Healthcare Simplified
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHealthcare Simplified is a podcast dedicated to helping executives, HR teams, and business owners navigate increased complexity in modern business healthcare solutions. Whether you’re trying to simplify your healthcare administrative solutions, explore the world of benefits, or use data analytics to predict the latest trends and opportunities, this show is dedicated to helping you create a frictionless healthcare experience for you and your employees.
Each episode features an interview with a thought leader or practitioner, discussing topics like: population health management, healthcare regulation and transparency, ACO solutions, healthcare pricing and reimbursement, concierge care, employee benefits, self insurance, and more.
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9: Psst! You Are Spending Too Much on Drugs w/ Kathy Campagna
August 15, 2017 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBSo, you bought some milk online for $15 a gallon, only to go to the store and see that you could have spent $4. Believe it or not, this happens in healthcare all the time. (But with drugs, not milk.) That’s why we’re here talking to Kathy Campagna, Vice President Business Development and Director of Specialty Drug Strategy at Magellan Rx, which has a site of service program to help you save money without a lot of member disruption. She has worked for the last 10 years in the medical phar...
8: Utilizing Good Data to Investigate Fraud, Waste, and Abuse w/ Scott Ward
August 01, 2017 09:00 - 20 minutes - 13.7 MBNo matter what your profession, it’s painfully evident that healthcare costs are out of control. From skyrocketing premiums, to erroneous payouts, the healthcare world is confusing, and without the right help, can be ripe with fraud, waste, and abuse. Luckily, this is where Scott Ward and the team at Health Integrity LLC come in. With a team of 75 investigators nationwide, Health Integrity provides data-driven analysis for the healthcare industry, with a particular eye on fraud, waste,& ...
7: How Cost Transparency Is Giving Power Back to Healthcare Consumers w/ Dr Bill Hennessey
July 18, 2017 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBPratter, Inc. is bringing real-cost transparency of healthcare to millions of insured Americans, giving them power to spend (or not spend) as healthcare consumers. Today’s guest is Dr. Bill Hennessey from Pratter. Dr. Hennessey is passionate for people to realize their place as consumers, rather than see themselves as patients. Listen as he talks with us about how cost transparency is helping employers and employees understand the true cost of healthcare.
7: How Cost Transparency Is Giving Power Back to Healthcare Consumers w/ Bill Hennessey
July 18, 2017 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBPratter, Inc. is bringing real-cost transparency of healthcare to millions of insured Americans, giving them power to spend (or not spend) as healthcare consumers. Today’s guest is Dr. Bill Hennessey from Pratter. Dr. Hennessey is passionate for people to realize their place as consumers, rather than see themselves as patients. Listen as he talks with us about how cost transparency is helping employers and employees understand the true cost of healthcare.
6: How Small Insurers Can Use Big Data to Get Massive Results w/ Dustin Plantholt
July 11, 2017 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBHow is a health insurance company like a battleship? This is surprisingly easier to answer than how a raven is like a writing desk. Large national health insurers have all the impressive size and capability of an iconic battleship, but they also have the issues of movement that come with that size. On the other hand, smaller insurers can adjust more quickly to changes in the market. They’re more likely to implement new methods of doing business like focusing on the local life or using da...
5: How Data Integration Is Reducing Healthcare Waste w/ Mick Simon
July 04, 2017 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBHCMS Group is a health information service company, who exists to help self-insured employers, health and disability insurance plans, and health service providers. Their cloud-based data solutions are changing the population health management game to the benefit of both individuals and organizations. Today’s guest is Mick Simon from HCMS Group. Here, Mick speaks with us in detail on the how and why behind the HCMS Group mission to reduce healthcare waste, while improving individual health ...
4: Revolutionizing Population Health Management and Employer Concierge Care w/ Dr. Florin Selaru
June 23, 2017 16:53 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBDespite being a physician, Dr. Florin Selaru knows the frustrations of a patient. He’s experienced the two to three week wait to get his children to a doctor. He knows what it’s like to see them have only 10 minutes allocated to them once they’re there, and to receive a high-priced bill that doesn’t always clearly match the quality of the appointment. As a physician, he also has recognized the limitations of the system. So his mission was to figure out a system that works better for pa...
4: Revolutionizing Population Health Management and Employer Concierge Care w/ Florin Selaru
June 23, 2017 16:53 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBDespite being a physician, Dr. Florin Selaru knows the frustrations of a patient. He’s experienced the two to three week wait to get his children to a doctor. He knows what it’s like to see them have only 10 minutes allocated to them once they’re there, and to receive a high-priced bill that doesn’t always clearly match the quality of the appointment. As a physician, he also has recognized the limitations of the system. So his mission was to figure out a system that works better for pa...
3: Why Your Employee Assistance Program Is As Valuable As Insurance w/ Dawn Motovidlak
June 20, 2017 18:45 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBBHS is redefining occupational health with their innovative employee assistance programs (EAP). They recognize that wellness is both mental and physical and their services remind employers that everyone needs a little help from time to time. Our guest today is Dawn Motovidlak, president and CEO at BHS. She shares with us the industry struggles of current EAP and her mission to affect change within organizations through preventative mental health care for employees.
2: How Active Management Solves Common Healthcare Problems w/ Mark Lamos
June 20, 2017 18:42 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBThe Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) is very progressive with its primary care model. This is especially true in some of their efforts to provide greater access to care. Today’s guest is Mark Lamos from GBMC. Listen in as Mark explains how he has demonstrated wellness in his own life, as well as how GBMC has set up systems to address many of the problems that healthcare centers commonly face.
2: How Active Management Solves Common Healthcare Problems w/ Dr. Mark Lamos
June 20, 2017 18:42 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBThe Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) is very progressive with its primary care model. This is especially true in some of their efforts to provide greater access to care. Today’s guest is Mark Lamos from GBMC. Listen in as Mark explains how he has demonstrated wellness in his own life, as well as how GBMC has set up systems to address many of the problems that healthcare centers commonly face.
1: Why You Should Listen to Healthcare Simplified
June 20, 2017 18:38 - 9 minutes - 6.24 MBImagine going to a restaurant, ordering whatever you want, then getting a mystery-cost bill at the end: that's what the healthcare industry is like today. We're looking to change that. We want to enlighten our audience to transparency, which is now a cliche term in healthcare and many other industries. Still, we really do want to open your eyes up to the real healthcare industry today, which may not be as bleak as you think.