Healthcare Luminaries

Talha Basit, Founder and CEO of Spiral.Health, shares his journey from working under Steve Jobs at Apple to revolutionizing oncology with AI. He discusses the transition from corporate life to startups, driven by personal insights into healthcare inefficiencies. The conversation highlights AI's transformative potential in enhancing clinical decision-making, while navigating the human aspects of patient care. Talha also emphasizes the importance of ethics in AI and the qualities needed for building high-performance teams in healthcare technology.

Jasmin Johnson is the Chief of Staff for Corporate Development at SCAN. She is initimately involved in SCAN's Corporate M&A activity, including their strategic investment in Abridge — an app that listens and intelligently transcribes your interaction with your healthcare professional. We talk about her incredible story, what excites her about health plan AI and how she just keeps on going.

Dr. Krystal Sodaitis discusses Utilization Management, AI in healthcare, and Neurodiversity Coaching. She explores the impact of AI, neurodiversity as a superpower, and the benefits of coaching for healthcare professionals. Her insights on leadership and personal growth are enlightening.

Dr. Shawn Griffin, President and CEO of URAC, discusses his transition from family medicine to a chief medical information officer and the future of accreditation in healthcare. Topics include telehealth, AI, standards for incorporating technology, challenges of being a healthcare CEO during the pandemic, navigating accreditation standards, career success habits, mentorship in healthcare.

Dr Eric Bricker, famous for his YouTube whiteboard videos on US healthcare, shares insights on navigating healthcare challenges, patient advocacy, incentives in healthcare, critiquing prior authorization, and the power of communication in driving social change.

Will Johnson, VP of +Oscar, discusses commercializing tech components for providers and payers. Topics include his past roles in +Oscar's Insurance business, growth, and the impact of technology on accelerating Value-Based Care adoption nationwide.

Former COO at Friday Health Plans, Jen Mueller, discusses scaling a health plan from 14,000 to 400,000 members. Topics include challenges of rapid growth, operational scaling complexities, technological readiness, member experience prioritization, and frontline work benefits.

Former Olive CPO, Rohan D'Souza, now CEO of Avante, discusses building healthcare products 100x better than competition. Insights on entrepreneurial philosophies, innovating healthcare with outsider perspectives, staying customer-focused, balancing preparation and execution, embracing writing culture for efficiency, human-centered design, and importance of being 10x better in healthcare products.

Former Cigna SVP John Wray shares challenges at Cigna, leadership philosophy, and tech opportunities for payers. Discusses navigating healthcare ecosystem, balancing likability and tough decisions in leadership, selling AI solutions to US payers, and embracing unexpected career opportunities.

Join us on a journey through the lives and insights of these ‘Healthcare Luminaries’ who are shaping the future of US healthcare.