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HealthBiz with David E. Williams

David E. Williamswww.healthbusinessgroup.com

As of March 2025, HealthBiz has moved to CareTalk: Healthecare Unfiltered and can be accessed on:

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z

Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast

CareTalk website  https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ 


The HealthBiz podcast features in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting boutique, Health Business Group https://healthbusinessgroup.com/ a board member and investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. His strategic and humorous approach to healthcare provides a refreshing break from the usual BS. Connect with David on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/davideugenewilliams

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Episodes

Interview with Curation Health CEO Kevin Coloton

Kevin Coloton always knew he’d be in healthcare. After all, both of his parents and all of their friends worked in the field. Three years ago he founded Curation Health to help providers make the shift to value based care. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://...

Jun 10, 202137 minSeason 1Ep. 38

Interview with Eosera CEO Elyse Stoltz Dickerson

Eosera CEO Elyse Stoltz Dickerson turned a 10 minute meeting with a CVS executive into an order to stock 8000 stores with the company's earwax remover. Learn how a "very driven little child" overcame dyslexia and grew up to achieve corporate and entrepreneurial success. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-hea...

Jun 03, 202126 minSeason 1Ep. 37

Interview with Dock Health CEO Dr. Michael Docktor

With a name like Docktor, how could Michael Docktor grow up to be anything but a physician and CEO of Dock Health? Answer: He couldn't. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/ Host...

May 27, 202133 minSeason 1Ep. 36

Interview with HighRoads CEO Brian Kim

Brian Kim has made his career in the business of healthcare, from health plans to biotech to the early days of Internet health, and then on to claims processing. As CEO of HighRoads for the past six years, Brian is helping plans exit the spreadsheet era and gain the ability to create, sell and manage a myriad of insurance offerings. In this edition of the HealthBiz podcast, Brian shares his progress at HighRoads and lays out his vision for the future of health insurance –including an epiphany he...

May 20, 202135 minSeason 1Ep. 35

Getting the most out of expert interviews. A conversation with Karen Donovan

Investors and management consultants often use expert networks like GLG and Guidepoint to arrange interviews with subject matter experts. These interviews are pricey so it's important to get the most out of them. My colleague, Karen Donovan and I offer five tips to help you succeed. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

May 13, 202129 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Interview with Navigating Cancer CEO Bill Bunker

Navigating Cancer focuses on enabling the best care for patients, with a particular emphasis on the 95+ percent of the time that they’re not in the office. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caret...

May 06, 202130 minSeason 1Ep. 33

Interview with 2Life CEO Amy Schectman

2Life CEO Amy Schectman has improved the lives of thousands of older adults with first-rate living quarters and activities. Under her leadership, 2Life is opening a new affordable housing complex annually and keeping the virus away. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTub...

Apr 29, 202136 minSeason 1Ep. 32

Interview with CMO extraordinaire Michael Cantor

Cantor Group CEO, Dr. Michael Cantor traces his career in medical practice, policy and leadership across academic medicine, benefits managers, and start-ups. We discuss the impact of digital technologies in bringing healthcare closer to patients, how payment systems are changing to support telehealth and home care, what’s new in nursing homes, and how disparities are baked into the system. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following li...

Apr 22, 202134 minSeason 1Ep. 31

Interview with Papa CEO Andrew Parker

Papa --which offers Family on Demand-- was born from founder and CEO Andrew Parker’s experience arranging a youthful pal for his own Papa, a fairly demanding guy. When Papa was pleased with the service, Andrew knew it would appeal more broadly. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id15324...

Apr 15, 202129 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Interview with CorEvitas CEO Raymond Hill

Ray Hill grew up on a farm and took up rowing in college. So he’s always been a hard worker and an early riser. In this edition of the HealthBiz podcast, Ray brings us up to date on progress at CorEvitas. As CEO and Chairman he’s led the company’s expansion from a singular rheumatoid arthritis registry to a broader autoimmune and inflammatory company with registries, real world evidence, biorepositories, and patient engagement capabilities. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthc...

Apr 08, 202134 minSeason 1Ep. 29

Interview with Podimetrics CEO Jon Bloom

As an anesthesiologist, Jon Bloom was distressed to participate in so many foot amputations for diabetic patients. He vowed to do something to consign this barbaric, Civil War era procedure to the dustbin of history. Eventually, he met up with some like-minded co-founders at an early Hackathon and the result was Podimetrics. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z ...

Apr 01, 202135 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Interview with SonderMind CEO Mark Frank

SonderMind CEO Mark Frank helps make behavioral health more accessible, approachable and utilized. In this episode, Mark describes how his upbringing in Atlanta, Japan and Germany shaped his outlook and how family members have influenced his enlistment in the military and his path with SonderMind. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple...

Mar 25, 202137 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Interview with Proprio CEO Gabe Jones

As founder and CEO of Proprio, Gabe Jones is helping surgeons see around corners. If all goes according to plan, the company’s innovations will infuse all of surgery, making great surgeons even better and bringing up the average as well. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, virtual reality --it’s all in there! As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp...

Mar 18, 202135 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Jennifer Michelle on healthcare marketing

Jennifer Michelle has a master’s of public health and she’s also an EMT. So naturally she makes her living as a healthcare marketing consultant, as president of Michelle Marketing Strategies. She’s a podcast host, too. Her Leading with Health podcast features female healthcare leaders. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podc...

Mar 11, 202129 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Curavit CEO Joel Morse on virtual clinical trials

Joel Morse has devoted his career to building innovative companies that serve the pharmaceutical industry. His latest venture, Curavit Clinical Research runs decentralized or virtual trials, which have gotten huge in the pandemic. In this episode of the HealthBiz podcast, Joel talks about decentralized trials and why they’re growing. He also opens up about his experience building C3i, and how it led him to adventures around the world, including Joel’s involvement with the royal family in Bulgari...

