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What does it really take to move from manual open encounter workflows to autonomous professional fee coding? On this episode, Evan Davis, senior application analyst at the University of Kentucky HealthCare, explores the organization’s ambitious autonomous coding evolution. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

On this episode of The Dish on Health IT, Tony Schueth, CEO of Point-of-Care Partners (POCP), welcomes Angel Ballew, Head of Pharmacy Clinical Programs & Services at Centene Corporation, along with Seth Joseph, Managing Director of Summit Health Advisors, and Jason Reed, Senior Consultant at Point-of-Care Partners, for a discussion about what it will take to scale pharmacist-delivered clinical services. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Reverification at Scale Without the January Bottleneck Brittany Lemoi, Revenue Cycle Director of Authorizations and Verifications at Ivy Rehab, will share how her team approaches reverification across a nationwide therapy network. She will discuss the operational challenges Ivy faced, how its collaboration with Infinx has evolved, and what both teams have learned about building a more scalable and consistent process. Brought to you by www.infinx.com Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

On this episode, host Carol Flagg talks with Megan Antonelli, founder and CEO of HealthIMPACT Live. Megan joins the show to discuss the rise of curated, community-driven events and gives a preview of the HealthIMPACT Fall Forum set for October in NYC. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Limited Six Part Series: Straight Talk, Better Benefits with The Phia Group Join Dr. Nick and Adam Russo, CEO of The Phia Group for Part 5: AI Isn’t the Enemy, But Opaque Use Might Be AI use in healthcare is creating a growing trust divide. Patients increasingly self‑diagnose through chatbots while suspecting that insurers use the same technology to deny claims. Even the term “preferred provider” network is misleading, “contracted doctors” would be more accurate, since these networks reflect negotiated pricing rather than quality, fueling cynicism and confusion. Quick AI searches often amplify the Dunning‑Kruger effect, making patients feel like experts while lacking critical context. The real solution lies in embracing “augmented intelligence,” using AI to eliminate mundane tasks so humans can focus on strategy. Transparency, ethics, and equity,, while keeping people firmly in the loop, are essential to transform AI from a feared weapon into a trusted tool that serves patients and professionals alike. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Adam Russo invites Garrick B. Hunt, Director of Business Development for The Phia Group to discuss challenges in self-funded healthcare with renewal season approaching. Adam and Garrick share insights on rising healthcare costs and NSA/IDR disputes as major pain points, with plan sponsors increasingly seeking independent claims reviews and considering benefit trimming while maintaining plan value. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Industry Organizations and Associations with AMCP On this episode host Tom Testa continues his series on industry organizations that are making a difference for their members with Susan Cantrell, CEO of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP). With a diverse membership and history dating back to 1988, AMCP strives to ensure patient access to affordable medication and shape healthcare policy. Take a listen and learn more about AMCP. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”.

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

What's Holding Healthcare AI Back? To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode Jim welcomes George Bosnjak, co-founder of Morph Services and Dale Brown, MediVix CEO. Their recent partnership addresses the persistent challenges seen in the pharmaceutical space that particularly affect vulnerable patients. It is rare when best practices meets government mandates but this is a case study of when one plus one can equal three. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Ericka Adler is joined by Dennis Thornton, health care real estate advisor at CARR, to discuss how physicians and other health care practitioners can make informed real estate decisions when leasing, purchasing or expanding their practices. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

The Borderless Healthcare Revolution Is Already Here Dr. Sarah Matt discusses themes from her book The Borderless Healthcare Revolution, what consumer-centered health means from a surgeon’s point of view, and why we can’t burn down the system even when we see so many flaws.  All that, plus a recap of the Rap Community's June Think Tank chat about the ongoing move to preventive health. Join the free community at https://healthcarerapcommunity.com to attend our monthly chats.  Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

When Doing the Right Thing Pays: Community Health Centers and the Future of Value-Based Care Host Dr. Robert Murry, CMO at NextGen Healthcare talks with Bob Theis, chief executive officer of Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, about why health centers are uniquely positioned to lead the shift toward value-based care. Community health centers have long delivered the kind of whole-person, outcomes-focused care that value-based models are designed to reward. They discuss how accurate risk capture, attention to social needs, and proactive Medicaid outreach help patients stay connected to care. Theis also shares how one patient-centered program reduced emergency room visits among a group of 250 patients from approximately 1,500 per year to fewer than 400. The conversation also explores how data, AI and automation can reduce administrative burden, strengthen documentation and give care teams more time to focus on patients. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

