Best Richard Schuessler Podcasts (2024)

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Dr. Larson & Dr. Calderon: The Direct Primary Care Power Couple Changing Healthcare One Patient at a Time 46:38

2y ago46:38

46:38

For the finale of season two, we sat down with Dr. Chris Larson and Dr. April Calderon of Euphora Health, a direct primary care practice in Austin, TX. After witnessing the deleterious effects of modern medical practice on relatives and loved ones, they decided to launch Euphora Health to practice medicine in an alternative fashion. Together, this …

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Kathleen Carberry: Writing the Book on Healthcare Outcomes 47:41

2y ago47:41

47:41

We were joined by Kathleen Carberry, Assistant Professor at the Dell Medical School and Outcomes Program Officer at the Value Institute for Health and Care. She has been a registered nurse for 20 years and was the founder and director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Outcomes & Impact Service that was dedicated to helping patients, families, and cl…

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Dr. Michael Richards: The Domino Effects Consolidation Has On Healthcare Spending 52:46

2+ y ago52:46

52:46

Our host, Steven Cutbirth, sat down with Dr. Michael Richards, a healthcare economist and Associate Professor at Baylor University, who has published significant research on rising healthcare costs. They discuss the effects of consolidation on healthcare costs, healthcare insurance models, supply-side dimensions of the healthcare sector, and health…

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Payal Agrawal Divakaran: Why Payers Actually Have the Most Aligned Incentives to Change Healthcare 41:58

2+ y ago41:58

41:58

This episode features Payal Agrawal Divakaran, a partner at .406 Ventures, who co-leads Digital Health investing activity. Prior to joining .406, Payal was at Harvard Business School, where she co-founded a company called SpotRocket in the job recruiting software space.Steven, Mark, and Payal had a great discussion on her thesis for digital health …

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Carl Schuessler: Better Healthcare Starts when Members are the CEOs of their Own Health 48:46

2+ y ago48:46

48:46

Our hosts this episode, Steven Cutbirth and Doug Bain, sat down with Carl Schuessler, co-founder and managing principal of Mitigate Partners. Carl has more than 30 years of experience in benefits consulting and financial services, and even pioneered the fiduciary approach to benefits advisory services. So obviously, we walked away from this episode…

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AnnMargaret McCraw: Why the Unconventional is the Path to Lower Healthcare Costs. 53:58

2+ y ago53:58

53:58

In this episode, we discuss how complacency led to expensive healthcare and why transparency is the way out. AnnMargaret McCraw, CEO at Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, joins us to share her experience as an ASC leader in price transparency and an innovator in bundled pricing. Our hosts discuss several topics with AnnMargaret, including how th…

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Chris Habig: Giving Physicians the Keys to the Kingdom with Direct Primary Care 47:27

2+ y ago47:27

47:27

Steven Cutbirth and Josie Livengood sat down with Chris Habig, CEO and co-founder of Freedom Healthworks, a company that has vowed to put doctors and patients in charge of everyday healthcare.In this conversation, Chris explains how Direct Primary Care (DPC) works (and Freedom Healthworks unique model of DPC), how the economic system in status quo …

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Deb Gordon: Making Healthcare Consumerism a Reality 47:29

2+ y ago47:29

47:29

In today’s episode we talk with Deb Gordon, author of “The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto.” Deb is a former health plan executive, an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow, and a former Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. In this episode, we discussed Deb’s travels to Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore to explore the role of consum…

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Taylor Rogers: What Healthcare Can Learn from StubHub and Baseball 40:30

2+ y ago40:30

40:30

Steven Cutbirth sat down with Taylor Rogers, a benefits expert and co-founder of Cairn Advisors, a partnership that guides employers through alternative health and welfare program design. Taylor helps businesses know and understand where their healthcare benefit money is going. From there, he helps them fix it the right way.In the conversation, the…

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Dr. Elizabeth Teisberg: A Conversation with the Co-Creator of Value-Based Care 52:27

