Healthcare NOW Radio
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Healthcare NOW Radio offers commentary and discussion on the latest developments and trends impacting healthcare information technologies, healthcare innovations, healthcare delivery, and more. Our shows are hosted by industry thought leaders who are well-respected subject matter experts.
Episodes
- VBC Insights: The Shift to Value: How Payers Are Adapting to Rising Costs
This episode of Healthcare NOW Radio explores how payers are adapting to rising costs and shifting to value-based care. The discussion focuses on insights into current trends and adjustments within the healthcare industry.
- Health Stealth Radio: What a 22 Year Veteran Healthcare IT Marketer Really Thinks About AI
Larry Kaiser, a 22-year veteran healthcare IT marketer and CMO, shares his views on AI's role in healthcare marketing, arguing for the importance of human expertise and the evolution from SEO to GEO.
- Unscripted the AMCP Podcast: Vaccines Trust and the Truth Behind the Noise
This episode of the AMCP Podcast features guest host Steve Kheloussi, Ria Westergaard, and Rekha Lakshmanan discussing the challenges to vaccine trust, including misinformation and access. They explore how managed care can help rebuild tru…
- The CereCore Podcast: Tim Powers, Chief Financial Officer, Idaho Hospital Association
Tim Powers, Chief Financial Officer at the Idaho Hospital Association, shares his perspective on the importance of advocacy in rural health. The discussion was featured on The CereCore Podcast.
- The Dish: Interoperability as Infrastructure
Tony Schueth hosts Dr. Thomas Keane, Alix Goss, and Janice Reese on The Dish to discuss health IT interoperability, covering policy, standards, and practical implementation hurdles.
- Inside Angle: Change Management for AI in Revenue Cycle
Josh Amrhein and Thea Campbell discuss strategies for managing AI adoption in healthcare revenue cycles, focusing on measuring results and enabling professionals to move to higher-impact tasks.
- Healthcare Rap: Let's Talk About Men's Health
Reza Amin, CEO of Bastion Health, discusses the founding of the first nationwide virtual men's health clinic, access gaps, and potential improvements in health outcomes when men engage in health conversations. The episode also covers the l…
- Revenue Cycle Optimized: Making Patient Financial Responsibility More Manageable
Stuart Newsome and Evan Martin discuss optimizing the revenue cycle by addressing patient financial responsibility through upfront verification, estimation, and clear payment options to improve the financial experience.
- In Practice: Running an Independent Practice with Dr. Dodji Modjinou
Dr. Dodji Modjinou shares insights on operating an independent medical practice, covering challenges like staffing and prior authorizations. He emphasizes the importance of a growth mindset, technology, and support systems in sustaining a…
- PopHealth Week: From Network Discounts to Population Health with Frank Roby, Averify
Frank Roby, CEO of Averify, challenges the separation of price, quality, and risk in employer health plans. He explains how Averify's index reveals pricing ambiguity in network discounts, leading to improved population health outcomes.
- This Just In Radio: HIMSS26 with John Henderson and Hal Wolf
Justin interviews John Henderson of Rady Children's Health and Hal Wolf of HIMSS live at HIMSS26 in Las Vegas.
- The Healthtech Marketing Show: How We Grew Inbound Meetings 89% by Optimizing for AI Search
Health Launchpad experienced an 89% year-over-year increase in inbound meetings and a 3.6x rise in traffic by optimizing for AI search engines. Host Adam Turinas discusses their strategy with Chief Strategy Officer Mark Erwich.
- Health UnaBASHEd: Dr. Christina Madison on Why Public Health Starts at the Counter
Dr. Christina Madison joins Gil to discuss the evolving role of pharmacists in public health. They cover topics including the chronic misdiagnosis of cardiovascular disease in women, the impact of PBMs and automation, and the ongoing effor…
- News You Can Use Special Edition: Phia Group Part 1 of 6 Straight Talk, Better Benefits
Adam Russo built The Phia Group to combat healthcare waste and fraud. By incentivizing employees with cash rewards for identifying billing errors and eliminating traditional premiums, deductibles, and copays, Phia Group achieved a 99% empl…
- The Tate Chronicles: Joseph Plampin of Titan Containers
Joseph Plampin from Titan Containers joins host Jim to discuss the complexities and innovations in cold chain logistics for shipping vaccines and blood products globally.
