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HealthBiz with David E. WilliamsHealthBiz Podcast moves to CareTalk: Healthcare Unfiltered ChannelThe HealthBiz podcast is moving to the CareTalk: Healthcare Unfiltered Channel. From now on, when you want to listen to HealthBiz, head over to one of these links:Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6ZApple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcastCareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ I launched the Health Business Blog exactly 20 years ago, on March 1, 2005 to provide my perspectives on healthcare business and policy. I wrote thousands of posts and started sprinkling in audio in...
2025-03-1303 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Proscia CEO David WestDigitization and AI are transforming pathology by accelerating research and modernizing the clinical workflow. Proscia co-founder and CEO David West's entrepreneurial journey --and experience with digitization and handling personal information-- began with a business converting VHS tapes to disc. We explore David's multidisciplinary approach, combining software, biology, and physics, which led to the creation of Proscia and its flagship platform, Concentriq. This conversation traces his path from academic research at Johns Hopkins University to becoming a key figure in medical technology innovation, highlighting the transition of pathology from traditional methods to digital solutions.The discussion i...
2024-02-0832 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsLeqembi: Five insights on the first fully approved Alzheimer's drugLeqembi was just approved to treat early stage Alzheimer's. In this solo episode, host David Williams shares five thoughts.Leqembi is just different enough from Aduhelm to survive scrutinyPatient registry requirement is a good ideaThe delivery system isn't readyHealth equity will sufferPublic health and prevention would be money better spentAs of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk...
2023-07-1306 minHealthBiz with David E. Williams6 healthcare predictions in 60 secondsHealth Business Group president David Williams delivers 6 health care industry predictions in this rapid-fire episode to kick off 2023.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams.
2023-01-1000 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Science 37 CEO David ComanScience 37 is a publicly traded pioneer in decentralized clinical trials, which offers an end-to-end 'operating' system for trial sponsors and CROs. The company leverages its various networks to enable hybrid and fully decentralized trials. The decentralized model also helps foster diversity and inclusion, which has become an important selling point.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https...
2022-09-0831 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Capsule CEO Eric KinariwalaLots of businesses talk about solving consumer headaches, but it’s much more literal for today’s guest. Founder and CEO Eric Kinariwala woke up with a terrible headache one morning that was made even worse by trying to deal with the pharmacy.$600M and 7 years later, Capsule is taking the friction out of the consumer experience, driving improved fill rates, and saving physician offices dozens of hours a month each. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: S...
2022-07-1428 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Convergent Therapeutics CEO Dr. Phil KantoffConvergent Therapeutics is a clinical stage startup company bringing a new approach to the deployment of radiopharmaceuticals to treat and possibly even cure certain cancers, starting with the prostate.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes...
2022-07-0731 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Jvion CMO John FrownfelterCan AI fill the healthcare gaps left by the Great Resignation, enable the shift from episodic to value based care, make care at home viable and indicate when a patient is ready for hospice care? If you ask Jvion chief medical officer, Jonathan Frownfelter (which I did) the answer is an emphatic yes!As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast...
2022-06-3027 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Concert Health Founder Spencer HutchinsSpencer Hutchins got his startup experience right out of Colby College, with a senior role in John Kerry’s presidential campaign. From there he took on a series of government and policy roles before co-founding Reflexion, a rehab software company.And then in 2016 he founded Concert Health, which helps independent physician practices deliver integrated behavioral health services. In essence it’s a group practice that leverages Collaborative Care Management reimbursement from Medicare, commercial insurers and now Medicaid to do the right thing for patients.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Heal...
2022-06-2330 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with H1 Founder Ariel KatzAriel Katz founded H1, the largest global healthcare professional data ecosystem, and was named a 30 under 30 by Forbes, which he describes as embarrassing. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Wi...
2022-06-1624 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with eClinical Solutions CEO Raj IndupuriRaj Indupuri's company, eClinical Solutions provides infrastructure to process data and extract value. The pandemic has accelerated the transformation to digital, and decentralized trials in particular have been a boon for the company,As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business...
