Healthcare Rap (Shift Forward Health)

Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered care, a.k.a. how the frontiers of digital, retail, and traditional care can work together to make healthcare easier for everyday people. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally, has been named a Top 20 Healthcare Podcast, and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, with more than 380 episodes and 6 years on the air. 

Join provocative thinkers Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail as they profile disruptors and trends that are impacting the consumer experience of healthcare. 

The podcast reached new heights in 2024: 

• 380+ episodes 
• 250k downloads 
• 2024 Top Healthcare Podcasts (Bright Inventions) 
• #2 on 30 Best Healthcare Innovation Podcasts (Feedspot) 
• 16 Healthcare Podcasts You Shouldn’t Miss (b2Cast) 
• Multiple episodes on Healthcare Now Radio's Top 10 Episodes of the Year 

Topics for 2025: 

• Connected fitness 
• GLP-1's / weight loss 
• Food as medicine / nutrition 
• Sleep management 
• Mental and behavioral health 
• Preventive health and wellness 
• Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional health, concierge medicine, etc. 
• How those nontraditional care models can work together with traditional health systems 
• Consumer-facing digital health 
• All other consumer-facing aspects of healthcare  

Topics that we don't cover: 

• Clinical leadership 
• Cybersecurity 
• Health information management 
• Interoperability 
• Revenue cycle