Outcomes Rocket

This podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com Accessible, AI-driven heart care is rapidly becoming both possible and essential. In this episode, Priya Abani, CEO of AliveCor, discusses how her team is reimagining cardiac care through patient-centric design, affordability, and advanced clinical AI. She explains that patients are whole people, not conditions, and this principle drives tools that fit naturally into daily life rather than episodic clinical encounters. Priya highlights innovations such as portable ECG devices, AI models that detect 35 cardiac conditions, and systems that integrate blood pressure and ECG trends for proactive monitoring. Looking ahead, she shares their vision for 24/7 AI-powered continuous care, enabling earlier interventions, seamless physician collaboration, and personalized preventive cardiology. Tune in and learn how continuous, AI-enabled heart care is reshaping the patient experience! Resources Connect with and follow Priya Abani on LinkedIn. Follow AliveCor on LinkedIn and visit their website! Learn more about Kardia 12L here.

This podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com What if the biggest threat to healthcare isn’t cost or technology, but the strategies we’re still using to run it? In this episode, James Jordan, President & CEO at StraTactic, creator of the HealthcareData.Center, and host of the ChalkTalk Jim podcast, discusses how organizations can stop improving outdated processes and instead find the “next edge” that actually moves their business forward. He breaks down how aligning strategy, people, and operations unlocks real performance, shares the surprising insights he's learned from years of interviewing healthcare leaders, and explains why integrating personal health data from devices like Apple Watches may be the next major frontier in care. Tune in to hear how to build the strategies that tomorrow’s healthcare system will demand. Resources Connect with and follow James Jordan on LinkedIn and visit his website! Explore the StraTactic website! Discover the HealthcareData.Center website! Check out the Chalk Talk Jim podcast!

This podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com Advances in AI are transforming both large-scale population analytics and ultra-precise, small-data insights that can guide individualized treatment. In this episode, Yves Lussier, Chair of Biomedical Informatics and Professor of Medicine, discusses the deep legacy of innovation behind modern electronic health records, the evolution of biomedical informatics, and the rise of AI techniques that extract meaning from both massive and minimal datasets. He explains how the “blessing of dimensionality” enables N-of-1 precision genomics, why counterfactual data and adversarial risks matter for large language models, and how engineered negative datasets could strengthen future AI systems. He also reflects on his entrepreneurial journey, from pioneering pen-based AI medical records in 1991 to building clinical data warehouses and founding major bioinformatics programs. Yves shares lessons on risk, career leaps, and the cultural ecosystems that fuel innovation.  Tune in and learn how cutting-edge informatics is reshaping research, care, and the future of AI-driven medicine! Resources: Connect with and follow Yves Lussier on LinkedIn. Follow the University of Utah School of Medicine on LinkedIn and visit their website!

This podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com What happens when AI meets real-world healthcare challenges? In this episode, Kali Ihde, Director of Northwestern Medicine's Ventures and Innovation, discusses how AI is being practically applied to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. She explains the importance of moving past hype, piloting AI solutions safely, and integrating them into workflows with input from clinicians and administrators. Kali highlights the growing AI literacy among healthcare professionals and shares how agentic AI is helping healthcare providers reach patients for preventive care while identifying risks such as elder abuse or suicidal ideation. She also emphasizes the need for structured evaluation and clear metrics to ensure that results are meaningful. Tune in to hear how Northwestern Medicine is leveraging AI to make a real difference in hospitals, clinics, and communities! Resources Connect with and follow Kali Ihde on LinkedIn. Follow Northwestern Medicine on LinkedIn and discover their website!

his podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com A fingertip-sized blood sample may soon replace the needle stick millions of patients avoid every year. In this episode, Web Golinkin, President of Babson Diagnostics, shares how Better Way, a fingertip blood collection system, is redefining convenience, accuracy, and accessibility in diagnostic testing. He explains how the company spent nearly a decade validating its technology through 45+ IRB-approved studies, 4,300+ participants, and more than 850,000 tests to ensure clinical equivalence to venous draws. He traces the innovation’s journey from a Siemens skunkworks project to partnerships with BD and a 510(k)-cleared device, culminating in an 80% primary-care test menu from a pea-sized sample. He also highlights how Better Way improves adherence, enhances patient and staff experience, and reduces friction with clear, graphical results. Tune in and discover how fingertip testing can transform preventive care, patient engagement, and healthcare operations! Resources Connect with and follow Web Golinkin on LinkedIn. Follow Babson Diagnostics on LinkedIn and visit their website!

This podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com What if hospitals could reduce hours of administrative work to minutes, without ever compromising sensitive patient data? In this episode, Nicholas Lin, cofounder and CEO of Guava, explains that their company automates prior authorization for hospitals without accessing PHI or EHR data. Their AI agents handle up to 95% of time-consuming administrative tasks, like coverage checks and policy reviews, by performing automated calls and warm transfers to human specialists only when necessary. The solution arose from their personal healthcare backgrounds and conversations with providers, aiming to streamline workflows while addressing hospitals’ strict data privacy concerns. Currently piloting with NewYork-Presbyterian, Guava hopes to scale nationally and sees education around AI’s capabilities as key to overcoming provider hesitation. Tune in to hear Nicholas Lin explain how Guava’s AI agents are revolutionizing prior authorization, helping specialists work faster, smarter, and stress-free! Resources Connect with and follow Nicholas Lin on LinkedIn. Follow Guava on LinkedIn and explore their website!

This podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com Bold ideas often look risky until they reshape an entire field. In this episode, Dr. Harvey Castro, Chief AI Officer for Phantom Space and prolific healthcare innovator, discusses his rapid leap into AI after discovering ChatGPT, how his first book on AI in healthcare went viral, and how that moment catapulted him onto global stages, including advising the Ministry of Health in Singapore. He shares earlier entrepreneurial breakthroughs like building top-ranked medical apps, creating freestanding emergency rooms focused on empathy, and scaling a healthcare system to hundreds of employees. Harvey also explores his digital twin project, wearable-driven longevity optimization, military background, storytelling in TED Talks, and his mindset around risk, conviction, and manifesting opportunities, illustrated through stories about Tony Robbins, bungee-less bridge jumps, and future ambitions.  Tune in and learn how innovation, curiosity, and courage can radically change what’s possible! Resources: Connect with and follow Harvey Castro on LinkedIn. Follow Phantom Space on LinkedIn and visit their website! Buy Harvey’s book ChatGPT and Healthcare here.

The Clubhouse model is proving that community and purpose can transform lives for people with serious mental illness. In this episode, Josh Seidman, Chief External Impact Officer for Fountain House, explores how the organization pioneered the Clubhouse model, a psychosocial rehabilitation approach built on community, partnership, and purpose rather than clinical hierarchies. Since its start in 1948, the model has expanded to 380 Clubhouses in 33 countries, helping members rebuild their lives through work, education, and connection. Data show that Clubhouse members experience higher employment, better housing, and reduced loneliness, while the model lowers Medicaid costs by 21%, saving society over $11,000 per person each year. Seidman also highlights participatory research projects like Measures That Matter and the Fountain House United Research Network (FHURN), which empower members to shape meaningful metrics and improve quality outcomes. Tune in and learn how community-driven innovation and lived experience are reshaping the future of behavioral health care! Resources: Connect with and follow Josh Seidman on LinkedIn. Follow Fountain House on LinkedIn and explore their website. If you want to find a clubhouse, visit the Clubhouse International website.

This podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com High-quality, value-based primary care can lower costs, reduce burnout, and still be accessible to everyone, not just concierge patients. In this episode, Dr. Marla McLaughlin, Chief Medical Officer at Vera Whole Health, explains how a fully value-based model aligns financial incentives with what is best for patients by prioritizing quality over volume. She outlines their tiered approach, which uses technology for navigation, integrates virtual behavioral health and care management with local primary care, and delivers end-to-end services through brick-and-mortar clinics across multiple states. Marla shares why they focus on commercially insured populations to shift prevention and strong primary care earlier in life, including same-day and next-day behavioral health access that reduces unnecessary ER and inpatient use. She also describes how AI-powered documentation and supportive team structures protect clinicians from burnout while enabling clinics to be designed to simplify care and save money for everyone. Tune in and learn how value-based, whole-person primary care can truly serve everyone! Resources Connect with and follow Marla McLaughlin on LinkedIn. Follow Vera Whole Health on LinkedIn and explore their website!

This podcast is brought to you by Outcomes Rocket, your exclusive healthcare marketing agency. Learn how to accelerate your growth by going to⁠ outcomesrocket.com Imagine detecting stroke and critical conditions instantly, even in the most resource-limited settings. In this episode, Junaid Kalia, Founder & CEO of SaveLife.AI, discusses how edge-based radiology AI can make lifesaving diagnostics accessible in low-resource environments worldwide. He shares how falling imaging costs and the off-patent status of stroke medications are transforming global stroke care. He explains the urgency created by massive radiologist shortages and why AI must fill the gap. He also reflects on the partnerships, pain points, and trust frameworks shaping the next generation of clinical AI. Tune in to hear how technology can bring equitable care within reach! Resources Connect with and follow Junaid Kalia on LinkedIn. Follow SaveLife.AI on LinkedIn and visit their website!