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The Health PulseUnlocking Health Innovation with Synthetic DataOn this episode, Alex explores the role of synthetic data in health care and life sciences with Harry Keen, Co-Founder of Hazy, and Dr. Mark Lambrecht, Global Head of Health and Life Sciences Advisory at SAS. The conversation explores practical use cases for synthetic data in the health ecosystem as well as important limitations and considerations for ensuring security and governance.A core challenge for all health and life sciences organizations is the fragmented and decentralized nature of their data. Keen and Dr. Lambrecht agree that synthetic data can be used to remove barriers, improve efficiency and...
2025-11-1830 min
The Health PulseAI for Early Detection: A New Chapter in Breast Cancer PreventionIs 2025 a pivotal inflection point for AI in health care? Dr. Connie Lehman, Co-Founder of Clairity, thinks so, and she has strong cause for optimism. Her organization’s software-as-a-medical-device product, Clairity Breast, recently received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration as the first AI platform that predicts a woman’s five-year risk of developing breast cancer.On this episode, Dr. Lehman shares her journey with Clairity, from the paper she read as a medical student that sparked the idea, to her experience navigating the new domain of image-based risk assessment with the FDA. Her current focus is o...
2025-10-2838 min
World Travel Made Easy With Itinerary BossInternational Family Travel Best Practices: Spain, Japan, and Points Mistakes to Avoid with Alex Maiersperger(Disclaimer: Click 'more' to see add disclosure) Itinerary Boss is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as YourBestCreditCards.com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. The content o...
2025-10-1544 min
The Health PulseStrengthening the Doctor-Patient Bond with AICan AI empower the doctor-patient bond? Dr. Michael Suk, orthopedic surgeon, visionary leader and innovator, believes it can. In this discussion, he explores how AI can help to free up time for patients and speaks about the current AI adoption, highlighting its use in documentation and clinical decision support. He stresses the need for ethical AI solutions and for clinicians to be involved in the design of technological solutions. The conversation touches on the pioneering lifetime joint replacement warranty, illustrating how forging lasting partnerships can lead to improved outcomes, fewer complications and lower costs. Dr. Suk explains that the...
2025-10-0722 min
The Health PulseThe Path to Purposeful and Independent AgingWhat if aging meant maintaining independence and dignity at home and in the community? In this episode, Dr. Sarita Mohanty, President and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, speaks about the foundation’s innovative community-based, person-centered approach to elder care for marginalized adults. The conversation touches on common challenges like fragmented care, affordability, cultural barriers and loneliness – a major public health issue. Did you know that loneliness can harm your health as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? Mohanty discusses the importance of designing systems with the input of older adults in mind for policy and system reforms. She explains that...
2025-09-1629 min
The Health PulseThe Hidden Formula Behind Nashville’s Health InnovationGet ready for a behind-the-scenes journey into Nashville’s booming health care sector with Apryl Childs-Potter, President of the Nashville Health Care Council. In this episode, Childs-Potter speaks about the council’s unique ecosystem, where leaders from payer, provider, tech and educational organizations come together to create a space for dialogue to enhance collaboration across common goals and challenges. The city’s collaboration culture fosters innovation, economic growth and improved outcomes. Childs-Potter reveals how the council’s programs and events connect everyone from emerging leaders to executives, accelerating careers, forging vital networks and improving the health care industry overall. The conv...
2025-08-2630 min
The Health PulseThe New Era of AI-Supported Health CareJens Dommel, Head of Healthcare EMEA at AWS, explores the transformative power of AI in health care for decision support and shares what his experience tells him successful implementations look like. Common global health care challenges – such as an aging population, burnout, preventable adverse events and costs – are on the rise. Dommel emphasizes the potential of AI in enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving outcomes and access. Dommel discusses the importance of accessible and integrated data, governance, trust and scalability for AI models. Dommel explains that successful digital transformations happen with the right skills, clearly defined goals by the lead...
2025-08-0526 min
The Health PulseHarnessing the power of data to advance clinical researchAs an attending physician, principal investigator and academic publisher, Dr. Ashita Batavia has a deep appreciation for the importance of data in clinical development. In her role as Head of Hematology and Oncology Data Sciences, R&D, at Johnson & Johnson, she’s helping shape the future of clinical trials.In this podcast episode, Dr. Batavia shares her ideas for improving clinical trials and delivering better therapies to patients. She is particularly interested in pragmatic trial designs where data and AI help reduce the burden of trial participation for patients and providers without compromising the collection of safety an...
