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On this episode, host Adam Russo welcomes Caleb Parker, Chief Commercial Officer, Angle Health, a modern health insurance plan built to meet the needs of today’s employees. By combining technology, thoughtful plan design, and human support they make healthcare easier to access, easier to manage, and easier to understand. Adam and Caleb discuss the challenges of rising healthcare costs and the importance of educating consumers about benefits rather than focusing solely on coverage amounts. 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 Colin Hung and John Lynn take a Deep Dive Into Healthcare AI. 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 host Tom Testa sits down with Nitin Natarajan, former Deputy Director of CISA and current principal at NN Global. Nitin share insights on cybersecurity threats to healthcare systems, particularly nation-state attacks and AI-driven vulnerabilities. He emphasized how healthcare organizations, especially rural hospitals, need to build resilience against sophisticated cyber threats. 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

S3E2: Artificial Intelligence Continues to Reshape Healthcare -- But What if the Next Frontier Isn’t in Imaging or Genomics, But in the Human Voice? Host: Frank Cutitta Guest: Henry O’Connell, CEO of Canary Speech 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

Five Good Things: From ViVE to HIMSS — What's Worth the Hype (and What's Just Fun) Megan Antonelli and Janae Sharp are back with another round of Five Good Things — and this one covers a lot of ground. From standout moments at ViVE to the two-week sprint leading into HIMSS, they're cutting through the noise to spotlight what actually mattered, what surprised them, and what they're most excited to see in Las Vegas. Yes, there's strategy. But there's also a Neil Diamond ukulele parody courtesy of Dr. CT Lin, a The Pitt's Dr. Robby sighting at a Brandi Carlile concert, and serious anticipation for The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere. Because the best conversations in health IT happen in the hallways — and sometimes, down a rabbit hole. 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 Trust: From Expanse Rollout to High Reliability Organization Host: Phil Sobol, Chief Commercial Officer at CereCore Guests: Ismelda Garza, Chief Information Officer, Cuero Regional Hospital; Lynn Falcone, Chief Executive Officer, Cuero Regional Hospital 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

Jonathan Aguiar, Senior Solutions Engineer, walks through prior authorization verification and demonstrates how the Follow Up AI agent works within the workflow. You will see how cases move through entry and validation, triage, payer review, pending initiation outreach, exception handling, and final status. The demo highlights how the follow-up AI agent monitors payer portals, tracks authorization status, and escalates exceptions, while outreach specialists coordinate with referring providers when initiation is missing. Together, automation and human intervention create structure and accountability in a process that is often fragmented and manual. 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 Quest To Make Consumer Health Apps Sticky Stephen Rouse shares the gap in the market that led him to found Savva AI, why screenings play such a large role in engagement, and what’s possible when you unleash AI on your medical records.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Garmin’s meal tracking feature. What can we learn from the way that meal tracking has evolved, and why is it now considered an essential feature of wellness apps?  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-Enabled Growth – Execution and Acceleration On this episode host Adam Turinas is joined by Chris Marin, Associate VP of Digital Marketing at Inovalon, for a deep dive into how AI is moving from an experimental science project to a core piece of operational infrastructure. Chris brings a technologist’s perspective to marketing and shares practical ways his team is using integrated AI systems to change how they get work done. They explore the critical distinction between automation and acceleration, focusing on how to compress the time between a market signal and an intelligent response without hitting a wall. 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 Justin records live at ViVE 2026 in LA. Stay tuned for the next few weeks to hear all his guests. This week, long time friends of the show, Rasu Shrestha, MD MBA, Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer, EVP at Advocate Health and Aneesh Chopra, Author, Innovator, Former US CTO, Chair, Arcadia Institute. 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

Emergency departments are under more pressure than ever as they are facing overcrowding, extended wait times, workforce strain, and rising patient demand fueled in part by primary care shortages. On this episode Dan examines how these mounting challenges are reshaping the hospital’s front door and what they mean for patient care, operational performance, and long-term sustainability. Dan is joined by Dr. Richard Wolfe, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a nationally recognized leader in emergency medicine operations. Together, they explore why emergency departments have become a critical pressure point for hospitals, how overcrowding affects quality, safety, and clinician burnout, and what forward-thinking health systems can do to better support their emergency medicine teams while continuing to serve their communities effectively. 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 Gil and Gregg welcome Matthew Zachary, a cancer survivor and founder of Stupid Cancer, and organization that helped define the adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology movement in the United States. Through advocacy and community-building, he had elevated issues of patient autonomy, survivorship identity, and access to care. As host of Out of Patients, he explores how insurance design, prior authorization, pharmacy benefit management, and coverage policy affect the lived experience of patients navigating the 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

