HITshow Daily: September 19, 2025 (Friday)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:01 — 9.2MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Spotify | Android | Podcast Index | RSS | More

Today on HITshow:

Vaccine politics spark confusion inside the CDC’s advisory committee; Seattle Children’s lays off 154 staff amid funding cuts; New NEJM study finds low-dose aspirin may benefit patients with PI3K-altered localized colorectal cancer; we funding stories that are tied together by virtual care roots; and we close with Imagine Pediatrics, fresh off a $67 million funding round, and a conversation with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Patricia Hayes.

HOST: RHONDA BROOKS

📍 Providers & Policy — Peter Betterworth
ACIP vaccine politics spill into the room, sowing confusion over recommendations and messaging for health systems.

📍 Finance & Workforce — Teresa Vaughn
Seattle Children’s announces more than 150 layoffs, citing funding pressures while pledging continuity of care and staff support.

📍 Digital Health — Nate Collier
A funding wave sweeps specialty care—from neurology tools to maternal mental health—signaling investor focus on condition-specific models.

📍 Telehealth & Remote Care — Jalen Cross
Imagine Pediatrics raises $67 million to scale tech-enabled, virtual-first and in-home care for medically complex children, deepening health-system partnerships.

🎙️ Interview — Jalen Cross with Dr. Patricia Hayes (CMO, Imagine Pediatrics)
On cutting through fragmented care, instant access to a multidisciplinary team, and keeping kids healthy at home.

🎧 Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you like our show, please follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hit.show.

HITshow is made possible by: Altera Digital Health and Kimmchi