2025-07-1524 min
The Health PulseWhat everyone in health care can learn from a Chief Patient OfficerStacy Hurt has found her dream job as Chief Patient Officer at Parexel. On this episode of The Health Pulse, Hurt shares how her 25-year career in health care, along with personal experiences as a caregiver and Stage 4 cancer survivor, fuel her passion for patient advocacy. From AI’s clinical applications to patient data ownership, Hurt sees all innovations through the lens of patient empowerment – offering time, information, resources and hope. Tune in for her insights and inspirations for organizations and patients alike.
2025-06-2425 min
The Health PulseScaling AI projects for life-changing impact in pharmaThe work of delivering innovative therapies to patients must be done well and quickly. This became the leadership mantra for Nevine Zariffa, former Head of Biometrics and Information Sciences at AstraZeneca, following her personal battle with cancer. Diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) at 33, Zariffa's cancer has been in remission for 25 years thanks to an investigational drug she received through a compassionate use clinical trial.In this episode, Zariffa joins Alex to discuss the evolution of AI in the pharmaceutical industry. She emphasizes the importance of a strong connection between business leaders and data scientists in scaling...
2025-06-0322 min
The Health PulseFrom Research to Patient Care: Bridging the GapWhat is a learning health care system, and how close are we to achieving it? According to Dr. Marc Berger, we have a long way to go, but there’s plenty of cause for optimism. Berger is a physician, scientist and researcher who spent much of his career in clinical and outcomes research in the pharmaceutical industry.Now semiretired and consulting, Berger recently joined host Alex Maiersperger on the podcast. He explained that a true learning health care system removes the barriers between research and patient care. This goal requires digitization and integration of all health care da...
2025-05-1334 min
The Strategy of HealthFixing Healthcare: Solutions Beyond Hospitals
In this episode, Cole from the American Journal of Healthcare Strategy is joined by Alex Maiersperger, Global Healthcare Product Marketing Leader at SAS and Co-Founder of the Advancement League. They discuss the intricate link between healthcare and overall health, addressing systemic challenges, the role of health administrators, and innovative approaches to improving health outcomes. They reflect on the current state of healthcare, the cultural factors affecting health, and the importance of collective action and dialogue
in driving meaningful change. The conversation highlights the need for a balance between advanced medical care and preventive health measures, emphasizing collaborative efforts across...
2025-02-0531 min
Healthcare Executive PodcastMid-Career Mastery: Finding Joy and ImpactAntwan Williams, Orlando Health, and Alex Maiersperger, SAS share their wisdom as seasoned healthcare leaders who have successfully navigated their mid-career phases and nurtured meaningful connections.
2024-11-2000 min
The Health PulsePeople, Technology and the Journey to a Healthier TomorrowLita Sands, Managing Director of Life Sciences at Deloitte, is passionate about how people and technology come together to create a healthier future. In this episode, Sands explains to Host Alex Maiersperger why life sciences organizations must strengthen their relationships with health care and ensure data and analytics form the backbone of their companies. According to Sands, technology is easy, while change management and the partnership between business and IT represent critical challenges. When it comes to generative AI, Sands advises life sciences organizations to focus on what she calls “no regrets bets,” emphasizing the importance...
2024-10-2926 min
The Health PulseTeaching Medical Students About Equity and AIDr. James Hildreth, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Meharry Medical College, is a passionate leader speaking about health equity, the power of AI in medicine and how aspiring physicians can be supported throughout their studies. In this episode, Hildreth speaks about the influence of social determinants of health-on-health equity and offers advice on reducing inequities. Host Alex Maiersperger and Hildreth discuss impactful AI use cases in health care, such as the documentation of notes from patient and physician interactions, so that physicians can focus their time on the patient. Hildreth explains that AI can accelerate the di...
2024-10-0128 min
The Health PulseUnlocking the Potential of AI in Health Care: A Vision for ChangeDr. Onyi Daniel, Sinai Health System Board Member and former Vice President for Data and Analytics Strategy at Highmark Health, is a passionate health tech leader who speaks about change management, AI use cases, health equity and the importance of responsible AI.In this episode, Daniel shares her leadership experience and explains why it is incremental that health care leadership can articulate the vision for technological change and define the associated value. Host Alex Maiersperger and Daniel discuss emerging AI use cases in the health care industry, such as ambient listening or code generation, which can improve...
