Recent Blog Articles
Student Spotlight: Anthony Chu
Anthony Chu is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and he is expected to graduate Dec. 2026.
Student Spotlight: Dena Aljabari
Dena Aljabari is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Analytics and she is expected to graduate May 2025.
Student Spotlight: Nnamdi Edeoga
Nnamdi Edeoga is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management and is expected to graduate in May 2025.
5 Reasons to Study Risk Management and Cyber Security at UT Dallas
An understanding of risk management and cybersecurity can help individuals create resilient businesses that can stand the test of potential threats.
Student Spotlight: Madison Hill
Madison Hill is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management and a Bachelor of Science in Finance double-major and she is expected to graduate May 2026.
Recent Podcasts
Episode 127: AI in Healthcare Operations
In this episode, Felixia Colón joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about how artificial intelligence is being used, and is transforming, healthcare business operations. They cover care delivery methods, staffing models, the importance of establishing guardrails prior to AI’s use and address the risks of bias inherent in AI and how that problem can be overcome.
Colón is senior vice president of eHealth Solutions at SCP Health and former president of the North Texas Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives.
Karnuta is an associate professor in the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Organizations, Strategy and International Management Area as well as director of its Professional Program in Healthcare Management.
March 31, 2025
Episode 126: HEAL High School
In this episode, Caitlin McVey, associate vice president of the Memorial Hermann Institute for Nursing Excellence, joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about Health Education and Learning (HEAL) High School in Houston which prepares students to transition directly into high-demand healthcare jobs directly after graduation.
Karnuta is an associate professor in the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Organizations, Strategy and International Management Area as well as director of its Professional Program in Healthcare Management.
Feb. 26, 2025
Episode 125: National Standards for AI Governance in Healthcare with Don Taylor
In this episode, host Dan Karnuta welcomes Don Taylor, the chairman of the board of directors at the Healthcare Standards Institute Foundation, which is responsible for developing a national standard for the implementation of artificial intelligence as it relates to the governance of the healthcare industry.
The in-depth discussion by the two faculty members and healthcare administration experts in The University of Texas at Dallas focuses on how artificial intelligence is being integrated into the healthcare industry and the urgent need for its governance and standardization. Since the use of AI is now, or soon will be, used in everything including clinical decision-making, administrative tasks, patient interaction and even insurance claims, Karnuta and Taylor discuss the significant concerns raised by its use including its ethics, patient privacy and organizational accountability.
Karnuta is an associate professor in the Jindal School’s Organizations, Strategy and International Management Area as well as director of its Professional Program in Healthcare Management.
Taylor is a professor of practice in the Jindal School’s Executive Education Area and director of its Alliance for Physician Leadership program. He also serves in the faculty of UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Jan. 29, 2025
Episode 124: The State of AI in Revenue-Cycle Management for Healthcare
In this episode, David Dawson, senior vice president of Conifer Health Solutions, joins host Dan Karnuta to discuss the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare-related revenue cycle management. They discuss what RCM is, the issues that have caused inefficiencies in the RCM process and how AI is a promising solution for solving them.
Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Dec. 12, 2024
Episode 123: Medicare Advantage: The Collision of Medicare and Managed Care
In episode 123 of The Business of Healthcare Podcast, attorneys-at-law Lawrence Laddaga and Dale Turner of the law firm Laddaga-Garrett, P.A, join host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about Medicare Advantage plans in Medicare. They discuss its history, its problems and its future.
Laddaga is Attorney At Law-Founder-President; and Turner is an associate attorney at Laddaga-Garrett, P.A., a law firm that provides legal services for the healthcare industry.
Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Nov. 26, 2024
JSOM Faculty Members Honored by Academic Journal for Service
Jimmie Markham | February 10, 2025
Two faculty members in the Naveen Jindal School of Management have been recognized by Marketing Science, a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences and tracked in The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™. Sanjay Jain Drs. Upender Subramanian and Sanjay Jain are both professors in the […]