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On PopHealth Week, our guest is arguably the 'father' of poplation health David Nash MD MBA, founding dean emeritus of the college of population health at Jefferson University, Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters engage Dr. Nash in his new book 'How COVID Crashed the System'. We discuss the propsects for healthcare transformation and identify reasons for both optimism and concern.
On PopHealth Week, our guest is Oraida Roman, vice president of value-based strategies for Humana. She leads the organizational advancement of innovative payment models that enable Humana to support providers as population health managers in value-based care relationships. The value-based strategies organization develops, supports and deploys the best programs, practices and capabilities that assist Humana's provider partners and internal customers to successfully achieve enterprise value-based goals. Ms. Roman's career with Humana spans more than 20 years. She has held various management roles, including regional president, director of operations and director of provider contracting. Prior to being vice president for Humana, Ms. Roman worked for several years with DaVita Medical Group as COO of the Florida market and market president for Colorado. She holds a master's degree in health administration from University of South Florida and an undergraduate degree in biology from Florida State University. Do follow Humana's work on Twitter via @Humana and on the web via www.humana.com ==##==
On PopHealth Week, our guest is Oraida Roman, vice president of value-based strategies for Humana. She leads the organizational advancement of innovative payment models that enable Humana to support providers as population health managers in value-based care relationships. The value-based strategies organization develops, supports and deploys the best programs, practices and capabilities that assist Humana's provider partners and internal customers to successfully achieve enterprise value-based goals. Ms. Roman's career with Humana spans more than 20 years. She has held various management roles, including regional president, director of operations and director of provider contracting. Prior to being vice president for Humana, Ms. Roman worked for several years with DaVita Medical Group as COO of the Florida market and market president for Colorado. She holds a master's degree in health administration from University of South Florida and an undergraduate degree in biology from Florida State University. Do follow Humana's work on Twitter via @Humana and on the web via www.humana.com
On PopHealth Week, our guests are Weill Cornell Medicine faculty: Dr. Louis Aronne and Dr. Katherine Saunders, co-founders of Intellihealth, a company fighting the global obesity epidemic. They also host the podcast Weight Matters. Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP is the Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Center,Weill Cornell Medicine and Past Chairman, American Board of Obesity Medicine. Katherine H. Saunders, MD, DABOM is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Do follow their work on Twitter via @ljaronne and @Intellihealth1 and on the web at Comptehensive Weight Control Center or atIntellihealth. ==##==
On PopHealth Week, our guests are Weill Cornell Medicine faculty: Dr. Louis Aronne and Dr. Katherine Saunders, co-founders of Intellihealth, a company fighting the global obesity epidemic. They also host the podcast Weight Matters. Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP is the Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Center, Weill Cornell Medicine and Past Chairman, American Board of Obesity Medicine. Katherine H. Saunders, MD, DABOM is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Do follow their work on Twitter via @ljaronne and @Intellihealth1 and on the web at Comptehensive Weight Control Center or at Intellihealth. ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Denise Hines, who holds a Doctorate in Health Administration, is a certified, Project Management Professional and Fellow of the Healthcare Information Management System Society who serves as HIMSS Chief Americas Officer. Dr. Denise Hines is an award-winning, nationally recognized expert in healthcare technology. She has more than two decades of healthcare experience in a variety of settings, including health systems, physician offices, home health, technology vendors, consulting, state government and revenue management. Dr. Hines was named Chief Americas Officer for the Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in January, 2019. She has been a member of the HIMSS Board of Directors and is the Chair Emeritus for HIMSS North America Board of Directors. She is the past president of the HIMSS Georgia Chapter and was recognized as the 2012 HIMSS Chapter Leader of the Year. ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest today making an encore appearance is Brian Klepper, PhD, a healthcare analyst, commentator and entrepreneur who relentlessly focuses his attention on health care market dynamics and the drivers of the cost crisis. He is Principal of Healthcare Performance, Inc. and Worksite Health Advisors, both specialized health benefits consulting firms connecting high performance, high impact health care organizations with organizational health care purchasers and health industry players. He is a former owner and Principal of a worksite clinic/medical risk management firm, and a former CEO of the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH), representing 52 regional business health coalition and some 5,000 organizational health benefits purchasers. Much of Brian’s work has focused on the mechanisms that underlie America’s healthcare cost crisis and how institutionalized clinical and business practices have distorted care and cost patterns, driving unnecessary cost. His perspective favors patients, whose medical care often exposes them to needless physical risk, and purchasers, whose health care costs are double those in other developed nations, creating a cascade of negative economic impacts. Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is our guest is Sri Ambati CEO & Founder of H20.ai H2O.ai is a visionary Silicon Valley open source software company that creates and reimagines what is possible. A company of makers that brought to market new platforms and technologies to drive the AI movement. H2O is the leading open source data science and machine learning platform used by nearly half of the Fortune 500 and trusted by over 18,000 organizations and hundreds of thousands of data scientists around the world. H2O democratizes bigdata science and makes hadoop do math for better predictions. Prior to H20 Sri co-founded Platfora and was the Director of Engineering at DataStax. Before that he was Partner & Performance engineer at java multi-core startup, Azul Systems, tinkering with the entire ecosystem of enterprise apps at scale. Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Tim Suther, Senior Vice President for Data Solutions at Change Healthcare. Change Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare technology company, focused on insights, innovation and accelerating the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system. Tim is responsible for the overall management, direction and leadership to the Data Solutions business, including its focus on inspiring a better healthcare system through the effective & responsible use of data & analytics. Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Tim Suther, Senior Vice President for Data Solutions at Change Healthcare. Change Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare technology company, focused on insights, innovation and accelerating the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system. Tim is responsible for the overall management, direction and leadership to the Data Solutions business, including its focus on inspiring a better healthcare system through the effective & responsible use of data & analytics. Join us!
