Podcasts about Cambia Health Solutions

Health plan leaders from Cambia Health Solutions, Highmark Health and League share strategies for driving consumer engagement, improving health outcomes, and optimizing payer-provider relationships. Learn how health plans can shift from broad segmentation strategies to truly personalized, member-centric healthcare by harnessing data, AI, and digital transformation.     Learn how health plans are using AI-driven insights to deliver tailored interventions.

A No Stone Unturned Episode.A re-visit from 2020.What's it like to be a Psychiatrist?Dr. Jim Polo has worked as a general physician, a child psychiatrist, an adult psychiatrist, and in a state hospital setting. He's now the Director of Behavioral Health for Cambia Health Solutions. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Polo about why he chose this specialty and what his biggest breakthroughs/disappointments have been.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Cambia Health Solutions, Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan and Pager Health discuss how technology and innovation transform the member experience, improving clinical outcomes and consumer engagement.   Segments:  Strategy & Culture Data & Decision-Making Personalization  Right Care, Right Time Panelists: Laurent Rotival, EVP & CIO, Cambia Health Solutions Victoria Worthy, CIO, Health Plan of San Joaquin | Mountain Valley Health Plan Sherri Zink, SVP, Chief Data & Engagement Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Rita Sharma, Chief Product Officer, Pager Health Bios: https://www.brightspotsinhealthcare.com/events/revolutionizing-health-plans-the-connected-member-experience/#url   This episode is sponsored by Pager Health Pager Health is a connected health platform company that enables healthcare enterprises to deliver high-engagement, intelligent health experiences for their patients, members and teams through integrated technology, AI and concierge services. Our solutions help people get the right care at the right time and in the right place and stay healthy while simultaneously reducing system friction and fragmentation, powering engagement, and orchestrating the enterprise. Pager Health partners with leading payers, providers and employers representing more than 28 million individuals across the United States and Latin America.

In this episode, Dr. Marion Couch, CEO of IntoValue Group, dives into Value-Based Care and its transformative impact on healthcare. Dr. Couch's deep expertise in healthcare is underscored by her time as the Chief Medical Officer of Cambia Health Solutions and Senior Medical Advisor to CMS. As the CEO of the IntoValue Group, Dr. Couch focuses on providing consulting services in the area of Value-Based Care. 

Today's guest is Susannah Fox, author of Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care. The book is a deep dive into the expert network of patients, survivors and caregivers who are charting a new path of innovation and research. It is for anyone who feels alone, forgotten or lost in the shadows of suffering as they navigate a new diagnosis. But, it's also for anyone working inside healthcare who is fed up with the status quo. We discuss:How patients – like those first affected by long COVID - accelerate solutions by making invisible problems visible That data liberation is often the foundation for patient rebel movementsThe pop up peer groups forming in Amazon reviewsA framework for understanding, and embracing patient expertise: seekers, networkers, solvers and championsSusannah reminds all innovators to talk with people living with rare and life-changing diagnoses: “If you are going to try to understand the intersection of healthcare and technology, you need to put down your clipboard – which is the classic status symbol of a survey researcher – and get out there and just talk to people. Talk to people especially who are dealing with rare and life-changing diagnoses, because those are the people who are going to use technology in ways that we can't even imagine.”Relevant LinksSusannah's book Rebel HealthSusannah's blog: Wow! How? HealthAn article about how patient-led research could speed up medical innovationA story about Tidepool Loop receiving FDA clearanceOpenAPS and #WeAreNotWaitingHugo Campos's TedX talk about not being able to access his cardiac device dataGraphic used by Sarah Riggare to show the time spent in self-care for Parkinson's diseaseAbout Our GuestSusannah Fox is a health and technology strategist. Her book, Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care, was recently published by MIT Press. She is a former Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the Obama Administration, where she led an open data and innovation lab. Prior to federal service, she was the entrepreneur-in-residence at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For 14 years she directed the health portfolio at the Pew Research Center's Internet Project where she helped define a new market at the intersection of health, social media, and patient engagement. Fox currently serves on the board of directors of Cambia Health Solutions of Portland, OR, and Hive Networks of Cincinnati, OH. She is an advisor to Alladapt Immunotherapeutics, Archangels, Article 27, Atlas of Caregiving, Before Brands, Citizen, Equip Health, Faster Cures, and the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at Smithsonian Institution. Fox is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a degree in anthropology. She is the mother of two children, a caregiver for elders, and lives in Washington, DC,...

In this week's episode, we learn about Meg Dryer, the General Manager of the Consumer Business for Evidation, a healthtech app offering health tracking, reward features, and access to research institutions. Meg is an individual who uniquely blends engineering and design, having started her journey in engineering before pursuing art and design. This shift towards experience design has lasted throughout her career, and you'll hear how profoundly it has impacted her work.Evidation leverages health data from wearables and smartphones to impact healthcare decisions, setting the stage for objective, data-informed discussions between patients and doctors. With Data Privacy Day on the horizon (January 28th!), Meg emphasizes the importance of data transparency in crafting a delightful consumer-grade healthcare experience.Meg offers valuable insights throughout the conversation. She advocates how she and her team have found success in designing for the 'off moments', allowing their users to disengage when they need to and re-engage easily on their own terms. She also emphasizes the importance of allowing users to switch their focus, whether it's from activity level to sleep patterns. These strategies maintain long-term engagement.Meg also shares advice for listeners who aim to improve their own practices. Intensive user involvement, maintaining a beginner's mindset, and practicing patience forms the crux of successful design. Meg insists on going beyond the present app scope and envisioning the future experience based on deep qualitative research, ensuring that the product is tailored to meet both the obvious and unspoken needs of the users.—Guest BioMeg Dryer is the General Manager of Consumer at Evidation, where she is responsible for Evidation's presence in the market. Prior to Evidation, Meg was VP of Consumer Experience at Cambia Health Solutions. Before moving into healthcare, Meg led teams at Nike where she worked on projects such as the Rio Olympics and at IDEO, where she did venture and business design. Her work is deeply human-centric: she cares deeply about understanding customer needs and crafting solutions and stories to meet these needs. Meg has a BS in Interaction Design from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.—Guest Quote"If you are trying to force someone in your app or your experience to maintain that high level of engagement, they drop off. But if you craft an experience designed for the off moments, where it's okay for it to take a back seat for a while, people can re-engage when they're ready. You keep that longitudinal engagement over time.” – Meg Dryer—Time Stamps *(01:22) Meg's Background*(05:40) What is Evidation?*(08:04) Capturing the data from your lived experience*(11:46) The sensitivity of health data*(13:27) Solving the tension between data privacy and design*(18:26) Evidation's superpower*(20:17) Redesigning the healthcare experience*(22:47) Lessons for others looking to redesign their app*(26:12) How to maintain user engagement all year long*(31:03) Rapid Fire Questions—LinksConnect with Meg Dryer on LinkedInCheck out EvidationConnect with Tom Butta on LinkedInCheck out the Airship Website