2022-06-0928 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Adial Pharmaceuticals CEO Bill StilleyAdial Pharmaceuticals CEO Bill Stilley is leading the development of a genetically targeted therapeutic agent for alcohol use disorder. Adial is currently completing a Phase III trial to determine whether this oral medication can reduce overall alcohol use and the number of heavy drinking days.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host...
2022-06-0224 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsAlzheimer's diagnosis via retinal scan. Interview with RetiSpec CEO Eliav ShakedEliav Shaked is a biomedical engineer from Israel who once worked at a summer camp in upstate New York. A favorite staffer there developed dementia and went downhill so fast that Eliav couldn’t even visit her. That’s when he decided to focus his talents on early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. RetiSpec --short for retinal spectroscopy, is an innovative imaging company using artificial intelligence to detect neurodegenerative diseases. Eliav co-founded the company and is its CEO. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
2022-05-2623 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Caravan Health CEO Tim GronnigerValue based care is hard enough even in a well resourced setting. So just try making it work in a rural area without the scale, staffing and population density. But that’s the market Tim Gronniger, CEO of Caravan Health is addressing, bringing together safety net and community health systems to deliver high quality, low cost care in a culturally sensitive mannerAs of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/po...
2022-05-1926 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Happify Health CMO Dr. Murray ZuckerMental healthcare is still sometimes in the shadows, so what better way to bring it out than with a friendly, upbeat name like Happify Health? Chief Medical Officer Dr. Murray Zucker explains why the company is ideally suited to these troubling times.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams i...
2022-05-1229 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Carrum Health CMO Randy HawkinsThe end of the pandemic is the start of a perfect storm for surgical overutilization. Patients who postponed surgeries are having them now, other patients got sicker or fatter during the lockdowns, and surgeons are looking to recoup their losses by doing more cutting.Today’s guest, Dr. Randy Hawkins, is here to discuss what his company, Carrum Health is doing to eliminate unneeded surgeries and offer written guarantees on the necessary procedures that are performed in their centers of excellence.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and ca...
2022-05-0525 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Aktana CEO David EhrlichAfter getting grossed out by witnessing open heart surgery in 4th grade, David Ehrlich wanted nothing to do with medicine. So it’s somewhat ironic that he became CEO of Aktana, an intelligent customer engagement company serving the healthcare industry.Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
2022-04-2829 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Yosi Health CEO Hari PrasadHari Prasad grew up in Madras, India and moved to a small town in West Virginia to go to school at age 19. From there he focused on healthcare economics and held a series of jobs where he analyzed the patient journey and created the infrastructure for success under accountable care.But the idea for Yosi Health https://yosi.health/ came from his own experience. After dislocating his shoulder he had the very painful experience of filling out all sorts of paperwork before being seen. Ouch!Yosi --which means 'awareness' or 'think'-- was created to improve t...
2022-04-2127 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Candoo Tech CEO Liz HamburgDigital access is now considered a Social Determinant of Health. Candoo CEO Liz Hamburg is addressing the need by providing tech support to older adults.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced...
2022-04-1427 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with American Familia Author David A. MoralesFaith and resilience brought David Morales off the streets of Lynn, Massachusetts and out of poverty, helped him succeed at an elite college and in the worlds of government service and healthcare business.He’s a strong believer that his story can inspire other discounted youth to dream big and achieve those dreams.I first met David a decade ago when he was a senior executive at Steward Health Care. I learned something of his background, but now he’s put it all out there in his memoir, American Familia. You’ll get a taste of Dav...
2022-04-0740 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Icario CEO Steve WiggintoniCario is a Health Action company, which strives to go beyond the typical patient engagement approach to motivate patients to do something. Icario’s success has been driven by its ability to achieve results for health plans, the increasing need for outreach during the health emergency, and new competitive pressures on the company’s customers from more consumer oriented organizations, like retailers.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple...
2022-03-3135 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Tivity CEO Richard AshworthPurveyor of Silver Sneakers talks complementary medicine and striving for healthy aging during the pandemic.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams.
2022-03-2425 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Abarca Health CEO Jason BorschowAbarca is a PBM with a difference. It emphasizes transparency, offers guaranteed drug trend, and has a flexible, modern platform. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams.
2022-03-1729 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Noyo CEO Shannon GogginNoyo is a connections gateway for modern insurance. Co-founder Shannon Goggin started life in small-town Maine, then moved on to the tech world of Silicon Valley.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were...
