Slice of Healthcare

Our guest:  Patty Hayward, VP of Strategy at Talkdesk In this episode, we discussed: Her background TalkDesk's role in healthcare  How the pandemic and the acceleration of digital transformation in healthcare has it affected the relationship between payers and their members How technology, specifically AI, can help solidify the member experience What some of the specific ways that payers are impro...

Our guest:  Dr. Joel Diamond, Chief Medical Officer at 2bPrecise In this episode, we discussed: His background Why drug-gene testing is playing a large role in pediatric care Risks associated with failing to implement with this population The financial benefits of genetic testing in pediatrics How failing to acknowledge drug-gene interactions could increase care costs and staff use This episode wa...

Our guest: Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer, Co-Founder & CEO at Signos  In this episode, we discussed: His background The "why-how-what" of Signos Why a non-diabetic would use Signos What spikes people the most What's next? This episode was recorded in January 2022.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of se...

Our guest: Shelby Sanderford, Founder & CEO at DOCPACE In this episode, we discussed: Her background The "why-how-what" of DOCPACE The main cause of patient wait time Why it's wrong to blame providers What's next? This episode was recorded in January 2022.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of serv...

Our guest: Gaurang Choksi, Founder & CEO at Violet In this episode, we discussed: His background The "why-how-what" of Violet Recent partnerships What you look for in a partner What's next? This episode was recorded in January 2022.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to po...

Our guest: Ariel Katz, CEO & Co-Founder at h1 In this episode, we discussed: His background The "why-how-what" of h1 Raising $100m series C How do him and his team stay motivated What's next? This episode was recorded in January 2022.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to...

Our guest: Rick Abbott, Co-Founder & CEO at Lyn Health In this episode, we discussed: His background The "why-how-what" of Lyn Health Their use of the proceeds,  The advantage of being stealth in healthcare. This episode was recorded in January 2022.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services a...

Our guest: Nancy Lurker, CEO at EyePoint Pharmaceuticals In this episode, we discussed: Her background,  Overview of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals  Status of products in pipeline How to successfully run a publicly traded small biopharma company with happy patients and investors The difference from running a large vs. smaller pharma company Suggestions for women CEO’s taking a similar approach or rising...

Our guest: Manav Sevak, Co-Founder & CEO at Memora Health In this episode, we discussed: His background Why-how-what of Memora Health Its Impact on digital health Why there are text-based in the world of digital health (apps, etc.) This episode was recorded in January 2022.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the...

Our guest:Dr. David Mou, Chief Medical Officer at Cerebral In this episode, we discussed: His background How they use data science to drive clinical outcomes The difficulty in covering a range of illnesses and how cerebral is addressing that Their latest partnership This episode was recorded in December 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelec...

Our guest:Yusuf Qasim, President of Payments at Zelis In this episode, we discussed: His background How did he become involved with Zelis and his role The mission and vision for Zelis What Zelis is currently doing around payments optimization in healthcare How the move towards paperless payments benefits the healthcare industry as a whole This episode was recorded in December 2021.  Our sponsors f...

Our guest: Ian Shakil,  Founder, Director, Chief Strategy Officer at Augmedix   In this episode, we discussed: His background The “why-how-what" of Augmedix Going public via a reverse merger Getting uplisted NASDAQ The future of the ambient documentation space What's next for Augmedix. This episode was recorded in December 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , Che...

Our guest: Joe Gagnon, CEO at 1upHealth   In this episode, we discussed: His background The “why-how-what” of 1upHealth The effect are the ONC and CMS rules having on the industry’s commitment to interoperability,  The role that FHIR will play in the future of interoperability and making health data more accessible This episode was recorded in December 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are Bloc...

Our guest: Rachel Blank, Founder & CEO at Allara   In this episode, we discussed: Her background The why-how-what of Allara Why all women's health companies are not the same  What's next for Allara This episode was recorded in December 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and soluti...

Our guest: Russ Thomas, CEO at Availity   In this episode, we discussed: What Availity does Why providers and payers have had a strained relationship  How does Availity’s technology address it What the next steps are for payer-provider collaboration around those initiatives. This episode was recorded in December 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed &...

Our guest: Sean Carroll, CEO at Arcadia   In this episode, we discussed: His background How customers were initially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic The things Arcadia did to spring into action to help them How do advanced algorithms help customers target the right patients The future of data and analytics in the healthcare industry as it relates to population health management and beyond This e...

Our guest: Angie Franks, CEO at ABOUT   In this episode, we discussed: Her background,  The why-how-what of ABOUT healthcare The rebrand Patient access & orchestration of care Why this is important today, especially due to the workforce shortages This episode was recorded in December 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth...

Our guest: Lynn Carroll, COO at HSBlox   In this episode, we discussed: His background The “why-how-what” of HSBlox  Some of the challenges of connecting payers, providers and community-based organizations in the successful administration of SDOH How payers should integrate CBOs into their value-based contracts What’s next for HSBlox? This episode was recorded in November 2021.  Our sponsors for t...

Our guest: Dr. Teresa Sieck, CEO at WebCare Health   In this episode, we discussed: Her background The “why-how-what” of WebCare Health Recent Clinical study with MercuryOne Recent market study What’s next for WebCare Health? This episode was recorded in November 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosyste...

Our guest: Siva Namasivayam, CEO at Cohere Health   In this episode, we discussed: His background The “why-how-what” of Cohere Health Breaking down the Prior Authorization process What’s next for Cohere Health? This episode was recorded in December 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services a...

Our guest: Dr. Emad Rizk, President & CEO at Cotiviti   In this episode, we discussed: His background The “why-how-what” of Cotiviti Why is it now more important than ever for payers to focus on payment accuracy? The differences between prospective and retrospective accuracy What are the pros and cons to both? How can payers improve payment accuracy amid current COVID-19 financial woes? What’s...

Our guest: Oron Afek, Co-Founder & CEO at Vim   In this episode, we discussed: His background Overview of Vim Overcoming barriers to payers and providers What's next? ...and much more! This episode was recorded in November 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to power...

Our guests: Tanvi Vattikuti-Abbhi, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer and James Sutcliffe, CEO at Veta Health   In this episode, we discussed: Their backgrounds Overview of Veta Health Changes to virtual care adoption (during Covid-19) What's next? ...and much more! This episode was recorded in November 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & Medi...

Our guest: Fay Rotenberg, CEO at Firefly Health   In this episode, we discussed: Her background Why, how, what of Firefly Health Building a mini Kaiser Permanente Lowering employee healthcare costs ...and much more! This episode was recorded in November 2021.  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of servi...

Our guest: Adeel Malik Co-Founder & CEO at Clearstep   In this episode, we discussed: What is Smart Care Routing? 3 buckets of smart care routing What's new? ...and much more! Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth , Curation Health , ChenMed & MediTelecare . BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to power the future of healthcare. For more information, please...