The Healthcare Technology Report with RJ Lumba

Optimizing Hospital Care: Viz.ai’s Jieun Choe

Welcome to The Healthcare Technology Report, a leading information source on healthcare technology companies and solutions. In this episode, we speak with Jieun Choe, Chief Operating Officer of Viz.ai, an AI-powered care coordination platform that helps clinical teams detect disease earlier and coordinate treatment faster. Viz.ai began in stroke imaging and has expanded into cardiology, oncology, and more than 50 AI-enabled care pathways, combining real-time clinical data with workflow tools that help teams act on alerts and move patients to the right specialist and guideline-directed care. The Viz Platform is deployed in roughly 2,000 hospitals across the United States. Jieun became COO in September 2025 after serving as Viz.ai’s chief product and marketing officer and chief marketing officer. Her background includes executive leadership roles at Certara, as well as earlier experience in medical devices at Guidant/Boston Scientific. Jieun supports Stroke Onward. To learn more about this organization click here [https://strokeonward.org/]. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

Musculoskeletal Recovery At Scale: Breg’s David Mowry

Welcome to The Healthcare Technology Report, a leading information source on healthcare technology companies and solutions. In this episode, we speak with Dave Mowry, Executive Chairman and CEO of Breg, a musculoskeletal health medical device company providing orthopedic bracing, cold therapy solutions, and software-enabled services that support durable medical equipment management. Breg works with a large orthopedic footprint, partnering with thousands of clinics and providers and distributing products globally through a network spanning nearly 60 countries. Dave stepped in as interim CEO in May 2024 and was appointed CEO in September 2024, while continuing as Chairman. He brings more than 30 years of medical device leadership experience, including CEO roles at Cutera and at Vyaire Medical, and he previously led Tornier as president and CEO prior to its acquisition. Dave supports Firefighters for Healing. To learn more about this organization click here [https://firefightersforhealing.org/]. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

A Remedy for Age-Related Muscle Loss: Immunis’ Hans Keirstead

Welcome to The Healthcare Technology Report, a leading information source on healthcare technology companies and solutions. In this episode, we speak with Hans Keirstead, Chairman of the Board at Immunis, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing stem cell-derived biologics to address age-related diseases and immune dysfunction. Immunis’ investigational therapy, IMM01-STEM, is a stem cell-derived secretome designed to modulate immune health and improve muscle mass and function, with initial clinical work focused on sarcopenia-related conditions.  Hans is a stem cell researcher and biotech entrepreneur with prior experience developing therapies across neurology, immune disorders, and oncology. He previously served as a full professor of anatomy and neurobiology at UC Irvine and has held leadership and board roles across multiple biotechnology organizations. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

Multi-Specialty Virtual Care: AmplifyMD’s Meena Mallipeddi

Welcome to The Healthcare Technology Report, a leading information source on healthcare technology companies and solutions. In this episode, we speak with Meena Mallipeddi, Co-Founder and CEO of AmplifyMD, a multi-specialty virtual care platform built to help hospitals and health systems expand timely specialty access across emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings. AmplifyMD integrates into health system EMRs and pairs workflow automation and embedded AI tools with an on-demand network of remote specialists, offering coverage across 15 clinical service lines. The platform is used across all 50 states, supports nearly 400 programs, and helps hospitals reduce transfers and keep patients in-network when specialty capacity is constrained. Meena co-founded AmplifyMD after years investing in healthcare and technology and has led the company’s expansion from its first hospital deployment into a national platform. Her background includes roles as an equity analyst and investor, and she is a frequent speaker on virtual care strategy and clinician workforce sustainability. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

AI For Medication Safety: MDI Health’s Brad Margolis

Welcome to The Healthcare Technology Report, a leading information source on healthcare technology companies and solutions. In this episode, we speak with Brad Margolis, CEO of MDI Health, a medication management platform used by payers and providers to identify patients at risk of adverse drug events and recommend evidence-based medication regimen changes. MDI Health analyzes claims and EMR data, incorporating factors like medical history, lab values, and kidney and liver function to generate patient-specific recommendations along with supporting clinical references.  Brad joined MDI Health first as COO before becoming CEO. He brings nearly 25 years in healthcare, along with experience scaling health technology companies and advising healthcare organizations on growth and operations. Brad supports Food on Foot. To learn more about this organization click here [https://www.foodonfoot.org/]. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.