Best Zeev Neuwirth Podcasts (2024)

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Episode #179 A heart doctor’s quest for healing and happiness – with Jonathan Fisher, MD FACC 54:49

18h ago54:49

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In his recently published book, Just One Heart, Dr. Fisher draws upon the vast body of scientific literature on positive psychology and wellness, as well as the teachings of mindfulness and stoicism which have withstood the test of time for over two and half millenia. A major take home point is that the ability to manage our thoughts and emotions i…

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Episode #178 Is AI the transformational catalyst we’ve been waiting for? – with Robert Pearl, MD, former CEO of Kaiser Permanente 55:14

14d ago55:14

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Dr. Robert Pearl has recently published a 3rd book entitled ‘ChatGPT MD’. His ‘co-author’, as he calls it, was ChatGPT itself. With this book, Robbie brings his unique perspectives as a practicing surgeon, an accomplished CEO, an author of numerous publications and books, a Stanford Graduate Business School and Medical School Professor, and one of …

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Episode #177 Fighting the ‘Othering’ mindset in Healthcare – with Stella Safo, MD, founder & CEO of ‘Just Equity for Health’ 37:29

29d ago37:29

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If you’ve ever wondered, ‘But what can I do? – please listen to this episode. Dr. Stella Safo, a Harvard-educated, Ghanaian-American physician, provides us all with her wisdom, experience and courageous efforts in addressing that question. In this interview we’ll cover: Some shocking and saddening stats on healthcare inequities & disparities in the…

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Episode #176 A New Approach to Maintaining Your Motivation & Healthful Habits – with Kyra Bobinet, MD, CEO & founder of Fresh Tri 34:33

1M ago34:33

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So, it turns out that how we frame failure is far more important than how we manage success, in determining our motivation and our ability to sustain healthful and positive behavior change. Our guest today, Dr. Kyra Bobinet, is a long-standing expert, clinician and entrepreneur in the field of behavior change. Her company, Fresh Tri, applies a uniq…

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Episode #175 An AI-enabled Solution for Affordable & Accessible Primary Care – with Neal Khosla, Co-founder & CEO of Curai Health 50:50

2M ago50:50

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Friends, The very first question I asked our guest today, Neal Khosla, was, “If AI is the solution, what’s the problem?” His response was disarmingly true. We don’t have enough Primary Care providers and they don’t have enough time. When I asked Neal to define AI, he didn’t go into the usual tech jargon. Instead, he described the specific needs pat…

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Episode #174 Saving Lives Through Hospital-based Operations Management with Eugene Litvak PhD, President & CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Optimization 1:10:19

2M ago1:10:19

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Friends, I think you’ll all understand this. Every once in a while an issue comes along which has such importance and urgency that you’re compelled to do something about it. In this case, I had a phone call with our expert guest a week ago, and ten minutes into the discussion, I stopped him and said ‘we have to do this podcast interview immediately…

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Mike Edgeworth, MD, MS Chief Population Health Officer, Octave 30:00

2M ago30:00

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In this edition of PopHealth Week, we're excited to spotlight Dr. Mike Edgeworth, MD, MS, a distinguished neurologist and the Chief Population Health Officer at Octave Bioscience. Octave is at the forefront of transforming the care and treatment landscape for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), offering a groundbreaking precision care approach for those livin…

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Cliff Frank on Shaping the Future of Managed Care: Value-Based Healthcare 28:00

2M ago28:00

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In this episode of Pophealth Week, we are honored to feature Cliff Frank, President of Healthcare Management Solutions. With over three decades of experience in the managed care sector, Cliff has worked across the spectrum, from payers and hospitals to IPAs, PHOs, and Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs). Our conversation delves into the current l…

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Charting the Course of Healthcare: David Muhlestein on the Transition to VBC 30:00

3M ago30:00

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In this edition of Pophealth Week, we welcome David Muhlestein, PhD, JD, an influential figure in healthcare research and entrepreneurship with a passion for reforming healthcare payment and delivery systems. Our conversation centers on the advancement and, potentially, the maturation of the market towards value-based care models, spanning from HMO…

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Michelle Bounce, Chief Operating Officer& Integrator, JP Farley Corporation 30:00

