Praia Health CEO Justin Dearborn and VP of Strategy & Operations Doug Grapski discuss the greatest opportunities for health systems to lead out in orchestrating consumer experiences. Don't know what that means? Doug describes it at a 3rd-grade level.

All that, plus a rapid fire round and the first of our new Shout Out segments.

Healthcare Rap is partnering with Healthcare Now Radio to create the largest and most trusted thought leadership platform for consumer health. Contact Jared Johnson at jared@ulteradigital.com to learn how your organization can be part of it today.

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Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Co-Founder and CEO of Aledade, shares how they prevented 263,000 hospital and ED visits in 2025, other real results for value-based care, and why blood pressure control is one of his favorite KPIs.

All that, plus the the Flava of the Week about the Rap Remix in ’26. Why does our show keep evolving, and how do we hope our new Rap intro encourages you to champion the consumer POV?

Healthcare Rap is partnering with Healthcare Now Radio to create the largest and most trusted thought leadership platform for consumer health. Contact Jared Johnson at jared@ulteradigital.com to learn how your organization can be part of it today.

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Jared and Zain wrap up 2025 and the annual Predictions Series with O.G. guest co-host James Gardner. They keep themselves accountable to last year’s predictions and share seven new trends they're watching heading into 2026.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the two opposing perspectives of digital health. How did Ryan Howells recently describe the dichotomy of digital health’s current state, and how can we join the side that feels optimistic and energized by the work that’s being done?

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