Ron Wince's guest appearances

Ron Wince

Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership

Relentless Health Value™

Service Academy Business Mastermind

Gerard Ibarra

John Marchica

Tony DiGioia

Rich Klasco

Melissa McCool

Fred Richter

Billy Wynne

Lonnie Hirsch

David Westfall Bates

Andrea LaFountain

Troy Trygstad

Chris Cornue

Lorrie Carr

Mark Tomaino

Julie Locklear

OwlTail

“We are automating one of the more complex problems out there called prior authorization which, up until now, has not really been touched that much by technology… We’re in a good spot at a good time and having a measurable impact on providers that just want to get care to patients.”  -Ron Wince, USNA ‘88 Ron Wince is the founder and CEO of Myndshft, a prior authorization software company that reduces manual work, eliminates duplication of effort, and shortens preauthorization cycle times so healthcare providers and payers can focus on their patients. A United States Naval Academy graduate and an experienced strategic consultant, Ron’s leadership and industry expertise are helping to fuel the growth of his third startup.  In this episode, we discuss:  How prior authorization works in healthcare and where Myndshft comes into play What it was like bringing the software to market and the initial feedback from customers The key drivers that have led to Myndshft’s growth The importance of being hyper-focused on the customer experience Learnings from Ron’s time in the military that he still carries with him  Build a team of smart individuals, create an insanely good product, and lean into the customer experience: these three elements are what Ron believes has driven Myndshft’s growth. He also explains the importance of finding people that fit into your company culture and the challenges he is facing as his business starts to grow very quickly. Healthcare is something that every person has to deal with. Thank you to Ron for creating a product that makes the process better and more efficient. Connect with Ron:  LinkedIn MyndShft  If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can join our supportive community and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Also available on Google Podcasts, Spotify &amp; Stitcher Leave us a 5-star review!  Special thanks to Ron for joining me this week. Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA ’01

“We are automating one of the more complex problems out there called prior authorization which, up until now, has not really been touched that much by technology… We’re in a good spot at a good time and having a measurable impact on providers that just want to get care to patients.”  -Ron Wince, USNA ‘88 Ron Wince is the founder and CEO of Myndshft, a prior authorization software company that reduces manual work, eliminates duplication of effort, and shortens preauthorization cycle times so healthcare providers and payers can focus on their patients. A United States Naval Academy graduate and an experienced strategic consultant, Ron’s leadership and industry expertise are helping to fuel the growth of his third startup.  In this episode, we discuss: <ul> <li>How prior authorization works in healthcare and where Myndshft comes into play</li> <li>What it was like bringing the software to market and the initial feedback from customers</li> <li>The key drivers that have led to Myndshft’s growth</li> <li>The importance of being hyper-focused on the customer experience</li> <li>Learnings from Ron’s time in the military that he still carries with him</li> </ul> Build a team of smart individuals, create an insanely good product, and lean into the customer experience: these three elements are what Ron believes has driven Myndshft’s growth. He also explains the importance of finding people that fit into your company culture and the challenges he is facing as his business starts to grow very quickly. Healthcare is something that every person has to deal with. Thank you to Ron for creating a product that makes the process better and more efficient. Connect with Ron: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronwince/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.myndshft.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MyndShft</a></li> </ul> If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href="https://sabmgroup.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">join our supportive community</a> and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show: <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/service-academy-business-mastermind/id1233995120" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li>Also available on <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zYWJtZ3JvdXAubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3vhLcvE3Qng7TnrVfDH9tn" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott-mackes/service-academy-business-mastermind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a></li> <li>Leave us a 5-star review!</li> </ul> Special thanks to Ron for joining me this week. Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA ’01

