{"podcast":{"title":"Slice of Healthcare","slug":"slice-of-healthcare-676665","podcast_index_feed_id":676665,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/293d5f8/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://www.sliceofhealthcare.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wXPX4XUK_8-eGoGcUB_-MebyfgqhBj-_jC3snFhWQiM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNjZk/OTVhMjY1MWE3Y2Nl/OTEyODcxMDQwMzll/NzU2Ni5wbmc.jpg","author":"Slice of Media, Inc.","episode_count":539,"summary":"The people, ideas, and companies shaping healthcare. The best podcast for healthcare executives and investors. Presented by Sage Growth Partners.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T04:19:07.977005+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slice-of-healthcare-676665"},"episode":{"title":"#521 - Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Altera Digital Health","slug":"521-leigh-burchell-vice-president-of-policy-and-government-affairs-at-altera-digital-health","published_at":"2025-09-24T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slice-of-healthcare-676665/521-leigh-burchell-vice-president-of-policy-and-government-affairs-at-altera-digital-health","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slice-of-healthcare-676665","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/919b5c5e","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/919b5c5e/df19f977.mp3","summary":"Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Leigh Burchell , Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Altera Digital Health . What you’ll get out of this episode: Policy Veteran Insight: Leigh Burchell shares her experience navigating U.S. health IT policy since 2008, from the Obama era to today. Federal vs. State Chaos: Fragmented state-level regulations complicate compliance for health tech companies like Altera. Shift Toward Voluntary Action: CMS is leading current health IT policy with a lighter regulatory touch, favoring pledges over mandates. User-Centered Innovation Needed: Overregulation often ignores the actual needs of clinicians and patients using health IT. Hope for Standards-Based Progress: Burchell urges for thoughtful federal frameworks to replace inconsistent state initiatives. To learn more about Altera Digital Health: Website http://www.alterahealth.com Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/altera-health/ Our sponsors for this episode are: Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/ Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/ Show and Host's Socials : Slice of Healthcare LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sliceofhealthcare/ Jared S Taylor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/ WHAT IS SLICE OF HEALTHCARE? The go-to site for digital health executive/provider interviews, technology updates, and industry news. Listed to in 65+ countries.","meta_description":"Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Leigh Burchell , Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Altera Digital He…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":858,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slice-of-healthcare-676665/episodes/521-leigh-burchell-vice-president-of-policy-and-government-affairs-at-altera-digital-health/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slice-of-healthcare-676665/521-leigh-burchell-vice-president-of-policy-and-government-affairs-at-altera-digital-health.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}