The Data Book podcast from top healthcare executives is designed to highlight technology trends, innovation, and healthcare transformation.
Our podcast also featured some interesting discussions around digital health, including AI, privacy, engaging patients, and building companies.
But our most popular podcast featured the inspiring story of a doctor’s battle with cancer.
Here are links to the most popular podcasts and episodes. If you missed some of the conversations, here’s your chance to check out some fascinating ones. Note: You can subscribe to Data Book wherever you get podcasts.
1. Lessons from doctors fighting cancer: “Being a patient is scary.”
Arti Masturzo is a board-certified physician in internal medicine. She is also the chief medical officer of her CCS, which provides care programs for chronically ill patients and medical supplies to her home.
Despite her extensive experience, she gained new insights into medicine as a patient. Arti is battling breast cancer and shared some of her own experience in a discussion on her Data Book podcast.
“From a healthcare executive standpoint, being a patient can be really scary,” she says.
She says it gave her more perspective on what medicine can do better for patients beyond fighting serious illnesses. Although she spoke cheerfully about caregivers, she says there are some challenges that patients shouldn’t face.
“Care is very siled,” Alti said. “Incentives don’t maximize my health. People doing the work are burnt out and exhausted. There’s no one reaching out across the table for all the ancillary stuff. There’s no connection.”
Arti’s story clearly resonated with listeners and readers. We wish Arti a healthier and happier new year. You are in our thoughts.
2. OM1’s Joe Zabinski talks about the opportunities and challenges of AI and ChatGPT
In a year where AI has become such a hot topic in the medical field, it’s no surprise that discussions about artificial intelligence are near the top of the list.
Joe Zabinski, senior director of AI and personalized medicine at OM1, says AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. And that future isn’t far away, he says.
“In terms of how close we are to widespread adoption of this, I think we’re closer than most people realize because there’s a lot going on behind the scenes,” he said. says.
3. James Quarles of Redesign Health talks about starting a healthcare company
James Quarles is the former CEO of Strava, a social network for athletes, and is now Venture Chair at Redesign Health. In less than six years, he has launched 50 healthcare startups.
In a lively conversation, Mr. Quarles discusses what healthcare startups should do as they seek to bring new solutions to market. He outlines the elements of a successful startup, what founders should do, and common mistakes to avoid.
Quarles emphasizes the importance of staying focused and not pushing yourself too hard when developing a young company.
“I always say startups actually die from indigestion, not starvation,” he says.
4. Conversation with Gregg Church of 4Medica
Gregg Church is president of 4medica, a healthcare technology company dedicated to giving organizations a more complete view of patient records.
He spoke about the company’s work with hospitals, health systems, physicians, and laboratories to exchange data and improve outcomes.
Church also sees advances in interoperability, or the exchange of health information between health systems, payers, and patients. This has been talked about for years, but Church said it’s closer to reality. One positive sign is that collaboration between hospitals is increasing.
“Hospitals are starting to realize that they can’t hold data hostage in their own silos,” he says.
5. Justin Norden talks about ChatGPT and AI in healthcare
Justin Norden talks about the rise of ChatGPT and what it means for healthcare.
Norden is a physician who teaches digital health at Stanford University. He is also a partner at GSR Ventures, an investment firm focused on early-stage digital health companies.
ChatGPT could be the fastest growing consumer technology project ever. When asked about ChatGPT’s impact on health care, Norden said, “It’s a million-dollar, if not billion-dollar issue.”
Check out more episodes of January’s Data Book podcast. Additionally, check out our new podcast episode, “A Healthy Bottom Line,” which focuses on financial and management issues in healthcare.