Podcasts about LifeBridge Health

Send us a textIn this episode, elite coach Eric Mitchell shares his journey from struggling athlete to world-class performance coach, revealing the life-changing lessons he learned along the way. From the heartbreak of losing his father to the breakthrough of finding faith, Eric's story is one of resilience, reinvention, and relentless service to others. Discover how his “Tsunami Effect” coaching method helps high performers conquer fear, anxiety, and self-doubt before they become overwhelming. Whether you're an athlete, a coach, or someone seeking a fresh start, this episode is packed with inspiration and actionable wisdom. Eric is a performance coach and leadership strategist with over three decades of experience helping athletes, executives, and educators overcome mental and physical barriers. As the founder of The Tsunami Effect Coaching, he equips high performers to conquer fear, anxiety, depression, and frustration before they derail success. With a background spanning NFL combine training, youth performance academies, and corporate leadership, Mitchell's transformative methods have impacted both fitness professionals and business leaders.  Time Stamps01:00 – Welcome to the Strong By Design podcast!01:24 – Join Jo Miller along with our special guest, Coach Eric Mitchell02:29 – Eric shares his cultural experience and why he loves the team05:07 – How Eric learned to be both approachable and tough07:28 – A quick snapshot of who Coach Eric is and what he does10:39 – Amazing story about how Eric got started as a coach14:29 – Eric shares how he launched the Speed School17:20 – Jo recalls a nice memory of her manager18:54 – Eric explains what sets a trainer apart from a coach23:00 – What coaching 'really' means, according to Eric27:35 – What exactly is the Parisi Speed School?31:17 – Jo shares about LifeBridge Health & Fitness and its community36:10 – Eric receives the 'Loving Your Neighbor More Than Yourself' award39:10 – The importance of story time in training – Eric shares his perspective44:00 – What Eric does to stay in top shape50:10 – Insights about how coaches confront players 52:47 – Eric opens up about what's been happening in his life lately59:01 – What the 'Tsunami Effect' Coaching is all about1:05:09 – Looking ahead: Eric's vision and next steps1:08:46 – Jo talks about the vision board her husband Matt created1:12:33 – How to stay connected with Coach Eric Mitchell1:13:49 – Please share, and leave ratings & reviews for the SBD podcast! Do you love the SBD Podcast show?Leave a Rating or Review on iTunes Resources:Parisi Speed School Connect with Eric:InstagramFacebook Low Testosterone? Buy 1 Get 2 Free Critical T Supplement: www.criticalnutritionlabs.com Low Testosterone? Buy 1 Get 2 Free Critical T Supplement: www.criticalnutritionlabs.comSupport the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Tressa Springmann, Chief Information and Digital Officer at LifeBridge Health, about "The Economics of AI, How to Move Quickly with AI Governance, Beekeeping as a Healthcare Leadership Metaphor, and more..."

This week my guest is Garrett Hoover, President and COO of Carroll Hospital and Sr. Vice-President of Lifebridge Health. We're talking about Carroll Hospital's new Emergency Department Renovation Project.

This episode covers:In this episode, we discuss how whole-body scans can revolutionize healthcare, the benefits of getting comprehensive insights into an individual's health through whole-body scans, how preventative scans can empower individuals to take proactive steps toward better health, and so much more.Dr. Dan Durand MD is the Chief Medical Officer at Prenuvo, the world's largest and most advanced network of clinics dedicated exclusively to proactive whole-body MRI for early-stage disease detection and precision medicine. Dan leads the clinical and operational staff within Prenuvo's clinics, oversees the clinical research team, and serves as President of the Prenuvo Medical Group. Before joining Prenuvo, Dr. Durand held various leadership roles at LifeBridge Health, including enterprise Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, and system-wide Chair of Radiology. Dan was the founding leader of LifeBridge's Clinically Integrated Network of 2,000+ providers spanning 5 hospitals and 125 locations. Over the course of his tenure, he also oversaw value-based contracting, research, digital health, clinical artificial intelligence, physician/APP recruiting, online booking, ambulatory quality, and virtual care. Prior to joining LifeBridge, Dan held leadership roles with Johns Hopkins Medicine and Evolent Health, and earlier in his career he worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. Dr. Durand serves on the adjunct faculty of Stanford University and the George Washington University and holds a courtesy appointment with the Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business. He trained at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is dual boarded in adult and pediatric radiology.Links mentioned during this episode:$300 off Prenuvo Scan: www.prenuvo.com/LYONSLyons' Share Instagram: www.instagram.com/thelyonsshareJoin Megan's Newsletter: www.thelyonsshare.org/newsletter

Rev. Domanic A. Smith is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and the organizing pastor of The Ezekiel Church and Ministries in Dundalk, MD.Aside from his pastoral leadership role, Rev. Smith is the Coordinator of Community Pastoral Outreach for the LifeBridge Health System, Department of Population in Baltimore, and leads LifeBridge Health in all of its faith-based community relations and initiatives.Rev. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Studies from Morgan State University (Baltimore, Maryland) and a Master of Divinity Degree from Duke University Divinity School (Durham, North Carolina). He also studied at Shaw University Divinity School, Raleigh, North Carolina. Rev. Smith is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry Degree with a focus on faith and health from Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.Rev. Smith was licensed to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ in 1999 and ordained into the Gospel ministry in 2003, through the combined efforts of St. Paul Baptist Church, Baltimore, Maryland and Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Apex, North Carolina. He has held position (s) and active involvement with the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc., New Hope Missionary Baptist Association, and the United Baptist Missionary Convention and Auxiliaries of the State of Maryland, Inc., where he now serves as the first elected Executive Secretary.He is a hands-on father to his son, Dillon-Seth Anthony Smith.

In this episode, Dr. Scott Krugman, Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at LifeBridge Health, discusses the growing challenges facing pediatric inpatient units. He explores the reasons behind hospital closures, the ripple effects on communities, and the steps healthcare leaders must take to ensure children receive timely and adequate care.

In this episode, Dr. Scott Krugman, Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at LifeBridge Health, discusses the growing challenges facing pediatric inpatient units. He explores the reasons behind hospital closures, the ripple effects on communities, and the steps healthcare leaders must take to ensure children receive timely and adequate care.

Leading a Digital Transformation: The Pivot to Digital Care at LifeBridge Health On this episode, Chief Information and Digital Officer Tressa Springmann, shares how LifeBridge Health is leading the charge with their digital initiatives with host Ben Hilmes. She highlights real-world examples of how strategic IT alignment can drive better patient outcomes and streamline hospital operations. 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