Transparency in Coverage Data Is Transforming Payer Negotiation Host Beth Friedman, Senior Partner, FINN Partners engages Ryan Kelly, Senior Director of Content & Growth at Trek Health, to explore the emerging role of Transparency in Coverage (TiC) data in healthcare payer negotiations. Originally mandated by federal regulation, TiC rules require insurers to publish detailed information about negotiated reimbursement rates between payers and providers. While the data was technically public starting in 2022, its massive scale and complexity made it largely unusable, until recently. Ryan explains how new analytics platforms are transforming this information into actionable insights for health systems and physician organizations. With access to competitive reimbursement benchmarks, providers can now negotiate contracts with payers using real market intelligence rather than assumptions. The conversation also explores how transparency data supports strategic planning, service line expansion, and revenue optimization. Looking ahead, Ryan shares how AI and contract intelligence tools may further personalize these insights, helping provider organizations navigate the increasingly complex landscape of healthcare reimbursement.Leveling the Playing Field: Using Price Transparency Data for Smarter Payer Negotiations: In the world of commercial payer contract negotiations, more data doesn't always mean better intelligence. They explore how health systems are transforming raw Transparency in Coverage (TIC) datasets into strategic leverage to replace guesswork, verify market benchmarks, and secure fair reimbursement with commercial payers. 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

S1E11: Your Vendor’s ‘AI’ Might Be a Trojan Horse: A Hospital CISO’s Reality Check On this episode, Steven Hajny talks with Jim Bowie, VP & CISO at Tampa General Hospital, about the real-world collision between AI hype and healthcare security reality. Jim shares what hospital teams are actually asking AI to do, how his health system evaluates and governs AI use cases (especially where regulations don’t yet exist), the biggest red flags vendors raise, and why “good security hygiene” matters more than any new AI-specific silver bullet. 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 Operation of the Century - Why Total Hip Replacement Keeps Getting Better Interview with Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD, FACS who has performed 38,000+ joint replacements. Topics discussed: Why total hip replacement is considered the “operation of the century” (as described in The Lancet); Modern hips use cementless fixation, advanced ceramics, and highly cross-linked polyethylene, dramatically improving durability to 25–30+ years (or more); Complications like infection, fracture, and dislocation are rare (~1%) and aggressively addressed through patient optimization and surgical advances. Timing now depends on symptoms and quality of life, not just X-rays or age. Emerging innovations, including AI-guided robotics and a promising “reverse hip” design, aim to further improve stability and outcomes. Link to sign up to learn more or enter the ongoing Clinical Trial for this new Technology (https://hipinnovationtechnology.com/) 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. Michael Gerson, Associate Professor in Sports and Performance Psychology, National University about importance of entwining mental and physical health; recognizing that everyone encounters mental health and can benefit from taking care of the "mentals"; positive impact of public figures on changing the discourse around mental health; applauding the removal of barriers to date, but recognizing there is room to grow in further addressing mental health. 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

Curate, Don’t Shop: How to Walk Away from ViVE with an AI Strategy That Delivers Outcomes Join us as Megan Antonelli sits down with Nayan Patel, a former hospital CIO now leading healthcare innovation at Neteera, to unpack what's shaping the digital health landscape heading into ViVE and HIMSS. They explore how the CIO role is evolving from technology manager to "curator of information and outcomes," and why AI governance, cybersecurity, and platform consolidation are dominating the conversation on the conference floor. Nayan shares insights from Neeera's contactless patient monitoring technology, using radar to track vital signs and ease the burden on nursing staff, and reflects on what meaningful AI adoption actually looks like in clinical settings. The conversation also covers the enduring value of in-person connections, how to maximize your time at industry events, and why some old debates like shadow IT and build vs. buy are making a comeback with fresh perspective. Plus, Nayan shares his weekly newsletter TGIF , offering bite-sized insights for healthcare leaders on the go. 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/

This episode is hosted by Tony Schueth, CEO of Point-of-Care Partners, alongside co-host Pooja Babbrah, a pharmacy standards and interoperability expert, who welcome special guest Bob Katter, President of First Databank (FDB). Together, they explore how technology is enabling pharmacists to expand their clinical services, enhance patient care, and integrate more deeply into the healthcare team—especially in rural areas. Bob Katter shares his insights on the journey of health IT and pharmacy, from the rise of electronic prescribing to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Plus, don't miss the discussion on pharmacists' pivotal role during the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccine administration and the impact of legislative changes on their practice. Tune in for a compelling conversation on how pharmacists are stepping up to meet the evolving needs of healthcare. 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

Traditional diagnosis codes only scratch the surface of a patient’s health story. While clinical data provides critical insights, it’s the social and environmental factors—where people live, how people live and more—that often shape health outcomes. On this episode, Dr. Patricia Saleeby returns to discuss the powerful synergy between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and social determinants of health (SDoH). Discover how embracing a more holistic approach can drive health equity and better outcomes for all. 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

Natalia Arzeno-Gonzalez, Chief Data Scientist at Infinx, helps healthcare leaders cut through the noise by setting realistic expectations for what AI can and cannot do in revenue cycle management today. The discussion explores why AI is not a plug-and-play solution, how data quality and workflow maturity influence outcomes, and why many initiatives fall short even with significant effort and investment. 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