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Bright Spots in HealthcareFrom Mint to Medicine: How Aaron Patzer Is Fixing Patient CommunicationWhat happens when the founder of Mint.com takes on one of healthcare's most broken experiences—patient communication? In this episode of Bright Spots in Healthcare, Eric Glazer sits down with Aaron Patzer, Founder and CEO of Vital, to explore how simplicity, clarity, and human-centered design can drive real impact in healthcare. Drawing from his journey building Mint, Aaron shares why most healthcare technology misses the mark, how better communication improves outcomes and ROI, and what leaders must do to design experiences people actually use. The conversation goes deep on: Why simplifying complexity—not...
2025-12-3052 minBright Spots in HealthcareFrom Mint to Medicine: How Aaron Patzer Is Fixing Patient CommunicationWhat happens when the founder of Mint.com takes on one of healthcare's most broken experiences—patient communication? In this episode of Bright Spots in Healthcare, Eric Glazer sits down with Aaron Patzer, Founder and CEO of Vital, to explore how simplicity, clarity, and human-centered design can drive real impact in healthcare. Drawing from his journey building Mint, Aaron shares why most healthcare technology misses the mark, how better communication improves outcomes and ROI, and what leaders must do to design experiences people actually use. The conversation goes deep on: Why simplifying complexity—not...
2025-12-3052 min
The Tech Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds.AI Makes Healthcare More Human - How Vital.io & Pleio Drive Personalized Care from HLTH 2025From translating medical jargon into human language to using AI to keep healthcare human—conversations with two founders solving opposite sides of the same problem live from HLTH 2025.Aaron Patzer, CEO of Vital.io, is the founder of Mint.com and former head of product at Intuit. Seven years ago, he started Vital with his brother-in-law Dr. Justin Schrager to guide 7 million patients through urgent care, emergency room, and hospital journeys by translating medical language into terms patients actually understand. His "doctor-to-patient translator" converts medical jargon like "cerebral infarction of the left hemisphere" into "stroke" and transforms la...
2025-11-1333 min
Empowered Patient PodcastReducing Stress and Improving Urgent Patient Care with Aaron Patzer Vital TRANSCRIPT Aaron Patzer, Founder and CEO of Vital, focuses on the stress on patients and clinicians created in urgent care, emergency rooms, and hospitals. The Vital platform provides real-time updates and plain-language explanations for patients on their mobile devices. Managing expectations for wait times, connecting to electronic health records, and providing discharge instructions increases patient satisfaction, reduces the burden on doctors and nurses, and causes and addresses staff turnover. Aaron explains, "Everything is done on your mobile phone. You step into a hospital, whether it's urgent care or an emergency visit, or if you're admitted to stay overnight, it...
2024-12-1100 minEmpowered Patient PodcastReducing Stress and Improving Urgent Patient Care with Aaron Patzer Vital Aaron Patzer, Founder and CEO of Vital, focuses on the stress on patients and clinicians created in urgent care, emergency rooms, and hospitals. The Vital platform provides real-time updates and plain-language explanations for patients on their mobile devices. Managing expectations for wait times, connecting to electronic health records, and providing discharge instructions increases patient satisfaction, reduces the burden on doctors and nurses, and causes and addresses staff turnover. Aaron explains, "Everything is done on your mobile phone. You step into a hospital, whether it's urgent care or an emergency visit, or if you're admitted to stay overnight, it...
2024-12-1125 min
The Medical AI PodcastEpisode 43: An AI system for Your Endless Wait in the Emergency Room, with Justin Schrager and Aaron Patzer, founders of VitalWaiting for emergency treatment, when you might already be in shock, can be a very distressing and lonely experience. A big part of the problem might be that you are feeling in the dark about what’s happening and how long you’ll be there. An already stressful situation could feel like an eternity. How can AI systems help here? Two men who have commercialised just such a thing are Aaron Patzer and Dr Justin Schrager, founders of the company Vital.
2024-09-0932 min
Discover PossibleSelling your company for $170M, an Interview with Aaron Patzer, Founder of Mint.comIn this Discover Possible episode you will hear an interview conducted with Aaron Patzer, the founder of Mint.com that was sold to Intuit when it reached 10 Million users. You will learn how Aaron developed as an entrepreneur and how he overcame obstacles to build Mint. Check out this episode to learn what's possible in your life!
2024-06-1822 min
Startup Theatre PodcastArtificial Intelligence is here to solve healthcare: It’s VITALHealthcare is broken. We all know it, though too many were scared to take on the behemoths who have owned this space forever.
Enter Vital.io the product built by kiwi Te Riu Warren as their founding CTO.
