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This episode of “Inside Health Care: a Podcast by NCQA” features three interviews recorded live at our Health Innovation Summit in October 2023. Among many panels and presentations was an incredible session titled “Health Equity Trailblazers: Where Vision Meets Commitment.” Health equity leaders discussed their organizations' health equity strategies, vision and lessons learned, delving into how leaders can commit to and advance health equity priorities. Each of this episode's guests sat on that panel then sat with me for a deeper dive. These leaders, each in their own way, want to inspire us to action.Dr. Joneigh Khaldun is Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer for CVS Health. In this role, she advances the company's data-driven strategy to improve access to services, address social determinants of health and decrease health disparities. She is a sought-after speaker and thought leader who has appeared on Meet the Press, MSNBC and CNN, among others, and she has testified before Congress.In her past work, as the top doctor leading Michigan's COVID response, she is credited with the state's early identification of and actions to decrease disparities, and in 2021 was appointed by President Biden to the national COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. She is a practicing emergency physician who earned her MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.Dr. Ronald M. Wyatt is a renowned global health care quality and safety expert with a passion for advancing health equity worldwide. Dr. Wyatt is Founder and CEO of Achieving Health Equity, LLC. As a distinguished Senior Fellow with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, he holds pivotal roles as Chief Science Officer and Chief Medical Officer at the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, an organization dedicated to enhancing diagnostic accuracy in health care. As an expert in hospital safety oversight, Dr. Wyatt holds a significant role in shaping the National Patient Safety Goal on Health Equity. His contributions to the National Patient Safety Plan, authored by AHRQ and IHI, underscore his commitment to advancing health care on a global scale.Dr. Bryan O. Buckley moderated the Health Care Trailblazers panel at NCQA's 2nd annual Health Innovation Summit. Dr. Buckley is NCQA's Director for Health Equity Initiatives. In this position, he plays a key role in developing partnerships with funding and research organizations, care delivery systems, the managed care industry and communities to translate research knowledge and real-world evidence into development of equity-oriented products and programs. These include NCQA's Health Equity Accreditation programs.

2022 may be in the rear view mirror, but COVID-19 isn't. To wrap up 2022, Cheyna Roth and the Detroit News' Sarah Rahal takes a look back at Michigan's response to COVID-19 and the lasting effects the virus has had on the state's population, politics and more.

2022 may be in the rear view mirror, but COVID-19 isn't. To wrap up 2022, Cheyna Roth and the Detroit News' Sarah Rahal takes a look back at Michigan's response to COVID-19 and the lasting effects the virus has had on the state's population, politics and more.

AP correspondent Jennifer King reports on Virus Outbreak Michigan-Death Toll 40,000+

Dr. Khaldun will lead the strategy to advance health equity for patients, members, providers, customers, and communities, having served as the Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan and Chief Deputy Director for Health in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, where she was responsible for public health and aging programs, Medicaid and behavioral health. She led Michigan's COVID-19 response and is credited for Michigan's early identification of and strategy to address disparities in COVID-19 outcomes.

--On the Show: --The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is absolutely everywhere with an estimate 1 million daily confirmed cases, and presumably many more presumptive cases that never get tested --Right-wingers are absolutely titillated by a man speaking to Joe Biden on Christmas and telling him "let's go Brandon," later claiming it was a joke --Donald Trump brutally schools Candace Owens when she tries to go anti-vaccine on him during a bizarre interview --Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones turns on Donald Trump over his recent pro-vaccine statements, calling him "ignorant" and "evil" --Dr. Anthony Fauci is shocked at how dumb Donald Trump's supporters are for their anger at Trump's pointing out that the COVID vaccine is safe and works --Restaurant owner John Parney, who ignored Michigan's COVID shutdown laws, has died of COVID, but this one is a little bit different --A pointless Donald Trump interview on Newsmax conducted by Mike Huckabee takes a strange turn --Voicemail caller Troy York attempts to spread the completely baseless propaganda that former NFL player Demaryius Thomas died from the COVID vaccine, which is not true --On the Bonus Show: David shares stories from his California vacation, and much more...

