HealthTech Remedy
HealthTech Remedy
Podcast Description
A podcast about the business of digital health with Drs. Timothy Showalter, Trevor Royce, and Paul Gerrard.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
Explores various themes within digital health including cancer care economics, prior authorization processes, and the impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare. Episodes feature insights from professionals like Dr. Andrew Norden who discusses the emotional dimensions of patient care and cost implications, and Dr. Brian Covino who highlights innovations in reducing administrative burdens and improving care quality through technology.
Join three physician leaders exploring health technology innovation. We tell the stories of pioneering companies and interview industry leaders, covering critical areas transforming healthcare. Get doctor and patient perspectives on topics like prior authorization, price transparency, AI in medicine, digital health, cancer care, and more. Explore the challenges and successes at the intersection of medicine and technology.
Discover how Stedi CEO Zack Kanter built a modern healthcare clearinghouse after the Change Healthcare outage. Learn how API-driven EDI and AI transform RCM.
Episode Resources:
- Stedi
- Stedi Documentation for Healthcare EDI and APIs
- Timeline of the 2024 Change Healthcare Cyberattack
- Guide to X12 Standards and HIPAA Regulations
- CAQH Index Reports on Healthcare Transaction Costs
- About Zack Kanter: Journey and Mission
When the largest U.S. healthcare clearinghouse went dark in a massive cyberattack, it exposed the fragile, outdated plumbing powering the medical system’s financial backbone. In this episode of HealthTech Remedy, we sit down with Zack Kanter, founder and CEO of Stedi, to uncover how his company is replacing decades-old billing infrastructure with modern, developer-friendly technology. By tuning in, you’ll learn how upgrading the invisible layers of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the crucial first step to unlocking the true potential of AI in healthcare.
Zack shares his unconventional journey from selling automotive parts to tackling the massive technical debt hidden within healthcare’s revenue cycle management. He breaks down why legacy clearinghouses relying on batch processing aren’t equipped for real-time APIs, and how his team built a drop-in replacement in just five days during an industry-wide crisis. The conversation also explores how seamless, automated data pipes are the missing link required for agentic AI to finally transform administrative workflows. Listen in to find out how fixing this underlying plumbing is preparing the medical system for a fully programmable future.
If you are ready to explore the foundational technologies shaping the future of care, be sure to subscribe to HealthTech Remedy and leave us a review. Don’t forget to check the show notes for more information on Zack, Stedi, and the resources mentioned in today’s conversation.
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