Dr. Patricia Hayes, Chief Medical Officer at Imagine Pediatrics, joins us to explore why pediatric care deserts are about more than the number of doctors or distance to a hospital, and what families experience when the right care isn’t available at the right time. We’ll discuss how technology, virtual and in-home care, data, and outcome-based payment can come together to create a more connected model of care for medically complex children.

Jeff Macomber, CTO at Sightview, joins Michael for a conversation about the evolving cybersecurity threat facing healthcare, from increasingly sophisticated social engineering and AI-enabled attacks to vulnerabilities created by complex and legacy environments. We’ll discuss why layered security, ongoing workforce awareness, and a culture of cybersecurity are becoming essential to protecting healthcare organizations and the data they hold.

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Healthcare affordability isn't just about how much care costs—it can also depend on where that care is delivered. Dr. Ronald Dixon, founder and CEO of CareHive, joins Michael to discuss why price transparency alone isn't enough, how actionable cost information can help patients find more affordable options, and what it takes to make those choices easier without asking patients to become healthcare pricing experts

Healthcare continues to move toward a more digital, connected experience, but turning ambitious ideas into solutions that work across the healthcare ecosystem remains a challenge. Leigh Burchell, Vice President at Altera Digital Health and Chair of the EHRA, joins Michael this week to explore the goals of the Kill the Clipboard Pledge, the importance of standardized and scalable approaches, and the gaps that still exist across EHRs, payers, intermediaries, and other stakeholders. We’ll also discuss the evolving role of the EHR as the industry moves toward CMS-0057 compliance—and what it will take to make digital transformation work in the real world for both patients and providers.

What does it take to connect clinical and social care—and make interoperability work beyond the walls of the healthcare system? In this episode, Kemper Tell, CEO of LACIE, shares her journey into healthcare technology and explores why social care belongs in the interoperability conversation. She discusses what LACIE has learned connecting providers, payers, community organizations, and patients; Missouri’s statewide deployment of the HL7 FHIR eLTSS Implementation Guide; and the lessons learned moving from a sandbox proof of concept to operationalizing real-world data.

Women with endometriosis can spend years seeking answers as important clinical information remains fragmented across providers, visits and health care systems. In this episode, Dr. Niki Panich explores how interoperability, AI and better-connected clinical data could help identify patterns earlier while keeping clinicians and patients at the center of decision-making.

What happens when a complex clinical diagnosis is reduced to a billing code? In this episode, Dr. Jay Anders explores why clinical specificity matters for patient care, prior authorization, care coordination, quality measurement, and the growing use of AI in healthcare. He’ll discuss what’s missing from today’s data and what it will take to capture a more complete picture of the patient.