2024-09-1028 min
The Health PulseAI, Imaging and the Race to Develop TherapiesArtificial intelligence holds tremendous potential for advancing clinical research. On this episode of The Health Pulse podcast, host Alex Maiersperger connects with Dr. Greg Goldmacher, Associate Vice President for Clinical Research and Head of Clinical Imaging and Pathology at Merck. Goldmacher identifies AI’s ability to automate advanced image measurements and improve insight into disease biology to support clinical development. From a clinical radiology perspective, AI has the potential to improve diagnosis and opportunistic screening for earlier disease detection. Goldmacher leaves us with his thoughts on the synergies needed within life sciences organizations to bring clinical development and data sc...
2024-08-2027 min
The Health PulseImproving Health for All of UsIn a world where your zip code can have as great an impact on your health as your genetic code, how can we create a healthier future for everyone? On this episode of The Health Pulse, we hear from Dr. Joyonna Gamble-George, a neuroscientist at the Yale School of Public Health, and Dr. Karriem Watson, Chief Engagement Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, about how the All of Us program deepens our understanding of social determinants of health and addresses health care disparities. The All of Us Research Program is a div...
2024-08-0624 min
The Health PulseA Conversation With an Oncology LegendDr. Otis Brawley, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of oncology and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, is passionate about cancer research, prevention and high-quality cancer care. He served as Chief Medical and Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President of the American Cancer Society from 2007 to 2018 and has published over 200 scientific articles. In this episode, Dr. Brawley speaks about the impact of socioeconomic factors on cancer rates. Smoking, obesity and poverty are leading causes of cancer in the United States. With cancer rates rising, Dr. Brawley emphasizes the importance of prevention and risk reduction, including healthy lifestyle choices such as reg...
2024-07-1633 min
The Health PulseEmpowering Cancer Patients With Lifesaving InformationDr. Maya Said, Founder and CEO of Outcomes4Me, aims to empower cancer patients worldwide to be proactive about their care with information and technology. On this episode of The Health Pulse podcast, Said shares how a personal health scare illuminated for her how overwhelmed cancer patients feel when they face understanding their diagnosis and treatment options, finding the best providers and clinical trials, managing treatments and costs, and navigating their lives and relationships during treatment. The experience inspired her to launch the platform Outcomes4Me, which uses data and AI to help cancer patients become more i...
2024-06-2521 min
The Health PulseHealth Care Interoperability and AI in ActionDr. Michael von Wagner, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at University Hospital Frankfurt and a pioneer in interoperability, speaks about the importance of a seamless data exchange for personalized patient treatments and efficient health care systems. On this episode, Dr. von Wagner joins Alex Maiersperger to discuss health data standardization, new regulations, and two pioneering data and AI projects at University Hospital Frankfurt. A team of experts came together at the hospital to integrate data from different sources into a dashboard that monitors trends in the development of antibiotic resistance, enabling optimization of treatments. In another project, they c...
2024-06-1122 min
The Health PulseWhat to Really Expect From Generative AIGenAI is rapidly making the once impossible possible. On this episode of The Health Pulse, SAS’ AI Product Strategy Advisor Marinela Profi chats with Host Alex Maiersperger about just how fast the needle is moving and what we can and cannot likely expect large language models (LLMs) to solve anytime soon. Some of the GenAI use cases Profi is most excited about are in the health care space, helping providers accelerate tasks and glean valuable information for diagnostic and care decisions. She shares a balanced perspective on the possibilities and caution required when applying generative technology in hea...
2024-05-2133 min
Healthcare TrailblazersThis Is Why Your Healthcare Costs a Fortune!Send us a textWelcome to another episode of the Healthcare Trailblazers podcast! Today, we’re thrilled to sit down with Alex Maiersperger, Global Principal at SAS and co-founder of a unique healthcare summit that feels more like a gathering of close friends and family. Join us as Alex shares his journey from obtaining a Master of Public Health to influencing global healthcare strategies.Key Takeaways:* Career Pathway: Learn how Alex’s early experiences shaped his career in healthcare management and strategy.* Healthcare Insights: Dive into the business side of healthcare, exploring challenges and...
2024-05-0339 min
The Health PulseLLMs for everyone in health and life sciences?There is no shortage of interest around large language models (LLMs) in the health care and life sciences space. Are organizations able to successfully operationalize LLMs in a cost-efficient, regulatory-compliant and ethical manner?On this episode of The Health Pulse podcast, SAS Global Medical Director Dr. Steve Kearney and host Alex Maiersperger discuss key considerations around the application of LLMs. Explore how organizations are improving data interoperability and converging across health care and life sciences – thus positively impacting patient outcomes and experiences.
