Conversations on Health Care
295 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★ - 23 ratingsConversations On Health Care features in-depth discussions on health policy and innovation with industry newsmakers from around the globe. The podcast is produced by Community Health Center, Inc., Connecticut’s largest provider of medical, dental and behavioral healthcare to the underserved, and hosted by Founder, President and CEO Mark Masselli and Vice President and Clinical Director Margaret Flinter.
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Starting 2019 Right, Lifestyle as Medicine: Dr. David Katz on Power of Nutrition in Prevention and Health
January 02, 2019 20:30 - 1 day - 26.7 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. David Katz, globally renowned lifestyle medicine expert and Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center where his research focuses on advancing diet and nutrition as a powerful tool to reduce the burden of chronic disease. The founder of the True Health Initiative, he discusses his most recent book, “The Truth About Food”, a comprehensive reference book for clinicians and patients on the science of nutrition. Th...
Best of 2018: AI, CRISPR, Telemedicine, and Emerging Health Care Trends
December 26, 2018 19:31 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter look back at some of the most memorable guests from 2018, which included thought leaders in areas such as CRISPR gene editing technology, Artificial Intelligence and Voice in health care, the rise of innovative care delivery models as well as the transformation in health profession training. They also welcomed award-winning investigative journalists who exposed the dark side of the health industry in which corporations profited from defraud...
Fitbit Medical Director Dr. John Moore on Wearable Tech Company’s New Personalized Health and Fitness Coaching Platform
December 20, 2018 14:04 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. John Moore, Medical Director of Fitbit, on their newly launched Fitbit Care – a digitally supported personal health and fitness coaching platform that provides personalized support 24/7. Dr. Moore talks about the platform’s ability to help participants set achievable goals, linking their real time data to health coaches through their digital technology. The post Fitbit Medical Director Dr. John Moore on Wearable Tech Company...
National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Norman Sharpless on the Future of Genomics, Prevention, and Personalized Oncology
December 12, 2018 21:06 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Norman Sharpless, Director of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health. They discuss the accelerated pace of discovery in cancer research driven by genomics, big data analytics and personalized oncology. He also stresses the need to address fragmented pockets of research for more rapid deployment of treatment breakthroughs. The post National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Norman Sharpless on the Futu...
Microsoft’s Voice and AI Evangelist Noelle LaCharite Talks About Transforming Healthcare With Applied AI Coding
December 05, 2018 21:46 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Noelle LaCharite Principal Program Manager for Applied AI and Cognitive Services at Microsoft, and one of the original voice ‘skills’ developers for Amazon’s Alexa. She talks about the promise of applied AI, machine learning and voice technology systems which enable coders, developers or anyone to create their own applications and voice skills to enhance and advance the health care experience. The post Microsoft’s Voice and AI E...
Researching Medical Marijuana and PTSD: Dr. Sue Sisley on the Quest to Expand Research on the Medicinal Potential of Cannabis
November 29, 2018 13:51 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Sue Sisley, internist, psychiatrist and President of the Scottsdale Research Institute which is conducting the nation’s only FDA-approved study on the efficacy of whole plant marijuana for treatment of PTSD. She discusses her ten-year quest to complete a randomized control trial on the use of cannabis as a potentially effective approach, and restrictions that pose a challenge to expansive scientific research. ...
National Access to Primary Care and Minister of Loneliness: Dr. Charles Alessi on the UK’s Approach to Population Health and Dementia Prevention
November 21, 2018 17:26 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Charles Alessi, Senior Advisor for Dementia Prevention at Public Health England, the UK’s equivalent of the CDC. Dr. Alessi talks about the prevention strategies being deployed across the UK to delay the onset of dementia, the lack of barriers to primary care services, and their recently announced Minister of Loneliness to confront this chronic health issue. The post National Access to Primary Care and Minister of Loneliness:...
Dr. Leana Wen, Day One: Charting Planned Parenthood’s Course for Protecting Women’s Health
November 14, 2018 15:54 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Leana Wen, newly appointed President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of American. Dr. Wen talks about successful interventions she launched as Baltimore’s Health Commissioner on opioids, maternal mortality and gun violence, planning to take her tough public health approach to addressing challenges to women’s health and reproductive rights in America. The post Dr. Leana Wen, Day One: Charting Planned...
