Episode #29
Episode 29: Jonathan Bush & Ada Glover of Zus Health
Join us for another episode of Digital Health Heavyweights hosted by Norm Volsky, where we sit down with Jonathan Bush, Founder and CEO of Zus Health, and Ada Glover, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, to discuss what it will take to build a more connected healthcare system and why better data infrastructure may be the foundation for healthcare’s next wave of innovation. In this episode, Jonathan reflects on lessons learned from building athenahealth and how those experiences helped shape the vision behind Zus Health. Ada shares her perspective on building healthcare products and creating infrastructure that makes patient data more accessible, actionable, and useful at the point of care. The conversation explores one of healthcare’s persistent challenges: there is no shortage of data, yet getting complete, timely information into the hands of the people who need it remains incredibly difficult. Jonathan and Ada discuss why real-time data matters, how shared infrastructure can help healthcare organizations work together more effectively, and what becomes possible when builders can spend less time solving the same underlying data problems. They also explore the growing role of AI in healthcare and why its potential depends heavily on the quality, connectivity, and accessibility of the information behind it. From healthcare entrepreneurship and product development to interoperability and the future of digital health, this conversation looks beneath the applications we see every day at the infrastructure needed to power what comes next. In this episode, you'll uncover: ️ Why modern healthcare innovation requires better underlying data infrastructure How fragmented information continues to limit care delivery and technology development ⚡ Why timely, complete patient data can enable better clinical decision-making How connected, trusted data can unlock more meaningful applications of AI in healthcare Why healthcare technology should reduce complexity for clinicians and builders rather than create more of it How shared infrastructure can give healthcare innovators a stronger foundation to build upon Why interoperability and collaboration remain essential to creating a more connected healthcare ecosystem The difference between having more healthcare data and having data that can actually drive action About Jonathan Bush & Ada Glover: Jonathan Bush is the Founder and CEO of Zus Health and previously co-founded athenahealth. His experience building and scaling healthcare technology companies has given him a unique perspective on the infrastructure, incentives, and technology needed to move healthcare forward. Ada Glover is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Zus Health, where she helps lead the development of products and infrastructure designed to make healthcare data more connected, accessible, and actionable. Follow, connect and subscribe: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-health-heavyweights-podcast Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DigitalHealthHeavyweights Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalhealthheavyweights/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyweightspodcast
