In a world of financial pressures, workforce challenges, and increased focus on the patient experience, health systems are continuing to assess their operations to improve efficiencies and grow through strategic transformation. In this episode of the Strategic Transformation series, Mindy McGrath, Saurabh Raman, and Ryan Hummel discuss how health systems can best optimize their operational systems through standardization and centralization to address some of these challenges and improve their patient and employee experience.

To learn more about how we can help your team navigate these strategic decisions, reach out to Saurabh.Raman@vynamic.com and Ryan.Hummel@vynamic.com.

Podcast Tags: healthcare, health systems, healthcare strategy, health innovation, strategic transformation

Source Links:

• 2025 Outlook: Hospital finances show signs of stability, but rising costs will be a major headwind
• Costs of Caring | AHA
• Emergency Department Utilization (EDU) – NCQA
• Patients as Consumers: New Research Report Shows A New Era of Expectations in Healthcare
• To Improve Health Care, Focus on Fixing Systems — Not People

Panel – Mindy McGrath, Saurabh Raman, Ryan Hummel

Research & Production – Saurabh Raman, Ryan Hummel, Everly Petruzzelli

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

In this Trending Health series, Vynamic team members will highlight how different sectors of the health industry are evolving to meet the demands of today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape through value creation and strategic transformations.

In this episode, Mindy McGrath, Saurabh Raman, and Ryan Hummel dive into how payers are shifting from short-term cost cutting to long-term strategic transformation as a result of rising costs, policy upheaval, and evolving consumer demands.

To learn more about how we can help your team navigate these strategic decisions, reach out to Saurabh.Raman@vynamic.com and Ryan.Hummel@vynamic.com.

Podcast Tags: healthcare, health plan, healthcare strategy, health innovation, strategic transformation

Source Links:

• Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2025
• UnitedHealth reports highest medical costs since COVID-19 pandemic’s start
• New Evernorth program to cap out-of-pocket costs for Wegovy, Zepbound at $200
• Spending growth on GLP-1s outpaces specialty drugs: Evernorth study
• Elevance Health Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

Panel – Mindy McGrath, Saurabh Raman, Ryan Hummel

Research & Production – Julia Morrison, Saurabh Raman, Ryan Hummel, Everly Petruzzelli

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

The complexity of today’s product launch environment demands a smarter, more optimized approach when it comes to planning—artificial intelligence (AI) is a potential tool to help teams keep up with the demanding pace. In the final episode of the Product Launch Series, Everly is joined by Ashley Stanley & Matt O\’Dell to explore how GenAI is already being leveraged across the launch lifecycle — from content creation to competitive intelligence — and how teams can build AI fluency now to stay ahead of tomorrow’s launch challenges.

To learn more about how we can help your team integrate or optimize AI tools into your next product launch, reach out to Ashley.Stanley@vynamic.com and Matt.ODell@vynamic.com.

Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, product launch, product launch trends, life sciences trends, artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, AI, GenAI

Sources: NYU AI Architect Says Mastering GenAI Means Changing Our Behavior

Panel –Everly Petruzzelli, Ashley Stanley, Matt O\’Dell

Research & Production – Zara Ahmad, Adrea Cope, Everly Petruzzelli

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

In this special episode of Trending Health, Mindy McGrath and Karen Baldry explore how recent changes across the U.S. federal health agencies and policies from the new administration are impacting the life sciences and biotech industry compounding with other pressures like the IRA, tariffs, and budget constraints. From launch delays at the FDA to supply chain strain and evolving patient access challenges, Mindy and Karen provide strategic considerations for commercial leaders as they navigate these shifts and uncertainties.

To learn more about how we can help your team with scenario planning and navigating these strategic decisions, reach out to . Check out our recent insights for more information: U.S. Federal Health Agency Layoffs Pose Strategic Risk and Disruption to Life Sciences & The Case for Strategic Transformation: An Executive Conversation with Vynamic’s Leaders

Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, public health, life sciences trends, healthcare strategy, health innovation

Panel – Mindy McGrath, Karen Baldry

Research & Production – Mindy McGrath, Karen Baldry, Everly Petruzzelli

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

Healthcare providers (HCPs) are busier and more overwhelmed than ever before, meaning the customer experience can no longer be an afterthought—it must be a strategic priority. In this Trending Health episode, Everly is joined by Raina Dhir & Colleen Lawlor to tackle a challenge every launch team faces—how to break through the noise and truly connect with HCPs at launch. Raina, Colleen, and Everly explore strategies for creating personalized, high-impact HCP experiences to truly enable leaders to differentiate their launches.

To learn more about how we can help your team, reach out to colleen.lawlor@vynamic.com and raina.dhir@vynamic.com. Check out our recent Omnichannel Insight on our website for more information: From strategy to execution: Delivering an omnichannel transformation – Vynamic LLC

Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, product launch, product launch trends, life sciences trends, launch excellence, customer engagement, customer experience

Panel –Everly Petruzzelli, Colleen Lawlor, Raina Dhir

Research & Production – Julia Morrison, Adrea Cope, Everly Petruzzelli

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

In today’s fast-paced environment of product launch, planning and preparation aren’t just important—they are essential to launch success. In our second episode of the Trending Health Product Launch Series, Everly is joined by two more Vynamic Launch Leaders, Christina and Swathi, as they explore critical launch readiness tools and key considerations to ensure launch teams, processes, and crucial systems are well prepared, tested, and ready for launch.

To learn more about how we can help your team to become launch ready or to conduct a mock launch, please contact christina.nikolos@vynamic.com and swathi.ramakrishnan@vynamic.com

Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, product launch, product launch trends, life sciences trends, launch excellence, launch readiness, mock launch, launch navigation

Panel –Everly Petruzzelli, Christina Nikolos, Swathi Ramakrishnan

Research & Production – Zara Ahmad, Adrea Cope, Everly Petruzzelli

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

In this Trending Health Series, Vynamic Product Launch leaders will share their experience partnering with teams across the launch journey to provide tips and tricks for leaders to consider adopting in their next launch. For this episode, Everly, Alex, and Felice dive into how companies can establish a strong foundation for their launch by embedding launch excellence into the culture and establishing flexible frameworks to enable teams to be set up for long-term success.

To learn more about how we help organizations build or maintain a culture of launch excellence, reach out to . Please check out our other Launch Excellence Insights on the Vynamic website: Embedding Launch Excellence as a Cultural Mindset & Rethinking Launch Planning: Investing Early for Launch Success – Vynamic LLC

Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, product launch, product launch trends, life sciences trends, launch excellence

Panel – Everly Petruzzelli, Alex Snopko, Felice Walter

Research & Production – Julia Morrison, Adrea Cope, Everly Petruzzelli

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

Can AI make supply chains smarter and more human?

In the latest episode of our European Healthcare Innovation Roadshow, Ollie May, Dan Ahern, and Andrés Vadillo from Roche explore how AI is reshaping supply chain planning—from everyday productivity boosts to balancing resilience, cost, and culture. Andrés is sharing his own personal views, which might not necessarily reflect Roche\’s position.

Podcast Tags: AI, Healthcare Innovation, Digital Health

Panel – Ollie May, Dan Ahern, Andres Vadillo

Research & Production – Dan Ahern, Andres Vadillo

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please leave a comment or contact us at TrendingHealth.com.