This Week in Health Innovation

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is the 1st Chief Techonology Officer of the U.S. under president Obama, Aneesh Chopra. Aneesh served president of CareJourney, acquired by Arcadia in June of this year, where Aneesh now serves as Chief Strategy Officer of the combined company. CareJourney is an open data membership service building a trusted, transparent rating system for physicians, networks, facilities and markets on the move to value. He served as the first U.S. Chief Technology Officer under President Obama ('09-'12) and in 2014, authored, “Innovative State: How New Technologies can Transform Government.” He serves on the Board of the Health Care Cost Institute, the New Jersey Innovation Institute, and earned his MPP from Harvard Kennedy School and BA from The Johns Hopkins University.

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is Nick Adkins, Co-Founder, Pinksocks.Life a tax exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization focused on promoting human connection around the world. We discuss the genesis of tbe movement and the role of gifting 'for free and for fun' to make a difference in the lives of others. The pinksocks movement empowers people from all walks of life to connect with anyone, anywhere, by creating a global community of pinksocks-wearing people who are focused on kindness, empathy, connection, and love. The movement has been decommoditized from its beginning in 2015 – all pinksocks are gifts. Every connection made between the gift giver and recipient is based on an authentic connection, not a transaction.Do follow Nicks's work on the web at www.pinksocks.life or on twitter via @NickisnPDX Stay social with Gil and me on Twitter @Gil_Bashe (BASHE) and @GreggMastersMPH and that's Gregg with 2 Gs. Don't forget to give your tweets some zing with our hashtag #HealthUnaBASHEd.

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is B2B thought leader, content creator, and top technology influencer Evan Kirstel. We discuss tools and platforms available to build and curate community in the health innovation economy. Evan has built, quite the digital footprint and following in the tech space including 420K Twitter, 56K LinkedIn, 70K Instagram, 6K Clubhouse, and 5K YouTube followers and/or subscribers. Additionally, he has 35K newsletter subscribers. Evan focuses on educating and informing his audience to grow sustainable, long-term businesses. His expertise lies in areas like Telecom, Cloud, Unified Communications, 5G, IoT, CX, and more. B2B tech brands such as Intel, Amazon AWS, Dell, Microsoft, and others hire him to achieve massive visibility and scale through the power of social media12. If you'd like to learn more, you can visit his website at evankirstel.com or explore his work on Forbes Business Council and Thinkers360.

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd,our guest is making his third appearance on the show is tech influencer. global thought leader, keynote speaker and author John Nosta, president at NOSTA LABS. We discuss the rollout of AI and it's practical uiptake into the health and live sciences ecosystems. John weighs in on the range of LLMs (large language models) and the more promising opportunites presented in our healthcare delivery, and life sciences markets.

S1E12: Demystifying the 2024 Healthcare Mega-Breaches and their Policy Implications The first half of 2024 has brought perhaps the most significant healthcare breaches in history. While the ransom scenario for these breaches was very different, they had effects that rippled not only through healthcare but into other businesses completely outside the sector. Cybersecurity luminary and Malcolm Baldridge Award winner Carter Groome will compare and contrast these mega-breaches in addition to demystifying recent federal policies (and lack thereof) that can offer greater protection for healthcare enterprises and their patient data.

Benoit Desjardins MD PhD, Professor of Radiology University of Montreal (CHUM) weighs in on cybersecurity, hacking & AI

At the Health Information Management Systems Society (HiMSS) annual gathering Orlando, Florida, March 11th-15th 2024, global thought leader, editor and host Gil Bashe of Health UnaBASHEdon HealthcareNOW Radio chats the Phil Bradley, digital health strategist for HiMSS. We discuss the state of uptake and efficacy of EHR and related digital healt IT platforms,with an emphasis on clinician user experience, fatigue and the need for clinician engagement to be 'actionable'. ==##==  

On this episode of Pophealth Week, we feature Hesham Hessaballa MD, a pulumonary and critical care medicine specialist practicing for more than 20 years. Dr. Hassaballa is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine, serves as Assistant Professor Rush University & Medical Center, and Editor of the popular blog @MedikaLife keep up with Dr. Hassaballa's work on Twitter profile @HAHassaballaMD or on linkedIn, or on the web via www.drhassaballa.com. We discuss his journey into critical care medicine and explore his '11 rules for the ICU' recommendations outlined in 'How Not to Kill Someone in the ICU'. Follow Dr. Hassaballa's work on Twitter via @HAHassaballaMD, on linkedIn, or on the web via www.drhassaballa.com.

