HealthBiz with David E. Williams
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThe HealthBiz podcast features in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting boutique, Health Business Group https://healthbusinessgroup.com/ a board member and investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. His strategic and humorous approach to healthcare provides a refreshing break from the usual BS. Connect with David on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/davideugenewilliams
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Interview with Allurion co-founder Shantanu Gaur
August 12, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBShantanu 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Affinity Empowering's Michael Tkach
August 05, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBAffinity 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? Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Blue Water Chairman Joe Hernandez
July 29, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBJoe 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? Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Wolters Kluwer GM Frank Jackson
July 22, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBAs 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with RxRevu Founder Carm Huntress
July 14, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBRxRevu 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Lean TaaS CEO Mohan Giridharadas
July 08, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBMohan 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Willia...
Interview with Lean TaaS CEO Mohan Giridharadas
July 08, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBMohan 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Willia...
Interview with Seqster CEO Ardy Arianpour
July 01, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBSeqster 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Glympse Bio CEO Caroline Loew
June 24, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBGlympse 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with CytImmune CEO Saba Malak
June 17, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBCytImmune 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Curation Health CEO Kevin Coloton
June 10, 2021 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBKevin 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Eosera CEO Elyse Stoltz Dickerson
June 03, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBEosera 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Dock Health CEO Dr. Michael Docktor
May 27, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBWith 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with HighRoads CEO Brian Kim
May 20, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBBrian 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 epiph...
Getting the most out of expert interviews. A conversation with Karen Donovan
May 13, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBInvestors 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Navigating Cancer CEO Bill Bunker
May 06, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBNavigating 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with 2Life CEO Amy Schectman
April 29, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB2Life 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with 2Life CEO Amy Schectman
April 29, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB2Life 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with CMO extraordinaire Michael Cantor
April 22, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBCantor 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Pro...
Interview with Papa CEO Andrew Parker
April 15, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBPapa --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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with CorEvitas CEO Raymond Hill
April 08, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBRay 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare ...
Interview with Podimetrics CEO Jon Bloom
April 01, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBAs 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with SonderMind CEO Mark Frank
March 25, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBSonderMind 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with SonderMind CEO Mark Frank
March 25, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBSonderMind 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Interview with Proprio CEO Gabe Jones
March 18, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBAs 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! Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Jennifer Michelle on healthcare marketing
March 11, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBJennifer 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Curavit CEO Joel Morse on virtual clinical trials
March 04, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBJoel 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 B...
Prognos Health CEO Sundeep Bhan on Healthcare Analytics
February 24, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBPrognos 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health B...
Wolters Kluwer CTO Jean-Claude Saghbini's pandemic predictions
February 18, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWolters 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Aledade CMO Dr. Emily Maxson on Primary Care
February 11, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBAs 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
ChartWise CEO Steven Mason on Clinical Documentation Improvement
February 04, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBIn 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. Host David E...
Social Determinants of Health with Unite Us Leaders Taylor Justice and Christina Mainelli
January 28, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBAfter 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 suppor...
Javara CEO Jennifer Byrne talks clinical trials and integrated research
January 21, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBJennifer 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Da...
Should I get a home genetic test? Ask business anthropologist Matt Artz
January 14, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBMatt 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
What’s next for healthcare as Dems take the Senate?
January 07, 2021 03:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBIt’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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
2020 hindsight. How my COVID predictions fared
December 30, 2020 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBI 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Medical indexing in the EHR era: EDCO CEO Andrew Fehlman
December 23, 2020 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBHave 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
GoCheck Kids CEO Kevon Saber shares vision with pediatricians
December 17, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBGoCheck 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
GoCheck Kids CEO Kevon Saber shares vision with pediatricians
December 17, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBGoCheck 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Real-time patient feedback with Feedtrail CEO Paul Jaglowski
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBPaul 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Lyniate's Drew Ivan on interoperability
December 03, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBUS 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Amazon Halo Band or Apple Watch? Why not both?
November 25, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBWhich 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Niall Brennan brings data to the healthcare party
November 19, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBNiall 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
ICER’s Dr. Steve Pearson and the COVID drug pricing model
November 12, 2020 05:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBDrug 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Jean Mixer: Boston Children’s digital health maven
November 05, 2020 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBJean 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Jean Mixer: Boston Children’s digital health maven
November 05, 2020 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBJean 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. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.
Friends do business together: Clerio Vision’s Totterman and Zapesochny
October 29, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBMike 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 Thing...
The 30 Years’ War for value-based care: Archway’s Dave Terry
October 22, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBWhen 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 ...
Pharma jumps into digital health: Medullan’s Ahmed Albaiti
October 15, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBThe 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 ...
iPhone and iPad in healthcare: DrChrono's Daniel Kivatinos
October 08, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBLike 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 podc...