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How to Build a Marketing Team That People Don’t Want to Leave On this episode host Adam Turinas sits down with Larry Kaiser, Chief Marketing Officer at Optimum Healthcare IT, for a candid conversation about what it really takes to build a marketing team that lasts. Larry has spent nearly a decade growing the marketing function at Optimum from a logo and an outdated Drupal website into a tight, hig...

Behavioral Health is Under Pressure, and Healthtech is Here to Help On this episode of In Practice, Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer at NextGen Healthcare, is joined by Javier Favela, vice president of market and segment strategy at NextGen Healthcare, and Erin Paige, solutions engineer at NextGen Healthcare and a licensed associate counselor, for a timely conversation on the pressures faci...

On this episode Dan is joined by Jon Morris of ECG Management Consultants and Alex Krouse, Associate General Counsel for a large health system, to discuss the evolving challenges of physician compensation across growing provider enterprises. Together, they explore why traditional compensation structures are no longer sufficient, how health systems are managing increasingly sophisticated provider n...

On this episode Fred sits down with Matt Berseth, Co-Founder and CIO of Jacksonville-based AI and machine learning firm NLP Logix, for a candid conversation about artificial intelligence's uneven journey into healthcare. Berseth traces his path from a small North Dakota farm to co-founding one of America's fastest-growing AI companies, and reflects on the landmark moment in 2016 when NLP Logix's a...

S1E2: What buyers and builders should know about Prior Auth Interoperability On this episode host Shahid Shah features a detailed discussion about CMS's new drug prior authorization interoperability proposed rule, focusing on the opportunities and challenges it presents for builders, buyers, and investors in healthcare technology. Who is about to build the wrong thing chasing the right problem? Co...

Meet Inovalon at HFMA 2026 in booth 131 On this episode Tom sits down with Michael Dale, Director, Product Management at Inovalon, a company that delivers a fully connected revenue cycle spanning from patient access through final remittance for all payers. The result is a revenue cycle that doesn’t just process claims, it comes together to prevent denials, recover missed revenue, and speed up cash...

Cognitive Age or Cognitive Cage? John Nosta on AI, Humanity, and the Price of Shortcuts On this landmark fifth appearance on the show, digital health innovator and author John Nosta joins Gil for a conversation that crackles with intellectual honesty and hard-won wisdom. Drawing from his new book The Borrowed Mind: Reclaiming Human Thought in the Age of AI, Nosta traces his personal journey from A...

Host Matt Fisher talks to Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO and Co-Founder of Artera, about evolution of technology in recent years; stages of agentic AI utilization; consideratins for effective deployment of AI tools and how to develop comfort and skills for use of AI tools. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www. HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find al...

Host Jim Tate welcomes Ritesh Ramesh, CEO of MDaudit. MDaudit strengthens billing compliance and revenue integrity with a single data-driven solution. Common reasons for claim denial and the impact on AI efficiencies are the topics in the discussion. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www. HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network...

A must-listen episode: Host Dr. Jay Anders welcomes Kimberly Brandt, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Administrator at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Together they discuss slow value-based care adoption in Medicare, CMS's data quality push through FHIR APIs and USCDI, and how AI will help flag fraud across millions of daily claims. Brandt also discusses what it means for CMS t...

Are you tired of the "lazy way" to cut healthcare costs—just increasing deductibles and co-pays? In this episode, we’re talking to someone who calls that approach what it is: the definition of insanity. Host Ramesh Kumar welcomes Adam V. Russo, Esq.—co-founder and visionary of The Phia Group, LLC, an innovative cost containment leader and attorney who represents employers and plan fiduciaries acro...

Transforming a clinical documentation integrity program takes more than just new technology, it takes exceptional leadership. Join Cheryl Manchenton and Dan Bray, CDI manager and “chart crusader” at Cape Fear Valley Health System. Dan shares his go-to moves for building trust, advancing collaboration and recognizing the everyday wins that keep staff motivated. Find inspiration to level up your CDI...