  This episode of PopHealth Week features Mike Edgeworth, MD, MS.. Dr. Edgeworth is a neurologist and the Chief Population Health Officer at Octave Bioscience a company that is involved in changing the paradigm of MS (Multiple Sclerosis) care and treatment, a company delivering an innovative, precision care solution for patients with multiple sclerosis. He has over 20 years of experience as a physician leader spanning from academic and clinical practice to hospital leadership and then as a medical executive for a national health plan prior to joining Octave in 2021. Dr. Edgeworth completed his neurology residency and fellowship training at Vanderbilt University, where he also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. He attended the University of Mississippi for medical school and has a BS in Chemistry from Mississippi State University. He currently lives in Nashville, TN. Stay updated with Dr. Edgeworth work at Octave Biosicences via www.octavebio.com and on twitter via Twitter Mike Edgeworth, MD: @blackabbeymike and Octave Bioscience: @OctaveBio. Join us!

This episode of PopHealth Week features Caitlin Donovan, Global Head of Uber Health. The Uber Health platform helps improve patient care by enabling healthcare organizations to arrange rides and services on behalf of others by using a centralized, easy-to-use dashboard or an API. We discuss their role in the healthcare industry, being a new player that brings innovative solutions to address patients' needs with the technical processes they already know and manage well. Just like their well-known service, Uber Health counts on independent earners that can transport patients or deliver medications to them, an option that can benefit people like seniors, patients with complex chronic conditions, and employees who work for self-insured employers. Caitlin discusses Uber Health's approach to overcoming care barriers and addressing patients' social determinants of health by designing benefits for them and aligning incentives across healthcare. She also speaks about the three different ways they help employers facilitate access to care for their employees, and why it's important to scale solutions while still meeting individual needs.

  On today's episode of PopHealth Week, Fred and Gregg's guests are:Caitlin Donovan, Global Head, Uber Health, Rick Leach, JD, an Expert in Food Security and Public Health, Founder and former CEO, World Food Program, USA and current Chairman of the Food as Medicine Board at Avesis, LLC, and Benny DiCecca, CEO and President, Validation Institute. We discuss the role of certification of programs from an impact and efficacy point of view.

There's an unspoken assumption when you go to see a doctor: the doctor knows your medical story and is making decisions based on that story. But the reality frequently falls short. Medical records vanish when we switch doctors. Critical details of life-saving treatment plans get lost in muddled electronic charts. The doctors we see change according to specialty, hospital shifts, or an insurer's whims. Stanford physician Ilana Yurkiewicz calls this fragmentation, and, she reveals, it's the central failure of health care today. In this gripping narrative from medicine's front lines, she shows how a system that doesn't talk to itself forces doctors, patients, and their loved ones to go to heroic lengths to bridge the gaps. With lives at stake and little other choice, we all do so―but the system is hanging by a thread, and we need better solutions. Radiantly humane, empowering, and ultimately hopeful, Fragmented is a prescription for what really needs fixing in modern medicine.  

Today's special program is the NMP Problem in Medicine. NMP stands for 'not my patient, not my problem" an endemic yet widespread 'infection'. A  byproduct of an excessively hierarchical & over-engineered specialist & subspecialist culture in medicine so wide & deep even the best of the best present with blindspots (ie, implicit or confirmation bias) while we the patient, family member, friend or loved ones often pay a very steep price. In my case, my Son Anthony John Masters may be it's latest victum to lose his life in the care of 'physicians' (faculty, fellows, residents, interns & PAs) staffing a Level I trauma, teaching affiliate hospital of a world class medical school - Ichan Mt Sinai School of Medicine), albeit this phenonmenon plays out daily so who knows who may be suffering as we speak? Host Gil Bashe interviews colleague & Health UnaBASHEd executive producer on the untimely & avoidable death of his 38 year old son Anthony John Masters. For more information on NMP or to follow developments in space see: Health Innovation Media, 'Tony Masters Forever: Friends Share Their Experience' & Reports from the bedside: Observations on the ‘NMP' Culture endemic in many U.S. health systems; follow @GreggMastersMPH on twitter tagging #TeamTony, #EndNMP & #NMP.  

