Latest Socialdeterminants Podcast Episodes
From the Sidelines to the Boardroom: Leadership lessons with Michael Lombardi
Bright Spots in Healthcare - June 27, 2024 14:49 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFormer NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Mike Lombardi joins Eric to share what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh of the 49ers, Al Davis of the Raiders, and Bill Belichick of the Patriots, among others, during his three decades in football and how those core ...
From the Sidelines to the Boardroom: Leadership Lessons from the NFL
Bright Spots in Healthcare - June 27, 2024 14:49 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFormer NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Mike Lombardi joins Eric to share what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh of the 49ers, Al Davis of the Raiders, and Bill Belichick of the Patriots, among others, during his three decades in football and how those core ...
Convergence of Pharmacy & the Health Equity Index in 2024 and Beyond
Bright Spots in Healthcare - June 21, 2024 16:04 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsCareSource, Independent Health, and AdhereHealth outline strategies for the upcoming Medicare Advantage Star Rating changes, focusing on medication adherence and the Health Equity Index (HEI) starting in measurement years 2024-2025 for the 2027 Medicare Advantage Star Rating Period. Under...
What do we lose and what do we gain by calling addiction a disease?
On Becoming a Healer - June 18, 2024 12:33 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic disease” occurring in the brain – Many believe this definition can help to reduce stigma. But, is it helpful in the care of individual patients? In this episode we discuss what we gain and what we lose when we speak of people w...
Everything You Thought about Value-Based Care Is Wrong: A Plan CEO Tells You Why
Bright Spots in Healthcare - June 12, 2024 16:43 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFred Turner, co-founder and chief executive officer of Curative, joins Eric to discuss how Curative is reinventing health insurance by adopting a more preventative approach to drive better results and lead to a more affordable delivery of plans. Fred shares Curative’s journey from a pandem...
Investor Insights: Strategies to Drive Transformative Growth in Healthcare
Bright Spots in Healthcare - June 07, 2024 14:24 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsLeading healthcare investors and strategists discuss how to rethink capital in healthcare and share unique ways to grow and scale companies to improve health outcomes, cost savings, and operational efficiencies. Topics include: Components investors look for in 2024 Healthcare sectors...
Storytelling to Build Medical Trust How Boston Medical Center is Crushing Outcomes via Empathy and Trust
Bright Spots in Healthcare - May 30, 2024 14:13 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsKatherine Gergen Barnett, MD, Vice Chair of Primary Care Innovation and Transformation in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Cheryl Harding, patient and community advocate, join Eric to share how Boston Medical Center is utilizing storytelling to build trust...
Storytelling to Build Medical Trust: How Boston Medical Center is Crushing Outcomes via Empathy and Trust
Bright Spots in Healthcare - May 30, 2024 14:13 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsKatherine Gergen Barnett, MD, Vice Chair of Primary Care Innovation and Transformation in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Cheryl Harding, patient and community advocate, join Eric to share how Boston Medical Center is utilizing storytelling to build trust...
Innovative Strategies for Health Plans to Mitigate Social Risk
Bright Spots in Healthcare - May 24, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsElevance Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, and the Business Group on Health and Socially Determined discuss how plans can provide a more holistic and effective healthcare journey for members by gaining insight into all barriers to caring for your members, including social risks s...
Can we learn and practice medicine well in a system that is so ill?
On Becoming a Healer - May 21, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsIn his book, The Present Illness, American Health Care and Its Afflictions, physician and historian Martin Shapiro, MD, PhD, MPH presents a scathing critique of a profession suffused with status, money, and power. At the same time, he also describes many deeply caring and rewarding patient care ...
How Mass General Brigham is Innovating around Equitable Access
Bright Spots in Healthcare - May 16, 2024 16:42 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAllison Bryant, MD, MPH, Associate Chief Health Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham (MGB), joins Eric to discuss how the health system ensures its innovations are accessible to everyone, particularly those from marginalized communities. Allison elaborates on MGB's unique approach, viewing its m...
Navigating the Intersection of Health Equity and Chronic Care
Bright Spots in Healthcare - May 10, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsEsteemed leaders from CVS Health, Florida Blue, Highmark, and Vori Health delved into the impact of health equity on chronic care. They not only shared strategies and solutions to enhance healthcare accessibility but also shed light on specific programs they have successfully implemented to brid...
How Sun Life is Rethinking Mental Health
Bright Spots in Healthcare - May 02, 2024 12:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDan Fishbein, President of Sun Life U.S., joins Eric to discuss Sun Life’s commitment to supporting holistic care for mental health and how it leverages digital technology to enhance the overall delivery of mental health and caregiver support to all clients. The conversation also touches ...
How Top Hospital Systems are Capturing New Patients
Bright Spots in Healthcare - April 26, 2024 13:48 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsLeaders from Ballad Health, Baystate Health, Stony Brook Medicine and Purple Lab share how health systems can take a more sophisticated and consumer-focused approach to attracting new patients. Our expert panel leads a thought-provoking discussion on the importance of seeing patients ...
Differentiating Your Product and Benefit Design to Drive Enrollment
Bright Spots in Healthcare - April 19, 2024 16:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsLeaders from Independence Blue Cross, Oscar Health and TytoCare explore how health plans can leverage various solutions effectively to optimize pricing structures; exploring technology adoption, cost-effectiveness, and market competitiveness. Our panel of industry experts will share successful...