#249: Making the Healthcare System More Efficient with Ron Wince, USNA ‘88

It’s kind of a vicious cycle. Payers don’t trust providers to do the right thing and provide appropriate care. And OK, there’s some logic there considering that 25-ish% of health care delivered is low-value or unnecessary. On the other hand, some patients actually need the care and now it’s painstaking for them to get it—and that painstaking part of the sentence is borne by providers, at least logistically. So then the providers learn how to expedite getting their patients care by copying and pasting, and now they’re gaming the system. Then more arduous processes get put in place, and now good physicians get caught in the same net as the less good ones and they begin to spiral toward moral injury and burnout. Let’s get to the bottom of this. In this health care podcast, I speak with Ron Wince, CEO of Myndshft. You can learn more at myndshft.com or follow Ron on Twitter at @RWince.    Ron Wince is founder and CEO of Myndshft Technologies in Mesa, Arizona. An engineer by training, he has two decades of experience automating and optimizing time-consuming health care administrative tasks and has held executive positions at leading financial, manufacturing, outsourcing, and customer experience companies. Ron created Myndshft with a singular but ambitious goal: to fix the “administrative plumbing” that keeps health care stuck in the past. They are working at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). Through CognitiveBus, a first-of-its-kind cognitive blockchain platform, Myndshft Technologies is simplifying enterprise-grade AI and unlocking the insights hidden in the massive and growing data universe. 01:29 What is a prior authorization? 02:45 The three reasons payers put prior authorization in place. 02:49 Cost, medical necessity, and compliance. 04:24 EP200 with Stacey Worthy.05:15 “Clinicians are really managing clinicians in a lot of ways.” 05:41 Why the prior authorizations system sometimes fails patients and payers. 08:13 Surprise care—can it be avoided? 09:53 The impact on providers. 14:52 The impact on patients. 16:46 Specialty pharmacy and prior authorizations. 18:43 Shkreli Awards (EP260).19:25 The most complex prior authorizations. 21:03 E-prior authorizations. 24:19 Gold carding and what that is within prior authorizations. 28:08 The “chasm of trust.” 29:11 Myndshft and its goal to solve prior authorization issues. You can learn more at myndshft.com or follow Ron on Twitter at @RWince.   Check out our newest #healthcarepodcast with @RWince of @Myndshft as he discusses #priorauthorization in #healthcare. #digitalhealth #podcast #healthtech What is #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech What are the three reasons #payers have for using #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #Cost, #medicalnecessity, and #compliance in #priorauthorization. @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech “Clinicians are really managing clinicians in a lot of ways.” @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech Why does the current #priorauthorization system sometimes fail #patients, #providers, and #payers? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech Can #surprisecare be avoided? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #priorauthorization What’s the #priorauthorization impact on #providers? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech What’s the #priorauthorization impact on #patients? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech How does #specialtypharmacy play into #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech What are the most complex #priorauthorization cases? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech What are e-prior authorizations? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #priorauthorization What is gold carding, and is it effective in #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech The “chasm of trust.” @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #priorauthorization What is Myndshft’s goal when it comes to fixing #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech

