Xchart | Conversations

What goes into making complex anesthesia software feel simple? Xchart's CMO Benji Wade sits down with co-founder / CEO Henrik Joreteg and CTO Philip Roberts to explore their history of collaboration, their backgrounds working on products like GitHub and Starbucks, and the engineering behind the details Xchart customers use every day.

They discuss improving monitor connections and patient health histories, developing Xlink 2.0, and using AI alongside human judgment and extensive testing.

The conversation also offers a look at work underway on drug inventory tracking and a comprehensive patient portal. From making everyday workflows easier to helping clinicians share critical information during an emergency, Henrik & Philip explain how patient safety shapes the software they build.

Finally, Henrik & Philip describe in personal terms why building anesthesia software solutions providers meaning for them.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and introductions

02:27 How Henrik and Philip got into software and first met as collaborators

15:55 The engineering behind seemingly simple features in Xchart

22:07 Evolving monitor connections and patient health histories

31:26 Xlink 2.0 and simplifying wireless connections

39:32 AI, human judgment, and testing every change

48:40 Drug inventory tracking and compliance

53:19 How patient safety provides meaning to their work

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Xchart Conversations features clinicians, providers and professionals working with anesthesia discussing the experiences, ideas and technologies shaping their work.

Learn more at ⁠Xchart.com⁠.

Karen Gomez, DNP, MBA, APRN, CRNA, is Director of Anesthesia Operations at Nuvia Dental Implant Center where she helps lead anesthesia operations across more than 50 locations and more than 100 providers while continuing to practice clinically in Fort Myers, Florida.

In the first episode of Xchart Conversations, Karen joins Xchart co-founder Dr. Travis Coulter and CMO Benji Wade for a wide-ranging conversation about her path into anesthesia, the rapid growth of Nuvia, and the opportunities and challenges of providing anesthesia in a dental environment.

Karen discusses the transition from hospital-based to office-based anesthesia, why curiosity and humility matter in independent practice, the relationship between CRNAs and surgeons, patient and provider safety, and how dedicated anesthesia teams can improve both the clinical environment and the patient experience.

She also shares how Xchart fits into Nuvia's clinical workflow: onboarding providers, documenting cases, and the logic and safety of a checklist-driven process.

The conversation closes on a more personal note, eg. professional insecurity, mentorship, and issuing boundaries.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to Xchart Conversations

02:23 Leading Anesthesia Operations at Nuvia

06:49 Patient Transformations and the Nuvia Experience

11:30 Karen’s Path from Nursing to Anesthesia Leadership

16:14 How Teaching Makes You a Better Clinician

20:44 Scaling Nuvia and the Role of Dedicated Anesthesia

25:22 How Xchart Fits into Nuvia’s Clinical Workflow

32:17 Moving from Hospital to Office-Based Dental Anesthesia

38:51 CRNAs, Surgeons, and a Shared Commitment to Patient Safety

54:19 Growth, Boundaries, Professional Insecurity, and Lessons from a Career in Anesthesia

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Xchart Conversations features clinicians, providers and professionals working with anesthesia discussing the experiences, ideas and technologies shaping their work.

Learn more at Xchart.com.