S1E11: AI and Prescription Price Transparency, with Miriam Paramore, Founder and CEO of RxUtility On this episode, host Dr. Heather Bassett welcomes Miriam Paramore, founder and CEO of RxUtility, discussing a problem most patients don't realize exists: prescription drug prices are opaque, highly variable across pharmacies, and can fluctuate multiple times in a single day — leaving patients to disc...

Episode 9: Referral Leakage, Potato Fields, and Johnny Cash with Zac Rice On this episode hosts Angie Shin and Dave Smith engage with healthcare operations and analytics professional, Zac Rice from Bingham Memorial in Blackfoot, Idaho. Zac walks through the full arc: how you find internal referral leaks, fix them with people and process, then partner with the right technology to turn a one-time wi...

The Future of RCM Is Finally Catching Up Stuart Newsome is joined by Monte Sandler, Chief Operating Officer at WebPT, for a thought-leadership conversation on why healthcare RCM has remained so difficult to automate, why many organizations are skeptical after past technology disappointments, and how AI may finally help modernize the revenue cycle in a more dynamic, human-in-the-loop way. The conve...

The Quest to Make Healthcare Preventive, Personalized & Retail-Like Join the celebration of reaching 500 episodes! Jared and Zain point to insights that have stood out as consumer-centric healthcare has evolved, and connect the dots for what’s coming next, from how perceptions have shifted over the years, to how preventive health has moved from the margins to the middle, what role the health t...

Ericka Adler is joined by Roetzel shareholder Christina Kuta to discuss the growing trend of patients recording medical visits and sharing health care interactions on social media, and what health care providers should consider before allowing recordings in their practices. The episode explores HIPAA and privacy concerns, consent requirements, reputational risks, and the legal challenges that can...

A Practical Guide to Intent-Driven ABM and AI in Healthtech This episode is the final installment in a three-part miniseries on ABM and go-to-market strategy, and it is extremely practical. Host Adam Turinas is joined by guest Rehan Mirza, Chief Growth Officer at Verifiable, a credentialing automation platform that has lived through every stage of the ABM journey, from cold outbound blasting to so...

Five Good Things Join us for Five Good Things with Janae Sharp and Megan Antonelli: A rapid-fire segment highlighting positive developments in digital health. Janae and Megan share insights on recent innovations, successful implementations, and emerging trends that are driving progress in healthcare technology. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subs...

Skin Cancer Alternative Treatment Option with Joeseph Sardano, CEO at Sensus Healthcare. There is a "new" alternative to surgery for treating skin cancer. Superficial Radiation Therapy (SRT) uses photon radiotherapy that penetrates only 5mm to treat skin cancer without cutting, bleeding, or scarring. Comparable cure rates matching the gold standard of Mohs surgery. For many patients, this is a bet...

Digital Empathy: Rethinking the Patient Experience with John Deutsch of Bridge On this episode host Tom Testa sits down with John Deutsch, CEO of Bridge, for a conversation about one of healthcare’s biggest ongoing challenges: creating a patient experience that actually feels connected, transparent, and human. John shares why so many healthcare organizations are struggling under what he calls a “t...

S3E7: Bridging the Divide: How Provider Sponsored Health Plans Navigate Financial Pressure and More Host: Frank Cutitta Guest: Jesse Fasolo, PhD, CHCIO, CDH-E To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www. HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more...

Hosts Colin Hung and John Lynn discuss Trends in Healthcare Marketing and Patient Experience. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www. HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Costly Care – Why Healthcare is So Expensive Series Part 5 of 5 Host Adam Russo concludes his special series with Scott Bennett, Esq., EVP, Provider Relations at The Phia Group concluding their discussion on the No Surprises Act (NSA). In this part focusing on a specific case involving neuromonitoring charges. The patient received a $94,031 bill for interoperative neuromonitoring services during h...

Nursing at the Center: How AI, Virtual Care, and Human-Centered Design Are Transforming the Bedside at Advocate Health Host: Megan Antonelli Guest: Tracy Breece, MSN, RN, CENP, NI-BC, CPHIMS, Vice President Nursing Innovation, AI, & Emerging Technologies, Advocate Health At Advocate Health, nursing is not adapting to AI. Nursing is driving the adoption. Tracy Breece, VP of Nursing Innovation,...