95% of Patients Don't Need to Leave Home—Here's Why Hospitals Won't Admit It | Ep. 50

Virtual care isn’t a feature. It’s the future care model nobody in healthcare wants to admit is already here.

This conversation exposes three uncomfortable truths in healthcare:

1. Access is still broken. Millions delay care because transportation, work schedules, stigma, or geography get in the way.

2. Telemedicine wasn’t enough. Single-visit, transactional virtual care doesn't build trusted relationships, close care gaps, or keep patients inside a system of care.

3. Health systems are missing billions in preventable leakage. Ovation’s “digital health home” model quietly fixes that.

At HLTH 2025, we sat down with Michael Dalton, CEO and founder of Ovatient, to unpack the real story behind why rural and urban patients alike are falling through the cracks and how Ovatient built the first truly integrated virtual multi-specialty practice on Epic.

Dalton breaks down why:
• A virtual-first care model that’s integrated directly into Epic makes specialists accessible within hours, not months
• 95% of patients can be supported at home while still remaining inside their health system
• Weight management, behavioral health, primary care, and specialty care all operate seamlessly across one unified patient journey
• Virtual care isn’t cannibalizing brick-and-mortar — it’s expanding the funnel

If you care about access, equity, referral management, or the economics of keeping patients connected to a system of care… this episode will challenge everything you think you know about “telemedicine.”

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Ovatient and Its Purpose
01:49 The Virtual Multi-Specialty Care Model
05:36 Integration with Health Systems
09:19 Building Trust in Healthcare
12:29 Closing Care Gaps with E-Consults

Learn more:
https://ovatient.com/
https://www.boombostichealth.com/


If you care about access, equity, referral management, or the economics of keeping patients connected to a system of care… this episode will challenge everything you think you know about “telemedicine.”

Ovatient isn’t building a digital front door. They’re building the digital health home. And it’s changing the game.

🎧 Listen now and rethink everything you thought “virtual care” meant.


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