2+ y ago52:27

52:27

In today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Elizabeth Teisberg, co-creator of the concept of value-based health care delivery and executive director of the Value Institute for Health and Care at the University of Texas, and his former professor! She discusses how she and Dr. Michael E. Porter developed the concept of value-based care, why she believes it’…

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Dr. Tony Dale: An Old-World Doctor’s Prescription for Health in a New World 50:00

2+ y ago50:00

50:00

We’re excited to share this special edition episode to kick off our second season! Our guest was Dr. Tony Dale, founder and Chairman of The Karis Group and Sedera. Tony has directly impacted the lives of millions of patients seeking the best possible care at fair and affordable prices. In the conversation, we discussed his career and dove into his …

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Dr. Keith Smith and Sean Kelley: Price Transparency and Free Market Healthcare 1:17:30

3y ago1:17:30

1:17:30

This is a special episode in collaboration with Accountable Care Learning Collaborative’s podcast, Race to Value. Our host, Steven, is joined by Eric Weaver of ACLC in leading a discussion with Dr. Keith Smith and Sean Kelley. Keith is the co-founder and medical director of Surgery Center of Oklahoma and an outspoken advocate for broader price tran…

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Marshall Allen: Why You Should Never Pay the First Bill 48:55

3y ago48:55

48:55

Marshall Allen is a ProPublica healthcare journalist digging deep into why Americans pay so much for healthcare, yet get so little in return. Marshall joined us to discuss the complicated topic of healthcare billing and his brand new book, “Never Pay the First Bill: and Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win.”…

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Behind the Scenes: Patient Advocacy 42:22

3y ago42:22

42:22

In this episode, Steven is joined by three of PointHealthTech’s very own patient advocates, Alejandra Vineski, Justine Hearn, and Patrick Gaul to discuss the important role patient advocates play in helping navigate the stressful burdens that can often come with healthcare. In the conversation they share impactful stories from patient’s they’ve sup…

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Jennifer Lannon: Why Designing Patient Centric Products Matter 34:42

3y ago34:42

34:42

Jennifer Lannon is a super connector in the digital health world, the business development lead of Savvy Cooperative, and a health tech entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of Freeze.Health, an informational platform that helps women decide if, when, and where to freeze their eggs. She’s also this episode’s special guest! She joined us to discuss wh…

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Dr. Bryan Vartabedian: How Tech is Connecting (and Disconnecting) Patients and Doctors 37:23

3y ago37:23

37:23

Dr. Bryan Vartabedian (@Doctor_V), a physician leader and writer covering the intersection of medicine, technology, and culture joined us to discuss how technology is connecting (and disconnecting) patients and their doctors.By Steven Cutbirth, Bryan Vartabedian, Mark Camero

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A Voice at the Table: A Roundtable Discussion on Empowering Women in the Workplace 58:16

3y ago58:16

58:16

To round out Women’s History Month, we wanted to use our 10th episode to host a very special roundtable discussion with a few of the amazing women at PointHealthTech. Our host for this episode, Josie Rasberry, sat down with our Senior Director Client Services, Teresa Heinitz, Director of Operations, Haden Marrs, Director of Engineering, Rose Hogan,…

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Jenny Aghamalian: How to Instill Confidence in Healthcare Again 46:00

3y ago46:00

46:00

To help us answer the question, “why is it so hard to understand healthcare?” we invited Jenny Aghamalian, Vice President, Public Affairs and Strategy at Sedera, to join this episode. We discuss what factors contribute to the complexity of healthcare, how healthcare sharing communities work, and why so many Americans have health insurance but still…

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Dan Weissmann: Improving Healthcare One Story at a Time, with 'An Arm and a Leg Show' 47:48

3y ago47:48

47:48

One of our favorite healthcare podcasts is “An Arm and a Leg Show”, so we were pretty stoked when host Dan Weissmann agreed to join us on an episode of our podcast. In this episode, we discuss healthcare affordability, the complexities of patient consumerism, and why healthcare stories hit us all so personally.…

