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In this episode Ron chats with Nora  Belcher. Nora is the Executive Director of the Texas e-Health Alliance, a non-profit advocacy group that she started in 2009 to give health information technology stakeholders a voice in public policy.  The Texas e-Health Alliance serves as the state’s leading advocate, from local communities to the national level, for the use of information technology to improve the health care system for patients. She is widely considered to be one of the state’s leading experts in telemedicine, having worked on the issue for over 20 years in a variety of roles.  During the most recent Texas legislative session, Ms. Belcher led the coalition that passed SB 1107, which was a significant step in opening up the Texas market for full use of telemedicine.  Ms. Belcher holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and owns a hardcover first edition of Game of Thrones.

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In this episode Ron talks to Ron Vianu. Ron is a serial entrepreneur and problem-solver by nature. He’s spent the last 20+ years founding ventures in the healthcare, technology, and insurance spaces. Currently, he is CEO at Covera Health, a clinical analytics company.

Covera partners with physicians to deliver high-quality care through accurate diagnoses – putting patients on the most direct path back to health and reducing medical costs. Covera Health’s first solution, its Radiology Centers of Excellence Program, operates in all 50 states, and serves Fortune 500 self-insured employers and health plans like Walmart.

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In this episode Ron talks to Ches Williams. Ches is the Co-Founder and Partner of Frontera Strategies, LP. He is also the Co-Founder of Frontera Search Partners. Here they discuss a wide variety of issues around primary care and the importance of ancillary services.

Frontera is the leading provider of ancillary diagnostic testing services for physicians throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Frontera Search Partners is a healthcare staffing and recruiting firm providing services for hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities.

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In this episode Ron talks to Marni Jameson Carey. She is the executive director of the Association of Independent Doctors, a national nonprofit designed to support America’s independent doctors, stop the trend of health-care consolidation and, thus, reduce health-care costs.

An award-winning journalist, Ms. Carey worked as senior health reporter for Tribune Media, writing for the Los Angeles Times and the Orlando Sentinel before taking on her role at AID in 2014. She is also past president of a medical marketing firm, author of four books, a nationally syndicated columnist, and frequent TV guest and speaker. Since joining AID, Ms. Carey has been featured in over 50 media outlets including Forbes, NBC, FOX, Bloomberg, Becker’s, Modern Healthcare and Medical Economics.

Combining her health-care and communications experience, Ms. Carey now serves as the voice of independent doctors who don’t have the time, resources or clout to speak out against the formidable forces facing them, including pressure to sell out to hospitals, and excessive government regulations. A doctor’s advocate, Ms. Carey has addressed lawmakers and physician leaders on Capitol Hill numerous times and has spoken at many national conferences. She works closely with the Federal Trade Commission to enforce anti-trust laws, and regularly collaborates with like-minded groups to champion physician autonomy and keep the health-care relationship between doctors and patients. Ms. Carey received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, and her master’s degree in writing from Vermont College.

An award-winning journalist, Ms. Carey worked as senior health reporter for Tribune Media, writing for the Los Angeles Times and the Orlando Sentinel before taking on her role at AID in 2014. She is also past president of a medical marketing firm, author of four books, a nationally syndicated columnist, and frequent TV guest and speaker. Since joining AID, Ms. Carey has been featured in over 50 media outlets including Forbes, NBC, FOX, Bloomberg, Becker’s, Modern Healthcare and Medical Economics.

Combining her health-care and communications experience, Ms. Carey now serves as the voice of independent doctors who don’t have the time, resources or clout to speak out against the formidable forces facing them, including pressure to sell out to hospitals, and excessive government regulations. A doctor’s advocate, Ms. Carey has addressed lawmakers and physician leaders on Capitol Hill numerous times and has spoken at many national conferences. She works closely with the Federal Trade Commission to enforce anti-trust laws, and regularly collaborates with like-minded groups to champion physician autonomy and keep the health-care relationship between doctors and patients. Ms. Carey received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, and her master’s degree in writing from Vermont College.

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In this episode Ron talks to the Managing Vice President of Clinical Development at Airrosti, Jason Garrett, DC.

Airrosti, headquartered in San Antonio, is a health care group that employs and trains skilled providers who are expertly trained to deliver high quality, outcome-based soft tissue and joint (musculoskeletal) care.

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