Talking Pop Health

Episode 15: Paul Colarusso of Huron Consulting Services by Thompson Coburn LLP

In this episode of Talking Pop Health, Eric Tower joins Robert Friesen, CEO of PerformInsight LLC., to discuss what pop health really is, and what needs to be done to achieve better outcomes and health for the whole country.

Eric Tower and Hector Torres of FocalPoint Partners discuss private equity in health care in the nursing home industry, various topics on value-based care, and models that are being used to partner with the system.

Eric Tower talks to Dave Morlock of Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets

Eric and Rick discuss the evolution of value-based care over the last decade; the ins and outs of Direct Care Entities (DCEs), which Rick describes as one of the “most progressive” options in value-based care; and how a partner like Lumeris can help health care systems transition to value-based models.

This week, Eric is joined by Mark Nolan, COO of Hint Health, a full-service Direct Care Administration platform dedicated to improving patient access and outcomes while lowering costs. Mark details the uniqueness of Hint, the current status of direct care and the challenges facing the U.S. health care system today.

Host Eric Tower is joined this week by Hector Torres and Aaron Newman of Focal Pointe Partners, which provides strategic and financial advisory services to health care organizations of all sizes and types. Hector is Managing Director and co-head of Health Care Investment Banking at Focal Pointe Partners and Aaron is Vice President of Health Care Banking.

This week on Talking Pop Health, host Eric Tower takes a deep dive into population health in the workplace. He is joined by Jack Hill, Executive Vice President at Accountable Care Solutions Group (ACSG), an organization with over 40 years of experience that offers consulting, risk management, and population management services to medical providers, payers, employer coalitions, and group purchasing organizations.

This week on Talking Pop Health, host Eric Tower welcomes Star Cunningham, CEO and founder of 4D Healthware, to the podcast for a conversation about the hot topic of virtual medicine, which has become a primary source of communicating with patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week on Talking Pop Health, Dr. Rishi Sikka, President of Systems Enterprise at Sutter Health, joins host Eric Tower for a captivating discussion about the crossroads of technology and pop health. Rishi shares Sutter’s experience adopting predictive analytics and virtual doctor visits. He also speaks about care coordination and patient engagement on an industry level.

This week on Talking Pop Health, host Eric Tower speaks with Dr. Sadhna Paralkar, Senior Vice President and National Medical Director at Segal Consulting, for a conversation surrounding how organizations can help guide their employees to maintain a healthier lifestyle, which will, in turn, keep health care costs low for both parties.

Starting off the New Year, host Eric Tower sat down with Mike Englehart, Senior Vice President of Medical Groups & Ambulatory Strategy at Trinity Healthcare, for a conversation that dissects the health system perspective on population health.

This week, host Eric Tower sat down with Amit Vaishampayan, a Director with BKD, a national CPA and advisory firm. Eric and Amit discuss physician compensation culture – including the many fallacies surrounding it. Amit also provides insight on how transitioning to population health can impact the dynamic and culture within an organization.

In this episode of Talking Pop Health, Eric Tower is joined by Deb Geihsler, founder and Principal of Activate Healthcare. Together, they dissect the ins and outs of employer-based health clinics that provide quality care at a lower cost. Additionally, Deb shares what sets Activate Healthcare apart from other clinics and why she selected the health care model it uses to provide excellent patient satisfaction.

For the first episode of this podcast series, we couldn’t think of a better guest than the person who many in the health care industry consider the father of pop health, Dr. Lee Sacks. The pair discuss what population health is, how the industry got here and where it’s going.

Talking Pop Health will examine health care topics that impact the way that millions of Americans receive care by featuring thought-leaders of various backgrounds who will share their perspectives and the innovative solutions that are helping propel the health care industry forward.