Dan Gebremedhin, MD, Partner at Flare Capital Partners, takes a look at innovation and disruption in healthcare. In this podcast, he talks about the current environment for healthcare innovators, growth areas in healthcare technology, and where the greatest need for change is in the industry. Dr. Gebremedhin will be the keynote speaker at ACHE of MA’s Spring Conference on June 9, 2022. You can register here: https://www.massache.org/event/spring/

Part of our “Equity in Healthcare” series, Maureen Bannan, RN is the Executive Director of Home and Community Based Services at Hebrew SeniorLife. Maureen discusses the impact of the COVID pandemic on the elderly and those in elder care, with the challenges that come from isolation and having to navigate new technologies in order to keep their care and connections to their community in place. Maureen also discusses how Hebrew SeniorLife is addressing these issues with technology, communication, training programs to counter recent labor shortages, and even how to make improvements in the new normal where we find ourselves. Learn more about ACHE of Massachusetts.

Part of our “Equity in Healthcare” series, Vilma Martinez-Dominguez, Community Development Director for the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, discusses how the city is tackling the COIVD-19 crisis head on. As a long time and highly regarded community builder and mobilizer, Vilma has been working with the Mayor and the City to partner the community, the government, and the local healthcare systems to not only address the current crisis but also make long term improvements in the lives of the people. She also discusses how public health delivery has changed over time and how the conversation around racism has expanded to include its harmful effects in healthcare and is now part of every conversation that’s happening in leadership, today.

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