{"podcast":{"title":"AI and Healthcare","slug":"ai-and-healthcare-5049686","podcast_index_feed_id":5049686,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/mtrudnak/feed.xml","website_url":"https://mtrudnak.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12869191/AI_H-TB-logo-main6qmw8.jpg","author":"Tensor Black","episode_count":194,"summary":"AI and Healthcare—with Mika Newton and Dr. Sanjay Juneja is an engaging interview series featuring world-renowned leaders shaping the intersection of artificial intelligence and medicine. Discover how AI is transforming healthcare today, addressing real-world challenges and improving patient outcomes. This series caters to anyone’s listening style with bite-sized, commute-friendly insights and full-length interviews. Join co-hosts Mika Newton, CEO of xCures, and Dr. Sanjay Juneja, a globally recognized oncologist and VP of Clinical AI at Tempus AI, as they explore cutting-edge innovations with industry pioneers. Originally launched as the TARGET: Cancer Podcast in 2021, the series evolved after 75 episodes into a comprehensive platform for AI and healthcare conversations.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T02:17:26.409917+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-and-healthcare-5049686"},"episode":{"title":"The Payment Crisis Behind Healthcare","slug":"the-payment-crisis-behind-healthcare","published_at":"2026-04-10T11:48:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-and-healthcare-5049686/the-payment-crisis-behind-healthcare","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-and-healthcare-5049686","url":"https://mtrudnak.podbean.com/e/the-payment-crisis-behind-healthcare/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezignadcffjdj9jd/Episode_108_AUDIO9p385.mp3","summary":"Care is delivered every day in American hospitals, but getting paid for that care has become a battle. Denials, prior authorization, billing complexity, and rising costs have created a financial crisis behind the scenes of modern medicine. Insurance companies use automation to control payments, while hospitals struggle to keep up. Now AI is entering the fight. Dr. Sanjay Juneja and Dr. Douglas Flora speak with Monique Lappas, Founder and CEO of Qualify Health, about the growing war over who pays for care and how intelligent automation is helping providers recover lost revenue, reduce patient debt, and keep hospitals from closing.","meta_description":"Care is delivered every day in American hospitals, but getting paid for that care has become a battle. Denials, prior authorization, billing complexity, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3063,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ai-and-healthcare-5049686/episodes/the-payment-crisis-behind-healthcare/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-and-healthcare-5049686/the-payment-crisis-behind-healthcare.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}