In this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky speaks to Elizabeth Cole, CHRO at Cambia Health Solutions, who talks about the importance of trusting your workers when they work remotely.You can learn about Cambia Health Solutions at https://www.cambiahealth.com/

Looking to kickstart your journey towards a healthier lifestyle? Hear from a healthcare industry expert about his personal health journey. Crystal O'Keefe sits down with MetPro client and Senior Vice President of Government Programs at Cambia Health Solutions, William Krenz. After recognizing some unhealthy habits, William turned to MetPro to improve his nutrition and fitness strategies. Over the past 2 years, he has been experiencing steady progress. Not only has William learned to love fitness and working out, but he's also excelling in his professional life. Tune in to hear about his journey and how MetPro can help you achieve your goals.All episodes of The MetPro Method can be found anywhere you get podcasts or go to MetPro.co/podcast. Be sure to follow, rate, and review. You can learn more about MetPro at MetPro.co!

Have you ever wondered how you can make a bigger impact with your for-profit company in your community and in God's Kingdom? In this episode, Jeff and Michael discuss: Getting out of survival mode and finding financial freedom. Contentment in Christ. Ministry in the marketplace.Understanding what you are solving for and what the purpose of your drive is.   Key Takeaways: 2 out of 3 kids who come out of poverty are directly correlated to them having a positive exposure in their lives. The fruit of the Spirit is real and causes a transformation in your life. Ministry happens in the daily life and in belonging. You don't have to be non-profit to bless the people in your community to thrive, prosper, and flourish. Look at what you can do to lift your team in ways more than just raising salary.   "God does not need you to be a success in business. God does not need you to go and build anything. What God requires from us is obedience." —  Michael Arrieta About Michael Arrieta: Michael Arrieta is a private equity investor, venture capitalist, and former technology entrepreneur.He is the Founder & CEO of Garden City Equity, a people-first holding company that buys, grows, and holds blue- and white-collar service businesses from owners seeking a retirement succession or liquidity planPrior he spent his time within MAV Ventures, New Story Homes, DocuSign, Wyse, and Dell.Michael currently serves on the board of Cambia Health Solutions.Feel free to connect: michael@gardencityequity.com Connect with Michael Arrieta:Website: https://gardencityequity.com/Email: michael@gardencityequity.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelarrieta/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeArrieta  Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the President of Brendandell, Brendan Dell.Connecting with Brendan Dell can offer you a wealth of benefits. As a positioning and messaging expert, Brendan has worked with some of the biggest names in the technology industry, helping them develop effective marketing strategies that set them apart. By connecting with Brendan, you can tap into his expertise to improve your messaging and positioning, ultimately helping to increase sales and drive growth. If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding for your business, Brendan's course, "$1B Pitch," can offer you practical advice on how to craft a winning pitch that will capture the attention of investors. The course covers the key elements critical to a successful pitch, including how to tell a compelling story, build a strong team, and demonstrate market fit.About Brendan Dell: Brendan is a positioning and messaging expert who has worked with some of the top technology brands in the industry. His impressive client list includes well-known names such as Expedia, ADP, HP, Y Combinator, and over 99 portfolio companies. With his vast experience and expertise, Brendan has become a trusted advisor to many companies seeking to improve their marketing strategies and messaging.In his book, "The 12 Immutable Laws of High-Impact Messaging," Brendan shares his rules for standing out in crowded markets. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to make an impact in today's competitive business landscape. Brendan's new course, "$1B Pitch," examines the eight elements of a successful $1B pitch. This course is a valuable resource for anyone looking to create a winning pitch and secure funding for their business.About Brendandell: Brendandell is a company that specializes in partnering with B2B CMOs to help create impactful marketing campaigns and departments. Their expertise and experience have earned them a reputation for being leaders in their field, with a roster of clients including some of the industry's biggest names. Some of their past and present clients include Cvent, which Deloitte has recognized as one of the Fast 500 companies, and TOPO, a leading B2B analyst firm. They have also worked with UserTesting, which Deloitte recognized as one of the Technology Fast 500 companies, and Nuance, a Fortune 1000 company.Other notable clients of Brendandell include Panasonic, SAP, Brother, Act-On Software, MedeAnalytics, and Cambia Health Solutions, among others. They have worked with over 100 clients, each benefiting from the company's expertise and commitment to delivering top-notch marketing solutions. If you are a B2B CMO looking to take your marketing campaigns to the next level, Brendandell is a company that you should consider. Their vast experience and impressive track record make them a reliable partner who can help you achieve your goals and take your business to new heights.Tweetable Moments:02:36 - “So the first thing that every company should do, and the mistake that folks often make is that most companies start and go.”06:04 - “In order to tell that story, you need to have clarity of the problem, clarity of the solution, and clarity of the unique mechanism in which you deliver that solution.”Links Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out Brendandell website at

In this episode of HealthChangers, Peggy Maguire, president of Cambia Health Foundation, speaks with Paula Jones, who recently retired after serving on the board of directors for Cambia Health Solutions for 12 years. Paula was instrumental in the formation and strategic direction of Cambia Health Foundation. In honor of the Foundation's 15th anniversary, Peggy and Paula recall the Foundation's beginnings, its lasting legacy and its plans for the next 15 years. 