In this special version of PopHealth Week, we broadcasted live from the 2023 Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Annual Meeting, hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Our esteemed guests for this session were Ronald B. Postuma, MD, MSc, a professor at McGill University and researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, along with Alastair Noyce, MRCP, PhD, a Consultant Neurologist at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust. The pivotal PPMI study has constructed the most comprehensive database and collection of biological samples in the history of Parkinson's research. This initiative is integral to our expanding comprehension of Parkinson's disease mechanisms and clinical manifestations, and has significantly shaped emerging clinical trials. Our conversation delved into the latest strides in identifying, treating, and ultimately curing Parkinson's disease. This interview took place on-site at the recently wrapped up annual event of the Michael J Fox Foundation in New York. PopHealth Week is produced by PopUp Studios dot Productions. a service of Health Innovation Media, streaming LIVE and sydicated on demand by HealthcareNOW Radio5:30am, 1:30pm and 9:30pm Eastern via all major podcasting platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Spotify/Anchor FM. ==##==  

On today's tantalizing episode, we're joined by the one and only Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, FACEP—author, writer, medical media maestro, and speaker extraordinaire. Want a glimpse into his world? Stalk him (politely, of course) on Twitter and Instagram via @HarveycastroMD. Dr. Castro penned the groundbreaking works 'Bing Copilot and Other LLM: Revolutionizing Healthcare With AI' and 'ChatGPT and Healthcare: The Key To New Future of Medicine'. He's not just any author, oh no! He's critically acclaimed, and a hot commodity in the medical media and speaking circuit, spreading his wisdom from coast to coast and all over the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. As a board-certified emergency medicine physician and healthcare trailblazer, Dr. Castro's got a knack for rallying the troops and bringing cutting-edge healthcare services to Texan communities near and far. His secret sauce? A perfect blend of innovative approaches and personalized patient care. He's all about building rock-solid trust with patients, fellow docs, staff, and community leaders, thanks to his unwavering compassion, care, and understanding. ==##==

In this episode of PopHealth Week, the hosts Fred and Gregg invite two guests, Reyn Archer MD and Jaime Bland DNP, to discuss various topics related to public health and healthcare data exchange. Dr. Archer, a legislative and policy expert in public health and international diplomacy, served as Chief of Staff for a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Commissioner of Health at the Texas Department of Health. Jaime Bland DNP is the President & CEO of CyncHealth, a non-profit organization founded in 2008 to enable healthcare data exchange and support providers in Nebraska to provide holistic and effective care to all patients. One of the main topics discussed in this episode is the novel idea of health savings accounts at the community level. The guests highlight the importance of incentivizing typically underserved areas to take ownership of their health plan and outcomes. They explain that such initiatives could be an effective way to promote health equity and reduce disparities. Another topic of discussion is the role of information technology in promoting health equity. The guests emphasize the need for healthcare providers to have access to healthcare data and technology tools to improve patient care and outcomes. They also discuss the challenges associated with healthcare data exchange and ways to address these challenges. Overall, this episode of PopHealth Week sheds light on the importance of promoting health equity and reducing disparities in healthcare. The guests provide valuable insights into various policy and technological solutions that could help achieve these goals. ==##==  

On HealthunaBASHEd our guest is health, life sciences, tech futurist, global thought leader, author, and popular speaker John Nosta, President, NOSTALAB. Making an encore appearance on Health Unabashed, John weighs in on the explosion of ChatGPT applications in the health, wellness and life sciences space. We unbundle the DNA of innovation, what's real and the 'where's the beef' fluff, then explore the upside of AI writ large and the potential for ChatGPT to be a game changer that "none of us saw coming". Tune in! Just say Alexa, "play HealthcareNOW Radio" weekdays at 10:30 am, 6:30 pm, & 2:30 am Eastern / 7:30 am, 3:30 pm, & 11:30 pm Pacific ==##==  

On today's episode of PopHealth Week, co-hosts Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters welcome Enrique Estrada, Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions for VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. In this 2nd of three episodes Enrique discusses the evolution and integration of key indicatrs of social determinants of health into health system and other enterprise clients, with enmphasis on retail operations and the power of large scale operators to transform U.S. healthcare.   ==##==

On today's 3rd and final episode, our guest is Cameron Lewellen, Director of Healthcare ISVs (independent software vendors) & Alliance Partners at VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. We discuss innovation enabling health systems and other operators to improve their engagement platforms, the continued refinement of digital health tools enabling retail operators to better position themselves into legacy healthcare via value based care and consumer oriented, population based, whole person friendly system archeticture, Cameron leads enterprise development efforts to build strategic relationships with key mission-critical business application partners that further drive VMware's growth into the Healthcare domain. He cultivates new and expands existing partnerships that drive net new revenues across sell to, buy from, sell with, sell through and sell against motions with an assigned set of partners via executable business plans with strong governance and measures of success. ==##==  

