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#26 - Nick's 9 Notes For The New Year

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500

In episode #24, host Nick Desai dives into his notes going into the new year, and his predictions for the new year.

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#25 - Adrian Miranda, Founder of Gross Anatomy Studios, INC.

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:01:55 -0400

In episode #25, host Nick Desai welcomes guest Adrian Miranda, Founder of Gross Anatomy Studios, INC.

Listen to hear about:

Miranda's background
Why pop culture can make learning more effective
Where VR/AR comes into play, and how Miranda could incorporate that into Gross Anatomy content
What Miranda is excited about in Healthtech
Miranda's message to someone wanting to get in this space with no experience

Learn more about Gross Anatomy Studios, INC.
- Website - Miranda's LinkedIn

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#24 - Amazon Acquires One Medical - What Does it All Mean

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:38:58 -0400

In episode #24, host Nick Desai dives into recent acquisitions and what they mean for the industry.

Listen to hear about:

Livongo's acquisition by Teladoc
One Medical's acquisition by Amazon
What these mean, and how they compare to one another

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#23 - The Health Effects of Gun Violence

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:30:03 -0400

In episode #23, Nick Desai (host) speaks about the health effects of gun violence

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#22 - Health Impacts of Overturning Roe v. Wade

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 12 May 2022 12:36:35 -0400

In episode #21, Nick Desai (host) speaks about the health Impacts of Overturning Roe v. Wade

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#21 - Jaja Liao, Principal at 25Madison

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:29:40 -0400

Today's Guest: Jaja Liao, Principal at 25Madison

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#20 - DCE Becomes ACO Reach - Lip Service or Real Reform?

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:25:04 -0400

In episode #20, Nick Desai (host) rolls solo to discuss DCE becoming ACO reach - lip service or real reform?

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#19 - Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder & President at CareJourney

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:34:46 -0500

Today's Guest: Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder & President at CareJourney.

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#18: The Importance of PR, with Nicole Rodrigues, Founder & CEO at NRPR Group

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:10:00 -0500

Today's Guest: Nicole Rodrigues, Founder & CEO at NRPR Group

In this episode, Nicole discusses with Nick:

Is PR the best investment a new startup can make?
How does PR help a small company build their brand?
What does a PR firm do that’s different from an entrepreneur doing their own PR?
Awards vs. Revenue – what is more important for good PR?
How should a small new company approach the PR process?
How do you make your personal story an effective part of a collective PR story?

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#17: The State of Covid-19

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:09:34 -0500

In this episode, Nick discusses:

The state of Covid-19
What's going wrong?
What needs to happen?
Some examples of things that need to change

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#16: Nick's Top 9 Hot Takes For 2022

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:36:17 -0500

In this episode, Nick talks about his top 9 hot takes for 2022.

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#15: A Conversation With Lee Shapiro, Managing Partner at 7wire Ventures

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:37:56 -0500

Today's Guest: Lee Shapiro, Managing Partner at 7wire Ventures

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks with Lee about:

Lee's background
The recent flurry of M&A in digital health
What's driving this activity?
His thoughts on healthcare financing in 2022
Why big companies like Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Best Buy (non-traditional healthcare companies) are making big purchases in healthcare infrastructure
Which is more important? Team, traction or idea?
...and much more!

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#14: Talking With The Founders of Ruth Health (YC S21)

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:17:51 -0500

Today's Guests: Alison Greenberg, Co-Founder & CEO & Audrey Wu, Co-Founder & COO at Ruth Health

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks with the guests about:

Their backgrounds
How they met
What is Ruth Health?
Where do they want to be in 3-5 years?
...and much more!

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#13: Talking Remote Patient Monitoring

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:02:27 -0400

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks about:

Keeping people out of hospitals
The importance of monitoring your vitals at home
The potential of remote patient monitoring (RPM)
Preventing health issues with RPM
Home-based care
...and much more!

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#12: Care After Covid & The Opportunity To Reimagine Care w/ Dr. Shantanu Nundy, Chief Medical Officer at Accolade

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:54:08 -0400

Today's Guest: Dr. Shantanu Nundy, Chief Medical Officer at Accolade & Author of the book "Care After Covid"

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks with Dr. Nundy about:

Dr. Nundy's book, "Care After Covid"
Opportunity to reimagine care
3 D's of Healthcare
What makes Dr. Nundy most hopeful about healthcare
...and much more!

