HLTH took over the MGM Grand Conference Center at the End of October, bringing over 6,000 attendees and the biggest names in healthcare. Hear what’s happening with some of the key players from FitBit, UberHealth, GoHealth, Vively, and others.
Anthem is one of the nation’s largest insurers and providers of Medicare Advantage Plans. Martin gives an inside look at Anthem’s benefits for its senior population, while also sharing about his passion for video games.
SCAN Health Plan, based in Southern California, is a pillar in the Medicare Advantage Health Plan realm and now serves over 200,000 individuals. Jill shares how SCAN has often been at the forefront when it comes to serving the aging population.
Humana’s “bold goal” of improving the health and wellness of its members by 20% is a large focus of Humana, and Dr. Renda shares some insight as to how Humana aims to get that done.
Ravnyssa is leading up and coming Kara Health, which has grown tremendously by leveraging state of the art technology and clinical care for the chronically ill.
In 2003, Angela went from an RN working at a hospital to the founder of one of the nation’s first senior living placement organizations, and the first to franchise. Angela noticed there was a need in the Arizona community to help navigate families along the senior living path, and 16 years later she’s considered a visionary and pillar of the often referred to senior living placement industry.
Jim McAleer returns to the show and shares how his organization is helping to lead the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
Gavin and Zac highlight some memorable moments/unknown stories from the podcast and review key healthcare updates from the first half of 2019.
The average wait to see a doctor is over 15 days, but Heal has solved that problem and can have a physician to you often within just two hours. Heal has solved the “physician shortage” for many and accepts most major insurances, including Medicare. Greg shares how Heal is changing the way care is delivered.
Cedars-Sinai and Providence Health and Services are two of the most respected names in healthcare. Dale Surowitz joins the show to discuss both his and Tarzana Medical Center’s journey and transitions over the years, as well as how the hospital he saw under construction in the 70's while riding his bike will soon be known as Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.
MLK, Jr Community Hospital is a relatively newly built hospital that is on the same grounds of the closed MLK/King Drew Hospital that drew national attention for the wrong reasons. Jon Westall, a former corrections officer and security leader for Playstation, joins the show to discuss how behind the scenes, nearly 50% of hospital staff is performing unsung work that can make a huge impact on a patient’s experience.
Chris has been a pillar in the healthcare community for nearly 20 years with Scripps, but healthcare wasn’t always his calling. Chris started his career in law enforcement, but a major accident while on duty as a police officer transformed his journey towards healthcare. Chris shares how Scripps has become one of the leading integrated healthcare systems in California, and how partnerships are a key to the future.
Kaiser Permanente recently made headlines with the announcement that their new medical school will provide free tuition for the first 5 classes of students, or nearly 250 future physicians. Dr. Connelly shares about Kaiser Permanente’s vision for the 2020 opening and future for the school.
Bob returns to the show to share the latest legal news in household employment, and why hiring a caregiver from different organizations is not always an apples to apples decision.
Mary joins the show and shares how her decision to not run away from her fear of nursing school was a catalyst to where she is today.
Don rejoins the show to discuss how America’s Physician Groups (APG) continues to shape American healthcare through its advocacy, strategy, and efforts in accountable care.
Dan has been a pillar in the on-demand transportation since on-demand giants looked at healthcare/senior care as an opportunity. Dan recently joined Uber to lead Uber Health, which focuses on bringing HIPAA Compliant accessible transportation for the medically fragile and elderly population.
On-demand transportation has been all the rage lately, but one challenge yet to be solved has been a similar experience for the medically fragile or disabled, some of which may require wheelchair accessible vehicles. Uber and Lyft have yet to solve this challenge with a reliable solution. Airron Roy from Butterfli Technologies shares how Butterfli is solving that problem today.
As the healthcare industry continues to merge and organizations begin to take on more risk, Independent Physician Associations (IPAs) are gaining in popularity. Allowing independent physicians to remain that way, groups like Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) band them together to help lower costs and accept more risk. Check out my conversation with SCMG CEO, Paul Durr, to learn more about these organizations and why you’ll probably be hearing about them more-and-more as healthcare delivery continues to evolve in America.
PopHealth Podcast attended and spoke to some of the thought leaders at 2018’s USC’s Center for Body Computing Conference. Exploring tech-connected healthcare from sports, military and private applications to data security and ownership, this conference is focused not on the questions of the present, but of the future.