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd, our guest is Bruno Larvol (FOAM) Founder & CEO at LARVOL, a VR-first, remote-always organization  providing SaaS solutions to 15 Fortune 500 healthcare and pharmaceutical companies.  Since 2004, LARVOL has accelerated decision-making via real-time, customized intelligence and software solutions with data-driven analytics to the most prominent pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare companies in the world. Bruno is a uniquely insightful executive and entrepreneur walking the talk of iterative, distributed team based learning and both advocate and innovator for real world applications in the metaverse.   Follow Bruno's work at LARVOL on twitter via @Larvol and @RXXO, respectively and on the web via www.larvol.com Learn more about Health Unabashed on the program page at HealthcareNOWRadio.com. We air weekdays at 10:30 am, 6:30 pm, & 2:30 am Eastern or 7:30 am, 3:30 pm, & 11:30 pm Pacific. ==##==    

PopHealth Week on HealthcareNOW Radio features Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Melissa R. Stephens, MD, Associate Dean of GME and Population Health and Professor of Clinical Sciences at the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine.  We discuss the intersection of population health with public health and the potential for systemic relief afforded by better alignement of public health 'infrastructure' with health system, health plan or risk bearing medical groups or physician networks as sponors of population health initiatives. We also address the value add of the John D,  Bower School of Population Health for clinicians who are expanding their interest in population level outcomes. In addition to his role as Dean, Dr. Dobbs serves as the executive director of the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities. He has a clinical position within the Division of Infectious Disease, working specifically in the fields of HIV and sexually transmitted infections with a focus on the intersection of disease and the social determinants of health. Dr. Dobbs has a long career working at the crossroads of clinical medicine and public health as a physician, researcher and public health leader. He has held numerous leadership roles within the Mississippi State Department of Health including State Epidemiologist and State Health Officer (a role through which he directed the state's response to the COVID pandemic). As State Health Officer, Dr. Dobbs focused the agency on addressing the numerous health inequities that plague the state. Additionally, he has worked in leadership roles in the fight against diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis.

This episode of PopHealth Week with co-hosts Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters featrures Enrique Estrada,Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions for VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. Enrique weighs in on the qualities and characteristics that enable digital store fronts to potentially position retail footprints as 'medical homes' or health hubs (generically speaking) that mimic intergrated delivery systems (IDNs). ==##==  

On PopHealth Week, today's guest is Amelia Bedri, MHSA, Content Engineer & Policy Development Manager at NCQA (the National Committee on Quality Assurance). Serving as the subject matter expert for NCQA's Health Equity Accreditation programs, Amelia leads the development cycle and maintainence of the the core knowledge of the health care industry and regulatory environment to enhance NCQA's 'Standards and Guidelines'. She provides policy expertise to internal teams and external stakeholders including CMS, state Medicaid agencies, managed care organizations, and care delivery organizations. We discuss the role of NCQA in advancing health equity via their traditional audience, health plans, and preview the accrediting entity's role in the health system or provider markerplace. ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week our guests are Andrey Ostrovsky, MD, FAAP,Managing Partner, Social Innovation Ventures, and the Former US Medicaid Chief Medical Officer & Lisa Palko, PharmD, Vice President and Head of Medial Affairs at Akili. We discuss the ADHD landscape, prevalence in the population, care gaps, challenges and progress including trends, ouitcomes and Akili's digital therapeutics value proposition as the first FDA authorized prescription video game treatment. ==##==  

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd, our guest is Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, (@RasuShrestha) enterprise executive vice president & chief strategy and transformation officer for Atrium Health, one of the largest non-profit and leading academic health systems in the US. In addition to his enterprise and transformational role he spearheads a renewed focus on innovation, launching new healthcare inventions, discoveries and ideas to benefit patients and the communities Atrium Health serves. Previously, Dr. Shrestha served as chief innovation officer for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he was responsible for driving UPMC's innovation strategy, serving as a catalyst in transforming the payer-provider organization into a more patient-focused and economically sustainable system. In addition to leading innovation at UPMC, Shrestha also served as executive vice president of UPMC Enterprises.   ==##==  

On this episode of Health UnaBASHEd Executive Producer and co-host Gregg Masters takes the mic to interview principal host Gil Bashe for a season 1 look back, preview of season 2 and overview of Gil's recent medical mission to the Moldova adjacent warzone. We highlight some of the guests and key takeaways from season1 and gain additional insight to the man, the mission and the drive behind Gil's determination to make a ddiference in the public's health and wellbing including his role seeding a purpose driven culture at FINN Partners, a market leading global marketing and communications company. ==##==  