2022-03-1029 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with MedAware CEO Gidi SteinGidi Stein founded MedAware after the tragic, preventable death of a 9 year old from a medication prescription error. The company uses AI to dramatically reduce prescribing mistakes.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025...
2022-03-0337 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with mPulse Mobile CEO Chris NicholsonChris Nicholson moved around a lot as a kid. He wasn’t an Army brat --his family just had a habit of building houses, selling them, and moving along. It probably wasn’t easy to shift schools all the time--especially middle school, but it helped him learn to adapt and become good at meeting new people.After a long stint at Humana, Chris led the spinout of mPulse Mobile as founder and CEO. The company tailors patient engagement to the individual, leveraging conversational AI, behavior change models and educational content. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part...
2022-02-2422 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Centivo CEO Ashok SubramanianAshok Subramanian believes that primary care is the key to affordable, high-quality healthcare. Centivo, where Ashok is CEO offers a primary-care focused plan to private employers. The company encourages employees to develop deep primary care relationships and rewards providers for achieving strong clinical and cost-effectiveness goals. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.co...
2022-02-1633 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Biotricity CEO Waqaas Al-SiddiqMany computer engineers grew up playing video games, but Waqqas al-Siddiq had a more traditional Canadian upbringing, hunting and enjoying the cold, expansive outdoors. Maybe it was the tracking of game that led him into remote monitoring with design roles at IBM and Intel.Biotricity provides leading edge biometric monitoring for medical and consumer markets with an emphasis on diagnosis and post-diagnostic products for chronic illness and wellness.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open...
2022-02-1015 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Definitive Healthcare CEO Jason KrantzJason Krantz set his career path at age 12, when he learned that he could make more money in his lawn mowing business by hiring other kids to mow the lawns. Jason has led Definitive Healthcare, a healthcare commercial intelligence company from founding to IPO.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ H...
2022-02-0327 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Shoreline CEO Kleanthis XanthopoulosKleanthis Xanthopoulos grew up in Greece, with an interest in science and business. His academic achievements gave him his choice of where to pursue his advanced studies. He chose Sweden, which enabled him to remain in Europe without switching to the local language. Eventually he relocated to the US where he played a key role in the Human Genome Project before turning to entrepreneurship.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple...
2022-01-2726 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsCNS drug development roundtable with Annovis and CleneAlzheimer’s, Parkinson's, ALS, MS --these are all serious or fatal neurodegenerative diseases that lack effective treatments. Thankfully, innovative companies are developing promising, novel therapies in the field.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through Ma...
2022-01-2022 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsRegenerative medicine roundtableAthersys CEO BJ Lehmann, Axogen EVP and CFO Peter Mariani and I gathered for a regenerative medicine roundtable discussion in advance of the 2022 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 w...
2022-01-1322 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Qualio CEO Robert FentonQualio's eQMS is a quality management system for pharma, devices, and cannabis is built on the 12 pillars of quality,As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams.
2022-01-0621 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Elucid CEO Blake RichardsElucid is a non-invasive cardiac imaging company that competes with HeartFlow, but goes beyond by quantifying plaque based on histopathology. It’s an FDA-cleared tool that helps avoid invasive cath lab procedures and helps physician identify patients who need more aggressive treatments.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is...
2021-12-2321 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsRemote patient monitoring with Essen's Dr. Sumir SahgalDr. Sumir Sahgal is a pioneer of primary and specialty care for underserved patients. He has partnered with Verustat for remote patient monitoring.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna...
2021-12-1632 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Yuva Biosciences co-founders Keshav Singh and Greg SchmergelGreg Schmergel and Keshav Singh don’t claim to have found the Fountain of Youth. But by founding Yuva Biosciences https://www.yuvabio.com/ they do intend to extend the “health span” --in other words, the length of time that people are leading healthy, energetic lives.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host D...
2021-12-0931 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Mitesco CEO Larry DiamondLarry Diamond is a competitive guy and has been successful in his career based on doing things he was told weren’t possible. As CEO of Mitesco he’s redefining primary care and preventionAs of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Busi...
