Welcome to Wednesday - Jim Joyce and I are bringing to you #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy from the same EST timezone🎙 This week, we had the pleasure of speaking with the amazing Yael Berman, CEO of Big Health—a woman who has tackled German oil rigs, Lehman Brothers stress balls, and for over a decade, the complexities of mental health. Yael shared her journey from Duke to transforming insomnia care, all while proving that sleep isn’t just a luxury—it’s healthcare! 💤

🏥 Cracking reimbursement codes

💤 Digital CBT - a step-care model for sleep & mental health

💰 How following the money can make—or break—a startup

💡 “Be scrappy, but respect operational details.”

🤝 “Provider trust drives digital health adoption.”

📈 “Follow the money to navigate healthcare challenges.”

On this Thanksgiving episode of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy 🎙 Jim Joyce and I were delighted to welcome Umang Patel, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Microsoft who still finds time to be a pediatrician one day a week:

Few key takeaways:

⏰ Time-saving tools can transform healthcare outcomes

🤝 Trust is the foundation of better care

🌍 Value-based care is the way forward

🩺 Healthcare needs delight!

🤝 Trust and time: the secret sauce in healthcare

🌿 Why prevention always beats cure (and paperwork!)

✨ AI tools actually making a difference

Tune in for insights and whole lot of wisdom!

Fun mentions as always: Edward Kliphuis Ali Parsa Mairi Johnson BABYLON HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED Peter Foley LetsGetChecked Truepill Neko Health

Happy Wednesday! I am super proud of Jim Joyce and I for staying consistent again with #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy. Those podcast coaching sessions must be working! 🎙 This week, we sat down with Chris Cera, CEO of Arcweb Technologies—a man who’s gone from peeling bananas for cash to peeling back the layers of healthcare’s complexity. 🍌 Chris shared his journey from chocolate bananas and chemistry to building cutting-edge digital healthcare solutions, all while keeping his Linux stack perfectly balanced:

Some Key Takeaways:

🍌 Peeling bananas builds character—and a strong work ethic

🧑‍💻 Open source drives healthcare innovation, slowly but surely

🏥 EMRs, EHRs, Interoperability.. oh my...

🎯 Design thinking in healthcare

💡 "Find your purpose and build around it.”

Fun mentions as always: Chandana Fitzgerald Jonathan Weiner HLTH Inc. ŌURA Tom Hale Dexcom

Happy #WorldKindnessDay and welcome to another episode (#153) of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy. 🎙 Today Jim Joyce and I welcomed the fascinating Brian Murphy, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Cumulus Neuroscience. Brian’s journey is a blend of global exploration, multidisciplinary brilliance and a mission to revolutionize brain health measurement. We discussed his path from cognitive neuroscience to founding a company tackling some of healthcare’s toughest challenges.

Key topics and nuggets of wisdom:

🧠 Objective measurement of brain and mental health

🌟 The role of scalable, non-invasive technologies in trials

🌍 Global experience fuels multidisciplinary innovation

🎯 “Precision tools can transform clinical trial outcomes

Fun mentions as always: Liam Kaufman Caramazza Alfonso

#BrainHealth #DigitalBiomarkers #NeuroscienceInnovation #CognitiveHealth #DigitalHealth #CumulusNeuroscience

This week on #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, Jim Joyce and I wished that we had booked our guest for at least 3 hours as the nuggets of wisdom kept coming. It was our pleasure to 🎙 host Glen Tullman, the legendary CEO of Transcarent. Glen took us through his journey—from launching companies to pioneering the way we think about healthcare with his vision for better, more affordable, and accessible care. Glen’s perspective on innovation, category creation, and putting patients at the center of healthcare offers invaluable insights for leaders everywhere.

Top 5 Nuggets:

🚀 “Innovate by doing, not talking.”

💡 “Different, not better, defines a new category.”

💪 “Failure is just learning—go for it!”

🏥 “Healthcare must be affordable, accessible, effective.”

🌍 “Customer-focused partnerships drive real change.”