This edition of the AMCP Podcast Series powered by PopHealth Week features Eddie Martucci PhD, cofounder & CEO of Akili an innovative company getting to the root of cognitive impairment by creating personalized digital therapeutics engineered to directly improve cognitive impairments. Akili's medicines look and feel like high-end interactive action video games but, unlike typical video games, they are informed by decades of neuroscience research and built with proprietary technology developed to target and treat cognitive impairments at their specific sources in the brain. We discuss the Akili's vision, mission and progress as well as the first FDA authorized prescription video game treatment for cognitive impairments in patients with conditions including ADHD, multiple sclerosis, depression, autism and COVID brain fog. Enjoy! ==##==  

This episode of Health UnaBASHEd with Gil Bashe is featured on This Week in Health Innovation. Dr. Kate Merton is the executive director of ChicagoARC, an innovative company focused on leveling the playing field in health equities. Her background is in the life sciences having previously served as head of innovation at Johnson & Johnson JLABS Boston and NYC. We discuss the broader space of investment, acceleration and optimiization of entities and business models intent upon disrutping chronic health inequities. ==##==  

This episode of Health UnaBASHEd with Gil Bashe is featured on This Week in Health Innovation. Dr. Kate Merton is the executive director of Chicago ARC, an innovative company focused on leveling the playing field in health equities. Her background is in the life sciences having previously served as head of innovation at Johnson & Johnson JLABS Boston and NYC. We discuss the broader space of investment, acceleration and optimiization of entities and business models intent upon disrutping chronic health inequities. ==##==  

  On PopHealth Week, our guest is arguably the 'father' of poplation health David Nash MD MBA, founding dean emeritus of the college of population health at Jefferson University, Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters engage Dr. Nash in his new book 'How COVID Crashed the System'. We discuss the propsects for healthcare transformation and identify reasons for both optimism and concern.

On today's episode, our guest is: Mark Clements MD PhD, Chief Medical Officer of market leading Glooko, a digital health platform supporting real time diabates management.. In addition to his role at Glooko, Dr. Clements is also a clinical researcher of new diabetes treatments and technologies, having served as a principal investigator or co-investigator in more than 30 clinical studies and patient registries. We discuss the impact of diabetes on the nation's public health and how a digital platform can enable the behavior change required for mitigation and management of this chronic condition, Do follow his work on Twitter via @DrDrMark and @GlookoInc respectively and on the web via www.glooko,com.   ==##==

On today's episode, our guest is: Mark Clements MD PhD, Chief Medical Officer of market leading Glooko, Inc, a digital health platform supporting real time diabates management.. In addition to his role at Glooko, Dr. Clements is also a clinical researcher of new diabetes treatments and technologies, having served as a principal investigator or co-investigator in more than 30 clinical studies and patient registries. We discuss the impact of diabetes on the nation's public health and how a digital platform can enable the behavior change required for mitigation and management of this chronic condition, Do follow his work on Twitter via @DrDrMark and @GlookoInc respectively and on the web via www.glooko,com.   ==##==

On PopHealth Week, our guest is Oraida Roman, vice president of value-based strategies for Humana. She leads the organizational advancement of innovative payment models that enable Humana to support providers as population health managers in value-based care relationships. The value-based strategies organization develops, supports and deploys the best programs, practices and capabilities that assist Humana's provider partners and internal customers to successfully achieve enterprise value-based goals. Ms. Roman's career with Humana spans more than 20 years. She has held various management roles, including regional president, director of operations and director of provider contracting. Prior to being vice president for Humana, Ms. Roman worked for several years with DaVita Medical Group as COO of the Florida market and market president for Colorado. She holds a master's degree in health administration from University of South Florida and an undergraduate degree in biology from Florida State University. Do follow Humana's work on Twitter via @Humana and on the web via www.humana.com

On PopHealth Week, our guests are Weill Cornell Medicine faculty: Dr. Louis Aronne and Dr. Katherine Saunders, co-founders of Intellihealth, a company fighting the global obesity epidemic. They also host the podcast Weight Matters. Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP is the Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Center, Weill Cornell Medicine and Past Chairman, American Board of Obesity Medicine. Katherine H. Saunders, MD, DABOM is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Do follow their work on Twitter via @ljaronne and @Intellihealth1 and on the web at Comptehensive Weight Control Center or at Intellihealth. ==##==

On this episode Gil and Gregg welcome Reed Omary MD, MS, physician, scientist, innovator and climate activist to Health UnaBASHEd. Dr. Omary presents with a unique blend of academic talent including Professor and Chair of Radiology at Vanderbuilt University Medical Center with an appointment as Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Vanderbuilt University. His passion is climate science and the pursuit of a sustainable healthcare ecosystem. Among the thought provoking questions he poses is ; 'what's the carbon footprint of a diagnosis?' While my co-host Gil Bashe posits 'climate health' is public health. Join us for a fascinating conversation! Join us! ==##==  

