Bo Bartholomew

Yes, thank you, Scott. And couldn't be more Honored to be included. Love your podcast and love all that y'all do. I am, as they say, a recovering hospital administrator. I've spent just under a decade initially getting into healthcare on the construction side. I was project manager to build a brand new hospital and then got asked to stay on after we opened the hospital to help run it.

Yes, thank you, Scott. And couldn't be more Honored to be included. Love your podcast and love all that y'all do. I am, as they say, a recovering hospital administrator. I've spent just under a decade initially getting into healthcare on the construction side. I was project manager to build a brand new hospital and then got asked to stay on after we opened the hospital to help run it.

and then bounced around a number of hospitals before we got asked to move to very four undesirable locations. And my wife decided I could go without her and that wasn't going to work. So I became, as they say, a forced entrepreneur and co-founded a medication management software company that we sold to private equity. I joined another a private equity company focused on nursing.

and then bounced around a number of hospitals before we got asked to move to very four undesirable locations. And my wife decided I could go without her and that wasn't going to work. So I became, as they say, a forced entrepreneur and co-founded a medication management software company that we sold to private equity. I joined another a private equity company focused on nursing.

And we sold that and then started a venture fund. And our second or third investment was in evidence care in 2020. And the founding CEO and physician, Dr. Brian Fingler, who is still with us and is happy as a lark as our chief medical officer, decided he would rather someone else take the CEO range, and the board asked me to step in.

And we sold that and then started a venture fund. And our second or third investment was in evidence care in 2020. And the founding CEO and physician, Dr. Brian Fingler, who is still with us and is happy as a lark as our chief medical officer, decided he would rather someone else take the CEO range, and the board asked me to step in.

Evidence Care is a 10-year-old business that is a dedicated and anchored business. on empowering better care decisions. We service the hospital and health systems around our country. We are software that's embedded inside the electronic health records. And everything we do is designed to improve the physician workflow.

Evidence Care is a 10-year-old business that is a dedicated and anchored business. on empowering better care decisions. We service the hospital and health systems around our country. We are software that's embedded inside the electronic health records. And everything we do is designed to improve the physician workflow.

and bring the right tools at the right time to make the best decisions possible while also benefiting the hospital's bottom line.

and bring the right tools at the right time to make the best decisions possible while also benefiting the hospital's bottom line.

Great question, Scott. 15 years ago, I was up on Capitol Hill testifying on behalf of our private equity firm, how they were bringing benefit. I think that the headlines right now, what I would say is anytime there are bad actors in any industry, the media will jump on that and so will Congress.

Great question, Scott. 15 years ago, I was up on Capitol Hill testifying on behalf of our private equity firm, how they were bringing benefit. I think that the headlines right now, what I would say is anytime there are bad actors in any industry, the media will jump on that and so will Congress.

We have some bad actors in the hospital health system world that just happen to be for profit and private equity. That being said, some of the best hospitals and systems in the country in terms of quality care, patient outcomes are also for profit with very good moral ethical leaders at the top of the helm. So there's a bit of a black eye there.

We have some bad actors in the hospital health system world that just happen to be for profit and private equity. That being said, some of the best hospitals and systems in the country in terms of quality care, patient outcomes are also for profit with very good moral ethical leaders at the top of the helm. So there's a bit of a black eye there.

I do think the way that healthcare incentives are aligned and the way the payer games force hospitals to price and to market, it highlights some things that are very difficult to navigate. So there's pros and cons. I think when you have the right leaders with the right character,

I do think the way that healthcare incentives are aligned and the way the payer games force hospitals to price and to market, it highlights some things that are very difficult to navigate. So there's pros and cons. I think when you have the right leaders with the right character,

whether it's private equity or non-for-profit, you are going to have good outcomes that benefit and improve our healthcare system.

whether it's private equity or non-for-profit, you are going to have good outcomes that benefit and improve our healthcare system.

Yeah, so I'll give you a couple that I think most listeners would identify with. And then I'm going to give you one that I guarantee you no one's brought up. High level, we are watching both at EvidenceCare, but also across our venture capital portfolio. Where does AI step in and make a difference?

Yeah, so I'll give you a couple that I think most listeners would identify with. And then I'm going to give you one that I guarantee you no one's brought up. High level, we are watching both at EvidenceCare, but also across our venture capital portfolio. Where does AI step in and make a difference?