Give Another Listen to the Best of April! As we wrap up a busy and insightful month on HealthcareNOW Radio, we’re highlighting the episodes that resonated most with our audience. From timely industry conversations to expert insights shaping the future of healthcare, these standout shows captured the most attention and engagement. In this post, we’re featuring the top two radio episodes and the top two podcast episodes with the highest plays in April—perfect picks if you’re looking to catch up or revisit the discussions everyone’s been talking about.
From Our Radio Shows
PopHealth Week: Risk, AI, and the Human Factor Reshaping Healthcare’s Next Chapter w David Wang, MD
On this episode Fred and Gregg welcome David Wang, MD, Executive Vice President at IKS Health. A nationally recognized physician executive with more than 75 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Wang brings a rare multi-perspective vantage point to healthcare transformation: practicing emergency medicine and palliative care physician; management consultant; builder of value-based care programs; and, most recently, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Mass Advantage, a provider-owned Medicare Advantage plan, where he oversaw total cost of care, quality, risk adjustment, member experience, and network strategy.
Health Stealth Radio: Bridging the Gap Between Advanced Technologies & Frontline Medicine
On this episode recorded LIVE at ViVE26 Frank Cutitta welcomes Dr. Nasibeh Zanjirani Farahani in an exploration of how translational AI is reshaping real-world clinical care. As a leader within Mayo Clinic Platform Accelerate, she discusses bridging the gap between advanced technologies and frontline medicine – particularly in high-acuity areas like cardiovascular and emergency care. The conversation highlights her work in clinical decision support, generative AI, and ethical governance, alongside her efforts to evaluate startups and scale innovation. Dr. Zanjirani Farahani also addresses health equity, bias mitigation, and women’s health AI, offering a compelling perspective on building responsible, inclusive, and system-driven AI solutions that improve outcomes and transform healthcare delivery.
From Our Podcast Network
AI Amplified: AI in Patient Communication and Experience, with Dr. Justin Schrager
On this episode, host Dr. Heather Bassett welcomes Dr. Justin Schrager, emergency medicine physician and co-founder of Vital, discussing the gap that inspired his company: patients navigating complex healthcare settings with little context, clarity, or communication. Justin explains how Vital evolved from operational AI in emergency departments to patient-facing technology that helps people understand wait times, procedures, and even their own radiology reports — in plain language. Justin and Heather explore how early adoption of generative AI enabled Vital to translate complex clinical data into information patients can actually use, backed by published research on safety and quality. Justin reveals why physician involvement in AI development is non-negotiable, how patients are already turning to tools like ChatGPT to interpret their care in real time, and what the AI Care Standard initiative aims to do about it.
Healthcare Rap: ViVE 26 On Heidi Health, Clinical Architecture, Ovatient, DexCare & Island
Live from ViVE ’26, we wrap up our coverage from Los Angeles with a full lineup of health IT and health tech thought leaders. John Kirkman, VP of Government, Healthcare, and Education at Island, shares how the AI conversation is becoming more operational. Charlie Harp, CEO and Founder of Clinical Architecture, encourages health data suppliers to get out there and improve the quality of their data.
Dr. Nancy Cibotti, CMIO at Heidi Health, discusses how the company has hit the ground running in 2026. Ovatient CEO and Founder Michael Dalton discussed trends in self-pay and virtual first care. The team at DexCare discussing the real challenges for health system when they look at access and capacity: CEO Matt Blosl, Regional Directors Tim Collins and Michael Murphy, VP of Commercial Operations Bryce McGee, and Kory Booher, Southeast Director of Partnerships.
All that, plus our newest shout out to healthcare marketing and digital teams.
