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Vital Signs with Jacob Effron and Nikhil Krishnan

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On Vital Signs, Jacob Effron and Nikhil Krishnan dig into cutting-edge trends in healthtech and the people shaping them. Every two weeks they’ll explore a new sub-sector and trend with policy leaders, startup founders and industry executives. Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss any of it!

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Ep 70: Nourish CEO Aidan Dewar on Hiring in the AI Era, Future of GLP-1s and Scaling Metabolic Health

Vital Signs with Jacob Effron and Nikhil Krishnan

Audio · 37 min
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Ep 69: Cadence Founder Chris Altchek on the Future of Chronic Disease Care

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Audio · 49 min
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Ep 68: Garner Health Founder on Measuring Doctor Quality, The AI Landscape & What Improves Healthcare

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Audio · 1 hr 1 min
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Ep 67: Abridge Leaders on AI-Native Healthcare, Doctors Who Code, and the Future of Clinical AI

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Audio · 45 min
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Ep 66: Pete Shalek On The Future of Front Office Automation

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Audio · 36 min
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Ep 65: CMMI Leaders on ACCESS Model Launch, Drug Pricing Strategy, and the Future of Technology Enabled Care

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Audio · 57 min
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Ep 64: Sutter Health CEO & President Warner Thomas on Digital Transformation and the Future of Health Systems

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Audio · 45 min
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Ep 63: Narayana Health Vice Chairman on Scaling Quality Care in India and Tech’s Role

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Audio · 47 min
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Ep 62: Merck KGaA Chief Data and AI Officer on Scaling AI in Pharma and The Future of Enterprise Software

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Audio · 33 min
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Ep 61: Co-Founder of Chai Discovery Joshua Meier on 99% Faster Drug Discovery, BioTech’s AlphaGo Moment, Building Photoshop for Molecules

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Audio · 57 min
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Ep 60: General Medicine's Elliot Cohen on Lessons from PillPack and Amazon and The Future of AI x Healthcare

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Audio · 1 hr 8 min
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Flashback: Hinge Health CEO Daniel Perez on Effective Employer Sales, Patient Engagement and His Top Advice to Founders

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Audio · 46 min
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Ep 59: Photon Health CEO Otto Sipe on the Future of Pharmacies, PBMs and GLP-1s

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Audio · 46 min
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Ep 58: Iora Health Former CEO Rushika Fernandopulle on Current State of Value Based Care Across Payer Types and AI’s Role in Primary Care

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Audio · 40 min
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Ep 57: Taro Health CEO Frank Wu on Direct Primary Care, The History of InsurTech and AI for Payers

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Audio · 43 min
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Ep 56: Providence CEO Erik Wexler on Evaluating Partnerships, Policy and Leadership

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Audio · 36 min
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Ep 55: Hinge Health CEO Daniel Perez on Effective Employer Sales, Patient Engagement and His Top Advice to Founders

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Audio · 46 min
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Ep 54: General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja on Buying a Health System, $100B Healthcare Companies and The Future of AI and Venture

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Audio · 43 min
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Ep 53: Cradle CEO Stef van Grieken on the State of AI x Bio and Selling SaaS to Pharma

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Audio · 54 min
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Ep 52: knownwell CMO Dr. Angela Fitch on The Future of GLP-1s and New Approaches to Obesity Medicine

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Audio · 39 min
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Ep 51: Privia CEO Parth Mehrotra on The Future of Physician Enablement and How To Manage Risk Successfully

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Audio · 49 min
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Ep 50: Carelon Health President Bryony Winn on How Payers Think About Provider Strategy, Startups and Value-Based Care

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Audio · 38 min
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Ep 49: Equip CEO Kristina Saffran on Effective Eating Disorder Treatments and Scaling New Care Models

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Audio · 49 min
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Ep 48: Savvy CEO Suril Kantaria on First Time Founder Lessons and ICHRA

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Audio · 35 min
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Ep 47: Former One Medical/Stanford CEO Amir Dan Rubin on Payviders, One Medical Reflections and Gen AI

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Audio · 46 min
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Ep 46: Humana Primary Care CMO Dr. Vivek Garg on Next Gen Primary Care Lessons and Effective Payer Partnerships

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Audio · 40 min
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Ep 45: Sword Health CEO Virgílio (“V”) Bento on Sword's New AI Solution and the Decisions That Shaped the Company

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Audio · 52 min
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Ep 44: Dr. Atul Butte on Healthcare AI Opportunities and Challenges

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Audio · 50 min
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Ep 43: Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David Shulkin on Transforming the VA & Getting Public-Private Partnerships Right

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Audio · 52 min
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Ep 42: Alan CEO Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve on Building a Healthcare Superapp & the Future of Healthcare in Europe

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Audio · 55 min
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Ep 41: Benchling Head of Strategy Malay Gandhi on the Future of Life Sciences Software and The Evolution of Digital Health

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Audio · 56 min
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Ep 40: Strive Health Co-Founder Will Stokes on The Key Parts of Risk-Based Contracts and Value Based Care In Specialties

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Audio · 44 min
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Ep 39: Dr. Amy Abernethy on the Future of Real-World Evidence and Regulating Generative AI

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Audio · 46 min
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Ep 38: Oscar Co-Founder Mario Schlosser on Lessons from Implementing LLMs and How AI Will Impact Healthcare

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Audio · 1 hr 14 min
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Ep 37: Centene Corporation CEO Sarah London on Centene’s Strategy and Innovating in Medicaid

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Audio · 43 min
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Ep 36: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel on Why Healthcare Reform is so Hard and the Future of Hospitals

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Audio · 52 min
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Ep 35: Cityblock CEO Dr. Toyin Ajayi on the Current and Future State of Medicaid Innovation

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Audio · 51 min
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Ep 34: Pomelo Care CEO Marta Bralic Kerns on Improving Maternity Care & How to Sell to Payers

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Audio · 56 min
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Ep 33: Aledade CEO Farzad Mostashari on Managing $20B in Healthcare Spending and Lessons on Succeeding in Value-Based Care

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Audio · 44 min
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Ep 32: Heather Fernandez (Solv CEO) on Reinventing Last-Minute Care

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Audio · 42 min
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Ep 31: Mark Cuban on Disrupting PBMs, Staying Curious & Using AI to Avoid NBA Fines

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Audio · 44 min
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Ep 30: Marley Medical CEO Chris Hogg on Which Health Tech GTM Models Are Best and Using AI in Care

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Audio · 47 min
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Ep 29: Omada Health CEO Sean Duffy on Evolving Employer Pricing, Incorporating GLP-1s and Using LLMs

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Audio · 48 min
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Ep 27: PathAI CEO Dr. Andy Beck on the Future of AI in Medical Diagnosis

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Audio · 51 min
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Ep 26: Dr. Austin Chiang on Using Social Media to Educate His >500K Followers and GLP-1s

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Audio · 57 min
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Ep 25: Dotmatics CEO Thomas Swalla on The State of R&D Software

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Audio · 49 min
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Ep 24: Insitro CEO Daphne Koller on Using ML to Change Drug Discovery

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Audio · 49 min
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Ep 23: Stanford Professor James Zou on the Economics, Regulation and Applications of AI in Healthcare

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Audio · 44 min
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Ep 22: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel on Our Relationship with Death and Bad Incentives in Research

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Audio · 50 min
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Ep 21: Andy Coravos and Ashoka Rajendra on Hyperspecialization in Pharma R&D and Digital Biomarkers

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Audio · 43 min

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