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PopHealth Podcast

Healthcare is a multi-trillion dollar industry in the United States, and yet many people are completely unaware of the brilliant people who work tirelessly behind the scenes to improve access, lower costs and improve patient outcomes. Welcome to PopHealth Podcast, the show by healthcare professionals that explores the challenges facing the American Healthcare system through the perspectives of the innovative minds looking to solve them and move the industry into the future. We invite thought-leaders and influencers from throughout the continuum of care to discuss population health; from elected officials tasked with setting public policy, to clinicians who treat patients in every conceivable condition and social situation, to ground-breaking business leaders who are creating ways to connect and streamline the delivery of care to an ever-growing and diverse nation. Our hosts, Gavin Ward & Zac Morgan, bring a combined 20 years of heath care and home care experience which allows them to facilitate thoughtful and meaningful discussion on topics including population health, care transitions, readmission prevention, etc. Our goal is to provide listeners with a wealth of knowledge on the issues which affect millions of Americans every day, and a glimpse inside the world’s largest healthcare system. We believe that, together and through healthy conversation, we can change and improve the future of healthcare!
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Jun 20, 2022

Health plan and CalAIM expert Paige Brogan joins the show to share how the opportunity to make a big impact inspired her to join BSC Promise Health Plan. Paige gives some insight into the early days of CalAIM and while she is enthiusiastic about CalAIM, she shares why other medical leaders may be more in a sit and wait approach before celebrating the initiative.

Jun 6, 2022

Alex Briscoe has gone from school counselor in Oakland to one of California most respected visionary's for kids' behavioral health.  Alex joins co-hosts April Stewart and Gavin Ward to share how California Children's Trust is reshaping how we think about children's mental health and why a diagnosis is not required for our kids to get the support they need.

May 23, 2022

Palav joins host Gavin Ward to discuss the new Popation Health Management efforts that DHCS is launching in 2023 in California. Before getting into the details, Palav reveals her competiveness in board games and where her passion for serving the safety net was inspired.

May 9, 2022

Rebecca shares how her journey to become a nurse and experience with worker's compensation set a foundation that allowed her to build a population health department at Partnership Health Plan of California.

Apr 26, 2022

Michael joins the show ande breaks down new opportunities for care and support that are available through California's new CalAIM initiative. CalOptima is the largest insurer in Orange County, caring for over 25% of the Orange County population, which may be a surprise vs. what the general public may think of when it comes to the OC demographics.

Apr 11, 2022

L.A. Care's Senior Director of Safety Net Initiatives' background in policy and community service helped prepare her to serve beneficiaries for California's largest managed Medi-Cal provider. Cynthia breaks down how the new CalAIM community supports are helping equip L.A Care to better serve its 2+ million membership.

Mar 25, 2022

SCAN's Sr. VP of Healthcare Services Eve Gelb joins SCAN backed myPlace Health Founder and CEO Robbie Pottharst in a 2-part episode that explores how SCAN is leveraging innovative models of care (ie CalAIM, PACE) that bring together both health and social services that historically were either unavailable and/or unable to be managed well with traditional models of care.

Mar 14, 2022

Dr. Wada shares how both his parents and UCLA were inspirtation in his choice to become a public servant, but not until after a stint as a bartender in London. Dr. Wada gives an overview of IEHP and how CalAIM is bringing enhanced care management and community supports to managed medi-cal beneficiaries across the Inand Empire and throughout California.

Mar 1, 2022

Social workers, whether we know it or not, are in our lives direclty or indirectly on a daily basis, caring for us, our loves ones, and our community.  Chris joins the show to share how the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care brings together up and coming social work leaders alongside veterans to advocate, collaborate, and cultivate an envionrment that ultimately benefits all served by social workers in healthcare.  Chris also shares about their upcoming annual conference in October in Nashville, TN.

Feb 14, 2022

Case Management leaders help ensure hospitals are running smoothly and efficiently, while at the same time leading a team that equips patients for success once they discharge from a hospital, or what Providence may call a "ministry."  Debbie joins the show and will touch on her journey and how she leads a team serving patient populations of all types in Santa Monica, CA.

