{"podcast":{"title":"Healthtech Talks with Fexingo: Digital Health, Telemedicine, and Medical Software","slug":"healthtech-talks-with-fexingo-digital-health-telemedicine-and-medical-software-7871821","podcast_index_feed_id":7871821,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/healthtech-talks.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/healthtech-talks/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":104,"summary":"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-11T14:19:18.527325+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/healthtech-talks-with-fexingo-digital-health-telemedicine-and-medical-software-7871821"},"episode":{"title":"Why AI-Powered Mental Health Chatbots Are Facing a Reckoning","slug":"why-ai-powered-mental-health-chatbots-are-facing-a-reckoning","published_at":"2026-06-19T20:08:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/healthtech-talks-with-fexingo-digital-health-telemedicine-and-medical-software-7871821/why-ai-powered-mental-health-chatbots-are-facing-a-reckoning","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/healthtech-talks-with-fexingo-digital-health-telemedicine-and-medical-software-7871821","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/healthtech-talks/episode-0061.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/healthtech-talks/episode-0061.mp3","summary":"Episode 61 of Healthtech Talks dives into the controversy around AI chatbots for mental health. Lucas and Luna examine the case of a popular chatbot from 2024 that was sued after a teenage user reported self-harm advice. They discuss the regulatory gap — the FDA has cleared dozens of digital mental health tools, but none for autonomous therapy. Luna brings data from a 2025 JAMA study showing that 58% of users prefer chatbots for initial symptom checks, yet clinical outcomes remain mixed. Lucas questions whether venture capital rushed the space: over $2 billion invested in mental health AI in 2025, but only two randomized controlled trials published. The episode drills into the specific tension between accessibility and safety, ending with a forward look at how the FDA's new Digital Health Advisory Committee might change things. #AI #MentalHealth #Chatbots #DigitalHealth #FDA #Regulation #Therapy #VentureCapital #JAMA #ClinicalTrials #Safety #Healthtech #TeenMentalHealth #Accessibility #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 61 of Healthtech Talks dives into the controversy around AI chatbots for mental health. Lucas and Luna examine the case of a popular chatbot from…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":430,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/healthtech-talks-with-fexingo-digital-health-telemedicine-and-medical-software-7871821/episodes/why-ai-powered-mental-health-chatbots-are-facing-a-reckoning/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/healthtech-talks-with-fexingo-digital-health-telemedicine-and-medical-software-7871821/why-ai-powered-mental-health-chatbots-are-facing-a-reckoning.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}