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#11: Talking Direct Primary Care w/ Zak Holdsworth, Co-Founder & CEO at Hint Health

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:39:01 -0400

Today's Guest: Zak Holdsworth, Co-Founder & CEO at Hint Health

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks with Zak Holdsworth and discusses:

What is direct primary care?
Why is it important in American healthcare?
New Zealand healthcare vs. U.S. healthcare
Which of these companies will impact healthcare the most: Amazon, Google, Apple, or Walmart?
Walmart's opportunity & what they should do with it
...and much more!

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#10: Funding Advice for Early-Stage Founders, Featuring Morgan Livermore, Partner at Quiet Capital

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 23:02:03 -0400

Today's Guest: Morgan Livermore, Partner at Quiet Capital

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks with Morgan Livermore and discusses:

His background
Quiet Capital
Their portfolio
...and much more!

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#9: Advice for First-Time Founders, featuring Amit Garg, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Tau Ventures

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:05:23 -0400

Today's Guest: Amit Garg, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Tau Ventures

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks with Amit Garg and discusses:

What a first-time entrepreneur needs to do to get a VC's attention and money
How an A team with a B idea is better than a B team with an A idea
Things that make a VC "think this is a good person/investment"
The large amount of money being invested into health tech
In what calendar year is AI delivering predictive healthcare more accurately than a clinician?
...and much more!

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#8: Where's The Value?

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:35:46 -0400

In this episode, Nick Desai discussed:

The rise in out-of-pocket medical costs per person & overall healthcare costs in the U.S.
Why hasn't the rise of both of those items not resulted in a higher life expectancy?
How you'd think healthcare costs would be going down, but they're not
Why are we spending more money, but getting less?
How automation in every industry has made that industry dramatically more efficient, but what about in healthcare?
How we are in the first inning of digital health
How some digital health companies have figured how to make money in a healthcare ecosystem that is broken, without fundamentally improving the lives of the patients they serve
...and much more!

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#7: Making Primary Care Primary With Pearl Health

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:28:40 -0400

Today's Guests: Ankit Patel, President & Gabriel Drapos, Chief of Staff at Pearl Health.

In this episode, Nick Desai and his guests discuss:

Pearl Health
What is direct contracting?
What is its potential?
How disruptive is direct contracting to Medicare Advantage?
Some predictions
...and much more!

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#6: A Conversation with Sara Makin, Founder & CEO at Makin Wellness

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 23:02:54 -0400

Today's Guest: Sara Makin, Founder & CEO at Makin Wellness

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks with Sara Makin, Founder & CEO at Makin Wellness and discusses:

Her background
Makin Wellness
How do we make mental health care universally available?
Scaling your operations while maintaining clinical excellence
...and much more!

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#5: Climate Change - The Next Pandemic

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:46:44 -0400

In this episode, Nick Desai discusses:

Is climate change the next pandemic?
What does healthcare have to do with climate change?

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#4: A Conversation with Krishna Shenoy, PhD

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:40:47 -0400

Today's Guest: Krishna Shenoy, PhD

Electrical Engineering, Neurobiology & Bioengineering Professor @ Stanford University
Scientific Advisory Board Member @ Heal
Consultant/Advisor @ Neuralink
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

To learn more, please view his Stanford profile.

In this episode, Nick Desai speaks with Krishna Shenoy, PhD, an endowed chair at Stanford University and one of his closest friends to learn about:

His background
His research
Neural prosthetics
Recent breakthrough
Neuralink's monkey playing a video game by thinking
Where is the line to helping people who are hurt or enhancing human capabilities?
Will we achieve singularity in our lifetime?
...and much more!

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#3 - Is AI the future of healthcare or the future that will never be?

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 27 May 2021 15:18:18 -0400

In this episode, Nick Desai discusses:

Is artificial intelligence (AI) the future of healthcare?
Is it the future that will never be?

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#2 - Is Healthcare Infrastructure? President Biden Thinks So.

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 13 May 2021 14:29:57 -0400

In this episode, Nick Desai discusses:

Is Healthcare infrastructure?
What’s in President Biden’s bill?
What are the changing needs of the American healthcare system?

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#1 - What Amazon Entering Telehealth Means for Everyone

Slice of Healthcare LLC — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:31:29 -0400

In this episode Nick Desai (the host) discusses what Amazon entering telehealth means for everyone.

What does this mean for telehealth?
What does this mean for companies like Teladoc?
What does it mean for providers?
What does it mean for the average American consumer?
Is this a positive or negative development?

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