The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast

Halle Tecco, Michael Esquivel, Steve Kraus
halletecco@gmail.com (+1 verified host & producer email)

Booking Overview

A weekly healthcare leadership show focused on how digital health and AI are changing care delivery, reimbursement, and clinical workflows. It’s a strong booking platform for executives and healthcare strategists who can speak to scaling, adoption, and real-world outcomes—not just tech hype.

Metrics

Episodes: 223

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 320 subscribers

30s Ad: 93 - 115, 60s Ad: 111 - 132

Host

Halle Tecco - Health tech veteran and co-host of The Heart of Healthcare, focusing on practical adoption and scaling of digital health solutions in real healthcare workflows.

Michael Esquivel - Health tech veteran and co-host of The Heart of Healthcare, bringing perspective on healthcare innovation and how digital health impacts care delivery and business models.

Steve Kraus - Health tech veteran and co-host of The Heart of Healthcare, frequently leading deeper discussions with healthcare strategy and digital health leaders on AI adoption, liability, and industry dynamics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Senior healthcare or digital health leaders (CEOs/co-founders/Presidents/strategists) with direct experience deploying or investing in AI/digital health in real-world settings (providers, payers, or life sciences); demonstrated thought leadership via advisory portfolios, major partnerships, board roles, or recognized awards.
Required Achievements:  
CEO/co-founder of a healthcare AI or care delivery company, President/partner at a healthcare-focused investment/advisory firm, Board membership with digital health organizations, Significant recognition (e.g., EY Entrepreneur of the Year) or major scale indicators (multi-state networks, large patient populations), Proven healthcare advisory background (e.g., leadership at large healthcare research/advisory firms)

Recent Guest Discussions

Eric Jon Larsen - AI Adoption And Market Dynamics In Healthcare; Potential Shift From Inflationary To Deflationary Impact; Liability And Responsibility; Payer-provider Economics; Automation Across Revenue Cycle And Clinical Reasoning.

Prashant S. Samant - Scaling Care With Ai; Full-stack Operating Model; Performance Inside Real Clinical Workflows; Why Tools Fail At Workflow Integration; Patient Selection And Absorption Bottlenecks; Addressing Provider Capacity Constraints.

Recent Topics

Healthcare, Digital Health, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Strategy, Clinical Ai, Health Economics, Reimbursement, Care Delivery, Providers, Life Sciences

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast
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How AI Will Finally Make Healthcare Deflationary | Eric Larsen

May 18, 2026

AI in healthcare may be entering a new chapter, one where the biggest question is no longer whether the technology works, but who is willing to deploy it, measure it, and take responsibility for the risk.This week, Steve sits down again with Eric Larsen to revisit his predictions from last year’s Webby-winning episode on generative AI in healthcare. Eric argues that the first wave of AI has been inflationary, reinforcing the old payer-provider payment model, but that the next wave could be de...

What It Takes To Scale Care With AI | Akido Labs CEO Prashant Samant

May 11, 2026

Medicaid reimbursements are shrinking, providers are pulling back, and vulnerable populations are losing access to care. Akido Labs is betting that AI can expand care capacity fast enough to reverse that trend.This week, Halle sits down with Prashant Samant, co-founder and CEO of Akido Labs, to discuss what it actually takes to scale care with AI. They explore why Akido built a full-stack healthcare company, how its AI operates inside real clinical workflows, and why the hardest patients are ...

📣 Digital Health Download: May 2026

May 04, 2026

AI is everywhere in healthcare, and May's big question is whether it's actually delivering. The money is flowing, the promises are bold, but some cracks are starting to show.Steve and Michael break down the month's biggest stories.We cover:Digital health hitting its strongest funding quarter since the pandemic peak, and why deal concentration tells the real storyHow Medvi built a billion-dollar GLP-1 company on fake doctor profiles, fake reviews, and a drug with zero bioavailabilityWhy AI in ...

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