Fun mentions as always: Lee Shapiro Robert Garber Naomi Allen Mike Rolla Mark Cuban Pat Geraghty Livongo Teladoc Health Hemant Taneja Allscripts Evernorth Health Services

Another meticulously unproduced episode (#151) of #TheShot of Digital Health Therapy is here ! 🎙 This time, we invited one of the OGs in "mHealth" 😂, Drew Schiller, Co-Founder & CEO of Validic. Drew took us through his journey, from starting a neighborhood newspapers as a kid to building a health data platform that’s reshaping healthcare. He shared valuable insights on entrepreneurship, the evolution of Validic, and the ever-crucial role of understanding your customer:

💰 The impact of pricing and partnership strategies

🌊 Navigating digital health’s shifts and staying agile

🚀 Validic’s pivotal journey from API to enterprise solutions

🏆 Value-based pricing wins over low-ball offers

🤝 Client partnerships must be win-win to last

🔍 Know your customer’s story as if it’s yours

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Mark Cuban Ryan Beckland

On Episode #150 Jim Joyce and I sat down 🎙 with Ross Harper, Founder of Limbic. Ross is our first guest on the show that neither one of us had met before! Ross shared his journey from neuroscience to founding Limbic and diving deep into AI’s potential to transform mental health care:

🧠 The intersection of #neuroscience and #AI in mental health

🤝 How AI can enhance the clinician-patient relationship

🤖 The role of empathy in AI & patient engagement

🇺🇸 A UK startup entering the US market

Fun mentions as always: Edward Kliphuis HLTH USA Jonathan Weiner Frontiers Health Amber Bullis

Jim Joyce and I realize its Thursday but we decided to do #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy Live from Frontiers Health conference this week. 🎙 There is a lot of "firsts" in this episode.

First time doing this live on one screen and in person...

First time I said "Jim Joyce!!!!!" live!

First time basically kidnapping David Benshoof Klein after his ground breaking keynote.

First time David and the team at Click Therapeutics, Inc. proposed: "Software Enhanced Drugs 💊" as the term

But you will have to watch OR listen to the full episode to hear other things that David never shared publicly before :)

Fun mentions as always: Roberto Ascione Kristin Milburn Frontiers Health Sarah Jackson Omada Health

#DigitalHealth #PharmaInnovation #SoftwareEnhancedDrugs #digitaltherapeutics #Entrepreneurship #HealthcareTransformation #ClickTherapeutics #DTX

Jim Joyce and I are back, continuing our tradition of staying consistently inconsistent and meticulously unproduced 😄. In episode #148 of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, we chatted with Cris De Luca, Partner at Sanofi Ventures. (I still can’t believe we haven’t had him on before, especially since we go to the same barber 😄)

Cris shared his incredible journey through his own startup, healthcare innovation, corporate venturing, and the evolving dynamics of digital health—but we covered a lot more, including:

🚀 How to scale ventures with patient empowerment at the core

💡 The role of corporate venturing in transforming healthcare

🏢 Swinging for the fences

🎯 Key insights on building sustainable, scalable businesses

🔑 The importance of seeking mentorship early and often

Fun mentions as always: Steve Seuntjens Dave Ricks All-In Podcast Alex Fair Paul Hudson

"Being an immigrant child meant figuring things out fast – from homework to speaking English. That mindset is what drives me in healthcare.’ – Dorsa Barzin

Jim Joyce and I got a shot of energy on today's #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - even though Dorsa did the recording from a hopistal room and suppsedly at 50% energy! Thats dedication! Her unique journey through public health, case management, and risk adjustment (yep you heard that right) is fascinating:

💻 Blending Technology with Clinical Care

🏥 Risk Adjustment in Medicare

👩‍⚕️ Nurses as Innovators

📊 Operational Efficiency in Healthcare

👩‍💻 Learning from Tech Failures

Fun mentions as always: Bryan Sivak Marina Borukhovich BABYLON HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED Meritage Healthcare, LLC