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Healthtech Talks with Fexingo: Digital Health, Telemedicine, and Medical Software

Healthtech Talks with Fexingo: Digital Health, Telemedicine, and Medical Software

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Every day, a new health technology company claims to reinvent healthcare. Which ones actually improve patient outcomes, and which are just repackaging old inefficiencies with better user interfaces? In Healthtech Talks with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna cut through the hype to examine the real economics and clinical evidence behind digital health, telemedicine, and medical software. They analyze specific companies — from telemedicine platforms like Teladoc to AI diagnostic tools from Aidoc — dissecting their business models, regulatory hurdles, and adoption curves. Lucas brings a journalist's precision to revenue numbers, clinical trial data, and policy changes (e.g., FDA digital health guidance, CMS telehealth reimbursement rules). Luna challenges assumptions about scalability, patient privacy, and equity of access, grounded in real-world case studies like Babylon Health's rise and fall or the integration of Epic Systems across hospital networks. Each episode focuses on a single topic: how remote patient monitoring platforms affect readmission rates, whether AI scribes actually reduce physician burnout, why some digital therapeutics succeed while others fail FDA clearance. This show is for healthcare executives, venture investors, clinicians evaluating tools, and policy analysts who want substance over slogans. Lucas and Luna don't do 'will robots replace doctors' speculation; they ask: What is the unit economics of a virtual primary care visit? Which medical specialties are most ripe for software disruption? And when will the evidence catch up to the pitch deck? #HealthtechTalks #DigitalHealth #Telemedicine #MedicalSoftware #HealthIT #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Technology #HealthcareInnovation #HealthPolicy #AIinHealthcare #RemotePatientMonitoring #DigitalTherapeutics #ValueBasedCare #EpicSystems #Teladoc #Aidoc #BabylonHealth Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How AI Predicts Patient No-Shows at Your Next Appointment

    How AI Predicts Patient No-Shows at Your Next Appointment
    Jun 29 2026
    Every missed appointment costs a clinic money and wastes a slot another patient could have used. In Episode 80, Lucas and Luna explore how health systems are using machine learning models to predict which patients are most likely to miss their appointments — sometimes with 80% accuracy. They dig into a real deployment at a large urban hospital system in the Midwest that cut no-show rates by 18% in six months, and unpack the trade-offs: more reminders can feel naggy, and there's a fine line between nudging and profiling. Lucas explains the specific features that matter most — prior no-show history, appointment lead time, distance from the clinic, weather forecasts — and Luna asks whether this kind of prediction risks penalizing certain patient populations. The episode closes with a look ahead: what happens when scheduling systems automatically double-book high-risk slots. No marketing fluff, just the numbers and the human decisions behind them. #Healthtech #AI #PatientNoShows #PredictiveAnalytics #MachineLearning #HealthcareOperations #ClinicScheduling #Business #Technology #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #HealthIT #PatientEngagement #DataScience #OperationalEfficiency #RevenueCycle #AppointmentReminders Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    11 mins
  • How AI Is Predicting Ambulance Arrivals in Real Time

    How AI Is Predicting Ambulance Arrivals in Real Time
    Jun 28 2026
    Emergency rooms operate in chaos. But what if hospitals could know, minutes in advance, exactly how many ambulances are rolling toward their door — and what condition those patients are in? This episode dives into a new wave of predictive dispatch AI that combines real-time traffic data, weather feeds, historical emergency call patterns, and hospital bed availability to forecast ambulance arrivals with remarkable accuracy. We look at the system deployed at Tampa General Hospital, which reduced ER wait times by 19% and cut ambulance diversion hours by nearly half. Lucas and Luna unpack how the model works, why hospitals have been flying blind for decades, and the operational and ethical trade-offs of relying on a prediction engine for life-or-death logistics. They also explore where this technology goes next — from coordinating regional disaster response to shifting from reactive to pre-emptive emergency care. #AI #HealthTech #EmergencyMedicine #PredictiveAnalytics #Ambulance #HospitalOperations #TampaGeneral #PatientFlow #ERWaitTimes #DispatchAI #RealTimeData #PopulationHealth #HealthcareLogistics #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #HealthtechTalks Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
  • How AI Is Detecting Eye Disease From a Smartphone Photo

    How AI Is Detecting Eye Disease From a Smartphone Photo
    Jun 28 2026
    Lucas and Luna explore how artificial intelligence is enabling early detection of diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases using just a smartphone camera. They focus on Google's automated retinal screening system deployed in India and Thailand, which has screened over 150,000 patients since 2019. The episode discusses the algorithm's accuracy, the challenge of training on diverse populations, and the potential for smartphone-based screening to address the global shortage of ophthalmologists. They also touch on the regulatory hurdles and the role of partnerships with local health ministries. A concrete look at how AI is bringing ophthalmology to underserved communities. #AI #Healthcare #EyeDisease #DiabeticRetinopathy #GoogleHealth #AutomatedScreening #SmartphoneDiagnosis #Ophthalmology #GlobalHealth #MachineLearning #MedicalAI #HealthTech #Telemedicine #DeepLearning #RetinalScanning #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #HealthtechTalks Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
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