Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots   /     567: The Future of Digital Health: Where Are We Headed with Steven Wardell

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Sami talks with Steven Wardell, managing partner of Wardell Advisors LLC, about the lacking tech developments within the healthcare sector. Together they assess why digital health products have failed to maintain the same pace as other consumer technology, the difficulties and regulations involved when develop technology for the health sector and whether AI could finally bridge the gap to play a larger role in medical assessments and data management. — You can email Steven directly at steven@wardelladvisors.llc.com or connect with him over on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenwardell/). If you’ve enjoyed listening to Steven talk and would like more, check out his podcast here over on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/42dV5Wnag97l2rtIDpxmlJ) and Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digitalhealth-investortalk-show/id1739850633). Your host for this episode has been Sami Birnbaum. Sami can be found through his website (https://samibirnbaum.com) or via LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/samibirnbaum/). If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page (https://github.com/sponsors/thoughtbot), or check out our website (https://podcast.thoughtbot.com). Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: hosts@giantrobots.fm This has been a thoughtbot (https://thoughtbot.com/) podcast. Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/) - Mastodon (https://thoughtbot.social/@thoughtbot) - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thoughtbot.com) © 2025 thoughtbot, inc.

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Sami talks with Steven Wardell, managing partner of Wardell Advisors LLC, about the lacking tech developments within the healthcare sector.

Together they assess why digital health products have failed to maintain the same pace as other consumer technology, the difficulties and regulations involved when develop technology for the health sector and whether AI could finally bridge the gap to play a larger role in medical assessments and data management.

You can email Steven directly at steven@wardelladvisors.llc.com or connect with him over on LinkedIn. If you’ve enjoyed listening to Steven talk and would like more, check out his podcast here over on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Your host for this episode has been Sami Birnbaum. Sami can be found through his website or via LinkedIn.

If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page, or check out our website.

Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: hosts@giantrobots.fm

This has been a thoughtbot podcast.
Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - Bluesky

© 2025 thoughtbot, inc.

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Sami talks with Steven Wardell, managing partner of Wardell Advisors LLC, about the lacking tech developments within the healthcare sector.
Duration
34:46
Publishing date
2025-03-27 03:00
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https://podcast.thoughtbot.com/567
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Sami talks with Steven Wardell, managing partner of Wardell Advisors LLC, about the lacking tech developments within the healthcare sector.

Together they assess why digital health products have failed to maintain the same pace as other consumer technology, the difficulties and regulations involved when develop technology for the health sector and whether AI could finally bridge the gap to play a larger role in medical assessments and data management.

You can email Steven directly at steven@wardelladvisors.llc.com or connect with him over on LinkedIn. If you’ve enjoyed listening to Steven talk and would like more, check out his podcast here over on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Your host for this episode has been Sami Birnbaum. Sami can be found through his website or via LinkedIn.

If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page, or check out our website.

Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: hosts@giantrobots.fm

This has been a thoughtbot podcast.
Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - Bluesky

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