3M ago30:00

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In this week's episode of Pophealth Week, we're excited to showcase Michelle Bounce, the Chief Operating Officer at The J.P. Farley Corporation. Since joining the team in 2007, Michelle has consistently excelled across various roles within the company, demonstrating a deep understanding and innovative approach to the operations of a Third-Party Adm…

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Episode #173 The ‘Data Humanity Lab’ – A Radical Contribution to Next-Gen Public Health & Health Equity with Brian Urban, MS, MBA, MPH, Director of Innovation & Emerging Markets at Finthrive 44:55

3M ago44:55

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Friends, The digital/data revolution in healthcare is upon us, and amongst other things, it’s recreating public health, population health and health equity. One of the groups at the forefront of this movement is the ‘Data Humanity Lab’ at Finthrive. In this episode, we’ll hear directly from one of the emerging leaders in the field, Brian Urban – th…

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Kehlin Swain CEO Xplosion Technology & Dr. Zeev Neuwirth, former Atrium Health 29:00

3M ago29:00

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On this episode of Pophealth Week, we feature Kehlin Swain,CEO and Co-founder of Xplosion Technology, a software engineer who has created a suite of digital health products in the rehabilitation, diabetes, and obesity management sector, and Dr. Zeev Neuwirth a healthcare executive whose most recent role was Chief Clinical Executive for Care Transfo…

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Episode #172 The Perverse World of Employee Health Benefits & How Change Might Be Coming – with Chris Deacon, J.D., founder of VerSan Consulting & former Director NJ State Health Benefits Program 47:51

3M ago47:51

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There are over 160 million Americans who get their health benefits through their employers. Nearly 40% of all healthcare expenditures in the U.S. is paid for by self-insured employers. For decades, these benefits have been mismanaged – contributing to unsustainable costs and suboptimal health outcomes; and leading to a prolonged wage stagnation and…

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Episode #171 Operationalizing Love in Healthcare Organizations – with Stephanie Feals & Dr. Apurv Gupta 51:39

3M ago51:39

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Friends, The number one question I get asked after my presentations and seminars is, “But Zeev, what can I do?” Making positive humanistic change in healthcare seems daunting, if not impossible. The system is incredibly entrenched. And yet, in this interview we’re going to hear examples of leaders who have used the principle of ‘love’ to create pos…

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Episode #170: One Place for All Your Health & Care – with Glen Tullman, CEO of Transcarent 39:19

4M ago39:19

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Friends, This episode is a must-listen, not only for healthcare leaders, but for CEO’s, CFO’s and CHRO’s of every self-insured employer in the US. One of the most crippling problems in American healthcare is the cost of care through self-insured employers – which is how approximately 40% of all healthcare is paid for in the US. As our guest puts it…

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Episode #169: Disrupting the Inequities in American Healthcare – with Kameron Matthews MD, JD, Chief Health Officer at Cityblock Health 52:24

4M ago52:24

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Friends, What most of us are unaware of is that the health of the American public is worsening in relation to other developed nations – despite having, by far, the costliest and arguably most sophisticated healthcare system in the world. Our life span is decreasing. Inequities in care and disparities in health outcomes are worsening. The Washington…

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Meet Critical Care Intensivist Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, FCCP, FAASM 28:00

4M ago28:00

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On this episode of Pophealth Week, we feature Hesham Hessaballa MD, a pulumonary and critical care medicine specialist practicing for more than 20 years. Dr. Hassaballa is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine, serves as Assistant Professor Rush University & Medical Center, and Editor of…

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Episode #168: Going Beyond Creating a New Healthcare 26:33

4M ago26:33

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Watch out folks! A new day in Creating a New Healthcare is coming… Creating a New Healthcare has an updated look and an updated focus. Over the past six months, I’ve been speaking with healthcare audiences across the country about my recently published book, ‘Beyond the Walls’, which is about getting beyond our limiting legacy thinking. There are 3…

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Episode #167: A Master Class in Humanizing the Healthcare Experience – with John Boerstler, Chief Veterans Experience Officer, Dept of Veterans Affairs 51:55

4M ago51:55

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Friends, This interview should be required listening for every chief experience officer, every marketing officer, every chief medical officer and every chief executive officer in American healthcare. Why? Because – when benchmarked against other public and private healthcare systems the VA outperforms on patient experience and consumer trust metric…