“Tough Love” is Not the Answer: A critique of NEJM reporting on student/trainee grievances and educator discontent
On Becoming a Healer - April 16, 2024 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA recent NEJM article and accompanying podcast episode (“Tough Love”) authored and hosted by the Journal’s national correspondent sound the alarm that a culture of grievance among medical students and trainees about the discomforts of medical training is threatening to undermine both their medi...
Innovations in Mental Health: A Conversation with Kody Kinsley, North Carolina’s Secretary of Health & Human Services
Bright Spots in Healthcare - March 28, 2024 13:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsKody Kinsley, Secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, joins Eric to discuss how his state is improving the lives of families and children by expanding Medicaid and improving the mental health system. Secretary Kinsley shares strategies for improving behavior...
What a James Baldwin story can teach doctors and patients about care amidst suffering
On Becoming a Healer - March 19, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings“Sonny’s Blues” is a 1956 story by the author, James Baldwin, about a “sensible” and pragmatic algebra teacher and his younger musically gifted younger brother (“Sonny”), who struggles with heroin addiction. Both of them, raised in Harlem, are deeply affected by anti-Black racism. Although the ...
The Evolution of Specialty Value Based Care
Bright Spots in Healthcare - March 08, 2024 19:04 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsLeaders from Humana, Blue Cross, and Blue Shield of Rhode Island delve into the dynamic landscape of specialty value-based care, sharing valuable insights and actionable strategies for navigating its complexities. Show Guests: Alexander Ding, MD, MS, MBA, Associate Vice President for Ph...
Important and Innovative Approaches to Leveraging the Health Equity Index
Bright Spots in Healthcare - February 21, 2024 15:16 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMelissa Newton Smith, Founder of Newton Smith, and Keslie Crichton, Chief Sales Officer of BeneLynk, join Eric to discuss the introduction of the CMS Health Equity Index, which will replace the reward factor within the Medicare Advantage Star Rating program measurement. The Health Equity Index w...
How confronting racist ideas I didn’t realize I had is shaping me as a physician and a person
On Becoming a Healer - February 20, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsIn a 2021 episode that we reran last month, “About me being racist: a conversation that follows an apology,” Saul talked with a former Black colleague after apologizing to her for something racist he had done twenty years earlier that hurt her for a long time. Since then, Saul has been think...
Meeting Goals for Chronic Condition Management With Fewer Resources
Bright Spots in Healthcare - February 16, 2024 14:54 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsLeaders from Independence Blue Cross, Banner| Aetna, and Scene Health share exclusive insights on successfully accomplishing chronic condition management success with fewer resources. Our expert panel explores patient-centered and technology-enabled approaches that elevate chronic car...
How Innovators Are Addressing GLP-1s, Obesity and MSK
Bright Spots in Healthcare - January 26, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsLeaders from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Independent Health, Evry Health and Vori Health discuss GP-1s and their role in addressing the global challenge of obesity. The panel shares innovative, multidisciplinary strategies you can implement to complement lifestyle interventions and...
Supporting Innovation and AI in Healthcare
Bright Spots in Healthcare - January 17, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSeema Kumar, CEO of Cure, an innovation campus in New York City, joins Eric to discuss how artificial intelligence can positively impact healthcare and lead to more innovation. She shares how AI has been used in healthcare and the promise it holds for the future. The conversation also hi...
How effects of racism were mistaken for “race” in clinical algorithms: What clinicians should know
On Becoming a Healer - December 19, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsFor years, when physicians order tests to assess lung function, or blood work to determine kidney function, or look up guidelines for managing high blood pressure the results have been adjusted for race. This practice has been based on studies that seemed to indicate that the same result means d...
Differentiating Your Health Plan: Reimagining Your Provider Network Strategy
Bright Spots in Healthcare - December 08, 2023 04:28 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsLeaders from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan, Highmark and Quest Analytics discuss how health plans are examining and reimagining their provider strategies to stay competitive and meet their members' evolving needs. By focusing on areas such as compliance, network adequacy, data integrity...
A Conversation with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Chief Strategy Officer
Bright Spots in Healthcare - November 21, 2023 12:39 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSonny Goyal, Senior Vice President of Diversified Business Group and Chief Strategy Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), joins Eric to share some of Blue Cross NC’s successful initiatives to help members live their best lives. Sonny discussed Blue Cross NC’s appr...
Drug testing at time of birth: How physicians are co-opted into harming families while thinking they are doing the right thing
On Becoming a Healer - November 21, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe practice of urine drug testing during pregnancy and then often reporting positive results to Child Protective Services triggers a cascade that can result in separation of mother and newborn, with devastating consequence for both. These practices are more common when patients come from margin...
Talking Bright Spots with Former Congressman Robert Andrews
Bright Spots in Healthcare - November 16, 2023 14:04 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFormer New Jersey Congressman and Health Transformation Alliance (HTA) CEO, Robert Andrews, joins Eric to discuss how HTA – a cooperative of more than 60 of America’s leading employers –and its members employers are fixing our broken healthcare system by sharing data, challenging the status quo ...
Season 3, Episode 9: New research frontiers in women’s health equity
Good Health, Better World - November 14, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsA woman’s health and her choices about it are linked to where she’s grown up, her access to resources, and even where she works. Often, that might mean limiting choices for some women and built-in assumptions on the part of providers. How can we create more robust standards for sexual and reprod...
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