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Steve Wiggins has seen a thing or two in his more than three decades as a healthcare entrepreneur. His Oxford Health Plans introduced “pods,” a precursor of the Accountable Care Organization and he led HealthMarket, an early player in the consumer directed health plan space. He’s carried the same themes into his current  role as Read More The post Remedy Partners founder Steve Wiggins explains why he’s high on bundled payments (podcast) appeared first on Health Business Group.

Interoperability has a been a buzzword in healthcare for about a decade, but sometimes it doesn’t seem like we’ve gotten that far. In this podcast, Rhapsody’s EVP of Product & Strategy, Drew Ivan and I discuss interoperability: its past, present and future. Here’s what we covered: 0:20 What is interoperability anyway? 2:50 Why do we Read More The post Interoperability in healthcare 2019: Podcast interview with Rhapsody appeared first on Health Business Group.

Biotech company Agenus is launching a “digital security offering” that will let people invest directly in a single biotech product, rather than the whole company. Jeff Ramson, founder and CEO of strategic communications firm PCG Advisory Group, became fascinated by the concept and reached out to me to discuss it, even though he is not Read More The post Agenus plans digital security offering. PCG’s Jeff Ramson explains in this podcast appeared first on Health Business Group.

Belong.life bills itself as the largest social network for cancer patients and caregivers. With over 100,000 participants, Belong is approaching the scale at which it can generate meaningful insights, and leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence to create a “hyper-personalized” experience. I spoke recently with Irad Deutsch, Chief Technology Officer. He described how his personal experience Read More The post Social network for cancer patients: Interview with Belong’s CTO Irad Deutsch appeared first on Health Business Group.

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) claim to keep drug costs under control, but their convoluted business models and tactics don’t always result in the best deal for employers. Reference based drug pricing is an interesting alternative approach. It’s used for drug cost control in other parts of the world and within the US for things like Read More The post Reference based pricing for pharmaceuticals. Podcast with ActiveRADAR CEO David Henka appeared first on Health Business Group.

What’s worse than needing help with gait, mobility and balance? Being told you need a walker. No wonder, when the typical walker basically screams “frail elderly,” and is difficult to use as well. Neurologist Patricia Kavanagh was struggling to get her patients with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders to use a walker.  So she teamed Read More The post Off your walker? Foray’s founder Dr. Kavanagh takes a new approach to an old need (podcast) appeared first on Health Business Group.

Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative CEO Micky Tripathi has been leading the charge on electronic health records and interoperability for more than 15 years, pre-dating HITECH, meaningful use and the Affordable Care Act. In this podcast, we caught up on the state of play, including : (0:13) How e-health looks today compared with what was envisioned originally Read More The post The state of healthcare interoperability. Podcast with eHealth Collaborative CEO Micky Tripathi appeared first on Health Business Group.

Nurse triage lines have gone through three phases of evolution. In phase 1 they were implemented to ‘check the box’  for member education, phase 2 brought “demand management” to keep patients out of the emergency room, and now in phase 3 health plans are creating a gateway to innovative programs and services. In this podcast Read More The post Nurse triage lines 3.0. Podcast with AxisPoint Health appeared first on Health Business Group.

Despite all the noise and dysfunction on healthcare in Washington, DC, the move toward value based payments is continuing apace. But providers and payers continue to straddle the fee-for-service and value-based worlds, slowing and complicating the transition. MediQuire helps providers and payers measure, improve and get financial reward for improvements in performance and patient outcomes. Read More The post Preparing for value based payments. Podcast interview with MediQuire CEO Emily Chen appeared first on Health Business Group.

SafeRide Health is focused on redesigning the non emergency medical transportation experience to reduce patient risk and streamline care coordination. In this podcast interview, co-founders (and brothers) Robbins and Whit Schrader talk about how losing a friend to DUI in their teenage years got them started down the entrepreneurial path to what became Saferide. Overview Read More The post SafeRide Health looks to improve care through better transportation. Podcast with the co-founders appeared first on Health Business Group.