Jared begins 2025 with the State of the State in consumer-centered care. It’s a new year, but the mission remains the same: make significant progress making consumer-centered products and services. 

All that, plus a special Flava of the Week featuring a list of industry voices that YOU compiled. Whom did you recommend that we follow, watch, read, and listen to, and why are we asking you to add YOUR voice to the list? 

Journalists: Blake Madden, Christina Farr, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Jane Brubaker 

Patient Experience Professionals: Adam Bunke, Jennifer Carron Passon, Rachel Biblow, Valerie Choniuk 

Women digital health entrepreneurs: Lynn Doughane, Nanette Sene, Sarah Lambert, Yvonne Bombard 

Provider leaders: Alan Shoebridge, Andrew Chang, Amanda Todorovich, Chris Pace, Christina Valls, Douwe Bergsma, Don Stanziano, Jay Gerhart

Healthcare marketing, IT, and consumer leaders: Ahava Leibtag, Ann Somers Hogg, Ben Cash, Callie Means, Dr. Casey Means, Chris Bevolo, Chris Boyer, Chris Hemphill, Gary Druckenmiller, Jamie Gier, Jhaymee Tynan, Judy Neiman, Martha van Berkel, Nick Glimsdahl, Steve Koch 

Consultants: Carrie Liken, James Gardner, Kristy Dickinson, Laila Waggoner, Todd Dunn, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth 

This show is produced by the Consumer-First Health Group, the community for consumer health leaders. (#382) 

Jared begins 2025 with the State of the State in consumer-centered care. It&rsquo;s a new year, but the mission remains the same: make significant progress making consumer-centered products and services.&nbsp;
All that, plus a special Flava of the Week featuring a list of industry voices that YOU compiled. Whom did you recommend that we follow, watch, read, and listen to, and why are we asking you to add YOUR voice to the list?&nbsp;
Journalists: Blake Madden, Christina Farr, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Jane Brubaker&nbsp;
Patient Experience Professionals: Adam Bunke, Jennifer Carron Passon, Rachel Biblow, Valerie Choniuk&nbsp;
Women digital health entrepreneurs: Lynn Doughane, Nanette Sene, Sarah Lambert, Yvonne Bombard&nbsp;
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Provider leaders: Alan Shoebridge, Andrew Chang, Amanda Todorovich, Chris Pace, Christina Valls, Douwe Bergsma, Don Stanziano, Jay Gerhart<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandatodorovich/"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/douwebergsma/"></a>
Healthcare marketing, IT, and consumer leaders: Ahava Leibtag, Ann Somers Hogg, Ben Cash, Callie Means, Dr. Casey Means, Chris Bevolo, Chris Boyer, Chris Hemphill, Gary Druckenmiller, Jamie Gier, Jhaymee Tynan, Judy Neiman, Martha van Berkel, Nick Glimsdahl, Steve Koch&nbsp;
Consultants: Carrie Liken, James Gardner, Kristy Dickinson, Laila Waggoner, Todd Dunn, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth&nbsp;
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This show is produced by the Consumer-First Health Group, the community for consumer health leaders. (#382)&nbsp;

Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered care, a.k.a. how the frontiers of digital, retail, and traditional care can work together to make healthcare easier for everyday people. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally, has been named a Top 20 Healthcare Podcast, and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, with more than 380 episodes and 6 years on the air. 

Join provocative thinkers Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail as they profile disruptors and trends that are impacting the consumer experience of healthcare. 

The podcast reached new heights in 2024: 
380+ episodes 
250k downloads 
2024 Top Healthcare Podcasts (Bright Inventions) 
#2 on 30 Best Healthcare Innovation Podcasts (Feedspot) 
16 Healthcare Podcasts You Shouldn’t Miss (b2Cast) 
Multiple episodes on Healthcare Now Radio's Top 10 Episodes of the Year 

Topics for 2025: 
Connected fitness 
GLP-1's / weight loss 
Food as medicine / nutrition 
Sleep management 
Mental and behavioral health 
Preventive health and wellness 
Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional health, concierge medicine, etc. 
How those nontraditional care models can work together with traditional health systems 
Consumer-facing digital health 
All other consumer-facing aspects of healthcare  

Topics that we don't cover: 
Clinical leadership 
Cybersecurity 
Health information management 
Interoperability 
Revenue cycle 

Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered care, a.k.a. how the frontiers of digital, retail, and traditional care can work together to make healthcare easier for everyday people.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/healthcare-rap-jared-johnson-zain-ismail-dAvhm_j30sN/">It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally</a>, has been named a Top 20 Healthcare Podcast, and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, with more than 380 episodes and 6 years on the air.&nbsp;
Join provocative thinkers <a href="http://twitter.com/jaredpiano">Jared Johnson</a> and <a href="https://zainismail.com/">Zain Ismail</a> as they profile disruptors and trends that are impacting the consumer experience of healthcare.&nbsp;
The podcast reached new heights in 2024:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>380+ episodes&nbsp;</li>
<li>250k downloads&nbsp;</li>
<li>2024 Top Healthcare Podcasts (Bright Inventions)&nbsp;</li>
<li>#2 on 30 Best Healthcare Innovation Podcasts (Feedspot)&nbsp;</li>
<li>16 Healthcare Podcasts You Shouldn&rsquo;t Miss (b2Cast)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Multiple episodes on Healthcare Now Radio's Top 10 Episodes of the Year&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Topics for 2025:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Connected fitness&nbsp;</li>
<li>GLP-1's / weight loss&nbsp;</li>
<li>Food as medicine / nutrition&nbsp;</li>
<li>Sleep management&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mental and behavioral health&nbsp;</li>
<li>Preventive health and wellness&nbsp;</li>
<li>Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional health, concierge medicine, etc.&nbsp;</li>
<li>How those nontraditional care models can work together with traditional health systems&nbsp;</li>
<li>Consumer-facing digital health&nbsp;</li>
<li>All other consumer-facing aspects of healthcare&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Topics that we don't cover:&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

