Latest Vermont policy Podcast Episodes
Telehealth Special Series - Intro
Policy in Plainer English - April 22, 2020 01:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAround the beginning of March, life got very busy in the health care world. Producing episodes of Policy in Plainer English was not top of the to-do list. At the same time, responding to the COVID-19 crisis is a pivotal moment in health care and an important time to share information about hea...
HPSAs (Health Professional Shortage Areas)
Policy in Plainer English - February 17, 2020 23:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsLuca Fernandez, from the State Office of Rural Health and & Primary Care, which is within the Vermont Department of Health explains HPSAs - a particular term you'll hear come up the moment you dip a toe into the waters of health care workforce development. You can browse HPSAs online here - re...
Telemedicine vs. Telehealth
Policy in Plainer English - February 09, 2020 17:46 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this mini-episode we pause for a moment to describe the difference between telemedicine and telehealth. Yes, there's a difference. Yes, it's confusing.
Bonus: Telemedicine vs. Telehealth
Policy in Plainer English - February 09, 2020 17:46 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this mini-episode we pause for a moment to describe the difference between telemedicine and telehealth. Yes, there's a difference. Yes, it's confusing.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Policy in Plainer English - January 12, 2020 00:13 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn interview with Dr. Anje Van Berckelaer of Battenkill Valley Health Center about Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Find show notes and links to all the episodes at plainerenglish.org Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
Community Health Needs Assessments
Policy in Plainer English - November 13, 2019 11:44 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn interview with Dan Bennett of Gifford Health Care about Community Health Needs Assessments. CHNAs are publicly available, check out Gifford's for an example. This Green Mountain Care Board presentation from June 2019 summarizes common themes from CHNAs submitted with hospital budgets, and th...
Attributed Lives
Policy in Plainer English - October 29, 2019 02:52 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn interview with Alicia Cooper from the Department of Vermont Health Access about the one denominator to rule them all, Attributed Lives. Find show notes and more episodes at www.plainerenglish.org. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
Welcome to Payment Reform
Policy in Plainer English - September 19, 2019 19:20 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this extended episode, Helen Labun and Georgia Maheras of Bi-State Primary Care Association provide an introduction to the topics covered in our "Payment Reform" series of episodes. Listen to the full series: All Payer Model ACO (Accountable Care Organization) SIM Grants (Mini Episode) Ri...
Global Budgets
Policy in Plainer English - September 17, 2019 20:56 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn interview with Lawrence Miller of Five Vine Consulting about global budgets and their place in health care payment reform. Find show notes and more episodes at www.plainerenglish.org. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
HCP LAN APM Framework
Policy in Plainer English - September 17, 2019 14:15 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn interview with Ena Backus from the Vermont Agency of Human Services about the HCP LAN APM Framework, which maps a path through payment reform. Find show notes and more episodes at www.plainerenglish.org. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
UDS
Policy in Plainer English - August 27, 2019 14:56 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn interview with Heather Skeels of Bi-State Primary Care Association about UDS, a data set used to track the performance of certain types of primary care providers (and which offers some insight about the quantity of data floating around in health care). Find 2019 UDS data for Vermont FQHCs at ...
1:8 UDS
Policy in Plainer English - August 27, 2019 14:56 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPolicy in Plainer English explains basic concepts in Vermont's health care policy. This episode: an interview with Heather Skeels about UDS, a data set used to track the performance of certain types of primary care providers (and which offers some insight about the quantity of data floating aroun...
Risk Corridors
Policy in Plainer English - August 11, 2019 19:02 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn interview with Michael Costa, CEO of Northern Counties Health Care, about adding downside risk to ACO contracts with risk corridors. This is an important step in moving through different phases of health care payment reform, even if it lacks a good acronym. Background music is by FesliyanSt...
1:7 Risk Corridors
Policy in Plainer English - August 11, 2019 19:02 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPolicy in Plainer English explains basic concepts in Vermont's health care policy. This episode: an interview with Michael Costa about adding downside risk to ACO contracts with risk corridors. This is an important step in moving through different phases of health care payment reform, even if it ...