On PopHealth Week we contiune to discuss topline COVID-19 pandemic news which unfortunately shows no sign of slowing. In fact positivity rates, hospital admissions, deaths are all accelerating, a growing pool of 'long haulers' report a range of long term health consequences as part of their recovery, while a vocial minority downplay or discount the threat to the public at large, ie, 'much to do about nothing'. On today's edition of our COVID-19 update series we dive a little deeper into some of the headlines from the COVID-19 dashboard to the current state of vaccine development and comment on the likely agenda of the soon to be installed Biden/Harris administration. So first up is the U.S. COVID-19 dashboard where we've passed the grim milestone of 10.5 mil cases with death counts just shy of 1/4 million 240,857. Most troubling is positivity rates and hospital admissions are all trending up putting health systems are at increased risk in terms of both capacity (beds) & staffing. ==##==
On PopHealth Week we discuss toplines in the COVID-19 pandemic. On today's edition of our Covid-19 update series we dive a little deeper into some of the headlines from the COVID-19 dashboard to the current state of vaccine development and comment on the likely agenda of the soon to be installed Biden/Harris administration. So first up is the U.S. COVID-19 dashboard where we've passed the grim milestone of 10.5 mil cases with death counts just shy of 1/4 million 240,857. Most troubling is positivity rates and hospital admissions are all trending up putting health systems are at increased risk in terms of both capacity (beds) & staffing. ==##== .
On PopHealth Week our guest is Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, author, health economist, advisor and trend-weaver supporting organizations at the intersection of health, technology and people. Jane founded the popular blog THINK-Health after working for ten years with health care consultancies in the U.S. and Europe. Jane’s clients are all stakeholders in health: technology, biotech and life sciences, providers, plans, retail, financial services, food and consumer goods. In her new book, “Health Citizenship: How a virus opened hearts and minds” Jane weaves together six months of new data – including consumer market research, health policy developments, healthcare industry updates, clinical evidence, biostatistics and pop culture – to make sense of the “next normal” for life, health, health care and the evolving American commons social contract. This timely piece tracks how the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has and will likely continue to re-shape our world; Do follow Jane’s work on twitter via @healthythinker. And for more information or to order “Health Citizenship: How a virus opened hearts and minds,” go to www.healthcitizenship.com ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, author, health economist, advisor and trend-weaver supporting organizations at the intersection of health, technology and people. Jane founded the popular blog THINK-Health after working for ten years with health care consultancies in the U.S. and Europe. Jane’s clients are all stakeholders in health: technology, biotech and life sciences, providers, plans, retail, financial services, food and consumer goods. In her new book, “Health Citizenship: How a virus opened hearts and minds” Jane weaves together six months of new data – including consumer market research, health policy developments, healthcare industry updates, clinical evidence, biostatistics and pop culture – to make sense of the “next normal” for life, health, health care and the evolving American commons social contract. This timely piece tracks how the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has and will likely continue to re-shape our world; Do follow Jane’s work on twitter via @healthythinker. And for more information or to order “Health Citizenship: How a virus opened hearts and minds,” go to www.healthcitizenship.com ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs for Zipongo, the San Francisco-based based digital health and wellness company that focuses on enabling healthy eating -“Healthy Eating, Made Simple”. Dr. Shurney is the former Chief Medical Director / Executive Director for Global Health Benefits and Corporate Wellness for Cummins, Inc. Dr. Shurney also serves as the current president for the academy of lifestyle medicine. He has an extensive background in health care management and policy and has distinguished himself as a recognized leader in his profession. Prior to Cummins, Dr. Shurney was the Chief Medical Director of the Employee Health Plan for Vanderbilt University and Medical Center. During his tenure at Vanderbilt he also held joint faculty appointments as Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Internal Medicine and Public Health, and Adjunct Faculty, Owens Graduate School of Management. Other positions that Dr. Shurney has held include Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Healthways, Senior Health Policy Strategist in the Division of Government Affairs for the biotechnology company Amgen Inc., Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of medical affairs for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and Editor of the Journal of Managed Care Physicians. Join us! ==
On PopHealth Week series on health equity, the social determinants of health and associated disparities exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic Dr. Flores discusses the impact on the LBGTQ community. Dr. Dennis Flores is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, an affiliated faculty at the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Program, and is a Visiting Professor at the Center for Research on AIDS at Yale University’s School of Public Health. He has led several studies that investigates the role of parents in the sexual health education of their adolescent sons who identify as LGBTQ. Through interventions around inclusive parent- child sex communication, he believes that the early provision of sexual health information attuned to the attractions, behavior, and identities of LGBTQ adolescents can reduce the formation of risky sexual behavior and this population’s risks for HIV and STI infection. With an awareness of the personal and contextual factors that increase sexual minority populations’ vulnerability for HIV/STI infection and poor care-related outcomes, the first study Dr. Flores led investigated the conditions that contributed to the recent HIV infection of young gay men in Atlanta. That study has fueled his subsequent HIV prevention work that includes both urban and rural community education, being a national spokesperson for HIV testing campaigns, and workforce development with around 1200 nurses across three continents. His commitment to HIV/AIDS care and leadership throughout his career includes serving in various leadership roles for the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Dr. Flores earned his PhD from Duke University, a Masters in Public Health Nursing Leadership at Emory University, and a Bachelors in Nursing from Kennesaw State University.
