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Your Go-To Source For The Latest Insights And Trends In The Healthcare Business World. We Delve Into The Heart Of The Industry, Bringing You The Most Relevant News, Views, And Expert Advice!

  1. Jun 30

    Interoperability, AI, and the Speed of Change: A Conversation with Onyx Health CEO Susheel Ladwa

    In this episode of Health Biz Talk, host Tony Trenkle speaks with Susheel Ladwa, CEO of Onyx Health, about his journey from technologist and coder at IBM, HP, and Wipro to leading a healthcare interoperability startup. They explore how FHIR standards are transforming data exchange, why prior authorization is at a tipping point, and how AI is reshaping healthcare — from risk adjustment to digital HEDIS. Susheel also shares his leadership philosophy of putting the team first, moving at speed, and challenging the status quo before change becomes unavoidable. A wide-ranging conversation on what’s next for connected healthcare.

  2. Jun 1

    Manish Mehta on AI, Revenue Cycle Disruption and the Future of Smarter Healthcare Systems

    In this episode of Health Biz Talk, host Tony Trenkle speaks with Manish Mehta, who leads the health and life sciences practice for Atos in North America. Drawing on over 25 years of experience, Manish discusses how AI-powered platforms are transforming revenue cycle management for financially strained hospitals, the cost challenges of the token economy, and the importance of strong data and AI governance. The conversation also touches on lessons from comparing the US and UK healthcare systems, cybersecurity in pharma, and why interoperability remains the key to healthcare’s next chapter.

  3. Apr 13

    Healthcare IT Marketing's Human Edge with Optimum's Lawrence Kaiser

    In this engaging conversation On Health Biz Talk, host Tony Trenkle, former CMS CIO and health IT industry leader, sits down with Larry Kaiser, CMO of Optimum Healthcare IT, to explore how healthcare marketing has evolved from print media to LinkedIn-driven advocacy and podcast storytelling. Larry emphasises that relationships — not cold outreach — drive partnerships and client growth, and warns that replacing human creativity with AI automation is a strategic mistake no marketer can afford.

  4. Mar 2

    Healthcare Policy and Pharmacy’s Evolving Role with SureScripts’ Deanne Primozic

    In this episode of Health Biz Talk, host Tony Trenkle, former CMS CIO, discusses with Deanne Primozic, healthcare policy leader at SureScripts, about transforming pharmacy services and advancing healthcare interoperability. Primozic discusses SureScripts' new ScriptCorner platform for medication cost transparency, touchless prior authorization solutions, and the evolving role of pharmacists in the Rural Health Transformation programme. The conversation explores how AI is streamlining administrative processes while raising critical questions about regulation and patient safety. Pramozik also addresses the urgent need for a federal privacy framework, the challenges of state-by-state patchwork regulations, and the importance of public-private partnerships through the CMS Aligned Network initiative in advancing healthcare policy and technology innovation.

  5. Feb 23

    AI-Driven Digital Health Transforms Chronic Care: Featuring Anand Iyer from WellDoc

    In this engaging conversation On Health Biz Talk, host Tony Trenkle, former CMS CIO, connects with Anand Iyer, President and COO at WellDoc, about AI’s transformative role in managing chronic conditions. Iyer, a top AI thought leader and Maryland Healthcare Innovator of the Year, shares insights from WellDoc’s FDA-cleared digital therapeutics for diabetes and cardio-metabolic conditions. The discussion explores how generative AI solves interoperability challenges, how agentic AI delivers personalized patient coaching, and why federated identity management is revolutionizing data access. Iyer also addresses public-private partnerships under the CMS Health Tech initiative, GLP-1 medication integration with digital tools, and the inevitable fusion of technology and medicine as the iPhone generation enters medical practice.

  6. Feb 17

    LTIMindtree and the Next Era of Healthcare Transformation

    In this engaging episode of HealthBizTalk, host Tony Trenkle, former CMS CIO, sits down with Manjunath Yerragunta, a seasoned healthcare technology leader with over 20 years of experience across payers, PBMs, providers, and global consulting firms. Now leading the healthcare business at LTIMindtree, Manjunath shares a deep, practical look into the technologies shaping the next decade of healthcare.

  7. 12/15/2025

    Reimagining Prior Authorization with Agentic AI: A Conversation with Basys.ai CEO Amber Nigam

    In this insightful episode of HealthBizTalk, host Tony Trenkle, former CMS CIO, sits down with Amber Nigam, Co-Founder and CEO of Basys.ai, to unpack how agentic AI can reshape some of healthcare’s most persistent administrative challenges—including prior authorization, utilization management, medical review, risk adjustment, and patient experience.

  8. 12/09/2025

    Transforming Medicaid With AI : Insights From Optum’s State Leaders

    In this Health Biz Talk episode, host Tony Trenkle, former CMS CIO, sits down with Karl Schelhammer, Senior Director for AI/ML Engineering at Optum State Government Solutions, and James Lukenbill, Strategic Product Manager for Analytics at Optum. Together, they explore how AI is reshaping Medicaid operations, fraud detection, eligibility processes, member experience, and the future of state health and human service systems.

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  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
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