The Health Care Advocate Vs. Paperwork
Policy in Plainer English - July 24, 2019 20:23 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn interview with Amelia Schlossberg and Marjorie Stinchcombe from the Office of the Health Care Advocate about navigating the paperwork associated with Medicaid and Medicare enrollment. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
1:6 The Health Care Advocate Vs. Paperwork
Policy in Plainer English - July 24, 2019 20:23 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPolicy in Plainer English explains basic concepts in Vermont's health care policy. This episode: an interview with Amelia Schlossberg and Marjorie Stinchcombe about navigating the paperwork associated with Medicaid and Medicare enrollment. Find links to all the episodes at plainerenglish.orgBackg...
1:5 Total Cost of Care
Policy in Plainer English - May 03, 2019 21:15 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPolicy in Plainer English explains basic concepts in Vermont's health care policy. This episode: Total Cost of Care with Sarah Lindberg. Find links to all the episodes at plainerenglish.orgBackground music is by FesliyanStudios.com
Total Cost of Care
Policy in Plainer English - May 03, 2019 21:15 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPart two of our conversation with Sarah Lindberg from the Green Mountain Care Board, this episode looks at the Total Cost of Care. Check out the VHCURES episode first for this to make more sense. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
VHCURES
Policy in Plainer English - April 30, 2019 12:58 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSarah Lindberg from the Green Mountain Care Board explains the VHCURES database, which sets the stage for our next episode, calculating the Total Cost of Care. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
1:4 VHCURES
Policy in Plainer English - April 30, 2019 12:58 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPolicy in Plainer English explains basic concepts in Vermont's health care policy. This episode: VHCURES, with Sarah Lindberg. Find links to all the episodes at plainerenglish.orgBackground music is by FesliyanStudios.com
SIM Grants
Policy in Plainer English - April 20, 2019 02:37 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this mini-episode of the Policy in Plainer English podcast, Georgia Maheras explains what the SIM Grant is and why Vermont is awesome. Access all of our episodes at PlainerEnglish.org Background music by FesliyanStudios.com
Bonus: SIM Grants
Policy in Plainer English - April 20, 2019 02:37 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGeorgia Maheras from Bi-State Primary Care Association explains what the SIM Grant is and why Vermont is awesome. Background music by FesliyanStudios.com
ACO (Accountable Care Organization)
Policy in Plainer English - April 18, 2019 18:21 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsKate Simmons from Bi-State Primary Care Association explains ACOs, and in particular shared savings model ACOs. Future episodes will look at other structures these organizations can take. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
1:3 ACO (Accountable Care Organization)
Policy in Plainer English - April 18, 2019 18:21 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPolicy in Plainer English explains basic concepts in Vermont's health care policy. This episode: ACO's, with Kate Simmons. Find links to all the episodes at plainerenglish.org Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
1:2 Green Mountain Care Board
Policy in Plainer English - April 11, 2019 02:57 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPolicy in Plainer English explains basic concepts in Vermont's health care policy. This episode: the Green Mountain Care Board, with Robin Lunge. With bonus atmospheric effects of an icy rain outside with wind that throws the ice chunks against the office window for portions of the interview, tha...
Green Mountain Care Board
Policy in Plainer English - April 11, 2019 02:57 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn explanation of the Green Mountain Care Board, with Board member Robin Lunge. With bonus atmospheric effects of an icy rain outside with wind that throws the ice chunks against the office window for portions of the interview, that's April in Vermont. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
1:1 All-Payer Model
Policy in Plainer English - April 07, 2019 16:57 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPolicy in Plainer English explains basic concepts in Vermont's health care policy. This episode: the All-Payer Model, with Lawrence Miller. Find links to all the episodes at plainerenglish.org Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
All-Payer Model
Policy in Plainer English - April 07, 2019 16:57 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn our pilot episode, Lawrence Miller of Five Vine Consulting explains Vermont's All-Payer Model and why we would like to coordinate payments between Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial payers as part of health care reform. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com
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