Targeted Therapies and Big Cost Savings: Personalized Medicine Coalition President Edward Abrahams on Precision Medicine’s Potential
November 07, 2018 20:57 - 25 minutes - 57.2 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Edward Abrahams, President of the Personalized Medicine Coalition which supports the emerging science of precision medicine and the huge potential it holds for cost savings with pharmacogenomics, targeted therapies, and improved outcomes for patients and health systems. They discuss the Coalition’s upcoming summit at Harvard which will bring together policy makers, leading scientists, advocates and provider organizations to devis...
“She Has Her Mother’s Laugh” – New York Times Science Writer Carl Zimmer on Heredity and the Genomics Revolution
October 31, 2018 20:05 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with award-winning New York Times science writer and columnist Carl Zimmer on his critically acclaimed book, “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potentials of Heredity” on the dramatic scientific discovery underway fueled by genomics. He discusses the genome’s role in understanding heredity and how personalized medicine will be advanced once the science and medical communities master their knowledge of how genomic...
Mental Health Crisis in America: National Council for Behavioral Health CEO Linda Rosenberg on Causes and Solutions
October 24, 2018 21:42 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Linda Rosenberg, CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health on their recent report done with the Cohen Veterans Network confirming that America’s mental health crisis is a result of lack of access to care. She discusses the need to remove barriers to behavioral care, the need to embed behavioral health in primary care and for much better mental health and addiction training for providers and social workers. The post Mental...
Climate Report’s Dire Warnings: World Health Organization’s Dr. Maria Neira on Impact of Pollution and Climate Change on Health
October 17, 2018 20:47 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter revisit their conversation with Dr. Maria Neira, Director of Public Health and the Environment at the World Health Organization who addresses the rising threat to human health from climate change and pollution – now the 4th leading cause of death worldwide. She discusses global strategies that are required to reduce the harm being done to populations around the world, especially those most vulnerable, in the wake of advancing climate change...
The Political Challenges in American Health Reform: Former CMS Administrator Don Berwick on the Need for Clinician Activism
October 10, 2018 21:15 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Don Berwick, President Emeritus of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and former CMS Administrator who oversaw the launch of the Affordable Care Act. He talks about inherent political challenges in American health care, the need for providers to get active politically, and the promise of real innovations in the health system coming from outside the industry. The post The Political Challenges in American Health Reform: ...
America’s Addiction Crisis: Treatment Research Institute Founder Dr. Tom McLellan on Science-Based Approach to Drug Treatment and Policy
October 03, 2018 18:21 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with renowned addiction expert Dr. Tom McLellan, Founder and CEO of the Treatment Research Institute, committed to promoting evidence-based approaches to drug treatment and drug policy. He discusses addiction as a chronic disorder, the effectiveness of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid and alcohol addiction, and the need to improve addiction medicine training for clinicians and health care providers. The post America’s A...
Apple Watch, Fitbit, AI and Alexa: Yahoo Tech Founder David Pogue on Game-Changing Potential in Health Care
September 26, 2018 20:09 - 25 minutes - 26.7 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with David Pogue, long-time personal tech critic and founder of Yahoo Tech. He discusses the great promise in the growth of consumer technology innovations – Apple Watch, Fitbit and voice recognition platforms like Alexa – to transform health care by informing and empowering consumers and providers. The post Apple Watch, Fitbit, AI and Alexa: Yahoo Tech Founder David Pogue on Game-Changing Potential in Health Care appeared first on H...
Disrupting the Generic Drug Market: Gary and Mary West Foundation CEO Shelley Lyford on Civica Rx Launch
September 20, 2018 14:37 - 25 minutes - 57.2 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Shelley Lyford, CEO of the Gary and Mary West Foundation which is dedicated to reducing costs and improving care for America’s seniors. She discusses the launch of Civica Rx – a not for profit entity that will supply low-cost generic drugs to a consortium of partner foundations and hospitals to disrupt monopolies and price gouging in the pharmaceutical industry. The post Disrupting the Generic Drug Market: Gary and Mary West Fou...
Transforming Care Delivery for Underserved Populations: Cityblock CEO Iyah Romm on Their Tech-Based Solutions
September 12, 2018 20:37 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Iyah Romm, CEO of Cityblock Health, a venture with Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs aimed at improving care and outcomes for underserved populations in urban areas by deploying tech-based solutions supporting patients and care teams. He talks about Cityblock’s development of digital and telehealth tools that enable real time monitoring of patient data, and a network of interventions addressing social determinants of health. The post Tra...
