The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health
130 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsCapturing the pulse of healthcare innovation spanning leaders across the healthcare ecosystem.
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Dr. Neel Shah, Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic, on expanding women's healthcare: fertility and beyond
May 02, 2024 19:31 - 25 minutes - 57.3 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Dr. Neel Shah, Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic, the world’s largest digital clinic for women’s and family health. Dr. Shah is a practicing obstetrician and a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School where he previously served as a professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. Dr. Shah joined Maven in 2021 with a mission to expand and diversify women’s and family health practices. He is a big advocate for health equity and reproduc...
Jared Dauman, Soda Health, on the role of technology in eliminating health inequities
April 28, 2024 02:57 - 43 minutes - 98.8 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Jared Dauman, co-founder and Head of Operations for Soda Health. Founded in 2021, Soda Health is a healthcare technology company focused on reducing health inequities. Soda Health uses technology to simplify healthcare transactions, similar to retail purchases, using debit cards. This approach aims to bridge the gap between medical claims and retail payments, ensuring consumers have easier access to benefits. In this episode, Jared and I discuss his journey f...
Jared Dauman, Soda Health, on the role of technology in elimating health inequities
April 26, 2024 15:36 - 43 minutes - 98.8 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Jared Dauman, co-founder and Head of Operations for Soda Health. Founded in 2021, Soda Health is a healthcare technology company focused on reducing health inequities. Soda Health uses technology to simplify healthcare transactions using debit cards, ultimately ensuring consumers have easier access to benefits. In this episode, Jared and I discuss his journey from working in the directed spend space at Walmart to becoming a co-founder of Soda Health, the int...
Dr. Andy Moye, Paige AI, on exploring AI's role in transforming cancer diagnostics
April 05, 2024 13:20 - 45 minutes - 103 MBFounded in 2017, Paige is a digital pathology software provider that uses AI to improve cancer diagnoses. Paige was the first ever company to earn FDA approval for an AI-based product, and they are currently collaborating with Microsoft to build the world’s largest image-based AI cancer model. In this episode, Dr. Moye and I discuss Paige’s origin as a spin-out from Memorial Sloan Kettering, the role of AI in supporting cancer diagnostics, the process of navigating corporate partnerships and...
Buck Poropatich, Head of Lyft Healthcare, on removing transportation as a barrier to improve access to healthcare
March 27, 2024 13:00 - 39 minutes - 91.5 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Buck Poropatich, Head of Lyft Healthcare. Lyft Healthcare launched in 2016 as part of Lyft's broader efforts to address transportation barriers in healthcare. Today, Lyft Healthcare partners with 9 of the 10 largest US health systems, non-emergency medical transportation brokers, and the top 10 payers to provide rides across the patient journey. By providing reliable transportation through its extensive network, Lyft Healthcare helps reduce patient no-shows...
Nawal Roy, Founder and CEO of Holmusk, on advancing behavioral health with real-world evidence-based analytics and decision-making
March 13, 2024 12:30 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBOur guest on this episode is Nawal Roy. Nawal Roy is the founder and CEO of Holmusk, a company that specializes in real-world evidence, AI-powered analytics, and digital solutions to solve the evidence gaps problem in mental health. Last year, Holmusk raised a series B funding round of $45M, led by Veradigm, a leading provider of healthcare data and technology solutions. Powered by this investment, Holmusk’s NeuroBlu database recently reached a pivotal milestone of 4 million patient lives,...
Sam Holliday & Dr. Sameer Berry, Oshi Health, on revolutionizing GI Care through a high-touch, integrated model
March 05, 2024 19:26 - 49 minutes - 113 MBOur guests this episode are Dr. Sameer Berry and Sam Holliday, co-founders and CMO and CEO of Oshi Health. Oshi Health is a virtual gastrointestinal care clinic increasing access to care for the one in four Americans with digestive disorders. In this episode, I spoke with Sameer and Sam about: Oshi’s high-touch, integrated care model for GI patients Purpose-built clinical workflows to improve outcomes and cost savings Oshi's partnerships with independent GI practices and health plans The...
Ankit Jain, Infinitus, on applying AI technology to unlock time and efficiency in healthcare
February 05, 2024 13:03 - 32 minutes - 74.4 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Ankit Jain, Founder and CEO of Infinitus Systems. Founded in 2019, the company automates tedious and time-consuming administrative processes across the healthcare ecosystem with AI to free up clinician time and improve access, adherence, and affordability. Infinitus is the only solution that automates the entire phone call process to complete benefit verifications. Infinitus returns that hard-to-find information so providers have the most comprehensive view o...