November 19, 2021 ~ Full Show. Attorney Todd Flood breaks down the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz was named one of Crain's 100 Most Influential Women and discusses how they're handling Michigan's COVID spike. Senior News Analyst Chris Renwick discusses the MDHHS's plan to issue a public health advisory ahead of Thanksgiving. State Rep. Matt Hall on the news that Michigan's UIA overpaid $3.9 billion during the pandemic. Mike Darrow, President and CEO of TrueCar talks about his company and Senior News Analyst Lloyd Jackson wraps up National Apprenticeship Week.

Scott Hiipakka serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator, a nonprofit economic development organization, responsible for accelerating Michigan's innovation ecosystem, one Israeli connection at a time. With a focus in mobility, defense, cyber/AI, food+ag tech, and health/life sciences, his vision is to make Michigan a premier partner for Israeli innovation. Previously, he served as the Director of the Office of Performance and Transformation for the State of Michigan where he was responsible for the integration of strategic programs along with overseeing planning, audit, process improvement, program management, and employee engagement for over 40,000 state employees. Before, Scott Hiipakka was appointed as the Program Management Director-Executive Office of the Governor. His responsibilities include oversight and integration of key state strategic initiatives, including synchronization of programs and deliverables that support the Governor's priorities. Prior to his role in state government, Hiipakka worked in the private sector as the Vice President for a consulting firm that specialized in emergency preparedness, safety, and security with clients across the United States. He also has experience in the medical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries. Hiipakka is a member of the Michigan Army National Guard where he currently serves as an Assistant Adjutant General and holds the rank of Brigadier General. In this capacity he is responsible for overseeing the operations, mentoring, and building of functional teams ranging in size from 30 to over 8,000 people. His prior assignments include Land Component Commander and Brigade Command of a Military Police Brigade. Other assignments include multiple command and staff positions with deployments and military activations in support of the state of Michigan's COVID response, Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Noble Eagle (Washington, DC). His active-duty military experience includes service in the US Army Ranger Regiment and other key leadership and advisor roles. Hiipakka has over 25 years of military service. He currently serves as an advisor and former appointee to the Michigan Community Service Commission. He has served on multiple boards in Michigan including Leadership Oakland and was the former Board Chair and board member for Winning Futures. Hiipakka was recognized by Crain's Business as a 2020 “Notable Veteran” and is the recipient of the 2016 Leadership Oakland Leader of Leaders Award, the 2014 Winning Futures Legacy Award, and the 2013 Winning Futures Rare Everyday Hero Award. Hiipakka holds a bachelor's degree in advertising from Michigan State University, a master's degree in homeland security from Penn State University, and a master's degree in strategic studies from the US Army War College. He is married to Susan and the proud father to Abby (21) and Alex (19) and they reside in Milford, Michigan.