Meet Ben Albert:Ben is the Co-Founder and CEO of Upfront Healthcare Services, Inc.. Prior to launching Upfront, Ben was the Founder and CEO of Care Team Connect, which was acquired by The Advisory Board Company in 2013. Ben also served as an Entrepreneur in Residence and Operating Partner within the Strategic Investments Division of Cambia Health Solutions. Ben received a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Illinois Chicago.  Key Insights:Ben Albert is a two-time healthcare founder, with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience.  Challenge Your Assumptions. Entrepreneurs make a lot of assumptions at the beginning of a startup. Many of those assumptions turn out to be inaccurate. So, founders must use data to evaluate, change, and refine the business model. Acquisition Explained. Upfront recently made its first acquisition: PatientBond. Upfront's mission is to get patients the care they need, and communication is fundamental to achieve that. PatientBond shares that vision and can deliver personalized communication. It was a clear strategy, that would allow for greater impact on patients, and a greater ROI for clients.Founding in Healthcare. Healthcare demands that founders have a robust value proposition, constantly evolve the vision based on data, and be patient. Patience applies to the investors as well; they need to trust the vision and not rush decisions that could hurt the company in the long run.This episode is hosted by Nathan Bays. He is a member of the Advisory Council for Day Zero and is a Senior Banker of Healthcare M&A at Citigroup. Relevant Links:Learn more about Upfront HealthcareRead “Upfront acquires PatientBond; expands capabilities for market-leading personalized patient access and engagement platform”

In this episode of HealthChangers, Andree Miceli, Cambia Health Solutions' clinical director of behavioral health, speaks with Dwight Holton, CEO of Lines for Life, and Emily Moser, director of Lines for Life's YouthLine program. The group highlights YouthLine's critical work including the positive impact YouthLine has on the teens who are trained to receive the calls. They also discuss the new 988 emergency phone number for mental health crises that will go live in July 2022, and how Lines for Life and YouthLine are expanding nationally. The episode concludes with reflections from Peggy Maguire, president of the Cambia Health Foundation. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Shownotes(20:14) Manuj asks what is the value of a degree today… I think eventually it's the experience that counts. That's why I think the technology programs are more hands-on — it doesn't mean that you have to go in and do all the coding yourself. I mean, at Carnegie Mellon, I did some coding, but eventually, I was able to interest a very smart undergraduate student to implement most of my work. And I worked out much faster, and I had a much bigger thesis... So I think it depends on how it's done. But yeah, a good education can be extremely valuable. (29:39) Inderpal responds to AI taking over the human world… It's a tool to make things more accurate, faster, more efficient, etc. But it still has to provide even more powerful explanations and transparency than you would otherwise provide. In 2011, we had a program that won Jeopardy Watson — so from an algorithmic standpoint, we were at the top of the hill. But from an enterprise standpoint, what we realize is the algorithm isn't everything. AI programs can process all the unstructured data as well like video, audio, scene composition, etc. But now flip over to the people side, if there's somebody who's a decision maker, they have to be comfortable dealing with such a program.Inderpal is the Global Chief Data Officer at IBM and leads the company's data strategy to ensure IBM remains the number one AI and hybrid cloud provider for the enterprise. His expertise is in transforming data into corporate value and better customer experiences through strategic & innovative capabilities that leverage analytic insights to support growth and productivity.It's interesting that he worked at IBM as a Research Staff Member till 1997 and rejoined IBM in 2015 — bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience at leading companies such as Cambia Health Solutions and Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions. Inderpal also served as Cambia Health Solutions' Senior Vice President and Chief Data Officer, where he drove the development of the company's data strategy. Cambia Health Solutions is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, working to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system. Cambia employs more than 4000 employees and reaches more than 70 million Americans nationwideBefore that, Inderpal was Vice President of Knowledge Solutions and Chief Data Officer at Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions. Express Scripts employs more than 13,000 people and works to help 100 million people get, and stay, healthy.Inderpal's goal is to turn challenges into opportunities by solving the most complex problems with data, AI, and technology, all while strengthening IBM's trusted, enterprise-wide data and AI backbone.He was selected as the CDO Club's 2017 U.S. Chief Data Officer of the Year, and he has been quoted as an industry expert by the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, US News & World Report, CNN, and FOX.Support the show

In this episode of HealthChangers, Andree Miceli, Cambia Health Solutions' clinical director of behavioral health, speaks with Dwight Holton, CEO of Lines for Life, and Emily Moser, director of Lines for Life's YouthLine program. The group highlights YouthLine's critical work including the positive impact YouthLine has on the teens who are trained to receive the calls. They also discuss the new 988 emergency phone number for mental health crises that will go live in July 2022, and how Lines for Life and YouthLine are expanding nationally. The episode concludes with reflections from Peggy Maguire, president of the Cambia Health Foundation.  The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. Call (800) 273-TALK (8255). Starting July 16, 2022, you can also call, text or chat 988, the new national dialing code.   

