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Explore the professional journey of BK Nyak, the innovative leader behind Spikewell, whose advancements are revolutionizing hospital IT solutions. In this conversation, we examine BK's progression from his early days in India to becoming an influential entrepreneur who is reshaping healthcare technology. He discusses the significant impact of his upbringing, his educational achievements at IIT, the University of Virginia, and MIT's Sloan School, and the key moments that shifted his...

In this episode, Dr. Tamir Aldad, founder and CEO of Mindful Care, joins me to discuss strategies for addressing the challenges in mental health accessibility and costs. Dr. Aldad brings a unique blend of medical insight and business expertise, advocating for and implementing a model that integrates social impact with economic viability. He shares a tragic experience from his residency that exposed significant shortcomings in our mental healthcare system, which motivated the creation of Mindf...

Menthol cigarettes, the FTC's attempts to boost competition in healthcare, the mental health of Jewish college students, and the TikTok ban. What do they all have in common?Not much, except that they were all in the news this week and I chose to discuss them on a rare solo episode.Don't like what you hear? Don't worry, I'll be back next week with a fresh guest.Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group. Produced by Dafna Williams.

Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP) leader Lora Pellegrini got interested in policy and politics at a young age. She had the opportunity to work with luminaries like Ted Kennedy and John Kerry early in her career, as she rose to prominence in healthcare policy.Our discussion focuses on critical issues such as pharmaceutical pricing and hospital efficiency in Massachusetts. We explore the regulatory challenges in drug pricing and the necessity for hospital systems to innovate and ...

Ironically, patient care coordination itself is often uncoordinated. It's spread across multiple providers and administrators, causing frustration for care teams and patients.Lumeon founder and CEO Robbie Hughes has developed an approach that makes the care journey more reliable rather than settling for the current craziness, where patients are expected to be satisfied as long as they get some time with a doctor.One of the really interesting elements of this interview was the discussion of wh...

Matthias Hoffman first became conscious of his vision as a teenager. He and his friends in Switzerland dreamed of becoming pilots (none actually did) but Matthias's hopes were dashed early on due to inadequate vision.While pursuing electrical engineering degrees, he realized his strength was in building things. So he left academia and worked in a variety of vision and optical startups, eventually leading significant teams.Many people who could benefit skip their eye exams, and for more than a...