On the Health Record
Tune in for conversations around key topics and trends in healthcare tech. We sit down and talk to industry experts, foundational employees, and partners making noise in the market. Learn more about our mission at at drchrono.com.
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New Beginnings
05/28/2024
New Beginnings
Welcome back! We are excited to kick off Season 2 of this podcast. In this episode we talk with two of our senior leaders, Tara Cox and Matt Madden, about the growth and innovation happening within DrChrono by EverHealth. Send any questions and feedback to [email protected].
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Episode 23: A Trip Down Memory Lane with Daniel Kivatinos
07/08/2022
Episode 23: A Trip Down Memory Lane with Daniel Kivatinos
In this episode of On the Health Record, we're excited to share a conversation we had a little while back with DrChrono co-founder and former COO, Daniel Kivatinos. We dive deep into a DrChrono retrospective from the origins with Daniel and his co-founder Michael through the acquisition of DrChrono by EverCommerce. You’ll learn more about how DrChrono evolved as a product and company through pivotal moments like launching the first ever EHR on iPad to adding on RCM services and more. Daniel has seen DrChrono through it all, and we know that the whole DrChrono team is immensely grateful for what he’s built here. It was a pleasure to reminisce with Daniel and learn a little more about what he’s looking forward to after his time at DrChrono. This was a great conversation; thanks again to Daniel! If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your questions and feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Jon Murphy, Rosario Añon Suarez; executive producer Daniel Kivatinos; and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 22: Conversation with Frances Glosson
06/24/2022
Episode 22: Conversation with Frances Glosson
In this episode of On the Health Record, we spoke with Frances Glosson, a healthcare veteran whose career spans from nursing assistant all the way to hospital administrator. She also happens to be Oleg's aunt! We've been looking forward to this episode for a long time. Aunt Franny has a unique understanding of what it takes to make a hospital function efficiently. We discuss her experience in optimizing operations at the hospitals she’s worked with, and she shares some insight into the ways that leadership styles have changed over the years. Frances also enlightened us on Personality Trait Theory, a topic which she’s written a dissertation on, and how understanding human dynamics can translate into more effective systems in workplace settings. We even touch on the changes in EHRs over the years along the way! Talking to Aunt Franny was a lot of fun, and we're excited for you all to hear what she’s learned over the course of her long career in healthcare. If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your questions and feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Jon Murphy, Ajay Kumar, and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 21: Talking to Eron Villareal of Yuzu Labs
06/10/2022
Episode 21: Talking to Eron Villareal of Yuzu Labs
This episode of On the Health Record features Eron Villareal, the founder of Yuzu Labs and a former DrChrono developer. In this episode, we discuss Eron’s experience as one of the first developers to work on DrChrono after Daniel and Michael. He spins some classic startup stories of long work days that regularly bled into nights, all to build a platform powered by passion and Red Bull. He breaks down some early DrChrono milestones achieved during his time there as well. Since leaving DrChrono, Eron has worked on his own startup, Yuzu Labs, to create a research platform called Steady Pages. They’re working on some really interesting projects in the medical research space right now, so stay tuned for more on that. Eron was a great guest for this episode, and we had a lot of fun reminiscing about his time at DrChrono and learning about what he’s doing now to better the healthcare industry. If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your questions and feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Jon Murphy, Rosario Añon Suarez; executive producer Daniel Kivatinos; and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 20: Conversation with DeepScribe Co-Founder, Akilesh Bapu
05/27/2022
Episode 20: Conversation with DeepScribe Co-Founder, Akilesh Bapu
This episode of On the Health Record features discussions about how DeepScribe’s AI medical scribe system works and how the company has grown over the years to be used by over 500 organizations. They've also received $35m in funding. We then took a deep dive into Akilesh’s background from his time at Cal Berkeley to the inspiration for founding DeepScribe. Akilesh sheds some light on fascinating topics in tech like machine learning and how it can impact healthcare. Physician burnout is a massive issue in healthcare, so we take a look at how a timesaving solution like Deepscribe can help ease those burdens. We cover a lot of ground in this episode. If you’re interested in AI, healthcare, EHRs and more, stick around for a great interview with Akilesh. If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your questions and feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Jon Murphy, Ajay Kumar, and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 19: Discussion with DrChrono's Director of RCM, Tiffany Wells
