Explore every episode of the podcast HealthBiz with David E. Williams
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| HealthBiz Podcast moves to CareTalk: Healthcare Unfiltered Channel | 13 Mar 2025 | 00:03:18 | |
The HealthBiz podcast is moving to the CareTalk: Healthcare Unfiltered Channel. From now on, when you want to listen to HealthBiz, head over to one of these links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ I launched the Health Business Blog exactly 20 years ago, on March 1, 2005 to provide my perspectives on healthcare business and policy. I wrote thousands of posts and started sprinkling in audio interviews with healthcare CEOs in 2007 –long before the podcast boom. My blog became very popular and as a result I even switched the name of my healthcare consulting firm to Health Business Group to take advantage of the blog’s brand equity. The biggest podcast highlight of that era came in 2014, when I interviewed all 9 candidates for Governor of Massachusetts about their plans for healthcare. It was my goal to help elevate the political debate. In 2017, I started co-hosting the CareTalk podcast with John Driscoll, then CEO of CareCentrix and now Chairman of the UConn Health System. We recorded monthly, in-person and experimented with a variety of formats. When the pandemic arrived, John and I switched to remote recording and began taping weekly. There was so much to discuss about COVID-19 and we made the most of it. Our producer, Vincent Grippi masterfully built up our show to one of the top few on Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Meanwhile, I also shifted the Health Business Blog to an all-podcast format in September 2020, about six months into the pandemic, with Dafna Williams taking over as producer. I called it the HealthBiz podcast and we released a new episode every week on all the major audio channels plus YouTube. We’re now well over 200 episodes. In 2024, we tested out the idea of melding HealthBiz and CareTalk by adding HealthBiz Briefs to the CareTalk channel. The experiment was a success, generating substantial engagement. In 2025, we’re going all the way by moving all of HealthBiz over to CareTalk. You can listen or subscribe using the links in the show notes. You’ll now have the chance to experience HealthBiz along with a bunch of great CareTalk content, including one -on-one shows with John and me, plus John’s own interviews with executives and policy leaders. So that’s it for the first 20 years of the Health Business Blog and HealthBiz Podcast. I’d like to thank you, my listeners and viewers, and my producer, Dafna Williams. I’m looking forward to the next podcast chapter. I hope you’ll join me for it. Meet me on CareTalk! https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/
As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Smartbox Group CEO Dougal Hawes | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:38:46 | |
Dougal Hawes, Group CEO of Smartbox Assistive Technology shares his inspiring journey from growing up in the English countryside to leading a company that empowers people with communication disabilities. Dougal's story is deeply intertwined with his father's dedication to empowering the disabled, a passion that began with a chance encounter in a hospital and evolved into a lifelong commitment. This familial influence not only shaped Dougal's understanding and empathy but also paved the way for his career in creating innovative communication devices for those with speech difficulties. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Canopy CEO Shan Sinha | 07 Nov 2024 | 00:38:34 | |
Shan Sinha is confronting the urgent issue of workplace violence in healthcare. Delving into the alarming rise of aggression against healthcare workers, particularly exacerbated by the pandemic, Shan discusses pioneering solutions like Canopy's wearable safety buttons that empower staff with connectivity and protection. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| 6 healthcare predictions in 60 seconds | 10 Jan 2023 | 00:00:59 | |
Health Business Group president David Williams delivers 6 health care industry predictions in this rapid-fire episode to kick off 2023. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with EvidenceCare co-founder Brian Fengler | 05 Jan 2023 | 00:29:59 | |
Emergency physician Brian Fengler found it impossible to get real-time, evidence based guidance to make fast treatment decisions in challenging, life-threatening cases. He founded EvidenceCare to fill that gap. Today, the company's software is available in leading health systems, providing real-time, contextual information right in the workflow. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Healthie CEO Erica Jain | 22 Dec 2022 | 00:19:30 | |
Erica Jain started Healthie in 2016, when she was a first-year student in business school. For the last several years she's been building a company that builds infrastructure for the next generation of digital health. As you can imagine, the pandemic radically increased the need for what Healthie provides. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with whistleblower attorney Jonathan Tycko | 15 Dec 2022 | 00:36:07 | |
Attorney Jonathan Tycko represents whistleblowers under the False Claims Act and is a podcast host to boot. Whistleblowers play a useful function and can be well compensated for their service. But the road is long, arduous and not to be traveled alone. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Smileyscope CEO Emily Chan | 08 Dec 2022 | 00:27:32 | |
Smileyscope uses virtual reality neuromodulation to take the fear out of needle procedures for kids. Founder and CEO Evelyn Chan is a Rhodes Scholar and medical doctor with an inspiring life story. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Atropos Health CEO Brigham Hyde | 01 Dec 2022 | 00:34:17 | |