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Episode #166: From Casualty to Courageous Leader – with Todd Otten MD 44:13

5M ago44:13

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Friends, This is a remarkable journey – of a physician who has gone from burnout to creating positive ‘ripples of change’ in our healthcare system. He went from being a casualty of our healthcare system to being a courageous leader. In listening to Dr. Otten’s story, I was moved from anger to elation, and I suspect you will be as well. What’s profo…

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Episode #165: The VA as a “test kitchen” for care transformation in US healthcare – with Dr. Cole Zanetti 57:34

5M ago57:34

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Friends, This dialogue is a Master Class in Care Transformation – likely owing to our guest’s unique background, which includes preventive medicine, public health, and clinical informatics. It should be required listening for all healthcare executives and managers – both clinical and administrative – as well process/quality improvement professional…

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Episode #164: Part 2 – The On-Going Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement – with Meir Kryger MD, Professor Emeritus, Yale School of Medicine 31:54

6M ago31:54

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Friends, This is Part 2 of an interview that is one of the most startling I’ve posted over the past 8 years. The revelation here is that the pulse oximeters we’ve been using for decades, to measure oxygen in the blood, are not always accurate in people of color. They may overestimate the amount of oxygen in the blood and miss low oxygen levels – po…

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Episode #163: A Strategy to Provide Personalized Primary Care for Seniors – with Vivek Garg, MD, the Chief Medical Officer at Humana’s Primary Care Organization 55:34

7M ago55:34

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Friends, Primary care for seniors is different from care for younger patients. Yet, very few providers across the country have a different and distinct strategy to care for their aging senior patients. In this interview, we’ll be introduced to an organization that has made taking care of seniors a priority. The fundamental problems with attempting …

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Episode #162: Addressing Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement – with Neil Friedman, COO & Co-Founder of BodiMetrics 39:10

7M ago39:10

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Friends, This interview is one of the most startling I’ve posted to date. In this episode, we discover that pulse oximeters – which measure blood oxygen levels – are not always accurate in people of color. Mounting evidence suggests that they’re far less accurate in people of color than in white people. They can overestimate the amount of oxygen sa…

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Meet Lauren Barca, MHA RN MSN, VP of Quality and Stars at 86Borders 28:00

8M ago28:00

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This episode of PopHealth Week features Lauren Barca, MHA, RN, BSN, VP of Quality and Stars at 86Borders, a technology platform and care coordination company that connects health plans with their inactive, unable to reach, and underserved members. With over a decade of experience at United Healthcare, Lauren boasts a proven track record in driving …

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Episode #161: Advanced Primary Care – with Neil Wagle, Chief Medical Officer at Devoted Health 55:45

8M ago55:45

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Friends, As we’ve described and discussed before in this podcast, Primary Care in the US is on life-support and the prognosis does not look good. The implications for all of us is dire – as we look at what is nothing less than the demise of primary preventive care in our country. Our guest today has devoted his career to trying to revive and save p…

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Episode #160: Widening the aperture from a ‘sick-care’ to a ‘health-care’ industry – Neal Batra, Principal in Deloitte’s Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice 53:04

8M ago53:04

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Friends, In this episode we’re going to discuss the opportunity we have, collectively, to live longer and healthier lives – and the underlying transition that’s required in the healthcare industry to make that a reality over the next few years. The specific topics at hand include: (1) The economic imperative for why the American healthcare industry…

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Episode #159: A Master Class (part 2) in Consumer Centric Care – with Glen Tullman, Founder & CEO of Transcarent 56:11

9M ago56:11

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Friends, I’ve had the great privilege of interviewing and interacting with Glen Tullman a number of times over the past few years. The last time we spoke in a formal interview was episode #121, which was posted on Sept 22, 2021. That episode was entitled, “A master class in building a healthcare consumer experience company”. And it was exactly that…

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Episode #158: How CMS is Transforming American Healthcare – with Dr. Meena Seshamani, Deputy Administrator & Director of the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 43:50

9M ago43:50

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Friends, The central role that Medicare, and CMS, play in our healthcare system can not be overstated. There are approximately 64 million Americans in the Medicare program, with annual payments of $1 Trillion, comprising over 20% of the healthcare spend in our country. In addition to its size and scope, CMS, through the Medicare program, is leading…

