Digital Thoughts Podcast

Nick Neral is Director of Marketplace at Healthie. Healthie is a SaaS company that offers infrastructure for virtual-first healthcare companies to launch & scale provider services. They work with digital health companies dedicated to modernizing the healthcare experience and improving care outcomes. Healthie makes it easy to streamline operations and build longitudinal relationships with clients. Their software provides a turnkey solution for innovative companies to launch provider services, and our API prevents D2C Healthcare companies from having to re-create core healthcare infrastructure, including EHR, scheduling and client engagement.In this episode, Nick talks about:* What brought him to healthtech* How his sales background helped him * His personal startup journey* The difference in going from 0-1 then from 1-100 in your startupHow to reach Nick:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickneral/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickneral* Company: https://www.gethealthie.com/* Personal Website: https://snipfeed.co/nickneral* Newsletter: https://www.polevaultonline.com/How to reach Zain:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereThings referenced in the episode:* Lenny’s Newsletter/Podcast (https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/)* Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love, Second Edition (https://a.co/d/j6tqYlO)* The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers & Learn If Your Business Is a Good Idea When Everyone Is Lying to You (https://a.co/d/27H973b)* Cracking the PM Interview: How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology (https://a.co/d/cvaQEVh)Music used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieI am going to invoke the gentleman’s/ladies’ agreement. The Agreement: If you have listened to and/or read more than one of my podcasts or newsletters, then you have to:* Share it with at least three other person that would be interested in my content. * Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. I can’t verify that you have done this, so this is all on the honor system. Thank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Mario Amaro is the Founder and CEO at Ease. Ease was founded with one goal, to help clinicians become small business owners again so they can finally return to their communities and regain their autonomy.Ease is designed to make starting a practice as easy as possible. They’ve turned something that was once complex, expensive, and out of reach for so many, into a few minutes to build and launch.In this episode, Mario talks about:* How low-code/no-code solutions are going to revolutionize healthcare* Why do we need to give clinicians the power back to own the way they practice* How building a “stack” model helps clinicians become agile* What is direct to consumer 2.0How to reach Mario:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-amaro/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarioATX_MD* Company: https://easepractice.com/* Email: mario@easepractice.comHow to reach Zain:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereMusic used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.If you enjoyed what you heard please consider giving it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. subscribing and sharing!You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Azlan Tariq is Chief Clinical Officer at Medrina. Medrina helps to provide outstanding patient outcomes that add significant value to medical centers by empowering care teams to focus on expanded, individualized rehabilitative care.Medrina is dedicated to empowering a unified team of physicians and clinicians with the ability to focus on individualized and comprehensive rehabilitative care. They are proud to be the nation's leading physiatry practice, whose board-certified doctors work in concert with primary care physicians, nurses, and therapists at post-acute and acute facilities to optimize a patient’s treatment plan and overall care.In this episode, Azlan talks about:* What is a Physiatrists* How he approaches pain management* How he’s able to help people all around the country with telehealth* What brought him to entrepreneurship How to reach Azlan:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drazlantariq/* Company: https://medrina.com/How to reach Zain:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereThings referenced in the episode:* Relation between physician characteristics and prescribing for elderly people in New Brunswick: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8131124/* CDC opioid prescribing guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/rr/rr7103a1.htm * JPMorgan wants to bring back 60-minute doctor's appointments: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/disruptors/jpmorgan-wants-to-bring-back-60-minute-doctors-appointments.htmlMusic used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.If you enjoyed what you heard please consider giving it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. subscribing and sharing!You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Bryce Platt is a consultant pharmacist. He specializes in PBM, healthcare startups, and policy. He is passionate about aligning incentives to benefit patients. In this episode, Bryce talks about:* What is a PBM and how they make money* What is a transparent PBM* What is the cost-plus model and how it’s beneficial to patients* How he became financially independent How to reach Bryce:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-platt/How to reach Zain:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereThings referenced in the episode:* Mako RX - https://www.makorx.com/* Blueberry Pharmacy - https://blueberrypharmacy.com/* Capital Rx - https://www.cap-rx.com/Music used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.If you enjoyed what you heard please consider giving it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. subscribing and sharing!You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day!How to create better healthtech products. Learn from someone with almost 10 years of healthcare experience. Join 850+ founders, investors, clinicians, and executives for free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Katrina Azer is a pharmacogenomics and health project consultant and board member of the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand. Katrina also works collaboratively as a Digital Clinical Pharmacist at Tend, a full service primary healthcare provider, offering GP (PCP) services online and in clinic in New Zealand.In this episode, Katrina talks about:* Forging her own path to her new career* The complexities of compliance and adherence* How to build an application for compliance and adherence* Why it’s important to empower patients to own their own healthHow to reach Katrina:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-azer/* Personal Website: https://www.katrinaazer.com/* Email: katrina.azer@gmail.comHow to reach Zain* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereMusic used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.If you enjoyed what you heard please consider giving it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. subscribing and sharing!You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day!How to create better healthtech products. Learn from someone with almost 10 years of healthcare experience. Join 850+ founders, investors, clinicians, and executives for free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