When a child is seriously ill or injured, the entire family is affected. While the child requires medical attention and effective treatments, their family also needs to be supported with compassion and care. Families can find this support at Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), which works to ease the burdens of everyday life so families can focus on being with their children. To expand the resources available to families, RMHC of the Intermountain Area has created a new family support program funded by the Cambia Health Foundation. This pioneering program includes a full-time staff person and provides crisis intervention, mental health support, grief and bereavement support, and collaborative case management to help address social determinants of health. This can include helping families at home after their stay by connecting them to community resources for job placement, food security, school, support groups and other services. RMHC is a longtime community partner of Cambia Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Cambia Health Solutions. The new family support program aligns with the Foundation's new strategic vision to advance equity through whole-person health in underserved communities. With this renewed focus on behavioral health and belief in building a just and inclusive health care system for all, the Foundation is amid a multi-year, $11.5 million community initiative to increase access, improve quality of care and reduce the stigma of mental health. This episode of HealthChangers highlights the innovative family support program founded at RMHC Intermountain Area. Carrie Romano, CEO of RMHC Intermountain Area, and Maria Gamvroulas, Family Support Services Manager, talk with Jim Swayze, president of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, about the work of RMHC and the support of families. The episode concludes with reflections from Peggy Maguire, president of the Cambia Health Foundation.

SkyPoint is transforming customer experience and business outcomes through the power of AI on a unified and privacy-first view of the customer data. Our platform combines our integrated Custom Data Platform, Zero Trust Data Vault, Privacy Compliance Automation and APIs that allow our customers and developers to easily deploy solutions that leverage unified customer records in healthcare and consumer industries. Quickly build professional-grade apps, manage data privacy, create automated workflows, connect to diverse data sources, and embed AI into your apps when you use SkyPoint APIs. It's how you become more agile to delight your customers. Industry leaders and over 6 million end users currently use SkyPoint. About our guest: Tisson Mathew is CEO and Founder of SkyPoint Cloud, a privacy-first customer data platform that enables consumer and healthcare brands to unlock deeper, more meaningful relationships with their customers and patients. Before founding SkyPoint Cloud, he was Chief Technology Officer at Alignment Healthcare and, prior to that, at Cambia Health Solutions. Mathew also led the team that built and operated the Amazon logistics technology platform that powers Amazon Prime Now, Amazon Fresh, and Amazon Flex. He holds four U.S. patents, a Master of Science in computer science and engineering from Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore., and completed the Stanford Executive Program for Growing Companies at Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

How can peer to peer connection make a healthier society? Can Amazon reviews give us fresh insight into our health? Why do on-line patient communities represent an incredible untapped resource in healthcare? How can a co-designed death give us a fuller life? Susannah Fox will help us answer these questions! Fox is a health and information technology researcher based in Washington, DC. She is a former Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the Obama Administration, where she led an open data and innovation lab. Prior to federal service, she was the entrepreneur-in-residence at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For 14 years she directed the health portfolio at the Pew Research Center's Internet Project where she helped define a new market at the intersection of health, social media, and patient engagement. Fox currently serves on the board of directors of Cambia Health Solutions of Portland, OR, and Hive Networks of Cincinnati, OH. She is an advisor to Alladapt Immunotherapeutics, Archangels, Article 27, Atlas of Caregiving, Before Brands, Citizen, Equip Health, Faster Cures, and the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at Smithsonian Institution. Fox is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a degree in anthropology. She is the mother of two children, a caregiver for elders, and lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, Eric Halperin.

Do you want to know the secret to innovation? Learn from Mark Ganz, who served as CEO of Cambia Health Solutions for 18 years, as he and Daniel discuss the power of leading with gratitude, the value of hiring a diverse team and how important it is for leaders to begin succession planning early. Listen in to learn who specifically transferred belief into Mark—forever shaping his leadership journey—where he led over 5,000 employees and impacted millions through his service at Cambia.

On this episode of HealthChangers, we'll hear more about efforts to streamline the way the health care industry accesses, exchanges and interprets data between systems with a goal of improving health outcomes for everyone. Our conversation features Kirk Anderson, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Cambia Health Solutions. He's joined by Steven Kassakian, who at the time of the interview was the Associate Chief Health Information Officer and Assistant Professor at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and has recently transitioned to a new position at Humana as a physician and informaticist. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Mark Ganz is the former CEO of Cambia Health Solutions, one of the largest Blues Plans in the Pacific Northwest.  Mark spent 25 years with Cambia and its predecessors and shares his leadership philosophy and talks about whole person health.  Show notes:  Podcasts: anything tied to women's golf.  Favorite Authors: C.S.Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein (Lord of the Rings); Erik Larson (The Splendid And The Vile) , Timothy Eagan (and The Fish That Swallowed The Whale: The Life And Times Of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen.

If you’ve been laid off or need to find a job quickly, you might feel tempted to send your resume or application materials to every open position you discover. But Find Your Dream Job guest Serena Chan says that’s not a good plan. Hiring managers and recruiters need to know you have the specific skills necessary for the position you’re applying for. Serena also says it’s important to do your own research to be sure that the company you’re applying to is a place you truly want to work, based on their vision and company culture. About Our Guest: Serena Chan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/serena-chan-79881114/) is a recruiter with Cambia Health Solutions. It’s a nonprofit health care company. Resources in This Episode: To learn more about the job opportunities at Cambia, visit their website at cambiahealth.com/careers. (http://www.cambiahealth.com/)   From our Sponsor: Find Your Dream Job is brought to you by TopResume.(http://macslist.org/topresume) Top Resume has helped more than 400,000 professionals land more interviews and get hired faster. Get a free review of your resume today from one of Top Resume’s expert writers. (http://macslist.org/topresume)    

Ahmer Inam is the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Pactera Edge, a leading, global, human-centric, intelligent digital platforms and solutions firm. Ahmer has more than 20 years of experience driving organizational transformation using intelligent data products with leaderships leadership roles at Nike, Wells Fargo, Sonic Automotive, and Cambia Health Solutions. He's also done data analytics consulting for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) assisting clients such as Disney/ESPN, Keurig, Liberty Tax, and ADP. Ahmer is a member of Forbes Technology Council, and serves as a data and AI advisor to XPRIZE, International Institute for Analytics, and a number of startups. Ahmer is also the founding member of Analytics and Big Data Society and holds two Masters of Science degrees, each in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Texas A&M University, as well as a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi.