02/25/2022
Episode 19: Discussion with DrChrono's Director of RCM, Tiffany Wells
In this episode of On the Health Record, we spoke with Tiffany Wells, DrChrono’s Director of Revenue Cycle Management. If you have ever wondered how the RCM process works, Tiffany breaks it down in the clearest terms possible. Find out the 6 key metrics every practice needs to track to understand the success of their RCM process. She also detailed her winding route to RCM, going from a prospective psychologist to discovering a passion for medical billing. She shared how the implementation of efficient billing processes into practices made her realize that she could still have an impact on healthcare from behind the scenes. As the episode goes on, you’ll hear about the diverse backgrounds of our RCM team members and how that contributes to their success as a unit. Then, Tiffany shares some insight into her leadership style and touches on her experiences in tech. We hope you enjoy the episode! If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your questions and feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Alyse DiNapoli, Jon Murphy, Rosario Añon Suarez; executive producer Daniel Kivatinos; and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 18: Holistic Medicine and Supplement Dispensing with Dr. Alex Keller
02/18/2022
Episode 18: Holistic Medicine and Supplement Dispensing with Dr. Alex Keller
In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Alex Keller, the medical director at Fullscript. Dr. Keller graduated from the University of Ottawa with HBSc in Health Sciences and Psychology. We talked about naturopathic medicine as a more holistic, proactive approach to healthcare that aims to build a healthy foundation for patients. Then we dive into the Fullscript product and what it can do for practices looking to implement supplements into their treatment plans, and finally, we discuss the need for greater health literacy in patients. This was a fascinating conversation, and we hope you enjoy it! If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your questions and feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Alyse DiNapoli, Jon Murphy, Rosario Añon Suarez; executive producer Daniel Kivatinos; and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 17: Leadership and Development with Keegan Walden of Torch
01/28/2022
Episode 17: Leadership and Development with Keegan Walden of Torch
In this episode, we sat down with Keegan Walden, the COO and co-founder of Torch. that helps leaders learn, develop, and manage their growing teams. Keegan’s winding journey began in Buffalo New York, ran through Yale, and really took off due to a chance meeting with a couple of coaches and mentors. Along the way, he even channeled his lifelong interests in humor and personal development into acquiring a PhD in clinical psychology. You’ll also learn about what led him and his co-founder, Cameron Yarbrough, to create Torch. We talk about the value of coaching, how it works in Torch’s software, and how coaching has changed his life and his own leadership capabilities. Keegan showed up ready to share some fascinating personal stories, insights and more in what became a very fun interview. Interested in how he would coach Steve Jobs? Check out this episode now! If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Alyse DiNapoli, Jon Murphy, Rosario Añon Suarez; executive producer Daniel Kivatinos; and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 16: Conversation with DrChrono's VP of Product, Sean Ahrens
01/28/2022
Episode 16: Conversation with DrChrono's VP of Product, Sean Ahrens
This episode features a conversation with DrChrono's VP of Product, Sean Ahrens. Sean is a start-up veteran, having gone through Y-Combinator twice; first with his MessageParty app and then with his first healthcare startup, Crohn-ology. Sean walks us through how those experiences led to his role as Head of Product at IBDPartners, and eventually DrChrono’s VP. We also discuss his experience doing remote work all the way back in 2014 through today, and he shares how remote work has evolved from then to the current pandemic environment. Finally, we widen the scope to gather his thoughts on technology’s role in healthcare and where it still has room to improve. We hope you enjoy the episode! If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Alyse DiNapoli, Jon Murphy, Rosario Añon Suarez; executive producer Daniel Kivatinos; and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 15: Evolving Healthcare with Dr. Ali Sadrieh