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Niall Brennan: Americans Want Healthcare That Doesn’t Screw them at Every Turn 46:54

3y ago46:54

46:54

In this episode, Niall Brennan discusses his experiences as the first Chief Data Officer for CMS, his current role as President and CEO of the Health Care Cost Institute, and why private sectors, insurance silos, and consolidation have made U.S. healthcare so unaffordable. Niall also discusses the issues of price transparency being pushed as a cons…

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Dr. Nick van Terheyden: How Incremental Change Will Transform Healthcare 43:05

3y ago43:05

43:05

Dr. Nick van Terheyden joined us to discuss his experiences in the early days of healthcare technology, the need for systemic change in U.S. healthcare, and his incremental approach to healthcare transformation.Dr. Nick brings a distinctive blend of medical practitioner and business strategist to the realm of digital healthcare technology. After se…

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Dr. Bonnie Clipper: Gratitude, Nurses, and Data - Key Ingredients to Health Innovation 33:49

3+ y ago33:49

33:49

Dr. Bonnie Clipper, Chief Clinical Officer at Wambi, joined us to discuss her work at Wambi and her experiences in healthcare innovation.In this episode, we discuss the importance of collecting positive feedback to encourage healthcare professionals and prevent burnout. We also talk about the importance of patients controlling their healthcare expe…

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Shakil Haroon: Why Healthcare was Designed to be Hard 48:44

3+ y ago48:44

48:44

In this episode, Shakil Haroon, founder and CEO of MPIRICA, joins us to discuss why quality, affordable healthcare is hard to find (Hint: It was designed to be this way.)Shakil explains that hospitals have no interest in making quality data available because specialties with poor quality scores would lose revenue. With this in mind, Shakil created …

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Jan Oldenburg: US Healthcare, a Collection of Fragments 37:01

3+ y ago37:01

37:01

In episode three of the PointHealthTech Podcast, Jan Oldenburg joins us to discuss the misalignment of goals between key healthcare players, why it’s so difficult to make rational decisions in healthcare, and how we can understand the goals of the person, not just the goals of the system. When we asked Jan why it’s difficult to find quality, afford…

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David Balat: How Price Transparency Will Change the Face of Healthcare 34:20

3+ y ago34:20

34:20

Here at PointHealthTech, we are focused on making healthcare easy to find, easy to understand, and easier to afford. To start season 1, we focus on “finding” care by speaking with David Balat, Director of the Right on Healthcare initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He discusses how price transparency will change the face of healthcare …

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What's the Point? with Matt Dale 15:25

3+ y ago15:25

15:25

"What's the point?" That's what we asked Matt Dale, our CEO, to hear his story about how and why he started PointHealthTech. We also hear from team members of PointHealthTech about why they wanted to work for a company that is trying to make healthcare easy to find, easy to understand, and easier to afford.…

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Season 1: Trailer 0:48

3+ y ago0:48

0:48

Launch Trailer for PointHealthTech with Matthew Dale and Steven CutbirthBy Matthew Dale, Brian King, Steven Cutbirth

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HM's Risky Business Ep2.2 "Extreme Weather" 26:47

6y ago26:47

26:47

HM Risk sits down with Steve Templeton, meteorologist at KMOV, to discuss extreme weather and how to stay informed, prepare, and avoid danger.By Richard Schuessler

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HM's Risky Business Ep2.1 "Extreme Weather" 25:53

6y ago25:53

25:53

HM Risk sits down with Steve Templeton, meteorologist at KMOV, to discuss extreme weather and how to stay informed, prepare, and avoid danger.By Richard Schuessler

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HM's Risky Business Ep1 (Bonus Segment) "Active Shooter" 12:06