David Moser is VP of Growth at imaware. imaware is empowering people to take control of their health, so they can live longer and happier lives. Their approach to personalized diagnostics is geared around empowering people to detect, analyze and monitor their physical wellbeing from the comfort of home. In this episode, David talks about:* At-home lab testing * The growing popularity of hospital at home * How to build a brand online and gain trust* Where he sees healthcare going in the futureHow to reach David:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moserdavid/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Moser1* Company: https://www.imaware.health/How to reach Zain* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereMusic used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.If you enjoyed what you heard please consider giving it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. subscribing and sharing!You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day!How to create better healthtech products. Learn from someone with almost 10 years of healthcare experience. Join 850+ founders, investors, clinicians, and executives for free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Johnathan Klaus is a Healthtech Consultant. As a former nursing manager, Johnathan brings a wealth of knowledge about healthcare. He helps healthtech startups understand healthcare and helps them improve their operations and strategy. He also writes a newsletter where he takes deep dive into healthcare topics. In this episode, Johnathan talks about:* Why fax machines are an actual solution in healthcare unfortunately* What problems should we be solving in healthcare with technology* Why the current way we document is taking us further away from our patients* Why clinicians are perfectly suited for a career in healthtechHow to reach Johnathan:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathan-klaus/* Newsletter: https://jklaus.substack.com/How to reach Zain:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereMusic used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.If you enjoyed what you heard please consider giving it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. subscribing and sharing!You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day!How to create better healthtech products. Learn from someone with almost 10 years of healthcare experience. Join 850+ founders, investors, clinicians, and executives for free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Vipul Kella is the CEO and CO-Founder at Curato Health. Curato Health is on a mission to provide healthcare organizations with actionable insights, value-driving solutions, and access to a curated set of organization-transforming innovations. With deep industry expertise and high-touch communication, we maximize our client success via strategic growth, operations innovations, and financial optimization.In this episode, Vipul talks about:* Why clinicians should be at the center of all healthcare innovation* How to set up a culture of innovation in healthcare* Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Why it’s so important* How misaligned incentives don’t lead to better outcomes. How to reach Vipul:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipulkella/* Company: https://curatohealth.com/* Email: vipul@curatohealth.comHow to reach Zain:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereMusic used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.If you enjoyed what you heard please consider giving it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. subscribing and sharing!You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day!How to create better healthtech products. Learn from someone with almost 10 years of healthcare experience. Join 800+ founders, investors, clinicians, and executives for free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Nick Nettleton is the Founder and CEO of Loft Digital. Loft has established its reputation as an award-winning digital consultancy and application developer. they design, build and manage complex digital systems for our clients and advise them on their tech and data strategies. Loft helps companies become technology leaders in their categories, from start-ups to global organizations.In this episode, Nick talks about:* How we can move faster in healthtech* Why having a CTO is important* Why clinicians are vital in healthtech* Why your data strategy is so importantHow to reach Nick:* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicknettleton/* Email: nick@loftdigital.com* Company: https://www.loftdigital.com/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicknettletoHow to reach Zain* linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereMusic used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.If you enjoyed what you heard please consider giving it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or Spotify. subscribing and sharing!You can connect with me on LinkedIn and I am trying to be more active on Twitter. Would really appreciate a follow there!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day!How to create better healthtech products. Learn from someone with almost 10 years of healthcare experience. Join 800+ founders, investors, clinicians, and executives for free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

Michaël Cardinal, Co-founder & COO of TherAppX, discusses validating healthtech apps, technology's unifying role, patient security, and the motivation behind TherAppX's creation. The conversation covers empowering patients, pharmacist innovation, regulatory challenges in health tech startups, and the importance of security standards in client-centric entrepreneurship.