What can we do about loneliness? The human body needs connection like it needs food, water, and shelter, yet we’re losing points of in-person connection in a tech-enabled world. 

Join Melissa Wirt, CEO and Founder of Latched Mama, and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss tiny habits to reduce loneliness, the need to simplify progress, and how to show up for somebody else. 

Resources: 
Latched Mama - latchedmama.com
Melissa's book, I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood through the Power of Connection - www.amazon.com/Was-Told-Thered-Village-Transforming/dp/1538759055
The “hug” that America’s mothers need now (Clayton Christensen Institute) - www.christenseninstitute.org/blog/the-hug-that-americas-mothers-need-now/

What can we do about loneliness? The human body needs connection like it needs food, water, and shelter, yet we’re losing points of in-person connection in a tech-enabled world. 
Join Melissa Wirt, CEO and Founder of Latched Mama, and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss tiny habits to reduce loneliness, the need to simplify progress, and how to show up for somebody else. 
Resources: 
<ul>
<li>Latched Mama - <a href="https://latchedmama.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://latchedmama.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1732288208000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0dakUmcQaYKPuDHgLSIPAm">latchedmama.com</a> </li>
<li>Melissa's book, I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood through the Power of Connection - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Was-Told-Thered-Village-Transforming/dp/1538759055" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Was-Told-Thered-Village-Transforming/dp/1538759055&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1732288208000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26tMUXzvgqVnpU-aw60hlL">www.amazon.com/Was-Told-Thered-Village-Transforming/dp/1538759055</a></li>
<li>The “hug” that America’s mothers need now (Clayton Christensen Institute) - <a href="https://www.christenseninstitute.org/blog/the-hug-that-americas-mothers-need-now/">www.christenseninstitute.org/blog/the-hug-that-americas-mothers-need-now/</a></li>
</ul>

A lot of health leaders and innovators talk about “disrupting” health care, but what does that really mean? What does it actually look like in the field, and how does one actually do it? Join host Ann Somers Hogg, Director of Health Care at the Clayton Christensen Institute, as she discusses the application of disruptive innovation in health care and covers late Harvard professor Clayton Christensen’s other theories, and their potential to transform our health care ecosystem. 

A lot of health leaders and innovators talk about &ldquo;disrupting&rdquo; health care, but what does that really mean? What does it actually look like in the field, and how does one actually do it? Join host Ann Somers Hogg, Director of Health Care at the Clayton Christensen Institute, as she discusses the application of disruptive innovation in health care and covers late Harvard professor Clayton Christensen&rsquo;s other theories, and their potential to transform our health care ecosystem.&nbsp;

Life-Centered Health Care

Shift Forward Health is the channel for change makers who want to build the Healthcare of Tomorrow. Subscribe to the channel and receive our entire lineup of shows hosted by a diverse collection of forward-thinking experts from around the world. One subscription, all the podcasts you need, all for free!  

Shift Forward Health is the channel for change makers who want to build the Healthcare of Tomorrow. Subscribe to the channel and receive our entire lineup of shows hosted by a diverse collection of forward-thinking experts from around the world. One subscription, all the podcasts you need, all for free!

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Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered health. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight the consumer POV in healthcare and highlight innovators bridging the gap between traditional sick care and preventive well care. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, hitting 500 episodes and 8 years on the air in 2026. 

Healthcare leaders learn the latest ways that healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered to consumers. And health consumers learn how these options work and why they might be right for them and their loved ones. 

It's more than a show; it's a mission. 

Topics for 2026: 
Connected fitness 
GLP-1's / weight loss 
Wearables
Longevity and diagnostics 
Food as medicine / nutrition 
Preventive health and wellness 
Digital Front Door 
Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health 
Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash 

Topics not covered: 
Clinical leadership 
Cybersecurity 
Health information management 
Interoperability 
Revenue cycle 

<a href="https://healthcarerap.com/"></a>Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered health. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight the consumer POV in healthcare and highlight innovators bridging the gap between traditional sick care and preventive well care. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, hitting 500 episodes and 8 years on the air in 2026.&nbsp;
Healthcare leaders learn the latest ways that healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered to consumers. And health consumers learn how these options work and why they might be right for them and their loved ones.&nbsp;
It's more than a show; it's a mission.&nbsp;
Topics for 2026:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Connected fitness&nbsp;</li>
<li>GLP-1's / weight loss&nbsp;</li>
<li>Wearables</li>
<li>Longevity and diagnostics&nbsp;</li>
<li>Food as medicine / nutrition&nbsp;</li>
<li>Preventive health and wellness&nbsp;</li>
<li>Digital Front Door&nbsp;</li>
<li>Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health&nbsp;</li>
<li>Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Topics not&nbsp;covered:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Clinical leadership&nbsp;</li>
<li>Cybersecurity&nbsp;</li>
<li>Health information management&nbsp;</li>
<li>Interoperability&nbsp;</li>
<li>Revenue cycle&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

The leading podcast about consumer-centered healthcare

Healthcare Rap

Healthcare Rap Media is a healthcare media and community platform facilitating conversations between healthcare leaders, marketers, operators, innovators, and technology companies through podcasts, virtual events, collaborative cohorts, research, and micro-content experiences.