Hear how Te and Founder & CEO Aaron Patzer formally of Mint.com got together and Decided to take on the United States healthcare tech industry from New Zealand.
Our host Troy Hammond talks with Te about his journey. They discuss the challenges of not being able to just build an MVP in healthcare and how...
2024-04-171h 04
The Innovation SeriesRethinking Patient Experience with Dr. Justin SchragerThe Innovation Series with Host Dr. Luke Pittmantheinnovationseries.com In this episode, I (Dr. Luke Pittman) interviewed Dr. Justin Schrager, emergency physician, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vital Software. We dive deep into the crucial role of software in enhancing patient care and communication post-emergency department visits. Dr. Schrager sheds light on the varied challenges providers face and how trust plays a significant role in patient interactions.Our conversation explores Vital Software’s expansion into inpatient and outpatient care and examines healthcare economics, illustrating how tech can bridge gap...
2024-03-251h 24
Healthcare TrailblazersHow to use ‘Simplicity’ to make millions with Aaron Patzer | Ep 42.Send us a textAbout The Guest(s):Aaron Patzer is a serial entrepreneur and engineer. He is the founder of Mint, a personal finance app that was sold to Intuit. He has also founded other companies and is currently the CEO of Vital, an AI-powered patient experience tool in healthcare.Summary:In this episode, Aaron Patzer shares his journey as an entrepreneur and engineer. He talks about his background in engineering and his early ventures in starting companies. He discusses the success of Mint and his...
2023-10-3041 min
Healthcare IT Today InterviewsVital Makes Health Information More Accessible for PatientsVital illustrates how the new wave of generative AI technologies can contribute to a better life for millions of people. Vital is using AI to take inscrutable test results and doctors' notes, full of abbreviations and jargon, and produce meaningful explanations for patients in common English.
What about errors? According to Aaron Patzer, CEO, Vital's doctor-to-patient medical note translator is more accurate on average than the summaries produced by doctors themselves. Plus, with Patzer's background as Founder of Mint.com, he's obsessed with making the user interface great for those that use Vital.
Learn more about Vital: https://vital.io...
2023-10-1311 min
Outcomes RocketImproving the Healthcare Experience with AI-Powered Solutions with Aaron Patzer, Founder and CEO of VitalAI can be leveraged to improve access and ease of use for healthcare services.In this episode, Aaron Patzer explains how Vital.io offers AI-powered patient experiences, primarily in the emergency room, with a focus on simplifying and personalizing healthcare interactions for patients. He also touches on the benefits of Vital.io for both patients and caregivers, highlighting its potential to improve the overall healthcare experience.Tune in and learn how Vital.io's AI-driven approach is reshaping patient experiences and relieving caregiver burdens in healthcare.Click this link to the...
2023-09-2924 min
Screw It Just Do It with Alex Chisnall#478: Finding Your Purpose In Life - with Mint.com & Vital founder Aaron Patzer
2023-09-1539 minScrew It Just Do It with Alex ChisnallTrailer for #478: Finding Your Purpose In Life - with Mint.com & Vital founder Aaron Patzer
2023-09-1501 min
How to Talk to AIEP18: AI Writing Tools Master Review, and Live with guest Aaron Patzer and Felix Brann from Vital.io Check out the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/DTYj6p_NRm8FOR 15% OFF PROMPT PERFECT Click here & use code 'httta' at the checkout!Need a custom fine-tuned chatbot that can be spun up and deployed in minutes? Use code "Synthminds15" at GPT TrainerPodcast PageHTTTA NewsletterVital.io432 AI Writing tools reviewedKey takeaways from the episode:1. The democratization of information: We discussed the importance of ensuring AI discussions are not solely influenced by corporate interests, but rather...
2023-09-0425 min
touch point podcastTP344 - Using AI to Humanize the Patient ExperienceThere are numerous promises associated with adopting technology in healthcare, including cost savings and improved efficiency, just to name a few. However, can technology contribute to humanizing the patient experience? In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss the significance of infusing AI with a human touch. They are later joined by Aaron Patzer from Vital.io, who sheds light on how his organization employs AI algorithms to humanize the patient experience.Mentions from the Show:
The importance of humanizing AI: using a behavioral lens to bridge the gaps between humans and machines
Aaron...
2023-08-1656 min
The Collective Voice of Health IT, A WEDI PodcastEpisode 111: ”Health Care Does Not Use Enough AI.” How Vital’s Aaron Patzer is redefining artificial intelligence...in human termsMatthew has a great conversation with Aaron Patzer, founder of AI-based health care company Vital about how artificial intelligence is quickly evolving in the industry. The former founder of Mint.com discusses AI's benefits, challenges and considerations as the emerging technology plans to redefine the patient experience.