Pablo Pantaleoni, LifeStance, on combating the mental health crisis via digital solutions
January 29, 2024 18:50 - 35 minutes - 82.1 MBOur guest on this episode is Pablo Pantaleoni, the Chief Digital Officer of LifeStance, a mental health care company focused on providing evidence based medically driven treatment services for children, adolescents and adults suffering from a variety of mental health issues in an outpatient care setting, both in person and through his digital health, telemedicine offering. In this episode, Pablo discussed: 1) His unique background and path to LifeStance. 2) LifeStance’s value proposition in...
Siva Namasivayam, Cohere Health, on transforming prior authorization into a quality improvement process
December 19, 2023 16:29 - 28 minutes - 65.2 MBSiva Namasivayam is the co-founder and CEO of Cohere Health, an AI-powered platform that simplifies the time-consuming prior authorization process for health plans & providers. In this episode, Siva and I discussed his path to entrepreneurship, responsible use of AI in utilization management, how Cohere is transforming prior authorization from an administrative burden into a quality improvement process.
Belinda Tan & Noah Craft, People Science, on enabling human-centered and clinically-rigorous testing for alternative medicines
October 24, 2023 12:30 - 44 minutes - 49.8 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Belinda Tan and Noah Craft, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs at People Science. Founded in 2019, People Science is a human-centered clinical research platform addressing the need for rigorous clinical science to back alternative medicines and wellness solutions that do not typically fall under traditional Western medicine. The company’s platform studies a range of solutions spanning microbiome and food-as-medicine interventions, natural and synthetic psychedelic medic...
Todd Park, Devoted Health, on building the "American healthcare system as a service"
July 31, 2023 10:02 - 47 minutes - 108 MBOur guest on this episode is Todd Park. Todd is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Devoted Health, a Medicare Advantage “payvider” providing virtual and in-home medical care for older Americans and leveraging their technology platform to drive clinical results. Founded in 2017, Devoted’s team of over 2,000 cares for nearly 124,000 members across 14 states. Todd previously served as the White House Technology Advisor and the HHS Chief Technology Officer in the Obama Administration, and ...
Dawn Alley, Carebridge, on scaling value-based payment models at CMMI and beyond
June 20, 2023 11:30 - 45 minutes - 105 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Dawn Alley, President of Decision Support at Carebridge, a company that works with health plans and states to care for individuals receiving long-term support services. Prior to joining Carebridge, Dawn spent about a decade working in the federal government as Chief Strategy Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), and before that as Deputy Senior Advisor for Value-based Transformation at HHS. Dawn and I discuss: The main initiati...
Misha Palecek, DaVita Kidney Care, on delivering value based care to patients with kidney disease
June 02, 2023 13:30 - 27 minutes - 63.2 MBIn this episode, Zaid Malhees sits down with Misha Palecek, who currently serves as the Chief Transformation Officer for DaVita Kidney Care, a leading provider of kidney health services for more than 250K patients globally. Misha joined DaVita in 2005 and has stood up several ventures under the DaVita umbrella, including serving as President of Paladina, a start-up primary care business affiliated with DaVita. In Misha’s current role, he’s focused on business growth through strategic value-b...
Dr. Bassem Mikhael, Somatus, on realigning incentives to better serve patients with kidney disease
May 18, 2023 14:19 - 43 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Dr. Bassem Mikhael, SVP, of the Clinical Enterprise at Somatus. Started in 2016 by Dr. Ikenna Okezie, Somatus partners with clinicians, health plans, health systems, and multi-disciplinary community-based care teams to improve health, quality of life, and cost of care for patients with kidney disease. Somatus employs over 1,450 team members and serves more than 150,000 patients across 36 states. Dr. Mikhael and I discuss: 1) The vital role that kidneys play...
Anna De Paula Hanika, Uno Health, on the power of social safety net programs
May 03, 2023 12:00 - 45 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Anna De Paula Hanika, Co-Founder & CEO of Uno Health. Founded in 2019, Uno enrolls Medicare members in the federal and state programs – Medicaid, the Medicare Savings Program, SNAP, energy assistance programs, and more – that they are eligible for, benefiting both the member and payor. Uno has put over $10M back into the pockets of low-income Americans. Its investors include Google Ventures, General Catalyst, Floodgate, and Cowboy Ventures. Anna and I discus...
