In todays podcast, Jeff Smith introduces a new quality management app idea, called Quali, that could reduce the operating and infrastructural expenses for healthcare companies so that they can focus more financially on R&D. Jeff highlights the importance of gross margin for any business, and how the greater the gross margin the more revenue that can be allocated to R&D or other areas to, in turn, grow the business. Quali would act as an AI Agent GPT that is able to store files, amended documents and more, while also being able to do the amending or creating of documents. Jeff’s goal is efficiency. With the help of AI, business operations will only be getting quicker, easier, and more economic!

Providence Medical Technology co-founder and Unmet Need Podcast host, Jeff Smith, discusses the overwhelming results of PMT's FUSE Clinical Study which highlights the importance of posterior cervical fusion in combination and addition to anterior cervical decompression & fusion. Jeff also discusses what this means for patients, surgeons, and the spine community moving forward.

Jeff Smith discussed the concept of an AI healthcare app called Bid, which aims to connect high value target customers with vendors offering a product or service of equally high value and use to the customer.

Jeff Smith discussed a new app idea on his podcast. He touched on the subject of a big data play called "Big Easy," explaining how combining prior tech waves with the latest developments, such as AI, could create a powerful compounding effect. He also mentioned the potential of big data in the field of medicine and highlighted the ability of big data to provide unbiased insights, unlike the scientific method which often starts with a hypothesis.

Jeff Smith discussed the development of an AI healthcare-related app called "Rudy Sales Assistant". The app, designed to eliminate the need for a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM), is intended to make note-taking and data entry easier for salespeople. Despite the CRM's deep rootedness in the enterprise, the app is expected to streamline the sales process by tracking salespeople's activities and suggesting a weekly schedule. The Rudy App utilizes data created by the salesperson's mobile phone usage to provide reports on their activities, including driving routes, phone usage, and health data. The ultimate goal is to create an application that can suggest a weekly schedule for the salesperson. The host expressed their enthusiasm for the app and their vision for it to foster idea exchange and credibility in the field of healthcare and AI enterprise software.

Jeff Smith discussed the development of a new AI healthcare app called "President's Club" for sales compensation planning for sales professionals. The speaker also emphasized the importance and evolution of AI and robotics, with a particular focus on language learning models. The discussion revolved around the shift towards large language models, which are increasingly used by tech companies like Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. The potential for these applications to attract marketers was also discussed.

The Literature

Jeff Smith introduced a potential healthcare AI application idea, inviting physician entrepreneurs and non-physicians to collaborate if interested. The application, named "The Literature", aims to assist in accessing and understanding clinical papers, addressing the challenge of poorly understood literature in the healthcare sector. Jeff highlighted the potential of generative AI and its ability to process large amounts of information. The idea is to build an app on a chat platform, allowing users to ask for relevant literature on a specific topic.

Edward Liou

Chief Operating Officer

Ed Liou has worked with Providence for over 14 years. He is a highly regarded serial entrepreneur and engineer with experience in all aspects of medical device design, development, manufacturing, regulatory compliance and commercialization. Ed began his career as a co-founder of Alter-G. He then went on to hold various technical and leadership roles at Speck Design and Thayer, as well as co-founding NovaMed Systems, Prospect Health, Kolum, and Greenlight Medical. At Providence, Ed plans and directs all aspects of the R&D, Operations, Compliance, Quality and Regulatory organizations.

Throughout his career, Ed has devoted his talents to improving the human condition by developing elegant solutions to complex health problems. He is a named inventor on over 20 issued patents, including several proprietary technologies that have been incorporated into Providence products. Ed received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.