Today we are speaking with Jake Sattelmair, the cofounder, EVP, and General Manager of Wellframe, a HealthEdge Company and digital platform that helps health plans onboard and engage members in their benefits and their health. Jake and the team at Wellframe have been at this for 12 years and they’ve learned what works and what doesn’t work. Shownotes: Favorite book: LeBron by Jeff Benedicts ..read more

We discuss many different healthcare challenges on this podcast and we share potential solutions. The one area we haven’t discussed enough is the administrative burden on the healthcare ecosystem. This burden is felt by all stakeholders including members, health plans and clinicians. When I refer to administrative burden, I am not just referring to prior authorizations. I am speaking about the additional documentation associated with closures of gaps in care, HCC coding and more.  With us today is Jon Zimmerman, CEO of Holon Solutions. Holon provides an end-to-end platform that helps clin ..read more

Today we’re discussing a topic that is impactful to an employee’s physical and emotional health – yet the topic is invisible in the workplace. The topic is caregiving. Caregiving is an often invisible issue that all employers should worry about: Family caregivers comprise between 18% and 22% of the workforce, and the stress on these individuals can affect productivity, their ability to stay at a job and more. Caregivers face two major challenges – caring for a loved one and caring for themselves. Caregivers routinely put others before themselves and as a result, the caregiver may skip preventi ..read more

Digital healthcare delivery has exploded over the last several years and digital MSK is part of this massive growth. We know that digital MSK services are more convenient for members and can provide more accurate data on outcomes than in-person traditional physical therapy services. We’ve heard from one other digital MSK company about 6 months ago so now is a good time to get a different perspective and understand how this industry is changing and where it is headed. With me is Mark Luck Olson, who is the CEO of RecoveryOne. If the name Mark Olson sounds familiar, it’s because Mark is a former ..read more

Our guest today is Kate Merton, Executive Director of Chicago ARC, a health innovation venture collaborative designed to accelerate equitable health innovation and improve access to affordable quality health. We are going to hear from Kate how Chicago ARC brings together many players from the ecosystem to drive health innovation at scale. Kate has worked with big pharma companies as well as health plans and has experienced healthcare in the US and UK.  I am excited to learn more about Kate’s experience and how Chicago ARC’s efforts are changing the game in healthcare.   Show notes:&n ..read more

When I hear the term value-based care, I think about a provider group taking on full or partial risk for the care of a patient. But I also think of value-based care in terms of the patient journey across a condition or an episode of care. Outside of primary care, health plans have struggled to implement payment arrangements for specialists and hospitals that factors in the cost and quality of care across the continuum.   What has made this so challenging? Data – or the lack thereof. For years payors and providers have struggled to define a true episode of care and attach a payment and qua ..read more

Osso VR is a company that uses virtual reality to teach surgeons how to use medical devices and perform surgeries and assessment. Imagine being able to practice many times over before performing on a live patient. Imagine what this level practice will do prevent medical errors and save lives.   With me is Dr. Justin Barad, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who also has a passion for gaming. Originally interning to become a game developer at Activision-Blizzard, Justin decided to find a way to combine his passions and use his technology background to solve medical challenges after a personal ..read more

The term Population Health is widely used in this industry. We’ve talked about it from a health plan perspective and today I would like to look at population health from an employer/employee perspective. And I am thrilled that an accomplished physician and former colleague is with me today to share his deep expertise.   On today’s episode, Steve Goldberg, MD, Chief Health Officer of Employee and Population Health at Quest Diagnostics shares his perspective on population health from an employer perspective.   Book: The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons For Living Longer From The People Who Have L ..read more

: Have you ever wondered what happens to the health data that you collect on your phone or wearable device? Who uses it, how is it used and how does your data stay private? To answer these questions, I asked Christine Lemke, co-founder and co-CEO at Evidation Health to join me.   Evidation is a health tracking platform that rewards users for healthy actions while contributing real-world data to important research projects. As part of my due diligence, I enrolled and it was a simple and easy experience. I have also enrolled to participate in a few research projects as well and I am looking ..read more

Many healthcare startups are launched each year and it isn’t easy to get traction.  When a company does thrive in this complex industry, you know it has a solid value proposition and Omada Health has just that. Omada Health began almost 12 years ago with a focus exclusively on pre-diabetes. They wanted to get ahead of the problem by helping individuals make lifestyle changes that would help keep them from becoming a diabetic.   Omada health has since expanded into a platform that offers coaching for diabetes – including prevention, hypertension and MSK. Omada Health is a trusted plat ..read more