S1E8: Caris Life Sciences Series - Part 2 of 3: The Access: Liquid Biopsy and Expanding Access to Precision Oncology Host Shahid Shah with his guest Joseph C. Murray, MD, PhD, is Senior Medical Director at Caris Life Sciences. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Building an AI Lead Scoring System That Boosted Conversion by 70% Your marketing engine is generating leads, but how do you know which ones are actually worth handing to sales? That is the question at the heart of this episode, and it is one that gets harder to answer the bigger your funnel gets. On this episode, host Adam Turinas sits down with Nick Panayi, a technology marketing veteran who most recently led marketing at Inovalon. If you listened to the episode with Nick last year, you know he has spent his career at the intersection of marketing and AI. This time he is back to walk Adam through something he built with his partner Chris Marin: an AI-powered lead scoring system that moved his team’s MQL-to-opportunity conversion rate from 10 percent to 17 percent in a single quarter. That is a 70 percent improvement in lead conversion. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode hosts Fred and Gregg welcome David Shulkin, MD who served as U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs under President Trump and before that as VA Under Secretary for Health under President Obama. In this conversation Secretary Shulkin makes a counterintuitive argument: the VA's government-run, globally budgeted healthcare system is a model the private sector should be learning from, not dismissing. The discussion spans the VA's landmark hepatitis C elimination campaign, its AI-powered suicide prevention program, the structural case for population health over fee-for-service, and why Shulkin believes incremental reform has run its course. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Dan Marino welcomes Dr. Suzanne Brixey, Executive Director of Fortify Children's Health, to explore how value-based care can transform pediatric healthcare. While value-based care has gained traction in adult medicine, pediatric care has often been left out of the conversation. Dr. Brixey discusses how Virginia's statewide pediatric clinically integrated network is advancing a new approach designed specifically for children and families. She explains why pediatric payment models and quality measures must differ from those used in adult care, how early intervention and preventive care can improve lifelong health outcomes, and why addressing behavioral health, social drivers of health, and family well-being is essential to creating healthier children, stronger communities, and a more sustainable healthcare system. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

The Healthcare Challenge for 20% of Americans who prefer languages other than English On this episode host Tom Foley invites Dipak Patel, CEO of Globo, a healthcare interpretation company to dicuss language barriers and access to healthcare. There is a need for language services across all patient touchpoints, not just during clinical visits and the role of AI in interpretation should complement human interpreters rather than replace them, particularly for clinical conversations. Meeting language barriers can also bring financial benefits to health systems with reduced readmissions and length of stays. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Sticking the Landing in Healthcare's AI Era: Turning Innovation Into Operational Impact Host Russ Branzell, President and CEO of CHIME, sits down with Vivek Swaminathan, CEO of Cardamom Health, for a thoughtful conversation on what it takes to succeed in healthcare's next era of transformation. As health systems navigate accelerating AI adoption, mounting operational pressures, and evolving patient expectations, leaders are being challenged to move beyond innovation for innovation's sake and focus on measurable outcomes. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