Mark Cuban, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, on bringing transparency to pharmacy
April 19, 2023 09:54 - 44 minutes - 102 MBOur guest on this episode is Mark Cuban. In addition to a storied business career that includes owning the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and a role on ABC’s Shark Tank, Mark is the founder and lead investor in the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, a generic pharmaceutical distributor that prices medications at cost, plus a 15% administrative markup and any relevant pharmacy and shipping fees. Founded in early 2022, over 1.7M patients have signed up for the service in their first year, and Cost Plu...
Marina Tarasova, Paloma Health, on modernizing thyroid care
April 12, 2023 14:26 - 25 minutes - 59.2 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Marina Tarasova, co-founder & COO of Paloma Health, the first and leading virtual clinic, modernizing thyroid care. Marina started Paloma Health with her co-founder and Paloma’s CEO, Guillaume ("G") Cohen-Skalli in 2018. Paloma’s model offers holistic care for hypothyroidism & Hashimotos, reducing the cost to treat these patients by over 60%. With their full stack approach, Paloma is drastically cutting the time patients have to wait to start treatment, and t...
Sam Shear, Yes Hearing, on innovating & scaling a novel model of at-home hearing health
March 27, 2023 12:00 - 38 minutes - 88.8 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Sam Shear, CEO of Yes Hearing. Founded in 2019, Yes Hearing is an online provider of hearing care and hearing aids, partnering with 400+ audiology providers to provide in-home services such as phone and video consultations, hearing tests, hearing aid fitting, programming, and follow-up care. Through their unique model, Audiologists and hearing specialists bring the clinic directly to patients’ living rooms; the company is now the largest in-home hearing care ...
Dr. Anne-Maree Cantwell, Empactful Capital, on Investing in the Future of Digital Health Innovation
February 06, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 80.2 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Anne-Maree Cantwell, Venture Partner at Empactful Capital. Founded in 2016 by veteran healthcare operators and investors, Empactful Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that deploys targeted funds to invest in digital health companies that operate in the value-based care and behavioral-mental health verticals. Empactful brings its healthcare industry operating expertise and relationship leverage to help its portfolio companies scale. In this episod...
Farzad Mostashari, Aledade, on the power of primary care
January 09, 2023 11:18 - 37 minutes - 85.2 MBOur guest on this episode is Dr. Farzad Mostashari. Farzad is the co-founder and CEO of Aledade, a primary care enablement company that partners with independent PCPs to transition to value-based care and, as a result, maintain their independence. Founded in 2014, Aledade works with 11,000 physicians across 40 states and DC, accounting for 1.7M patients under management in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Commercial and Medicaid contracts. Farzad previously served as the National Coordinator fo...
Iman Abuzeid, MD, CEO & Co-Founder of Incredible Health, on helping healthcare workers find and do their best work
December 12, 2022 11:43 - 44 minutes - 102 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Iman Abuzeid, MD, CEO and Co-Founder of Incredible Health. Founded in 2017, Incredible Health, the highest valued tech-enabled career marketplace in healthcare, transforms the hiring process for both nurses and health systems. In August 2022, Incredible Health raised an $80M Series B round led by Base10 Partners. The company partners with over 600 top health systems across the country, has over 10,000 nurses joining its platform every single week, and has red...
Vijay Kedar, Tomorrow Health, on restoring healthcare in the home
November 28, 2022 11:30 - 37 minutes - 86.5 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Vijay Kedar, CEO and Co-Founder, of Tomorrow Health. Founded in 2017, Tomorrow Health builds technology to improve the way home-based care is ordered, delivered, and paid for. In August 2022, Tomorrow Health raised a $60M Series B round led by Bond. The company partners with over 100 health plans across the country, experienced a 317% increase in ARR year over year between 2021 and 2022, and has grown to 100+ employees. Vijay and I discuss: His early career...
Nick Desai, Renee, on creating a personal health assistant for elderly and underserved patients
November 21, 2022 12:30 - 33 minutes - 76.4 MBIn this episode, Zaid Malhees sits down with Nick Desai, CEO and Founder of Renee. Founded in 2021, Renee is the developer of patient-centric software designed to improve healthcare services for elderly and underserved patients. The company's application helps schedule appointments, request in-home services, fulfill medication prescriptions, and share vital signs remotely. Renee recently raised $4.4 million in a second seed round led by Quiet Capital. Other investors include Mucker Capital, ...