It’s kind of a vicious cycle. Payers don’t trust providers to do the right thing and provide appropriate care. And OK, there’s some logic there considering that 25-ish% of health care delivered is low-value or unnecessary. On the other hand, some patients actually need the care and now it’s painstaking for them to get it—and that painstaking part of the sentence is borne by providers, at least logistically. So then the providers learn how to expedite getting their patients care by copying and pasting, and now they’re gaming the system. Then more arduous processes get put in place, and now good physicians get caught in the same net as the less good ones and they begin to spiral toward moral injury and burnout. Let’s get to the bottom of this. In this health care podcast, I speak with Ron Wince, CEO of Myndshft. You can learn more at <a href="https://www.myndshft.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">myndshft.com</a> or follow Ron on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/RWince" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@RWince</a>.  Ron Wince is founder and CEO of Myndshft Technologies in Mesa, Arizona. An engineer by training, he has two decades of experience automating and optimizing time-consuming health care administrative tasks and has held executive positions at leading financial, manufacturing, outsourcing, and customer experience companies. Ron created Myndshft with a singular but ambitious goal: to fix the “administrative plumbing” that keeps health care stuck in the past. They are working at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). Through CognitiveBus, a first-of-its-kind cognitive blockchain platform, Myndshft Technologies is simplifying enterprise-grade AI and unlocking the insights hidden in the massive and growing data universe. 01:29 What is a prior authorization? 02:45 The three reasons payers put prior authorization in place. 02:49 Cost, medical necessity, and compliance. 04:24 <a href="https://relentlesshealthvalue.com/audios/ep200/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">EP200</a> with Stacey Worthy.05:15 “Clinicians are really managing clinicians in a lot of ways.” 05:41 Why the prior authorizations system sometimes fails patients and payers. 08:13 Surprise care—can it be avoided? 09:53 The impact on providers. 14:52 The impact on patients. 16:46 Specialty pharmacy and prior authorizations. 18:43 Shkreli Awards (<a href="https://relentlesshealthvalue.com/audios/ep260/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">EP260</a>).19:25 The most complex prior authorizations. 21:03 E-prior authorizations. 24:19 Gold carding and what that is within prior authorizations. 28:08 The “chasm of trust.” 29:11 Myndshft and its goal to solve prior authorization issues. You can learn more at <a href="https://www.myndshft.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">myndshft.com</a> or follow Ron on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/RWince" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@RWince</a>.  Check out our newest #healthcarepodcast with @RWince of @Myndshft as he discusses #priorauthorization in #healthcare. #digitalhealth #podcast #healthtech What is #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech What are the three reasons #payers have for using #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #Cost, #medicalnecessity, and #compliance in #priorauthorization. @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech “Clinicians are really managing clinicians in a lot of ways.” @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech Why does the current #priorauthorization system sometimes fail #patients, #providers, and #payers? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech Can #surprisecare be avoided? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #priorauthorization What’s the #priorauthorization impact on #providers? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech What’s the #priorauthorization impact on #patients? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech How does #specialtypharmacy play into #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech What are the most complex #priorauthorization cases? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech What are e-prior authorizations? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #priorauthorization What is gold carding, and is it effective in #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech The “chasm of trust.” @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #priorauthorization What is Myndshft’s goal when it comes to fixing #priorauthorization? @RWince of @Myndshft discusses. #healthcare #podcast #healthcarepodcast #digitalhealth #healthtech

EP264: How Prior Auths Collide With Trust, With Ron Wince, CEO of Myndshft

My guest for Episode #102 is Ron Wince, the President/CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions. We talk here about his views on lean healthcare and the impact of healthcare reform on the healthcare landscape. Prior to founding Guidon, Ron held senior leadership positions within world-class organizations, including J.P. Morgan Chase, Freudenberg-NOK, and Lear Corporation. You may have seen Ron as a guest commentator on Fox Business Network. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Ron holds a degree in engineering and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm.  He currently resides in the Phoenix area with his wife and two children. To point others to this, use the simple URL: www.leanblog.org/102. For earlier episodes, visit the main Podcast page at www.leanpodcast.org, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple iTunes. If you have feedback on the podcast, or any questions for me or my guests, you can email me at leanpodcast@gmail.com or you can call and leave a voicemail by calling the "Lean Line" at (817) 776-LEAN (817-776-5326) or contact me via Skype id "mgraban". Please give your location and your first name. Any comments (email or voicemail) might be used in follow ups to the podcast.

My guest for Episode #102 is Ron Wince, the President/CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions. We talk here about his views on lean healthcare and the impact of healthcare reform on the healthcare landscape. Prior to founding Guidon, Ron held senior leadership positions within world-class organizations, including J.P. Morgan Chase, Freudenberg-NOK, and Lear Corporation. You may have seen Ron as a guest commentator on Fox Business Network. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Ron holds a degree in engineering and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm.  He currently resides in the Phoenix area with his wife and two children. To point others to this, use the simple URL: <a href="http://www.leanblog.org/102" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.leanblog.org/102</a>. For earlier episodes, visit the main Podcast page at <a href="http://www.leanpodcast.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.leanpodcast.org</a>, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple iTunes. If you have feedback on the podcast, or any questions for me or my guests, you can email me at leanpodcast@gmail.com or you can call and leave a voicemail by calling the "Lean Line" at (817) 776-LEAN (817-776-5326) or contact me via Skype id "mgraban". Please give your location and your first name. Any comments (email or voicemail) might be used in follow ups to the podcast.

Ron Wince, CEO of Guidon, Lean Healthcare