August 1st, 2024: Tressa Springmann, SVP, CIO, and CDO for LifeBridge Health, explores the dynamic and evolving role of the CIO in healthcare. Tressa shares her unique journey from biochemistry research to healthcare IT leadership, emphasizing mentorship's critical role and adaptability's importance in career development. As they discuss digital transformation, Tressa highlights LifeBridge Health's innovative digital front door strategy and its unexpected successes, such as the touchless check-in process that streamlined operations and enhanced patient engagement. How does the CIO balance the need for technological innovation with organizational change management? What are the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in healthcare? And how can healthcare organizations ensure effective digital transformation while maintaining high standards of care and patient satisfaction? Tressa's insights provide a roadmap for navigating these complex issues, making this episode a must-listen for healthcare leaders aiming to drive impactful change.Key Points:01:24 Meet Tressa Springmann: Career Journey02:01 The Evolving Role of the CIO08:33 Digital Transformation in Healthcare17:59 AI and Technology Governance23:46 Empowering Patients and CliniciansSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Tim Braheem Interviews Sam RosenblattWith over 28 years in the Mortgage Business, Sam Rosenblatt brings a wealth of practical experience and knowledge to this conversation with Tim. Sam is a master of implementing systems and processes to expedite his workflow. He has been recognized by Scotsman Guide as one of the Top 200 Originators in America having closed over 6,000 units at over $2 Billion in production.You Will Learn: Why high level goal setting and emulating successful originators is your key to achieving greatness.How to leverage simple hires to increase your availability and productivity.How servicing a specific market segment can make you a community go to.The importance of having a well maintained and monitored CRM.What you should be doing right now to increase your loan volume in today's market.Who is Sam Rosenblatt?Sam is a Sales Manager for USA Mortgage out of Saint Michaels, Maryland. Sam believes that buying a home is a major life event, likely the largest purchase a person will make. His chief focus is getting people into a mortgage that not only meets their needs today but also brings them long-term financial security. Sam prides himself on his ability to tackle unique lending situations and saving loans close to being denied by another lender. When he's not doing loans, Sam is extremely involved in his community, serving on the board of both LifeBridge Health and the Jemicy School in Maryland. Brought to you by The Loan Atlas For more information on how to join the largest community of like-minded originators, visit theloanatlas.com

June 19th is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. This painful rare disease affects an estimated 100,000 people in the United States. It's more prevalent among people of African ancestry. About 1 in 13 Black or African American babies are born with sickle cell trait, which could be passed to their children.  What promise do new cell-based gene therapies hold? We speak with Cimone Vaughan, a 12-year-old living with sickle cell disease, and her mother, Nikia Vaughan, executive director of the Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association. Then, Dr. Jason Fixler, a doctor of pediatric hematology oncology at Lifebridge Health breaks down misconceptions about the disease.  Links:CDC Sickle Cell DiseaseSickle Cell Improvement in the Northeast Region through education projectFDA approves two sickle cell therapies, including first CRISPR medicineBaltimore is a city heavily impacted by Sickle Cell Disease as awareness day approachesDo you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

Welcome to Season 12 of Golf Talk Live! This week, on Coaches Corner, we have the honor of featuring John Hughes. Later in the show, we'll be joined by tonight's special guest, Tim Chase, the founder and CEO of SMGB Technologies, and the brilliant mind behind the ScanMyGolfBall app. The ScanMyGolfBall app is a game-changer for golfers, allowing them to scan and identify the perfect golf ball for their game based on swing speed, flight path tendencies, trajectory, spin, and more. Tim's innovative app recommends specific golf ball models tailored to each player, enhancing their performance on the course. Before SMGB Technologies, Tim led WMS Partners, a distinguished wealth management firm overseeing $6 billion in assets for families nationwide. Tim's dedication extends beyond the business realm, offering mentorship to entrepreneurs, supporting non-profits like Penn-Mar Human Services, LifeBridge Health, and Carroll Hospital Center. Aside from his professional endeavors, Tim is a devoted family man and golf enthusiast, sharing his passion for the game with his growing family. Tune in live Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central at www.blogtalkradio.com/golftalklive to catch insightful discussions with industry experts like Tim! You can also listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Castbox, TalkStreamLive and Spotify.

This episode features Brian Deffaa, Chief Marketing Officer at LifeBridge Health. Here, he discusses key insights into LifeBridge Health, what issues in healthcare he is spending his time on today, misconceptions about marketing in healthcare, and more.

December 9: Today on the Conference channel, it's a double Interview in Action live from the 2023 CHIME Fall Forum. First, Sue Schade, Principal at StarBridge Advisors speaks with Tressa Springmann, SVP, Chief Information & Digital Officer at LifeBridge Health. They discuss the intersection of empathy, technology, and economics, particularly focusing on the role of AI in healthcare. How is LifeBridge Health looking to structure governance around AI?. Next, Reid Stephan, VP and CIO at St. Lukes speaks with Andrea Daugherty, Head of Digital Health at SHI International. How is Generative AI shaping and changing the landscape of digital health and what is its real-world applicability? How is the legislation reacting and adapting towards these technological advancements?Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

In this week's episode, Jenny welcomes Brian Deffaa, Chief Marketing Officer of Maryland-based LifeBridge Health. Brian shares his background in consumer and retail marketing and his journey into healthcare, where he is now on a mission to bring real emotion into delivering healthcare marketing. Brian discusses his “inside-out” approach to rallying LifeBridge teammates around a clear, compelling mission based on the organization's history. Brian also discusses how he has translated that mission into a unique, authentic, and defensible brand proposition for LifeBridge Health that can be felt across every marketing touchpoint. Brian also discusses how he navigates measurement and ROI around more brand and awareness-driving marketing efforts. Connect with Brian: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-deffaa-3330974/⁠ Connect with Jenny: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/⁠ LifeBridge Creative: “I'm Fine” Campaign: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpLzPVj-6c⁠ “Care Bravely” Movement: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdEWlixvHO4

The Baltimore Banner will hold iMPACT Maryland on October 10 to gather leaders in varying industries to discuss the ideas and innovation necessary to shape the future of Baltimore and Maryland. Tom starts with a conversation on the importance of violence intervention and data collection. Our guests are Beth Blauer, the Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation at Johns Hopkins University and Adam Rosenberg, the Executive Director of the Center for Hope, and Vice President for Violence Intervention and Prevention at LifeBridge Health. We follow this with a discussion on the region's bustling entertainment industry with Thea Washington, CEO of Thea Washington Casting.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

While the overall rate of homicides has not risen, gun violence in Baltimore city is affecting young people at levels not seen in a decade. Why are so many young people picking up weapons? A new study from the Center for Justice Innovation, titled “Two Battlefields: Opps, Cops and NYC Gun Culture,” seeks an answer. Two of the researchers on the team behind the report join us to talk about its findings. Rachel Swaner is Senior Director of Research & Policy and Basaime Spate is a community research coordinator with the Center for Justice Innovation. Later in the show, we bring the lessons from Brooklyn, New York, to Brooklyn, south Baltimore, where a shocking mass shooting at the beginning of July underscored the epidemic of gun violence searing the country and the city. Joining us to talk about anti-violence work is Freedom Jones, Director of Community Violence Intervention Programs at Jill Fox Center for Hope at LifeBridge Health. Freedom oversees part of Safe Streets, the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement's anti-street violence program. Antonio Stewart, a violence interrupter with Safe Streets, joins us, as well.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Durand, Chief Clinical Officer at LifeBridge Health, discusses his background & what led him to his current role at LifeBridge, his focus on value-based care, what the most effective healthcare leaders need to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more.

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Durand, Chief Clinical Officer at LifeBridge Health, discusses his background & what led him to his current role at LifeBridge, his focus on value-based care, what the most effective healthcare leaders need to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more.

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Durand, Chief Clinical Officer at LifeBridge Health, discusses his background & what led him to his current role at LifeBridge, his focus on value-based care, what the most effective healthcare leaders need to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more.

In this episode of our CIO Trailblazers Podcast, host Russ Branzell is joined by two distinguished representatives from the CHIME Board of Trustees Freshman class: Tressa Springmann, CIO of LifeBridge Health, and Terri Couts, SVP and CDO of The Guthrie Clinic.   Tune in as they delve into the workforce challenges that many healthcare providers are currently facing and explore the potential of combining technology with human ingenuity to alleviate pressure on organizations, and improve the patient experience. Join the conversation and discover how this powerful synergy can contribute to an enhanced healthcare experience.

