#525 - Kenneth Young, CEO at Medecision and Mike Green, Managing Partner at Excell Healthcare Advisors
Slice of Healthcare Team
11/12/2025
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Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!
Our Guests: Kenneth Young, CEO at Medecision and Mike Green, Managing Partner at Excell Healthcare Advisors.
What you’ll get out of this episode:
- Strategic Union for Scalable Impact: Medecision's acquisition of Excell aims to merge technology and consulting to unlock ROI and operational change.
- Data Quality as the Foundation: Leaders emphasize that without clean, integrated data, AI initiatives risk failure.
- Enabling Clinicians to Work Top of License: AI is used to minimize administrative burden and maximize patient-focused care.
- AI with Purpose, Not Hype: Real-world applications, not buzzwords, are driving conversations about AI’s role in healthcare transformation.
- Rehumanizing Healthcare: Combining AI, data, and clinical insight to ensure the right care is delivered at the right time.
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Medecision and Excell: A Strategic Convergence
In a significant industry move, Medecision CEO Kenneth Young and Excell Healthcare Advisors President Mike Green sat down to discuss their newly formalized partnership. What was once a close collaboration is now a full integration, uniting technology and consulting to address healthcare’s toughest challenges. As Kenneth noted, "Technology by itself can only go so far." Their goal? Delivering measurable ROI through holistic transformation.
Fixing Healthcare's Data Problem
Both leaders stressed that healthcare's core problem isn’t a lack of data but the lack of usable, integrated data. Kenneth highlighted the risks of implementing AI without solving the data quality issue first. Medecision’s early focus was on re-architecting their platform to clean and activate data, enabling fast, scalable implementations, sometimes within 30 days.
From Buzzword to Business Case: AI’s Maturation
AI has shifted from hype to reality. Mike explained that tangible proof-of-concept demos now drive conversations, not just speculation. “The technology folks and the business folks are finally meeting in the middle,” he shared, pointing to AI’s potential to reshape processes, reduce costs, and enhance the member experience.
Outcomes Over Optics
As Kenneth put it, “The bar for deploying AI is dropping, but that just means outcomes matter more than ever.” With Excell’s clinical insight and Medecision’s tech, the duo is moving from theoretical AI to practical solutions: automating documentation, surfacing medication alternatives, and supporting clinicians in real time.
Making Utilization Management Human Again
In one memorable quote, Kenneth described the goal of making healthcare "feel more like the Mayo Clinic, less like the DMV." It's about remembering the patient behind every transaction. From scalable interoperability to real-time clinical decisioning, they’re building systems that serve, not slow down, care teams.
Rehumanizing Healthcare Through AI
On the ground, AI's role isn't to replace people, but to empower them. Kenneth emphasized that reducing admin burden lets clinicians spend more time at critical moments with patients. Mike added that breaking down data silos across providers can free physicians from bureaucratic overload, making care more informed and personal.
