Slice Of Healthcare

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Carrie Hodge, Co-Founder and CEO at Dimer Health.What you’ll get out of this episode:Carrie Hodge’s experience as both clinician and cancer patient exposed critical gaps in post-discharge care.Dimer Health validated its model through real patient care before scaling technology.The company is introducing a new care model centered on “transitionists” to support recovery at home.AI and clinicians work together to provide continuous, responsive patient support.A $13.5M raise reflects strong product-market fit, patient outcomes, and growing demand.To learn more about:Website https://www.dimerhealth.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/dimer-health/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/Show and Host's Socials:Slice of HealthcareLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sliceofhealthcare/Jared S TaylorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstayl

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Matt Seefeld, Chief Executive Officer at MedEvolve.What you’ll get out of this episode:Matt Seefeld argues that healthcare’s biggest revenue cycle problem is not just strategy, but the lack of visibility into human touches and workflow breakdowns.He says the industry is relying on outdated lagging metrics instead of leading indicators that show where margin is leaking in real time.Seefeld challenges the promise of AI in healthcare, saying automation without financial outcome tracking is incomplete.He identifies wasted touches, front-end errors, and overstaffing as major sources of preventable revenue loss.He believes better revenue cycle performance ultimately improves the patient experience by reducing billing confusion and friction.To learn more about:Website https://medevolve.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/medevolve/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest:  Karthik Ganesh, Chief Executive Officer at OnMed.What you’ll get out of this episode:Karthik Ganesh describes healthcare as both his profession and his vehicle for making the world better.His 26-year career spans health plans, PBMs, value-based care, consulting, and tech-enabled care delivery.At OnMed, he focused on amplifying product strengths while neutralizing blind spots rather than reinventing what already worked.He believes AI should empower clinicians and improve workflows, while the human element remains the last mile in care.OnMed’s work in underserved communities is showing strong adoption, with many patients identifying the care station as their medical home.To learn more about:Website https://www.onmed.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/onmedcarestation/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/Show and Host's Socials:Slice of Healt

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Aaron Sheedy, COO at Xealth.What you’ll get out of this episode:Building Xealth with health system partners: Early validation from Providence and other major systems helped shape a scalable integration platform for digital health tools.Improving patient readiness through digital engagement: Sending timely pre- and post-visit information dramatically improves patient preparation, including a 42% increase in MRI appointment readiness.Reducing friction in patient communication: Portal-adjacent access allows patients to view care instructions without logging into traditional patient portals, driving significantly higher engagement.Samsung’s healthcare vision: With devices already in millions of homes, Samsung aims to use wearable data and home technology to connect patients to the right care at the right time.Digital health strategy beyond the EHR: Health systems relying solely on their EHR for digital health risk lacking a true digital strategy

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Dan D’Orazio, CEO at Sage Growth Partners.What you’ll get out of this episode:Access Program & Fee-for-Service Disruption: New regulatory and payment guidance signals a major shift away from fee-for-service toward market-driven healthcare reform.PBM Reform & Transparency: Accelerating policy changes aim to increase transparency and reshape pharmacy benefit management.AI: From Hype to Practicality: The industry is moving from AI excitement to enterprise-level use cases in clinical, revenue cycle, and administrative workflows.Interoperability & Data Liquidity: Data liquidity remains a central priority, with interoperability still an unresolved industry-wide challenge.The Fax Paradox: Despite AI momentum, fax remains deeply embedded in healthcare workflows—now increasingly moving to the cloud.To learn more about:Website http://www.sage-growth.comLinkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/sage-growth-partners/Our sponsors for this epis

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guests: Dan D’Orazio, CEO, Sage Growth Partners, and Christina Speck, Chief Solutions & AI Officer, Sage Growth Partners.What you’ll get out of this episode:Strategic AI Adoption: Leaders must align AI tools with real business problems, not just adopt technology for its own sake.Enterprise Change Management: Success hinges more on people and process readiness than on the AI technology itself.Human + AI Synergy: The rise of “HI + AI” and “HSI” (Humanist Super Intelligence) models puts empathy at the center of AI innovation.Clinical & Administrative Focus: Real AI excitement lies in automating repetitive administrative tasks, with clinical applications gaining cautious momentum.Sage’s Growth-Centric AI Model: From readiness to impact, Sage Growth Partners tailors AI strategies to support each client’s growth journey.To learn more about:Website http://www.sage-growth.comLinkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/sage-growth-partners/Our sponsors

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Yaw Fellin, Senior Vice President and GM, UpToDate Clinical Decision Support and Provider Solutions at Wolters Kluwer Health.What you’ll get out of this episode:How UpToDate is making clinical decision support conversationalWhy validation, quality, and expert oversight are essential in AI toolsThe growing impact of workflow integration and ambient technologiesKey takeaways from HLTH 2025, including partnerships and customer momentumThe shift from AI hype to real-world clinical impactTo learn more about :Website https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/health Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolters-kluwer-health/Guest Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaw-fellin-470a5621/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/Show and Host's Socials:Slice of HealthcareLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sliceofhealthcare/Jared S TaylorLinkedIn: https://www.lin

