HealthChangers

As COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, continues to spread, so does its impact on the health of our communities. Barriers to food access have increased significantly as a result of the virus, as this public health crisis continues to leave millions of children, families and elderly adults at risk. Last season on HealthChangers, we highlighted The Oregon Foodbank with our podcast Healthy Food, Hea...

The end of 2019 marked the completion of our third season of the  HealthChangers podcast . We wanted to take a look back and revisit some of our fan favorite episodes of the year, all of which have a common theme – health and the good of the community.  

When we or a loved one gets a new diagnosis or has a health-related question, we turn to the internet for information and advice. Our guest on HealthChangers today has been working to find new ways to connect people online with communities who share the same needs and concerns. Susannah Fox is a researcher and advisor to health and technology companies. She's the former Chief Technology Officer fo...

Cambia's partnership with ARCHANGELS is starting a national conversation about how we can better identify, thank and support caregivers. Because caregiving is such an individualized experience, we sat down with several Cambia employees who have served as caregivers to understand the highs, lows, and lessons learned from their journey. In this episode, we talked with Georgann, who shares the experi...

Welcome to Episode 1 of our New Special Edition Series of the HealthChangers Podcast – Powered by Innovation Force . This first episode is a conversation with Dr. Don Rucker , the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for the ONC. Dr. Rucker and Mohan discuss how the government is working to increase interoperability below and above the line that we draw as the possible. In Health...

Each year, over 40 million Americans of every age, gender, race and socioeconomic background serve as unpaid caregivers for their loved ones. The value these caregivers provide is incredible, but they can also face huge challenges as they navigate the health care journey.  Cambia has partnered with ARCHANGELS in starting a national conversation about how we can better identify, thank and support c...

There are more than 35 million people living with limb loss around the world. Luckily, advances in medicine, robotics, sensors and 3-D printing have transformed what's possible for human mobility. In this episode of HealthChangers , we explore how human-centered design is helping to make health care better for those who live with limb loss. We're joined by Erica Rife, the Managing Director for the...

In health care, we never know where the next great idea might come from. It might not even be from someone working in health care. It was in that spirit where the #WTFix-A-Thon, a social movement created by HealthSparq, was born. We've shared What-The-Fix before here on HealthChangers. HealthSparq holds #WTFix events where regular people with amazing stories teach the health care industry and offe...

A recent report from Cambia Grove found that the health care innovation economy in Utah is booming. We'll discuss what's made Utah so successful for both entrepreneurs and traditional health care systems in growing this economy, as well as opportunities to improve collaboration. Our guests are Maura Little, Executive Director of Cambia Grove, and Chris Klomp, CEO of Utah startup Collective Medical...

In this episode of HealthChangers , we are taking a closer look at what is being done to help address hunger in our own communities. We're joined by  Angela Dowling, the President of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon  and Susannah  Morgan, CEO of the Oregon Food Bank . The Oregon Food Bank is addressing our communities' need for nutritious food today, while also creating a long-term solution...

Time after time Americans have said their number one concern is health care. Especially the cost of health care. In this episode of HealthChangers , Cambia's CEO and President, Mark Ganz interviews Marcus Osborne, Walmart's vice president for health and wellness transformation . Both share a passion for making health care more consumer-centric.

Every day in the United States more than 130 people die from an opioid overdose. More people in the U.S. die from overdoses than car accidents. In this episode of HealthChangers, we talk with Dr. Jim Polo, the behavioral health medical director for Regence health plans , and Phil Caruso from Walgreens to take a closer look at the opioid crisis and what is being done to help address this epidemic i...

Two years ago, we launched the HealthChangers Podcast. Our goal was to spotlight the challenges facing health care today and the innovations and innovators that are changing the health care landscape. To mark our two-year anniversary, we are listening back to three listener favorites, featuring people who are transforming health care.

In this episode of HealthChangers, we travel to Austin, Texas' most famous Conference,  South by Southwest (SXSW) to speak with Cambia Health Foundation President, Peggy Maguire, and two palliative care leaders about the opportunities for working together towards an inclusive approach that makes palliative care more understandable and accessible for people and families across the age spectrum.

In this episode of HealthChangers, we listen to a fireside chat with Peggy Maguire, President of the Cambia Health Foundation, and author and commentator Courtney E. Martin , at the recent 2018 End Well Symposium. This powerful, one-day event brought together a diverse group of voices including actors, design, technology, policy, health care and activist communities, to explore and imagine how to...

In this episode of  HealthChangers, presented by Cambia, we bring part two of our panel discussion that brought together multiple perspectives on the topic of where – and how – technology meets health equity. Led by  Cambia Health Foundation president and board chair, Peggy Maguire , and  Catherine DesRoches, Executive Director of OpenNotes , this panel welcomes  Dr. Joann Elmore, a professor at t...

In this episode of  HealthChangers, presented by Cambia,  we present a panel discussion that brings multiple perspectives together on the topic of where – and how – technology meets health equity.

There's a shift happening in many industries toward placing a greater focus on the consumer, but what if you're not sure who those consumers are and what they want or expect? That's where human-centered design comes in. It's an approach where businesses research consumer habits, expectations and experiences, and then use what they learned to improve their services and improve the way they interact...

You might have heard of Iron Chef , the popular cooking show where the competition is based on secret ingredients. The Iron Viz competition is like that, but with health care data. There's often information buried within that data that can help in preventive care and in treating patients. But, the information is no use if people can't access it or share it in an understandable way. The visual soft...

For nearly a decade, the federal government has been trying to find ways to make medical records more accessible for Medicare and Medicaid clients. The initiative is known as Blue Button. Earlier this year, that initiative introduced a new version of Blue Button— Blue Button 2.0 . It's now easier for Medicare patients to access their health care data and also to share it. To get a better idea of w...

When Peggy Maguire's father was diagnosed with lung cancer at 48 years old, it came as a complete shock to her family. They did everything they could to fight the disease, treating him with aggressive radiation and chemotherapy. However, they felt as if "his final days were very medical in nature" and felt residual guilt afterwards, wondering if there was something they could have done differently...

If you or someone you know is living with a chronic illness, it can feel like you never get a break. You have to track medications and monitor your symptoms, constantly worrying what will happen if you're alone when a health crisis hits. There is, however, a platform that is working to change all this. Livongo Health is a company with a solution designed to empower people with chronic conditions,...

October 27th is National Prescription Drug Take Back   .  Turning in old medications ensures they're disposed of properly, but take back events can also prevent drug addiction and overdoses. The 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found a majority of abused prescription drugs came from family and friends' medicine cabinets.  In this episode of HealthChangers, we're taking a closer look at...

In this HealthChangers Podcast, Brodie shares how the health care industry continues to adapt, working to strengthen the quality of services and patient experience, through telehealth. His personal story of delivering his baby helped personify for him the work Cambia is doing to transform the health care consumer experience. 

Millennials are the largest generation in the United States, and their influence continues to grow and be felt across industries. Health care is no exception. Traditional consumer health care experiences do not align with the mindsets, influences and habits of millennials —and health care brands must either adapt or be left behind. In this episode, we meet with three millennials who are in differe...