In this episode of Data Dialogues, we interview Carol Kruse, a Valvoline board member and former marketing executive at Cambia Health Solutions, ESPN and Coca-Cola. She weighs in on which data to focus on -- and how to sell your findings to others in your organization.Jump ahead to these highlights:1:00 - Carol Kruse's career path4:30 - How Carol turns to data to tell her stories7:30 - Is it better to dig deeper into the data or let the data tell the story?11:25 - How do you best tell someone to trust the data?12:20 - The marriage of art and science14:38 - Overcoming objections to data17:30 - Which data to focus on21:30 - The end user24:55 - Focus groups25:50 - Example of combining creative with actionable data

OVERVIEW: Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy podcast talks with Torben Nielsen, CEO of ZOOM+Care. Torben shares his key takeaways spanning his 20+ year business career and highlights opportunities within tech-based healthcare. He also provides an overview of ZOOM+Care and the company’s capabilities.    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Torben’s postgraduate study on internet marketing strategies led him to a career with LEGO. He eventually transferred from Denmark to the US to work for Inovise Medical Inc., which digitizes EKG machines for the early detection of heart attacks.  Torben also worked at XEROX, heading up a division to develop new segments for network color printers.  Across his career, Torben has learned to challenge the current status and to challenge current business models.  When developing products, observe how consumers are responding to your particular product. Iteration is key.  Curiosity is also important, as well as perseverance. Test ideas early and often.  Following XEROX, Torben worked at Cambia Health Solutions to improve the experiences of health insurance members utilizing an integrated provider directory.   Currently, Torben is the CEO of ZOOM+Care, an on-demand healthcare platform that allows patients to schedule same-day appointments and have access to their medical data.  ZOOM+Care offers telehealth and in-person visits with 60 clinics across four states. The company is focused on creating a seamless and frictionless experience for patients.   There’s a ton of opportunities within healthcare for entrepreneurs to provide technology solutions.  Torben’s advice is to enjoy what you’re doing. Work hard and be persistent.   3 KEY POINTS: Be curious about what other industries are doing and then apply best practices from those industries to what you’re trying to do. Test your prototypes and products early and often with customers for feedback. They’ll help inform what your product should look like and how to utilize it. Despite the challenges of COVID, technology has made it possible for people to access healthcare virtually.   TWEETABLE QUOTES: “Be curious, open-minded and observant.” - Torben Nielsen “Startups are a lot of hard work, but it comes with a lot of great joy as well when things work out. Hang in there, be persistent and enjoy the ride.” - Torben Nielsen   RESOURCES: ZOOM+Care: https://www.zoomcare.com Torben Nielsen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torbenstubkjaernielsen Torben Nielsen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/torbensnielsen   #HealthcareEntrepreneurAcademy #healthcare #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #podcast #healthcaretechnology  #healthcareapps

This is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. Jim Swayze is an executive with Cambia Health Solutions, which recently donated $7.1 million to improve mental health in rural Utah. He's here to tell us how this significant investment will help to address unmet needs. JIM SWAYZE Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah is one of Cambia's regional health plans. As an insurance company, we're concerned about the behavioral and mental health issues that have been greatly intensified by COVID-19. Rural communities where it can be difficult to get mental healthcare are especially impacted. This is why we invested $7.1 million to increase access where it's most needed. This funding will support the development or expansion of programs and services that will provide 24/7 support to people in crisis or emotional distress. It will also increase the capacity of established safety net programs to meet current and emerging needs. To make the greatest impact in rural areas, we have invested in community partners with differing behavioral and mental health services. With our financial support, these organizations will advance important programs to help Utahns this year and into the future: • Association for Utah Community Health • National Children's Alliance (NCA): Utah's Children Justice Centers • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Utah • University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute • Utah Office of Multicultural Affairs DEREK MILLER That significant investment will make a real difference in people's lives. Learn more about Utah's first health insurer at regence.com. I'm Derek Miller, and this is Speaking on Business. Originally aired: March 9, 2021.

Welcome to #GivingTuesday! Hopefully, you safely celebrated Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. The holidays are officially upon us, and today is the ultimate opportunity to think about giving back. On this special episode, I'm profiling two nonprofit executives. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Learn more about this movement by visiting www.givingtuesday.org. Kris Carico is the CEO of SOLVE Oregon, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to keeping Oregon clean and healthy. She has over 20 years of not-for-profit management experience, working for some of the region's most notable organizations, including the Oregon Zoo Foundation and DoveLewis Animal Hospital. Kris earned her degree from Portland State University, majoring in Social Science. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Kris has a deep love for all Oregon has to offer, including the beautiful natural areas, amazing food and delicious beer. Her interests outside of work include kayaking, hiking and spending time with her son. Founded in 1969, SOLVE's mission is to bring Oregonians together to improve the environment and build a legacy of stewardship. SOLVE restores and preserves Oregon's environment by mobilizing the power of volunteers while partnering with the generosity of donors. To learn more about SOLVE, visit www.solveoregon.org. Angela Hult is the President of the Kuni Foundation, a private regional foundation with assets of more than $200 million. Angela works with the Foundation board to develop and implement strategy, including grantmaking, advocacy and impact investing. Under her leadership the foundation has made a direct investment in a female-led cancer research start-up, launched advocacy efforts to secure more housing for people experiencing intellectual disabilities, re-branded the foundation, and in response to the COVID pandemic doubled the amount of grants awarded in 2020. Her nonprofit board service includes the Center for Women's Leadership and Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, Albertina Kerr, and Children First for Oregon. She was the first woman elected to the national board of the Coastal Conservation Association. She is currently a Trustee of the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. In 2016, she was named a Woman of Influence by the Portland Business Journal. Before joining the Kuni Foundation, Angela led all philanthropic and community investment efforts for Cambia Health Solutions. She directed employee volunteerism and community engagement, corporate giving, regional and national grant making, sustainability, executive board placement and the employee giving campaign. Angela also worked for PacifiCorp, where she focused on acquisitions and asset divestitures. She began her career in Taiwan where she worked for the Sheraton Corporation. Angela received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Pacific Lutheran University and is a graduate of the Leadership Academy for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College's Carroll School of Management. She is proud to be a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest. For more information about the Kuni Foundation, visit www.kunifoundation.org.