Sean Duffy, Omada, on scaling virtual specialty care
November 07, 2022 10:35 - 42 minutes - 97.2 MBOur guest on this episode is Sean Duffy. Sean is the co-founder and CEO of Omada Health, a virtual integrated care solution that helps people manage a range of conditions, including pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension, and musculoskeletal conditions. Founded in 2011, Omada works with over 1500 employers, health plans and benefit consultants to deliver integrated care pathways for over half a million members. Earlier this year Omada raised a $192M Series E round of funding led by Fidelity. ...
Erica Jain, Healthie, on enabling healthtech companies to support longitudinal care
September 19, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 94.8 MBIn this episode (and Jing’s last for The Pulse!) we are excited to feature Erica Jain, the Co-Founder & CEO of Healthie. At Healthie, Erica empowers health and wellness organizations to launch & scale their businesses and build long-term relationships with their clients to deliver personalized, preventative care. Healthie is an API-forward platform that allows companies to build the back-office infrastructure systems necessary to support patient-centric operations. Healthie uniquely enables...
Cindy Adam, Choix, on increasing medication abortion through telehealth
September 12, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Cindy Adam, Co-Founder & CEO of Choix and a nurse practitioner. Choix is a telehealth clinic offering abortion care and sexual and reproductive health care to patients in their homes. Choix recently raised $1M in seed funding in a round led by Elevate Capital. We discussed: The recent history of abortion care in the U.S. and the legal implications of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion. The clinical backg...
Colin Quinn, President of Included Health Communities & Co-Founder of Included Health, on building patient-centric healthcare experiences
August 22, 2022 11:31 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Colin Quinn, President of Included Health Communities & Co-Founder of Included Health. Colin started Included Health in 2019 to improve care equity for underserved populations, starting with LGBTQ+ individuals. In May 2021, the recently merged Grand Rounds, a care navigation company, and Doctor On Demand, a virtual care company, acquired Included Health. In October 2021, the new entity rebranded as Included Health, which provides integrated navigation and vir...
Kevin Dedner, Hurdle Health, on cultural humility in mental healthcare
July 26, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Kevin Dedner, Founder & CEO of Hurdle Health. Based in Washington D.C, Hurdle Health provides culturally intentional teletherapy to eliminate barriers that make it harder for people of color to get mental healthcare. Hurdle Health raised $5M in seed funding, led by Point 406 Ventures and Seae Ventures. F-Prime also participated in the round. We discussed: Kevin’s personal struggles with finding culturally responsive mental healthcare as the motivation for ...
Josh Hix, Season Health, on making "food as medicine" accessible
July 11, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 99 MBIn this episode, we connected with Josh Hix, Co-Founder and CEO of Season Health. Season Health is a platform that connects members with healthy meal ideas and grocery options to help members and providers manage chronic conditions. Prior to starting Season Health, Josh co-founded the meal prep delivery service Plated, which led to an appearance on SharkTank. Season Health recently raised $34M in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. LRV Ventures, Company Ventures, Cityblock CEO Toyi...
Chris Altchek, Cadence, on delivering care outside of the four walls of the hospital
July 07, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 79.2 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Chris Altchek, CEO and Founder of Cadence. Founded in 2019, Cadence is a health tech platform that combines personalized clinical care with a breakthrough technology platform. With this Cadence offers consistent care for people managing chronic conditions, such as congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and COPD, from the comfort of their home. Cadence recently raised a $100M Series B round, putting its latest valuation at $1 billion. During ...
Jerrica Kirkley, Plume, on rebuilding the trans healthcare experience
June 27, 2022 10:45 - 43 minutes - 98.6 MBOur guest on this episode is Dr. Jerrica Kirkley, co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Plume. Plume delivers gender-affirming care via telehealth for trans and non-binary individuals, currently operating in 41 states. Plume provides hormone-replacement therapy, such as estrogen and testosterone, as well as letters of support for gender-affirming surgery or changing name or gender markers for its patients. Jerrica and her cofounder, Plume CEO Dr. Matthew Wetschler, raised a $14M series A rou...
Kelsey Mellard, Sitka, on solving the specialty care access problem
May 26, 2022 10:40 - 50 minutes - 114 MBOur guest on this episode is Kelsey Mellard, founder & CEO of Sitka, a virtual specialty consultation company facilitating primary care and specialty communication via video consults, also known as eConsults or “curbside consults”. Sitka and their virtual specialty provider network, Sitka Medical Associates, work with payers, provider groups and accountable care organizations to improve access to specialty care while avoiding unnecessary specialist costs. Last year, Sitka raised a $14M serie...
