Josh Weiner, Senior Vice President of Consumer Analytics & Engagement at CVS Health, joins MBA student Anand Chatterjee to discuss how data, experimentation, and emerging technologies are reshaping the healthcare experience. Drawing on his leadership at CVS Health, Josh shares insights on consumer engagement, the role of AI in care delivery, and why improving healthcare often requires innovation from within the system.Tune in to hear why healthcare struggles to match the consumer experience of other industries, how wearable devices and interoperable data could transform care, and why aligning incentives across the healthcare ecosystem remains one of the biggest challenges to improving outcomes.Visit our podcast page for more episodes on trends and innovation in healthcare, and follow our socials so you never miss an update.
What does it take to redesign the American healthcare system from first principles?Dr. Jim Weinstein, world-renowned spine surgeon, former CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and current Senior Vice President at Microsoft Healthcare, joins MD-MBA candidate Abhinav Balu on this episode of Healthscape to explore how incentives, data infrastructure, and AI are reshaping care delivery.From the landmark SPORT trial to the creation of the High-Value Healthcare Collaborative, Dr. Weinstein explains why more money isn’t the solution, why system design determines outcomes, and why healthcare needs ecosystem transformation, not just better technology.They also discuss Microsoft’s Diagnostic Orchestrator AI, the promise of multimodal data, and the importance of judgment in an AI-enabled future.Tune in for a conversation on value, innovation, and the road ahead for healthcare.
Nikita Singareddy, CEO & Co-Founder of Fortuna Health, joins MBA student Kara Koopman to discuss building venture-worthy businesses in Medicaid, one of the US’ largest and most fragmented healthcare programs. After raising $18 million from a16z to create the "TurboTax of Medicaid," Nikita shares how Fortuna is bringing consumer-first technology to Medicaidenrollment and why "too hard" often signals opportunity.Tune in to hear why the PHE unwinding was the catalyst, how Fortuna found rare win-win-win alignment across healthcare stakeholders, and the complexity of scaling across 56 different state programs.Visit our podcast page for more episodes on trends and innovation in healthcare, and follow our socials so you never miss an update.
ChatGPT Health made headlines – b.well made it possible. CEO & Founder Kristen Valdes joins MBA student Ashley Lemon to discuss how b.well x OpenAI's partnership enables trusted conversational health AI at scale. After 11 years of hard work connecting thousands of healthcare endpoints into one shared network, b.well is ushering in a new era: one where Americans finally control their own health data. Tune in to hear how b.well unlocks transparency, agency, and choice – and how the consumerization of healthcare we crave is now within reach.Visit our podcast page for more episodes on trends and innovation in healthcare, and follow our socials so you never miss an update.
What does winning in healthcare venture actually look like in the age of AI?In this episode, Neil Patel, Head of Ventures at Redesign Health, joins MD-MBA candidate Abhi Balu for a sharp, behind-the-scenes conversation on building and scaling healthcare startups that actually work.They break down why deep clinical partnerships are the real unlock for identifying high-impact problems, how AI is fundamentally reshaping the unit economics of healthcare SaaS, and what it takes to scale both the top and bottom line in a heavily regulated industry.A must-listen for founders, operators, and investors navigating the next era of healthcare innovation.LinkedIn:Neil Patel, Head of Ventures at Redesign HealthAbhi Balu, MD-MBA Candidate