Continuing our Reinventing the CMO podcast series, we bring to you the latest edition featuring Don Stanziano, SVP, chief marketing and communications officer, and digital engagement leader at Geisinger. He is responsible for marketing, communications, digital engagement vision, and strategy. He is a transformative industry leader who has built strong teams that have had a positive impact on healthcare and marketing. He is a firm believer in putting the customer first in marketing and authenticity in communications striving to innovate while getting the basics right by delivering the ri ..read more

What does it look like when value-based care theories, policies, practices, and innovative technologies are put into practice? What happens when we move beyond talking the talk to walking the walk of population health management at scale? To explore those questions and more, we invited Dr. Drew Albano, the Chief Medical Officer for Population Health Management at Prisma Health, to join our panel. Prisma Health is a clinically integrated network with over 5,000 providers focused on improving health outcomes, access, and health equity across South Carolina. Prisma Health works with health insure ..read more

Consumerism in healthcare has made “webside manner” as important as bedside manner. It’s no secret that lessons learned from the pandemic have motivated  providers and payers to rethink strategies around patient access and experience, retail care competition, partnerships, and care delivery and payment models, and more. But rethinking isn’t action. What do healthcare stakeholders need to do to adapt to market forces that are radically reshaping the industry? Today's show attempts to answer that question and more, with a roundtable discussion that offers a wealth of fresh thinking around h ..read more

The CMS's Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) recently announced the strategic redesign of their current Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) model. Beginning in January 2023, the redesigned program, known as ACO REACH, seeks to drive greater provider participation and improved quality of care, with a strong focus on improving health equity and closing the gaps for millions of vulnerable beneficiaries. For today's show, we've assembled an expert panel to weigh in on the new ACO REACH model, including its framework, benefits, and opportunities. On the panel: Melanie ..read more

Today’s special guest, Dr. Subir Roy, Takeda’s Associate Director of Global Medical Affairs, has been at the intersection of pharma, commercial strategy, data, and technology helping drive greater results in drug development, commercialization, and patient outcomes. He believes that unifying siloed data from patients, providers, and other healthcare stakeholders will be like striking the mother lode for life sciences companies. Eureka effects are waiting to be unleashed by the insights now hidden by fragmented patient data. Joining Dr. Roy on today’s show is Dr. Anupam Kulkarni, Associate Dire ..read more

Health systems and hospitals are losing revenue and patients in an escalating competition for care services. Challengers—including major retail, pharmacy, telemedicine, and virtual health brands—are thriving, in part by strategically reframing patients as consumers. That's not news. But there's another reframing they're doing as part of this, which today's guest calls "hard vs. soft healthcare." Understanding and acting on this concept is crucial for traditional provider organizations, who face a must-win moment across the primary, ambulatory, and home-based care segments. How providers choose ..read more

Perspective. Today it matters more than ever, in this critical time for provider organizations. And few people have a greater perspective than Dr. Glenn Steele, former President and CEO of Geisinger Health System. Dr. Steele's leadership was instrumental in establishing Geisinger as a "regional clinical powerhouse with over $3.4 billion in reserves and a national reputation for care system innovation," according to Health Affairs. Among his many innovations, Dr. Steele ushered in more innovative uses of the EHR and healthcare IT; and implemented an award-winning care model that blends clinical ..read more

It’s no secret that the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care is accelerating in healthcare. While primary care has led the way so far, new models—and new investors—are emerging to position speciality care providers as the leaders of this transformation. On this episode of the Innovation Accelerator podcast, host Steve Ambrose discusses the opportunities and challenges of VBC for specialty providers with Dr. Sanjay Seth, VP of customer success and value engineering at Innovaccer. Dr. Seth is an expert in value-based care and population health, having spearheaded ACO manageme ..read more

A “fireside chat” with Innovaccer CEO Abhinav Shashank and Mubadala Capital’s Alaa Halawa In December, we announced a $150 million Series E round at a $3.2 billion valuation, led by Mubadala Capital. Existing investors include B Capital Group, Microsoft’s M12 fund, OMERS Growth Equity, Steadview Capital, Tiger Global Management; and new investors Whalerock Capital, Avidity Partners, and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors. What is it about Innovaccer, our Health Cloud and data platform, that’s generating immense interest among the investment community, not to mention providers, payers, and life scien ..read more

It's best to let some things marinate. And so it is with HIMSS, the year's largest healthcare IT trade show. Many folks are quick to draw conclusions about what they heard and learned, but given the size and scope of the annual exhibition—35,000 attendees this year (close to 2019's 40,000 record) and nearly 1,600 sessions and exhibits—maybe it's wise to wait a little while and let that information sink in, and give our minds some time to process it before drawing conclusions or taking actions. It's in that spirit that we bring you several members of our CMO (Chief Medical Officer) team, includ ..read more