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The Business of AI in Healthcare

The Business of AI in Healthcare

by Robert Kaiser

Medicine Technology

Season 3

Using AI to Detect Heart Abnormalities in 7 Seconds: The 15-Year-Old Founder Building Circadian AI

In this episode of The Business of AI in Healthcare, Dr. Bob Kaiser speaks with Siddharth Nandiala, the 15-year-old founder and CEO of Circadian AI, a healthcare AI company working on early cardiovascular screening. Siddharth shares how a childhood interest in STEM, coding, and entrepreneurship led him to build technology that uses iPhone-recorded heart sounds to help identify potential heart health abnormalities. The conversation covers AI in healthcare, preventive screening, rural healthcare access, clinical validation, FDA pathways, and the role of young innovators in shaping the future of medical technology. This episode explores how artificial intelligence may help expand access to heart health screening, support clinicians, and bring earlier detection tools to communities that need them most.

Fixing the Black Box of Health Insurance with AI: Insights from Ty Wang

Ty Wang, co-founder and CEO of Angle Health, reveals how AI is rewriting employer-sponsored health insurance for small businesses—bringing faster quotes, transparent pricing, and custom plans once reserved for Fortune 500 companies. From Palantir to healthcare, Ty shares why rising premiums, hidden costs, and outdated systems created the perfect opportunity for disruption. If you’re an employer tired of unpredictable renewals, this conversation offers a smarter path forward.

Season 2

Reinventing Physical Therapy Notes with AI: Insights from Christina Rama

In this episode of The Business of AI in Healthcare, PT‑turned‑tech founder Christina Rama explores how AI can finally bring physical therapy documentation into the 21st century. She shares hard truths about why talented PTs are burning out and walks us through a clinician‑led AI platform designed to restore time, energy, and clinical focus to rehab professionals. If you care about the future of rehab, clinician workload, or digital health innovation — this one will change the way you think about PT notes.

Real-Time Air Data: How AI Lets Us See What We Breathe

In this episode of The Business of AI in Healthcare Podcast, Dr. Bob Kaiser sits down with Kris Klein, CEO and Co-Founder of Pollen Sense, to explore how AI and real-time air data are transforming the way we understand and manage allergies, asthma, and environmental health. Kris shares how her team built a patented AI-powered sensor system that captures live pollen and mold data—empowering researchers, clinicians, and even everyday users to make better health decisions. From climate change’s impact on allergy seasons to the AI models driving real-time detection, this episode dives into how data, innovation, and healthcare intersect to help us all breathe easier.

The MDS Engine - How AI Automates RAI Workflows, PDPM Coding, and Quality Measures

MDS touches everything from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to quality ratings in skilled nursing facilities. Kelly Roberts, SVP of CoreCare, unpacks how AI streamlines documentation, prevents costly errors, and empowers care teams to focus on residents, not red tape.

AI in Healthcare Needs Governance with Pelu Tran

Ferrum Health’s Pelu Tran reveals how hospitals can move beyond pilot projects to real AI transformation with governance as the catalyst. Discover why the future of clinical AI depends on infrastructure that empowers safe, scalable innovation. From lung cancer detection to system-wide model monitoring, this is a roadmap for making AI work in healthcare.

Machine Learning in Medical Sensing: Innovation at the Edge of What’s Possible

Jim Pollock, CEO of LumenAstra, reveals how a microwave sensor born from space research is transforming patient care—from battlefield heat stress to ICU brain monitoring. Learn how his team uses AI to decode human tissue and why federal funding, not venture capital, powered this deep-tech breakthrough. Discover why measuring the "warmth within" may be the next frontier in non-invasive diagnostics.

How AI is Reshaping Healthcare Operations with Dr. Heather Bassett

Dr. Heather Bassett, Chief Medical Officer at Xsolis, explores how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing healthcare operations from streamlining hospital workflows to bridging gaps between payers and providers. She breaks down the culture shifts, trust-building, and responsible AI practices driving real adoption across health systems. Discover why embracing machine learning isn’t just innovation, it’s survival in modern healthcare.

Decoding Human Personality through Artificial Intelligence.

Can AI decode your personality from just a photo? In this episode, Roman Kikta, CEO of Phenometrix, joins Dr. Bob Kaiser to explore facial phenotyping, AI-driven personality assessment, and how computer vision and large language models are transforming emotional intelligence, hiring, and human connection in healthcare. A must-listen for anyone curious about AI in healthcare and behavior prediction.

AI’s Role in Behavioral Health and Ethical Patient Care with Loren Larsen

How can AI deepen behavioral health care without crossing ethical lines? Loren Larsen, CEO of Videra Health, reveals how AI-driven conversations, facial analysis, and patient follow-ups are reshaping mental health treatment—and why model cards are crucial for transparency. Tune in to explore the fine line between innovation and patient trust.

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