As many of us know and experience, both personally and professionally, the American healthcare system is fraught with complexity and financial opaqueness. Fortunately, there are passionate and determined leaders in our community working tirelessly to solve these systemic issues we face as a nation. In this episode, we are joined by Joseph Schneier, CEO of…

During the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, our next guest cared for some of the first patients in the United States that contracted COVID-19. Dr. Nick Mark is an attending ICU physician at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington and is also the founder of OnePager ICU. I recently spent time with Dr. Mark…

As many of us know and experience, runaway drug costs for patients the healthcare industry serves are no longer sustainable, and it is due time for innovators to help put our system back on the right track. In this episode, I sat down with Carm Huntress, the CEO of RxRevu, to share his journey and…

It is well documented that speed is life in order to battle this global pandemic. During this episode, I’m honored to be joined by Ramin Bastani, the CEO of Healthvana, to learn how his digital platform is rapidly delivering COVID-19 test results and how he and his company are already preparing for the upcoming vaccination…

Providing patient care while meeting the constant requirements of non-clinical duties has become overwhelming. Over 40% of physicians report signs of burnout, and 30% also spend 20 hours or more each week on administrative tasks. Because of this unsustainable environment our physician leaders are experiencing, I asked Niraj Swami to share his expertise and passion…

It is now well proven that accurate diagnoses help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but there is still much work needed in this arena to help battle this deadly virus. In this episode, we have Diagnostics Evangelist Mara Aspinall with us to more deeply share the vital role of diagnostics and their power to help…

A majority of our decisions are heavily influenced by unconscious bias, which creates detrimental effects in the healthcare industry and beyond. To better understand how to confront and eliminate unconscious bias, I asked a national expert and passionate leader to help guide us through these timely and important topics. Dr. Arie Nettles is the Director…

COVID-19 has laid bare an undeniable fact: the people hardest hit are those who already lack resources, have limited access to quality social and clinical care, and in some cases are one paycheck away (or even worse) from putting food on the table or paying the rent. Study after study shows that the people who…

As many of you in our community know, I am a very passionate advocate for mental health and well-being. Moreover, I continue to remain dedicated in leveraging our podcast to help move the topic of mental health out of the dark corners of daily life and proudly into the light. In continuing my commitment, I…

Due to the growing physical and mental demands and implications on caregivers while we battle COVID-19, it is of great importance our community better understands these demands in order to support these courageous servants across the nation. During this episode, we are joined by Maureen Sullivan, the chief strategy and innovation officer for Blue Cross…