Digital Health Talks - Changemakers Focused on Fixing Healthcare

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Digital Health Talks is a weekly, no-BS podcast for healthcare leaders across the provider, payer, digital health, and innovation markets. Hosted by the HealthIMPACT Live team, each episode features candid conversations with the people using technology, data, AI, and new care models to improve access, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and the business of healthcare. For leaders deciding what to scale, stop, fund, secure, buy, build, and govern next. Hosted by the HealthIMPACT Live Team Megan Antonelli, CEO, HealthIMPACT Live Janae Sharp, Founder, The Sharp Index Shahid Shah, Chair, HealthIMPACT Live, Publisher, Netspective Media
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Hitting the Right Note: From the Primary Care Visit to a Therapist Who Actually Picks Up
Episode 228
Tuesday, 3 November, 2026

Your doctor says you should talk to someone. Then what? For most people, the next step is an insurance directory full of therapists who are not taking new patients, not taking the plan, or not picking up. Sandeep Acharya has seen the problem from the recording studio, the primary care clinic, and the patient's chair. He was a signed recording artist, led strategy at One Medical, and now runs Octave, a mental health practice built to work with insurance. Megan and Sandeep talk about why the handoff from primary care to mental health breaks, what a ghost network is, whether therapy quality can be measured, and what health systems can fix on their own.Sandeep Acharya, Founder and CEO of Octave, OctaveMegan Antonelli, CEO, HealthIMPACT Live Subscribe to Digital Health Talks on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen.Learn more about HealthIMPACT Live events, virtual forums, and healthcare leader conversations at healthimpactlive.com.Interested in being a guest, sponsoring, or joining the HealthIMPACT community? Visit healthimpactlive.com/digital-health-talks.