6y ago12:06

12:06

HM Risk sits down with Shawn McGuire, Sergeant of the Public Information Unit at St. Louis County Police Department, for this bonus segment of our discussion of critical information and training resources for active shooter scenarios and other situations related to workplace violence.By Richard Schuessler

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HM's Risky Business Ep1.2 "Active Shooter" 23:44

6y ago23:44

23:44

HM Risk sits down with Shawn McGuire, Sergeant of the Public Information Unit at St. Louis County Police Department, for part 2 of our discussion of critical information and training resources for active shooter scenarios and other situations related to workplace violence.By Richard Schuessler

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HM's Risky Business Ep1.1 "Active Shooter" 20:35

6y ago20:35

20:35

HM Risk sits down with Shawn McGuire, Sergeant of the Public Information Unit at St. Louis County Police Department, to discuss critical information and training resources for active shooter scenarios and other situations related to workplace violence.By Richard Schuessler

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Richard Schuessler Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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HM's Risky Business

Richard Schuessler

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PointHealthTech Podcast

Matthew Dale, Steven Cutbirth

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Dr. Larson & Dr. Calderon: The Direct Primary Care Power Couple Changing Healthcare One Patient at a Time 46:38

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Kathleen Carberry: Writing the Book on Healthcare Outcomes 47:41

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Dr. Michael Richards: The Domino Effects Consolidation Has On Healthcare Spending 52:46

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Payal Agrawal Divakaran: Why Payers Actually Have the Most Aligned Incentives to Change Healthcare 41:58

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Carl Schuessler: Better Healthcare Starts when Members are the CEOs of their Own Health 48:46

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AnnMargaret McCraw: Why the Unconventional is the Path to Lower Healthcare Costs. 53:58

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Chris Habig: Giving Physicians the Keys to the Kingdom with Direct Primary Care 47:27

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Deb Gordon: Making Healthcare Consumerism a Reality 47:29

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Taylor Rogers: What Healthcare Can Learn from StubHub and Baseball 40:30

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Dr. Elizabeth Teisberg: A Conversation with the Co-Creator of Value-Based Care 52:27

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Dr. Tony Dale: An Old-World Doctor’s Prescription for Health in a New World 50:00

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Dr. Keith Smith and Sean Kelley: Price Transparency and Free Market Healthcare 1:17:30

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Marshall Allen: Why You Should Never Pay the First Bill 48:55

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Behind the Scenes: Patient Advocacy 42:22

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Jennifer Lannon: Why Designing Patient Centric Products Matter 34:42

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Dr. Bryan Vartabedian: How Tech is Connecting (and Disconnecting) Patients and Doctors 37:23

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A Voice at the Table: A Roundtable Discussion on Empowering Women in the Workplace 58:16

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Jenny Aghamalian: How to Instill Confidence in Healthcare Again 46:00

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Dan Weissmann: Improving Healthcare One Story at a Time, with 'An Arm and a Leg Show' 47:48

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Niall Brennan: Americans Want Healthcare That Doesn’t Screw them at Every Turn 46:54

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Dr. Nick van Terheyden: How Incremental Change Will Transform Healthcare 43:05

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Dr. Bonnie Clipper: Gratitude, Nurses, and Data - Key Ingredients to Health Innovation 33:49

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Shakil Haroon: Why Healthcare was Designed to be Hard 48:44

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Jan Oldenburg: US Healthcare, a Collection of Fragments 37:01

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David Balat: How Price Transparency Will Change the Face of Healthcare 34:20

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What's the Point? with Matt Dale 15:25

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Season 1: Trailer 0:48

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HM's Risky Business Ep2.2 "Extreme Weather" 26:47

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HM's Risky Business Ep2.1 "Extreme Weather" 25:53

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HM's Risky Business Ep1 (Bonus Segment) "Active Shooter" 12:06

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HM's Risky Business Ep1.2 "Active Shooter" 23:44

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HM's Risky Business Ep1.1 "Active Shooter" 20:35

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