Empowered Patient Podcast

Welcome to the Empowered Patient Podcast with Karen Jagoda. This show offers a glimpse into the latest innovations in applying generative AI, novel therapeutics and vaccines, and the evolving dynamics in the medical and healthcare landscape. One focus is on how providers, pharmaceutical companies, and payers are empowering patients. In addition, conversations often focus on how technology is empowering providers, care facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and payers to improve patient outcomes and reduce friction across the healthcare landscape. Popular Topics Include: Virtual and digital health Use of AI, ML, and robots for clinical and administrative purposes Value-based healthcare Precision and stratified medicine Next-generation immuno, cell, and gene therapies Vaccines for infectious diseases and oncology Biomarkers and diagnostics Rare diseases MedTech and medical devices Clinical trials Population health Chronic conditions l Clinician and staff burnout Smart hospitals The audience includes life science leaders, researchers, medical professionals, patient advocates, digital health entrepreneurs, patients, caregivers, healthcare solution providers, students, journalists, and investors.

Doctors Building Authentic Relationships with Patients Using AI with Jesse Lipson Levitate TRANSCRIPT

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Mar 3, 2026

Jesse Lipson, Founder and CEO of Levitate, focuses on using AI to help providers enhance patient-provider communication and develop and maintain personal, authentic connections with patients. Patient expectations are changing due to AI, and patients now expect more responsive, personalized messaging from doctors. This...

Doctors Building Authentic Relationships with Patients Using AI with Jesse Lipson Levitate

Mar 3, 2026

Prescription Digital Therapeutics Showcasing Software as Medicine with David Klein Click Therapeutics TRANSCRIPT

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Feb 23, 2026

David Klein, a longtime healthcare innovator and Founder and CEO of Click Therapeutics, is a pioneer in the field of prescription digital therapeutics, PDT, which are defined as software as medicine. Click has received FDA authorization for an app to treat depression and migraine and had a successful pivotal trial for...

Prescription Digital Therapeutics Showcasing Software as Medicine with David Klein Click Therapeutics

Feb 23, 2026

About Me Initiative Supports Stronger Connections Between Patients and Hospital Care Teams with Dr. Paul Testa and Dr. Katherine Hochman NYU Langone Health TRANSCRIPT

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Feb 19, 2026

Dr. Paul Testa, Chief Health Informatics Officer who helped create the About Me Initiative at NYU Langone Health, and Dr. Katherine Hochman, Director of Hospital Medicine at NYU Langone Health, who envisioned the initiative, discuss the benefits of encouraging patients to provide non-medical information. The goal is to...