Walgreen’s RX for Fixing Health Care: Chief Medical Officer Dr. Patrick Carroll on Health Services Growth in Pharmacy Setting
September 05, 2018 16:47 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Patrick Carroll, Chief Medical Officer at Walgreens Healthcare where he oversees the pharmacy chain’s expanded primary care and prevention health services in nearly 10 thousand retail pharmacies. They discuss Walgreens’ expansion of digital and telehealth interventions for behavioral health, medication compliance and chronic illness management, with expanded health services being offered in the pharmacy clinics. The post Wal...
Telehealth, Best Practices and Integrated Care: Dr. Charles Sorenson on Intermountain Healthcare’s Commitment to Innovation
August 29, 2018 19:34 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Intermountain Healthcare of Utah’s CEO Emeritus Dr. Charles Sorenson, who discusses Intermountain’s innovative, integrated care delivery system committed to improved outcomes and contained costs. He is Founding Director of the Intermountain Healthcare Leadership Institute which seeks to train future clinician leaders in their team-based model of care delivery. The post Telehealth, Best Practices and Integrated Care: Dr. Charles ...
Alexa and Telemedicine in Health Care: Harvard’s Dr. John Halamka on Promising Health Tech Trends to Watch
August 22, 2018 20:39 - 25 minutes - 19.1 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. John Halamka, Chief Information Officer for Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where he has launched a new endeavor: the Health Technology Exploration Center. The lab is an incubator for studying emerging technologies in health care such as telemedicine, genomics, blockchain, wearables and smart speakers like Alexa that could potentially improve clinical workflow, data sharing and outcom...
Millions Served: NACHC’s Dan Hawkins on Community Health Centers Delivering Care to Vulnerable Americans
August 16, 2018 13:03 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dan Hawkins, Sr. VP for Public Policy and Research at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), which supports the thousands of community health centers providing care for 27 million underserved Americans. They discuss the care model that embeds behavioral and dental care within primary care, the growing reliance on Nurse Practitioners as front line clinicians, and the training, innovation, and quality care th...
CRISPR, DNA and Genomics: Dr. Samuel Sternberg Examines This Game-Changing Technology
August 07, 2018 18:49 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Samuel H. Sternberg, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University and renowned expert on CRISPER-Cas9 gene editing technology. Dr. Sternberg co-authored “A Crack in Creation” with CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna, and talks about the limitless potential of this genetic engineering tool to transform how we treat and prevent disease in the future. The post CRISPR, DNA a...
Dr. Colleen Kraft, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, on Separating Immigrant Families at the Border and the Impact of Toxic Stress
August 02, 2018 14:52 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Colleen Kraft, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which has vocally opposed the separation of immigrant families at the border. She talks about the long term impact of toxic stress in childhood, recommended breastfeeding and vaccination protocols, harm from gun violence, and too much screen time for kids. The post Dr. Colleen Kraft, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, on Separating Immigrant Fami...
Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Launches C-CHANGE: A New Climate Change Project at Harvard
July 26, 2018 14:58 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, who has launched a new climate change project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, C-CHANGE, is a partnership between Harvard and Google aimed at advancing better understanding of the causes and effects of climate change and its impact on population health. The post Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Launches C-CHA...
Coordinated Care for High Use Patients: CareMore Health CEO Sachin Jain on Improving Outcomes
July 17, 2018 20:30 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Sachin Jain, CEO of CareMore Health, a coordinated and integrated health care system focused on high-use Medicare and Medicaid patients. Dr. Jain discusses CareMore’s team-based approach to chronic disease management deploying ride-sharing and meal delivery services, loneliness prevention and patient support across the care continuum. The post Coordinated Care for High Use Patients: CareMore Health CEO Sachin Jain on Improvi...
HHS Data Chief Dr. Mona Siddiqui on Addressing the Challenges of Health Data Liberation
July 10, 2018 17:50 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Mona Siddiqui, Chief Data Officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, who is overseeing a transformation in health information sharing between all agencies at HHS. She discusses the infrastructure changes required to facilitate data liquidity and growing partnerships with outside entrepreneurs to expedite the process. The post HHS Data Chief Dr. Mona Siddiqui on Addressing the Challenges of Health Data Liberation...
