Podcast

In this episode of Health Virtually Uncensored, host Joe Kvedar sits down with Dr. David Guidry of Intermountain Health for an unfiltered conversation about redefining digitally enabled care—especially in rural America.

Packed with real-world insights and candid advice, this episode, featuring Carla Dehmer of UPMC, and Lisbeth Votruba of AvaSure explores what it takes to build scalable digital solutions that truly support clinicians, improve access, and enhance the patient experience.

Dr. Joe Kvedar sits down with Greg Weidner, MD, Senior Medical Director of Virtual Health at One Medical, to explore how One Medical is redesigning primary care for a digital-first world.

Explore the future of digital health innovation with Dr. Joseph Kvedar and Christina (Chrissy) Farr, Managing Director at Manatt Health, in this engaging podcast episode. With her unique blend of journalism and venture capital expertise, Chrissy shares insights into the evolving digital health landscape, the importance of authentic storytelling, and the critical role of community-based solutions in transforming healthcare.

This episode’s guest is Glen Tullman, CEO of Transcarent, who shares how his company is transforming the healthcare experience by providing a single, easy-to-use platform for all health and care needs. In this episode, Glen also reveals the secrets behind their funding and discusses the future of healthcare navigation, AI, and making high-quality, affordable care accessible to everyone.

This episode's guest is healthcare leader, author, educator, and columnist Dr. Robbie Pearl. Dr. Pearl and Dr. Kvedar discuss the transformative potential of generative AI in American healthcare, touching on technological bias, staffing implications, patient privacy, and the future of AI-driven healthcare systems. They highlight AI's potential role in reducing medical errors, enhancing diagnostic precision, and democratizing medical expertise for patients and doctors alike.

This episode's guest is health and technology strategist and former Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Susannah Fox. She and Dr. Kvedar dive into a transformative conversation about the patient-led revolution in health care, inspired by her book, Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care.

Caroline Pearson, Executive Director at Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI), and Dr. Kvedar discuss PHTI’s March 2024 Digital Diabetes Management Solutions Health Technology Assessment Report. Gain insights into PHTI’s commitment to studying digital health tools, their methodology and the buzz created by the report’s conclusions.

How can we reconstruct American healthcare by bridging traditional academic centers with entrepreneurs and innovators? Join Drs. Stephen Klasko, a former university president, dean, CEO, and an obstetrician, and now an executive in residence at General Catalyst – and lifelong DJ, and Joe Kvedar to explore how healthcare executives can imagine and build a more accessible, high-quality and equitable healthcare system.

A Discussion with Bonnie Clipper, DNP, MA, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAAN CEO and Founder, Innovation Advantage Dr. Bonnie Clipper, CEO and Founder, Innovation Advantage, is a nurse futurist, expert in virtual nursing, and nationally recognized thought leader in building cultures of innovation, joins Dr. Joe Kvedar to explore how virtual nursing care is practiced and delivered in hospitals.

A Discussion with Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, Program Lead, ARPA-H HEROES Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, Program Lead, ARPA-H HEROES, joins Dr. Joe Kvedar to discuss how the Biden Administration is seeking to test and validate a new approach to tackling the underlying issues that lead to preventable deaths by incentivizing preventative care.

Dr. Sree Chaguturu, EVP and Chief Medical Officer of CVS Health, the world's largest healthcare company and the most trusted brand in healthcare, joins Dr. Joe Kvedar to explore how the company is evolving care delivery through an omnichannel experience, including virtual, digital and in-person care.

Geeta Nayyar, MD, author of the new book "Dead Wrong, Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare's Information Illness”, joins Joe Kvedar to examine the threat misinformation poses to an already-fragile healthcare system, impacting both patients and clinicians.

Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor of Medicine and Hospitalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, doesn’t hold back when it comes to talking about the challenges of expanding virtual care service, including the telehealth value equation, unrealistic narratives, and the consequence of bad actors.

According to Tom Lawry, one of the most recognized leaders driving change and engagement in healthcare, AI adds value in one of two ways – either by automating or augmenting the work of knowledge workers in healthcare and can change outdated and inefficient work processes, requiring leaders to think and act differently… what he calls the AI leadership imperative.

Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist, consultant and trend weaver, known for her insights into consumer trends and the healthcare economy.