Highway to Health – Season 1

The Continued Democratization of Personalized Healthcare

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A show of hands: How many people were adept at taking an in-home health test before the pandemic? The answer: probably not many. The pandemic changed that, along with so many other healthcare processes. Taking a COVID test, a healthcare assessment, or even a virtual patient visit weren’t things most were used to doing at…

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Highway to Health: Referral Management Paired with E-consults Delivering for Patients and Providers

The healthcare industry is facing a lot of challenges, like physician burnout, the high cost of care, a lack of insurance coverage, staffing problems, and a lack of adequate interactions between patients and providers, just to name a few. With the loads of technology and applications available, many providers still use fax machines as a…

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Provider & Payer Dynamics: Revenue Cycle’s Evolution

Pre-authorization is a word that is being tossed around more and more frequently in the healthcare world. Often referred to as pre-approvals, prior approvals, or prior authorizations, these are insurance-dictated restrictions on medicines, tests, or health services that require a check before insurance will officially cover the product or service. More than three quarters of…

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Patient’s Responsibility in the Financial Side of Healthcare

Patients’ financial responsibility has been increasing over the years, and this trend is stepping-up healthcare costs, with no assurance it’s going to slow down in the future. According to patientengagementhit, patient financial responsibility increased by 11 percent in 2017, a rise from $1,630 in Q4 2016 to $1,813 in Q4 2017, totaling an increase of…

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Unlocking Your Body’s Ability to Fight Cancer

The common saying, “You are what you eat,” may indeed be true. Consuming unhealthy food and beverages can put you at increased risk for developing chronic health conditions, obesity, and even 13 types of cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While this may seem disheartening, new research shows that nutritional…

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Referral Management and Health System Revenue Leakage

Staying on top of your health isn’t always easy. Time, money, and knowledge all play a big role in shaping your healthcare. Missing a follow-up appointment might not seem like a big deal, though it could be a game changer for your health or your practice and staying on top of appointments should be a…

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Intelligent Automation: Meeting Patient Expectation

Key Points: The administrative burden on the provider is what translates into poor patient experience. Many big tech companies going into the healthcare business are finding it challenging because they do not have a proper understanding of how it works There is a need for alignment between patient needs and what healthcare providers are offering…

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How AI is Reshaping Talent, Training, and Logistics to Build the Workforce and Military Force of the Future
September 8, 2025

Artificial intelligence is radically transforming the military—an institution grappling with an eligibility crisis at home. According to the Department of Defense, a mere 23% of Americans aged 17 to 24 qualify for military force without needing a waiver, meaning that 77% are currently ineligible due to factors like obesity, drug use, mental or physical health…

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Why Data-Driven Financial Aid Strategies Are Critical to Higher Ed’s Future
September 8, 2025

As higher education faces declining public trust and heightened financial pressure, colleges are being pushed to rethink how they manage enrollment and financial aid. Data analytics and predictive modeling are emerging as critical tools, with institutions seeking ways to allocate limited aid dollars while still aligning with their missions. According to the most recent data…

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Enhancing Team Culture Through Humor: How Levity Builds Trust, Retention, and Performance in Today’s Workplace
September 8, 2025

Workplace culture has become a defining factor in employee retention and performance. According to research from EnterpriseAlumni, employees who are not recognized are 8× more likely to be actively disengaged and 4× more likely to look for a new job. In other words, when recognition and culture are lacking, organizations face serious risks in…

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NuCalm Brainwave Modulation: The Drug-Free Solution for Stress, Sleep, Focus, and Recovery
September 5, 2025

Stress and poor sleep touch nearly everyone. A survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that 74% of Americans lose sleep from stress, 68% from anxiety, and 55% from depression. These disruptions weaken resilience, slow recovery, and diminish overall well-being. Traditional fixes like caffeine, alcohol, or sleep aids bring side effects and…

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Other Highway to Health - Season 1
How AI is Being Applied in Early Diagnosis
December 19, 2022

Most people have likely been impacted by a family member or friend who has had heart disease, and the statistics show that it certainly carries a heavy burden on society. Cardiac disease is responsible for 40.8 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) annually as well as 36.4 million years of life lost (YLLs) due to premature…

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Rani Therapeutics & Highway to Health
December 14, 2022

On December 3, 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard completed the first human heart transplant. At the time, it seemed incredible—and it is—but today, we hardly bat an eye at a heart transplant because of how rapidly the healthcare and biotech fields are coming out with innovative surgeries, technologies, and therapies. What does the biotech industry look…

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#WintheDay: How Personal Branding Can Drive Individual and Corporate Performance
December 9, 2022

Dollars drive healthcare. So much so, in fact, that the US spent more than 19.7% of US GDP on healthcare spending in 2020. Healthcare costs effect everyone involved in the industry, from the payor to the clinician to the patient. To help streamline healthcare solutions, one company aims to match patients with the best…

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A Fresh Take on Remote Care and Healthcare Disruption
December 5, 2022

The pandemic accelerated many industries around the world, one of which was the healthcare industry. Remote-care shot up throughout the pandemic, allowing more people to stay at home and get the care they needed. But while some clinics offer the tools necessary to continue providing accurate remote-care, improvements can still be made for diagnostic…

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Improving Financing and Reimbursement Options for Patients and Providers
November 30, 2022

Do you ever think about just how much surgical procedures cost? Well, for the uninsured patient, they can be upwards of a whopping 35 thousand dollars. And for those who are insured, even paying a chunk of that change is sure to make a dent in the wallet.   Since not many individuals will pay a…

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How a Turnkey Platform is Delivering Accuracy and Quality to the Pharma and Healthcare Industry
November 28, 2022

One simple pill holds a deceiving amount of work behind it. There’s the basic research, the drug discord, pre-clinical work, three phases of clinical trials, FDA review, and the post-approval research and monitoring. So, who is technically responsible for creating solutions to improve the process management in the pharmaceutical, drug, and healthcare industries and what…

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Value-Based Care in Reality: Where are We and Where do We Go from Here?
November 17, 2022

Along with the buzz, there are many questions posed over the past decade about value-based care and what it means for providers, payers, and patients. How will value-based care be applied? Does it achieve value? Where do things stand today?  David Kemp, the host of Highway to Health, wanted to know more about the reality…

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Bringing Medication-Free Options to Patients of Panic Disorders with Joe Perekupka and Dr. Robert Cuyler
November 3, 2022

PTSD affects 6.1-9.2% of the adult US population (Up To Date). Additionally, an estimated 4.7% of adults will experience a panic disorder in their lifetime (NIMH). Unfortunately, both disorders have high rates of becoming chronic and require difficult treatment programs and medications with adverse side effects.   On this episode of Highway to Health, David…

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Creating Accessibility: Talking Prevention, and Healthcare Access and Innovation
September 6, 2022

In the latest episode of “Highway to Health,” host David Kemp discussed the issue of unattainable healthcare with Molecular Testing Lab’s new CEO, Eric Strafel. Kemp stated that healthcare workers have a daily goal to make a great impact in the lives of their patients, and also make significant improvements. For Strafel, he said Molecular…

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