Stanford Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor on Apple Heart Study, Biomedical Revolution and Precision Health
July 02, 2018 20:28 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week we revisit our conversation with Dr. Lloyd Minor, Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine, on his strategic plan for advancing 21st century biomedicine. He discusses the transformation underway in health care using data, artificial intelligence and telehealth protocols to support health industry transformation, and how all of this will impact medical education in the future. The post Stanford Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor on Apple Heart Study, Biomedical Revolution and Precision Healt...
Health Disparities and the American Indian: Dr. Donald Warne on the Way Forward
June 27, 2018 14:58 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Donald Warne, Director of Indians Into Medicine (INMED) at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He discusses the impact of cultural trauma on the American Indian population, strategies for addressing health disparities and the need to mentor Native youth in the health professions. The post Health Disparities and the American Indian: Dr. Donald Warne on the Way Forward appeared first on Healt...
Purdue Pharma and the Opioid Epidemic: Writer Barry Meier Unveils OxyContin’s Pivotal Role
June 20, 2018 14:25 - 30 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Pulitzer Prize winning writer Barry Meier, author of “Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic,” on Purdue Pharma, makers of the narcotic OxyContin, and the pivotal role they played in “the greatest public health crisis of the 21st Century.” The post Purdue Pharma and the Opioid Epidemic: Writer Barry Meier Unveils OxyContin’s Pivotal Role appeared first on Healthy Communities Online.
Reimagining the Future of Health Care: Chief Innovation Officer of UPMC Dr. Rasu Shrestha on Design Thinking and Innovation
June 13, 2018 15:49 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation Officer of UPMC and VP of UPMC Enterprises, the entrepreneurial division of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Shrestha is also Co-Chair of Health Datapalooza, and discusses the need for design thinking and building a culture of innovation to truly transform the health care system. The post Reimagining the Future of Health Care: Chief Innovation Officer of UPMC Dr. Rasu Shrestha ...
Smart Phones, Genomics and AI: Dr. Eric Topol on Health Care’s Next Frontier in Personalized Medicine
June 06, 2018 17:30 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Eric Topol, renowned cardiologist, geneticist, digital health advocate, and founder of the Scripps Translational Science Institute. They discuss his work developing technologies for the “All of Us” precision medicine campaign at NIH, and the efforts still needed to support true precision medicine initiatives in American health care. The post Smart Phones, Genomics and AI: Dr. Eric Topol on Health Care’s Next Frontier in Pers...
Scandal in Silicon Valley: Wall Street Journal’s John Carreyrou on the Rise and Spectacular Fall of Theranos
May 30, 2018 21:02 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Pulitzer Prize winning Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou, author of “Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup,” a riveting account of the scandal he uncovered at Theranos, a health tech startup that promised to revolutionize diagnostic testing. Mr. Carreyrou uncovered company founder Elizabeth Holmes’ widespread deception that duped high level investors and put patients’ lives at risk. The post Scandal i...
Dr. David Blumenthal of the Commonwealth Fund on the HITECH Act, ACA and High Cost of American Health Care
May 23, 2018 19:40 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. David Blumenthal, President of the Commonwealth Fund, a philanthropy dedicated to research supporting a high-functioning health care system. He discusses expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the vital role of the HITECH Act in adoption of electronic health records in the US, and the Fund’s ongoing research comparing US health costs to other countries. The post Dr. David Blumenthal of the Commonwealth Fund on t...
Aetna President Karen Lynch on CVS Merger and Goals to Improve Population Health
May 16, 2018 20:12 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Karen Lynch, President of Aetna, who discusses the proposed merger between the nation’s third largest insurer and CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country. Ms. Lynch discusses the potential for transforming the health care system by providing preventive care interventions at the neighborhood pharmacy, fostering more active consumer engagement for better health outcomes. The post Aetna President Karen Lynch on CVS Merger an...
Biology’s New Frontier: The Human Cell Atlas Seeks To Create “Google Maps” for All Cells in the Body
May 09, 2018 19:10 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Aviv Regev of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Dr. Sarah Teichmann of the Wellcome Sanger Institute at Cambridge, Co-Chairs of the Human Cell Atlas project which is seeking to create a “Google Maps” for the body’s 37 trillion cells. It’s a global collaboration of multiple scientific disciplines, tasked with creating a comprehensive and open-source cell map, to yield a deeper understanding of the foundational elem...
Protecting the Health of Our Nation’s Active Duty Military and Families: Defense Health Agency Director Vice Admiral Raquel Bono
May 02, 2018 19:32 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Vice Admiral Dr. Raquel Bono, Director of the Defense Health Agency, tasked with providing health services for some 9.4 million members and their families. She talks about the complex, integrated health system providing care from the home base to the battlefield, the implementation of an integrated electronic health records system, and the partnerships required to support the DHA’s mission to deliver quality care to all members st...