2021-12-0223 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Hebrew SeniorLife CEO Lou WoolfWhen the Hebrew SeniorLife search committee interviewed Lou Woolf for the job as president, they were a little surprised that he brought up his experience working with the Children’s Television Workshop as a relevant qualification. But wait, he told them: Sesame Street and the Muppets gave kids a lot of credit for what they could understand and enjoy. HSL does the same for older adults: having high expectations about what’s possible.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open...
2021-11-2439 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Hint Health CEO Zak HoldsworthZak Holdsworth came all the way from New Zealand farm to help reform the US healthcare system. At Hint Health he’s enabling a direct care model that frees mostly primary care practices up from the overheads, hassles and misaligned incentives of third party reimbursement.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host Da...
2021-11-1826 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with OnQuality co-founder Dr. Hong TangHong Tang grew up in rural China, and was encouraged by her pharmacist sister to become a physician. As co-founder of OnQuality, she is developing targeted cancer supportive therapy to address the root causes of oncology treatment side effects rather than just treating the symptomsAs of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host...
2021-11-1118 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Advanced Human Imaging CEO Vlado BosanacAdvanced Human Imaging CEO Vlado Bosanac oversees an impressive array of smartphone-based human scanning technologies, with applications in fitness, mHealth, life and health insurance, and apparel. You’ll find the technology embedded across many partner apps. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting fir...
2021-11-0433 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Congruity CEO Justin DavisEntrepreneur Justin Davis leverages his background in math and football to help telemedicine companies identify the right interventions for patients.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams.
2021-10-2825 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Better Health CEO Naama Stauber BrecklerBetter Health, a startup that takes urology and ostomy supply to the next level with simple processes, personal consultations with experts, peer coaching and education. It’s the kind of experience I would want for myself and loved ones. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of hea...
2021-10-2124 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with surgical quality advocate Dr. Sanjay PrasadDr. Sanjay Prasad is on a mission to improve surgical outcomes. After many years as a surgeon, he’s founded a company that helps patients find the best surgeon for their condition and avoid surgeries they don’t need. He’s also laser focused on reducing racial disparities in surgical care.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https...
2021-10-1422 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Aristea Therapeutics CEO James MackayAristea is developing drugs for inflammatory diseases, starting with palmoplantar pustulosis. James shares his journey from small town Scotland to big pharma and San DiegoAs of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced...
2021-10-0732 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with AdhereHealth CEO Jason RoseAdhereHealth helps Medicare Advantage plans boost their star ratings by improving medication management and CAHPS scores. After a stint working with adolescent schizophrenia patients, Jason has been in healthcare technology his whole career.In his spare time he works with Operation Song in Nashville, helping military families tell their stories through songwriting. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://ww...
2021-09-3038 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with IDEA and Protodigm CEO Mike ReaMike Rea is a self-professed bad scientist and bad musician but despite --and perhaps even because-- of those limitations, he’s built some pretty good companies.Mike runs a record company, aptly named Medical Records and hosts his own book club/ podcast about innovation in pharma.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.co...
2021-09-2130 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Datavant's Jason LaBonte and Bob BorekDatavant is fostering an ecosystem of healthcare data to facilitate secure exchange of information and analytics that improve patient care. The company recently made headlines through a $7 Billion merger with Ciox, uniting Datavant’s world of de-identified data with Ciox’s domain expertise in patient identified records.In this episode of the HealthBiz podcast, Datavant’s Chief Strategy Officer Jason LaBonte and Chief Operating Officer Bob Borek discuss the evolution of healthcare data, the Ciox merger, how the company has fared during the pandemic, and their long term vision.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of Car...
2021-09-1547 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with StimLabs CEO John DanielRegenerative medicine, Marine Corps, beer trucks. it's all covered in this interview with StimLabs CEO John Daniel.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams.
2021-09-0916 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with epocrates General Manager Diane Bartoliepocrates provides reliable information for clinicians, which has been particularly helpful during the pandemic. Diane has made her career in publishing and is married to author Neal Bascomb.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through...
2021-09-0247 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Solarity CTO Chez TschetterAs CTO and CIO of Solarity Chez Tschetter enables major health systems to share medical records with one another, efficiently and accurately. Chez grew up in South Dakota and likes the place so much that he’s recruited more than 100 Solarity IT staff to join him thereAs of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ H...