Dr. Jim Polo has worked as a general physician, a child psychiatrist, an adult psychiatrist, and in a state hospital setting. He's now the Director of Behavioral Health for Cambia Health Solutions. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Polo about why he chose this specialty and what his biggest breakthroughs/disappointments have been.

Michel Romanino is the Deputy CISO at Cambia Health Solutions a member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association HQ’d in Portland. Prior to Cambia, Michel held security and software engineering roles at companies like CoreLogic, Intuit, Sharp Healthcare, & Teradata. During the interview, Michel talks about how he’s helped establish a strong security culture embedded in the organization's decision making process as well as some of the business opportunities they’re pursuing in light of the COVID19 pandemic. Website: businessofcyber.com LinkedIn: Joe Vinck & Business of Cyber Twitter: @joey_vinck OFFER FOR FIRST TEN EPISODES In order to enter for a chance to win each book discussed in the first 10 episodes, please rate & leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts and reach out to Joe via Email, LinkedIn, or Twitter with your username to let us know you've rated. Winners will be announced after Episode 10

Cambia Health Solutions CEO Mark Ganz joins Beyond Well to talk about the enormous impact COVID19 is having on health organizations and describes his own personal battle against Covid19. "We are in the black swan of black swan events," Ganz says, "But the access to behavioral healthcare via telehealth may be one of the silver linings of this pandemic."  Dr. Jim Polo, Cambia's Medical Director also joins the conversation to talk about how to take care of Covid19 related anxiety.   

​On episode #10 of the 2B Bolder podcast, guest, Stephanie Wettstein, Director of Internal and Executive Communications for Cambia Health Solutions shares her career journey ​describes her role and responsibilities​.​Stephanie, a communications professional for 23 years in various industries including high-tech and health care shares key insights and talks about specific characteristics and skills you need to develop and focus on to be successful​.The 2B Bolder Podcast is designed to provide you first-hand access to some amazing women. Guests will include women from leading enterprise companies to startups, women execs, to coders, account execs, engineers and innovators.To be inspired visit https://www.2bbolder.com/podcasts

Carol Kruse serves on the Board of Directors for Valvoline, a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company, and is also an investor & advisor for the Oregon Venture Fund. Previously, Carol was the Chief Marketing Officer for Cambia Health Solutions, as well as the Chief Marketing Officer for ESPN.

Statistics show that people change careers around a half-dozen times over the span of their working lives. No matter how many times you switch jobs, you will face obstacles. Silencing your internal objections and taking concrete action, says Find Your Dream Job guest Laurie Erdman, are the first steps toward finding your next position. Laurie adds that getting rid of self-doubt and reaching out to others for help can make the transition smoother. Taking time off to practice self-care is also a non-negotiable for anyone in a career transition.  About Our Guest: Laurie Erdman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erdmanl?trk=people-guest_people_search-card) is Senior Change Management Consultant at Cambia Health Solutions (https://www.cambiahealth.com/) where she supports teams in creating people-focused health care. Resources in This Episode: To read more from Laurie, visit her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erdmanl?trk=people-guest_people_search-card)  Nail every behavioral interview question in your next interview by learning how to prepare for them. Download 100 Behavioral Interview Questions You Need to Know. (http://www.macslist.org/questions) 

HLTH Matters EP02Integrated Care Built Around the Human Being—featuring Mark Ganz of Cambia Health SolutionsIn every other area of our lives, service providers are accountable to their customers. If they fail to provide both quality and value, people vote with their feet. But in healthcare, we’ve traded away that control to the insurance company, and the result is an increasingly dehumanizing system that looks at people as vessels of disease to be fixed rather than people in need of healing. How can we bring that critical patient-caregiver relationship back and design an integrated approach to care that builds around the human being?Mark Ganz is the CEO of Cambia Health Solutions, a family of companies working to create a person-focused and economically-sustainable healthcare system. Cambia’s health plans, innovative technology and strategic investments deliver consumer-centric solutions that make care more affordable and accessible. Mark has dedicated his career to designing a seamless, end-to-end healthcare experience around the needs of people and their families, and he was named 2014 Healthcare CEO of the Year by Portland Business Journal.On this episode of HLTH Matters, Mark joins Dr. Gulati to explain how his father (a physician himself) was treated by the healthcare system at the end of his life and how that inspires Cambia’s human-first approach. He describes how we lost the humanity in healthcare, weighing in on how technology and the economic model have severed the relationship between the patient and caregiver. Listen in for Mark’s insight on pricing technology to the market, not the insurance payment model, and learn how Cambia is taking an integrated approach to care that centers on the human experience.Topics CoveredHow Mark’s dad was a family doctor in the full sense of the word How Mark’s dad was treated by the system at the end of his lifeCambia’s commitment to start with a deep respect for familiesPhysicians as administers of technology vs. healers of peopleThe dehumanizing impact of the economic model in healthcare How we traded away control to insurance companies for convenience Cambia’s work around palliative care as part of an integrated approachPricing tech to the market rather than the insurance payment modelHow Mark is inspired by the Porter & Teisberg article in HBRConnect with Mark GanzCambia Health SolutionsMark on LinkedIn Connect with Dr. Gulati, Dr. Shlain & Dr. KukuHLTH ConferenceDr. Gulati’s WebsiteDr. Gulati on LinkedInDr. Gulati on TwitterDr. Shlain on LinkedInDr. Shlain on TwitterDr. Kuku on LinkedInDr. Kuku on Twitter ResourcesHealthSparqEcho Health VenturesGNS HealthcareRedefining Healthcare: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results by Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg‘Redefining Competition in Healthcare’ in Harvard Business Review

Paul Capon speaks with Ahmer Inam, former Head of Advanced Analytics at Nike and Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Cambia Health Solutions. His insights and use cases are highly valuable.