Global health thought leader and host Gil Bashe (@Gil_Bashe) and #publichealth advocate, producer & co-host Gregg Masters (@GreggMastersMPH) engage the Chief Medical Officer of @WebMD, and recent author of "Take Control of Your Cancer Risk" Dr. John Whyte @drjohnwhyte. We discuss the current state of the innovation economy, it's principal headwinds, tailwinds and opportunities. In his role as chief medical officer of WebMD, Whyte leads efforts to develop and expand strategic partnerships that create meaningful change around important and timely public health issues. Prior to WebMD, Whyte served as the director of professional affairs and stakeholder engagement at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the US Food and Drug Administration.   ==##==  

On this episode of Health UnaBASHEd co-hosts Gil Bashe and Gregg Masters welcome physician-scientist and master curator of digital health innovation content Daniel Kraft, MD. Dr Kraft is a technology enthusiast, theorist and practitioner. We discuss bench-to-beside innovation that matters, the proliferation of digital health apps, and the need for curation that facilitates the onramp of tech into care delivery best practices including key trends, tailwinds, and likely headwinds. For more information or to access our library of on-demand broadcasts, go the Health UnaBASHEDshow page at HealthcareNOW Radio. For more information on Dr. Kraft's work in digital health apps curation click here.   ==##==    

PopHealth Week (@PopHealthWeek) is brought to you by Health Innovation Media and candidly explores population health management strategies sourced from leadership at health systems, physician enterprises, legacy and provider sponsored health plans, regulators and aligned vendor/supplier ecosystem with indusrty veteran hosts Fred Goldstein MS and Gregg Masters, MPH. On this episode we feature patient engagement with Abner Mason @AbnerMason, Founder and CEO, ConsejoSano Health @ConsejoSano_US, a digitally empowered patient engagement initiative focused on promoting health equity and reducing healthcare outcomes disparities. Before creating ConsejoSano, Abner was Founder and CEO for the Workplace Wellness Council of Mexico, now the leading corporate wellness company in Mexico.From 2003-2008, Abner was founder and Executive Director of AIDS Responsibility Project, leading efforts to create CONAES and JaBCHA, the first business councils on HIV/AIDS in Mexico and Jamaica.He previously served as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) where he was Chairman of the International Committee. Abner also worked as an Associate Consultant for Bain & Company. Abner is a graduate of Harvard. Join us for an informative exploration of what we know works, and what is guaranteed to fail in the engagement space! ==##==  

On this week's episode of PopHealth Week our guest is Joseph Webb, D.Sc., MSHA, FACHE, CEO of Nashville General Hospital, a 150-bed academic system with more than 22 clinics. Nashville General is proud to serve as the teaching hospital of the historic Meharry Medical College. Tune in to hear their discussion on the role of safety net hosptials in a market heavily dominated by both for profit and non-profit health systems that primarily serves underserved commubities. Dr. Webb weighs in on the pandemic and value proposition of academic medical centers in the overall healthcare ecosystem, and the role of social determinants of health driving healthcare disparities. Since joining the hospital in 2015, Dr. Webb has successfully led efforts to improve patient outcomes, enhance the patient experience and grow revenues. During his tenure, Nashville General has earned multiple accreditations from its evidence-based measures and practices that provide quality healthcare. These include The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval accreditation, NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home accreditation, the NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program and Silver-Level recognition by the Commission on Cancer for Nashville General's Dr. Robert E. Hardy Cancer Center. The hospital also has increased its revenue sources through expanded healthcare services and launched initiatives to attract new commercially insured patients. These efforts ensure that every patient, regardless of their ability to pay, receives high-quality care at Nashville General Hospital. ==##==

On Health UnaBASHEd our guest is Yele Aluko MD MBA, Chief Medical Officer at Ernst & Young @EY_US @EYnews. Lead host Gil Bashe (@Gil_Bashe) engages Dr. Aluko in the profound significance and impact of the social determinants of health, and its slow uptake by the acute care health system, noting missed opportunities - decades in the making - to rightfully mitigate health disparities and equity. Dr Aluko speaks candidly, with global insight proferring a balanced perspective unique to his leadership vision as a prominent national voice in the conversation. We also discuss innovation writ large and the imperative healthcare leaders face under the current strain of the pandemic. Follow Dr. Aluko's and E&Y's work on Twitter via @YAluko, @EY_US and @EYNews, respectively. ==##==    