The Skin Microbiome Revolution: Personalized Skincare Without the Guesswork Nathan Shatz, founder of SuperBiome, reveals the results of Jared's skin microbiome test live on the air, explains how germs are good, and shares how it motivated him when people told him he was too young to be a founder.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about whether GLP-1’s will be more disruptive than AI. Does it mean that we can sometimes get lost in the current ways that healthcare grows its profits and forget that society’s better off with less chronic disease?  Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Finding Your True Customer Profile with Bruce Brandes In this episode, host Adam Turinas sits down with Bruce Brandes, a 35-year healthtech veteran. Together with his longtime friend and business partner Brian Shulman, he is building WhaleHawk, which they call the first agentic sales accelerator built specifically for healthcare. We dig into why go-to-market in healthcare is so uniquely hard, why generic prompting in Claude or ChatGPT will not solve it, and what it actually takes to combine AI with deep healthcare-specific data to find the right accounts, at the right time, with a warm path in. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Recorded live from BIO 2026 in San Diego, host Gil Bashe sits down with two executives advancing one of the most audacious ideas in modern vaccinology: replacing the syringe with a tablet. Steven Lo, President and CEO of Vaxart, Inc., and Dr. Sean Tucker, the company's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer to discuss what it would mean to put a flu, COVID-19, or norovirus vaccine in a pill, no needle, no cold chain, no waiting room. The conversation spans Vaxart's clinical pipeline, its Gates Foundation-supported maternal immunization study in Africa, a therapeutic HPV vaccine candidate, and the deeply human question of why, if you make prevention easier, more people will actually show up for it. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode Jim Tate welcomes Rachel Dunscombe, CEO of HL7. Topics include global aspects of interoperability, the wild card of the effect of AI on interoperability, and the changing nature and source of data streams. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Matt Fisher talks to Dr. Joel Diamond, Chief Medical Officer at Aranscia, about defining genetics, genomics, and molecular testing; switching treatment from body area to specific genetic makeup; connection to precision medicine and recognizing individual variations; defining pharmacogenetic testing and how to build into workflows. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

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

What Website Search Data Can Reveal to Health Systems On this episode host Tom Testa sits down with Chris Pace, VP of Digital Experience Strategy, for SearchStax, recognized as a leader in G2 Enterprise Search and as a Fast-Growing Company by Deloitte and Inc. He discusses how website search data can reveal valuable insights about patient needs and friction points within healthcare organizations. He explains that search serves as a content discovery layer, representing patient intent beyond just finding specific pages, and can expose where patients are struggling or encountering barriers. Chris shares how healthcare systems should focus on making their digital experiences easy and accessible rather than trying to match large consumer brands. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Complex Compliance – Why Healthcare Laws are So Complicated Host Adam Russo continues his special series with Jen McCormick, VP of Consulting at The Phia Group focusing on compliance and legal issues facing self-funded health plans. Jen shares interesting questions brokers are asking, particularly around PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager) transparency and conflicts of interest. Additional the debate between ICHRA (Individual Coverage HRA) versus traditional self-funding with captives. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Winning Mobility: How AVA Mobility Is Redefining Aging in Place Host: Janae Sharp Guests: Hamed Tabkhi and Mona Azarbayjani, Foresight Cares. Winners of the Charlotte Innovation Day Pitch Competition Join host Janae Sharp for a conversation with Hamed Tabkhi and Mona Azarbayjani, as they explore how ForesightCares is transforming the future of aging with AI-driven mobility insights for older adults, caregivers, and clinicians. We'll dive into AVA Mobility, their AI-powered, at-home mobility awareness and wellness platform that makes movement screening simple, accessible, and proactive. Trusted by independent living communities and valued by everyday consumers, AVA Mobility helps people stay informed, confident, and independent. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Order Management, Community Hospitals, and Mini Golden Doodles with Eric Gasser On this episode hosts Angie Shin and Dave Smith engage with Eric Gasser, VP of Information Systems and CIO at Wooster Community Hospital Health System. They discuss Eric's journey from nursing to healthcare informatics, the importance of community in healthcare, and the innovative workflows being implemented to enhance patient access and experience. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Kroger Health's Jim Kirby Recaps Nourishing Change '26 Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail talk to Kroger Health's Jim Kirby who recaps the Nourishing Change Conference's biggest year yet, highlights what stood out from sessions and exhibitors, and gives a preview of what to expect as the Movement continues into 2027 and beyond.  Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Merging Organizations Without Breaking the Revenue Cycle Mergers and acquisitions may bring organizations together on paper, but revenue cycle operations rarely align automatically. This Office Hours discussion explores what leaders should understand about workflows, systems, reporting, culture, and operational continuity when RCM teams and processes come together. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

The State of Healthtech Marketing – Mid-Year Check-in Over the last month, host Adam Turinas has spoken with more than 30 health tech marketing leaders who are part of the Healthtech Marketing Network. He wanted to hear firsthand from them about how the first half of the year has gone and how they’re feeling about the rest of 2026. He was surprised by what I heard. On this episode, he sits down with his colleague Mark Erwich, Chief Strategy Officer at Health Launchpad, to discuss what they learned. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