This week Ahmer Inam, joins Allison Hartsoe in the Accelerator. Ahmer has held senior executive positions in data and analytics for over 20 years in companies such as Wachovia, Wells Fargo, Nike, and most recently Cambia Health Solutions. Operationalizing Customer Lifetime Value leads to customer satisfaction, engagement, loyalty, and clarity about consumer retention. Please help us spread the word about building your business’ customer equity through effective customer analytics. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play, Alexa’s TuneIn, iHeartRadio or Spotify. And do tell us what you think by writing Allison at info@ambitiondata.com or ambitiondata.com. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Clevenger, VP of Marketing at Cambia Health Solutions, a kid who grew up in a rural ranching town of 200, wore a suit to the 2nd grade, had a life plan that was squashed in a college art class – shares his story of success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in as Carol Kruse, former CMO at ESPN and Cambia Health Solutions, shares how a small town girl from Pennsylvania who loves national parks, the outdoors and sports, rocked corporate America, found her way to Oregon, and now finds joy in the most incredible ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While innovation can be difficult at any company, highly regulated industries with a thick rule book — both internally and from the government — face more roadblocks along the innovation journey. To find out how highly regulated companies can chalk up innovation wins, we sat down with Mohan Nair, Chief Innovation Officer at Cambia Health Solutions. Guests include Steve Faktor, host of the McFuture Podcast and the former Vice President of Business Growth and Innovation at American Express, and Ludwig Melik, CEO of the agile innovation company Planbox.

There's a shift happening in many industries toward placing a greater focus on the consumer, but what if you're not sure who those consumers are and what they want or expect? That's where human-centered design comes in. It's an approach where businesses research consumer habits, expectations and experiences, and then use what they learned to improve their services and improve the way they interact with those consumers. In this edition of HealthChangers, we'll be taking a look at one example of how human-centered design is playing out in health care. My guest is Nancy Vuckovic from Cambia Health Solutions. She shares consumer research and human-centered design principles and how they can change the way people experience health care.

Janet is the Chief of Staff & Vice President for Cambia Health Solutions. She recently was named on Portland Business Journal's 'Women of Influence' award list for 2018. In this episode we talk the future of health insurance, the importance of diverse perspectives in the C-Suite, and why companies should invest in having a Chief of Staff role. Support for this episode was provided by thatCAST creative, www.thatcast.com. Original music for this episode was composed by Levi Downey.

Today's guest is Lauren Teague... Lauren Teague is a digital strategist who puts social back into social media. She has worked with a range of media startups, non profits, professional sports leagues, teams, and athletes. She held the first social media position at the PGA TOUR and spent seven seasons covering live golf in social media. Now she's part of Convince & Convert consulting, a respected group of advisors led by Jay Baer who help the world's most interesting brands improve their social and content marketing efforts.  She is likely the only strategist anywhere with the former #1 golfer Jason Day, P.F Chang's, Cisco and Cambia Health Solutions on her roster.  If you can't find Lauren in the office, first look on the golf course. She's working to reclaim her single-digit handicap before one of her three #TinyTeagues beats her to it, and documents the journey at MomGolfs.com.  In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss a lot.  Some of the stuff we hit on: * The vibrancy of golf. * Lauren's love of the Dallas Stars and why it is important to use social media to tell stories, even when you aren't successful. * Why engagement on social media isn't just a vanity thing.  And, this is just scratching the surface.  You can find Lauren at www.laurenteague.com Her new golf site is www.momgolfs.com On Twitter she is @laurentee. As always, you can find me at www.davewakeman.com If you like the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review...it means a lot to me.  If you have any ideas, suggestions, or feedback email me at dave@davewakeman.com   

A year ago, we launched the HealthChangers podcast, presented by Cambia Health Solutions. Our goal was to spotlight the challenges facing health care today and the innovations and innovators that are changing the health care landscape. To mark our one-year anniversary, we’ve highlighted our favorite moments from our five most popular podcasts.

Sponsored by the MS in ERM Program at Yeshiva University's Katz School: www.yu.edu/katz/programs/graduate/ms-risk In this episode we spoke with Prakash Vanguri about risk and the Olympics. Prakash Vanguri is the Head of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function at Healthfirst and adjunct faculty member in the Master of Science in Enterprise Risk Management at Yeshiva University’s Katz School. He is a thought leader with over 15 years of ERM experience and served U.S. and emerging markets. In his role, he works closely with Healthfirst’s Board and Executive Leadership in identifying, assessing and quantifying key enterprise risks that could impede the achievement of Healthfirst’s strategic objectives. Prior to Healthfirst, Mr. Vanguri was the Director of ERM for Cambia Health Solutions (formerly Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield), a family of more than 25 health care companies dedicated to transforming health care. He also spent several years with Deloitte in their Governance Regulatory and Risk Services practice and had the unique opportunity to design and deliver customized ERM solutions for several Fortune 100 companies and quasi-governmental agencies. For more on this, see our article: https://blogs.yu.edu/news/olympics-games-post-unique-challenges-for-erm/

In this session, hear how Cambia Health Solutions, a not-for-profit total health solutions company, created a self-service data model to convert a large-scale, on-premises batch processing model to a cloud-based, real-time pub-sub and RESTful API model.  Learn how Cambia leveraged AWS services like Amazon Aurora, AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS), AWS Lambda, and AWS messaging services to create an architecture that provides a reasonable runway for legacy customers to convert from old mode to new mode and, at the same time, offer a fast track for onboarding new customers.