2024-04-3017 min
Master Your Healthcare CareerThe Power of Networking and Investing in Yourself with Alex MaierspergerEver wonder how a young professional can go from a MHA graduate of the University of Utah, a CAHME Accredited program, to a health tech industry expert and master networker? In this episode of Master Your Healthcare Career we welcome Alex Maiersberger. Alex is a Global Principal for Health Care at SAS, the category leader in AI and Analytics. Prior to joining SAS, Alex served in corporate strategy at sector leaders Blue Cross in North Carolina, and Geisinger Health Plan. But underlying a career growth path is something different…what he did for others. Al...
2024-03-1434 min
Planetary Health First Mars Next, a Michael Mann production#32 Alex Maiersperger: Young Health Leader Summit and Advancement League Alex Maiersperger#32 Alex Maiersperger: Young Health Leader Summit and Advancement LeagueAlex Maiersperger
2023-11-1844 min
Healthcare RethinkInfluence and Connection Across Healthcare Starts with a VOICEIn the latest episode of the Healthcare Rethink podcast, presented by FinThrive, host Brian Urban sits down with Alex Maiersperger, the Global Principal Healthcare at SAS. Their conversation charts the role voice plays in influencing and connecting the healthcare industry. Maiersperger, who co-founded the Advancement League, shares his journey from being a healthcare optimist to leading global product marketing efforts at SAS. This episode highlights the significance of blending public health knowledge with business acumen, emphasizing the need for a holistic approach in healthcare.
2023-10-2033 min
Digital Thoughts PodcastMaking a difference in 24 hours | Alex Maiersperger (Global Health Care Principal at SAS and Co-Founded of the Advancement League)Alex Maiersperger is Global Health Care Principal at SAS and Co-Founded the Advancement League. SAS helps you get more done with faster, more productive AI and analytics from the most trusted analytics partner on the planet. Produce answers as fast as the world produces data with SAS. With over forty years of analytics innovation, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.The Advancement League helps you find career happiness and community impact. They are holding their Young Health Leader Summit on July 31 - August 2, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Register here: h...
2023-07-011h 05
Charge the WaveEp. 08 - Alex MaierspergerIn this episode of Charge the Wave, we welcome guest Alex Maiersperger, Global Principal, Health Care at SAS, Host of The Health Pulse Podcast, and Cofounder of Advancement League.
Tune in to this episode as Alex talks about:
Co-founding Advancement League, and its mission
the upcoming Young Health Leader Summit, why he started the summit and who it’s for
having a boss/leader who supports you, and why it’s important for your mental/physical health and ability to thrive.
his career path, from hospital adminis...
2023-06-1554 min
Inside: The Digital Health & Sales Locker RoomEpisode #17: Alex Maiersperger and Antwan Williams, Advancement LeagueWelcome to Alex Maiersperger and Antwan Williams, Co-Founders of the Advancement League, to the Podcast!Alex Maiersperger is the Global Principal, Industry Marketing for SAS’ Health Care business, leading community enablement, product launches, and marketing within the partner ecosystem to help organizations around the world use AI and analytics to improve health. Alex also co-founded the Advancement League and Young Health Leader Summit, a pioneering membership organization and event that helps health care leaders find careers they love with community impact along the way. Prior to SAS, Alex defined what drives “exceptional experience” within the corporate...
2023-05-0446 min
The Health PulseThe right tools for the right questions to fight cancerDr. Richardus Vonk, VP, Head of Oncology Statistics and Data Management at Bayer, wants to see cancer become a manageable disease in his lifetime. With as many as one in two people getting cancer at some point in their lives, the goal to better treat and eventually prevent and cure cancer is incredibly impactful. On this episode of the Health Pulse Podcast, Vonk sits down with host Alex Maiersperger to discuss the role of data, analytics, AI and automation in advancing cancer research and drug development. He explains that AI is playing an important role in early detection of...
2023-05-0218 min
The Health PulseThe Health Pulse S3E11: Is Value-Based Care Failing?What makes value-based care work? Bryony Winn shares her views on key enablers, implementation challenges and how they can be overcome. Winn is President of Health Solutions at Elevance Health. Being born and raised in Africa, educated in the UK, having worked in Europe as a consultant and moved to the United Stated, Bryony Winn has a truly international career path and a wealth of knowledge of different health care systems. On this episode, host Alex Maiersperger and Winn talk about the role technology plays in integrating care systems. She tells us a big challenge is patients a...
