{"author_name":"The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-heart-of-healthcare/episodes/10b41195-8364-4c7b-bbfe-eed17b7be650","description":"<p>Fresh off a $243 million fundraise from Oak HC/FT and A16Z, Ambience Healthcare is on a mission to kill medical billing — and build “Iron Man suits for doctors.”</p><p>Today we sit down with co-founder and CEO Mike Ng to talk about how Ambience is tackling one of healthcare’s most painful problems: the administrative burden that eats up 73% of a clinician’s day.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>We cover:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>🏥 How Ambience tackles both clinical documentation and medical coding simultaneously (and why this dual approach was initially controversial with investors)&nbsp;</p><p>📊 The metrics he obsesses over to know if they’re succeeding</p><p>🎯 Why specialty-specific AI models outperform general-purpose solutions in complex medical subspecialties&nbsp;</p><p>📈 Real-world results from Cleveland Clinic's five-way ambient listening comparison study</p><p>—</p><p><strong>About our guest:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Mike Ng is the co-founder and CEO of Ambience Healthcare, developing AI-powered clinical documentation platforms for healthcare providers. Before starting Ambience, Mike ran a care delivery organization, giving him firsthand insights into the challenges of healthcare operations, physician management, and the gap between software demos and real-world implementation. His experience spans both the operational and technological sides of healthcare, informing Ambience's approach to building AI solutions that work seamlessly within existing clinical workflows.</p><p>—</p><p>🙏 If you're enjoying the show, we would so appreciate it if you left us a review!</p><p>—</p><p><strong>📍 Connect with us:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.heartofhealthcarepodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Heart of Healthcare website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-heart-of-healthcare-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/heartofhealthcarepodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@theheartofhealthcare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a>&nbsp;</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/the-heart-of-healthcare/episodes/10b41195-8364-4c7b-bbfe-eed17b7be650/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"This Founder Just Raised $243M to Free Doctors from Their Screens | Ambience Co-founder & CEO Mike Ng","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}