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guests: Kenneth Young, CEO at Medecision and Mike Green, Managing Partner at Excell Healthcare Advisors.What you’ll get out of this episode:Strategic Union for Scalable Impact: Medecision's acquisition of Excell aims to merge technology and consulting to unlock ROI and operational change.Data Quality as the Foundation: Leaders emphasize that without clean, integrated data, AI initiatives risk failure.Enabling Clinicians to Work Top of License: AI is used to minimize administrative burden and maximize patient-focused care.AI with Purpose, Not Hype: Real-world applications, not buzzwords, are driving conversations about AI’s role in healthcare transformation.Rehumanizing Healthcare: Combining AI, data, and clinical insight to ensure the right care is delivered at the right time.To learn more about:Medecision Website https://www.medecision.com/ Medecision Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/medecision/ Excell Healthcare Advisors Website https://

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Dr. Ruben Amarasingham, Founder & CEO at Pieces.What you’ll get out of this episode:Smarter Notes Launch: Pieces and Smarter Technologies join forces to launch Smarter Notes—a unified product blending clinical documentation with revenue cycle tools.Client Excitement: Health systems are eager to adopt the integrated solution, validating the strategic vision behind the merger.Fast-Paced Integration: Teams from both companies are actively collaborating to deliver a seamless, end-to-end clinical documentation experience.Strategic Impact: Smarter Notes positions itself to raise industry standards and redefine market expectations in healthcare tech.What’s Ahead: Rollouts at client sites begin before year-end, aiming for impactful performance insights by early 2026.To learn more about Pieces:Website https://www.piecestech.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/pieces-technologies/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners htt

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guests: Adam Mariano, President and General Manager at LexisNexis Risk Solutions & Don Woodlock, Head of Global Healthcare Solutions at InterSystems.What you’ll get out of this episode:Why data fragmentation persists despite a decade of digital transformation in healthcare.Stakeholder-specific challenges from payers to providers, and how fragmentation impacts each differently.The human cost of incomplete records, from patient frustration to dangerous outcomes.What an identity-first strategy looks like, and why it’s crucial for resolving fragmentation.How LexisNexis and InterSystems partner to unify healthcare data with innovative identity resolution.To learn more about:LexisNexis Risk Solutions Website http://risk.lexisnexis.com LexisNexis Risk Solutions Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexisnexis-risk-solutions/InterSystems Website http://www.intersystems.com InterSystems Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/intersystems/Our spons

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Dr. Monika Roots, Co-Founder, President and CMO at Bend Health.What you’ll get out of this episode:Personal Mission: Dr. Roots’ drive to improve youth mental health care stems from her own childhood experience with a parent’s mental illness.Bend + Lyra: The acquisition by Lyra Health enables a shared mission of whole-family mental health care with a strong emphasis on outcomes.Beyond Access: Dr. Roots debunks the myth that mental health is merely an access problem. It's also an execution challenge.AI & Mental Health: She addresses the increasing use of AI tools like ChatGPT for therapy and stresses the importance of clinical oversight.Policy Impacts: Cuts to Medicaid and MAHA regulations pose significant threats to youth mental health access and outcomes.To learn more about Bend Health:Website https://www.bendhealth.comLinkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/bend-health/ Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Altera Digital Health.What you’ll get out of this episode:Policy Veteran Insight: Leigh Burchell shares her experience navigating U.S. health IT policy since 2008, from the Obama era to today.Federal vs. State Chaos: Fragmented state-level regulations complicate compliance for health tech companies like Altera.Shift Toward Voluntary Action: CMS is leading current health IT policy with a lighter regulatory touch, favoring pledges over mandates.User-Centered Innovation Needed: Overregulation often ignores the actual needs of clinicians and patients using health IT.Hope for Standards-Based Progress: Burchell urges for thoughtful federal frameworks to replace inconsistent state initiatives.To learn more about Altera Digital Health:Website http://www.alterahealth.com Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/altera-health/ Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners http

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Kyle Swarts, President at aiHealth.What you’ll get out of this episode:Solving Outpatient Coding Inefficiencies: aiHealth automates complex medical coding tasks, addressing staffing and process issues in the middle revenue cycle.Busting the AI Fix Myth: AI won’t fix broken workflows; real change requires reimagining processes and cultural transformation.The BAA Roadblock: Outdated Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) create significant barriers to AI deployment in healthcare.Ambulatory Focus: aiHealth targets the growing outpatient market, following the migration of surgical procedures from hospitals to ambulatory centers.What’s Next for aiHealth: The company is expanding into auditing and clinical documentation improvement while emphasizing strategic partnerships.To learn more about aiHealth:Website https://www.ai-health.io/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/aihealth-io/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://w

