Off the Chart with Medical Economics

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Off the Chart with Medical Economics features lively and informative conversations with health care experts, opinion leaders, and practicing physicians, about the challenges facing medical practices today.

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    • Mar 9, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    30: How scientific denialism undermines public health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 24:16


    Scott Rivkees, M.D., former head of the Florida Department of Public Health, describes how distrust of scientific expertise is undercutting state and local laws designed to improve public health.

    29: It's not just money: why disparities in access to health care have been growing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 25:41


    Why do Black and Hispanic people find it harder to access medical care than whites? Income inequality is a significant reason, but a recent study finds that people of color also encounter more non-financial barriers to care than whites. Cesar Caraballo, MD, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral associate at the Yale School of Medicine, joins Off the Chart to explore its findings in more detail, and explain why disparities in care access have been growing worse.

    28: Artificial Intelligence in medicine: what it means for primary care

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 28:05


    How can the learning capabilities of artificial intelligence algorithms be used to complement primary care doctors' training and analytical skills to produce the best outcomes for patients? Ziad Obermeyer, MD, a researcher at the University of California-Berkeley School of Public Health focusing on the interconnections between machine learning, medicine and health policy, explains.

    27: Implementing Value-Based Care with Annual Wellness Visits

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 12:12


    26: How health care stakeholders are working together to improve care equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 26:38


    Kamala Green, MA, social drivers of health program manager for National Government Services, discusses how her organization's work with social service agencies and nonprofits is producing better outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries.

    25: How Humana is using a value-based program to transform health care for seniors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 30:58


    Vivek Garg, MD, chief medical officer and senior vice president for primary care with Humana, explains how the company has integrated based payments at its CenterWell Senior Primary Care facilities to improve outcomes and reduce costs.

    24: Helping Ukraine: One doctor's efforts to provide medical supplies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 20:52


    23: How clinicians in two states are using health information exchanges to send and receive patient social health data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 23:21


    Jaime Bland, DNP, RN, CEO of CyncHealth, explains how doctors in Nebraska and Iowa now are able to exchange certain types of social health data on their states' HIEs, and what it could mean for improving patient outcomes.  

    22: How PCPs can help patients lower risks of cardiovascular disease caused by air pollution

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 22:00


     Sanjay Rajagopalan, M.D., the Herman K. Hellerstein, MD, chair in cardiovascular research at University Hospitals, Cleveland, discusses the  evidence linking pollution to cardiovascular disease and strategies doctors can use for disease prevention. 

    21: What is the Information Blocking Rule, and what does it mean for doctors and patients?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 29:55


    The Information Blocking Rule, which took effect in April 2021, was supposed to make it easier for Americans to get access to their health data. But many still find the process time-consuming and expensive. Deven McGraw, co-founder of the health data platform Ciitizen, sits down with Medical Economics to explain why, and why it matters to doctors. 

    20: Vaccine mandates: The do's and don'ts for medical practices

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 19:25


    How can medical practices reduce the chance of employees resisting, or successfully suing over, vaccine mandates? Health care attorney Michelle Greenberg explains. 

    19: How one small-town physician is convincing his patients to get vaccinated for COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 46:27


    Shawn Purifoy, MD, a family doctor in rural Arkansas, says hearing the facts from trusted sources is key to dispelling patients' fears about vaccination.

    18: How a practice's culture influences physician burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 15:48


    Samuel Edwards, M.D., discusses his recent study in Health Affairs of  why burnout levels differ among primary care practices and what practices can do to reduce burnout among doctors and staff. 

    17: The new priorities for health IT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 17:54


    Micky Tripathi, the new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, discusses his office's role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, improving EHR interoperability, and more. 

    16: Easing the prior authorization process

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 13:07


    Tim Sullivan, Pharm.D., director of pharmacy market solutions for UnitedHealth Group, describes the EHR-embedded tool UnitedHealth has developed to ease the prior authorization process for prescription medications. 

    15: Can artificial intelligence reduce prescribing errors?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 26:29


    Dr. Gidi Stein, cofounder of the Israeli company MedAware, talks about the growing potential of artificial intelligence in medicine, and how it can be used to help avoid diagnostic and prescribing errors. 

    14: How PBMs drive up prescription drug prices

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 22:08


    Health care attorney Jonathan Levitt explains pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and how they have come to play a major role in drug pricing and availability. 

    13: How the COVID pandemic can reduce health care inequity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 23:34


    Leon McDougle, MD, president of the National Medical Association, explains why Black Americans have been especially hard-hit by the COVID pandemic, and what policy changes the nation needs to improve health care for Blacks and other traditionally underserved communities. 

    12: Telehealth's long-term impact on the business of medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 23:20


    If telehealth is here to stay, it could bring major financial and operational changes for medical practices. Ron Holder, COO of the Medical Group Management Association, offers advice on how practices can prepare for what may lie ahead.

    11: The growing role of remote patient monitoring devices

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 20:27


    Josh Claman, the CEO of Rimidi, discusses how remote monitoring devices can provide doctors with important patient health data while also creating a new revenue stream for practices.

    10: Finding financing for medical practices

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 25:14


    Where can a practice go when it needs to borrow money to expand? How should it decide whether to buy or lease a new piece of equipment? What are the pros and cons of venture capital? We explore these and other practice financing questions with Julianne Andrews, MBA, CFP, co-founder of Atlanta Financial Associates.

    9: What happens if the Affordable Care Act is overturned?—Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 24:08


    On November 10 the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. What would it mean for health care if the Court overturns the law? In the second of two episodes addressing that question, Jacqueline Fincher, MD, discusses the impact from her perspective as a practicing internist and president of the American College of Physicians.   

    8: What happens if the Affordable Care Act is overturned?—part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 15:28


    On November 10 the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. What would it mean for health care if the Court overturns the law? In the first of two Off the Chart episodes addressing that question, Christine Eibner, Ph.D., an analyst with the Rand Corp. discusses the health policy implications of ending the ACA.   

    7: Will the COVID-19 pandemic change primary care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 17:11


    Former CMS Administrator and FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan outlines his vision for primary care medicine in a post-COVID world.

    6: Addressing the challenge of the underinsured

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 16:40


    According to a recent survey, more than 40% of working-age Americans, including many with employer-sponsored health insurance, can't afford the care they need. These "underinsured" represent a growing challenge for health care policymakers, insurance companies and providers. In this episode of Off the Chart with Medical Economics, Dr. Sara Collins, vice president of The Commonwealth Fund and lead author of the study, discusses the roots of underinsurance and what can be done to address it.

    5: The physician employment outlook

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 28:23


    Travis Singleton, a vice president with the physician recruitment firm Merritt Hawkins, discusses the job market for doctors and how it's being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    4: Saving for retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 24:27


    Joel Greenwald, MD, president of Greenwald Wealth Management, discusses the options available to physicians looking to build a retirement nest egg.

    3: How doctors can form meaningful relationships with patients they treat episodically or virtually

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 21:32


    The challenge of forming relationships when patient encounters aren't face-to-face. 

    2: How can we save primary care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 30:56


    Rebecca Etz, PhD, co-director of the Larry A. Green Center, discusses the challenges primary care practices face during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to overcome them. 

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