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S3E11: What's Trending NOW is how healthcare providers can reduce administrative burdens, avoid burnout, and scale their practices using trained virtual medical assistants. On this episode host Shahid Shah is joined by Bob Lachance, founder and CEO of REVA Global Medical, a company with Virtual Assistant solutions that empower healthcare professionals with highly trained Medical Virtual Assistants to improve operational efficiency and enhance patient care.Bob shares insights on why practices just deal with administrative burdens instead of seeking new models like virtual staffing. And how virtual medical assistants can add clinical value not just cost savings. https://revaglobalmedical.com/ To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Matt Fisher talks to Michael Coen, Chief Product & Technology Officer and Michelle Skinner, Chief Clinical Executive, TeleTracking about challenges in healthcare operations and patient flow; viewing flow as a form of logistics that requires coordination across a system and facilities; enabling efficient and effective flow with trusted data; impact of AI going forward. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

From Compliance to Confidence: How to Evolve Cybersecurity Beyond the Checklist Healthcare cybersecurity stands at an inflection point. Traditional compliance frameworks are proving inadequate in the face of sophisticated threats targeting patient data, clinical operations, and connected medical devices. Robert Eikel, CISO at P-n-T Data Corp., brings unique expertise from government service, financial services, and pediatric healthcare to discuss how leading organizations are evolving beyond checklist security. We'll explore the new frontlines of healthcare cyber defense—identity, integrity, and interoperability—while examining how emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing are reshaping the threat landscape. • Moving from periodic compliance to continuous confidence through identity-centric, integrity-focused defense strategies • Protecting clinical workflows and patient safety while maintaining secure interoperability across healthcare ecosystems • Preparing cybersecurity programs for AI-powered threats, quantum risks, and next-generation healthcare technologies • Transforming cybersecurity governance from IT overhead to strategic business enabler Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

On this episode of Voices of Self Funding, Jeff Walter and Jim Farley discuss their strategic merger, titled "Merging for Independence". They reveal how independent TPAs like JP Farley and PBA are uniting to drive innovation and enhance customer experience, avoiding absorption by larger firms. Discover how this merger focuses on enhanced service with PBA's EOS system and in-house IT, improving operational efficiency, data management, and enabling quick, independent service delivery for customers. The discussion also highlights their future focus on Direct Primary Care (DPC) and the use of nurse navigators to optimize member experience and efficiency. It’s a compelling conversation for understanding how TPAs are evolving to offer superior, independent solutions and seamless third-party integration. This episode was sponsored by WLT Software. For more information, visit HCAA.org. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Episode 51 - Clinicians Driving Interoperability: Insights from the HL7 Da Vinci Project Clinical Advisory Council (CAC) On this episode POCP CEO and host Tony Schueth sat down with Dr. Julia Skapik (SVP & CMO at PurpleLab, practicing physician, member of the HL7 Da Vinci Clinical Advisory Council, and outgoing HL7 International board chair) and Dr. Steven Waldron (Chief Medical Informatics Officer at the American Academy of Family Physicians and Co-Chair of the Da Vinci Clinical Advisory Council). Together, they explored how clinicians are shaping interoperability and standards development through the HL7 Da Vinci Project’s Clinical Advisory Council (CAC). Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

The Realities of Reverification and the Future of Intelligent Automation AI is everywhere in healthcare conversations, but when it comes to reverification, the reality is more complex. Each January, practices are hit with a surge of eligibility and benefits checks, straining staff and creating bottlenecks that risk revenue and patient experience. Traditional fixes like staff augmentation and manual workflows keep the lights on, but they don’t solve the underlying scalability problem. In this Office Hours, Jonathan Aguiar, Senior Solutions Engineer, and Lora Pada, AVP of Customer Success, will break down the real-world challenges of reverification, explore how staff augmentation and partial automation fill today’s gaps, and discuss how intelligent automation and AI agents are being developed to change what’s possible tomorrow. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

On this special edition Dr. Nick welcomes Dr. Kris Olson. Dr. Olson’s career spans global health work in refugee camps and disaster zones, shaping his belief in humility, empathy, and local empowerment. At Mass General Brigham, he leads Springboard Studio, using design thinking. Topics include making healthcare more human-centered for both patients and providers; Design thinking emphasizes curiosity, empathy, and co-creation; Helping uncover hidden barriers and craft practical, lasting solutions; Successes include the COVID-19 “hexapod” testing booths that saved costs and improved safety; More Recent “mobility speedometer” that boosted patient recovery; True innovation in healthcare isn’t about flashy tech, about creative confidence, empathy, and solving problems with those most affected. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Tom Foley invites Dr. Tom Kelly, Co-founder and CEO of Heidi Health, a company with an AI-powered medical scribe that streamlines time-intensive administrative tasks to reduce the cognitive load on clinicians. Tom shares insights on how Ambient AI can alleviate clinicians spending so much time on admin and notes making them less available for patient care and creating more capacity while bringing back the joy of medicine. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode, host Adam Russo welcomes Mark Gaunya, Founding Principal & CEO, Captivated Health; Principal, Borislow Insurance. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

S2E14: Ambient AI in Healthcare Trends Host: Frank Cutitta Guest: Dr. Ed Lee, Chief Medical Officer at Nabla To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen