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Our Guest:  Michael Dalton, Founder and CEO at Ovatient.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Michael Dalton founded Ovatient after leading virtual care strategies at Metro Health and Summa Health.
• Ovatient emphasizes an "Epic-first" approach to ensure seamless integration for patients and providers.
• Their care model is "virtual-first, local always, never virtual-only," focusing on connected and high-quality care.
• Ovatient provides integrated whole-person care, including behavioral health and weight management.
• The company is structured as a nonprofit, but evaluating a hybrid model for future scalability and impact.

To learn more about Ovatient:
Website https://ovatient.com/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/ovatient/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guests: Jonathan Kaye, President & Bonnie Cassidy, Chief Operating Officer at Health Data Innovations.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• HDI helps providers make claims data usable across all payer formats to power analytics and care delivery.
• Claims data fills critical gaps left by EMRs in value-based care models, especially for out-of-network care.
• HDI’s tools standardize complex payer datasets, ensuring accuracy and speed.
• Trusted by clients and tech leaders like Epic to handle high-volume, sensitive data integrations.
• The company continues to scale its platform to send validated data to multiple tech partners seamlessly.

To learn more about Health Data Innovations (HDI):
Website https://www.hd-innovations.com/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/health-data-innovations-inc-/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guest: Andrew Kobylinski, Co-Founder & CEO at Primary.Health.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Andrew Kobylinski, CEO & Co-Founder, shares the accidental founding and mission of Primary.Health
• Public health’s digital gaps: why so much work is still done on paper, and how Primary.Health is solving it
• Challenges of funding and innovation in public health, and advice for investors
• Lessons from bootstrapping a $120M+ public health company without VC funding
• The future: collaboration between public and private sectors to reach underserved communities

To learn more about Primary.Health:
Website https://primary.health
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/primaryhealth/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guests:  Dr. Michael Gao and Dr. Joshua Geleris, Founders at SmarterDx.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• SmarterDx helps hospitals fully capture patient journeys and maximize reimbursement through advanced AI technology.
• The founders, Dr. Michael Gao and Dr. Joshua Geleris, leveraged their backgrounds in medicine and data science to address inefficiencies in hospital revenue cycles.
• A critical pivot from concurrent to pre-bill review allowed SmarterDx to prove measurable value to hospitals and align incentives.
• The formation of Smarter Technologies, combining SmarterDx, Thoughtful AI, and Access Healthcare, creates a platform approach to solve broader revenue cycle challenges.
• A customer-centric mindset and deep healthcare expertise are central to SmarterDx’s and Smarter Technologies’ approach.

To learn more about SmarterDx:
Website https://smarterdx.com/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/smarterdx/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guest: Todd Dunn, CEO at Accuryn Medical.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Todd Dunn’s unique path: from healthcare innovator and Accuryn customer to CEO
• The enormous impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) in U.S. hospitals
• How Accuryn Medical digitizes kidney monitoring for earlier detection and intervention
• The financial and patient care benefits of automating kidney data and documentation
• Accuryn’s commitment to raising awareness and partnering with hospitals for better kidney outcomes.

To learn more about Accuryn Medical:
Website https://accuryn.com/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/accuryn-medical/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guest:  Dr. Jeffrey Wessler, CEO and Founder at Heartbeat Health.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Heartbeat Health delivers virtual cardiology care across all 50 states, targeting value-based organizations.
• Founder Jeffrey Wessler emphasizes the importance of pivoting based on impact and patient need.
• Initial challenges led to a major shift from consumer-focused care to high-impact cardiovascular treatment.
• Wessler discusses the future of cardiology, focusing on implementation of existing treatments at scale.
• Encourages clinicians interested in tech to reach out to startups, highlighting opportunities for cross-industry collaboration.

To learn more about Heartbeat Health:
Website https://heartbeathealth.com
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/useheartbeat/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guest: Kara Trott, Founder & Board Chair at Quantum Health.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Kara Trott founded Quantum Health, pioneering the field of healthcare navigation and care coordination.
• Her legal and consumer behavior background uniquely shaped Quantum’s patient-centric model.
• Trott’s leadership philosophy emphasizes empathy, curiosity, and employee empowerment.
• Quantum Health recently acquired Embold Health, expanding its impact across 8 million lives.
• Her new book No One Alone captures 25 years of leading and innovating in a resistant healthcare industry.

To learn more about Quantum Health:
Website https://quantum-health.com/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantum-health/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guest: Amy Bucher, Chief Behavioral Officer at Lirio.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Precision Nudging & Personalization: Lirio combines AI and behavioral science to deliver targeted nudges that help patients start and maintain healthy behaviors.
• Scientific Rigor with Real-World Speed: Lirio’s solutions are built on detailed, deliberate behavioral design processes that prioritize speed to impact and user testing.
• Redefining Personalization & Motivation: Most healthcare personalization lacks depth. Lirio emphasizes individualized, values-based communication to drive genuine engagement.
• Building Trust with Patients: Lirio fosters trust through transparency, tailored messaging, and respecting patient autonomy.
• Global Expansion & Scalable Impact: Lirio is launching interventions across Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia, with a vision of becoming the "air traffic control" for personalized health journeys.

To learn more about Lirio:
Website https://lirio.com/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/lirio/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guest: Adam Stansell, CEO at Axle Health.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Axle Health's Major Pivot: Transitioned from delivering home health services to licensing its proprietary operations software.
• Key Insight from the Field: A revealing moment with a thumbtack-based scheduling system sparked the shift in focus.
• Execution Challenges: Took a year post-pivot to gain traction, eventually 10x'ing revenue in 2024.
• Funding Milestone: Closed Series A led by F-Prime, aligning with investors with deep operational and domain expertise.
• Vision Beyond Health: Adam reflects on the societal need for objective truth in the age of AI and misinformation.

To learn more about Axle Health:
Website https://www.axlehealth.com
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/axle-health/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Our Guest: Max Marchione, Co-Founder at Superpower.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Building a Healthcare Super App: Superpower offers an AI-driven healthcare membership that includes 100+ blood biomarker tests, data integration, and holistic care.
• Vision of Widespread Access: Aims to create a health membership as universal as Amazon Prime, making preventive healthcare accessible and affordable.
• Founder Insights on Innovation: Max Marchione emphasizes the importance of ignoring outdated advice and maintaining conviction in forward-thinking solutions.
• Entrepreneurial Wisdom: Advises founders to build businesses that are resilient to advancements like AGI, focusing on immediate revenue and customer obsession.
• Personal Routines and Hacks: Max shares his productivity rituals, nutritional hacks (including a powerhouse smoothie), and mental resilience mantra.

To learn more about Superpower:
Website https://superpower.com/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/superpower-health/

Our sponsors for this episode are:
Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/
Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

Show and Host's Socials:
Slice of Healthcare
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Jared S Taylor
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WHAT IS SLICE OF HEALTHCARE?
The go-to site for digital health executive/provider interviews, technology updates, and industry news. Listed to in 65+ countries.