How is Maryland working to protect children? A staggering report revealed extensive abuse perpetrated by Catholic priests and covered up by church leaders. Then, two weeks ago, Governor Moore signed into law a measure making it easier for victims to sue their abusers, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred.  What can keep kids safe? We ask Adam Rosenberg, vice president of Violence Intervention and Prevention at LifeBridge Health, and executive director of the health system's Center for Hope.  The Maryland hotline for child and adult protective services is 1-800-91-PREVENT or 1-800-917-7383. Then, Maryland lawmakers passed a bill this spring to prevent children who are victims of sex trafficking from being criminally prosecuted for charges related to trafficking, like prostitution or theft. Governor Moore is expected to sign the bill into law. We ask Amanda Rodriguez, executive director of TurnAround, how "Safe Harbor" will assist survivors of trafficking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features Brian Deffaa, Chief Marketing Officer at LifeBridge Health. Here, he discusses his background, how the CMO role has evolved, different ways LifeBridge is making access to their services more convenient for consumers, the importance of connectivity, and more.

Pothik Chatterjee, Former Head of Innovation at LifeBridge Health, elaborates upon the payer and provider collaboration to mitigate the risk of investing in health tech startups.

Dr Sunal Makadia is the Director of Sports Cardiology for LifeBridge Health. He joins us as the first guest of 2023 to discuss his invlovement in youth sports and how it has influenced his journey.  He's a baseball guy.  Who knew? For more information about Dr Makadia and LifeBridge Health Sports Medicine. Dr Makadia - 410-367-2590

November 30: Today on the Community channel, it's an Interview in Action live from CHIME with Tressa Springmann, CIO, CDO, & SVP at LifeBridge Health. How has LifeBridge Health been looking to their CIO to address the issues of clinician burnout, cybersecurity, and financial issues? What is she telling the next generation of CIOs in boot camp about the future of the role and healthcare? How did she find herself adding the CDO title to her role?Sign up for our webinar: How to Modernize Your Data Platform in Healthcare: The Right Fit for Every Unique Health System - Wednesday December 7 2022: 1pm ET / 10am PT.Subscribe: https://www.thisweekhealth.com/subscribe/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekhealthLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ThisWeekHealth

Freedom Jones directs violence intervention for the Center for Hope at LifeBridge Health, which currently oversees four Safe Streets sites in Baltimore and will adopt two more next year. There, outreach workers mediate conflict before it turns deadly. We ask Jones about stopping gun violence and treating the trauma it causes. Learn more about Mayor Scott's plans for violence prevention and community violence intervention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hakeem Clark is the Execcutive Director for LifeBridge Health and Fitness.     Join us as he shares his wisdom and experince in youth athletics.   LifeBridge Health & Fitness LifeBridge Health Parisi Speed School

To learn more about the problem of burnout and how the right clinician focused technology can help, I sat down with Jed S. Rosen, MD, Regional Director, Medical Informatics at LifeBridge Health and Rishi Sarna, MD, Chief Medical Officer at TransformativeMed. They share with us some of the stories of burnout in healthcare and more about what they see as the real core problem for doctors that are burnt out and leaving healthcare. Then, I ask them about how tech can be used to help solve the problem and how the clinician workflow and experience changes when you implement a clinician focused technology. I also ask Dr. Rosen about what type of resistance he faced to this type of change. This includes resistance from the end users and how to get buy-in from others like the CFO. In my experience, many organization's past experience with IT that didn't deliver results makes it hard for companies that do deliver the results. Overcoming that skepticism can be a challenge, but Dr. Rosen offers some great insights on how to navigate this. Learn more about TransformativeMed: https://www.transformativemed.com/ Find more great health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

This episode features Dr. Daniel Durand, Chief Clinical Officer at LifeBridge Health. Here, he discusses building culture for LifeBridge Health, how he delegates in order to retain staff, being clear about mission, and more.

No industry has experienced cataclysmic change as a result of COVID-19 quite as much as the healthcare industry. Remote doctors' visits went from niche offering to table stakes literally overnight, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. However, our guest today is leading a change in healthcare that began long before the pandemic. Brian Deffaa, CMO of LifeBridge Health, has been on a mission to bring innovation to the healthcare industry for years. He discussed the reasons for disruption that go beyond the pandemic, offered tips marketers could learn from the healthcare industry, and shared the incredible story behind his passion to bring high-quality healthcare to everyone.

Healthcare has been very slow to innovate and is in need of some fresh ideas, but the industry has many regulations and standards that make it hard to do so. Even with all of this start-up energy in healthcare, the practices are still too convoluted and difficult for start-ups to reach broad adoption. Enter Pothik Chatterjee, AVP of Innovation at LifeBridge Health and Executive Sponsor at 1501 Health. He and his team have a unique approach of having providers and payers work together in this "payvider" model and has brought much needed change to the industry. They have managed to pilot and foster the growth of many start-ups within this difficult environment such as Live Chair Health, Baby Life, and Even Health's Cabana.With his brilliant mind and expertise, maybe he can help us #makeitmakesense.

This episode features Neil Meltzer, President and CEO of LifeBridge Health. Here, he joined the podcast to talk about leading bravely and big opportunities to transform healthcare in the coming year.

HealthIMPACT Live Presents: From Innovator to Operator: Harnessing the Spirit of Innovation to Transform Patient Experience and Operationalize Value-Based Care Original Published Date: Jul 16, 2021Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQdunt4NtYAAfter three years as the Chief Innovation Officer at LifeBridge Health, a $2.5B health system with a "full continuum" of assets from smartphone apps to health clubs to academic teaching hospitals, Dr. Daniel Durand is now embarking on a new role as Chief Clinical Officer. From overseeing a large portfolio of investments in virtual care, remote monitoring, and artificial intelligence during a period of explosive growth, he is now going to take what he has learned about innovation to improve access, quality, and affordability of the approximately 1.5 million patients they serve. Join us as we: Understand what the most successful health system innovation teams are doing during this post-COVID tidal wave of momentum in digital health and consumerism Implement the next level of innovation that health systems to help them not just navigate the new challenges of 2020, but financial success. Bust the biggest misconceptions around innovation and value-based care Leverage both digital health and value-based care to build trust between healthcare institutions and the community Discuss the link between better patient experience, equity, and outcomes, and how Lifebridge is tapping Digital Health to improve all three markers Daniel Durand, MD, Chief Innovation Officer, LifeBridge Health  Emily Raisch, Program Director, HealthIMPACT Live (Moderator)

The 2022 Maryland legislative session has begun, and in episode 22 of The Lobby, Damian catches up with Leslie Simmons, COO of LifeBridge Health, and Brian Frazee, VP of Government Affairs with the Maryland Hospital Association to check-in on our frontline team as COVID-19 continues to rage. Together, they discuss the most critical issues facing healthcare workers, the pressing priorities of the 2022 legislative session, and talk reigniting the passion for careers in healthcare after the pandemic.We hope to see you soon in the Lobby. 

This episode features Tressa Springmann, Senior Vice President & Chief Information and Digital Officer at LifeBridge Health. Here, she discusses how the role of CIO has evolved, her current priorities, and more.

