AI Powered Voice Biomarkers for Clinical Decision Support with Henry O'Connell

AI Governance in Healthcare Explained: ISO 42001, AI Risk Management & Compliance

Can AI governance actually accelerate innovation instead of slowing it down? In this episode of the Business of AI in Healthcare Podcast, Dr. Bob Kaiser sits down with Walter Haydock [https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-haydock], Founder of StackAware [https://stackaware.com/] and a leading expert in AI risk management and compliance, to explore how healthcare organizations can safely scale artificial intelligence while meeting growing regulatory expectations. The discussion explains why AI governance has a perception problem, how organizations can balance innovation with risk management, and why ISO 42001, the world's first certifiable AI management system standard, is becoming a foundational framework for responsible AI adoption. You'll learn how healthcare providers, AI vendors, and executives can navigate evolving regulations including the EU AI Act, state AI laws, and emerging industry standards while building trust with patients, partners, and regulators. The episode also explores why executive leadership is essential for successful AI governance and how organizations of every size can begin implementing practical AI risk management strategies. In this episode, you'll learn: * What AI governance really means in healthcare * Why ISO 42001 is becoming the global standard for AI management * The difference between AI standards, certifications, and regulations * How AI risk management can accelerate innovation instead of creating bureaucracy * Best practices for healthcare organizations adopting AI responsibly * The impact of the EU AI Act and emerging U.S. AI regulations * Why executive leadership is critical for successful AI governance * Practical first steps for building an AI governance program Whether you're a healthcare executive, physician leader, compliance professional, CIO, CMIO, AI developer, or digital health innovator, this episode provides practical guidance for deploying AI responsibly while preparing for the next generation of healthcare regulation. Guest: Walter Haydock, Founder & CEO, StackAware

Using AI to Detect Heart Abnormalities in 7 Seconds: The 15-Year-Old Founder Building Circadian AI

In this episode of The Business of AI in Healthcare, Dr. Bob Kaiser speaks with Siddharth Nandiala, the 15-year-old founder and CEO of Circadian AI, a healthcare AI company working on early cardiovascular screening. Siddharth shares how a childhood interest in STEM, coding, and entrepreneurship led him to build technology that uses iPhone-recorded heart sounds to help identify potential heart health abnormalities. The conversation covers AI in healthcare, preventive screening, rural healthcare access, clinical validation, FDA pathways, and the role of young innovators in shaping the future of medical technology. This episode explores how artificial intelligence may help expand access to heart health screening, support clinicians, and bring earlier detection tools to communities that need them most.

Fixing the Black Box of Health Insurance with AI: Insights from Ty Wang

Ty Wang, co-founder and CEO of Angle Health, reveals how AI is rewriting employer-sponsored health insurance for small businesses—bringing faster quotes, transparent pricing, and custom plans once reserved for Fortune 500 companies. From Palantir to healthcare, Ty shares why rising premiums, hidden costs, and outdated systems created the perfect opportunity for disruption. If you’re an employer tired of unpredictable renewals, this conversation offers a smarter path forward.

AI Powered Voice Biomarkers for Clinical Decision Support with Henry O'Connell

In this Season 3 premiere of The Business of AI in Healthcare, Dr. Robert Kaiser sits down with Henry O’Connell, CEO and Founder of Canary Speech, to explore one of the most talked-about frontiers in healthcare AI: voice biomarkers. Together, they unpack how speech and language analytics can unlock medically meaningful signals, what it takes to move voice-based AI from research to real-world clinical workflows, and why this category is becoming increasingly relevant across neurology, behavioral health, and cognitive health. If you’re a healthcare leader, innovator, investor, or technologist tracking AI diagnostics, clinical decision support, and the future of digital health, this conversation will sharpen how you think about what’s coming next. Topics include: voice biomarkers, vocal biomarkers, speech analytics, AI in healthcare, clinical validation, ambient listening, machine learning in medicine, neurology, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, depression screening, and clinical adoption.

Reinventing Physical Therapy Notes with AI: Insights from Christina Rama

In this episode of The Business of AI in Healthcare, PT‑turned‑tech founder Christina Rama [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-rama-dpt/]explores how AI can finally bring physical therapy documentation into the 21st century. She shares hard truths about why talented PTs are burning out and walks us through a clinician‑led AI platform designed to restore time, energy, and clinical focus to rehab professionals. If you care about the future of rehab, clinician workload, or digital health innovation — this one will change the way you think about PT notes.