Whenever you get a checkup, or go to the ER, there's a doctor or a nurse on hand, typing notes about your health into a computer. They are often recording things like your weight,blood pressure and other measurements. These notes can also include important instructions about medications, and the doctor's impressions of your health condition.There's a growing movement among hospitals and doctors to make these notes easier to access. That movement is called OpenNotes, an organization that aims to make notes more readily available to patients and their caregivers. The hope is that patients can take a more active role in their own health care. To find out more about OpenNotes, we spoke with Dr. Joann Elmore a professor of medicine at the University of Washington, and a physician at Harborview Medical Center, one of the first medical centers to adopt OpenNotes. In this episode, Dr. Elmore explains the OpenNotes Movement. The HealthChangers podcast is presented by Cambia Health Solutions, where we share real stories of health care transformation from those experiencing it and those helping tomake health care more personalized. You can find more information and show notes on all of our episodes at CambiaHealth.com.  Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts and if you like, leave us a review.

Virtual reality has been making a splash in the gaming and entertainment industry in recent. Now, as platforms have progressed and technologies have evolved, people are starting to expand their horizons and ask “What if we could use this for more than just entertainment? How can we help use this technology to help people?” On this episode of HealthChangers, we spoke with Dr. Alison Greco, a clinical psychologist who has been following the advancements of virtual reality for several years. She shares how virtual reality is being used as a pioneering treatment for anxiety, expanding the limits of our imaginations for more comprehensive treatment. The HealthChangers podcast is presented by Cambia Health Solutions, where we share real stories of health care transformation from those experiencing it and those helping to make health care more personalized. You can find more information and show notes on all of our episodes at CambiaHealth.com.  Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher orwherever you listen to podcasts and if you like, leave us a review.

Each month the Cambia Grove, a health care focused innovation hub in Seattle, hosts interactive conversations with leading health care innovators. This series of events is called Under the Boughs. Recently the conversation focused on how to engage people in their personal health care ecosystems–one of the biggest opportunities and challenges in health care today. Hosting this conversation is University of Washington President Emeritus, Lee Huntsman and his guest is veteran tech innovator and relative health care newcomer, the CEO of Accolade, Rajeev Singh. The HealthChangers podcast is presented by Cambia Health Solutions, where we share real stories of health care transformation from those experiencing it and those helping to make health care more personalized. You can find more information and show notes on all of our episodes at CambiaHealth.com.  Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts and if you like, leave us a review.

Welcome to the HealthChangers podcast, presented by Cambia Health Solutions, where we share real stories of health care transformation from those experiencing it and those helping to make health care more personalized. On this episode, we’re joined by Burt Rosen, Chief Marketing Officer for HealthSparq, a Cambia company that helps peoples make smarter health care choices with industry-first transparency tools. Our other guest, Susannah Meadows, is a journalist and author who has written for Newsweek and The New York Times. Susannah recently published a book, The Other Side of Impossible, about ordinary people who faced daunting medical challenges, but didn’t give up. Susannah and Burt have something in common—they are both patient advocates. They both have worked with, and at times beyond, the health care system to advocate for critical treatments for themselves and loved ones. In this episode, we talk with Burt and Susannah about this growing movement of patient advocates, why it’s happening now, and what it’s like to be an advocate. To build awareness about patient advocacy and patient experience, Burt has created a conference called What’s the Fix?, happening June 14, 2017. Susannah will be a keynote speaker. You can attend this free conference in Seattle at the Cambia Grove, or via livestream. REGISTER HERE For more information, notes and the full transcript of this show, and an archive of our past episodes, visit CambiaHealth.com.

Welcome to the Health Changers Podcast presented by Cambia Health Solutions where we share real stories of health care transformation from those experiencing it and those helping to make health care more personalized. Today we'll hear a conversation between Leslie from Cambia and the health startup company mPulse Mobile. This will be the first in a mini-series where Leslie will interview various entrepreneurs and tech startup companies in the healthcare space To continue listening to this series and our other stories on health care transformation be sure to subscribe to the HeatlhChangers podcast.  Or you can follow along and read show notes about each episode on our blog at Cambia at https://www.cambiahealth.com/news-and-stories/podcasts.

We've all received one in the mail, a letter from a health insurance company, hospital, or doctor.  They all look different, sometimes there are multiple copies that arrive for days and sometimes they look like a bill, even though they say "This Is Not a Bill" at the top. In this episode of HealthChangers, presented by Cambia Health Solutions, we'll hear two stories from people in health care applying user-centered design to make these letters and bills easier to understand. 

If you are interested in your Health Care, the Health Changers podcast is a great place to start. It explains what is at the heart of this brand new Cambia Health Solutions podcast. When you are done with this one, check out our first podcast focused on Palliative Care and make sure to leave a comment and rating on iTunes.

At the StartUp Health Festival, panelists Ruchita Sinha of GE Ventures, Casey Silver of Arsenal Venture Partners, Matt Karls of Cambia Health Solutions, and Asif Khan of Caremerge, join host Jay Sullivan of DLA Piper to discuss the capital raising process and the challenges and benefits of bringing in diverse investors to create a billion dollar business. PANELISTS: Ruchita Sinha, GE Ventures, Casey Silver, Arsenal Venture Partners, Matt Karls, Cambia Health Solutions, Asif Khan, Caremerge HOST: Jay Sullivan, DLA Piper LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Bringing Different Investors to the Same Table Advice to the Entrepreneur: How to Differentiate Yourself From the Crowd Balancing the Fundraising Cycle With Running the Business

Show notes: Today we kick off the inaugural episode of the HomeHero Podcast, a show dedicated to emerging trends, challenges, and solutions to America’s rapidly growing senior population. We welcome Kiel Dowlin as the show’s first guest. With years of experience at companies like Castlight Health, Generator Ventures, and Cambia Health Solutions, Kiel brings a wealth of insider knowledge about the healthcare system to today’s show. We discuss: -Which areas of healthcare are seeing the most innovation and change in 2015; -How industry newcomers bring fresh perspective, solutions to the healthcare industry; -Technology’s role in the future of healthcare; -The importance of reducing readmissions to bring down healthcare costs; -The distinction between patient outcomes and patient experience.