Brigham Hyde lost his mother to cancer at 14 and has been on a quest to help patients ever since. Atropos Health brings the promise of real world data to the point of care, helping doctors and patients make personalized treatment decisions. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Actigraph CEO Jeremy Wyatt | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:40:23 | |
Learn all about actigraphy and its role in clinical trials from Actigraph CEO Jeremy Wyatt. You'll also hear about his role in the Farmers' Opry! And he's the first guest to take me up on my offer to share a suggestion of a book to avoid. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with RWE leaders Jennifer Christian of IQVIA and Alissa Winzeler-Cotton of Syapse | 17 Nov 2022 | 00:39:23 | |
Learn about the past, present and future of Real World Evidence (RWE) in this interview with two of its leading practitioners. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with ONC Chief Micky Tripathi | 10 Nov 2022 | 00:47:24 | |
As the National Coordinator for Health IT, Micky Tripathi leads the federal government's efforts in IT strategy and implementation. I've known Micky for two decades and am excited to see him in this role. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Brightside Health CEO Brad Kittredge | 03 Nov 2022 | 00:34:54 | |
Brad Kittredge cut his teeth in digital health at ComplexDx, Jawbone and 23andMe before founding Brightside, which provides life-changing telehealth care to people with serious mental health conditions As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Lean TaaS founder Mohan Giridharadas | 24 Oct 2024 | 00:26:49 | |
In this episode I welcome back Mohan Giridharadas, CEO and founder of LeanTaaS, who shares his journey in revolutionizing healthcare capacity through AI and prescriptive analytics. Mohan provides insights into LeanTaas's evolution since pivoting to healthcare in 2015, tackling pressing challenges such as increased demand, financial pressures and staffing shortages. With innovative solutions now optimizing a third of the U.S. chemotherapy capacity and enhancing 15% of the nation's surgical capacity, LeanTaaS is transforming the landscape of healthcare efficiency. Our discussion highlights the strides made in optimizing infusion centers, operating rooms, and inpatient beds. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with PicassoMD CEO Dr. Reza Sanai | 27 Oct 2022 | 00:26:58 | |
Reza Sanai had a great start to his career as a cardiologist but eventually became dissatisfied with his role. He saw 20 patients per day but realized that about 40 percent of them didn’t need to be in his office. He tried an experiment with a large primary care practice --offering instant access to his expertise. Results were astonishing: ER visits dropped to almost zero and referrals to specialists fell by more than 40 percent. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with TailorMed CEO Srulik Dvorsky | 20 Oct 2022 | 00:33:07 | |
Srulik grew up in Israel and almost became a saxophonist but ended up as an electrical engineer. As co-founder and CEO of TailorMed, he is focused on affordability of drugs in the US healthcare system. The company matches patients with financial assistance programs offered by drug companies. That helps patients afford their meds and drives higher revenues for providers administering specialty drugs. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with AmyriAD CEO Sharon L. Rogers | 13 Oct 2022 | 00:21:17 | |
Sharon L. Rogers, PhD is leading the development of a new treatment for Alzheimer's. AmyriAD, where Sharon is CEO is in late stage trials for a drug that is designed to improve global function and cognition when used in combination with donepezil (Aricept). As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Codagenix CEO Rob Coleman | 06 Oct 2022 | 00:29:13 | |
Rob Coleman grew up in a family of entrepreneurial scientists and down the street from the Cold Spring Harbor Lab. So it was a pretty straightforward path for Rob to go from youthful intern to co-founder and CEO of a synthetic biology company. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Clarify Health CEO Jean Drouin: Pragmatic Idealist | 29 Sep 2022 | 00:37:19 | |
Jean Drouin worked at McKinsey before going to medical school, giving him unusual insights into production optimization that he applied to the patient journey. After several more years at McKinsey, including a stint reforming the UK's National Health Service, Jean co-founded Clarify Health. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with YPrime CEO Shawn Blackburn | 22 Sep 2022 | 00:29:12 | |
YPrime helps simplify the management of clinical trials for the life sciences industry. CEO and co-founder Shawn Blackburn started off in the construction industry before shifting to the life sciences field. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Vim CEO Oron Afek | 15 Sep 2022 | 00:31:01 | |
Vim connects data from health insurers and other sources into existing electronic medical record workflows, helping doctors make better cost and quality decisions during patient visits. The company is backed by tens of millions from Optum, Walgreens and other industry heavyweights so they’re clearly doing something right. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Science 37 CEO David Coman | 08 Sep 2022 | 00:31:28 | |
Science 37 is a publicly traded pioneer in decentralized clinical trials, which offers an end-to-end 'operating' system for trial sponsors and CROs. The company leverages its various networks to enable hybrid and fully decentralized trials. The decentralized model also helps foster diversity and inclusion, which has become an important selling point. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Alira Health CEO Gabriele Brambilla | 01 Sep 2022 | 00:23:41 | |
Gabriele Brambilla is an unconventional guy. As an Italian with 5 kids who's faithful to his wife and doesn't eat pasta it's only natural that he'd set his sight on the big goal of "humanizing healthcare." Oh and he also played basketball for Italy's national team. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Episode 100: Interview with Florence Healthcare CEO Ryan Jones | 25 Aug 2022 | 00:29:51 | |