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Meet Yael Swerdlow, CEO/Founder at Maestro Games SPC 29:00

10M ago29:00

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This episode of PopHealth Week features Yael Swerdlow, CEO/Founder at Maestro Games SPC. Yael is co-founder of the Women's Empowerment Foundation, a board member of the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles and a board member of the humanitarian organization, Shelters for Israel. Yael also serves on the Advisory Boards of MILO Cognitive, Fi…

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Episode #157: The role of Digital Health with Dr. Eve Cunningham, Chief of Virtual Care & Digital Health for Providence 1:08:09

10M ago1:08:09

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Friends, There is no question that digital health is a critical part of the future of healthcare delivery. It is what I term ‘the great enabler’. And in this interview we have the opportunity to speak with a physician leader who is at the tip of that spear: Dr. Eve Cunningham, a physician executive in virtual care & digital health at Providence, on…

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Episode #156: A novel virtual care platform supporting patient access and population health – with Lyle Berkowitz MD, CEO & founder, KeyCare 59:35

11M ago59:35

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Friends, In my upcoming book, Beyond The Walls, I spend an entire chapter discussing how platforms have revolutionized other industries and how they’re about to do the same in healthcare. Over the past couple of years, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing and learning from the experts who have been working with platforms for years. Geoffrey Parke…

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A Conversation with Caitlin Donovan, Global Head, Uber Health 28:00

11M ago28:00

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This episode of PopHealth Week features Caitlin Donovan, Global Head of Uber Health. The Uber Health platform 'helps improve patient care by enabling healthcare organizations to arrange rides and services on behalf of others by using a centralized, easy-to-use dashboard or an API'. We discuss their role in the healthcare industry, the January 1st, …

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Food as Medicine - Guests: Benny DiCecca, Rick Leach, JD & Caitlin Donovon 30:00

11M ago30:00

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On today's episode of PopHealth Week, our guests are:Caitlin Donovon, Global Head, Uber Health, Rick Leach, JD, an Expert in Food Security and Public Health, Founder and former CEO, World Food Program, USA and current Chairman of the Food as Medicine Board at Avesis, LLC, and Benny DiCecca, CEO and President, Validation Institute. We discuss the ro…

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Episode #155: New competencies in healthcare leadership – with Rishi Sikka MD, Venture Partner, Lifeforce Capital 42:23

12M ago42:23

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Friends, This week’s interview is nothing less than awesome, and it’s awesome for three reasons. First, Dr. Rishi Sikka is a brilliant and accomplished physician executive with an incredibly diverse professional background. He brings that diversity of thought and vision into his work and into our dialogue. Second, we’re going to discuss some key ne…

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Episode #154: Who’s going to care for the 53 million family caregivers in the US – with Professor Laura Mauldin, PhD 1:07:17

12M ago1:07:17

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[In order to provide accessible content, here is a full transcript of this interview] Friends, The topic this week is caregiving and caregivers – an issue that is so much larger, so much more devastating, and so much more in need of reform than most of us are aware. There are over 50 million family caregivers in the US, and they suffer financially,…

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Episode #153: A Blueprint for Better Employee Health Plans – with Dave Chase, co-founder and CEO of Health Rosetta 51:23

1y ago51:23

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Friends, This is a super interesting and fast paced dialogue about a topic that is poorly understood by most, including healthcare executives and policy experts. The topic is employee health plans. Our guest today, Dave Chase is a remarkable healthcare entrepreneur with decades of experience who has been one of the most brilliant thinkers and activ…

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Episode #152: The failing health of Primary Care in the U.S. – with Barbra Rabson MPH and Katherine Gergen Barnett MD 55:14

1y ago55:14

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Friends, I began this interview in a fairly calm state of mind, but I was shaken by the end. Throughout our dialogue, I could not help repeating the word ‘startling’ as our two expert guests shared stats on the state of primary care in their home state of Massachusetts and across the country. For example, were you aware that only about 5% of the to…

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Parkinson's, Biomarkers & Progress Reported via Michael J Fox Foundation 29:00

1y ago29:00

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This special edition of PopHealth Week was recorded live from the Michael J. Fox Foundation 2023 Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Annual Meeting, our guests are Ronald B. Postuma, MD, MSc, Professor at McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Alastair Noyce, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Neuro…