AI Implementation in Healthcare Should Enhance Human Skills On this episode host Tom Foley invites Dr. Nabil George Badr, CTO for HendrenAI. Nabil describes AI as "intelligent automation" that accelerates feedback loops and improves productivity. He shares insights on patient privacy concerns with ambient listening technology and the need for proper governance and guardrails. Nabil discussed his approach to AI implementation in healthcare, emphasizing that it should enhance human skills rather than replace them. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode Dr. Nick shares a conversation he had with Dr. George W. Sledge, Jr., EVP and Chief Medical Officer at Caris Life Sciences as part of a recent AI in Action virtual summit. Their discussion focused on From Discovery to Delivery: How AI Is Reshaping Biotech. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

S3E10: CISO Burnout Has No Pajama Time: Carter Groome on the Human Cost of Healthcare Cybersecurity Host Frank Cutitta: Guest: Carter Groome, Founder and CEO of First Health Advisory To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Hosts: Megan Antonelli and Janae Sharp Join hosts Janae Sharp and Megan Antonelli for Five Good Things: A rapid-fire segment highlighting positive developments in digital health. Janae and Megan share insights on recent innovations, successful implementations, and emerging trends that are driving progress in healthcare technology. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

On this episode host Justin Barnes returns to the Moffitt Cancer Center for this first of a 7-part series for a deeper dive into oncology of today. Part 1, Digital Innovation & the Future of Cancer Care with Kamal Jethwani, MD, VP Digital Ventures & CEO AccelerOnc and Nainesh Parikh, MD, VP Chief Expansion & Partner Officer from the Center. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Navigating Treatment, Access, and Outcomes in Idiopathic Hypersomnia On this episode guest host Denise Wolff, PharmD, CEO & Founder of Denise & Co., LLC, welcomes Zachary Contreras, PharmD, RPh, Director of Pharmacy Benefits, Sharp Health Plan, for a discussion on idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), a chronic neurological sleep disorder that remains widely underrecognized despite its profound impact on patients’ lives. Together, they explore the challenges of diagnosing IH, including a diagnostic delay that can exceed a decade, the significant burden the condition places on work, relationships, education, and overall quality of life, and the reasons many patients remain invisible within healthcare systems. The episode highlights practical steps health plans can take today to reduce barriers to care, improve long-term outcomes, and help patients with idiopathic hypersomnia receive the diagnosis and treatment they need sooner. Sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals.

Host Dr. Jay Anders welcomes Anna Dover, PharmD, Senior Director of Editorial Content at First Databank (FDB). Together they unpack pharmacogenomics — using a patient's genetic profile to predict which drugs will work and which will cause harm — and why it's one of the most exciting frontiers in personalized medicine. They explore the data challenges holding it back, from genetic results trapped in unstructured PDFs to the lack of a standard transmission vocabulary and the gap between health system and community pharmacy. Dover also details FDB's new MCP for grounding large language models in evidence-based, clinically curated drug information.

Cityblock President Mike Roaldi on the Changing Economics of Care Delivery Mike Roaldi, President of Cityblock Health, discusses the economics of care delivery while working to better engage consumers, what’s behind Cityblock’s recent growth, and how patients are using ChatGPT for their health.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the new Samsung Health app features. How is Samsung positioning the upcoming Galaxy Watch as a proactive health partner, and how can we lead the charge to bridge the gap between healthcare and prevention? Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Automation is changing patient access, but prior authorization still requires more than bots, portals, and percentage-based promises. On this episode, Lindsey Nelson, Product Marketing Director at Infinx, explores why agentic workflows, human expertise, clinical judgment, and operational visibility all matter when organizations are trying to reduce delays, avoid denials, and keep work moving. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

What if the biggest gap in American health care isn't a drug, a device, or a diagnosis, but a discipline? On this episode host Fred Goldstein sits with Dr. Heather O'Hara, Chair of the American Board of Preventive Medicine, and Dr. Joshua R. Mann, founding Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, to unpack the often-misunderstood specialty of preventive medicine. They trace its reach across public health, occupational and environmental medicine, aerospace medicine, and lifestyle medicine, and explain why prevention-trained physicians rarely run stand-alone clinics, instead embedding inside hospitals, health departments, and employer health systems. The conversation turns candid on the economics of prevention, physician burnout, and what it will actually take for the health system to move "upstream." To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

