In this episode, Hospitalogy’s Blake Madden talks with two operators who actually walk the walk in oncology: Ben Freeberg, founder of Oncology Ventures (recently announced Fund II) and Dan Nardi, CEO of Reimagine Care.
They deep-dive on why 1,000 of the 1,700 Americans who die of cancer every day don’t have to, why 97% of the cancer journey happens outside the clinic (and almost nobody is building for it), and how Remy, Reimagine’s AI-based virtual cancer center, is resolving half of all patient interactions autonomously while cutting ED visits by 67%.
Blake also pushes Dan on the drug-distributor vertical integration question (the one nobody wants to answer on the record), and Ben goes into the Fund II thesis: life insurance as a new buyer, outpatient CAR-T, and the coming consolidation wave in digital oncology.
If you care about where oncology care delivery is actually headed over the next 3-5 years, this one’s for you!
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00:00:00 – Introduction to Oncology Ventures and Reimagine Care
00:04:40 – Current State of Oncology and Investment Opportunities
00:09:43 – The Value Proposition of Reimagine Care
00:14:43 – The Role of Technology in Cancer Care
00:19:45 – Personalized Patient Engagement and Data Utilization
00:30:19 – Understanding Stakeholder Value in Oncology
00:32:41 – Fee-for-Service vs. Value-Based Care Dynamics
00:34:22 – Rethinking Incentives in Cancer Care
00:39:06 – The Role of Orchestration in Patient Care
00:42:10 – Convergence of Care Models and Patient Experience
00:45:19 – The Importance of Ambulatory Strategies
00:47:17 – Future Directions for Reimagine Care
00:52:06 – Exploring Partnerships and Growth Opportunities
Oncology Ventures: https://www.oncology.ventures/
Reimagine Care: https://reimaginecare.com/
Follow Ben Freeberg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-freeberg/
Follow Dan Nardi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjnardi/
Subscribe to Ben Freeberg’s newsletter: https://oncologyventures.substack.com/
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