- VBC Insights: HIMSS 2026: AI, Data, and the Future of Care
This episode discusses how healthcare payers are shifting to value-based care strategies due to financial pressures. It highlights the importance of selective partnerships, data-driven decision-making, and payer-provider collaboration in m…
- Healthcare de Jure: Dr Steve Buslovich, Chief Medical Officer Senior Care at PointClickCare
Dr. Steve Buslovich, Chief Medical Officer Senior Care at PointClickCare, joins host Matt Fisher to discuss operational challenges in post-acute healthcare settings. They cover the need for data standardization, integrating technology for…
- Digital Health Talks: Part II On Cognitive Atrophy Is a Leadership Crisis
In Part II of Digital Health Talks, Megan Antonelli interviews Mohan Nair about how healthcare's focus on AI adoption can cause cognitive atrophy and hinder critical thinking. Nair emphasizes the need for leaders to balance AI enablement w…
- Health Stealth Radio: How Provider Sponsored Health Plans Navigate Financial Pressure and More
In S3E5, Frank Cutitta speaks with Brad Hawkins, Vice President at MRO, discussing the challenges provider-sponsored health plans face regarding financial pressure.
- Talking the Walk: From bedside care to leadership roles in Nursing with Kelly Gibbons
Kelly Gibbons discusses her 26-year nursing career journey, covering roles from bedside care to leadership in patient experience and education. The episode features host Tom Testa and insights from Practicing Excellence.
- Voices of Self Funding: Trey Hinson, Founder of Goliath Sales Strategies
Host Ramesh Kumar interviews Trey Hinson, Founder of Goliath Sales Strategies, on "Voices of Self-Funding." They discuss modern sales strategies in the self-funded healthcare market, including broker demands for measurable outcomes and the…
- Healthcare Rap: The Pose Fitness Story On How Markerless Motion Capture Improves Your Form
Andy Grove, founder of Pose Fitness, explains how markerless motion capture enhances fitness form. The episode also covers Google Health's Checkup event and its implications for personal health insights.
- Revenue Cycle Optimized: Responding to Payor E&M Downcoding
This episode addresses the growing concern of E&M downcoding by payors, discussing its impact on provider reimbursement and revenue cycle management. It explores practical strategies for documentation, claims review, and appeals to protect…
- What's My Tagline?: Lea Chatham, Head of U.S. Marketing for Heidi Health
Lea Chatham of Heidi Health joins the podcast to discuss the company's success in AI scribe healthcare technology, focusing on how they are capturing both mindshare and marketshare.
- Health Stealth Radio: Nasibeh Zanjirani Farahani, PhD MS, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Nasibeh Zanjirani Farahani, from Mayo Clinic, joins host Frank Cutitta on Healthcare NOW Radio to discuss the integration of advanced technologies into frontline medicine.
- The Healthtech Marketing Show: How Intimate Events Drive Deeper Pipeline
Host Adam Turinas speaks with Jane Bogue of CHIME about maximizing healthcare membership value and Jeremy Gottlich of Elion Health about their AI-focused events with confirmed buying intent.
- FINN Voices: The Gap Between Billion Dollar EHRs and the Reality of Life at the Patient Bedside
Host Beth Friedman and DJ Tucker explore the widening gap between billion-dollar EHR systems and the realities faced by nurses at the patient bedside. They discuss the need for technology that supports, rather than hinders, human-centered…
- In Practice: Interoperability's New Era with Muhammad Chebli
Jenna Hagan speaks with Muhammad Chebli, VP of product management, interoperability, at NextGen Healthcare, about the new era of interoperability and the technologies changing healthcare data exchange.
- This Just In Radio: HIMSS26 with Erika Kim, Ph.D. and Leah Gabbert
This episode features a live recording from HIMSS26 in Las Vegas with guests Erika Kim, Ph.D., Program Manager at ARPA-H, and Leah Gabbert, Marketing Director at Nutanix. Future episodes will also feature guests from HIMSS26.
- Health Cent$: Costly Care – Why Healthcare is So Expensive Series Part 3 of 5
Part 3 of the Costly Care series features Scott Bennett discussing the No Surprises Act and its impact on employer costs, noting providers often win arbitration cases and receive higher payments than the Qualified Payment Amount.
- Healthcare IT Today: Health IT Mount Rushmore Pt 1
Colin Hung and John Lynn discuss the first part of their Health IT Mount Rushmore series on Healthcare IT Today.