It's documented that using social media -- the scrolling, the likes, the shares -- is addictive and seductive. If that's its effect on adults, what about young kids?Dr. Drew Pate, chief of psychiatry at LifeBridge Health, talks about the different ways social media influences the minds and moods of children.Then Danny LaBrecque, creator of ‘Danny Joe's Tree House' and ‘Cookies for Breakfast,' says he's wary of platforms that have plans to aim content at pre-teens. But he believes the control of a medium has more to do with education and intent than rules and regulations, “Whether it's a stick, or a stone, or a smartphone, there are all these tools. We decide how to use these tools, not the other way around.”Original air date: October 21, 2021.Links: Danny Joe's Tree House, Cookies for Breakfast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're joined by cardiologist, Dr. Jeffrey M. Banker, for part three in our four-part series covering a case study that illustrates the complex nature of erectile dysfunction. This case study required a multidisciplinary approach to treating the patient's erectile dysfunction. Dr. Banker is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist and general cardiologist with LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Md. His input to this conversation is vital because the patient featured in this case study reported having shortness of breath and fainting spells after sexual activity. As a quick recap, our podcast host, certified sex therapist Mark Goldberg, has found that too many men assume their erectile dysfunction is caused by either a physical or mental factor. In reality, many erectile dysfunction cases are complex with both mental and physical factors contributing to the erection problems. This is part three of the four-part series exploring a unique case study showing how both physical and mental components factor into erection problems. You can listen to part one here: https://erectioniq.com/erectile-dysfunction-case-study-part-1/ You can also listen to part two with Dr. Robert Segal here: https://erectioniq.com/erectile-dysfunction-case-study-with-dr-robert-segal/ The Erectile Dysfunction Radio Podcast is dedicated to educating and empowering men to address erectile dysfunction, improve confidence, and enhance the satisfaction in their relationships. Learn more: https://erectioniq.com/ Learn to think differently about erections to resolve your ED struggles with our “Beyond the Little Blue Pill” eCourse: https://erectioniq.com/course 

It's documented that using social media -- the scrolling, the likes, the shares -- is addictive and seductive. If that's its effect on adults, what about young kids? Dr. Drew Pate, chief of psychiatry at LifeBridge Health, talks about the different ways social media influences the minds and moods of children. Then Danny LaBrecque, creator of ‘Danny Joes Treehouse' and ‘Cookies for Breakfast,' says he's wary of platforms that have plans to aim content at pre teens. But he believes the control of a medium has more to do with education and intent than rules and regulations: “Whether it's a stick, or a stone, or a smartphone, there are all these tools. We decide how to use these tools, not the other way around.”  Links: Danny Joe's Treehouse, Cookies for Breakfast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features Tressa Springmann, Senior Vice President & Chief Information and Digital Officer at LifeBridge Health. Here, she discusses how the role of CIO has evolved, her current priorities, and more.

This episode features Daniel Durand, Chief Clinical Officer of LifeBridge Health. Here, he discusses some of the work he does as a medical advisor to well-known companies like Under Armour and more.

Every Body Talk, is designed as an introduction to age-appropriate conversations about body safety, child abuse prevention, and ultimately sexual assault prevention. A tool for caregivers, the book will guide adults to have conversations with children that will accomplish the first step in ensuring child safety. Thus enabling the child to discuss anything of concern when it comes to themselves and their body. Every Body Talk was developed by the Erin Levitas Foundation.“Our work centers around the fact that early education is the key to preventing sexual assault. What better way to reach young children than a children's book? It makes the topics easy to understand and brings everything down to their level,” said Marissa Jachman, executive director, Erin Levitas Foundation and co-author of Every Body Talk. “We hope children will grow up feeling comfortable having conversations about their bodies and boundaries with a trusted adult.”Book TopicsThe book covers topics such as body parts, healthy boundaries, hygiene, safe play and finding a trusted adult if a child feels scared, unsure, or needs help, all while ensuring gender norms are represented in healthy ways. The book's illustrations help make the topics easy to understand while depicting children of many races, ethnic backgrounds, cultures, abilities, and family units taking part in a wide variety of activities.To develop the age-appropriate language that addresses the book's sensitive issues, the Foundation worked with a variety of experts and consultants. Racial equity consultant and gender violence experts, teachers, a therapist, representatives from Lifebridge Health's Center for Hope, librarians, individuals with disabilities, a disability rights activist, and parents were included in discussions.

This episode features Daniel Durand, Chief Clinical Officer of LifeBridge Health. Here, he discusses some of the work he does as a medical advisor to well-known companies like Under Armour and more.

About the Podcast: Rev. Smith and Dr. P talk candidly about Black Men's Health, including what Sisters can do to help. They delve into the realities of stress and its impact on Black Men “living while Black in America.” About My Guest: The Rev. Dominic A. Smith is the Organizing Pastor of The Ezekiel Church in Baltimore, MD; the First Vice President of the United Baptist Missionary Convention & Auxiliaries of the State of Maryland; the Community Pastoral Outreach Coordinator for LifeBridge Health, a major acute care hospital system headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

A month before the start of the Pandemic, Dr. Pate stepped into a new role at Lifebridge. As the Chairman of the Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at LifeBridge Health, he was charged with uniting the behavioral health leadership of the 5 hospitals for psychiatry. We touched on a number of interesting topics throughout our discussion. Cost of care: Maryland has a total cost of care model that uses a hospital rate setting commission to set rates across the state on a yearly basis in order to create budgets. While it has resulted in reasonable cost containment, it excludes mental health, psychiatry, and outpatient care. Telehealth: Prior to the pandemic, Maryland Medicaid had a narrow definition of who could receive or deliver tele-health, which made it very restrictive, and inaccessible to most. That definition was relaxed based on CMS guidelines during the Pandemic, and allowed patients who couldn't travel to continue getting treatment. One of the main points Dr. Pate sought to drive home was that in psychiatry, there is no statistical difference in the effectiveness of care based on the mode of delivery. Though change came slowly, and was brought about in large part due to the Pandemic, there is now legislation in MD to make tele-health a permanent change. One of the more shocking stats that Dr. Pate shared was that although there is a 2-4x higher cost associated with a co-morbid psychological diagnosis, as a country, we're spending half of what we spent 30 years ago on behavioral health services.One of the quotes from our conversation that stuck with me touched on the disparity between the way physical and mental health are addressed in this country. "There are 2 health care systems in this country, which are separate and unequal. We have a medical system which is more open and permissive in the way its allowed to bill and admit and treat patients, and then we have a mental health system which is incredibly restrictive in terms of access to quality and to services. "When I asked who was to blame for this, though Dr. Pate believes for-profit-payors are a large part of the problem, he also holds himself and his peers responsible.  He noted that for a long time, his profession refused to meaningfully participate in a more medicalized approach to treatment, and in measurement based care. When I asked Dr. Pate how we could make things better, he had several solutions:Reintegrate mental and physical health services. We should federally legislate medical necessity criteria, which currently have nothing to do with quality, and were created by MCO's.We have to legislate the types of organizations that are able to manage the healthcare of our systems - we should not allow for-profit insurance companies to be in the Managed Care business. Tens of billions of dollars in pure profit are being drawn out of the pockets of patients who have the greatest needs, since most of the big insurers manage most of the medicare and medicaid across the country. If we can provide folks with incentives to produce high quality care, that is one of the solutions to our health care criss. The more we can globally budget and include all services, and move towards national healthcare, the more we can improve healthcare. 

