Best Dr Steve Ambrose Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 82: Revolutionizing Healthcare with AI, Synthetic Data, and Immersive Technology 40:45

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In this captivating episode, we sit down with Tim Martin, CEO of well-known FS Studio, to explore the groundbreaking work his company is doing in the realm of healthcare technology and Industry 4.0. Tim brings a wealth of knowledge and visionary insights, making this one of our most enlightening conversations yet. We kick off the discussion by divi…

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Episode 81: Risks and Liabilities of Generative AI in Healthcare 38:02

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"Steve, I think in the near future, patients will need to be informed when doctors refuse to use AI—not WHEN they're using it." The "Red Hot" candor of today's guest, Dr. Robert Pearl. One of the most outspoken advocates for the use of generative artificial intelligence in healthcare. He pulls no punches when he states that ChatGPT and other genera…

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Episode 80: The Initiative to Improve Interoperability 17:26

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HIMSS recognizes Didi Davis as one of the most influential women in health IT. She serves as the vice president of informatics, conformance, and interoperability at The Sequoia Project, a non-profit organization selected as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) to support the implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement …

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Episode 79: Misalignments in Value-Based Care 51:43

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Value-based care (VBC) expert and healthcare transformation executive Lisa White shares her insights on the common and costly misalignment between value program design and real-world operations. It's a crucial challenge that stakeholders must address, if VBC is ever to become more widely adopted and successful. Lisa shares a riveting conversation w…

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Episode 78: Digital health leader and best-selling author Rajeev Ronanki 19:36

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Host Steve Ambrose engages in a captivating back-and-forth dialogue with best-selling author and highly-esteemed digital health leader Rajeev Ronanki. They discuss, in just 20 packed minutes, topics including affordability in healthcare, ChatGPT, and the growing challenge of balancing healthcare transparency with physician time and autonomy. In thi…

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Episode 77: Healthcare's Taboo Topic 12:01

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On today’s show, host Dr. Steve Ambrose shared candid thoughts about one of the biggest taboo topics in healthcare. A subject that is rarely addressed by many in healthcare—at least, not in any public conversations. This topic is the growing epidemic of mass unaffordability in healthcare. A challenge existing at epidemic levels across America, and …

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Episode 76: BCG's Tibor Merey on the emerging Metaverse in healthcare 13:05

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Get ready for a dive into the metaverse and its potential impact on healthcare in this episode of Hot Takes. Join Steve Ambrose, your intrepid host, as he engages Tibor Méray, managing director and partner at BCG, in a conversation that shatters misconceptions and opens up new possibilities. From improving access to care for underserved communities…

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Episode 75: Tom Foley's hot take on generative AI, value in FFS, and equal access to "cures" 13:10

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In this episode, Tom Foley, Chief Growth Officer of global virtual care provider Genie MD dives in—sharing his hot takes and provocative views. Our first stop is generative AI—where Foley sees both the rainbows and the hurdles that lie ahead for this fast-growing technology in healthcare. Then we move into a contrarian view of fee-for-service, when…

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Episode 74: [Hot Take] with Dr. Apurv Gupta on empathetic automation, clinical variation, and throughput in healthcare 11:22

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In this episode of Hot Takes, host Steve Ambrose interviews Dr. Apurv Gupta, Vice President of care transformation at Premier. Dr. Gupta shares real-life examples of how empathetic automation can benefit both doctors and nurses, the importance of transparency to consumers, and the ROI that providers can expect from reducing clinical variation. Apur…

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Episode 73: [Hot Take] with Rohan Kulkarni on vertical integration, inequity, and the $600B snub 9:21

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Dr. Steve sits down for a fresh "hot take" with one of the top researchers and thought leaders in today's healthcare industry—Rohan Kulkarni of HFS Research. In this episode they discuss: The three different types of archetypes in today's healthcare vertical integration The role and aspirations of an "ecosystem connector" How an "orchestrator" addr…

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Episode 72 - Her lessons reach millions 53:34

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With healthcare consumerism on the rise and more millennials entering the workforce, learning and company culture has become far more meaningful. On today's show, we have an internationally recognized thought leader in leadership, learning and development. Her work has been seen by over 9 million viewers on Lynda.com and LinkedIn learning. Dr. Brit…

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Episode 71 - Designing Healthcare (PART 2 of 2) 30:55

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In this power-packed episode, Dr. Steve delivers the final part of this engaging series. Guests Amy Cueva and Amy Bucher of Mad*Pow are delivering high octane conversation on top-of-mind insights into the future of healthcare. NOTE: If you haven't yet heard it, please listen to PART 1 per episode 70. Get ready for some incredible insight on the fol…

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Episode 70 - Designing Healthcare - PART 1 38:32

