The Business of Healthcare

How Medical Debt Impacts Everyone in Healthcare — Featuring Ruth Landé of RIP Medical Debt
We welcome Ruth Landé of RIP Medical Debt to the Paytient Podcast to discuss the origins of the nonprofit, how it navigates buying medical debt from providers and health systems, and why the U.S. has such extreme issues with medical debt.

Cutting Deductibles and Promoting Benefits Equity — Featuring Kim Eckelbarger of Tropical Benefits
We welcome Kim Eckelbarger of Tropical Benefits to the Paytient Podcast to discuss direct contracting, reference-based pricing, collections issues for hospitals, and the trouble with wellness incentives.

Health and Wellness Solutions in Central Ohio — Featuring Bridgette McCullough of OhioHealth
We welcome Bridgette McCullough of OhioHealth to the Paytient Podcast to discuss how the nonprofit healthcare system helps employers with health and wellness solutions, such as on-site clinics and fitness centers, biometric screenings, and virtual wellness options.

Takeaways About the Healthcare World From HLTH 2022
HLTH 2022 is packed with disruptors and trailblazers working to reshape the spectrum of health, offering attendees a wealth of useful information. In this blog post, we’re sharing some of our main takeaways from HLTH 2022. Here are a few highlights of what we’ve seen and heard at the conference.

Unraveling an Artificial Intelligence Mystery — Featuring Dr. Leo Celi of MIT Critical Data
We welcome Dr. Leo Celi to the Paytient Podcast to discuss his involvement in a recent study that focused on AI recognition of a patient's race based on medical imaging. Dr. Celi is a principal research scientist in IMES at MIT and an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.