On PopHealth Week our guest is. We discuss a range of topics in the social determinants of health domain from implicit bias in healthcare decisions to empowerment and shared decision making. Kistein Monkhouse, MPA is the CEO & founder of Patient Orator, a digital health startup empowering chronically ill underserved patients with effective communication tools and healthcare resources. She is a former healthcare frontline worker who saw an urgent need to build bridges across communities in healthcare. Her work is at the intersection of public and private health using stories to bring awareness to the importance of improving the health of people and communities with a focus on catalyzing storytelling to address social determinants of health. Kistein is a 2019 SIMA Studios fiscal sponsorship award recipient for her short film Humanizing Health Care, a narrative driven emotionally paced documentary about healthcare experiences in the United States. She sits on the advisory board of We The Patients NY, an initiative by the Community Service Society of NY, and NYS HIMSS Patient Advocacy Committee. She is also on the Community Advisory Board at Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington and a member of the Society for Participatory Medicine. ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv. Dr. Bruce Directs the Program for Research on Faith, Health & Justice in the Department of Population Health Science at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is a social and behavioral scientist with interests in the integration of the full range of health determinants specifically for young African American males and their risk factors for chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. His current research explores the intersection of race, gender, spirituality, religiosity, and behavior and their implications for social and health outcomes among African-American male boys, adolescents and emerging adults. Dr. Bruce is also a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and an ordained Baptist Minister and leverages the strengths of research-, community-, and faith-based communities toward efforts to improve the health of disadvantaged and disenfranchised males, their families, and their communities. Enjoy! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv. Dr. Bruce Directs the Program for Research on Faith, Health & Justice in the Department of Population Health Science at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is a social and behavioral scientist with interests in the integration of the full range of health determinants specifically for young African American males and their risk factors for chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. His current research explores the intersection of race, gender, spirituality, religiosity, and behavior and their implications for social and health outcomes among African-American male boys, adolescents and emerging adults. Dr. Bruce is also a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and an ordained Baptist Minister and leverages the strengths of research-, community-, and faith-based communities toward efforts to improve the health of disadvantaged and disenfranchised males, their families, and their communities. Enjoy! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Kistein Monkhouse MPA. We discuss a range of topics in the social determinants of health domain from implicit bias in healthcare decisions to empowerment and shared decision making. Kistein Monkhouse, MPA is the CEO & founder of Patient Orator, a digital health startup empowering chronically ill underserved patients with effective communication tools and healthcare resources. She is a former healthcare frontline worker who saw an urgent need to build bridges across communities in healthcare. Her work is at the intersection of public and private health using stories to bring awareness to the importance of improving the health of people and communities with a focus on catalyzing storytelling to address social determinants of health. Kistein is a 2019 SIMA Studios fiscal sponsorship award recipient for her short film Humanizing Health Care, a narrative driven emotionally paced documentary about healthcare experiences in the United States. She sits on the advisory board of We The Patients NY, an initiative by the Community Service Society of NY, and NYS HIMSS Patient Advocacy Committee. She is also on the Community Advisory Board at Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington and a member of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, the Founder and CEO of Grapevine Health. More about Dr. Fitzpatrick Dr. Lisa is a medical doctor who has also worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her career has spanned research, clinical medicine, global health, community health education and patient advocacy. She recently served as the medical director for Washington DC’s Medicaid program. She is also a clinical professor and professorial lecturer for the George Washington University School of Medicine and Milken Institute School of Public Health. A member of the Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network, she was selected as a 2017 Aspen Institute Health Innovator Fellow. Dr. Lisa has a Masters in Public Health from the University of California-Berkeley School of Public Health and Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. More about Grapevine Health Grapevine Health is on the ground bridging health communication and demystifying health care for the community. We use videos, storytelling and collaborative conversations between community and health experts to improve health literacy and patient engagement. Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is C Dr. Chima is Director of Graduate Education and Assistant Professor, Population Health at the Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). About Dr. Chima: Dr. Charles Chima, MBBS, MSc, DrPH, trained as a physician at the University of Nigeria and worked in primary care for two years. He obtained a master of science in epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. He subsequently obtained a doctor of public health degree in health services research and global health and further training in health informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Chima is a population health scientist who seeks innovative ways to improve health outcomes and reduce waste in health care using the population health approach. He has led large-scale chronic disease population health initiatives in Houston, and provided advisory services as a consultant to state governments in Nigeria on primary care reform. He was also an HRSA primary care research fellow at the Family and Community Medicine Department, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. The mission of the Bower School of Population Health at UMMC "is to provide world-class graduate training to prepare the next generation of scientists and health care professionals to improve the health of individuals, populations, and communities through enhancing health care systems and health policies" --##--
