A Radical Approach to Cutting Costs and Empowering Employees In this week’s special edition of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio I sat down with Adam Russo, CEO and Founder of Phia, to explore the company and its benefits program and rethinking the way you offer benefits to your employees. This is part 1 […]
The stream of news, articles, and commentary on AI has not let up for months, and if, like me, you are wondering what it all means to you, you are not alone. You are probably having a hard time deciding on the personal impact and depending but no matter where you fall on the spectrum […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of March 2026 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners, and myself, where […]
Years ago, in my first performance review at a multinational company, I encountered something I’d never seen before: a “Helicopter Rating.” I remember pausing. What does that even mean? The explanation stuck with me. The most valuable employees, I was told, were those who could operate like a helicopter, hovering high enough to see the full landscape, […]
In this special edition of News You Can Use on HealthcareNOWRadio, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD, FACS an orthopedic surgeon based in New Albany, Ohio, who has performed more than 38,000 joint replacements over nearly four decades. We explored why total hip replacement, once called the “operation […]
Years ago, I was driving across states with a good friend and colleague from Spain. We stopped in at a gas station that had a Subway restaurant on the side. When my Spanish colleague was asked if he wanted his sandwich “To Go,” he looked at me quizzically and asked what they meant (he spoke […]
Sit at a busy café in Paris long enough and something unsettling happens: nothing. The waiter doesn’t sprint. No one is shouting about table turnover. There’s no laminated sign behind the counter promising a “Server of the Month” bonus for fastest espresso delivery. And yet, miracle of miracles, the place runs smoothly. Orders arrive. Coffee […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of August 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners, and myself, where […]
Delete Your DNA and Eat a Steak This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of May 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer […]
What an outstanding experience and learning opportunity put on by the Lown Institute on May 15, 2025 in Washington DC Medical Debt in America: A Research and Policy Forum From start to finish, this conference was filled with insights, great speakers, riveting discussions, and evidence of real change and positive impact brought by many to […]
Lest we forget 80 Years on from VE Day and it would seem many have no connection or memories of the impact and suffering of 2 World Wars. The sacrifice of so many of our family members, some of whom lost their lives or limbs. It was not a topic of discussion or something that […]
Healthcare in a Post-Election Landscape This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December 2024 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting […]
From Childhood Tinker to Certified Thinker I love learning. I know my perspective dates back to my childhood and many years and long before I became a physician. My parents would remember the challenge of dealing with my learning when I was younger which included taking things apart and not always knowing how to put […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of September 2024 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of August 2024 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every diagnosis […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of April 2024 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every diagnosis […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of March 2024 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every diagnosis […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of February 2024 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every diagnosis […]
Healthcare Realities: Beyond the Headlines This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of January 2024 2023 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic […]
New Obesity Medications Offer Hope But Not a Panacea This week I am talking to Carolyn Jasik, MD, (@DrJasik) CMO for Omada Health, a virtual-first chronic care provider helping members make lasting changes to improve health and reduce care costs for organizations Excitement is growing around new GLP-1 receptor agonist medications for treating obesity, with […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December 2023 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every […]
Each and every year there’s a rush for predictions for the coming year and 2024 is no different The year Skynet/Mednet became active – not really but that was the fear with everyone calling it the Year of AI. For the rest of us, it was not so much the year of AI but rather […]
This week I am talking to Hal Baker, MD Senior Vice President & Chief Digital & Chief Information Officer at WellSpan Health that continues to be named one of the nation’s “Digital Health Most Wired” health systems by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), underscoring WellSpan’s efforts to lean into innovative technological advances to improve […]
This week I am talking to John Martin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, at Butterfly Network, Inc.(@ButterflyNetInc). John shares his personal interactions with the world of medicine both as a vascular surgeon but also as a patient. The Magic Wand of Medicine We dive into the world of healthcare innovation and technology, focusing on ultrasound imaging and […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of October 2023 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every […]