Dr. Somi Javaid, HerMD, on expanding access to female sexual health
May 17, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 119 MBIn this episode, we chatted with Dr. Somi Javaid, Founder & Chief Medical Officer of HerMD. Dr. Somi Javaid is a board-certified OBGYN and pioneer in the women’s sexual healthcare space. She founded HerMD, a female-forward, insurance-based women’s healthcare center to help educate, advocate for, and empower women to take control of their health care. Recently, HerMD raised $10 Million in their Series A fundraise to bring their unique healthcare model to women across the US. JAZZ Ventures led...
Isabelle Kenyon, CEO & Founder of Calibrate, on setting a new standard of care for managing metabolic health
May 09, 2022 11:26 - 43 minutes - 98.6 MBIn this episode, I sat down with Isabelle Kenyon, CEO and Founder of Calibrate. Founded in 2020, Calibrate is a metabolic health company on a mission to change the way the world treats weight. In August of 2021, Calibrate raised a $100M Series B round led by Founders Fund and Tiger Global. Since then, the company has hired hundreds of new employees and onboarded thousands of new patients, released its first Results Report, and geared up to launch its first enterprise clients. Isabelle and I...
Kristina Saffran and Erin Parks, Co-Founders of Equip, on redefining the eating disorder narrative
April 11, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBIn this episode, I sat down with the co-founders of Equip, Kristina Saffran and Erin Parks, PhD. Equip provides virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment, and the company has expanded rapidly over the last few years. In February 2022, it raised a $58 million Series B funding round from The Chernin Group, Tiger Capital, General Catalyst, and other existing investors. Erin, Kristina, and I discuss: 1) how they met and why starting a company together was the right move, 2) what’s happe...
V Bento, SWORD Health, on precision musculoskeletal (MSK) care through AI
April 05, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 116 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Virgílio “V” Bento, Founder & CEO of SWORD Health. SWORD Health aims to bring world-class musculoskeletal (MSK) care to patients around the world by connecting members with physical therapists and digital therapists through a member app that combines sensor technology with telemedicine to prevent, relieve, and accelerate the healing of acute conditions, chronic pain, and post-surgical recovery. SWORD Health raised $163M in their latest Series D round led by ...
Frank Cheung, Cerebrae, on building tools to accelerate participation in value-based care
March 17, 2022 10:31 - 43 minutes - 100 MBThis episode’s guest is Frank Cheung, CEO and Co-Founder of Cerebrae, a startup that aims to accelerate the adoption of value-based care by helping providers and payers measure, forecast, and validate the financial ROI of emerging approaches to patient care. Through this work, they aim to radically simplify the process of commercializing value-based care delivery. They are backed by several investors, including StepStone, Fika, Susa, TenOneTen, AME Cloud Ventures, Knollwood, Route 66, and Sa...
Stephen Smith, NOCD, on creating a world where anyone can access effective OCD therapy
February 28, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 78.7 MBOur guest on this episode is Stephen Smith, CEO of NOCD, a digital health company delivering high-quality virtual care for patients with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD. NOCD performs over 140,000 virtual therapy sessions annually, and has established a community-driven model that connects patients around the world to peers and licensed therapists. Last year, NOCD raised a $33 million Series B round of funding led by F-Prime Capital and received their initial backing from 7wireVentures...
Jia Jia Ye, Springtide Child Development, on scaling autism care that supports the entire family
February 21, 2022 12:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Jia Jia Ye, CEO & Co-Founder of Springtide Child Development, a company that provides integrative, evidence-based, and family-centered care for children with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. With four clinics open across Massachusetts and Connecticut, and a fifth coming soon, Springtide’s rapid growth is enabling families to better plan for the future, providers to focus on patient care in a coordinated environment, and payors to see what value-based behavi...
Andrew Hines, Canvas Medical, on building a platform to solve the EMR problem
February 14, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Andrew Hines, Founder & CEO of Canvas Medical. Andrew and his team at Canvas Medical build software and APIs to power collaboration between caregivers and developers. Canvas Medical raised $17M in Series A funding in April, 2021. We discussed: Canvas Medical’s vision of building a software platform that connects electronic medical records (EMR) with clinician input that allows software developers to collaborate closely with practitioners and adapt workflows...