On PopHealth Week our guest is Mark Mitchnick, MD, the CEO of Mindsciences a company founded by neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist and director of research & innovation at Brown University's mindfulness center Jud Brewer MD PhD.. We discuss mindfulness and the neuroscience to postively impact addictions including smoking cessation, weight loss and the anxiety or helplessness many of us are feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic. About Dr. Mitchnick: A seasoned life sciences executive with extensive global health experience, Dr. Mitchnick founded and run several companies that have been acquired by multinationals such as Lubrizol and BASF. He trained as a pediatrician and have worked as a physician in the US and multiple developing countries. More about Mindsciences: For more information or to contact Mindsciences checkout their YouTube channel which includes the timely 'Office Hours with Dr. Jud' on Mondays for timely, science based virtual support join 'Dr. Jud Brewer for Office Hours with Dr. Jud: Coronavirus Anxiety' on Monday, here. MindSciences focuses on extensive work of Jud Brewer, MD, PhD, aka 'Dr. Jud' who's work in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, combines over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training and a career in scientific research. Dr. Jud is passionate about understanding how our brains work, and how to use that knowledge to help people make deep, permanent change in their lives — with the goal of reducing suffering in the world at large. ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Charles Chima, MBBS, Msc, DrPh. Dr. Chima is Director of Graduate Education and Assistant Professor, Population Health at the Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). About Dr. Chima: Dr. Charles Chima, MBBS, MSc, DrPH, trained as a physician at the University of Nigeria and worked in primary care for two years. He obtained a master of science in epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. He subsequently obtained a doctor of public health degree in health services research and global health and further training in health informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Chima is a population health scientist who seeks innovative ways to improve health outcomes and reduce waste in health care using the population health approach. He has led large-scale chronic disease population health initiatives in Houston, and provided advisory services as a consultant to state governments in Nigeria on primary care reform. He was also an HRSA primary care research fellow at the Family and Community Medicine Department, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. The mission of the Bower School of Population Health at UMMC "is to provide world-class graduate training to prepare the next generation of scientists and health care professionals to improve the health of individuals, populations, and communities through enhancing health care systems and health policies" --##--
On PopHealth Week our guest is Mark Mitchnick, MD, the Chief Executive Officer of Mindsciences a company founded by neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist and director of research & innovation at Brown University's mindfulness center. In this episode we discuss the role of mindfulness and the power of behavioral health support and coaching to postively impact addictions including smoking cessation, weight loss and the anxiety or helplessness many of us are feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic. About Dr. Mitchnick: A seasoned life sciences executive with extensive global health experience, Dr. Mitchnick founded and run several companies that have been acquired by multinationals such as Lubrizol and BASF. He trained as a pediatrician and have worked as a physician in the US and multiple developing countries. More about Mindsciences: For more information or to contact Mindsciences checkout their YouTube channel which includes the timely 'Office Hours with Dr. Jud' on Mondays for timely, science based virtual support join 'Dr. Jud Brewer for Office Hours with Dr. Jud: Coronavirus Anxiety' on Monday, here. MindSciences focuses on extensive work of Jud Brewer, MD, PhD, aka 'Dr. Jud' who's work in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, combines over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training and a career in scientific research. Dr. Jud is passionate about understanding how our brains work, and how to use that knowledge to help people make deep, permanent change in their lives — with the goal of reducing suffering in the world at large. ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Jeff Rideout the President & CEO of the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), a California nonprofit organization representing health plans, hospital systems, physician groups and other healthcare stakeholders. Dr. Rideout is responsible for management of all IHA programs and activities, including its nationally recognized pay-for-performance program, performance measurement and payment innovation initiatives, and efforts to enhance the adoption of health information technology and improve healthcare affordability. Prior to joining IHA, Dr. Rideout was the Senior Medical Advisor for Covered California, supporting clinical quality, network management, and delivery system reform related to the 1.1 million Californians enrolled through the exchange. More about the Symphony Project: Maintaining up-to-date information about provider participation in health plan networks is a challenge not just in California but across the nation. Consumers increasingly rely on provider directories to review networks when choosing a health plan, yet health plans have been challenged to provide accurate public provider directories that reflect the various types of providers available through their networks, their qualifications and capabilities, and their availability. The first of its kind in the state, Symphony Provider Directory, formerly known as the California Provider Directory Utility (PDU), offers a single place for healthcare providers and commercial, Medicare, and Medi-Cal health plans to update their data; simplifying the process and leading to more accurate provider data, improved quality, and a better customer experience for Californians.
On PopHealth Week, our guest today is Yolonda Yvette Wilson. Dr. Wilson is a 2019/2020 fellow at the National Humanities Center and a 2019/2020 Encore Public Voices fellow. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests include bioethics, social and political philosophy, race theory, and feminist philosophy. She is broadly interested in the nature and limits of the state’s obligations to rectify historic and continuing injustice, particularly in the realm of health care, and is developing an account of justice that articulates specific requirements for racial justice in health care at the end of life. Dr. Wilson's recent article, “Intersectionality in Clinical Medicine: The Need for a Conceptual Framework,” is a consideration on applying intersectionality’s intellectual approach (how race, gender, and other social identities converge in order to create unique forms of oppression) in the clinical environment. Professor Wilson is the lead editor of a forthcoming special issue of The Journal of Social Philosophy entitled Exploring Racial Injustice. Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Rushika Fernandopulle MD co-founder & CEO Iora Health. Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle is a physician who has spent decades improving the quality of healthcare delivered to patients. He was the first Executive Director of the Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement, and served as a Managing Director of the Advisory Board Company. He serves on the faculty and earned his AB, MD, and MPP from Harvard University. He completed his clinical training at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Iora Health changes primary care as we know it. Iora's care team, includes a dedicated advocate for each patient, works together to treat the whole person. ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Rushika Fernandopulle MD co-founder & CEO Iora Health. Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle is a physician who has spent decades improving the quality of healthcare delivered to patients. He was the first Executive Director of the Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement, and served as a Managing Director of the Advisory Board Company. He serves on the faculty and earned his AB, MD, and MPP from Harvard University. He completed his clinical training at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Iora Health changes primary care as we know it. Iora's care team, includes a dedicated advocate for each patient, works together to treat the whole person. ==##==