June News You Can Use Healthcare 2026: Stranger Than Fiction, Funnier Than It Should Be The discussion includes the ADA inadvertently demonstrated the Streisand Effect by censoring its own published editorial, turning a minor issue into a major news story; Millions are losing ACA coverage, while legal loopholes allow some emergency rooms to refuse patients unable to pay upfront; AI-powered ECG analysis is uncovering hidden signs of heart disease, proving AI can augment, not replace clinicians; A high-profile dispute between OpenAI and OpenEvidence reminds us that even peer-reviewed research deserves critical scrutiny; And because healthcare is never boring, a French emergency department ended up calling the bomb squad over a World War I artillery shell in an unforgettable place. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

As hospitals face increasing financial pressures, workforce shortages, and growing demands for surgical efficiency, perioperative performance has never been more critical. Yet one of the most overlooked drivers of success may be sitting right in the operating room.On this episode Dan is joined by Dr. Angel Martino-Horrell, anesthesiologist, consultant, and perioperative operations expert, to discuss the evolving role of anesthesia leadership in surgical services governance. Together, they explore why traditional perioperative leadership structures are no longer sufficient, how anesthesiologists provide a unique system-wide perspective across the surgical continuum, and why leading organizations are giving anesthesia a stronger voice in operational decision-making. Whether you're a hospital executive, perioperative leader, surgeon, or anesthesia professional, this conversation offers valuable insights into building stronger governance structures and improving surgical performance across the organization. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On the 7/11 episode Matt talks to Brian Miller, CEO, Sovato, about the history of remote procedures and related technology; importance of reliability in all facets of technology connected to remote procedures; considerations for implementing remote procedures; potential impact of remote procedure technology to improve access; integrating solutions into flows for clinicians and patients. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Why AI and Digital Health Pilots Die Before They Scale | Dr. Sarah Matt, The Borderless Healthcare Revolution Health systems spend billions on transformation that works in the boardroom and collapses at the clinical unit. Dr. Sarah Matt, a surgeon turned health technology executive, explains why most AI and virtual care initiatives fail at adoption rather than design, and how her Five Pillars of Access give leaders a practical way to evaluate what will actually scale. A direct conversation about trust, financial sustainability, and building care models that stick. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

How AI is Helping Us Understand Consumers' Health Behaviors Kristy Roldan, VP of Growth at MDRG, joins Jared to talk about the newest ways that healthcare is happening outside of hospitals, why outlier thinking is important in consumer research, and how AI is and isn’t helping us better understand consumers’ health behavior. All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Noom’s new at-home biomarker testing. How can this latest move from correction to detection impact the quickly changing direct-to-consumer preventive space, and are we witnessing the digital front door and new patient consult transform right before our eyes? Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Host Ericka Adler is joined by Daniel Gould, Private Wealth Advisor with Heritage Planning Partners, to discuss the financial planning considerations health care providers should address before and after selling a professional practice. The episode explores the importance of building the right advisory team, preparing for a significant liquidity event, and developing strategies to manage taxes, investments, and long-term financial goals. Ericka and Daniel also discuss common mistakes practice owners make after a sale, estate planning considerations, and how thoughtful planning can help preserve wealth for future generations. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Healthcare is Accelerating: How Community Health Centers Can Keep Up Host Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare, chats with Isaiah Nathaniel, SVP and chief information officer, Delaware Valley Community Health, about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Community Health Centers (CHCs) today. Isaiah shares how Delaware Valley is supporting provider work-life balance, reducing costs while keeping care-quality high, and using AI responsibly. He also discusses the importance of investing in continuing education for chief information officers and IT directors at community health centers nationwide. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

How Array is Connecting Behavioral Health Experiences Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail talk to Shannon Werb, CEO of Array Behavioral Care, who describe what the digital entry points for mental health look like today, the downsides of investing so heavily in digital access, and what it takes to make virtual mental health actually feel personalized and trustworthy for patients.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Oura and Resmed’s new partnership. How are they creating a ""wearables to care"" strategy, and how can health become more preventive as more consumer devices become entry points to care? Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/