Allon Bloch is teaching a machine the language of medicine
February 07, 2022 16:54 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBIn the latest episode of The Pulse Podcast by Wharton Digital Health, we interview veteran entrepreneur, Allon Bloch. His latest venture is K Health, a company that is seeking to democratize access to medical information. They do this by allowing users to interact with an AI chatbot that gives them access to data on how millions of people with similar symptoms were diagnosed and treated. On top of providing this information free of charge, they offer telehealth consultations at an industry l...
Yury Yakubchyk, Elemy, on destigmatizing mental health to expand access to pediatric behavioral care
January 10, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 95.6 MBIn this episode, we connected with Yury Yakubchyk, the founder and CEO of Elemy. Elemy is an industry leading tech enabled provider of high quality pediatric behavioral care. Inspired by his own personal journey in overcoming childhood ADHD, Yury co-founded Elemy to repair the flawed model of care for childhood behavioral conditions such as autism. Under Yury's leadership, Elemy has grown from 109 employees at the time of the company's seed round to more than 1,000 employees at present. Elem...
Holly Maloney, General Catalyst, with reflections on digital health in 2021 and predictions for 2022
December 20, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 94.4 MBOur guest on this episode is Holly Maloney, a Managing Director at the venture capital firm General Catalyst, where she has a focus on healthcare specifically. She has invested across the digital health space, with companies including Cityblock, Olive, SonderMind, Transcarent, and, most recently, Ribbon Health.
Dr. Ashwini Zenooz, Commure, on building a more open operating system for health systems
November 22, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 96.7 MBOur guest on this episode is Dr. Ashwini Zenooz (“Ash”), CEO of Commure, a platform that enables health systems, digital health companies, and 3rd party developers to more quickly build interoperable data-driven products for healthcare. Their goal is to facilitate new clinical and operational workflows that leverage a health system’s data infrastructure to improve the patient experience, perform better in value-based arrangements, and expand access to care. Commure recently closed a $500 mil...
April Koh, Spring Health, on leading in precision mental health
November 15, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBIn this episode, we sat down with April Koh, the CEO and founder of Spring Health, a comprehensive mental health benefit for employers. April is currently the youngest female to run a unicorn company. We discussed: Spring Health’s focus on providing precision mental healthcare through its proprietary predictive algorithms and science-backed methodology of collecting patient self-reported data The critical role data plays in improving the accuracy of Spring Health’s predictive algorithms, ...
Chris Severn, Turquoise Health, on bringing price transparency to healthcare
November 08, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBIn this episode, we interview Chris Severn, the Co-Founder and CEO of Turquoise Health, a company working to bring real price transparency to healthcare. With recent and upcoming waves in pricing legislation, combined with its fundraise led by a16z earlier this year, Turquoise is tackling the transparency problem from several angles by creating new tools for patients, payers, and providers.
Karan Singh, Ginger & Headspace Health, on solving the supply imbalance in mental healthcare
October 26, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode, we sat down with Karan Singh, Co-Founder & COO of Ginger, now Headspace Health, through a merger with Headspace that was announced in August, 2021. Headspace Health is the world’s leading provider of mental health and wellbeing solutions. We discussed: Ginger’s mission to address mental healthcare gaps by creating a comprehensive digital on-demand solution offering full stack mental health services at an affordable rate Potential reforms to make mental healthcare more acc...
Fay Rotenberg, Firefly Health, on blowing up the annual visit in favor of proactive care
October 11, 2021 16:21 - 34 minutes - 78.6 MBIn this episode, we interview Fay Rotenberg, CEO of Firefly Health. We chat about her experience joining Firefly Health in 2017, discussing how what started as a virtual-first primary care offering has developed into a solution that will help consumers get, find, and pay for care. Firefly Health is trying to deliver concierge medicine at scale. They began with a virtual-first primary care offering that used an innovative leveraged care team approach to care for and build trust with their pa...
Doug Hirsch, GoodRx, on how a traditional retail experience can be revolutionary
October 04, 2021 15:50 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBIn this episode, we interview the GoodRx co-founder and CEO, Doug Hirsch. We chat about his experience founding GoodRx, covering topics ranging from a time when his father literally knocked on pharmacy doors in NYC to get drug prices to their recent public offering. GoodRx seeks to expand access and affordability for prescription drugs. To do this, they process ~200 billion daily cash-pay price points for generic drugs from pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and retailers to then...