01/28/2022
Episode 15: Evolving Healthcare with Dr. Ali Sadrieh
On this episode, we talk with long time DrChrono user and podiatrist, Dr. Ali Sadrieh, about his passion for the EHR space, Apple hardware, and how great tech can help raise the quality of patient care. We also discuss why he rejects the concept of technology "disrupting" healthcare and instead prefers to think of tech's role as fostering an iterative, evolving healthcare space. Dr. Sadrieh brings with him a bounty of thoughts and innovative ideas around healthcare, so sit back and enjoy the discussion. If you like the episode, make sure to leave a 5 star rating, and subscribe to keep up with the latest releases! Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - Send us your feedback! Email me directly: "On the Health Record" is produced by Alyse DiNapoli, Jon Murphy, Rosario Añon Suarez; executive producer Daniel Kivatinos; and hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Episode 14: Connecting with Heal co-founder, Nick Desai
06/11/2021
Episode 14: Connecting with Heal co-founder, Nick Desai
On this episode, we talk with Nick Desai about how he and his wife Renee started Heal back in 2014 after an unnerving ER experience with their infant son. Nick, who has an engineering background, and Dr. Dua, a physician, saw the need for on-demand at-home care, and the rest is history. We talk about everything from the evolution of physician burnout to having an entrepreneurial spirit and the benefits of reading everything from Fox News to CNN.
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Episode 13: Managing Practice Inventory at Light Speed with FlexScan
05/21/2021
Episode 13: Managing Practice Inventory at Light Speed with FlexScan
The Coronavirus pandemic has made managing your practice especially difficult for over a year now. As a provider, you want to get the simple things done effectively, so you can see your patients. That's where FlexScan comes in. Their inventory management solution automates the administrative tasks that are necessary but time consuming for your business. Join us alongside with Miles Bassin, as we break down the elegant solutions they've created to solve your inventory management needs.
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Episode 12: Coaching for a Better Future with Eugene Borukhovich
03/19/2021
Episode 12: Coaching for a Better Future with Eugene Borukhovich
Eugene Borukovich has seen many facets of the healthcare system, from heading up digital health at Bayer to founding NYC's Health 2.0 chapter. But his most recent journey as COO of YourCoach Health began after his wife underwent cancer treatment and started her own company to help health coaches manage their practice. Learn about the evolution of digital health from someone who's held important roles in big pharma, startups and caretaking as well.
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Episode 11: Patient Outcome Management with Justin Saliman, MD and CEO
03/05/2021
Episode 11: Patient Outcome Management with Justin Saliman, MD and CEO
In this week's episode, we sit down with Dr. Justin Saliman, an orthopedic surgeon and founder and CEO of OutcomeMD, a platform that tracks and measures patient reported outcomes. As both a doctor and serial entrepreneur, he brings a wealth of knowledge to the world of healthcare technology. We start with his early years of building software programs as a kid and eventually find ourselves discussing the past, current and future states of value based care, among many other topics. The link to the website is
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Episode 10: Talking with former DrChrono Developer, Nick Sweeting
02/19/2021
Episode 10: Talking with former DrChrono Developer, Nick Sweeting
We speak with former DrChrono software engineer, Nick Sweeting, who is currently co-founder of the software consulting firm Monadical. But his unconventional journey to get where he is now involved working in China, Oregon, California and currently Colombia. We discuss the various industries he's worked in, advice for junior developers, his initial forays into being an entrepreneur and much more. Find results to DrChrono's Virtual Hackathon here: https://www.drchrono.com/hackathon/
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Episode 9: Ryan Howard on Remote Patient Monitoring and building your company the right way
12/24/2020
Episode 9: Ryan Howard on Remote Patient Monitoring and building your company the right way
Ryan Howard is currently the founding CEO at 100plus, a company specializing in Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) services. He is also the former CEO and founder of Practice Fusion, a direct competitor to DrChrono for many years. The company was acquired by Allscripts in 2018. 2020 was a huge shift for healthcare in general, but specifically for RPM due to the recent changes in how providers are reimbursed for their RPM services. Tune in to this episode to learn more, and have a great holiday season.
