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Health Innovation Matters

Michael Levin-Epstein
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Health Innovation Matters is a biweekly, 30-minute podcast focusing on the next generation of healthcare innovators and movers-and-shakers who are disrupting the healthcare space. This podcast is all about increasing awareness of future health trends, accelerating technologies, and art and design perspectives. The podcast also provides a forum for elevating public discourse on ways healthcare can ... more

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Michael chats with David Cottingham, President of rf IDEAS. Together, they discuss how health systems can protect themselves from the rising threat of cyber attacks, especially in the fast-paced age of AI; how more secure authentication methods can t... more

From ViVE 2026 in Los Angeles, Michael chats with Conrad Gudmundson, Chief Commercial Officer at Lucem Health about how health systems are navigating growing financial and operational pressure, and where AI is beginning to make a measurable differenc... more

From ViVE 2026 in Los Angeles, Michael chats with John Kirkman, Vice President of Government, Healthcare, and Education at Island. Together, they discuss how CIOs and CISOs can show that their approach to AI governance is working; the playbook for se... more

From ViVE 2026 in Los Angeles, Michael chats with Rafiq Ahmed, CEO and Co-founder of Serif Health. Together, they discuss how Rafiq uncovered the need to make healthcare pricing more transparent; his vision amid launching Serif Health and price trans... more

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Conrad Gudmundson
Chief Commercial Officer at Lucem Health
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Episode: Achieving Healthcare AI Success Under Pressure with Conrad Gudmundson
John Kirkman
Vice President of Health Care
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Episode: A Look at Health System AI Governance with John Kirkman
Rafiq Ahmed
CEO and co-founder of Serif Health
Serif Health
Episode: Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare Price Transparency with Rafiq Ahmed
Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser
DirectTrust's Chief Strategy Officer
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Episode: Healthcare Interoperability and Trust in the Age of AI with Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser
Kassaundra McKnight-Young
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at Zebra Technologies with over 30 years of healthcare experience.
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Episode: Technology for Solving Workflow and Patient Safety Challenges with Kassaundra McKnight-Young
Rick Pinero
General Manager of W&H North America
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Dr. Rohan Lall
Neurosurgeon specializing in robotic and minimally invasive spine surgery.
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Parker Phillips
Chief Technology Officer at InStride Health
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Episode: AI's Evolving Role in Treating Mental Health with Parker Phillips
Tara Murphy
Vice President of Marketing at Channel Medsystems
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Episode: Changing the State of Women's Health Technology and Product Development with Tara Murphy

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Michael Levin Epstein
Host and creator focusing on health innovation and technology discussions within the healthcare sector.

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 7 ratings
  • Makes me want to use AI in my patient charting!

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    5
    rfribush3
    2 years ago
  • Health Innovation Matters

    Fabulous podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    tuneinguru
    United States7 years ago

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Healthcare Interoperability and Trust in the Age of AI with Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser
Q: For listeners who may not be familiar, how would you describe DirectTrust and the role it plays in health care interoperability and trust?
DirectTrust is a nonprofit alliance that scales trust in health technology by focusing on identity verification for secure communications and independent accreditation of health technology, enabling reliable health information exchange across providers and apps.
Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare Price Transparency with Rafiq Ahmed
Q: What differentiates Serif Health from competitors?
Serif Health differentiates on data quality and a trusted data layer that harmonizes diverse sources (hospital and health-plan data) with validation from additional datasets. They focus on turning public price data into reliable, actionable insights rather than just providing raw datasets.
Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare Price Transparency with Rafiq Ahmed
Q: Who are Serif Health's typical clients and what do they use the data for?
Clients include hospitals, physician groups, actuarial firms, health plans, and employers. They use the data to compare contracts, benchmark pricing, optimize networks, and inform procurement or enrollment decisions with clearer visibility into costs and market rates.
Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare Price Transparency with Rafiq Ahmed
Q: How has the regulatory landscape shaped the data Serif Health works with?
Regulations since 2012-2016 and the No Surprises Act have driven hospitals and health plans to publish negotiated rates and price estimates, creating massive data stores. Serif Health sits in the middle to normalize and unify hospital and plan data, making it usable across different regulatory sources.
Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare Price Transparency with Rafiq Ahmed
Q: What is the core problem Serif Health is solving with price transparency data?
We're solving the problem of data that exists but is unusable due to noise, errors, and inconsistent reporting. Serif Health ingests, standardizes, and cleans this data, sometimes pulling in additional datasets to create a trusted, usable view that customers can rely on for contracting and cost management.

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What is Health Innovation Matters about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Focused on the fast-evolving landscape of healthcare, this podcast engages with a variety of voices driving innovation and change within the industry. Topics range from technological advancements that reshape patient care to strategies aimed at making healthcare more accessible and affordable. Listeners can anticipate discussions on emerging trends in regenerative medicine, digital health, advanced cellular therapies, and the intricate relationship between nutrition and health. The format includes interviews with key players, including innovators, policymakers, and educators, highlighting the collaborative efforts that are redefining healthcare's future. This podcast stands out for its commitment to exploring not just technological breakthr... more

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1. Conrad Gudmundson
2. John Kirkman
3. Rafiq Ahmed
4. Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser
5. Kassaundra McKnight-Young
6. Rick Pinero
7. Dr. Rohan Lall
8. Parker Phillips

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