Jan 31, 2022

When recording this episode, Chris was actually the head of corporate development for Landmark, one of the innovators of truly having skin in the game for serving the sickest of the sick in the home.  Chris shares how Landmark doesn't take a penny unless it saves its partners through deployment of healthcare providers in the home.

Jan 17, 2022

Hospital Readmissions Guru and Healthcare Futurist Dr. Josh Luke takes a look back over the past 10 years to share what strategies have worked with readmission prevention. Josh also shares about how he became known as a expert in the readmission and care transitions space through his development of the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative, which took off in the early days of the readmission penalties.

Jan 3, 2022

Liz shares how the Center for Medicare and Medicaid's (CMMI's) "Innovation Center" tests care and reimbursement models that often become the norm, including accountable care models and much of what we've have seen in the value movement.  

Dec 20, 2021

Angel shares his story of going from "unemployed dad" to becoming an executive leader that oversees the delivery of care in the home for one of Kaiesr Permanente's largest regions.  In our episode, Angel reveals how earlier chapters in his life, including time in the military and owning a computer business, helped him become the leader he is today.

Dec 17, 2021

Josh, Paul, and Bob joined us at our first all-star event to touch on the latest in home health and post-acute care, including the Choose Home Act and workforce shortage.

Dec 16, 2021

Syl and Smitha joined our first live All-Star event, where they discussed their expertise on ambulatory care, nursing, and the workforce shortage.

Dec 16, 2021

Caitlin and Kevin joined us at our first ever live All-Star event to share how mobility and speed are changing the way healthcare is accessed and delivered.

Dec 16, 2021

Kicking off our first ever All-Star Event, Sachin shares about SCAN's growth into other states, it's new initiative to sustainably seve the homeless population, and how action speakers louder than words.

Dec 6, 2021

Dr. Agarwal joins the show and shares about his journey from frontline emergency department physician (he still does 2 shifts per month) to a leader focused on robust care in the home at one of the nation's largest health plans.

Nov 29, 2021

As part of our Open Enrollment Series, Dr. Sharp shares how at an early age she developed a passion for serving others, which served as a catalyst into some of the work she is leading today at Aetna. Dr. Sharp mentions Aetna's focus on social determinants of health to promote aging in place to nearly 10 million older adults.

Nov 9, 2021

SCAN Group, mostly known for SCAN Health Plan, is expanding not just on the Medicare Advantage side in 2022, but also through it's Healthcare in Action medical group, addressing care for the homeless population.   Our episode checks out what's new with executives Jill Selby (SCAN Health Plan) and "street medicine" expert and SCAN Group's Healthcare in Action CEO Dr. Michael Hochman.

Nov 2, 2021

With over 7,000 leaders from around the world coming together in Boston, I had the privilege of sitting down with leaders from a variety of impactful organizations. Part 1 includes:

• Paul Muret- Google Health's VP and General Manager for Care Studio

• Chris Waugh- Sutter Health's Chief Design and Innovation Officer

• Aloha McBride- Ernst and Young's Global Health Sector Leader

• Darius Chehrzad- Chief Commercial Officer of Payient

Oct 25, 2021

With over 7,000 leaders from around the world coming together in Boston, I had the privilege of sitting down with leaders from a variety of impactful organizations. Part 1 includes:

• Micky Tripathi- US Dept of Health and Human Services' National Coordinator for Health IT

• Amy McDonough-Fitbit's Managing Director and General Manager

• Krish Ramakrishnan-Co-Founder of BlueJeans by Verizon

• Peter Schlecht-Founder of Braingrade

Oct 11, 2021

Dr. Jeffers  discusses how getting admitted to med school while in high school  prepared her to become a CMO and also lead the Integrated Breast Center, a free resource by St. John's in Ventura County where Dr. Jeffers now practices in her home town.

Sep 27, 2021

One of the nation's leaders of the post-acute industry (home health, hospice, caregiving), Bill Dombi, joins the show and shares about his journey, as well as the journey of care in the home, over the past few decades and what we can expect to come in the near future as more care is delivered in the home.  Co-host April Stewart makes her debut on the show as well.

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