2021-08-2627 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Halo Health CEO Jose BarreauHalo Health, which provides a cloud-based solution to unify all communication channels for efficient, role-based collaboration. It's designed by clinicians for clinicians.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams.
2021-08-1923 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Allurion co-founder Shantanu Gaur Shantanu helps develop and launch balloons --not into the sky but into the stomach-- where they help patients feel full and lose weight. The product is on the market in Europe and the Middle East, and there are plans for the US and China as well.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.ca...
2021-08-1232 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Affinity Empowering's Michael TkachAffinity Empowering Chief Behavioral Health Officer and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Michael Tkach studies the linkage between inflammation and depression while pioneering a streamlined and powerful approach to pool testing. Two swabs anyone?As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business G...
2021-08-0531 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Blue Water Chairman Joe HernandezJoe Hernandez, Chairman and Founder of Blue Water Vaccines and Blue Water Acquisition Corp is leading the way toward a universal flu vaccine and joining the SPAC brigade. But why did he work for the Danish ministry of foreign affairs? As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president o...
2021-07-2929 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Wolters Kluwer GM Frank JacksonAs General Manager at Wolters Kluwer, Frank Jackson is deploying technology such as Natural Language Processing and code translation engines to help payers contend with the COVID-19 whipsaw.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through M...
2021-07-2229 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with RxRevu Founder Carm HuntressRxRevu helps doctors make the best prescribing choices for patients at the point of care. Founder Carm Huntress tells the tale behind the company's birth and massive growth.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group.
2021-07-1431 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Lean TaaS CEO Mohan GiridharadasMohan Giridharadas earned an MBA from Stanford and was a senior director for years at McKinsey, but it took an insight from a casual conversation at a Silicon Valley cocktail party to give him the direction for Lean TaaS, where he’s founder and CEO. A decade and $200 M of investment later, the company is leading the way in operational optimization of healthcare assets. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/sho...
2021-07-0832 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Seqster CEO Ardy ArianpourSeqster co-founder and CEO Ardy Arianpour is bringing person-centric interoperability to the masses. With the 21st Century Cures Act, Ardy contends that Seqster essentially is the law.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. ...
2021-07-0131 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Glympse Bio CEO Caroline LoewGlympse Bio CEO Caroline Loew tells what it's like to lead a high-profile spinout from MIT, reflects on her time at big pharma, love for organic chemistry, and strong bond with her grandmother.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business...
2021-06-2440 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with CytImmune CEO Saba MalakCytImmune Sciences is an emerging leader in cancer nanomedicine. It is a platform company with products of its own in development. CEO Saba explains the technology and why he is confident it will ultimately help patients. The company has a Phase II development collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, and is scaling up its manufacturing to be ready.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered...
2021-06-1732 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Curation Health CEO Kevin ColotonKevin Coloton always knew he’d be in healthcare. After all, both of his parents and all of their friends worked in the field. Three years ago he founded Curation Health to help providers make the shift to value based care.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is pr...
2021-06-1037 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Eosera CEO Elyse Stoltz DickersonEosera CEO Elyse Stoltz Dickerson turned a 10 minute meeting with a CVS executive into an order to stock 8000 stores with the company's earwax remover. Learn how a "very driven little child" overcame dyslexia and grew up to achieve corporate and entrepreneurial success.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams...
2021-06-0325 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Dock Health CEO Dr. Michael DocktorWith a name like Docktor, how could Michael Docktor grow up to be anything but a physician and CEO of Dock Health? Answer: He couldn't.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced...
2021-05-2732 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with HighRoads CEO Brian KimBrian Kim has made his career in the business of healthcare, from health plans to biotech to the early days of Internet health, and then on to claims processing. As CEO of HighRoads for the past six years, Brian is helping plans exit the spreadsheet era and gain the ability to create, sell and manage a myriad of insurance offerings. In this edition of the HealthBiz podcast, Brian shares his progress at HighRoads and lays out his vision for the future of health insurance –including an epiphany he had while hiking in the Grand Canyon.As...
