Inside Reproductive Health Podcast

Third-party IVF is getting bigger, but are clinics actually getting better at it?
Or are some efforts to streamline the process creating new risks for patients?
Dr. Allison Bloom of Main Line Fertility and Dr. Daniel Shapiro of Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) discuss what separates a clinic that offers third-party reproduction from one that truly excels at it.
We dive into:
The push to streamline third-party IVF (and where corners may be getting cut)

The technology stack donor & surrogacy programs need

The gaps in today’s EMRs and what needs to change

Emerging trends around known donors

New thinking on anonymous vs. de-identified donation

One thing each physician believes clinics should start (or stop) doing to become a third-party IVF powerhouse

As third-party reproduction becomes more common, the operational, ethical, and technological challenges become harder to ignore.

More than half of IVF patients never complete treatment. 

Stress, finances, and relationship strain may play a role, but are fertility workflows optimized for cycles completed over families built also to blame?

In this episode, leaders from Inception Fertility share how they’re using technology, workflow design, and operational strategy to improve the patient journey from first inquiry through graduation.
What Inception uncovered by integrating their EMR with Salesforce

Insights into no-shows and cancellations from patient data analysis

Workflow improvements being implemented across staff and physicians

How to evaluate which solutions can scale network-wide

The build vs. buy debate around automation & more

How much friction still exists in your patient journey, and where could better systems make the biggest difference?

Cyber threats in fertility aren’t abstract, they're active and closer than most clinics think.
And with AI lowering the barrier, even inexperienced actors can cause serious damage.
In this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, One Stop IT experts Chris Diamond and Jordan Spriegel share what’s really happening and how fertility centers can respond.
How cyber attackers infiltrate fertility and OBGYN systems
Why these threats aren’t limited to large healthcare organizations
What clinics should be doing now to protect their systems and patients
The right and wrong way to approach EMR migration
Where AI is already being used in fertility practices today
How prepared is your clinic for this level of threat?

Genetic testing in IVF is only getting more complex and more common. REIs, you’re not supposed to do this alone, help is already here.
We speak with four genetic counselors, Amber Kaplun, Rachel Donnell, Andria Besser, and Lauri Black, about how this works in practice.
We dive into:
How to embed genetic counselors into your workflow
How to free up REI time while improving patient experience
Why access to genetic counselors isn’t as limited as it seems
How third-party services like GeneScreen fit into clinical operations
Their perspective on PGT-P vs. PGT-G (and where the field is heading)

What is CCRM building toward, and how are they preparing for what comes next? As part of Unified Women’s Healthcare, CCRM is positioning for a future where “hub and spoke” becomes more than just a buzzword. Tracy Belsan, President of CCRM Fertility, joins the episode to share how they’re thinking about growth, operations, and the patient journey.

We dive into:
The KPIs CCRM focuses on

The operational barrier they removed (Moving patients into care faster)

How technology is being implemented across the patient journey

CCRM’s approach to patient finance and access to care

The role of APPs and evolving clinical models

What it takes to consolidate an entire network onto a single EMR by 2027