On PopHealth Week's last show of 2019, seasoned healthcare analyst and Executive Vice President of Validation Institute, and host of ValidPoints podcast series Brian Klepper PhD join PopHealth Week hosts Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters for an update on progress towards fulfillment of the triple aim. We explore the question of 'are we there yet' with a deeper dive into the continuation of lack of affordability, high variability in quality and outcomes including the well known 'book of business' driven access problems in healthcare equity. 2019 has been a landmark year for PopHealth Week. Of note is our continued scheduling of national thought leaders, system executives and many in the lesser know world of innovation and advancing the triple aim. We are very happy to witness the continued growth and expansion of our work and reach via collaboration with HealthcareNOW Radio. 2020 will be a make or brake year for the burden placed upon healthcare leadership writ large. We'll engage many on the front lines of this transformational imperative. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our special guest is Jeffrey Sullivan, Chief Technology Officer, Cloud Fax, J2 Global, Inc. The Cloud Fax business unit at J2 Global (NASDAQ: JCOM) is an industry leader in secure document exchange solutions featuring the eFax Corporate, Sfax, and MyFax product lines. Jeffrey is responsible for all technology and product development for the unit. He has over 25 years of experience growing small- to mid-sized companies that fuel their success with the innovative use of technology. He has an uncommon background that melds deep technical, creative, and business experience with the proven ability to execute at both the strategic and tactical levels. This breadth of background and flexibility of focus are vital to success in entrepreneurial and high-growth businesses. His past 15+ years have been spent as a C-level executive (CIO, COO, CTO) in fast-growth e-commerce SaaS and ERP companies in the real estate, financial services, and healthcare industries. Follow via @j2Global and @eFaxCorporate ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Michael Petersen MD, Senior Manager, and Health Innovation Lead at Accenture Health & Public Service North America. In this episode we explore the state of the art of incorporating the social determinants of health in health (SDoH) system thinking and strategy. Michael Petersen, M.D., is a transformative physician executive who focuses on helping clients solve complex problems such as social determinants of health (SDOH) and the opioid epidemic through data and analytics. He serves as an innovation lead and is working to develop a solution to help health and government organizations measure, manage and mitigate the opioid epidemic in the United States. Dr. Petersen specializes in healthcare innovation, clinical and business operations, process optimization, health management, wellness and prevention, care value, and healthcare technologies, such as clinical analytics, electronic health records and health information systems. Follow Dr. Petersen on twitter via @MPETERSEN_MD and Accenture Health via @AccentureHealth. ==##==
On PopHealth Week our very special guest is former Secretary David Shulkin. David Jonathon Shulkin is an American physician and former government official. In 2017, Shulkin became the 9th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs and served under President Donald Trump. Before assuming the top spot at the VA, he served as the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health from 2015 until 2017, appointed by President Barack Obama. On March 28, 2018, President Trump dismissed Shulkin from his position by tweet. Since leaving office, and retuning to his life in the private sector, Secretary Shulkin has authored a book chronicling his time at the VA, and JUST TODAY his publisher has released the previously embargoed title: "It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans". Join Fred Goldstein as we explore what the Secretary chronicled in this just released book. ==##==
On PopHealth Week on HealthcareNOW Radio Gregg Masters managing director of health innovaton media, publisher of ACO Watch and your PopHealth Week co-host with my partner co-founder Fred Goldstein, President of Accountable Health, LLC a Jacksonville Florida based consulting firm engage the visionary Clay Johnston, MD, PhD on his plans for academic medicine and their evolving role in the volume to value transformation. Since March 2014, Dr. Clay Johnston has served as the inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School and as vice president for medical affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Johnston's vision is to create a new model for academic medicine that accelerates innovation to improve health and reduce inefficiencies in health care. In 2016, Johnston was named "Austinite of the Year" by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in transforming health and health care in Austin. Previously, Johnston was associate vice chancellor for research at the University of California, San Francisco. He also directed the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and founded the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value to engage faculty and trainees in improving the quality of care while also lowering costs. For more information on Dell Medical School or to follow their work, go to: www.dellmed.utexas.edu, and follow both Dr. Johnston and the school on twitter via @ClayDellMed and @DellMedSchool respectively. Enjoy! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our is guest Neil Gordon, MD, PhD, Chairman CEO and Founder of Intervent. INTERVENT International, LLC (INTERVENT) is a global lifestyle management and chronic disease risk reduction company based in the United States. INTERVENT develops, licenses and provides evidence-based, technology-enabled, outcomes-oriented programs for the prevention and management of multiple chronic diseases. The primary purpose of the INTERVENT programs is to improve individual and population-based measures of health while simultaneously reducing health care costs and enhancing productivity. Dr. Gordon obtained his MD and a PhD. in exercise physiology in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Gordon subsequently relocated to the United States in 1987 and obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) from the UCLA School of Public Health. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and is Board Certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine. He has authored over 100 published scientific manuscripts, eight books, and numerous scientific abstracts in the area of preventive medicine. Dr. Gordon served as an associate editor of the Eighth Edition of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (the world’s most widely read academic text on the topic of exercise science). Dr. Gordon has devoted his entire career, spanning over 30 years, to the prevention of cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses. Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our special guest making an encore appearance is Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer of theFlorida Association of Accountable Care Organizations (FLAACOs). Nicole provides both a regional and national update on the status and performance of ACOs. In addition, Nicole previews the upcoming annual FLAACOs conference in Orlando, Florida on November 7th and 8th 2019. For more information on the agenda, speaker line-up and key themes featured at the conference, clik here. Join your peers at this crucial time for ACOs and related value based healthcare initiatives. ==##==