2021-05-2035 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsGetting the most out of expert interviews. A conversation with Karen DonovanInvestors and management consultants often use expert networks like GLG and Guidepoint to arrange interviews with subject matter experts. These interviews are pricey so it's important to get the most out of them. My colleague, Karen Donovan and I offer five tips to help you succeed.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ ...
2021-05-1328 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Navigating Cancer CEO Bill BunkerNavigating Cancer focuses on enabling the best care for patients, with a particular emphasis on the 95+ percent of the time that they’re not in the office.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 we...
2021-05-0630 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with 2Life CEO Amy Schectman2Life CEO Amy Schectman has improved the lives of thousands of older adults with first-rate living quarters and activities. Under her leadership, 2Life is opening a new affordable housing complex annually and keeping the virus away.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting...
2021-04-2936 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with CMO extraordinaire Michael CantorCantor Group CEO, Dr. Michael Cantor traces his career in medical practice, policy and leadership across academic medicine, benefits managers, and start-ups. We discuss the impact of digital technologies in bringing healthcare closer to patients, how payment systems are changing to support telehealth and home care, what’s new in nursing homes, and how disparities are baked into the system.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us...
2021-04-2234 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Papa CEO Andrew ParkerPapa --which offers Family on Demand-- was born from founder and CEO Andrew Parker’s experience arranging a youthful pal for his own Papa, a fairly demanding guy. When Papa was pleased with the service, Andrew knew it would appeal more broadly.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host Da...
2021-04-1529 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with CorEvitas CEO Raymond HillRay Hill grew up on a farm and took up rowing in college. So he’s always been a hard worker and an early riser. In this edition of the HealthBiz podcast, Ray brings us up to date on progress at CorEvitas. As CEO and Chairman he’s led the company’s expansion from a singular rheumatoid arthritis registry to a broader autoimmune and inflammatory company with registries, real world evidence, biorepositories, and patient engagement capabilities.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the fo...
2021-04-0834 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Podimetrics CEO Jon BloomAs an anesthesiologist, Jon Bloom was distressed to participate in so many foot amputations for diabetic patients. He vowed to do something to consign this barbaric, Civil War era procedure to the dustbin of history. Eventually, he met up with some like-minded co-founders at an early Hackathon and the result was Podimetrics.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk...
2021-04-0134 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with SonderMind CEO Mark Frank SonderMind CEO Mark Frank helps make behavioral health more accessible, approachable and utilized. In this episode, Mark describes how his upbringing in Atlanta, Japan and Germany shaped his outlook and how family members have influenced his enlistment in the military and his path with SonderMind.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host Dav...
2021-03-2536 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsInterview with Proprio CEO Gabe JonesAs founder and CEO of Proprio, Gabe Jones is helping surgeons see around corners. If all goes according to plan, the company’s innovations will infuse all of surgery, making great surgeons even better and bringing up the average as well. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, virtual reality --it’s all in there! As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.y...
2021-03-1835 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsJennifer Michelle on healthcare marketingJennifer Michelle has a master’s of public health and she’s also an EMT. So naturally she makes her living as a healthcare marketing consultant, as president of Michelle Marketing Strategies. She’s a podcast host, too. Her Leading with Health podcast features female healthcare leaders.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.ca...
2021-03-1128 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsCuravit CEO Joel Morse on virtual clinical trialsJoel Morse has devoted his career to building innovative companies that serve the pharmaceutical industry. His latest venture, Curavit Clinical Research runs decentralized or virtual trials, which have gotten huge in the pandemic. In this episode of the HealthBiz podcast, Joel talks about decentralized trials and why they’re growing. He also opens up about his experience building C3i, and how it led him to adventures around the world, including Joel’s involvement with the royal family in Bulgaria.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be fo...
2021-03-0429 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsPrognos Health CEO Sundeep Bhan on Healthcare AnalyticsPrognos Health founder Sundeep Bhan’s family liked the idea of him becoming a doctor. But as long as he stayed as a pre-med in college they let him take whatever courses he wanted. He explored art history and communications, and eventually wandered back to healthcare as a company founder. It’s a good thing that he has that entrepreneurial streak, since one of his board members told him he was not employable.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open...
