A podcast for clinic operators

    The Business of a Clinic (BOAC) Podcast

    Conversations on the operating systems behind clinics that scale.

    Hosted by Jared Aron, co-founder & CEO of Coherent Healthcare.

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    Episode 44: Bank-Grade Security Thinking for Patient DataEP 44
    With Bharat Reddy6 Jul 2026 · 49 min

    Bank-Grade Security Thinking for Patient Data

    Before trusting any AI vendor with patient data, ask where it lives, who can compel it, and exactly what leaves your system.

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    Episode 43: From One Treatment Room to Four ClinicsEP 43
    With Cameron Tudor3 Jul 2026 · 34 min

    From One Treatment Room to Four Clinics

    Efficiency is not cost-cutting. It is what frees a clinician to focus on care while the clinic scales around them.

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    Episode 42: Becoming the CEO of Your Own HealthEP 42
    With Dale J. Atkinson26 Jun 2026 · 67 min

    Becoming the CEO of Your Own Health

    A patient advocate on facing a terminal diagnosis with research and self-advocacy, and why patients rarely tell clinicians what they are really doing.

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    Episode 41: Adopting Technology to Make Care More HumanEP 41
    With Tim Wright22 Jun 2026 · 43 min

    Adopting Technology to Make Care More Human

    The clinics that win will automate the admin and protect the human moments, from the welcome at the front desk to the room itself.

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    Episode 40: Is Your Clinic Exit-Ready? Live Panel at The King's FundEP 40
    Live panel event19 Jun 2026 · 116 min

    Is Your Clinic Exit-Ready? Live Panel at The King's Fund

    Clinic founders who have sold and the buyers who acquire clinics share what actually drives sale price — recorded live at The King's Fund, London.

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    Episode 36: From Reception Desk to Clinic DealmakerEP 36
    With Joshua Catlett5 Jun 2026 · 63 min

    From Reception Desk to Clinic Dealmaker

    Know your numbers. The clinics that sell well are the ones whose owners understand their finances, their lease, and where revenue really comes from.

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    Episode 34: Why Retention Is a Revenue ProblemEP 34
    Jared Aron29 May 2026 · 46 min

    Why Retention Is a Revenue Problem

    Patient leakage across the journey, not ad spend, is where clinics quietly lose revenue, and most of it is recoverable without new marketing.

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    Episode 31: From the Classroom to the ClinicEP 31
    Jared Aron13 May 2026 · 42 min

    From the Classroom to the Clinic

    Jared, a former teacher turned clinic operator, on why patient care must be proactive and why real gains come from wholesale change, not bolt-on tools.

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    Episode 30: Private Practice, Patient Expectations, and Clinic OwnershipEP 30
    With Dr. Shaima Villait28 Apr 2026 · 31 min

    Private Practice, Patient Expectations, and Clinic Ownership

    What private practice teaches you about patient expectations and ownership.

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    Episode 29: Injectables, Hospitality, and the Future of Clinic ExperienceEP 29
    With Joëlle Rotsaert24 Apr 2026 · 44 min

    Injectables, Hospitality, and the Future of Clinic Experience

    Why the future of aesthetic clinics looks a lot more like hospitality.

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    Episode 27: The Numbers Most Clinics Never SeeEP 27
    With Michael Schumacher8 Apr 2026 · 76 min

    The Numbers Most Clinics Never See

    Marketing agency founder Michael Schumacher on why clinics operate blind to their own numbers, and why lead volume matters far less than follow-up and experience.

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    Episode 26: Building a Dental Practice From ScratchEP 26
    With Dr. Arnold Gangaidzo3 Apr 2026 · 41 min

    Building a Dental Practice From Scratch

    Dentist Arnold Gangaidzo on building his practice from the ground up: the brutal build, cash-flow reality, and why growing too fast creates white space.

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    Episode 25: Why Hands-On Clinics Leak ValueEP 25
    Jared Aron20 Mar 2026 · 43 min

    Why Hands-On Clinics Leak Value

    Why hands-on care resists automation, how clinics hit an invisible ceiling, and why cost per consultation is the number to watch.