On PopHealth Week, our guest is Daren Anderson, MD, who serves as Chief Quality Officer for Community Health Center, Inc. Dr. Daren Anderson is a general internist and has worked in safety net practices for his entire career. Community Health Center, Inc., is a large, multisite community health center providing primary care to over 145,000 medically underserved patients across Connecticut. In addition, Dr. Anderson is the Director of Community Health Center’sWeitzman Institute, a research and innovations center dedicated to improving primary care for underserved populations. The Weitzman Institute leads a range of initiatives focused on practice transformation and workforce development and has created an eConsult process that is now being used across Connecticut and in ten additional states. In addition, Weitzman researchers are engaged in a range of research projects focused on health disparities, telehealth, and pain and opioid abuse treatment in primary care. Follow Dr. Anderson's work on the web via here and here, and on twitter @CHCConnecticut. ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Dr. Gary Call, of HMS, "a healthcare technology, analytics and engagement solutions company that helps to reduce costs, improve health outcomes and enhance member experiences." Bio: Gary Call, MD, is Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for HMS. He has a strong collaboration with HMS clients and leads HMS clinical program development and execution. Dr. Call has more than 25 years of experience in the practice of medicine and managed care. Prior to coming to HMS, he most recently served as the corporate vice president of clinical programs at Molina Healthcare. Dr. Call graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine and completed his residency training at the University of Utah. He is a board certified family physician. Follow Dr. Call on twitter via @GCall99 Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week, our special guest is Emeritus Assistant Medical Director and former Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Kaiser Permanente of Southern CaliforniaJohn Mattison MD. John's Dr. Mattison's focus and passion is the transformation of health care delivery via information technology, through convergence of exponential technologies and data liquidity. He led the design and implementation of the largest integrated electronic health record in the US, and leads various national programs including virtual care. He has sponsored or led numerous digital innovations, and mentors many digital health startups. He chairs the eHealth Workgroup of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH), and is a board member of Open mHealth, advisory board member of the NIH funded Policy and Ethics in Precision Medicine, teaches at multiple Universities including Singularity University, and has published widely on privacy, policy, security, IOT, global genomics collaboration, interoperability, mobile health, and healthcare transformation. He has published in Nature, JAMIA, JAMA, WSJ, Forbes, and has authored chapters for various books. He has keynoted or hosted many national and international healthcare conferences and has consulted in many countries. He is the founder of the international XML standard for health record interoperability known as CDA, CCD and CCDA, and is an active participant on several global initiatives to bring internet services to underserved communities providing access to both jobs and healthcare. Join us! ==##==
On Pophealth Week our guest is Steven J. Scheinman, MD, the president and dean of theGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and Geisinger’s chief academic officer and executive vice president. He was formerly professor of medicine and pharmacology at SUNY Upstate Medical University, where he served for eight years as senior vice president and dean of the College of Medicine. Board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology, Dr. Scheinman has earned international prominence for his research into the genetics of inherited kidney diseases and kidney stones. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed articles, reviews and book chapters on topics related to kidney disease and genetics. Join us! ==##==
On PopHealth Week our guest is Daren Anderson, MD, Chief Quality Officer at Community Health Center, Bio Dr. Daren Anderson is a general internist and has worked in safety net practices for his entire career. Community Health Center, Inc., is a large, multisite community health center providing primary care to over 145,000 medically underserved patients across Connecticut. In addition, Dr. Anderson is the Director of CHCI’s Weitzman Institute, a research and innovations center dedicated to improving primary care for underserved populations. The Weitzman Institute leads a range of initiatives focused on practice transformation and workforce development and has created an eConsult process (ConferMed.com) that is now being used across Connecticut and in ten additional states. In addition, Weitzman researchers are engaged in a range of research projects focused on health disparities, telehealth, and pain and opioid abuse treatment in primary care. Join us! ==##==
On Pophealth Week, our special guest is Lawton R. Burns, PhD, MBA, The James Joo-Jin Kim Professor, Chair, Healthcare Management Department and Director, Center for Health Management and Economics at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvannia. Lawton R. Burns is an American business theorist, Professor of Management and the Chairperson of the Health Care Management Department of The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, and a Faculty Co-Director for the Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management. We'll get Dr. Burn's take on a range of health policy and reform issues from his observations on 'BS in healthcare' to the CVS Health acquisitionof Aetna. Join us!
On PopHealth Week our special guest making an encore appearance is Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Association of Accountable Care Organizations (FLAACOs). Nicole provides both a regional and national update on the status and performance of ACOs. In addition, Nicole previews the upcoming annual FLAACOs conference in Orlando, Florida on November 7th and 8th 2019. For more information on the agenda, speaker line-up and key themes featured at the conference, clik here. Join your peers at this crucial time for ACOs and related value based healthcare initiatives. ==##==
On PopHealth Week, Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 our special guest is author of 'Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps To getting the Medical Care You Want & Need', Archelle Georgiou, MD. 'Dr. Archelle Georgiou is a nationally recognized physician, advocate, advisor and author. She earned her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and enjoyed practicing internal medicine in Northern California. However, wanting to have a broader impact on the healthcare system, she shifted her focus to the managed care industry. Between 1995 and 2007, she was a senior executive and Chief Medical Officer of UnitedHealthcare where she dismantled many of the company’s legacy policies in order to minimize the bureaucratic burdens imposed on patients and physicians.' 'Since 2008, Archelle has served as a senior advisor for a diverse group of companies serving health needs in industries ranging from education to analytics and financial services to mining. She worked with former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich at his Center for Health Transformation, a non-partisan think tank focused on advancing patient-centric sustainable healthcare policies.' Join us!
On PopHealth Week, Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 entrepreneur, author and innovator Dave Chase weighs in on community health plans and shared savings. "Dave Chase is the creator of the Health Rosetta and cofounder of the Health Rosetta Institute and Health Rosetta Group. He was also CEO/Co-founder of Avado, a digital health company acquired by & integrated into WebMD & Medscape. The Health Rosetta is the blueprint for purchasing healthcare wisely, sourced from real life experience implementing practical, non-partisan solutions. His work applies the Health Rosetta in two areas. The Health Rosetta Institute creates LEED-like certifications for better purchasing healthcare benefits. It's primary current focus is the U.S. employer healthcare market, but the Health Rosetta isn't inherently employer or U.S. specific. The Health Rosetta Group is a holding company and investment group that drives healthcare's transformation. It uses innovative approaches to build and fund the next generation of healthcare tech and services companies." Join us!