2022-11-0121 min
The Health PulseThe Health Pulse S3E8: Is The Great Pandemic Yet to Come?Could the bird flu cause the next pandemic? Dr. Robert Redfield thinks so, and shares his views on the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons to prepare for new infectious diseases. Redfield is a virologist and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Advisor to the Governor of Maryland and Senior Medical Advisor at PERSOWN. Dr. Redfield joins host Alex Maiersperger to speak about public health measures against the COVID-19 pandemic and shares insights into what has worked, what hasn’t, and what learnings decision makers could apply in the...
2022-09-2038 min
The Health PulseThe Health Pulse S3E6: Saving Lives With Better, Faster, Affordable DiagnosticsEric Doherty is President of PERSOWN, the company striving to make a lifesaving impact by delivering accurate, rapid and affordable diagnostics to the point of care anywhere in the world.In this episode of The Health Pulse, Doherty joins host Alex Maiersperger to discuss disparities in global health care and how access to high-quality, low-cost diagnostics can help close the gap. Doherty shares the shocking statistic that there are 0.23 doctors per 10,000 people in the world’s poorest countries. What’s more, diagnostic errors account for the deaths of 7 million children per year worldwide.PERSOWN addresses deva...
2022-08-2321 min
The Health PulseThe Health Pulse S3E4: The End of Global Supply Chains?What has disruption taught us about global supply chains? Dr. Robert Handfield shares his vision on what agile and resilient supply chain models look like in the future. He is Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University, as well as Founder and Executive Director of The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. On this episode, Handfield joins host Alex Maiersperger to talk about the impact of the pandemic on global supply chains and provides insights into what has worked, what hasn’t, and what learnings we can apply in the future. Handfield spea...
2022-07-1231 min
The Health PulseThe Health Pulse S3E3: Why Forecast Agility Is King in the New World of Supply Chain DisruptionFor Felipe Sotelo, it’s all about priorities. That’s why Dad & Husband are the titles on his LinkedIn profile. It’s also why he now believes demand forecast agility is more important than accuracy in the post-pandemic world of supply chain disruptions. On this episode of The Health Pulse, positive thinker, business reinvention leader and writer Sotelo joins host Alex Maiersperger to share his insights as a supply chain leader for organizations including Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceuticals and PepsiCo. Forecast accuracy can never be perfect, and in a scenario full of disruptions, Sotelo argues that it’s more im...
2022-06-2820 min
The Health PulseThe Health Pulse S3E2: Meet your digital health twin of the futureIs it too much to expect health care to deliver delightful experiences? Dr. Koen Kas doesn’t think so, and his vision includes digital twins, personal data stores and preventive medicine. He is a health care visionary, digital health and biomarker expert, health-tech entrepreneur, Professor of Molecular Oncology and Digital Health at the University of Ghent, international keynote speaker and author of Sick No More and Your Guide to Delight. Host Alex Maiersperger and Kas talk about the concept of delight thinking, an approach that requires stakeholders to think outside the box – creating new health care delivery model...
2022-06-1427 min
The Health PulseThe Health Pulse S3E1: The (Not So) Secret to Making Cancer Care More Equitable and EffectiveDr. Sean Khozin is on a mission to break down silos and improve access to quality cancer care for all. Khozin is a board-certified oncologist, physician scientist, data scientist and the CEO of ASCO’s CancerLinQ, a nonprofit health technology company focused on improving health outcomes for all patients with cancer. On this episode of The Health Pulse, Khozin joins host Alex Maiersperger to discuss how his organization is democratizing access to the best cancer care by bringing real-world evidence based tools to the point of care. As Khozin explains, only about 5% of cancer patients can access cl...
2022-06-0129 min
BYOB: The Healthcare PodcastEpisode 13 - The Advancement League with Alex Maiersperger and Dionte MaddenIn the 13th episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to have a great conversation with the guys behind the Advancement League. The Advancement League describes itself as a social movement and membership organization helping leaders put Health, Everywhere. They are known for bringing leaders inside and outside of traditional healthcare together for the annual Young Health Leader Summit and first-of-their-kind 24-hour Community Impact Competition and "Road Trip" experiences. Tune in to hear from Alex and Dionte on how the Advancement League looks to shift the paradigm on creating sustainable change in the healthcare landscape!
2022-02-1446 min