Podcast

While the promise and failures of health tech innovations have been well documented in recent years, the turbulent world caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is rewriting the rules. Opinions about health tech are changing right before our eyes, according to Mike Biselli, health tech entrepreneur, chief community officer at BurstIQ, and host of the Passionate Pioneers Podcast. […]

Healthcare’s rapid changes demand continual training for everyone – not just CME. In this episode, Scott, Michael, and Jared take a deeper dive into different ways to train leadership and staff in the face of evolving business needs – not just to get better at our current jobs, but to gain new skills to keep […]

Change often takes bravery and time, especially in medicine. In this episode, Dr. Scott Sigman chronicles his uphill battle of proving to the orthopedic world that it is possible to practice surgery without prescribing opioids. In doing so, he has not only paved the way for innovation in his field, he has also demonstrated the […]

Consumerism continues to redraw the lines for medicine, and nowhere is it more clear than in how business models are shifting for specialty providers and primary care providers alike. Scott, Michael, and Jared discuss pros and cons of new models for medical practices and whether or not they ultimately help patients receive better care. Learn […]

When there is skepticism and apprehension about emerging treatment options, where do providers turn to learn more? On this episode, Dr. Ariana DeMers explains the first steps that she recommends for providers to educate themselves on newer therapies, using the example of orthobiologics. You’ll learn how organizations like the Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (IOF) are becoming […]

Engaging healthcare staff takes a different style of leadership and communication in the Age of Consumerism, according to Britt Berrett, program director and faculty at University of Texas at Dallas, and New York Times bestselling author of Patients Come Second. The lessons he learned as CEO of two major hospitals apply just as much, if […]

Thanks to people like Craig Antico, the crushing blow of medical debt is having less effect. Craig’s nonprofit organization, RIP Medical Debt, buys medical debt portfolios from hospitals and physician groups with donated money to alleviate the debt of those who simply can’t pay. You might not be shocked that nearly half of all GoFundMe […]