2023-07-1428 min
Business AnnouncerFrom High School to NBA Champion: Coach Tim Kennedy on Mentoring Aaron Gordon: Hosted by Annabella Marie LeuzzeWelcome to a spellbinding episode of the 'Business Announcer' podcast! This time, we're trading balance sheets for basketballs and office spaces for courts, as we navigate the thrilling world of high-performance sports from a unique business perspective. Get ready to be enraptured as we bring you an exclusive sit-down with Tim Kennedy, the transformative coach behind NBA Champion, Aaron Gordon's spectacular success story.
Envision the journey - akin to a start-up's meteoric rise from its humble garage roots to ringing the NASDAQ opening bell. That's the captivating narrative of Coach Kennedy, who has been...
2023-06-3028 min
Healthcare ChangemakersAaron Patzer of VitalAaron Patzer is Founder and CEO of Vital, a modern emergency department software for patients and providers that uses artificial intelligence to significantly reduce wait times, identify high-risk patients, and predict admits hours before they occur. If his name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s the founder of Mint.com, and was instrumental in making nearly all of Intuit’s products hyper-intuitive in the heavily regulated environment of financial services.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-06-2724 min
Screw It Just DO It with Alex ChisnallFinding Your Purpose In Life with Mint.com & Vital founder Aaron Patzer Welcome to Episode #478 with Aaron Patzer, an internet entrepreneur and the Founder of Vital, Mint.com, and Fountain. During this episode, we talk about finding your purpose in life and building business that has real value creation. Here are some highlights: To find your purpose in life, look back to your past and ask these questions: What are the things that you love to do when you were a child? What excites you during high school? What was your passion during university days? A business should have real value creation. It should save time, save money, makes people happy or w...
2022-09-1339 min
Eye On A.I.VITAL & MINTAaron Patzer, founder of the personal finance app MINT and more recently founder of the AI-based healthcare company Vital, talks about keeping customer data private and the promise, giving emergency room patients information with AI and finding friendly solutions to anxiety-producing problems.
2022-07-2841 min
The VentureFizz PodcastEpisode 266: Aaron Patzer - Founder & CEO, Vital & Mint.comI’m sure most of our listeners remember or even still use Mint.com. I have vivid memories of the company as it basically kicked off a Fintech revolution and it was such a major success story. In the span of two years, it launched at a TechCrunch event and was acquired by Intuit for $170M. This was back in 2009, about a year after Sequoia Capital published its famous RIP good times presentation.
Lofty valuations and unicorns were not a common thing back then and this exit was a homerun at the time. I still remember the blog post about th...
2022-07-2559 min
Millennium Live | A Leadership & Discovery PodcastEpisode 159 | Modernizing The Patient And Clinician ExperienceWe welcome Aaron Patzer on this episode of the Millennium Live podcast, He's the co-founder and CEO of Vital, a modern, intelligent digital health application that is transforming the care experience in hospitals and in emergency departments. Aaron is known for his success with Mint.com and for his ability to use technology to make complex things simple. Aaron shares how Vital has been optimizing user experience with consumer-grade software and artificial intelligence, and how they committed to healthcare excellence, building beautiful user experiences and intelligent software for patients and clinicians.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha...
2022-05-0629 min
Der Apfelkuchen-PodcastWahnsinn! Ein Jahr Apfelkuchen Podcast. Ich danke euch!Diese Podcast Folge habe ich, wie meine aller erste komplett unprofessionell produziert. Also ohne Nachbearbeitung, deshalb verzeiht mir bitte den ein oder anderen Patzer. Am 26. Dezember 2019, habe ich meine aller erste Podcast Folge veröffentlicht. Zeit, etwas auf das vergangene Jahr zurück zu blicken. Ich danke allen, die meinen Podcast hören und mich unterstützen. Ihr seid die besten!!! Außerdem gilt mein Dank an diejenigen, die mir immer mit neuen Ideen und Fragen gekommen sind. Ohne euch, wäre ich gewiss nicht soweit, wie ich es jetzt schon bin und dadurch kommt der Podcast ja erst richtig in Sch...
2020-12-2607 min
The Redox Podcast#31 The Lasting Impact of COVID19 on Healthcare Technology with Terrence HibbertWe started doing this show back in November 2019, back before the world changed. Then, in March, we got the pandemic that really made everything we were talking about up until that point moot. On today’s show, we’re going to dive into some of those changes.
I invited our early guests on the podcast to make a quick video answering the question: What will be the lasting impact of the pandemic on healthcare technology? We’ll hear from Dr. Bill Hansen, CMIO of UPenn, Jonathan Bush, Executive Chairman of Firefly and founder of athenahealth, Stephanie Tilenius CEO of...