Daniel J. Durand, M.D. serves as the chief innovation officer and chairman of radiology for LifeBridge Health. He led the LifeBridge Health ACO, LLC, and previously served as the first director of accountable care for Johns Hopkins Medicine. Prior to Hopkins, Dr. Durand was a vice president and member of the executive leadership team at Evolent Health, a health care IT startup. He also worked as an associate with McKinsey & Co. out of the firm's Washington, D.C., office. Dr. Durand earned his medical degree at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has more than 20 years of experience in health care, science, and technology. John Marchica, CEO, Darwin Research GroupJohn Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group, a health care market intelligence firm specializing in health care delivery systems. He’s a two-time health care entrepreneur, and his first company, FaxWatch, was listed twice on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing American companies. John is the author of The Accountable Organization and has advised senior management on strategy and organizational change for more than a decade.John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University, and is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.About Darwin Research GroupDarwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

This episode features Joseph Koons, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at LifeBridge Health. Here, he discusses what revenue technologies he’s using, the challenges he’s anticipating in 2021, and more.

This episode features Daniel Durand, Chief Innovation Officer at LifeBridge Health. Here, he discusses his current projects, how they’ve innovated online physician search, and more.

Technology and nimbleness are key to coronavirus vaccine distribution, according to Daniel Durand, MD, chief innovation officer at LifeBridge Health. He explains how his health system developed and adapted its coronavirus vaccine distribution tools and strategy.

December 2, 2020: As a leader, how can you structure the best and most effective digital strategy team? Is it innovation? Is it marketing? Is the role of CIO and Chief Digital Officer the same thing? Tressa Springmann of LifeBridge Health shares her insights on enhancing both patient and physician experiences through digital tools. What digital projects are in high demand as a result of the pandemic? What four things can you talk to your staff about right now to keep them updated with what's going on? There is a lot of misinformation out there. How do you build trust with your community? What message does your health system want to send? And do you need a law degree to keep on top of those endless contract renewals? Key Points:PointClickCare [00:05:55] Do you need a full time legal person in the IT department to deal with the amount of new contracts and intellectual property? [00:09:25] Four things I talk to my staff about during this pandemic to keep them updated are capacity, staffing, visitor management and vaccine [00:25:35] The working from home structure eliminates the need for rented space but adds significant investments in security technology [00:26:30]In an already crazy pandemic there have been tremendous reporting requirements put on healthcare [00:31:40] ImmuNet is Maryland's web-based registry Immunization Information System (IIS)

Get ready for a cold dose of reality. On this episode, we're talking with Neil Carpenter, VP of Strategic Planning at Array Advisors and former health system Chief Strategy Officer, about how health systems think. This behind the scenes look at health system strategy, decision-making, and purchasing tells you much of what you need to know as a startup/vendor trying to sell into this market. You won't like everything you learn, but it'll give you a much more productive way to look at your product or service and how you fit into the cold-hard reality of health systems. You'll learn:   Health systems are permission oriented and consensus driven. What does that mean and how does it affect your sales strategy? The difference between the big-name systems and their scrappy competitors down the road. What is the role of a Chief Strategy Officer at a health system and how can you work with them to get your foot in the door? Why health systems are so focused on what's happening right now and struggle to look to the future. That most decisions are driven by personal, and not organizational interests, and how that impacts your ability to make deals How to avoid the common pitfall of focusing on your solution, and not taking the time to truly understand your buyer Why it's easier for health systems to buy from established players than small shops NOTE: We touched on this in Episode 148: Partnering with Payers too Why health system executive compensation and performance expectations make innovation difficult Why the “local monopoly” strategy is so common for health systems and why telemedicine is so threatening to that model How to get to know health systems you're trying to sell to What are the two primary power centers within the health system and how to work with each of them? Which solution spaces are overcrowded and should be avoided? Which solution spaces are wide-open and ready for new solutions? Why a good spreadsheet may be your most potent sales tool   This one is densely packed and full of fire. You may want to listen twice.   Neil Carpenter Neil Carpenter is a health care strategy and innovation consultant– he advises clients from health systems (e.g., on the future of precision medicine, ambulatory planning) to the State of Maryland (e.g., COVID-19 planning).  Neil's thought leadership, where he is the VP of Strategic Planning at Array Advisors modeling the impact of COVID-19 on the US health care sector has been cited by the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and several industry publications (e.g., Health Leaders). In his career, Neil has been a system leader and senior advisor to health system leaders and boards. Neil was the Chief Strategy Officer for LifeBridge Health, a $2billion+ integrated health care delivery system in Maryland with over 400 employed providers and assets across the entire continuum of care. In that role, Neil had wide-ranging responsivities, including helping lead the clinically integrated physician network which had one of the highest ACO savings in the country for several years, launched the first in the nation, offshore command center, the first bioincubator inside a community hospital in the country and new patient engagement technologies aimed at some of the most socio-economically patient populations in the country. Neil also spent a decade at leading consulting firms. Neil's clients included Kaiser Permanente, Sisters of Mercy Health System, Steward, UnityPoint, Trinity, Dana Farber, the Military Health System, Montefiore, and the University of Virginia among many others.   Prior to entering consulting after business school, Neil focused on global reengineering, financial analysis and process improvement at GE and American Express. Neil has a Master's Degree in business from Georgetown University and a Bachelor's in Business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Neil has served on various state task forces related to Health System planning, taught at John's Hopkins Carey School of Business and has been published papers on technology transformation in forums such as Digital Biomarkers and AMA Journal of Ethics. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-carpenter-924a40/   Array Advisors We understand that asking the right questions positively affects your Health System's goals. Our purpose is to ask the questions that turn your goals into tangible realities. Array Advisors has the expertise to help position your organization for success in tomorrow's uncertain market. As your trusted partners in Strategy Development, Organizational Transformation, and Building Informatics, we can help you solve strategic business problems and develop methods to improve efficiency and utilization. We approach each problem from a unique angle, providing a plan tailored to help you overcome your toughest challenges. Having dedicated our careers to healthcare innovation, our objective viewpoint and industry-wide knowledge provide you the decision support you need.   Website: https://array-advisors.com/ COVID-19 Resource Hub: https://info.array-architects.com/en-us/covid-19 Market Disruption Study: https://array-architects.com/press-release/array-models-healthcare-disruption-top-111-markets/   Links and Resources   Episode 103: Selling to Health Systems: Advice for Digital Health Startups (Part 1) Episode 105: Selling to Health Systems: Advice for Digital Health Startups (Part 2) Episode 85: Lessons on Selling in Healthcare w/ Dom Cappuccilli   The #HCBiz Show! is produced by Glide Health IT, LLC in partnership with Netspective Media.

This episode features Susan Mani, Chief Population Health Officer for LifeBridge Health. Here, she discusses her career journey, trends she’s seeing in population health, and more. Thank you to our sponsor, Coverys. Copyrighted. Insurance products issued by Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiaries. Boston, MA. In CA, transacting business as Coverys Insurance Company (CA# 6122-6).

Ten months into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, some states continue to struggle to keep up with new cases and protect their most vulnerable populations from bearing the brunt of the disease. However, one state was able to get ahead of the pandemic early on, and, through public private-partnerships, secured immediate care for hundreds of the highest risk individuals within weeks. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Susan Mani, MD, the chief population health officer for LifeBridge Health, and Trenor Williams, MD, the chief executive officer and co-founder of Socially Determined. Together, Dr. Mani and Dr. Williams lay out how Maryland’s COVID-19 task force on vulnerable populations was able to leverage data on social determinants of health and analytics to rapidly pinpoint populations most at risk of severe COVID-19 complications and optimize preventive and treatment measures.