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Episode #151: A high-acuity solution to the youth mental health crisis – with Carter Barnhart, co-founder & CEO of Charlie Health 47:25

1y ago47:25

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Friends, The day after we recorded this interview, I picked up the May 2nd 2023 issue of JAMA and discovered that one of the leading research studies was about the rising trend in mental health-related ED visits among youth. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2804326 The stats were shocking and of serious concern. Between 2011 a…

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Episode #150: An Existential Threat in US Healthcare, with Don Berwick MD, President Emeritus & Senior Fellow at the IHI 59:38

1y ago59:38

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Friends, This was the most challenging interview I’ve conducted and posted, in the nearly 6 years that I’ve been hosting the ‘Creating a New Healthcare’ podcast. I spent weeks listening to the audio file – trying to figure out how to understand it, what to do with it, and how to present it to you. In the end, I believe it’s important to share it an…

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Meet Author, Entrepreneur & Emergency Medicine Physician Harvey Castro MD MBA 29:00

1y ago29:00

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On today's episode, our guest is Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, FACEP, author, writer, 'go-to' medical media expert & speaker. Follow on twitter & Instagram via @HarveycastroMD. Dr. Castro is the author of 'Bing Copilot and Other LLM: Revolutionizing Healthcare With AI' and 'ChatGPT and Healthcare: The Key To New Future of Medicine'. He is a critically ac…

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Episode #149: The Platform Revolution in Healthcare – with Vince Kuraitis and Randy Williams MD 57:34

1y ago57:34

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Friends, The topic of this episode is about an emerging healthcare marketplace transformation, which is the introduction of platforms into healthcare. What surprised me about this movement is how many years it’s been developing. For example, last July I attended the 2022 MIT Platform Strategy Summit. Turns out it was their 10th annual symposium on …

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A Conversation with Reyn Archer MD, and Jaime Bland, DNP 29:00

1y ago29:00

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In this episode of PopHealth Week, hosts Fred and Gregg are joined by Reyn Archer MD, a legislative and policy expert in public health and international diplomacy, and Jaime Bland DNP, the President & CEO of CyncHealth. Dr. Archer has extensive experience in public health, having served as Chief of Staff for a member of the House Appropriations Com…

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Episode #148: Removing the pains and improving the gains in Primary Care – with Steve Sell, CEO of agilon health 56:09

1+ y ago56:09

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Folks, We recorded this interview in February – the dead of winter – and I have to admit that I needed some sunshine and positivity. Steve Sell supplied it with his enthusiasm, his can-do spirit and the fantastic advancements that agilon is making in allowing providers to practice primary care medicine with more time, more resources and more suppor…

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A Conversation with Cameron Lewellen Healthcare ISVs & Alliances VMware 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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On today's 3rd and final episode, our guest is Cameron Lewellen, Director of Healthcare ISVs (independent software vendors) & Alliance Partners at VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. We discuss innovation enabling health systems and other operators to improve their engagement platforms, the continued refinement …

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Part 2: Enrique Estrada Sr Director Health Industry Solutions VMware 28:00

1+ y ago28:00

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On today's episode of PopHealth Week, co-hosts Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters welcome Enrique Estrada, Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions for VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. Enrique weighs in on the qualities and characteristics that enable digital store fronts to potentially position retail footprint…

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Episode #147: Addressing the crisis of rural healthcare in America – with Dr. Jennifer Schneider, CEO & Co-founder of Homeward Health 30:00

1+ y ago30:00

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Friends, Let’s start with a statistic. I suspect that many of you consider rural healthcare a somewhat esoteric or niche market. Let’s correct that misconception right up front. There are over 60 million Americans who live in rural settings and they tend to be older and have more medical conditions than the general population. Just for comparison’s…

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Episode #146: Addressing our national healthcare needs at scale – with Dr. Patrick Conway, CEO of Care Solutions at Optum Healthcare 42:36

1+ y ago42:36

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Friends, I have to tell you that each time I have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Patrick Conway, it’s a treat. He is an erudite and accomplished healthcare executive – having served as the CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and previous to that as the deputy administrator for innovation and quality at the Center for Medicare and Med…

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