignation is impacting healthcare. From hiring to retention, from burn-out to innovative benefits, employment in healthcare is never going to look the same. The Great Resignation threatens to leave the healthcare industry understaffed and underpowered for years. Tim, Todd and Justi...

Kamal Gogineni , President of Digital Health at Invitae , and Dr. Rakesh Patel , Chief Medical Officer for Digital Health at Invitae , join Justin to talk about the massive growth in genetic testing and what to do with all the data that it generates. Kamal, Rakesh and Justin discuss who is a good candidate for genetic testing, how genetic testing can help oncologists more easily identify and effic...

Justin, Todd and Brittany have a follow-up conversation on last week’s chat with Dr. Mark Pimentel. Together, they assess the perfect storm of pandemic-related delays in care, staffing shortages and healthcare inequity, and discuss how pushing patients toward preventive care could help to mitigate the system’s constricted supply. Justin, Todd and Brittany also discuss regional and demographic disp...

Dr. Mark Pimentel , executive director of the MAST Program at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, joins Justin and Brittany to discuss the long-term implications of pandemic-related delays in care on providers, facilities and patients, as well as solutions for bringing hesitant patients back into the care continuum. Mark, Justin and Brittany also explore the potential impact of patients bypassin...

Ben Rooks , managing principal at ST Advisors, Inc . , joins Justin to discuss the macro trends reshaping the healthcare landscape, why tech companies struggle to find their footing in healthcare, and how private equity firms use their edge over public companies to acquire healthcare IT assets. Ben and Justin also dig into the logic behind Oracle’s proposed acquisition of Cerner, consider whether...

Dan Trencher , Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Teladoc Health , joins Justin and Todd to talk about the explosive growth of virtual care over the past two years, why your next primary care visit may take place on your living room couch, and why mental health is one of the fastest growing segments for telemedicine. Dan, Justin and Todd also discuss consumer expectations for telemedi...