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Episode 8: DrChrono VP of Sales Marjon Harvey on Company Culture & Diversity in Tech
11/25/2020
Episode 8: DrChrono VP of Sales Marjon Harvey on Company Culture & Diversity in Tech
This Thanksgiving, we're thankful for our VP of Sales at DrChrono, Marjon Harvey. Before working her way up to a leadership role, Marjon was pursuing a doctorate in chemistry at Stanford. She talks about her recent award as a leader and woman in healthcare software (9:00), why prioritizing diversity is important in any business (17:00) and the crucial pivot towards telehealth (29:00).
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Episode 7: Hearing from WorkRamp founder & CEO Ted Blosser
11/13/2020
Episode 7: Hearing from WorkRamp founder & CEO Ted Blosser
We are joined on this episode by Ted Blosser, CEO and founder of WorkRamp, Inc. WorkRamp's Learning Management System (LMS) lets users create and build training modules for team trainings and real-time collaboration. We discuss Ted's time as a student-athlete in college, his work experience prior to starting Workramp and some of his key takeaways as the CEO of a B2B SaaS startup. As always, you can email us at . Thanks for listening.
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Episode Five: Lauren Patrick from HealthMonix
09/25/2020
Episode Five: Lauren Patrick from HealthMonix
Lauren Patrick is a computer scientist at heart. She also founded and runs HealthMonix, which helps practice groups leverage their data and analytics to improve quality of care scores and therefore increase reimbursements. We cover quality improvement, provider measures and leveraging feedback, among other things. Learn more about Lauren and check out their blog here: https://blog.healthmonix.com/author/lauren-patrick
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Episode Four: Telehealth and Virtual Rooms with Curogram
09/18/2020
Episode Four: Telehealth and Virtual Rooms with Curogram
Michael Hsu is in charge of Finance and Operations at Curogram. We're talking about how the company came to be, what their core business is like and how the industry has shifted due to Covid-19 (1:00). We'll also compare and contrast doctor-patient communication past and present (20:00) . Then we try a new segment called 'Doctors Corner' to approach communication from the doctor's perspective (40:00). To wrap up, we talk about the impact of recent changes and what healthcare delivery will look like moving forward (1:03:00). Learn more about Curogram at www.curogram.com.
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Episode Three: The EHR Landscape with Aaron Gleave
09/11/2020
Episode Three: The EHR Landscape with Aaron Gleave
Learn about Electronic Health Records from the best. On this episode we speak with Aaron Gleave, a director at KLAS Research Group. We talked about how the current EHR market came to be and some of the challenges that exist in the space. Then we touch on some of the players in the market before going over strengths and weaknesses of DrChrono's product. At the end we went over some bigger picture topics, like Telehealth and the Pandemic. Special thanks to Dennis Yoo for producing the show and Daniel Kivatinos for executive producing. Thanks to our designer Semi Park. Oleg Koujikov hosts the show. As always, if you like what you're hearing leave us a rating or review and connect with us by email at [email protected].
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Episode Two: DrChrono's People with Lyndsay
09/04/2020
Episode Two: DrChrono's People with Lyndsay
On Episode 2 of On the Health Record, we are joined by Lyndsay Donhoff the Senior Director of People Operations at DrChrono. First up, we go over a few DrChrono milestones before talking about company culture and values. Then, we discuss startup hiring and what we look for in a potential candidate. If you have any questions or comments after you listen, send them to . Special thanks to Dennis Yoo who produces the podcast and Daniel Kivatinos for executive producing. Semi Park designed our new logo. As always, Oleg Koujikov hosts the show and writes a short description after. Hope you enjoy!
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Episode One: Intro to DrChrono's Product with Axel Perez
08/28/2020
Episode One: Intro to DrChrono's Product with Axel Perez
We are back with a new episode! Today we start our 6-part series with an interview about the DrChrono product with Axel Perez, our VP of RCM & Operations. Special thanks to Semi Park who designed our new logo, Dennis Yoo for producing, Daniel Kivatinos for executive producing and of course myself (Oleg) for hosting and coming up with corny ways to name things. Enjoy!