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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

Shift Forward Health is the channel for change makers in healthcare. We produce thought leadership for early adopters and champions of progress in healthcare, bringing together the perspectives of highly respected leaders in health tech, marketing, finance, and human-centered design. 

Follow Shift Forward Health, and you’ll be subscribed to our entire library of shows, including long-lasting award winners like Healthcare Rap, intriguing perspectives like Healthcare Transformers, and fresh voices including Erica Olenski Johansen, Shiva Mirhosseini, and more. One subscription. All the podcasts you need. All for free. 

Shift Forward Health is the channel for change makers in healthcare. We produce thought leadership for early adopters and champions of progress in healthcare, bringing together the perspectives of highly respected leaders in health tech, marketing, finance, and human-centered design. 
Follow Shift Forward Health, and you’ll be subscribed to our entire library of shows, including long-lasting award winners like <a href="https://shiftforwardhealth.com/show/healthcare-rap/">Healthcare Rap</a>, intriguing perspectives like <a href="https://shiftforwardhealth.com/show/healthcare-transformers/">Healthcare Transformers</a>, and fresh voices including <a href="https://shiftforwardhealth.com/show/trauma-informed-life/">Erica Olenski Johansen</a>, <a href="https://shiftforwardhealth.com/show/paving-the-path/">Shiva Mirhosseini</a>, and more. One subscription. All the podcasts you need. All for free.

New Year, Same Mission (#382) 

Replay Jared and Zain’s predictions from a year ago as they offered their takes on what could be coming next for consumer transformation from inside and outside traditional care providers. 

This bonus episode is part of the Greatest Hits collection — episodes from the past 6 years that are just as relevant today. Originally aired in December 2023 as episode #300. 

This show is produced by the Consumer-First Health Group, the community for consumer health leaders. (#383) 

Replay Jared and Zain&rsquo;s predictions from a year ago as they offered their takes on what could be coming next for consumer transformation from inside and outside traditional care providers.&nbsp;
This bonus episode is part of the Greatest Hits collection &mdash; episodes from the past 6 years that are just as relevant today. Originally aired in December 2023 as episode #300.&nbsp;
This show is produced by the Consumer-First Health Group, the community for consumer health leaders. (#383)&nbsp;

GREATEST HITS: Jared & Zain’s 2024 Predictions (#383) 

Our 2025 Predictions Series wraps up as James Gardner joins Jared and Zain. What do we see happening with consumer-centered care? 

(1)   The rise of connected fitness,

(2)   The hospital of the future,

(3)   Health systems going from a green light to a yellow light,

(4)   Public sentiment weakening in health systems,

(5)   Strengthening the primary care backbone,

(6)   Advanced workplace health programs

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the Life-Centered Health Care Podcast, our next recommendation of industry leaders to follow, watch, read, and listen to on the topic of consumer-centered care. 

This show is produced by the Consumer-First Health Group, the community for consumer health leaders. (#381) 

Our 2025 Predictions Series wraps up as James Gardner joins Jared and Zain. What do we see happening with consumer-centered care?&nbsp;
(1)&nbsp;&nbsp; The rise of connected fitness,
(2)&nbsp;&nbsp; The hospital of the future,
(3)&nbsp;&nbsp; Health systems going from a green light to a yellow light,
(4)&nbsp;&nbsp; Public sentiment weakening in health systems,
(5)&nbsp;&nbsp; Strengthening the primary care backbone,
(6)&nbsp;&nbsp; Advanced workplace health programs
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the Life-Centered Health Care Podcast, our next recommendation of industry leaders to follow, watch, read, and listen to on the topic of consumer-centered care.&nbsp;
This show is produced by the Consumer-First Health Group, the community for consumer health leaders. (#381)&nbsp;

2025 PREDICTIONS SERIES: Jared, Zain & James (#381)

See how Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and Amy Heymans predicted that health systems, health plans, and new entrants would address the calls to become more consumer-centric in 2024. 

This bonus episode is part of the Greatest Hits collection — episodes from the past 6 years that are just as relevant today. Originally aired in December 2023 as episode #299. 

This show is produced by Shift Forward Health, the consumer transformation advisory firm for healthcare. (#380) 

See how Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and Amy Heymans predicted that health systems, health plans, and new entrants would address the calls to become more consumer-centric in 2024.&nbsp;
This bonus episode is part of the Greatest Hits collection &mdash; episodes from the past 6 years that are just as relevant today. Originally aired in December 2023 as episode #299.&nbsp;
This show is produced by Shift Forward Health, the consumer transformation advisory firm for healthcare. (#380)&nbsp;

New Year, Same Mission (#382)

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