(Living Well) Getting Rid of Hunger is Not the Goal with
With the recent explosion of GLP-1 drugs, the war on obesity seems to have taken a new and potent turn, but many are concerned about the recidivism, the side effects, …
(Living Well) Legumes? Protein? Microbiome? What to Eat and Why with Dr. Christopher Gardner
How many grams of protein do you need to be healthy? What about fiber? Supplements? It feels like we’re changing our diets daily to adhere to constantly shifting recommendations and …
(Living Well) The Formula for Your Health with Tom Frieden, President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives
As a society, and as an industrial complex, we’ve made health complicated…and expensive. But, epidemiology suggests that what we need to do to achieve and maintain personal health is really …
(Living Well) Wearables? What to Do with all that Data with Marco Benitez, Founder and CEO, ROOK
Do you have an Apple watch? Fitbit? Oura ring? Woop? Wearables have taken over in the past decade with claims that by constantly monitoring our heart rate, sleep, respiration, and …
(Living Well) Staying Healthy: The Real Deal
Last week, we talked about the six key drivers of personal health with Dr. Tom Frieden. But how does that factor into our conversation about the value (or not) of …
Episode #231 Culture Starts with You with Brian Carlson, VP of Patient Experience, Vanderbilt Health
“Healthcare, in my opinion, is the ultimate team sport.” I love this quote from today’s guest. And it reminds me that patient experience is not just about the patient; it …
Episode #230 Creating Opportunities for Health Through Design with Abbie Clary, Executive Director, Health for All
Can design be a determinant of health? We often think about the quality of the clinical care patients receive in our hospitals, the outcome metrics that determine funding and quality …
Episode #229 PB-What? The Role of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager in American Healthcare Today with Shawn Gremminger, President and CEO, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
Let’s talk PBM’s. What even is a P-B-M? Pharmacy benefit managers have been around since the 1960’s, although back then, they were basically claims processors. Things changed in the 80’s …
Episode #228 Lower Cost, Better Outcomes, Greater Efficiency: The Promise of Ambulatory Surgical Centers with Adnan Qureshi, Managing Director, Kaufman Hall
Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) have been around in concept for the past fifty years, but their recent explosion has caught the attention of healthcare systems and, frankly, patients. Why? Today’s …
Episode #227 Waiting for Disease is No Longer Medicine with Julie Chen, Chief Medical Officer, Radence
We’ve been talking a lot about healthspan and longevity in our recent episodes, but how do we get there? What changes would it take in the way we practice medicine …