In this informative interview with Dr. Michael Assayag of the International Center of Limb Lengthening (ICLL) at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD, he uniquely and analytically addresses several questions about cosmetic stature lengthening surgery for height enhancement. Dr. Assayag was mentored by the best (Dr. Rozbruch, Dr. Conway, Dr. Herzenberg) and is a fast rising star in the limb lengthening field of orthopedics. His down-to-earth yet prodigious expertise reassures patients that they will end up with the best possible outcome. Contact information for Dr. Assayag: Ask questions or setup consultation: 1. Site: https://www.heightrx.com/ 2. Email: Massayag@lifebridgehealth.org 3. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonelengthe... 4. Hospital Site: https://www.limblength.org/our-team/o... 5. Limb Lengthening Forum: Michael Assayag (M.D.) ___ The International Center for Limb Lengthening located at Lifebridge Health's Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD in United States is a state of the art facility, co-founded by Dr. Herzenberg & Dr. Paley where other limb lengthening legends like Dr. Rozbruch, Dr. Conway etc. have passed through. It is now home of Dr. Assayag, and other world-class LL surgeons, therapists, specialists, staff, etc. who work together to ensure all patients lengthen safely and receive that absolute best care while reaching their height goals. Time-Stamps for Interview with Dr. Assayag THEME: “Slow & Steady Wins the Race…Happy Lengthening!” – Dr. Assayag 2:25 – Dr. Assayag's interest in orthopedics 6:00 – Dr. Assayag's transition into Limb Lengthening (LL) 8:00 – The role of psychological stability for a person desiring cosmetic limb lengthening (CLL)

August 26, 2020: The pandemic created significant challenges for healthcare. We had to develop so many new things. So many new muscles, new strategies and approaches. Today Tressa Springmann, SVP and CIO for LifeBridge Health walks us through the silver linings and those things that will go with us into the future and change healthcare forever. Creating a uniform experience for the consumer across multiple platforms. Difficult conversations with outdated vendors. Leadership skills. Replicating office culture and productivity virtually. Telehealth, chatbots, remote patient monitoring. What are the priorities going into 2021? What further investments should be made? Key Points:Telehealth ironically hasn't been about the technology, it's been around the reimbursement environment [00:05:25]How do you maintain culture and productivity virtually? [00:08:10] Ongoing reassurance and reconnection from leadership team members is essential [00:11:25]Successful leadership methodologies [00:11:35] Harvard Business Review article: Finding the Platform in Your Product [00:18:40] Focus on operating efficiency, creating a better experience on both the clinician and patient side [00:32:05]Change management and capitalizing on innovation [00:32:35]

This episode features Daniel Durand, Chief Innovation Officer at LifeBridge Health. Here, he discusses how their care model changed as the pandemic hit, how his system pivoted to help create a PPE production factory, and more.

Neil Meltzer, President and CEO of LifeBridge Health since 2013. Meltzer joined Sinai Hospital of Baltimore as Vice President of Operations in 1988, and a decade later became Sinai’s President and Chief Operating Officer.Meltzer has a background in public health and brings a community-focused approach to every health care decision. He serves on the boards of the Greater Baltimore Committee, Notre Dame of Maryland University, the Maryland Hospital Association, the Hippodrome Foundation and Everyman Theatre. Additionally, Meltzer serves on the advisory board of the University of Maryland School of Public Health. On the national level, he continues to work with the American Heart Association after serving as national chairman. He was also one of 15 national workforce health care champions appointed by former president Barack Obama.Meltzer earned his Master of Public Health and Health Administration from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in Louisiana, and his undergraduate degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.John Marchica, CEO, Darwin Research GroupJohn Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and COO of Darwin Research Group, a health care market intelligence firm specializing in health care delivery systems. He’s a two-time health care entrepreneur, and his first company, FaxWatch, was listed twice on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing American companies. John is the author of The Accountable Organization and has advised senior management on strategy and organizational change for more than a decade.John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University and is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.About Darwin Research Group   Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

A public health crisis can create a sea of need--so deep and vast it can be difficult to know where to start. A pandemic is an emergency--no time or resources to waste. Dr. Susan Mani, Chief Population Health Officer of LifeBridge Health, tells us about the statewide ‘Task Force on Vulnerable Populations’ she leads. Its aim is to identify those who are at high risk for Covid-19 to pinpoint where to deploy information and resources.

Everybody’s talking about the surge in telehealth usage. I wanted to talk to someone who has been ramping up their telehealth capabilities for a while to get a sense of what it takes to do it well. And, as has been said by many, doing telehealth isn’t just about technology. It’s about training clinicians, patients, and accounts receivable and other staff. It’s about rearranging workflows and processes. So, I was super pleased to have had the opportunity to speak with Jonathan Thierman, MD, PhD. Dr. Thierman is an ER doctor. He’s also the chief medical information officer for LifeBridge Health systems and medical director of the LifeBridge Health Virtual Hospital. This show has two parts. This is the second part—episode 274. In this health care podcast, we’ll get into some of the operational aspects of telehealth, like what EHR integration actually means and looks like. We talk about whether laws governing telehealth that were relaxed get stringent again. We talk about natural language processing and artificial intelligence and how they fold into the telehealth answer. I also ask Dr. Thierman for his advice to those potentially more new at the telehealth thing—what lessons he’s learned, what critical success factors might be. One last point: In episode 273 (and you probably don’t need to listen to these in order), which is the first part of this two-part series, Dr. Thierman and I discuss what telehealth can accomplish, maybe better than a face-to-face patient encounter, and what it’s not so good at. One thing that dawned on me as we were talking is that technology isn’t just a video system. There’s apps, there’s AI, there’s minivans full of lab equipment … there are other innovations that expand the capacity of a remote patient visit.  You can learn more at lifebridgehealth.org. You can also follow Dr. Thierman on Twitter at @techie_doc or connect with him on LinkedIn.  Jonathan Thierman, MD, PhD, is physician executive in the LifeBridge Health system and president of the medical staff at Northwest Hospital. He started his career as an engineer and inventor, earning his PhD at MIT and then training in emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In the past, he has worked to bring real-world clinical experience to the engineering and design of medical devices. Currently, he is the chief medical information officer for the LifeBridge Health system in Baltimore, where he leads a team of physician informaticists to interface between the 180+-person IT department and the 3000+ affiliated physicians across five hospitals and in community practices on matters of the EMR, CPOE, and other health IT systems. Dr. Thierman is passionate about applying technology to improve health and outcomes. To this end, he helped to establish the LifeBridge Health Virtual Hospital, with affiliated clinical call centers in Jerusalem and the Philippines, to provide telemedicine services across the continuum. He also created the LifeBridge Techbar to offer in-person IS assistance to LifeBridge providers. In addition, he developed a patient “Digital Front Door” to help direct patients to the right care center with the least wait time, improving patient experience and load-balancing the emergency departments and urgent care centers in the LifeBridge Health system. 03:15 The net effect of adopting telemedicine during the pandemic. 06:42 “Data is key.” 09:20 “There’s a lot more communication going on now between health care providers and their patients than there was before.” 09:40 “Even now, we’re still scratching the surface of what insights we can gain from the data.” 12:42 EP251 with Dr. Kimberly Noel and training doctors in webside manner.13:00 How telehealth and EHR systems align. 14:02 The telehealth value points that are coming. 17:23 The necessity of training for clinicians embarking on this telehealth adaptation. 18:50 “Jump in, because it’s … here to stay.” 19:30 “It doesn’t have to be as expensive as you think.” You can learn more at lifebridgehealth.org. You can also follow Dr. Thierman on Twitter at @techie_doc or connect with him on LinkedIn.  Check out our second part #healthcarepodcast with @techie_doc as he discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 What’s the net effect of adopting #telemedicine during the #pandemic? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “Data is key.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “There’s a lot more communication going on now between health care providers and their patients than there was before.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “Even now, we’re still scratching the surface of what insights we can gain from the data.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast How do #telemedicine and #EHR systems align? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast How will the value of #telemedicine change in the future? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast Is training for #clinicians necessary for moving forward with #telemedicine? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “Jump in, because it’s … here to stay.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “It doesn’t have to be as expensive as you think.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth #postpandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast

Everybody’s been talking about the surge in telehealth usage—how it would have taken, like, ten years to get as far as we’ve gotten in the past ten days. I wanted to talk to somebody who has been ramping up their telehealth capabilities for a while to get a sense of what it takes to do it well. As has been said by many, doing telehealth isn’t just about technology. It’s about training—clinicians and patients and accounts receivable and other staff. It’s about rearranging workflows and processes. So, super pleased to have had the opportunity to talk with Jonathan Thierman, MD, PhD. Dr. Thierman is an ER doc. He’s also the chief medical information officer for LifeBridge Health systems and the medical director of the LifeBridge virtual hospital. So, this show has two parts: episode 273 that you’re listening to; but the second part, episode 274, is where we’re going to get into some of the operational aspects of telehealth, like what EHR integration actually means and what it looks like. In this health care podcast (episode 273), however, Dr. Thierman and I discuss what telehealth can accomplish, maybe better than a face-to-face patient encounter, and what it’s not so good at. One thing that dawned on me as we were talking is that the technology isn’t just, you know, a video system. There’s apps, there’s AI, there’s minivans full of lab equipment … there are other innovations that expand the capability of a remote patient visit. Here’s another point to ponder that Dr. Thierman and I explore a little bit. What is the impact of telehealth in a value-based care environment but also in an FFS (fee-for-service) reimbursement model? It’s likely, if you think about it, there will be more patient visits because the barrier to getting care has diminished. And that might be a good thing if we’re talking about chronic care, if we’re talking about ensuring follow-up after a surgical procedure. There’s any number of examples where patients getting help prior to some sort of acute event would be considered a good thing by most. But does improving access to care increase a patient’s chances of getting inappropriate care? You know, 25+% of care is some variation of waste, fraud, and abuse; and additional services rendered always have the risk of negative consequences. Or do we figure that bad actors are doing a pretty good job behaving badly anyway, so the net positive for the rest of us is worth it? You can learn more at lifebridgehealth.org. You can also follow Dr. Thierman on Twitter at @techie_doc or connect with him on LinkedIn.  Jonathan Thierman, MD, PhD, is physician executive in the LifeBridge Health system and president of the medical staff at Northwest Hospital. He started his career as an engineer and inventor, earning his PhD at MIT and then training in emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In the past, he has worked to bring real-world clinical experience to the engineering and design of medical devices. Currently, he is the chief medical information officer for the LifeBridge Health system in Baltimore, where he leads a team of physician informaticists to interface between the 180+-person IT department and the 3000+ affiliated physicians across five hospitals and in community practices on matters of the EMR, CPOE, and other health IT systems. Dr. Thierman is passionate about applying technology to improve health and outcomes. To this end, he helped to establish the LifeBridge Health Virtual Hospital, with affiliated clinical call centers in Jerusalem and the Philippines, to provide telemedicine services across the continuum. He also created the LifeBridge Techbar to offer in-person IS assistance to LifeBridge providers. In addition, he developed a patient “Digital Front Door” to help direct patients to the right care center with the least wait time, improving patient experience and load-balancing the emergency departments and urgent care centers in the LifeBridge Health system. 03:26 What was happening with telehealth pre-COVID-19. 04:50 What’s happened to telehealth and primary care practices post-COVID-19. 06:28 How quickly telehealth medicine appointments are growing. 07:30 What percentage of patients are doctors able to see via telemedicine? 08:24 Are patients getting adequately cared for? 10:20 “The vast majority of medicine, except for surgical services, really is a mental game.” 14:15 “If you have a window into the home, you probably have a better view of the social determinants of health.” 14:25 How AI plays into telemedicine right now. 16:52 Where telehealth visits will land after the pandemic. 18:40 “When you improve access, you also improve demand.” 19:22 Is telehealth consumer driven? 20:48 “For the most part, patients are most connected to their actual physician.” 21:37 Why more frequent touch points via telehealth will benefit health care quality and costs in the future. 28:20 “It’s about the patient, and it’s about really keeping them well.” You can learn more at lifebridgehealth.org. You can also follow Dr. Thierman on Twitter at @techie_doc or connect with him on LinkedIn.  Check out our #healthcarepodcast with @techie_doc as he discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 What was happening with telehealth pre-COVID-19? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast What’s happened to telehealth and #primarycare practices post-COVID-19? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast How quickly is #telemedicine growing right now? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast How many patients can a doctor see via #telemedicine? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast Are patients receiving adequate care from #telemedicine? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “The vast majority of medicine, except for surgical services, really is a mental game.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “If you have a window into the home, you probably have a better view of the social determinants of health.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast How is #AI playing into #telemedicine? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast Where will #telemedicine visits land after the pandemic is over? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “When you improve access, you also improve demand.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast Is #telemedicine consumer driven? @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “For the most part, patients are most connected to their actual physician.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast “It’s about the patient, and it’s about really keeping them well.” @techie_doc discusses #telehealth post-#pandemic. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #coronavirus #covid19 #healthcarepodcast

The Coronavirus outbreak has hit vulnerable populations incredibly hard. Dr. Susan Mani, M.D. with LifeBridge Health is working with the Maryland Department of Health to track hotspots throughout the State and get needed resources to our most at-risk groups.

The more I work with health innovators, the more evidence I have that many healthcare entities are hesitant to innovate. Between all the red tape and risks, many find it hard to see the value. And when they do, the industry generally has much longer acquisition cycles for buying and adopting new solutions. But refreshingly, not everyone is resistant to change. On today’s episode, we’re joined by Pothik Chatterjee, Executive Director of Innovation & Research at LifeBridge Health. LifeBridge is an example of a health system that’s truly on the forefront of innovation, and it’s incredible to hear about. Pothik tells us about his role at LifeBridge, specifically as it relates to his work with startups and health innovators. We discuss topics like: The challenges that new innovators face when it comes to finding the right decision-makers and advocates to pitch and “sell” their innovations to What he looks for in potential innovation partners, like a compelling narrative, a diverse team, solid experience, and the ability to really prove ROI The general process of evaluating potential partners and finding the right way to work together, from designing the pilot to transitioning after the sale The differences and considerations LifeBridge looks at when evaluating innovations that are radically vs. incrementally disruptive to the system’s current M.O.    Guest Bio Pothik Chatterjee is the Executive Director of Innovation & Research at LifeBridge Health, a Baltimore-based community health system. Pothik’s department acts as the “front door” for health tech startups that are looking to enter a clinical setting and find the right partner to do so.    Pothik has worked with hospitals for more than five years, with a high involvement in innovation and operations. Even in his earlier work in financial services, healthcare has always been a theme in his career, leading to his conscious switch into the hospital side. He’s dedicated to better understanding the needs and challenges of patients and providers, so he can better connect them with solutions in the market.   To learn more about Pothik’s work, visit www.lifebridgehealth.org/innovation. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn.