Healthcare Rap Media is a healthcare media and community platform facilitating conversations between healthcare leaders, marketers, operators, innovators, and technology companies through podcasts, virtual events, collaborative cohorts, research, and micro-content experiences.

Healthcare Rap Media

Choosing Happiness Over Perfection

Lynne Nowak, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, at Surescripts, shares highlights from their research on how clinicians feel about prior authorization, her point of view on responsible AI, and how it all ties back to better experiences for patients and clinicians. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Whoop partnering with HealthEx to offer clinician access. How does this signal the move from performance wearable to health intelligence platform, and and should we offer wearables a bigger seat at the table when building the consumer constellation of care? 

ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES 

Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

Interested in being part of it? Contact jared@ulteradigital.com. 

(#504) 

Lynne Nowak, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, at Surescripts, shares highlights from their research on how clinicians feel about prior authorization, her point of view on responsible AI, and how it all ties back to better experiences for patients and clinicians.&nbsp;
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Whoop partnering with HealthEx to offer clinician access. How does this signal the move from performance wearable to health intelligence platform, and and should we offer wearables a bigger seat at the table when building the consumer constellation of care?&nbsp;
ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES&nbsp;
Exciting news! We&rsquo;re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what&rsquo;s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.&nbsp;
Interested in being part of it? Contact jared@ulteradigital.com.&nbsp;
(#504)&nbsp;

How Do Clinicians & Patients Feel About Prior Auth? (#504)

Aasim Saeed, Founder of Amenities Health, joins Jared for real talk about building in the direct to consumer health space, why he doesn't consider the current U.S. healthcare system to be patient-centric at all, and his pivot to powering health system-based concierge and premium offerings. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the new Google Health App and Fitbit Air. Do Google’s latest health products signal a battle for the consumer health operating system, and will they make good on the promise to make health and wellness personalized, preventive, and proactive? 

ANNOUNCING THE RAP COLLABORATIVE 

Exciting news! We’re launching the Rap Collaborative, a curated group of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

Interested in being part of it? Contact jared@ulteradigital.com. 

(#503) 

Aasim Saeed, Founder of Amenities Health, joins Jared for real talk about building in the direct to consumer health space, why he doesn't consider the current U.S. healthcare system to be patient-centric at all, and his pivot to powering health system-based concierge and premium offerings.&nbsp;
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the new Google Health App and Fitbit Air. Do Google&rsquo;s latest health products signal a battle for the consumer health operating system, and will they make good on the promise to make health and wellness personalized, preventive, and proactive?&nbsp;
ANNOUNCING THE RAP COLLABORATIVE&nbsp;
Exciting news! We&rsquo;re launching the Rap Collaborative, a curated group of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what&rsquo;s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.&nbsp;
Interested in being part of it? Contact jared@ulteradigital.com.&nbsp;
(#503)&nbsp;

Why Amenities Health Pivoted to Premium Memberships (#503)

Rom Cohen, Co-Founder of Hyro, talks about the state of patient communication, Hyro’s new research on the topic, and how an unsophisticated approach to AI means lots of patients don’t get treated. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walmart’s new Clinical Trial Centers. What is the goal of the new centers, and what happens when we continue to underestimate how retail reinvents itself? 

ANNOUNCING THE RAP COLLABORATIVE 

Exciting news! We’re launching the Rap Collaborative, a curated group of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

Interested in being part of it? Contact jared@ulteradigital.com. 

(#502) 

Rom Cohen, Co-Founder of Hyro, talks about the state of patient communication, Hyro&rsquo;s new research on the topic, and how an unsophisticated approach to AI means lots of patients don&rsquo;t get treated.&nbsp;
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walmart&rsquo;s new Clinical Trial Centers. What is the goal of the new centers, and what happens when we continue to underestimate how retail reinvents itself?&nbsp;
ANNOUNCING THE RAP COLLABORATIVE&nbsp;
Exciting news! We&rsquo;re launching the Rap Collaborative, a curated group of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what&rsquo;s next and get their perspective in front of the industry.&nbsp;
Interested in being part of it? Contact jared@ulteradigital.com.&nbsp;
(#502)&nbsp;

Choosing Happiness Over Perfection

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