On PopHealth Week, Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 entrepreneur, author and innovator Dave Chase weighs in on community health plans and shared savings. "Dave Chase is the creator of the Health Rosetta and cofounder of the Health Rosetta Institute and Health Rosetta Group. He was also CEO/Co-founder of Avado, a digital health company acquired by & integrated into WebMD & Medscape. The Health Rosetta is the blueprint for purchasing healthcare wisely, sourced from real life experience implementing practical, non-partisan solutions. His work applies the Health Rosetta in two areas. The Health Rosetta Institute creates LEED-like certifications for better purchasing healthcare benefits. It's primary current focus is the U.S. employer healthcare market, but the Health Rosetta isn't inherently employer or U.S. specific. The Health Rosetta Group is a holding company and investment group that drives healthcare's transformation. It uses innovative approaches to build and fund the next generation of healthcare tech and services companies." Join us!
On PopHealth Week, Health Innovation Media principals provide a @HIMSS 2019 Preview with @DrNic1, @fsgoldstein and @2healthguru. For more on LIVE From @HIMSS 2019 broadcast from Nuance Communications, check out the schedule here. We're live streaming during HIMSS from HealthcareNOW Radio. Tune in!
On PopHealth Week, the Health Innovation Media team Fred Goldstein, MS (@fsgoldstein), Nick van Terheyden, MD (@drnic1) and Gregg Masters, MPH (@2healthguru) preview the upcoming Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition to be held in Orlando, Florida from February 11th-15th, 2019. We'll review the program schedule and drill into a range of promising and timely topics. Health Innovation Media is co-locating it's 'pinknsocks pop-up studio' with Nuance 'the pioneer and leader in conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life' and will be livestreaming from HIMSS Tuesday from 11AM -1PM and Wednesday, 1PM - 3PM (all times Eastern). Join us!
On PopHealth Week our guest on PopHealth Week is David Klebonis, Chief Operating Officer of Palm Beach ACO. High performing and low revenue ACO Chief Operating Office David Klebonis weighs in on accountable care and Palm Beach ACOs strategic glidepath David Klebonis serves as Chief Operating Officer, for both the Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization and the South Florida Accountable Care Organization'. 'Recruited as part of the original executive team, David helped lead PBACO and its affiliates to save Medicare $45.2M in performance year 1. In performance year 2, PBACO increased savings by an additional 9.8% per beneficiary while improving quality by an average of 13.5% per measure. He currently leads ACO operations including government rules and opportunities, network development, clinical programs and outcome based contracts. Prior to joining PBACO, David was president of Medical Insight Partners, an EHR reseller and healthcare business and technology consulting company. His team specialized in helping physicians maximize their income through implementing technology, achieving government and payer incentives and optimizing workflow.' More about Palm Beach ACO (PBACO) PBACO is a wholly physician-owned and operated organization. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services entities like PBACO perform better (both cost reduction and care of care) than 'institiionally led' ACOs where a hospital or health system serves as parent or general partner of enterprise directing the mission of the organization. Recently characterized a 'low revenue' vs. 'high revenue' performaing participants in the ACO program whether as MSSP, NextGen or Advanced Payment Models, physician driven ACOs seem to be outperforming the group. Join us for in informative conversation.
On PopHealth Week, wednesday, October 24th, 2018 our guest is Nicole Bradberry, the CEO of the Florida Association of ACOs (FlaACOs) joins Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters to review key takeaways from the 5th Annual Gathering of FlaACOs which convened in Orlando Florida. FlaACOs member ACOs include some of the top performing ACOs in the United States according to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Nicole will recap some of the key highlights from the session and weigh in on the state of the valued based healthcare economy, including plans for lauch of a national association of value based healthcare operators. Join us.
On Pophealth Week, Wednesday, September 6th 2017 at 12 Noon Pacific/3PM Eastern our guest was Billy Berrios - Vice President of Corporate Wellness, We Are Wellness an innovative corporate wellness group. Per their website: WeAreWellness is a leader in helping employers vet and implement wellness programs that make financial sense for their employees and corporations alike. Partnering with the right corporate wellness company can make this an easy, affordable and pleasant experience that offers a value added benefit for your population. We understand the importance of helping employers build a benefits portfolio that allows their employees to thrive, while also strengthening their bottom line. At WeAreWellness, we strive to provide only the highest level of individualized and superior service for your corporate wellness needs including: wellness plans, biometric screening, health risk assessments, corporate health fairs, newsletters and health content, wellness incentive programs and so much more. Our corporate wellness consultants take the time to understand your situation and negotiate the best rates on your behalf. When we partner with your company, not only do we become your wellness consultant, we become your partner in inspiring healthy habits and positive change in your employees. Partnering with heavy hitters like Virgin Pulse and Humana, WeAreWellness is poised to be a leading full service firm assisting national corporations from 100 employees and up. A growing portfolio of clients lists Office Depot, Sonic Drive In and Wright State University as a few of their top names.