- Healthcare Rap: AICareStandard.com On Taming the Wild West of Health AI
Aaron Patzer discusses the critical need for industry standards in patient-facing health AI to ensure consumer safety, addressing the impact of major tech companies' investments in the sector and offering advice for consumers using AI for…
- Digital Health Talks: Part I On Cognitive Atrophy Is a Leadership Crisis
In Part I of Digital Health Talks, host Megan Antonelli and guest Mohan Nair discuss how an obsession with AI in healthcare may be leading to a crisis in cognitive thinking and leadership. Nair, author of the bestseller "Unreachable," shar…
- Unscripted the AMCP Podcast: Diagnosis Delays, Disparities, and the Real Cost of Being Misdiagnosed
On this episode of Unscripted, guest host Steve Kheloussi discusses delayed MS diagnosis, the challenges of living with the disease, and caregiver impact with Blair and Dallas Burleson. The conversation explores how managed care can better…
- Revenue Cycle Optimized: Live Demo: How RCM Plus Prioritizes Denials by Predicted Reimbursement
This episode features a live demo of RCM Plus, a tool that uses AI to predict denial recoverability and prioritize claims based on expected reimbursement. It orchestrates human teams to focus on the most valuable claims, optimizing the rev…
- Unjargoned: Paper Forms, Portal Problems, and Rescheduling on Horseback with Roger Neal
Roger Neal of Duncan Regional Hospital joins hosts Angie Shin and Dave Smith to discuss modernizing patient access in rural healthcare. Neal shares his career path into healthcare IT and operations, explaining how technology helps address…
- Healthcare Rap: HIMSS 26 On CMS Health Tech Ecosystem Updates from Ryan Howells
Ryan Howells discusses recent CMS Health Tech Ecosystem updates, their future implications, and their impact on the consumer experience in healthcare.
- VBC Insights: Inside CMS TEAM: Key Drivers of Early Success
Dan speaks with healthcare strategist Heather Flynn Kearney about the early stages of the CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), discussing its goals, targeted procedures, and how hospitals are managing operational, financia…
- The Healthtech Marketing Show: What Actually Makes Event Marketing Work in Healthtech
This episode explores effective event marketing strategies in the healthtech industry. Host Adam Turinas speaks with Lea Chatham and Aaron Bours about creating engaging events that deliver strong results and a positive ROI.
- In Practice: Making Sense of the $50B RHT Fund with Chris Emper
Chris Emper discusses the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund with Dr. Robert Murry. The program, administered by CMS, offers a significant funding opportunity for providers, with eligibility extending beyond just rural healthcare…
- This Just In Radio: HIMSS26 with Simon Philip Rost and Charles Barkey
Host Justin Barnes interviews Simon Philip Rost of GE HealthCare and Charles Barkey of WVU Medicine from HIMSS26 in Las Vegas. This episode is part of a series featuring guests from the event.
- PopHealth Week: Cracking the Code on Chronic Disease with Drs. Doug Romer and David Nash
Drs. Doug Romer and David Nash discuss the global crisis in chronic disease management, particularly the failure to control hypertension. They examine the limitations of current healthcare systems and public health efforts, and introduce a…
- Health Stealth Radio: How the Iran War Has Expanded CyberSecurity Attack Surfaces
This episode of Health Stealth Radio, hosted by Frank Cutitta with guest Denise Anderson, discusses how the Iran War has led to an expansion of cybersecurity attack surfaces within the healthcare industry.
- Talking the Walk: WEDI with Robert Tennant, Executive Director
This episode features Robert Tennant, Executive Director of WEDI, discussing the organization's role and diverse membership, which includes health plans, providers, vendors, and government agencies. WEDI addresses various health IT topics…
- The Tate Chronicles: Dr Yana Aznavour, Endometrics
Host Jim Tate interviews Dr. Yana Aznavour, founder of Endometrics, discussing the company's development of a non-invasive method for the early detection of endometriosis.
- Healthcare De Jure: Paul Havey, Chief Client Officer, Revecore
Host Matt Fisher talks to Dr. Steve Buslovich about post-acute healthcare challenges. They discuss the need for data standardization and integrating technology for predictive, actionable behavior, involving all parties in development.
- Healthcare Rap: HIMSS 26 On Omega, LDA, Certilytics, Med Tech Solutions, Cellhub, 86Borders, Minitab
This episode of Healthcare NOW Radio features discussions on health IT and health tech leaders addressing legacy data challenges at ViVE
- Tell Me Where IT Hurts: John Lynn, Founder and Chief Editor of Healthcare Scene,
John Lynn, founder of Healthcare Scene, joins Dr. Jay Anders to discuss the challenges and opportunities in health IT. They cover AI innovation, budget pressures, the potential of ambient clinical voice and revenue cycle management, and th…
- Inside Angle: Innovating Patient-Centered Care Through Data: ICD-11, ICF and ICHI
This episode discusses the ICD-11, ICF, and ICHI classification systems, explaining how they capture a patient's functioning and necessary interventions to improve care and outcomes. Global health leader Dr. Patricia Saleeby shares insight…
- Revenue Cycle Optimized: Mastering LTC Pharmacy Billing Complexity
Derek Taylor explains the intricate nature of Long Term Care (LTC) pharmacy billing, highlighting challenges from patient movement and coverage changes. He suggests that enhanced process discipline, technology, and expertise can improve bi…