{"podcast":{"title":"NEJM AI Grand Rounds","slug":"nejm-ai-grand-rounds-5875765","podcast_index_feed_id":5875765,"rss_url":"https://ai-podcast.nejm.org/feed.xml","website_url":"https://ai-podcast.nejm.org","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14988821/NEJM_AIGR_ID_RGB-3000.jpg","author":"NEJM Group","episode_count":45,"summary":"NEJM AI Grand Rounds, hosted by Arjun (Raj) Manrai, Ph.D. and Andrew Beam, Ph.D., features informal conversations with a variety of unique experts exploring the deep issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and medicine. You’ll learn how AI will change clinical practice and healthcare, how it will impact the patient experience, and about the people who are pushing for innovation. Whether you are an AI researcher or a practicing clinician, these conversations will enlighten and surprise you as we journey through this very exciting field. Produced by NEJM Group.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T02:32:40.891583+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nejm-ai-grand-rounds-5875765"},"episode":{"title":"Radiologist Turned CEO: Dr. Jeremy Friese on AI for Prior Authorization","slug":"radiologist-turned-ceo-dr-jeremy-friese-on-ai-for-prior-authorization","published_at":"2025-08-20T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nejm-ai-grand-rounds-5875765/radiologist-turned-ceo-dr-jeremy-friese-on-ai-for-prior-authorization","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nejm-ai-grand-rounds-5875765","url":"https://ai-podcast.nejm.org/e/radiologist-turned-ceo-dr-jeremy-friese-on-ai-for-prior-authorization/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3qn24nw5bqw559tu/Episode_33_JeremyFriese.mp3","summary":"Dr. Jeremy Friese knows medicine from both sides. A practicing radiologist and technology executive, he’s seen firsthand how administrative burden undermines care. In this episode of NEJM AI Grand Rounds, he walks through the origins of prior authorization, explains why he believes artificial intelligence can close the gap between patients and payers, and argues that real reform means showing your work—just like in math class. At Humata, he’s combining human oversight, LLMs, and interoperability to try to fix a broken system. For clinicians overwhelmed by back-office complexity, this conversation offers both urgency and optimism. Transcript.","meta_description":"Dr. Jeremy Friese knows medicine from both sides. A practicing radiologist and technology executive, he’s seen firsthand how administrative burden undermi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2579,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nejm-ai-grand-rounds-5875765/episodes/radiologist-turned-ceo-dr-jeremy-friese-on-ai-for-prior-authorization/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nejm-ai-grand-rounds-5875765/radiologist-turned-ceo-dr-jeremy-friese-on-ai-for-prior-authorization.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}