This is perhaps one of our best shows to date! 

Dr. Steve interviews Dr. Tufia Haddad, breast cancer chair at the renowned Mayo Clinic. A world-class researcher whose work focuses on drug development, bio-marker discovery and transforming patient care.

Perhaps her most promising work is being the physician leader for Mayo's collaboration with IBM's Watson in its Clinical Trial Matching or CTM program. 

LISTEN and you will enjoy an incredible show with a plethora of in-depth insights...including:

• Dr. Haddad's transition from oncology into A.I.
• Cognitive computing blending EHR + The National Library of Medicine + patient DNA 
• Transforming Clinical Trial Matching (CTM) per a 1-second 'snapshot'
• The effect of burnout on health consumers
• A.I.'s miss on administration services
• Technology's influence on healthcare affordability
• What SHE feels strongly about...that many DON'T agree with her on

Welcome to Healthcare Scrabble…and the four-letter word that’s on the minds and lips of most healthcare organization leaders today….RISK.

The world of shifting, identifying, and managing risk – has come full circle to providers, payers, self-insured employers, and drug companies.

And when you think about award-winning risk analytics and technology, a major player is Verscend Technologies.

Today we have one of the most influential and powerful people in the business world of healthcare – Dr. Emad Rizk, President & CEO of Verscend Technologies.

Dr. Rizk began his career as a physician in healthcare academics and research, then transitioned into the business aspect of healthcare. He led health consulting at Deloitte, then becoming President of McKesson Health and most recently, the CEO of Accretive Health.  

He's been named one of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives in the United States,” the “Top 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare”, and CEO of the year on transforming businesses by AI Magazine.

IN THIS EPISODE, DR. STEVE and DR. RIZK DISCUSS:

• Changing from disease management to population health 

• "Strengths from All Sides" - as a driving differentiator

• DxCG Intelligence still leads...after 20 years

• Thoughts on healthcare pricing and strategy

• The role payers and providers must have in driving consumerism

Back in 1988, a son’s promise to his dying mother led to the founding of Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Today, CTCA has become a major force in leading cancer care outcomes, hospital ratings, and patient satisfaction.

On today's show we welcome Kristin Darby, Chief Information Officer of CTCA. She’s going to share their unique model of culture, engagement, patient experience, and the recent transformation of their care pathway and workflow.

In This Engaging Interview, Dr. Steve and Kristen Darby Discuss:

• CTCA's patient portal rates of 85% signup

• A big push to consumerism - BEFORE everyone else

• Employee culture as stakeholders

• The 'MOTHER' standard of care

• Their charge to delivering on precision-based advanced care

• The new age of Salesforce and CRM integration for results

• CTCA's partnering with Allscripts and NantHealth

America’s healthcare crisis is unsustainable – and our political leaders are fumbling with failing solutions. Finger-pointing and shifting blame is not the same as true leaders coming to the rescue with sustainable solutions.

On today's episode of RED HOT Healthcare, we have a guest who has dedicated his life to opening eyes and finding those solutions. Dave Chase is a serial entrepreneur who, apart from making his mark in technology and healthcare business, is now hard charging to unleashing a mass media effort to address our growing national nightmare.

Dave Chase is the Managing Director of the Quad Aim Fund, Executive Producer of The Big Heist and co-founder of the Health Rosetta Institute. He’s spoken at TED and is the author of the book, The CEO's Guide to Restoring the American Dream.

Prior to this, Dave was the founder for what eventually became Microsoft’s healthcare business unit – with more than $2B in yearly revenue. He also founded Avado, which was eventually acquired by WebMD.

In this Red Hot Healthcare episode, Dr. Steve and Dave Chase discuss:

• Three Trillions Reasons to Protect the Status Quo
• Health Rosetta - and Those Companies Doing Healthcare Coverage Right
• The Fiduciary Duty of Employers to their Employees & Health Coverage
• A 'Bottom-Up' Approach of Reform via The BIG HEIST
• Health Consumerism, Patient Engagement, and Physician Burnout