America’s Costly Health Care: Harvard’s Ashish Jha Shares His Insights on Causes and Solutions
April 25, 2018 21:02 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Ashish Jha, Associate Dean for Research Translation and Global Strategy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. They discuss his recent report analyzing American health care costs compared to 10 other industrialized nations pointing to lack a of data and price transparency as drivers, suggesting that a combination of public policy and private innovations will lead to an “American solution” to the cost problem. The post ...
Innovating Across Public and Private Health Systems: Dr. Anne Snowdon, Chair of World Health Innovation Network
April 18, 2018 20:39 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Anne Snowdon, CEO of the Supply Chain Advancement Network (SCAN Health) and Chair of the World Health Innovation Network at the University of Windsor, Ontario which seeks to advance supply chain management to improve health systems efficiency and health outcomes. She discusses their partnerships around the globe linking the public and private sectors to collaborate on improving health systems, and what countries like Australi...
Fighting for America’s Health: Debra Ness, President and CEO of the National Partnership for Women and Families
April 11, 2018 18:24 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Debra Ness, President and CEO of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a non-profit organization fighting for access to quality health care for all Americans, especially women and children. She discusses the advocacy efforts of the NPWF that have informed policies such as the Family Leave Act, the HITECH Act and the Affordable Care Act. The post Fighting for America’s Health: Debra Ness, President and CEO of the Natio...
Social Determinants and Health Outcomes, National Health Foundation CEO Kelly Bruno on Innovative Strategies that Work
April 04, 2018 20:23 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Kelly Bruno, President and CEO of the National Health Foundation, a California-based non-profit dedicated to addressing the social determinants that impact population health. She discusses their programs assisting homeless patients to find housing, efforts to address food deserts, and health literacy programs empowering young people seeking to improve their communities’ health. The post Social Determinants and Health Outcomes, N...
National Access to Primary Care and Minister of Loneliness: Dr. Charles Alessi on the UK’s Approach to Population Health and Dementia Prevention
March 28, 2018 20:44 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Charles Alessi, Senior Advisor for Dementia Prevention at Public Health England, the UK’s equivalent of the CDC. Dr. Alessi talks about the prevention strategies being deployed across the UK to delay the onset of dementia, the lack of barriers to primary care services, and their recently announced Minister of Loneliness to confront this chronic health issue. The post National Access to Primary Care and Minister of Loneliness:...
Health Disparities by Zip Code, Race and Poverty: Stanford’s Raj Chetty Continues to Find Links
March 21, 2018 15:47 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with renowned Stanford economist Dr. Raj Chetty on his seminal work linking zip code, poverty and health and economic disparity. Dr. Chetty has mined large data sets from the US Census Bureau and public tax information to confirm the undeniable link between poverty, race and the lack of upward mobility, as well as a widening gap in life expectancy between the rich and poor in America. The post Health Disparities by Zip Code, Race and...
Louisiana Health Secretary Rebekah Gee on Tech-Driven Solutions to Storm Preparedness Developed After Katrina and How Expanded Medicaid Coverage Has Improved Population Health
March 14, 2018 21:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Rebekah Gee, Louisiana Health Secretary on the state’s improved storm preparedness plans based on lessons learned from the devastation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. She talks about the robust state-wide electronic health record system created after the storm including a statewide data base of vulnerable populations for better evacuation strategies, what they’ve shared with other states facing weather disasters, and how exp...
America’s Gun Violence Epidemic: Leading Harvard Researcher Dr. David Hemenway Shares His Findings
March 05, 2018 23:32 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week on Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. David Hemenway, Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He has spent decades researching America’s gun violence epidemic, its root causes, the casualties and public health and legal policies that would mitigate the problem. The post America’s Gun Violence Epidemic: Leading Harvard Researcher Dr. David Hemenway Shares His Findings...
On a Quest to Save 100 Million Lives, Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden on His New Global Venture
February 28, 2018 21:30 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden on his new role as CEO of Resolve To Save Lives, committed to saving 100 million lives globally by focusing on cardiovascular disease and epidemics. This project, sponsored by Vital Strategies, seeks to improve prevention efforts around the world, and better track and monitor infectious disease outbreaks that can lead to deadly pandemics. The post...