In this 100th episode of the HealthBiz podcast, Florence Healthcare CEO Ryan Jones describes the pain points in clinical trial workflows and what Florence is doing to help. Let's hope Florence continues to succeed, since that will mean more sites participating in trials, and faster introduction of useful therapies. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Chamber CEO George Aloth | 10 Oct 2024 | 00:15:54 | |
Join me in exploring value-based care with George Aloth, co-founder and CEO of Chamber. George shares his inspiring journey from his upbringing in Baltimore to his pivotal role in shaping healthcare. With a unique educational background in accounting and law, he honed his expertise in Medicaid and Medicare through early career experiences at CMS and Cigna. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to co-found a Medicaid insurance startup and eventually become CEO of CareFirst's Medicaid division. George reflects on his tenure at Somatus, a kidney value-based care company, which sparked his passion for transforming specialty care, specifically cardiology, into a value-based model. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Avalon Healthcare Solutions CEO Bill Kerr | 18 Aug 2022 | 00:32:55 | |
Avalon Healthcare Solutions pioneered the Lab Benefits Management category. CEO and co-founder Dr. Bill Kerr discusses how to meet health plans' need for innovation and affordability while serving the patient. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Authenticx CEO Amy Brown | 11 Aug 2022 | 00:30:29 | |
Amy Brown's background in social work and public policy turned out to be ideal preparation to lead Authenticx, The company 'humanizes conversational intelligence in healthcare.' As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with OncoHealth CEO Rick Dean | 04 Aug 2022 | 00:37:23 | |
Navigating the physical and mental challenges of cancer care with technology enabled services, real world data, and patient-facing tools. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Glimpse CEO Lyron Bentovim | 28 Jul 2022 | 00:27:27 | |
Virtual reality and augmented reality for mental health treatment. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Thyme Care CEO Robin Shah | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:28:31 | |
Thyme Care provides value based care in oncology. Robin Shah co-founded the company after stints in his father's oncology practice and at Flatiron. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Capsule CEO Eric Kinariwala | 14 Jul 2022 | 00:28:03 | |
Lots of businesses talk about solving consumer headaches, but it’s much more literal for today’s guest. Founder and CEO Eric Kinariwala woke up with a terrible headache one morning that was made even worse by trying to deal with the pharmacy. $600M and 7 years later, Capsule is taking the friction out of the consumer experience, driving improved fill rates, and saving physician offices dozens of hours a month each. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Convergent Therapeutics CEO Dr. Phil Kantoff | 07 Jul 2022 | 00:31:58 | |
Convergent Therapeutics is a clinical stage startup company bringing a new approach to the deployment of radiopharmaceuticals to treat and possibly even cure certain cancers, starting with the prostate. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Jvion CMO John Frownfelter | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:27:06 | |
Can AI fill the healthcare gaps left by the Great Resignation, enable the shift from episodic to value based care, make care at home viable and indicate when a patient is ready for hospice care? If you ask Jvion chief medical officer, Jonathan Frownfelter (which I did) the answer is an emphatic yes! As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Concert Health Founder Spencer Hutchins | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:30:54 | |
Spencer Hutchins got his startup experience right out of Colby College, with a senior role in John Kerry’s presidential campaign. From there he took on a series of government and policy roles before co-founding Reflexion, a rehab software company. And then in 2016 he founded Concert Health, which helps independent physician practices deliver integrated behavioral health services. In essence it’s a group practice that leverages Collaborative Care Management reimbursement from Medicare, commercial insurers and now Medicaid to do the right thing for patients. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with H1 Founder Ariel Katz | 16 Jun 2022 | 00:24:34 | |
Ariel Katz founded H1, the largest global healthcare professional data ecosystem, and was named a 30 under 30 by Forbes, which he describes as embarrassing. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Laudio CEO Russ Richmond | 26 Sep 2024 | 00:28:20 | |
As a physician and healthcare CEO, Russ Richmond already knew a lot about healthcare. But when a bad accident put him into the hospital for three months he developed a much more profound understanding of caregiving. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with eClinical Solutions CEO Raj Indupuri | 09 Jun 2022 | 00:28:42 | |
Raj Indupuri's company, eClinical Solutions provides infrastructure to process data and extract value. The pandemic has accelerated the transformation to digital, and decentralized trials in particular have been a boon for the company, As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Adial Pharmaceuticals CEO Bill Stilley | 02 Jun 2022 | 00:24:08 | |
Adial Pharmaceuticals CEO Bill Stilley is leading the development of a genetically targeted therapeutic agent for alcohol use disorder. Adial is currently completing a Phase III trial to determine whether this oral medication can reduce overall alcohol use and the number of heavy drinking days. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Alzheimer's diagnosis via retinal scan. Interview with RetiSpec CEO Eliav Shaked | 26 May 2022 | 00:23:59 | |