This week, Michigan's COVID infection numbers exploded into a fourth surge that has worried doctors, overwhelmed hospital systems and left the rest of us asking what could be next. Michigan is now leading the nation in COVID infections.  West Michigan's largest hospital, Spectrum Health, on Tuesday reported more COVID inpatient cases than the hospital has ever had at any point in the pandemic. In addition, more tests are coming back positive, more kids are being hospitalized and people seem to be sicker than in previous months, according to Michigan Radio reporter, Dustin Dwyer.  Dr. Preeti Malani, chief health officer at the University of Michigan, is responsible for the health and safety of tens of thousands of students, faculty, and staff. She's also a practicing physician at Michigan Medicine who specializes in infectious disease.  “It's easy to forget that this is a novel coronavirus,” Malani said. While doctors have made strides in prevention and treatment, the way the virus moves and changes is not fully understood. “We still don't understand it even almost two years into this. Although it's changed all of humanity, we're still learning,” she said. But we do know who's most likely to become severely ill from contracting the virus. According to Dr. Malani, most people hospitalized due to COVID are unvaccinated or those with underlying health conditions.  “We still have work to do in terms of getting folks vaccinated,” she said.  As if hospitals don't have enough on their plates with the surge, the state continues to be threatened by another virus: the flu. Dr. Malani warned of what she called a “twindemic”—being hit by a flu outbreak amid the pandemic. Although she first started worrying about how both viruses' paths might collide last year, her fears didn't pan out -- possibly because many Michiganders were staying home and avoiding one or the other disease. But this year, the fourth surge, combined with low vaccination rates, may be cause for concern. Around 70% of Michiganders are fully vaccinated against coronavirus. But, according to state records, only 20% have gotten flu shots this season. At this time last year, Michigan's vaccination rates were nearly 50% higher. Health systems paid a lot of attention to vaccinating against the flu because, in addition to avoiding the bug, their ERs and inpatient beds were already overwhelmed, Dr. Malani said. To the extent they know healthcare systems are swamped by COVID, people may be more motivated to get their flu shots in coming weeks. Most flu vaccines are free with insurance, but free vaccines are available for those without insurance as well. Locations for COVID and flu vaccines can be found at vaccines.gov.  GUESTS: Dustin Dwyer, reporter with Michigan Radio Dr. Preeti Malani, chief health officer at the University of Michigan -- Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Stateside's theme music is by 14KT. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black residents have represented 21% of Michigan's COVID-19 deaths, despite making up 14% of the state's overall population. And sadly, disparate health outcomes are nothing new for Michiganders of color. However, COVID has helped to raise awareness of bigger-picture health inequities and the importance of addressing them – not only at the level of large institutions, including governments and health care providers, but also at an individual level. On this week's episode, we sat down with Jametta Lilly, CEO of the Detroit Parent Network and member of the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, to discuss how COVID-19 has affected perception of health equity and inequity in Michigan. Join us as we discuss the roots of Michigan's health inequities, how COVID has prompted new efforts to address them, and the next steps toward creating an equitable health system for all Michiganders. Michigan's State of Health is a spinoff of the State of Health series of feature stories, which you can read at www.secondwavemedia.com, an Issue Media Group brand. Michigan's State of Health is produced by Issue Media Group and made possible through the support of the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

Dr. Seth Guikema discusses complex risk modeling for the University of Michigan's COVID-19 reopening plan. Seth is a professor in the Department of Industrial Operations Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan as well as a past SRA president. Seth explains his university's process in developing the reopening plan and the challenges along the way and how this same modeling process can also be used for elementary schools and other institutions. 

Michigan's COVID-19 spread is on the rise as the U.S. begins to see relief, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes a $6 million plan to help speed up work on a pandemic-created criminal case backlog and the world's longest timber-towered suspension bridge is set to open in Michigan next year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan's COVID-19 cases continue to climb, an employee claiming “natural immunity” sues Michigan State University over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate and some animals at the Detroit Zoo are receiving COVID-19 vaccines. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan's COVID vaccine lottery surpasses 1 million sign-ups, Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Detroit next week after postponing a previously scheduled stop and Michigan Secretary of State branches are extending hours to help with backlog. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The good news is Michigan's COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations are down, compared to where they were at this time in March. The bad news. So are vaccination rates.  Today, we check in with two health officials in very different Michigan communities that are tackling the same problems -- misinformation and distrust. We talk with Detroit's chief public health official about the challenges in the state's biggest city. And we check in with one of the state's more rural areas where there's still a lot of people who need convincing.    GUESTS:  Rebecca Burns, health officer for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency  Denise Fair, chief public health officer for the Detroit Health Department    NOTES: Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Stateside's theme music is by 14KT. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michigan's COVID-19 health order has changed, a ‘well-known' albino deer is found dead in Northern Michigan and Michigan's Secretary of State wants $25 million to catch up on a COVID-19 backlog See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grace discusses Governor Gretchen Whitmer's latest apology for breaking Michigan's COVID-19 public health protocols.

