The Business of Healthcare Podcast

Episode 97: The Business of Dentistry

Dr. A.J. Aceirno, a practicing dentist and CEO of Decision One Dental Partners, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for an overview of the dental industry, how it differs today from previous decades and what improvements can be made to optimize both the patient experience and business success.

Mar 31, 2022

Episode 96: A look into the Medical Waste Industry

Jim Anderson, vice-president of product management and innovation at Stericycle, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a look at the medical waste industry — its market dynamics, regulatory aspects, technology, supply-chain issues, education, safety, training and guidelines involved, the impact of the pandemic on the industry and more.

Feb 25, 2022

Episode 95: How a Surgery Concierge Can Help Healthcare Consumers Make Better Decisions

In this episode, Sanjay Prasad, MD FACS, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss how companies like SurgiQuality, which Prasad helms as CEO — are helping healthcare patients become better consumers by helping them connect with the beast surgeons not only in terms of cost but also quality. They also discuss Prasad’s new book, Resetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic, the Patient Handbook.

Jan 28, 2022

Episode 94: A Look into a Nonprofit That Advocates for Employer Healthcare Interests

In this episode, host Dr. Bob. Kaiser speaks with Ellen Kelsay, president and CEO of Business Group on Health, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that advocates for employer healthcare interests, including those of some of the largest companies in the world.

Dec 21, 2021

Episode 93: Understanding Cash-Based Physical Therapy Businesses

This episode delves into the concept of a cash-based physical therapy business and provides a brief overview of what physical therapy is. Host Dr. Bob Kaiser speaks with Dr. Aaron LeBauer, owner of LeBauer Physical Therapy, LLC, author of The CashPT® Blueprint, and host of ‎The CashPT Lunch Hour Podcast. LeBauer is on a mission to save 100 million people from unnecessary surgery by teaching other physical therapists to market directly to consumers and bypass the influence of insurance companies in the treatment process.

Nov 30, 2021

Episode 92: Polarity Intelligence — a Useful Skill for Healthcare Leaders

In this episode, host Dr. Bob Kaiser and guests Tracy Christopherson and Michelle Troseth discuss the concept of Polarity Intelligence and how it can help healthcare leaders establish balance in their lives. Christopherson and Troseth are co-founders of Missing Logic LLC and co-hosts of the Healthcare’s Missing Logic Podcast.

Oct 25, 2021

Episode 91: The Role of Rural Hospitals in the U.S. Healthcare System

Jon Doolittle, MS’21, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a look into the role rural hospitals play in the U.S. healthcare system. Doolittle is president of Mosaic Medical Center in Albany, Missouri, a town with a population of less than than 2,000.

Sep 27, 2021

Episode 90: A Look Into the Complex Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Justin Fengler, senior vice president corporate strategy and business operations at GoodRx, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a look into the complex and confusing prescription-drug supply chain.

Aug 24, 2021

Episode 89: Fixing the Broken Essential Medicines Supply Chain

In this episode, host Dr. Bob Kaiser chats with guest Dr. Eric Edwards, CEO, president and co-founder of Phlow Corporation. They discuss the problem of a broken essential medicines supply chain in the U.S. and solutions for fixing it.

Jul 29, 2021

Episode 88: Making the Leap from Fee-Based to Value-Based Care

In this episode, Dr. Matt Lambert, chief medical officer at Curation Health, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about the history of fee-based care and what the healthcare industry needs to do to make the leap to value-based care.

Jul 23, 2021

Episode 87: A Proven Roadmap to Accelerating Disease Research and Treatment Discovery

Dr. David Fajgenbaum joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about innovative solutions for accelerating disease research and discovering treatments for those diseases. Fajgenbaum, an immunologist and an assistant professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, co-founded the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network while urgently searching for a cure to a disease from which he was dying. They also discuss Fajgenbaum’s memoir, Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action (New York: Ballentine Books, 2019).

Jun 28, 2021

Episode 86: How Employers Can Get a Return on Their Investment in Employee Healthcare Benefits

In this episode, host Dr. Bob Kaiser and Lorna Borenstein, CEO/founder of Grokker, discuss how employers can get a return on their investment in healthcare benefits by providing their employees with wellness programs. They also discuss her book, It’s Personal: The Business Case for Caring.

Jun 22, 2021

Episode 85: Using Machine Learning to Gain Insight Into Medical Symptoms

In this episode, host Dr. Bob Kaiser chats with Dr. Andrew Le, founder and CEO of Buoy Health. Le explains why and how he and his team use machine learning to create a web-based tool that helps site visitors gain clinical insight into their symptoms and points them toward various treatment options.

May 18, 2021

Episode 84: An Introduction to Healthcare-Related Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Analytics

This episode of The Business of Healthcare Podcast kicks off a series of discussions related to artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics. Host Dr. Bob Kaiser speaks with Dr. Ashwin Prakash, chief data scientist at Post Acute Analytics, a North Texas-based company that uses real-time data to monitor the progress of patients who have been released from acute-care facilities. They discuss the basics of AI, machine learning and data analytics and explain how these technologies can be used within a healthcare context to drive innovation, reduce costs and improve health outcomes. Prakash earned a Global Leadership Executive MBA from The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management in 2020.

Apr 28, 2021

Episode 83: Better Health through Data-Driven Navigation Tools

In this episode, host Dr. Bob Kaiser welcomes Dr. Dena Bravata, chief medical officer of Castlight Health, a health navigation platform, for a discussion about how data-driven comparison tools can reduce costs and improve outcomes for patients.

White Paper: Castlight’s Approach to Quality: Curate, Customize, Communicate

Apr 20, 2021

Episode 82: Technology As Positive Healthcare Disruptor

Dr. Esteban López, the market lead at Google Cloud’s Healthcare and Life Sciences for the Americas division, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about how technology is disrupting the healthcare industry for the better. Lopez, a 2007 graduate of the Alliance for Physician Leadership Executive MBA program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas, also discussed how to solve healthcare disparities caused by systemic racism.

Mar 25, 2021

Episode 81: Healthcare 2.0: A Case Study

Dr. Bob Kaiser visits with Dr. Scott Shreeve, founder, CEO and board member of Crossover Health. Shreeve, an emergency medicine physician, explains how he found a way to scale his vision for a new primary-care model that utilizes technology — an approach often dubbed healthcare 2.0 — to improve access for patients and enhances their quality of life. The company Shreeve founded now counts Apple, Amazon, Comcast, Facebook LinkedIn and other large employers among his customers.

Mar 12, 2021

Episode 80: What is Population Health?

Dr. Naveen Raja, a board-certified rheumatologist and director of population health at UCLA Health, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about population health: what it means, what the implications are for its use in the transition from fee-based to value-based care and how healthcare practitioners’ roles are balanced against patients’ role in its implementation.

Feb 24, 2021

Episode 79: An Overview of Health Savings Accounts

In this episode, host Dr. Bob Kaiser speaks with J. Kevin A. McKechnie, executive director, Health Savings Account Council at the American Bankers Association. They discuss what HSAs are and how they can help consumers with qualifying high-deductible health plans better manage their medical expenses.

Jan 29, 2021

Episode 78: What Mission-Driven Valued-Based Care Looks Like

Dr. Gordon Chen, chief medical officer at ChenMed, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about how a company turns fee-based care on its head by delivering mission-driven, value-based care to its patients.

Jan 13, 2021