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On today's show, we have Amy Cueva and Amy Bucher of Madpow. Take one-part cutting-edge motivational science, add in a strong dash of design psychology, a high level of insight & innovative design...and round it off with 80 strongly-skilled and passionate professionals. And you have Mad*Pow, a market-leading design company that has worked with the …

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Episode 69 - Insight, Intervention, and Impact 39:57

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Inovalon counts hundreds of insurance companies, provider systems, and pharma, device, and diagnostic companies as clients, including 19 of the top 25 health plans and 13 of the top 15 pharma and life sciences companies. It pools data on more than 240 million patients. On today’s show we have SVP of Innovation, Eric Sullivan. Host Dr. Steve Ambrose…

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Episode 68 - Leading Large Through Faith, Integrity, and Humility 33:13

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Providence St. Joseph Health employs more than 110,000 caregivers at 50 hospitals, more than 800 clinics and a range of health and social services in 7 states. Today we talk leadership with their President of Strategy, Annette Walker. In 2017, she was named one of the top 25 women in healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine. In this episode, Dr. St…

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Episode 67 - Hashing Out Blockchain in Healthcare 43:26

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Blockchain has been perhaps the biggest buzzword over the last year. But what about it IS hype…and what is the truth today, and likely for the future? And for healthcare? Today we have John Bass, the CEO of Hashed Health in Nashville, TN with us in studio. He’s taking us down the primrose path, where we can smell the roses and not get stuck by its …

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Episode 66 - The Pretty and Shiny Particulars of A.I. in Healthcare 47:24

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This is one of the more riveting episodes, as host Dr. Steve Ambrose sits down with Microsoft's Director of Worldwide Health Tom Lawry. In this leader role, Tom works with health providers, payers, and governments in planning and implementing innovative technology solutions that improve the quality and efficiency of health services delivered around…

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Episode 65 - Her Meaningful Medical Journey 39:11

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Dr. Patricia Salber has had a meaningful journey in medicine. It makes for a terrific story - and an even better interview. From board-certified internist, ER doctor, medical director and now the Founder and CEO of The Doctor Weighs In - an award-winning mobile/online platform that uses new media to share stories about health care innovation. She n…

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Episode 64 - From Wellness to Well-Being 30:58

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Wellness is being defined in new ways and with new impact on the workplace and the lives of those involved. In this show episode, host Dr. Steve Ambrose interviews national expert Dr. Seth Serxner - Chief Health Officer and SVP of Population Health at Optum. Seth has published more than 40 articles and chapters on health and productivity management…

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Episode 63 - The Power of Healthcare Relationships 40:15

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In this episode, Dr. Steve talks with award-winning CRM platform Founder and CEO Brad Bostic of HC1.com The HC1 platform has been adopted across more than 1,200 leading lab, post acute care, and health systems. The company has received accolades from Gartner Research, was named "Best Healthcare CRM"? by Frost & Sullivan, and is the top rated soluti…

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Episode 62 - Heavy Horsepower in Digital Engagement 35:59

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On this episode of Red Hot Healthcare, we have one of the top digital strategy leaders in the country - Sara Vaezy of Providence St. Joseph Health. They are a $22 billion organization employing more than 110,000 caregivers at 50 hospitals and more than 800 clinics. But don’t let their size fool you, because they’re on the cutting edge of next gener…

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Episode 61 - Championing the Healthcare Consumer 41:46

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In this week's episode, Dr. Steve has an inspiring and powerful interview with Scott Rotermund, the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer for Welltok - an enterprise SaaS company focusing on driving healthcare consumers to attain and optimize their health. Welltok works with payers, providers and self-insured companies; and they have recently been ad…

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Episode 59 - A Sharp Leading EYe on Healthcare Strategy 22:22

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Jacques Mulder is the US Health Sector Leader for EY. In this role, he leads teams in helping clients strategically address the transformative forces shaping the health ecosystem. He also is responsible for growing EY’s people, networks, and capabilities in the Health sector as well as developing industry-specific solutions and thought leadership. …

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Episode 58 - The Patient Is The NEW Payer 21:31

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Today, two out of three patients do not pay their bill in full. TransUnion Healthcare’s analysis projects that by the year 2020, the percentage of patients not paying their bills in full will rise to 95%. More than ever risk management, proper screening prior to treatment, as well as patient financial experience is key. Growing debt and unpaid bill…

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Episode 57 - Bluer Skies For Telemedicine 45:30

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In this episode, Dr. Steve Ambrose speaks with telemedicine legal and regulatory expert Nathaniel Lacktman. He is the chair of Telemedicine at Foley & Lardner and writes a popular blog called Healthcare Law Today. The show tackles some of the biggest issue and most current issues in telemedicine today. Some of the issues discussed include the follo…