HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Eddie Qureshi, Founder and CEO of Rainfall Health

Eddie Qureshi (Guest):

Website: https://www.rainfallhealth.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-eddie-qureshi

Bert Fernandez (Host):

Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode, Eddie Qureshi breaks down what the new CMS TEAM model means for hospitals—and why now is the time to act.

Although the model applies to just five Medicare procedures, those procedures represent more than $3.2 billion in annual spending and nearly 20% of reimbursement for hundreds of hospitals. Hospitals on the mandated list will be responsible for coordinating full episodes of care, even after discharge. The stakes? Up to 20% in potential penalties.

Eddie shares how Rainfall Health is helping hospitals get ahead of the model through education, financial impact analysis, and AI-powered tools that make implementation manageable—no matter the size or structure of the system.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:29 Eddie’s Personal Story & Why He Founded Rainfall

03:37 The CMS TEAM Model: What It Is and Why It Matters

06:22 How TEAM Impacts Rural Hospitals & Reimbursement

10:18 Breaking Into Health Systems & Building Trust

15:01 Lessons from the EHR Mandate & What's Next

🔑 Highlights:

• What the CMS TEAM model is and why it matters
• Why “five procedures” can mean 20% of hospital revenue
• What makes TEAM different from previous CMS mandates
• How Rainfall Health is helping hospitals identify financial exposure
• Why mandates are goals, not how-to manuals
• A practical playbook for getting started—especially for rural or multi-site systems

👉 Learn more about Rainfall Health: https://www.rainfallhealth.com

🔗 Subscribe to our channel for more bold conversations with healthcare and healthtech leaders driving innovation and growth: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#TEAMModel #CMS #HealthTech #HospitalStrategy #HealthcareInnovation #ValueBasedCare #RainfallHealth #HealthTech2Care

Podcast featuring Robert (“Bob”) Baurys, Founder of 83bar

Bob (Guest):

🌐 Website: https://www.83bar.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baurys

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@83bar

Bert (Host):

🌐 Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode, Bob from 83bar explains why improving healthcare access starts long before the patient reaches the front desk.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:29 From Concierge Care to 83bar’s Founding

05:58 Why Med Device & Pharma Needed a New Model

10:18 Fixing the Broken Patient Journey

15:04 Inside the Patient Activation Playbook

20:06 Real-World Impact: 3M+ Patients Navigated

25:50 Working with 83bar: Try Before You Buy

🔑 Highlights:
- Why the traditional patient journey leaves patients lost
- The critical role nurses play before patients ever reach care
- 83bar’s LEAN framework for patient activation (Learn, Educate, Activate, Navigate)
- What healthcare can learn from empowering patients earlier
- Why scheduling within 72 hours can make or break patient follow-through

👉 Learn more about 83bar’s mission to bring you the right patients, at the right time, at the right place: https://www.83bar.com

🔗 Subscribe to our channel for more bold conversations with healthcare and healthtech leaders driving innovation and growth: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#HealthcareInnovation #PatientActivation #PatientAccess #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #ClinicalTrials #PatientExperience #HealthTech2Care

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Mustafa Dinani, CEO & Co-Founder of Navierre

Mustafa (Guest):
Website: https://www.navierre.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-dinani-71b390156

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@navierre

Bert (Host):
Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙 In this episode of Rethinking Health Systems: Reefs and Care, Mustafa explains why U.S. healthcare isn’t just broken—it’s a fragmented reef.

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Intro

00:20 Why Mustafa Started Navierre

04:57 What’s Broken for Insurers, Providers, and Patients

07:22 The Healthy Reef Model Explained

11:22 Real-World Examples of the Healthy Reef

15:04 Why Adoption Is Slow

20:06 How Navierre Tackles Misaligned Incentives

24:10 How to Connect with Navierre

🔑 Highlights:
- How life insurers are driving the future of long-term health (and why health insurers aren’t)
- The “healthy reef” model: a powerful analogy for connecting insurers, providers, and patients - Navierre’s multi-sided platform approach—and why point solutions fall short
- Their free top-of-funnel value helping providers get discovered without friction
- Why healthcare must stop thinking in one-year cycles and start thinking in decades

👉 Learn more about Navierre’s mission to build healthier, more connected care ecosystems: https://www.navierre.com

🔗 Subscribe to our channel for more bold conversations with healthcare and healthtech leaders driving innovation and growth: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

#HealthcareInnovation #HealthSystems #CareCoordination #ValueBasedCare #PatientExperience #InsuranceInnovation #FutureOfHealthcare #HealthcareTransformation