Creating a New Healthcare

Dear Friends & Colleagues, On Friday March 27th 2020, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare.  You can find the introduction episode here .  In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing, courageous healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - asking two questions:  (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you’r...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, On Friday March 27th 2020, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare.  You can find the introduction episode here .  In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing, courageous healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - asking two questions:  (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you’r...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, On Friday March 27th 2020, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare.  You can find the introduction episode here .  In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing, courageous healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - asking two questions:  (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you’r...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, On Friday March 27th 2020, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare.  You can find the introduction episode here .  In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing, courageous healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - asking two questions:  (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you’r...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, Last week, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare.  You can find the introduction episode here .  In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - to ask two questions:  (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you are delivering healthcare?  ...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, Last week, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare.  You can find the introduction episode here .  In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - to ask two questions:  (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you are delivering healthcare?  ...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, Last week, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare.  You can find the introduction episode here .  In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - to ask two questions:  (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you are delivering healthcare?  ...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, Last week, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare.  You can find the introduction episode here .   In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - to ask two questions:  (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you are delivering healthcare? (...

Dear friends & colleagues, In the three months since the Chinese government notified the WHO of the emergence of a new viral pneumonia, we appear to be on the rising ‘surge curve’ of a pandemic that threatens to overwhelm our healthcare system's capacity. Despite the stark realities of the present moment and the unknowns that lie ahead, there has been another surge - a surge of humanitarian missio...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, This is a timely podcast.  If you are not already a believer that social media is an integral part of our healthcare system and the larger social narrative on illness and health, then I would strongly urge you to listen to this interview.   In this episode, I speak with Lisa Bookwalter, the Director Health - Twitter Client Solutions.  Lisa, who joined Twitter this past S...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, Every day in the US, 11,000 people turn 65 years old. By 2023 it’s estimated that there will be nearly 55 million seniors in the US, and by 2030, seniors will make up over 20% of the US population. The literature informs us that social isolation & loneliness is rampant - affecting over half of seniors. The literature also informs us that social isolation contributes to m...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, Today’s episode shares unique insights into one of the most powerful examples of transformation occurring in the American healthcare market. The leadership at CVS Health has been intentionally curating an expansive and comprehensive approach to healthcare delivery - specifically in the arena of chronic disease management, which makes up the vast majority of encounters an...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, Our guest this week is Samuel Shem.  Many of you will immediately recognize the pseudonym for the author of the classic piece of medical fiction - The House of God .  I grew up in healthcare reading his book over and over again. For those of you who are unfamiliar with that piece of fiction, I would urge you to read it. It is a brutally honest, true-to-life, incredibly h...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, A common characteristic of the guests I invite on this podcast is their courage in and commitment to creating unprecedented positive change in healthcare. They don’t just do things right, they do the right things. And, while the content in these interviews centers on transforming healthcare, there are also lessons on humanistic leadership woven throughout. That’s not a c...

Friends & Colleagues, As we did last year, we're going to do something a bit different in this final podcast episode of the year.  Instead of the regular interview format, I'm going to respond to a few questions that I frequently receive from listeners.  I'll be asking and answering these questions (which I discovered is a lot harder than it sounds). This format is also a bit different in that my...

Dear Colleagues & Friends, Have you ever thought of transportation as an integral part of healthcare? Have you heard the term “transportation desert” used to describe our inner-city, suburban & rural communities?   Are you aware that the literature demonstrates a direct link between the availability of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) and outcomes such as missed appointments, medication...

Dear Colleagues & Friends, I recently heard Adina Friedman, the CEO of NASDAQ, give a talk on what it means to be a free, open and efficient marketplace.  Her main message was that a free and open marketplace has two requirements: ‘certainty of product’ and ‘certainty of price’. What struck me about her talk was how healthcare delivery, for the most part, meets neither of those requirements.   Hea...

Colleagues & Friends, This is, by far, the best discussion I’ve ever had about the value of social media in transforming healthcare. In a time in which we are constantly being reminded in the news about the downsides of social media, this episode highlights the humanizing and democratizing aspects of social media, with platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn.    Our guest today is Colin Hung . Coli...

Colleagues & Friends, Chronic disease management has become the predominant healthcare issue of our time. The vast majority of medical encounters and healthcare dollars are spent on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic disease.  Despite the staggering negative impact, we continue to treat chronic disease within an episodic, reactive, generic and largely ineffectual care model. It’s...

Colleagues & Friends, You may not have heard of Renown Health - a moderate-sized healthcare system in northern Nevada - but once you hear how they are reframing healthcare - literally redefining and reorganizing healthcare delivery, I suspect that you’ll not forget them.   Our guest this week is Dr. Anthony Slonim , President and Chief Executive Officer of Renown Health in Reno, NV.  Over the last...

For decades, Geisinger Health has been one of the most innovative healthcare systems in the world. It’s efforts are not only admired but also emulated and replicated throughout healthcare systems across the country. It is a literal mecca for healthcare leaders to come visit and learn. I’ve had the good fortune of visiting Geisinger at least four or five times over the past few years, and I will te...

A lot has been said about the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to healthcare. These discussions typically center on AI’s ability to improve diagnostic accuracy, reduce medical errors, lower healthcare costs, enhance productivity, and even replace providers. We will cover some of that ground as well, but our guest’s perspective takes the discussion far beyond those more familiar topics....

Colleagues & Friends, This is the final episode of this exciting Spring 2019 podcast season.  I can’t imagine a more engaging interview to conclude with - one that truly exemplifies the purpose of ‘Creating a New Healthcare’. Our guest this week,  Dr. Stephen Klasko , was recently ranked #6 in Modern Healthcare’s Top 50 ‘ Most Influential Clinical Executives ’. Last year, in 2018, he was ranked #2...

Dear Friends & Colleagues, The promise of real-time health information connectivity and coordination of care has been elusive. That is, until now. Jay Desai, co-founder and CEO of a company called ‘Patient Ping’, has created a platform that allows for real-time notification of a patient encounter in any healthcare facility or home care. Even more revolutionary, the platform delivers bi-directional...

In 1950, medical information doubled every 50 years.  It’s been estimated that, in 2020, it will take only 73 days for medical knowledge to double!  This is not surprising given that a new biomedical journal article is published every 26 seconds!  It is clear that we will need tools to manage and synthesize all of this data, and that’s where the clinical decision support (CDS) comes in.   Our gues...