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Understanding Health Plans and CMS Reimbursements with ThoroughCare
12/13/2019
Understanding Health Plans and CMS Reimbursements with ThoroughCare
After a brief hiatus, the DrChrono Podcast is back to examine some of the health services provided by government programs such as Chronic Care Management, Annual Wellness Visits and others. These programs tie together catered health programs with proven success to reimbursements for doctors, by simply adhering to a plan and documenting the journey. Learn more about how ThoroughCare can help doctors earn more income by providing the same great services they already do by listening to this episode. Leave a rating if you like what you’re hearing (or you’re just happy it’s the holidays). To learn more about ThoroughCare visit
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Strategic Brand Management with Podium
11/08/2019
Strategic Brand Management with Podium
This week, Oleg talks with Mike Oliver from Podium about how to reach consumers in today’s digital age and strategically marketing your practice. Also discussed are online communities, managing your brand and how humans today are augmented by technology. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating and review. The podcast is hosted by Oleg Koujikov and produced by Dennis Yoo and Daniel Kivatinos.
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Automating Compliance with Health eFilings
10/25/2019
Automating Compliance with Health eFilings
On this episode, Oleg talks to Robert Hopton of Health eFilings. Their mission is to deliver cloud based software to assist doctors in their transition from volume to value based care models by leveraging the data in their DrChrono EHRs. Their solution enables clinicians to focus more on medicine and less on formatting documents. Enjoy this episode and subscribe to the show if you like what you’re hearing. Hosted by Oleg Koujikov. Produced by Dennis Yoo and Daniel Kivatinos.
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Precision Medicine for Mental Health with GenoMind
10/11/2019
Precision Medicine for Mental Health with GenoMind
It's Mental Health Awareness week. Oleg sits down with Dan Dowd from GenoMind to talk about how they are tackling the growing issue of mental health in the US. GenoMind is enabling doctors to tailor medications to their patients' genetic profiles. Learn about the current status of Mental Health (6:22), how treatments are changing (16:50) and some of the cost-benefit analysis of doing genetic tests (26:48). Hosted by Oleg Koujikov. Produced by Dennis Yoo and Daniel Kivatinos. Learn More At:
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Building Digital Scribes with DeepScribe
09/27/2019
Building Digital Scribes with DeepScribe
Today on the DrChrono Podcast, robots are coming for your jobs! We hear from DeepScribe Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Matthew Ko about how his product generates clinical notes from patient encounters with natural language processing. It’s a wonderful hardware/software solution which could save hours every day for providers. We talk about the origins of DeepScribe (5:30) how the natural language processing works (18:00) what artificial intelligence is today (25:00) and we finish up with some questions about college (38:30). Please enjoy this episode and if you like what you’re hearing, rate and review us! Hosted by Oleg Koujikov. Produced by Dennis Yoo and Daniel Kivatinos.
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Improve Patient Connections with Cliniconex
09/13/2019
Improve Patient Connections with Cliniconex
Join us this week as we speak with Darcy MacHale. Darcy joins the show from Cliniconex in Ottawa Ontario to talk about automating certain tasks involved in Quality of Care measurements. Their Health Quality Improvement software is designed to streamline pre and post-visit patient outreach with the end goal of improving response rates and patient outcomes. Please enjoy this episode and leave a rating or review if you like what you’re hearing! Produced by Dennis Yoo and Daniel Kivatinos. Hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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Take a Breath, Collect Yourself
08/16/2019
Take a Breath, Collect Yourself
This week we are talking about Collections! Oleg sits down with Levon Brutyan from Collectly to talk about his billing collections solution. Topics include: modern communication, tracking data with technology, automation and software magic. Please enjoy this episode of the DrChrono Podcast and if you like what you hear, subscribe and leave a review for the show! Produced by Dennis Yoo and Daniel Kivatinos. Hosted by Oleg Koujikov.
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