May 21, 2021 ~ The Governor tells Paul she is looking forward to getting back to normal as the state continues to lift Michigan's COVID-19 restrictions.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer encourages antibody therapy as Michigan's COVID-19 surge continues, up to 1 million Michigan residents could be eligible for criminal record expungement and volunteers are needed to help a conservation organization in Northern Michigan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jim and Greg as they shred the blatantly partisan attempt by congressional Democrats to add four more seats (meaning lefties) to the U.S. Supreme Court but welcome House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing she has "no plans" to bring the bill up for a vote. They also react to the new polling showing a sharp drop in public confidence in the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine since the FDA ordered a pause this week. And they examine how Michigan's COVID numbers are very high but interest in the vaccine is quite low.Please visit our great sponsors:My Pillowhttps://mypillow.com/martiniUse code ‘Martini” to the new MySlippers at 40% off.Coastalhttps://coastal.com/martiniNow for a limited time save 30% your first pair of glasses, free shipping and a 60-day risk free return option. Just use code Martini at checkout.

Paula Adina Johnson MD is a Cardiologist and academic leader. She is the 14th president- of Wellesley College and the first Black woman to serve in this role. President Johnson founded and served as the inaugural executive director of the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women's Health & Gender Biology, as well as Chief of the Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital.  She was one of the first researchers in her field to identify the need for consideration of sex differences in medical treatment, and has been a significant voice in raising awareness of the importance of sex differences in understanding women's health. In her 2013 TED talk, "His and Her Healthcare, she asks: Why leave women's health to chance?  She was the Grace A. Young Family Professor of Medicine in the field of women's health, an endowed professorship named in honor of her mother, at Harvard Medical School. She was also Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. You can follow her on twitter: @DrPaulaJohnson Joneigh S. Khaldun MD MPH is a practicing emergency medicine physician in Detroit Michigan. She is the Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Health for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.  She advises Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and is the top medical advisor guiding Michigan's COVID-19 response, and oversees public health, Medicaid, behavioral health, public hospitals, and aging services for MDHHS. Prior to her roles at MDHHS, she was the director and health officer for the Detroit Health Department, where she oversaw a robust community-driven community health assessment, established a comprehensive reproductive health network and led Detroit's response to the Hepatitis A outbreak. In 2018, Dr. Khaldun was selected for the 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health Award by the National Minority Quality Forum; Prior to that, she was the Chief Medical Officer for Baltimore City. Dr. Khaldun practices part-time at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. In her FIX18 talk Work Like there is No Tomorrow, Dr. Khaldun  shares her own medical story and how from it she learned that we must all live life so we have no regrets and work like there is no tomorrow.  You can follow her on twitter @DrKhaldun In this episode, we discuss the 2018 NASEM report : Sexual Harassment in Academic Science, Engineering, and Medicine . We cover leadership, storytelling, mentorship. President Johnson pays tribute 2 Black women Wellesley alums who became infected by COVID19 and died due to disparities in healthcare: Zoe Mungin and Julie Butler DVM

President Trump compares Michigan's COVID orders to “being in prison” during the first presidential debate, the punishment for fraud involving absentee ballots would increase under bills approved by the Michigan legislature and more than 600,000 essential workers have applied for a program to cover tuition costs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kent County coalition launches back-to-work resource website, Michigan's COVID-19 Hotline now offering free emotional support counseling, Meijer expands their shopping hours, and more local updates affecting Grand Rapids residents; brought to you by The Rapidian. Employer Reopening Resources: https://kentcountybacktowork.com/ Free Emotional Support Counseling https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_99557---,00.html Hotline #: 888-535-6136, then press 8 Feed The Family | Feed The Frontline http://downtownmarketgr.com/education-foundation/feed Expanded Meijer Shopping Hours http://newsroom.meijer.com/2020-05-14-Meijer-Adjusts-Store-Hours-to-Increase-Shopper-Flexibility Full Rapidian artilce: https://therapidian.org/covid-19-grand-rapids-friday-may-15-updates