PopHealth Week (@PopHealthWeek) is produced by and brought to you by Health Innovation Media. We engage thought leaders, entrepreneurs, health plan, health system and physician enterprise leaderhip in population health strategies with your hosts and subkect matter experts Fred Goldstein & Gregg Masters. On this episode their colleague Nick van Terheyden MD aka 'Dr Nick' (@DrNic1) joins them for a quarterly update on the pandemic. Tune in to hear their discussion on a wide range of topics from vaccine boosters, to a growing portfolio of therapeutics to potential 'lessons learned' from widespread disruption in the healthcare and financing sectors and the hope for health system reform & possible alignment of acute health system with #publichealth infrastructure and policy. Follow them on twitter via @DrNic1, @fsgoldstein and @GreggMastersMPH.or the show @PopHealthWeek.   ==##==  

On this special edition of PopHealth Week recorded LIVE in the HealthcareNOW Radio studio produced by Health Innovation Media our guest is Vik Krishnan, General Manager, Intrado Digital Workflows (a Life & Safety business) at Intrado. A results-oriented, collaborative leader Vik's major focus is on unlocking value (revenue acceleration, profitability) at large companies through management of special programs, and advising private equity investors on deal acquisition. Commercially-focused with sales experience. Experience leading consultant (BCG, Bain & Co.) and client teams. Track record of success in commercial and general management roles in lean environments. In this interview on PopHealth, Intrado's Digital Workflows General Manager details why large healthcare organizations are lagging on adopting patient engagement as an outcomes and revenue generating tool. Vik dives into on point solution vs platforms and explains the value of EHR integrated solutions that leverage augmented AI. For more information on Intrado' patient engagement solutions, go to www.intrado.com and do follow on twitter via @IntradoHealth. ==##==

This episode of the AMCP Podcast Series powered by PopHealth Week features April Armstrong, MD, MPH. Health care expert Fred Goldstein of AMCP Podcast Powered by PopHealth Week sits down with Dr. April Armstrong to discuss psoriasis, a chronic and systemic inflammatory skin disease affecting children as well as adults and the tremendous impact on their physical and mental impact on quality of life. Dr. Armstrong is a general dermatologist with a focus on inflammatory skin diseases, and those include psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. She also treats patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, conducts research, and specifically looks at some of the systemic therapies and how they impact patients with inflammatory skin diseases.  Dr. Armstrong is Professor of Dermatology and Associate Dean at the University of Southern California (USC). She also serves as Vice Chair in the dermatology department and heads the psoriasis program at USC. Dr. Armstrong obtained her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed dermatology residency at Harvard. She also obtained a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard School of Public Health. Prior to joining faculty at the University of Southern California, Dr. Armstrong was Vice Chair at the University of California Davis in Sacramento and later at the University of Colorado in Denver. This episode is sponsored by UCB Pharmaceuticals. For more information on UCB Pharmaceuticals go to www.ucb-usa.com and do visit the AMCP Podcast Series powered by PopHealth Week, at www.AMCP.org/podcast ==##==

On this episode of PopHealth Week our guests are Hamilton Baiden President, Heritage Health Solutions, and Rich Jones, MA, MBA, LCAS, SAP, Executive VP Heritage Health Solutions & the Executive Director of Heritage CARES. Heritage Health Solutions is an Integrated Health Care Management company providing a curated network of healthcare and pharmacy management services to improve patient care and reduce costs.  Heritage CARES is a confidential and evidence-based virtual program for substance misuse and suicide prevention and intervention.  For more information on Heritage's services go to www.heritagehealthsolutions.com/ or follow on twitter via @HeritageOrg.   ==##==

Today's show is a special edition of PopHealth Week where Fred Goldstein is the subject matter expert 'in the box' and it is my privilege and  opportunity to extract key insights from his considerable experience in the space. For more information Fred's work go to www.accountablehealthllc.com or follow him on twitter via @fsgoldstein.   If you're enjoying our work at PopHealth Week please subscribe to our channel on the Podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter via @pophealthweek. If you're in the market for private label thought leadership branded podcasts or video content whether streaming or on demand that amplifies your company, organization or enterprise value proposition, do ping me via gregg@healthinnovationmedia.com and follow me on twitter via @greggmastersmph. And check out the recent launch of The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy or AMCP Podcast Series powered by PopHealth Week at www.amcp.org/podcast with introduction by Susan Cantrell, its Chief Executive Officer.

