Vital Signs with Jacob Effron and Nikhil Krishnan

Ep 33: Aledade CEO Farzad Mostashari on Managing $20B in Healthcare Spending and Lessons on Succeeding in Value-Based Care

2023/11/2

Jacob and Nikhil speak with Farzad Mostashari, Founder and CEO of Aledade, which supports independen

Ep 32: Heather Fernandez (Solv CEO) on Reinventing Last-Minute Care

2023/10/17

Jacob and Nikhil speak with Heather Fernandez, CEO and Co-Founder of Solv, a company that focuses on

Ep 31: Mark Cuban on Disrupting PBMs, Staying Curious & Using AI to Avoid NBA Fines

2023/10/4

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Mark Cuban to discuss his pharmaceutical startup, The Mark Cuban Cost

Ep 30: Marley Medical CEO Chris Hogg on Which Health Tech GTM Models Are Best and Using AI in Care

2023/9/21

Jacob sits down with Marley Medical CEO Chris Hogg to discuss how he and his team select markets, th

Ep 29: Omada Health CEO Sean Duffy on Evolving Employer Pricing, Incorporating GLP-1s and Using LLMs

2023/8/15

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Sean Duffy, the CEO of health tech unicorn Omada Health, to discuss h

Ep 27: PathAI CEO Dr. Andy Beck on the Future of AI in Medical Diagnosis

2023/7/25

Jacob sits down with PathAI Ceo Dr. Andy Beck to discuss the state of AI adoption in diagnosis, why

Ep 26: Dr. Austin Chiang on Using Social Media to Educate His >500K Followers and GLP-1s

2023/7/11

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Dr. Austin Chiang, an interventional GI doc and Chief Medical Officer

Ep 25: Dotmatics CEO Thomas Swalla on The State of R&D Software

2023/6/27

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Dotmatics CEO Thomas Swalla to discuss R&D software, differences in s

Ep 24: Insitro CEO Daphne Koller on Using ML to Change Drug Discovery

2023/6/13

Jacob sits down with Insitro CEO Daphne Koller to discuss founding Coursera, where and how ML can dr

Ep 23: Stanford Professor James Zou on the Economics, Regulation and Applications of AI in Healthcare

2023/5/26

00:00 intro01:08 James’ background04:39 regulation of AI medical devices14:43 impact of foundation m

Ep 22: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel on Our Relationship with Death and Bad Incentives in Research

2023/5/9

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel and discuss his reflections on his “Why I want to

Ep 21: Andy Coravos and Ashoka Rajendra on Hyperspecialization in Pharma R&D and Digital Biomarkers

2023/4/25

Jacob sits down with HumanFirst CEO Andy Coravos and Orchestra CEO Ashoka Rajendra to discuss at hom

Ep 20: Andy Slavitt on Optum’s Evolution and Lessons from Obamacare and COVID

2023/4/11

Andy Slavitt, former Optum EVP, head of CMS, COVID advisor and healthcare.gov saver joins Nikhil and

Ep 19: Mike Kopko on ACO Reach and The Future of Health Exchanges

2023/3/28

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Mike Kopko, CEO and co-founder of Pearl Health to discuss Pearl’s car

Ep 18: Dr. Jeffrey Kang on CVS/Walgreens' Role in Healthcare and The Future of Risk Adjustment and Senior Care

2023/3/16

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Dr. Jeffrey Kang, CEO of WellBe Senior Medical, and former President

Ep 17: Naomi Allen on How to Sell to Employers and the Future of Mental Healthcare

2023/3/1

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Naomi Allen, CEO and founder of Brightline (child and teen focused me

Ep 16: Dr. Jaewon Ryu on Geisinger's Fresh Food and DNA Sequencing Programs and the Future of Clinician Training

2023/2/14

Jacob sits down with Geisinger CEO Dr. Jaewon Ryu to discuss how he and Geisinger think about their

Ep 15: Dr. Jenny Schneider on What Livongo Got Right and Improving Rural Healthcare

2023/2/2

Jacob sits down with Homeward Health CEO and former Castlight and Livongo CMO Dr. Jenny Schneider to

Ep 14: Vijay Kedar on Oscar Reflections and What's Required to Make At Home Care Work

2023/1/19

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Tomorrow Health CEO and former Oscar Texas GM Vijay Kedar to discuss

Ep. 13: Annual Predictions and Robin Shah and Dr. Bobby Green on Designing New Cancer Care Models and The Future of Oncology

2023/1/5

Jacob and Nikhil discuss annual health-tech predictions and are then joined by Thyme Care co-founder

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