The Healthcare CIO Look Back / Look Forward series with Tressa Springmann the CIO for Lifebridge Health.

The Health Innovation Media and HealthcareNOW Radio pop-up studio team covered the second HLTH - that's HLTH - conference in Las Vegas Nevada. The combined team included Nick van Terheyden MD aka Dr. Nick, Douglas Goldstein the 'eFuturist', Roberta Mullin, Partner, Answers Media Network and station manager at HealthcareNOW Radio, Carol Flagg, Partner and Director of Marketing, Answers Media Network and Jane Boque, Chief Revenue Officer at Xtelligent Healthcare Media. The conversation was recorded live in the exhibition hall at HLTH, so enjoy the exchange! For more information or to listen/view the posted interviews see out pop-up studio showcase. Guests include Patrice Harris, MD, President of the American Medical Association, Daniel Kraft, MD, Physician, Scientist and Innovator and curator of Exponential Medicine, former AthenaHealth co-founder and CEO, Jonathan Bush, now executive chairman at Firefly Health, a direct primary care start-up, and Daniel Durand, MD, Chief Innovation Officer at Lifebridge Health, as well as others. ==##==    

In this episode, Scott talks to Dr. Daniel Durand, the Chief Innovation Officer and Chair of Radiology at LifeBridge Health. Here they dive into digital health hot topics, discuss ways to balance your career, and give advice for leaders in healthcare.

As advocates for addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) look to get buy in from stakeholders, there's a need for building evidence base to show that initiatives addressing these determinants work. To discuss the importance of both quantifying and communicating the return on investment of these initiatives, we spoke with Susan Mani, MD, vice president of Clinical Transformation and Ambulatory Quality at LifeBridge Health. Read more about building an evidence base for SDOH initiatives Building the Evidence Base to Quantify, Communicate the ROI of SDOH Initiatives: www.ajmc.com/conferences/whcc-2019/building-the-evidence-base-to-quantify-communicate-the-roi-of-sdoh-initiatives

Louis Morrow is regional director of sales for Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems (IRIS), the leading comprehensive solution provider of diagnostic telemedicine services committed to ending preventable blindness due to diabetic eye disease. Louis was one of the earliest builders at IRIS and has played a major role in saving the eyesight of over 55,000 patients (so far) through the partnerships built with major health systems and integrated delivery networks across the country. He’s an award-winning consultative sales team leader with more than 20 years of successful experience in the eye care space and has held senior sales leadership positions across multiple companies. Tiffany Wandy is executive director of the Clinically Integrated Network for LifeBridge Health, a regional health care organization based in northwest Baltimore and its surrounding counties. LifeBridge Health consists of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, LifeBridge Health & Fitness, hundreds of primary care and specialty physicians throughout the region, and many affiliated health-related partners. Prior to joining LifeBridge, Tiffany was a senior data analyst and lead program consultant for the CareFirst Patient-Centered Medical (PCMH) Program, where she served as an adviser to primary care providers on best practices relating to the implementation of coordinated care delivery models. Tiffany has both payer and provider experience and leverages this knowledge to drive increased use of analytics, business development, and practice transformation for rural, suburban, and urban organizations. 01:34 What is IRIS? 02:46 IRIS’s goal to end preventable blindness. 03:11 What IRIS looks like in clinic. 05:33 What LifeBridge Health is. 06:17 When Tiffany realized it would be important to implement IRIS into LifeBridge Health’s practices. 06:50 How preventative eye care can save practices and patients money in the long run. 07:36 How health systems are seeing the cost of social determinant burdens. 08:31 How IRIS helped LifeBridge Health identify these costs and solutions. 09:26 Finding practices most likely to succeed in LifeBridge Health’s pilot. 10:43 How to articulate “The Why” in LifeBridge Health’s pilot. 12:14 Tiffany’s advice to anyone thinking about rolling out an initiative with IRIS or something like them. 12:30 The importance of having access to great data. 12:49 The importance of physician engagement. 12:59 Thinking about the time medical assistants (MAs) have to devote to pilot screenings. 14:12 LifeBridge Health’s expansion strategy. 15:57 Capturing more patients and bringing them in network.

What’s it like competing for business as an integrated delivery system—sandwiched eight miles between the University of Maryland Medical System and Johns Hopkins Health System—in a global budget environment within the state of Maryland? Find out this week in John’s conversation with LifeBridge Health CEO Neil Meltzer, a dynamic and inspirational leader serving his community and the stakeholders of LifeBridge with purpose. Interview highlights include: What sets LifeBridge apart from the steep competition in the Baltimore market How LifeBridge hotspots community needs through patient data analysis Where LifeBridge is looking to expand in the future Speaker Bios Neil Meltzer is president and CEO of LifeBridge Health, a position he has held since 2013. Mr. Meltzer joined Sinai Hospital of Baltimore as vice president of operations in 1988, and a decade later became Sinai’s president and chief operating officer. Mr. Meltzer has a background in public health and brings a community-focused approach to every health care decision. He serves on the boards of the Greater Baltimore Committee, Notre Dame of Maryland University, the Maryland Hospital Association, the Hippodrome Foundation and Everyman Theatre. Additionally, Mr. Meltzer serves on the advisory board of the University of Maryland School of Public Health. On the national level, he continues to work with the American Heart Association after serving as national chairman. He was also one of 15 national workforce health care champions appointed by former president Barack Obama. Mr. Meltzer earned his Master of Public Health and Health Administration from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in Louisiana, and his undergraduate degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. John Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group. He was the founder and CEO of FaxWatch, a leading business intelligence and medical education company and two-time member of the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest growing companies. John is the author of The Accountable Organization and has advised senior management on strategy and organizational change for more than a decade. John earned his B.A. in economics from Knox College, an MBA and M.A. in public policy from The University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework and doctoral exams in clinical epidemiology and health economics at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. About Darwin Research Group Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

Our guest today, Tressa Springmann, is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for LifeBridge Health. Tressa joins us for this final episode in our series around Patient Identity in Value-Based Care. LifeBridge Health is a regional health care organization based in northwest Baltimore and its surrounding counties. LifeBridge Health consists of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, LifeBridge Health & Fitness, hundreds of primary care and specialty physicians throughout the region, and many affiliated health-related partners.   Prior to joining LifeBridge Health, Tressa was the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. In addition, Tressa has a Masters of Administrative Science in Information Technology (MAS) from John Hopkins University and she currently serves as the chair of the technology committee of the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients. A few of the topics we get into in this episode: An overview of Tressa’s background and how she came to her role at LifeBridge How LifeBridge is approaching the shift from FFS to value-based care and what are some of the larger trends or themes Tressa has seen across the healthcare industry with respect to value-based care How LifeBridge is approaching value-based care using innovation and the types of programs in place at LifeBridge to support innovation Why Tressa believes it is important for patients to own their own medical data LifeBridge’s approach to embracing digital health solution in the population health space and fostering innovation rather than stifling it How Tressa is involved with CRISP - the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients – and what solutions like Health Information Exchanges are doing to forward value-based care Links: Connect with Tressa: LinkedIn Connect with LifeBridge: Website  CRISP – Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients Connect with Healthbox Follow us on Twitter Follow me on Twitter Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes Have guest suggestions or topic ideas for the podcast? Send them to us at ideas@healthbox.com Listen to his episode on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Libsyn

President and CEO of LifeBridge Health provides insights into the future of quality healthcare care delivery in this "Success Matters" podcast interview.