On PopHealth Week with Fred Goldstein on Wednesday July 19th at 12PM PT/3PM ET our guest is Kym l. Martin. Her bio notes: Kym helps lead efforts to ensure the success of WEGO Health Experts, a digital platform designed to bring the gig economy to healthcare. The DIY, on-demand solution is a high-value, cost-effective solution for healthcare leaders to quickly identify and hire patient experts and influencers as freelance consultants. Diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, melanoma (2x!) and breast cancer, Kym leverages her 30+ years of cancer survivorship expertise, 20+ years of wellness practice and 20+ years of business development success to help lead WEGO Health. Kym is a nationally-recognized patient Expert, speaker and leader named as one of 15 Disruptive Women to Watch in 2015. Follow more information follow Kym on twitter via @kymlmartin, contact by email: kymm@wegohealth.com check out WEGO Health. For prior interviews with Kym, cllik here, here and our very first engagement with Kym via her husband Ross Martin, MD, check out Health Datapalooza IV: A Poignant Message from Kym Martin.
On PopHealth Week, March 20th 2017 David Nash, MD, MBA the Dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health is our guest. In this exchange we get Dean Nash's insights on the current state of health policy and reform including a preview of the upcoming 17th Population Health Colloquium. Dr. Nash's bio notes: David B. Nash was named the Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health (JSPH) in 2008. This appointment caps a 25 year tenure on the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University. He is also the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy. JSPH provides innovative educational programming designed to develop healthcare leaders for the future. Its offerings include Masters Programs in Public Health, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Health Policy and Applied Health Economics. JSPH also offers a doctoral program in Population Health Science. Dr. Nash is a board certified internist who is internationally recognized for his work in public accountability for outcomes, physician leadership development, and quality-of-care improvement. Repeatedly named to Modern Healthcare’s list of Most Powerful Persons in Healthcare, his pro bono national activities cover a wide scope. For more information, click here.
On PopHealth Week, March 20th 2017 David Nash, MD, MBA the Dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health is our guest. We'll get his insights on the current state of the ACA, the assessment of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and a preview of the upcoming 17th Population Health Colloquium. Dr. Nash's bio notes: David B. Nash was named the Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health (JSPH) in 2008. This appointment caps a 25 year tenure on the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University. He is also the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy. JSPH provides innovative educational programming designed to develop healthcare leaders for the future. Its offerings include Masters Programs in Public Health, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Health Policy and Applied Health Economics. JSPH also offers a doctoral program in Population Health Science. Dr. Nash is a board certified internist who is internationally recognized for his work in public accountability for outcomes, physician leadership development, and quality-of-care improvement. Repeatedly named to Modern Healthcare’s list of Most Powerful Persons in Healthcare, his pro bono national activities cover a wide scope. For more information, click here.
On PopHealth Week learned about Humana’s Bold Goal initiative with Tray Cockerell, MA, SPHR, Leader Bold Goal Operations. There is a growing interest in programs targeting entire communities aroubnd the country. Humana, the national health insurer has launched several these initiatives. Humana’s simple but lofty goal is to raise the Health of the communities they serve by 20% by 2020. Tray joined Humana in 2001 in its Human Resource function leading Employee Relations, expanding his accountability in 2002 to include being HR Business Leader for all corporate functions, including the Offices of the CEO and Chairman of the Board. Tray transitioned into a new role leading internal communications for the organization and partnering to design new benefit strategies and communications for Humana’s associate population. Subsequently, Tray was asked to join Humana’s Consumer Innovation and Marketing Office as its Chief of Staff, where he played a strategic and integrative leadership role, led a Business Optimization team, and played an instrumental role in the front-end of innovation, working with start-ups, health accelerators, and other potential innovation partners. For more information, click here.
On Pophealth Week veteran health industry operators Douglas Goldstein, Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters weigh in on precision medicine, population health and accountable care. Happy Holidays to all, see you in 2017!
On PopHealth Week we chat with David B. Nash, MD, MBA the Dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health. 'Repeatedly named to Modern Healthcare’s list of Most Powerful Persons in Healthcare, Nash’s pro bono national activities cover a wide scope. He is on the VHA Center for Applied Healthcare Studies Advisory Board and he is a member of the Board of Directors of The Care Continuum Alliance (formerly DMAA). Dr. Nash is a principal faculty member for Quality of Care programming for the American Association of Physician Leaders (AAPL) in Tampa, Florida, and leads the academic joint venture between AAPL and the JCPH. He is on the NQF task force on Improving Population Health and is on the John M. Eisenberg Award Committee from the Joint Commission. He also is a founding member of the AAMC-IQ Steering Committee, the group charged with introducing the tenets of quality and safety into medical education. Finally, Dr. Nash has chaired the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the Pennslyvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (HC4) for more than 15 years and he is widely recognized as a pioneer in the public reporting of outcomes.' Join co-hosts Fred Goldstein, MS and Gregg Masters, MPH as we chat with this thought leader in population health and health reform. Produced for PopHeath Week by Gregg Masters, MPH for Health Innovation Media
On Pophealth Week we devoted the show to a discussion of the range of opinions in the news on the likely nature of and what can be expected from 'Trumpcare' as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act aka 'Obamacare'. With the recent choice of Rep. Tom Price an orthopedic surgeon and lead author of the ‘Empowering Patients First Act of 2015', the likely chassis to enable the repeal of the Affordable Cre Act, to lead the Department of Health Services. There is considerably more to consider including:HEALTHCARE REFORM TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, What will Trump do about Obamacare?,Obamacare defenders vow 'total war', Day One And Beyond: What Trump’s Election Means For The ACA, The Affordable Care Act in 2017: Challenges for President-Elect Trump and Congress. Joim us for a lively exchange!
On PopHealth Week, Fred Goldstein and mois chatted with Douglas Goldstein aka @eFuturist for his key take-aways from the recent Office of the National Coordinator conference segment focused on Precision Medicine. Enjoy!