2020-11-1845 min
The Redox Podcast#9 The Mint.com for health with Aaron Patzer from Vital (and founder of Mint.com)Aaron Patzer is founder and CEO of Vital, AI-powered software for hospital emergency rooms and patients. As an entrepreneur, Aaron has had success at a number of companies, most notably the ground-breaking Mint.com – which he founded in 2006 and eventually sold to Intuit. The success of Mint.com shook up the financial services industry and paved the way for other innovators, including Plaid, the platform that enables applications to connect with users’ bank accounts (Visa acquired Plaid for $5.3 billion in 2020). Last year, Aaron launched Vital to bring a similar consumer-focused mindset to emergency rooms and hospitals.
However, as you’l...
2020-02-1848 min
Eliances Heroes in BusinessAaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com (sold to Intuit for $170Million), founder/CEO Vital.comFour secrets to creating an empire with Aaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com, sold to Intuit for $170Million! Interviewed by David Cogan founder of Eliances and host of the Eliances Heroes show broadcast on am and fm network channels, internet radio, and online syndication. www.vital.com www.eliances.com
2019-08-3110 minEliances HeroesAaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com (sold to Intuit for $170Million), founder/CEO Vital.comFour secrets to creating an empire with Aaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com, sold to Intuit for $170Million! Interviewed by David Cogan founder of Eliances and host of the Eliances Heroes show broadcast on am and fm network channels, internet radio, and online syndication. www.vital.com www.eliances.com
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The Startup Playbook PodcastEp072 – Aaron Patzer (Founder – Mint.com) on the value of equityMy guest for Episode 72 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is US based serial entrepreneur, Aaron Patzer. Aaron started his career at IBM before founding 2 web development and online marketing companies. He then went on to become the technical lead for the San Jose division of Nascentric before deciding to found his own startup. […]
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2017-11-2729 min
The Side Hustle ProjectStarting a Blog (on the Side), Public Speaking, and Battling Burnout with Poornima VijayashankerIn today’s episode, we’re talking to Poornima Vijayashanker, a founding engineer at Mint—the
personal finance app that’d go on to be acquired by Intuit in 2009 for $170 Million dollars. As
one of the company’s first engineers, Poornima had a huge influence on building the product
and growing it with her college friend and founder, Aaron Patzer. As the daughter of an
engineer, Poornima began learning to code at a young age—and was a very early adopter of
the internet back when it was brand new. During her time working at Mint, Poo...
2017-10-1900 min
TNWFountain: the 'Uber for advice'Aaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com, talks to Martin Bryant about his new venture – Fountain, a marketplace that connects experts with people in need of advice.
2015-03-2304 min
Working Out#18: Let's Take A BreakIn a culture that celebrates long, unsustainable working hours, Paddy and Ashley look at how taking a break from work can actually be conducive to productivity. They talk about the guilt they've battled with when taking breaks from work and stepping away from their computers. Whether it's exercise or playing video games, though, taking time out allows you to recharge your batteries, ultimately putting you in a better place to accomplish your goals in building your passion-based business.
Aaron Patzer: Entrepreneurs who stay fit
2014-09-0328 min
Financial Post Executive PodcastLeaders Series: Aaron Patzer talks about the hyper-growth of Mint.comLeaders Series: Aaron Patzer talks about the hyper-growth of Mint.com and what corporate life is like after selling his company to Intuit for $170 million.
2011-01-2400 min
net@night (Audio)mint.com - Google Chrome OS event, Tumblr tumbles down for a day, Warp your tweets with TweetWarp, A refreshing look at mint.com, and more
Google Chrome OS event, Tumblr tumbles down for a day, Warp your tweets with TweetWarp, A refreshing look at mint.com, and more.
Hosts: Amber MacArthur and Tom Merritt
Guest: Aaron Patzer
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/netnight
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2010-12-0850 min
net@night (Video)mint.com - Google Chrome OS event, Tumblr tumbles down for a day, Warp your tweets with TweetWarp, A refreshing look at mint.com, and more
Google Chrome OS event, Tumblr tumbles down for a day, Warp your tweets with TweetWarp, A refreshing look at mint.com, and more.
Hosts: Amber MacArthur and Tom Merritt
Guest: Aaron Patzer
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/netnight
We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes.
2010-12-0850 min
Macworld PodcastQuicken Essentials for MacRob Griffiths talks to Aaron Patzer, General Manage/VP at Intuit, during Macworld Expo to hear about the company's latest personal finance software offering.
2010-02-1510 min