Eliav Shaked is a biomedical engineer from Israel who once worked at a summer camp in upstate New York. A favorite staffer there developed dementia and went downhill so fast that Eliav couldn’t even visit her. That’s when he decided to focus his talents on early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. RetiSpec --short for retinal spectroscopy, is an innovative imaging company using artificial intelligence to detect neurodegenerative diseases. Eliav co-founded the company and is its CEO. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Caravan Health CEO Tim Gronniger | 19 May 2022 | 00:26:30 | |
Value based care is hard enough even in a well resourced setting. So just try making it work in a rural area without the scale, staffing and population density. But that’s the market Tim Gronniger, CEO of Caravan Health is addressing, bringing together safety net and community health systems to deliver high quality, low cost care in a culturally sensitive manner As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Happify Health CMO Dr. Murray Zucker | 12 May 2022 | 00:29:37 | |
Mental healthcare is still sometimes in the shadows, so what better way to bring it out than with a friendly, upbeat name like Happify Health? Chief Medical Officer Dr. Murray Zucker explains why the company is ideally suited to these troubling times. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Carrum Health CMO Randy Hawkins | 05 May 2022 | 00:25:51 | |
The end of the pandemic is the start of a perfect storm for surgical overutilization. Patients who postponed surgeries are having them now, other patients got sicker or fatter during the lockdowns, and surgeons are looking to recoup their losses by doing more cutting. Today’s guest, Dr. Randy Hawkins, is here to discuss what his company, Carrum Health is doing to eliminate unneeded surgeries and offer written guarantees on the necessary procedures that are performed in their centers of excellence. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Yosi Health CEO Hari Prasad | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:27:54 | |
Hari Prasad grew up in Madras, India and moved to a small town in West Virginia to go to school at age 19. From there he focused on healthcare economics and held a series of jobs where he analyzed the patient journey and created the infrastructure for success under accountable care. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Candoo Tech CEO Liz Hamburg | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:27:02 | |
Digital access is now considered a Social Determinant of Health. Candoo CEO Liz Hamburg is addressing the need by providing tech support to older adults. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with American Familia Author David A. Morales | 07 Apr 2022 | 00:40:38 | |
Faith and resilience brought David Morales off the streets of Lynn, Massachusetts and out of poverty, helped him succeed at an elite college and in the worlds of government service and healthcare business. He’s a strong believer that his story can inspire other discounted youth to dream big and achieve those dreams. I first met David a decade ago when he was a senior executive at Steward Health Care. I learned something of his background, but now he’s put it all out there in his memoir, American Familia. You’ll get a taste of David’s very American journey and eclectic interests in this interview, and even more so from his book, which I read cover to cover. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Icario CEO Steve Wigginton | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:35:53 | |
iCario is a Health Action company, which strives to go beyond the typical patient engagement approach to motivate patients to do something. Icario’s success has been driven by its ability to achieve results for health plans, the increasing need for outreach during the health emergency, and new competitive pressures on the company’s customers from more consumer oriented organizations, like retailers. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Ending polycystic kidney disease. Interview with PKDO founder Richard Kellner | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:21:10 | |
Richard Kellner is on a mission to end polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a leading cause of kidney failure in younger people. The key is combining pre-implantation genetic testing with in vitro fertilization to prevent the disease from being passed from parent to child. The PKD Outreach Foundation, run by Richard is raising awareness so that physicians and parents-to-be know about this option. PKD Outreach is also making testing and IVF more affordable and accessible through a partnership with US Fertility and by making cash grants to families. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Tivity CEO Richard Ashworth | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:25:30 | |
Purveyor of Silver Sneakers talks complementary medicine and striving for healthy aging during the pandemic. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Abarca Health CEO Jason Borschow | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:29:49 | |
Abarca is a PBM with a difference. It emphasizes transparency, offers guaranteed drug trend, and has a flexible, modern platform. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||
| Interview with Noyo CEO Shannon Goggin | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:29:32 | |
Noyo is a connections gateway for modern insurance. Co-founder Shannon Goggin started life in small-town Maine, then moved on to the tech world of Silicon Valley. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:
Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams. | |||