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: David Leo Fischel, Chairman & CEO at Stereotaxis.What you’ll get out of this episode:Next-Gen Surgical Robotics: Stereotaxis pioneers the only commercial robotic system for endovascular procedures, revolutionizing catheter-based interventions.Precision with Magnetic Fields: Their unique approach uses magnetic fields for millimeter-level control of catheters deep inside the body.Focused Innovation: The company is investing heavily in improving accessibility, catheter design, and AI-driven clinical intelligence.Breaking Barriers: Stereotaxis is tackling both societal and mechanical limitations that have historically hindered robotics in vascular surgery.Platform Potential: CEO David Fischel envisions Stereotaxis as a foundational platform for a broader spectrum of procedures, similar to Da Vinci in laparoscopic surgery.To learn more about Stereotaxis:Website http://www.stereotaxis.com/Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/stereotaxis/Ou

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Dr. Kit Kieling, Chief Medical Information Officer at SmarterDx.What you’ll get out of this episode:Career Pivot Sparked by Adversity: A heart condition derailed Dr. Kieling's dream of becoming a fighter pilot, redirecting him toward a meaningful career in medicine.Clinical and Strategic Experience: He served over a decade in military medicine, later co-founding a health tech startup acquired before joining SmarterDx.Real AI, Not Just Buzzwords: He praises SmarterDx for building AI that mirrors clinical reasoning—going beyond slide-deck hype to actual hospital impact.Redefining the CMIO Role: At SmarterDx, Kieling amplifies clinical voices across product and strategy, guiding how data empowers care teams.Leveling the Playing Field with AI: He's excited about how AI can counterbalance payer algorithms and eventually support bedside care decision-making.To learn more about SmarterDx:Website https://www.smarterdx.com/ Linkedin https://www.linked

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Christopher Molaro, CEO at Neuroflow.What you’ll get out of this episode:Neuroflow has grown to serve over 17 million users across all 50 states.The company acquired four organizations in two years, expanding its capabilities and reach.It launched BHIQ, an AI-driven product that identifies behavioral health risks using claims and EHR data.Neuroflow rebranded its mobile app as “Onward,” emphasizing its broader platform approach beyond mobile engagement.The company now embeds into existing healthcare workflows, minimizing friction and enhancing accessibility.To learn more about Neuroflow:Website https://www.neuroflow.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismolaro/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/Show and Host's Socials:Slice of HealthcareLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sliceofhealthcare/Jared S TaylorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.c

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Michelle Turner, CEO & Founder at Here Now Health.What you’ll get out of this episode:Personal Mission Meets Professional Expertise: Michelle Turner, CEO of Here Now Health, blends over a decade of virtual healthcare experience with firsthand foster care advocacy.Addressing Systemic Healthcare Gaps: Foster children often face long waits or outright barriers to care—Here Now Health aims to change that.Launching with Impact: The company debuts in Virginia with plans to expand across states by year-end, focusing on continuity in mental health services.Built by Lived Experience: More than 75% of Michelle’s team have personal histories in the foster care system, ensuring empathy-driven, mission-aligned care.Scaling With Vision: Michelle is excited to measure success not just by clinical outcomes, but by family reunifications and fewer foster disruptions.To learn more about Here Now Health:Website https://www.herenow.health/ Linkedin https://ww

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Joel Wright, President Pharmacy Services at VytlOne.What you’ll get out of this episode:Rebranding with Purpose: VytlOne, formerly Maxor, repositions itself to better serve nonprofit health systems with comprehensive pharmacy solutions.From Cost Center to Profit Driver: Through 340B optimization, VytlOne transforms hospital pharmacies into top-performing profit centers.Technology and People Power: The ClearView analytics platform and pharmacy liaisons help reclaim lost prescription value and improve outcomes.Case Study Success: At Conway Medical Center, VytlOne’s program led to a 65% reduction in readmissions and 98% patient satisfaction.Future Vision: Hospital pharmacies are poised to reemerge as central, cost-effective hubs of community healthcare.To learn more about VytlOne:Website https://vytlone.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/vytlone/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantu

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest:  Michael Dalton, Founder and CEO at Ovatient.What you’ll get out of this episode:Michael Dalton founded Ovatient after leading virtual care strategies at Metro Health and Summa Health.Ovatient emphasizes an "Epic-first" approach to ensure seamless integration for patients and providers.Their care model is "virtual-first, local always, never virtual-only," focusing on connected and high-quality care.Ovatient provides integrated whole-person care, including behavioral health and weight management.The company is structured as a nonprofit, but evaluating a hybrid model for future scalability and impact.To learn more about Ovatient:Website https://ovatient.com/Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/ovatient/ Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/Show and Host's Socials:Slice of HealthcareLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sliceofhealthcare/Jared S

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guests: Jonathan Kaye, President & Bonnie Cassidy, Chief Operating Officer at Health Data Innovations.What you’ll get out of this episode:HDI helps providers make claims data usable across all payer formats to power analytics and care delivery.Claims data fills critical gaps left by EMRs in value-based care models, especially for out-of-network care.HDI’s tools standardize complex payer datasets, ensuring accuracy and speed.Trusted by clients and tech leaders like Epic to handle high-volume, sensitive data integrations.The company continues to scale its platform to send validated data to multiple tech partners seamlessly.To learn more about Health Data Innovations (HDI):Website https://www.hd-innovations.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/health-data-innovations-inc-/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/Show and Host's Socials:Slice of Healthc