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    Episode 24: The Patients You Never Hear FromEP 24
    With John Chinegwundoh15 Mar 2026 · 34 min

    The Patients You Never Hear From

    The real limit on patient follow-up is not care but capacity, and closing that gap means partnering rather than trying to do it all yourself.

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    Episode 23: Why Half Your Patients Never FinishEP 23
    Jared Aron4 Mar 2026 · 20 min

    Why Half Your Patients Never Finish

    Most clinics lose around half their patients somewhere along the journey, and fixing that leak is an operations problem, not a clinical one.

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    Episode 22: The Invisible Patient LeakEP 22
    Jared Aron22 Feb 2026 · 62 min

    The Invisible Patient Leak

    The patients quietly slipping away are your biggest hidden cost, and retention rate is the wrong number to catch them.

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    Episode 21: Building a Clinic Worth BuyingEP 21
    Jared Aron16 Feb 2026 · 34 min

    Building a Clinic Worth Buying

    What makes a clinic worth acquiring, and why the smartest operators fix retention and protect empathy long before they think about selling.

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    Episode 20: Fixing the Clinic's Leaky BucketEP 20
    Jared Aron11 Feb 2026 · 49 min

    Fixing the Clinic's Leaky Bucket

    Pouring new patients into a leaky clinic never fixes the economics; the real growth is already sitting inside your existing patient body.

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    Episode 18: Follow-Up Debt and Why Patients Quietly DisappearEP 18
    Jared Aron29 Jan 2026 · 39 min

    Follow-Up Debt and Why Patients Quietly Disappear

    Clinics chase new leads while quietly losing the patients they already have, and clearing that follow-up debt is where real growth begins.

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    Episode 16: Why Patient Recall Is a Growth LeverEP 16
    Jared Aron22 Jan 2026 · 27 min

    Why Patient Recall Is a Growth Lever

    Reconnecting with lapsed patients through soft, asynchronous follow-up drives more durable growth than chasing new leads or spending more on ads.

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    Episode 14: Why Clinics Fail at Software, Patient Follow-Up, Risk, and the User ProblemEP 14
    Jared Aron16 Jan 2026 · 23 min

    Why Clinics Fail at Software, Patient Follow-Up, Risk, and the User Problem

    Most clinics aren't struggling because they picked the wrong software — they're struggling because nobody has the time, continuity or training to actually use it properly.

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    Episode 13: Managing the Journey, Not Just the AppointmentEP 13
    Jared Aron6 Jan 2026 · 21 min

    Managing the Journey, Not Just the Appointment

    Most of a patient's journey happens outside the clinic, and the relationship you build between visits is where value is won or lost.

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    Episode 12: What Happens After the Patient LeavesEP 12
    Jared Aron19 Dec 2025 · 46 min

    What Happens After the Patient Leaves

    Almost all of the patient relationship happens outside your clinic, and holding it there is a team-and-technology problem, not something one new hire can fix.

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    Episode 11: Patient Recall Is a Business FunctionEP 11
    Jared Aron5 Dec 2025 · 28 min

    Patient Recall Is a Business Function

    Most clinics believe they already do patient recall; almost none do it well, because recall is a business function, not a few emails and phone calls.

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    Episode 3: The Rise of the Entrepreneur DoctorEP 03
    Jared Aron19 Sep 2025 · 40 min

    The Rise of the Entrepreneur Doctor

    A new generation of commercially minded clinic owners is treating experience like hospitality, and the fastest lever they can pull this quarter is patient recall.

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    Episode 2: Why Great Care Isn't EnoughEP 02
    Jared Aron10 Sep 2025 · 32 min

    Why Great Care Isn't Enough

    Clinical care is only half the job; the experience and admin around it decide whether patients stay, drawn from Jared's own clinic lessons.

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    Jared Aron, host of The Business of a Clinic
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    Jared Aron

    Jared Aron is co-founder and CEO of Coherent Healthcare. He spends his weeks with the owners and operators of private clinics, from single sites to large multi-site groups.

    On The Business of a Clinic he sits down with those operators to work through the systems behind clinics that grow without simply spending more on marketing or adding headcount.

    Host, The Business of a ClinicCo-founder & CEO, Coherent HealthcareHundreds of clinic conversations a year
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