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July 2023
The Future of AI In Medical Diagnosis: In Conversation With PathAI CEO Dr. Andy Beck
For our second crossover episode between Vital Signs and Unsupervised Learning we explored the impact of AI on pathology with PathAI Co-Founder and CEO…
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Jacob Effron
June 2023
How Insitro Is Using AI to Create Better Medicines: In Conversation With Daphne Koller
On our first crossover episode between Unsupervised Learning and Vital Signs, we dove deep into the world of using AI in drug development with Insitro…
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Jacob Effron
April 2023
Optum's Evolution and Lessons from Obamacare and COVID: In Conversation with Andy Slavitt
On the latest Vital Signs, Nikhil and I chatted with Andy Slavitt, former Optum EVP, head of CMS, COVID advisor and healthcare.gov saver. We hit on…
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March 2023
How to Sell to Employers and The Future of Mental Healthcare: In Conversation with Naomi Allen
On the latest Vital Signs, Nikhil and I chatted with Naomi Allen, CEO and founder of Brightline, a child and teen focused mental health company that’s…
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Jacob Effron
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December 2022
Building a Platform Biotech and The Future of R&D: In Conversation With Chris Gibson
I sat down with Chris Gibson, co-founder and CEO of Recursion, for part two of a series following up on a few pieces I wrote on pharma software and data…
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Jacob Effron
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November 2022
The Evolution and Future of Healthcare Data and Building a Vertical SaaS Platform: In Conversation With Dr. Arif Nathoo
I’m kicking off a Vital Signs series following up on a few pieces I wrote on pharma software and data including Real World Evidence and R&D tools. I…
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Jacob Effron
The Future of Health Systems and Increasing Healthcare Productivity: In Conversation With Dr. Bob Kocher
Nikhil and I had an interesting discussion with Dr. Bob Kocher, the Venrock partner who helped write the Affordable Care Act while in the Obama…
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Jacob Effron
October 2022
Using Tech to Lower Healthcare Costs and Carbon Health's Strategy: In Conversation With Eren Bali
Nikhil and I recently had an interesting discussion with Carbon Health CEO Eren Bali on Carbon Health’s journey from software to clinics, tech strategy…
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Jacob Effron
Incubating Businesses and Why Health Systems Will Drive Value-Based Care: In Conversation With Dr. Sachin Jain
It’s a big week for the Vital Signs podcast as we’re bringing on Nikhil Krishnan as a co-host and releasing our first joint episode with SCAN CEO Dr…
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Jacob Effron
September 2022
The Changing World of Life Sciences R&D
I write pieces on sub-sectors and trends within health tech and life sciences. Sign up below to get the latest in your inbox. The pace of change in life…
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Running CMS During COVID and Drug Pricing: In Conversation with Seema Verma
I recently had an interesting discussion with former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma about her reflections on…
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Jacob Effron
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