2021-02-2434 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsWolters Kluwer CTO Jean-Claude Saghbini's pandemic predictionsWolters Kluwer Health CTO, Jean-Claude Saghbini has been thinking a lot about how the pandemic will change healthcare. In this episode we discuss his predictions about scaling telehealth, accelerating evidence, predicting and preventing with AI, the changing roles of healthcare workers, and moving beyond interoperability to supra-operability.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/
2021-02-1824 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsAledade CMO Dr. Emily Maxson on Primary CareAs a primary care physician and Chief Medical Officer of Aledade, Dr. Emily Maxson helps independent primary care physicians participate in accountable care organizations, preserve their independence and financial viability, and boost quality and access for patients.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president...
2021-02-1131 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsChartWise CEO Steven Mason on Clinical Documentation ImprovementIn this episode of the HealthBiz Podcast, ChartWise Medical Systems CEO, Steven Mason shares his journey from New Orleans to Nashville, explains how his background in organizational development and consulting prepared him for corporate leadership, and opines on the impact of President Joe Biden’s Administration on healthcare.We discuss CDI: clinical documentation integrity, and how it’s shifting as payment models get more complex and COVID-19 upends traditional care patterns.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open...
2021-02-0429 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsSocial Determinants of Health with Unite Us Leaders Taylor Justice and Christina MainelliAfter Taylor Justice was medically discharged from the Army, he learned firsthand about social determinants of health through working with other veterans. It led him to co-found Unite Us to digitally connect community services like housing, education and substance abuse counseling to meet the holistic needs of individuals.As Chief Operating Officer, Christina Mainelli brings her healthcare industry knowledge to link physical and behavioral healthcare with community based services to support a whole-person approach. And she brings her savvy in scaling up healthcare businesses.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk...
2021-01-2840 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsJavara CEO Jennifer Byrne talks clinical trials and integrated researchJennifer Byrne has spent her whole career in clinical trials, working on more than 8000 studies. So she knows a thing or two about the needs of pharma sponsors, clinical sites and patients. As founder and CEO of Javara, Jennifer is spearheading a new concept: the integrated research organization or IRO, a novel model for bringing clinical research into the healthcare ecosystem. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple h...
2021-01-2140 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsShould I get a home genetic test? Ask business anthropologist Matt ArtzMatt Artz represents that rarest of specimens: the business anthropologist. In that role he advocates for the responsible design of human-centered technologies. He has a particular focus on the benefits --but mainly the risks-- of consumer DNA testing.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David...
2021-01-1431 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsWhat’s next for healthcare as Dems take the Senate?It’s a momentous week in Georgia, Washington and these United States. In this special episode of the HealthBiz podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst, Brian Rye and I discuss the health policy implications of the likely 50+1 Democratic Senate majority. Listen as we discuss drug pricing, Medicare Advantage, and the public option.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast Ca...
2021-01-0718 minHealthBiz with David E. Williams2020 hindsight. How my COVID predictions faredI made 5 predictions about the COVID-19 pandemic in April, then graded myself in September. Tune in for the end of year update and a glimpse at 2021.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were...
2020-12-3024 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsMedical indexing in the EHR era: EDCO CEO Andrew FehlmanHave you ever heard of medical record indexing? I hadn’t until I met Andrew Fehlman, CEO of Solarity. His company works with major US health systems that have implemented top-end electronic medical records like EPIC and Cerner. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare str...
2020-12-2325 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsGoCheck Kids CEO Kevon Saber shares vision with pediatriciansGoCheck Kids uses a smartphone based tool for early vision screening. CEO Kevon Saber talks about his own upbringing and how to make screening easy, even during the pandemic.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes...
2020-12-1729 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsReal-time patient feedback with Feedtrail CEO Paul JaglowskiPaul Jaglowski's Feedtrail takes patient experience surveys to the next level, collecting information during encounters. Legacy players like Press Ganey, Qualtrics and NRC are getting nervous.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were...
2020-12-1033 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsLyniate's Drew Ivan on interoperabilityUS healthcare is still a Tower of Babel, with electronic health records unable to communicate with one another. The pandemic has made things worse as people get testing and care in unusual settings. Lyniate's Drew Ivan charts the path out of this mess.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. W...
