Data Book

We speak to Tracy Warren, CEO and co-founder of Astarte Medical, to learn more about how the company is leveraging predictive analytics and precision medicine to improve preterm infant outcomes. 

Hosts Samara and Paul speak with Amy Abernethy, M.D., principal deputy commissioner and acting CIO of the FDA, about how the agency is navigating the digital transformation.

Sam Glassenberg, CEO and founder of Level Ex, discusses the inception of Level Ex and developing a video game app that physicians can use to earn CME credit. 

CEO of Pear Therapeutics, Corey McCann, speaks to hosts Samara and Paul about digital therapeutics and what is happening with Pear.

Data Book is back with season 5 and a lot has changed. Make sure to tune in.

Chuck Jaffe, CEO of Health Level Seven International, joins Data Book to explore how FHIR is continuing to heat up the world of digital health.

Interoperability difficulties aren't just at hospitals and doctors' offices—they're also a challenge at the federal level. In this episode Data Book talks with Mona Siddiqui, M.D., MPH, MSE, who is also the chief data officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to find out what it's like in the trenches of terabytes.

Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, chief strategy officer of Atrium Health, digs deep into the underlying philosophy of care and reveals how health systems can embrace the power of human relationships.

Eric Topol, M.D., tells two stories that showcase AI’s potential and limitations.   For the best stories in health tech, check out Inside Digital Health.

If you think physician voices are underrepresented in healthcare, there's only one way to make a change: Speak up. 

There's a lot of noise in healthcare. Here's how we cut through it. Check us out at Inside Digital Health.

Healthcare's willingness to fail today will define its future.    This is the second episode in a two-part series on Gail Zahtz and her startup Working Weekly.

Salvage lessons for healthcare from the death of a dotcom.   This is the first in a two-part series on Gail Zahtz and her startup Working Weekly.   Check out Inside Digital Health for more. 

On this crossover episode of Data Book, cohosts Jack Murtha and Tom Castles partner with Don Lee of the HC BIZ Show to explore what history can reveal about those who forego the hard work in favor of a silver bullet solution. Then, we bring on two respected healthcare leaders – CNBC’s Christina Farr and digital health innovator Shahid Shah – to examine the ways Amazon could mix things up in the near future, for better or worse. Like Data Book? Be sure to [rate, subscribe and review](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-book/id1365789336).

Cocaine-fueled medical education helped set the stage for physician burnout.  Featuring a discussion among health-tech leaders Rasu Shrestha, M.D., MBA, Geeta Nayyar, M.D., MBA, Janae Sharp and Heather Staples Lavoie.  Get more great insights from [Inside Digital Health](http://idigitalhealth.com) & [MedTech Boston](http://medtechboston.medstro.com).

How a free clinic in 1970s NYC revealed a crisis that still rages on. The story of Herbert Freudenberger, Ph.D., the origins of the battle against occupational burnout and a discussion among health-tech leaders Rasu Shrestha, M.D., MBA, Geeta Nayyar, M.D., MBA, Janae Sharp and Heather Staples Lavoie. Get more great insights from [Inside Digital Health](https://www.idigitalhealth.com/) & [MedTech Boston](https://medtechboston.medstro.com/).

We know that tech contributes to physician burnout. But it can also help fight it. Featuring a glimpse into the nuanced life and beliefs of Sir William Osler and a discussion among Rasu Shrestha, M.D., MBA, Geeta Nayyar, M.D., MBA, Janae Sharp and Heather Staples Lavoie. Get more great insights from [Inside Digital Health](https://www.idigitalhealth.com/) & [MedTech Boston](https://medtechboston.medstro.com/). Photo has been altered. Courtesy of Wellcome Images.

Notoriously behind the times, the FDA has made moves to nurture and regulate healthcare innovation. But what will happen now that commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., has resigned? We explore the FDA’s history and then discuss its future and Gottlieb’s legacy with Arti Rai, J.D., of Duke Law’s Center for Innovation Policy. Get more great insights from [Inside Digital Health](https://www.idigitalhealth.com/) & [MedTech Boston](https://medtechboston.medstro.com/).

HIMSS is a lot like college. You'll learn a lot at the lectures, but the true lessons emerge serendipitously -- often when you least expect them.  On this episode of Data Book, Tom Castles chronicles the story of how he met Jeff Fried, director of product management and data platforms at InterSystems, and the healthcare (and life) lessons learned in the process.  Then, Jack Murtha welcomes back our good friend Janae Sharp, founder of the Sharp Index, to talk about what she took from her 6th HIMSS meeting.

Editors Tom Castles and Jack Murtha are joined by veteran HIMSS social media ambassadors Janae Sharp and Geeta Nayyar, M.D. before pulling in an interview with HIMSS Chief Americas Officer Denise Hines, DHA, PMP, to talk about survival strategies at the HIMSS annual meeting.  There’s something for everyone in this week’s podcast. Whether you’ve never even heard of HIMSS, or this is your first time attending, and even if you thought you knew absolutely everything about the big show, we’re sure you’ll learn a thing or two