Robin Goldsmith shares Verizon’s vision for a consumer-centered future. As Verizon’s Global Lead for Health Innovation & Strategy, Robin brings a lot of macro trends together and helps us understand the tech and data architecture that’s needed to empower a truly personalized future. He covers a lot, from the AI-enabled hospital of the future to voice-enabled technologies, to wearables having another moment, all combining to lead people to better health.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about McKinsey’s new research on the global wellness market. Is the wellness market peaking at a time when it could be more directly influencing consumers’ behavior, and how can we consider the desire for wellness more prominently as we design and build around consumers' needs? This show is produced by Shift Forward Health, the consumer advisory firm that partners with you to operationalize consumer-first health. (#309) See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Robin Goldsmith shares Verizon’s vision for a consumer-centered future. As Verizon’s Global Lead for Health Innovation & Strategy, Robin brings a lot of macro trends together and helps us understand the tech and data architecture that’s needed to empower a truly personalized future. He covers a lot, from the AI-enabled hospital of the future to voice-enabled technologies, to wearables having another moment, all combining to lead people to better health. All that, plus the Flava of the Week about McKinsey’s new research on the global wellness market. Is the wellness market peaking at a time when it could be more directly influencing consumers’ behavior, and how can we consider the desire for wellness more prominently as we design and build around consumers' needs? This show is produced by Shift Forward Health, the consumer advisory firm that partners with you to operationalize consumer-first health. (#309) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robin Goldsmith shares Verizon’s vision for a consumer-centered future. As Verizon’s Global Lead for Health Innovation &amp; Strategy, Robin brings a lot of macro trends together and helps us understand the tech and data architecture that’s needed to empower a truly personalized future. He covers a lot, from the AI-enabled hospital of the future to voice-enabled technologies, to wearables having another moment, all combining to lead people to better health.&nbsp; All that, plus the Flava of the Week about McKinsey’s new research on the global wellness market. Is the wellness market peaking at a time when it could be more directly influencing consumers’ behavior, and how can we consider the desire for wellness more prominently as we design and build around consumers' needs? This show is produced by Shift Forward Health, the consumer advisory firm that partners with you to operationalize consumer-first health. (#309)&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Verizon’s Vision for A Consumer-Centered Future

<a href="https://healthcarerap.com/"></a>Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered health. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight the consumer POV in healthcare and highlight innovators bridging the gap between traditional sick care and preventive well care. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, hitting 500 episodes and 8 years on the air in 2026.&nbsp;
Healthcare leaders learn the latest ways that healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered to consumers. And health consumers learn how these options work and why they might be right for them and their loved ones.&nbsp;
It's more than a show; it's a mission.&nbsp;
Topics for 2026:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Connected fitness&nbsp;</li>
<li>GLP-1's / weight loss&nbsp;</li>
<li>Wearables</li>
<li>Longevity and diagnostics&nbsp;</li>
<li>Food as medicine / nutrition&nbsp;</li>
<li>Preventive health and wellness&nbsp;</li>
<li>Digital Front Door&nbsp;</li>
<li>Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health&nbsp;</li>
<li>Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Topics not&nbsp;covered:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Clinical leadership&nbsp;</li>
<li>Cybersecurity&nbsp;</li>
<li>Health information management&nbsp;</li>
<li>Interoperability&nbsp;</li>
<li>Revenue cycle&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered health. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight the consumer POV in healthcare and highlight innovators bridging the gap between traditional sick care and preventive well care. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, hitting 500 episodes and 8 years on the air in 2026.  Healthcare leaders learn the latest ways that healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered to consumers. And health consumers learn how these options work and why they might be right for them and their loved ones.  It's more than a show; it's a mission.  Topics for 2026:  Connected fitness  GLP-1's / weight loss  Wearables Longevity and diagnostics  Food as medicine / nutrition  Preventive health and wellness  Digital Front Door  Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health  Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash  Topics not covered:  Clinical leadership  Cybersecurity  Health information management  Interoperability  Revenue cycle 

<a href="https://healthcarerap.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered health. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight the consumer POV in healthcare and highlight innovators bridging the gap between traditional sick care and preventive well care. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, hitting 500 episodes and 8 years on the air in 2026.&nbsp;
Healthcare leaders learn the latest ways that healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered to consumers. And health consumers learn how these options work and why they might be right for them and their loved ones.&nbsp;
It's more than a show; it's a mission.&nbsp;
Topics for 2026:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Connected fitness&nbsp;</li>
<li>GLP-1's / weight loss&nbsp;</li>
<li>Wearables</li>
<li>Longevity and diagnostics&nbsp;</li>
<li>Food as medicine / nutrition&nbsp;</li>
<li>Preventive health and wellness&nbsp;</li>
<li>Digital Front Door&nbsp;</li>
<li>Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health&nbsp;</li>
<li>Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Topics not&nbsp;covered:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Clinical leadership&nbsp;</li>
<li>Cybersecurity&nbsp;</li>
<li>Health information management&nbsp;</li>
<li>Interoperability&nbsp;</li>
<li>Revenue cycle&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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