In this special HLTH bonus episode of Tech It to the Limit, hosts Sarah Harper and Elliott Wilson battle post-conference fatigue and full-blown health FOMO by bringing the conference floor straight to your earbuds. While Sarah recovers from a “very real case of health FOMO,” Elliott reports from the trenches after surviving days of buzzwords, badge scanners, and $9 lattes. To shake up the usual format, they press play on two standout booth interviews from HLTH.

First, Elliott sits down with Dr. Lynne Nowak of Surescripts for a deep dive into seamless prescribing, touchless prior authorization, interoperability, and price transparency. Dr. Lynne breaks down how automation is shrinking prior auth from a multi-day nightmare into a near-instant, 30-second reality, reducing burnout for clinicians and removing friction for patients who just want their meds on time and at a price they can afford.

Then, the episode shifts into venture-building mode with returning guest John Beadle of Aegis Ventures. John unpacks how his consortium model is helping health systems move from “innovation theater” to real innovation delivery by building and scaling AI companies faster than the market average. From ambient AI becoming table stakes to the rise of patient-facing agents, he offers a clear view of where healthcare innovation is headed next.

In this episode:

[00:00] Introduction
[01:16] Health conference recap setup
[07:13] Interview Dr. lynne Nowak automation and burnout
[10:25] Touchless prior authorization explained
[12:59] Interoperability and data exchange
[18:11] Trust and data governance
[19:55] Future of data science at Surescripts
[21:12] Interview wrap up Dr. lynne
[24:42] Interview John Beadle AI startups and health systems
[26:02] Startup success metrics and examples
[28:11] Clinician experience and ambient AI
[32:19] Advice for health conference attendees
[33:07] Sponsor segment HIPAA compliance tool
[34:22] Episode wrap up and teaser for part two
[35:40] Healthtech haiku and sign-off

Resources:

Tech It To The Limit Podcast

Dr. Lynne Nowak

LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnee-nowak-md-62054583/
Surescripts - https://surescripts.com/

John Beadle

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpbeadle/
Aegis Ventures - https://aegisventures.com/

Sarah Harper

LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbethharper

Elliott Wilson

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewelliottwilson