Latest Caremanagement Podcast Episodes

Medicare Advantage 101

Let's Talk Medicare - October 11, 2021 20:46 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If you’re new to the world of Medicare, listen in as Dr. Elizabeth Stahl goes through the basics of Medicare Advantage and why a Cigna Medicare Advantage plan might be the right choice for you. Dr. Stahl will also cover important topics such as what you need to be eligible, and the key differe...

The Benefit of Supplemental Benefits

Let's Talk Medicare - October 11, 2021 20:46 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Supplemental benefits are just another perk of a Medicare Advantage plan. And our in-house expert, Christine Leo from Cigna’s Medicare Advantage team is here to tell us all about them. Christine takes us through what exactly supplemental benefits are, what benefits you get with a Cigna Medicar...

Understanding Part D

Let's Talk Medicare - October 11, 2021 20:46 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Listen in as we discuss with Annie Schuster, a pharmacist with Cigna, the differences between stand-alone Part D prescription drug plans and integrated MAPD prescription drug plans. Annie walks us through why you might want to choose one plan over the other. And the important considerations yo...

What is Care Management?

Let's Talk Medicare - October 11, 2021 20:45 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Listen in as Cigna’s own Cindy McCoy takes us through how care management is a unique and personalized service that’s part of your Cigna Medicare Advantage plan. Whether you’re healthy, get sick, or suffer from a chronic condition, having extra care you can count on is always a good thing. And...

Customer Service is Caring

Let's Talk Medicare - October 11, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Join us as Cigna’s customer service manager, Jasmin Morales, discusses the importance of making every customer a priority and how Cigna goes above and beyond to make their customers happy. Jasmin will also cover all the ways Cigna’s customer service team can help you make the most of your plan...

Episode 4: Primary Care Options: Enhancing Reimbursement

Stroudwater's Findings From The Field - June 26, 2019 17:09 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Primary Care Options looks at different opportunities for hospitals and systems to leverage reimbursement opportunities through designations and realignment. 

Episode 3: Anatomy of a Hospital Turnaround: Achieve 10-15% Labor Savings with Demand-based Staffing

Stroudwater's Findings From The Field - April 16, 2019 12:25 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
On this episode, we talk with Ron Hughes and discuss Demand-Based Staffing and how hospitals can achive 10-15% labor savings, how it's implemented, why it's effective, and the prerequisites needed before implementing Demand-Based Staffing. 

Episode 2: Anatomy of a Hospital Turnaround: Performance Improvement Overview

Stroudwater's Findings From The Field - March 11, 2019 12:46 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
On this episode, we talked to Ryan Sprinkle and discuss in broad terms why so many hospitals are struggling to keep their doors open, symptoms of struggling hospitals, various risks that hospitals face, and how Ryan and his team approach performance improvement.

Episode 1: Team-based Care in the Primary Care Setting

Stroudwater's Findings From The Field - January 22, 2019 00:11 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Dr. Heidi Larson discusses the benefits and challenges of implementing team-based care in the Primary Care setting with Daniel Given, the host of Stroudwater's Findings From The Field Podcast.