2020-12-0332 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsAmazon Halo Band or Apple Watch? Why not both?Which is better: The Amazon Halo Band or Apple Watch? HealthBiz podcast host David Williams gives you the rundown based on his head-to-head test. And this episode is just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so you can make the right holiday shopping decision. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Ho...
2020-11-2518 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsNiall Brennan brings data to the healthcare partyNiall Brennan isn’t one to pull punches. From his perch as CEO of the Health Care Cost Institute he uses data to call out the moral and ethical failures of the US healthcare system. Insulin pricing, air ambulances, surprise billing, the pandemic. Whatever the topic, Brennan brings his sharp wit and deep reservoir of healthcare knowledge.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us...
2020-11-1933 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsICER’s Dr. Steve Pearson and the COVID drug pricing modelDrug pricing is the hottest topic in healthcare, and ICER founder Dr. Steve Pearson is the coolest person to discuss it with. In this episode of the HealthBiz podcast, Steve describes how ICER compiles and analyzes clinical evidence to estimate the fair value of treatments for COVID-19 and other serious illnesses. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.y...
2020-11-1233 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsJean Mixer: Boston Children’s digital health mavenJean Mixer is Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Boston Children's Hospital. She discusses digital health, the pandemic, and what she'd do if she had a time machine.As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025...
2020-11-0523 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsFriends do business together: Clerio Vision’s Totterman and ZapesochnyMike Totterman and Alex Zapesochny are childhood friends who've started two successful healthcare technology companies together. Listen to their latest plans to upend the LASIK and contact lens markets.Show notes:Mike’s LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/totterman/Alex’s LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/zapesochny/ iCardiac Technologies (now part of ERT) https://www.ert.com/icardiac/ Clerio Vision https://www.cleriovision.com/ The Hard Thing about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-hard-thing-about-hard-things-ben-horowitz?variant=32122118471714 The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/ Health Business...
2020-10-2938 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsThe 30 Years’ War for value-based care: Archway’s Dave TerryWhen Dave Terry started his career in healthcare three decades ago, he noticed something odd and disturbing. The fee-for-service model meant doctors were paid for quantity, not for quality or cost effectiveness. Since then he’s been working to do something about it: for the first twenty years at American Practice Management, then Partners Healthcare and Harborside Healthcare. He made progress, but also learned the limitations of acting against entrenched interests.For the last decade he’s gotten even more serious, co-founding Remedy Partners in the wake of the Affordable Care Act and then Archway Health, where he i...
2020-10-2229 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsPharma jumps into digital health: Medullan’s Ahmed AlbaitiThe pharmaceutical industry is one of the last to be transformed by the digital revolution. But companies like Roche and Novartis have been experimenting for a long while, and the fruits are finally ripening. Medullan CEO Ahmed Albaiti is a digital health pioneer. In this episode of the HealthBiz podcast, he takes us on a trip down the memory lane of digital health, sharing pharma’s successes and failures. We discuss the shock brought on by COVID-19 and why software is often classified as a medical device. He also shares his vision for an integrated and harmonized fut...
2020-10-1534 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsiPhone and iPad in healthcare: DrChrono's Daniel KivatinosLike many healthcare entrepreneurs, Daniel Kivatinos was a tech guy whose bad personal experience with the healthcare system led him to try to make things better. The founding of DrChrono a decade ago coincided with the birth of the iPad and iPhone, and the company has been closely linked to Apple hardware ever since. In fact, Daniel is such a hardcore Apple guy that he recommends buying two Apple watches so you can wear one while the other is charging!In this edition of the HealthBiz podcast, Daniel charts the history of DrChrono and shares what’s co...
2020-10-0835 minHealthBiz with David E. WilliamsRemdesivir powers, activate! Surya SinghWouldn’t it be great if remdesivir magically cured COVID-19? Too bad it doesn’t. So what should we be willing to pay for a drug that shortens hospital stays and might reduce mortality? In this episode of HealthBiz, physician and healthcare executive Surya Singh shares his take on drug pricing, ICER and the future of the pandemic. Check out the links.Surya’s LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/surya-singh-8540032/ Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) remdesivir pricing model https://icer-review.org/announcements/alternative_pricing_models_for_remdesivir/ Letter from State Attorneys General about rem...
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