On this episode of PopHealth Week our guest is Valerie Rogers, MPH Director, Government Relations for the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Prior to her role at HIMSS, Valerie worked on health system transformation and integration as the Senior Director of Integration at the Association of State & Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). She also served as the Chief of Staff for the Baltimore City Health Department where she had oversight of the Department's clinical information systems. Prior to her time in Baltimore, Valerie also worked for the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) as the Director of Public Health Informatics. Valerie holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Hampton University (1997) and a Master's degree in Public Health from Tulane University (2001). For more information on Valerie's work go to www.himss.org or follow her on twitter via @VNRogers74 and @HIMSS respectively.  HIMSS is holding its first in person gathering since the onset of the pandemic Monday August 9th to Friday August 13th 2021. For more information go to www.himssconference.org ==##==  

On this episode of PopHealth Week our guest is Ceci Connolly, President & CEO at the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), the "voice of America's top-quality, nonprofit, community-based health plans. We advocate for policies and industry reforms that enhance the health of communities across the nation." Ceci's expertise is in Federal Health Policy, Congress, Not-For-Profit Health Companies, Value-Based Design, Healthcare Costs, Payer-Provider Partnerships, and Women's Leadership. She is the co-author of Landmark: America's New Health-Care Law and What It Means for Us All and previously worked at the McKinsey Center for Health Reform and PwC's Health Research Institute. CECI is also a founding member of Women of Impact and a former Board member of Whitman-Walker Health. For more information on Ceci and ACHP's work go to www.achp.org or follow on twitter via @CeciConnolly and @_ACHP respectively.   If you're enjoying our work at PopHealth Week please subscribe to our channel on the Podcast platform of your choice and do follow us on twitter via @pophealthweek. ==##==  

On PopHealth Week our guest is Denise Hines, who holds a Doctorate in Health Administration, is a certified, Project Management Professional and Fellow of the Healthcare Information Management System Society who serves as HIMSS Chief Americas Officer. Dr. Denise Hines is an award-winning, nationally recognized expert in healthcare technology. She has more than two decades of healthcare experience in a variety of settings, including health systems, physician offices, home health, technology vendors, consulting, state government and revenue management. Dr. Hines was named Chief Americas Officer for the Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in January, 2019. She has been a member of the HIMSS Board of Directors and is the Chair Emeritus for HIMSS North America Board of Directors. She is the past president of the HIMSS Georgia Chapter and was recognized as the 2012 HIMSS Chapter Leader of the Year. ==##==  

On today's episode my guest is Patricia Salber, MD, MBA a thought leader, influencer, senior advisor and seasoned medical executive who is also the Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of The Doctor Weighs In, a leading online health & wellness information platform. She is a recognized voice in the digital health space spotlighted by LinkedIn in their rarified 'Top Voices in Healthcare for both 2017 & 2018' Dr Salber trained in and practiced internal and emergency medicine, served as a senior physician executive at Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California and is a highly sought after healthcare consultant. She is the co-author of "Connected Health: Improving Care, Safety and Efficiency with Wearables and IoT Solution", and an advisory board member at a number of digital health startups (two of which have been acquired), and the author of numerous peer-review medical journals and articles in the lay press. Dr. Salber is a regular podcaster at the American Journal of Managed Care and a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists who's featured as a medical guest on a number of news programs including CNN and the Fox News Channel. ==##==  

On today's show our guest is Nicole Bradberry Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Florida Association of ACOs (FLAACOs). FLAACOs is the premier professional organization for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) throughout Florida which provides education and collaboration in the fee for value healthcare space. We discuss ACOs, value based healthcare initiatives and innovative models in the mental health space. Nicole Bradberry is the Co-Founder / Chief of Growth and Innovation Officer for Vinifera Health.  Vinifera runs Mental Health Crisis and Urgent Care Centers with a focus on immediate access, quality care and the understanding that mental health and substance abuse drive significant health cost.  Prior to Vinifera, Nicole was the Founder and Managing Parter for Cura Health Management which creates and manages ACOs and other value-based healthcare entities.  Cura Health was recently sold to Healthlynked where she still remains as an advisor.  In addition she founded the Florida Association of ACOs (FLAACOs).  FLAACOs is the premier professional organization for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) throughout Florida which provides education and collaboration in the fee for value healthcare space. 

On today's show our guest is Jason L. Salemi, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, at the University of South Florida, College of Public Health. Dr. Salemi is a tenured Associate Professor with joint appointments in the at the University of South Florida College of Public Health and the Morsani College of Medicine. He also maintains adjunct faculty status at the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Salemi has a demonstrated record of collaborative research, scholarly publication, teaching and advising, and participation in public health organizations and professional associations. He's amassed a substantial and versatile proficiency in database development, data linkage, management, and analysis, program and systems evaluation, community engagement, and information dissemination.