Mar 04, 202130 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Prognos Health CEO Sundeep Bhan on Healthcare Analytics

Prognos Health founder Sundeep Bhan’s family liked the idea of him becoming a doctor. But as long as he stayed as a pre-med in college they let him take whatever courses he wanted. He explored art history and communications, and eventually wandered back to healthcare as a company founder. It’s a good thing that he has that entrepreneurial streak, since one of his board members told him he was not employable. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found ...

Feb 24, 202134 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Wolters Kluwer CTO Jean-Claude Saghbini's pandemic predictions

Wolters Kluwer Health CTO, Jean-Claude Saghbini has been thinking a lot about how the pandemic will change healthcare. In this episode we discuss his predictions about scaling telehealth, accelerating evidence, predicting and preventing with AI, the changing roles of healthcare workers, and moving beyond interoperability to supra-operability. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYh...

Feb 18, 202124 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Aledade CMO Dr. Emily Maxson on Primary Care

As a primary care physician and Chief Medical Officer of Aledade, Dr. Emily Maxson helps independent primary care physicians participate in accountable care organizations, preserve their independence and financial viability, and boost quality and access for patients. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-health...

Feb 11, 202132 minSeason 1Ep. 21

ChartWise CEO Steven Mason on Clinical Documentation Improvement

In this episode of the HealthBiz Podcast, ChartWise Medical Systems CEO, Steven Mason shares his journey from New Orleans to Nashville, explains how his background in organizational development and consulting prepared him for corporate leadership, and opines on the impact of President Joe Biden’s Administration on healthcare. We discuss CDI: clinical documentation integrity, and how it’s shifting as payment models get more complex and COVID-19 upends traditional care patterns. As of March 2025 H...

Feb 04, 202129 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Social Determinants of Health with Unite Us Leaders Taylor Justice and Christina Mainelli

After Taylor Justice was medically discharged from the Army, he learned firsthand about social determinants of health through working with other veterans. It led him to co-found Unite Us to digitally connect community services like housing, education and substance abuse counseling to meet the holistic needs of individuals. As Chief Operating Officer, Christina Mainelli brings her healthcare industry knowledge to link physical and behavioral healthcare with community based services to support a w...

Jan 28, 202141 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Javara CEO Jennifer Byrne talks clinical trials and integrated research

Jennifer Byrne has spent her whole career in clinical trials, working on more than 8000 studies. So she knows a thing or two about the needs of pharma sponsors, clinical sites and patients. As founder and CEO of Javara, Jennifer is spearheading a new concept: the integrated research organization or IRO, a novel model for bringing clinical research into the healthcare ecosystem. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify...

Jan 21, 202140 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Should I get a home genetic test? Ask business anthropologist Matt Artz

Matt Artz represents that rarest of specimens: the business anthropologist. In that role he advocates for the responsible design of human-centered technologies. He has a particular focus on the benefits --but mainly the risks-- of consumer DNA testing. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered...

Jan 14, 202131 minSeason 1Ep. 17

What’s next for healthcare as Dems take the Senate?

It’s a momentous week in Georgia, Washington and these United States. In this special episode of the HealthBiz podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst, Brian Rye and I discuss the health policy implications of the likely 50+1 Democratic Senate majority. Listen as we discuss drug pricing, Medicare Advantage, and the public option. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo...

Jan 07, 202119 minSeason 1Ep. 16

2020 hindsight. How my COVID predictions fared

I made 5 predictions about the COVID-19 pandemic in April, then graded myself in September. Tune in for the end of year update and a glimpse at 2021. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk website https://www.caretalkpod...

Dec 30, 202025 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Medical indexing in the EHR era: EDCO CEO Andrew Fehlman

Have you ever heard of medical record indexing? I hadn’t until I met Andrew Fehlman, CEO of Solarity. His company works with major US health systems that have implemented top-end electronic medical records like EPIC and Cerner. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube htt...

Dec 23, 202026 minSeason 1Ep. 14

GoCheck Kids CEO Kevon Saber shares vision with pediatricians

GoCheck Kids uses a smartphone based tool for early vision screening. CEO Kevon Saber talks about his own upbringing and how to make screening easy, even during the pandemic. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodcast CareTalk websit...

Dec 17, 202030 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Real-time patient feedback with Feedtrail CEO Paul Jaglowski

Paul Jaglowski's Feedtrail takes patient experience surveys to the next level, collecting information during encounters. Legacy players like Press Ganey, Qualtrics and NRC are getting nervous. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered/id1532402352 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CareTalkPodca...

Dec 10, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Lyniate's Drew Ivan on interoperability

US healthcare is still a Tower of Babel, with electronic health records unable to communicate with one another. The pandemic has made things worse as people get testing and care in unusual settings. Lyniate's Drew Ivan charts the path out of this mess. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthcare-unfiltered...

Dec 03, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Amazon Halo Band or Apple Watch? Why not both?

Which is better: The Amazon Halo Band or Apple Watch? HealthBiz podcast host David Williams gives you the rundown based on his head-to-head test. And this episode is just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so you can make the right holiday shopping decision. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvDHriDp7Xo9s6Z Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caretalk-healthc...

Nov 25, 202019 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Niall Brennan brings data to the healthcare party

Niall Brennan isn’t one to pull punches. From his perch as CEO of the Health Care Cost Institute he uses data to call out the moral and ethical failures of the US healthcare system. Insulin pricing, air ambulances, surprise billing, the pandemic. Whatever the topic, Brennan brings his sharp wit and deep reservoir of healthcare knowledge. As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbNnvD...

Nov 19, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 9
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