Digital Health Disruptors

Mar 07 2025 14 ep. 28 mins 1
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Welcome! On DHD, our guests speak about the exciting but rugged terrain of the future of health, and the challenges they face as they disrupt the status quo and shape the trends of Digital Health. Dive deep into the soft underbelly of the healthcare industry and hear the real thing... raw and uncut. Brought to you by Ranjani Rangan and CharmHealth, a premier suite of health IT products built to address the application of cloud and mobile technologies for managing healthcare data and intelligent data analysis. We support health tech startups and invite them to participate in our annual CharmHealth Innovation Challenge!

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