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Bright Spots in Healthcare

By: Eric Glazer
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  • Each episode, I interview innovators in the healthcare industry to extract the strategies, tactics, tools, and/or routines they utilize to generate extraordinary, positive outcomes. We highlight and breakdown these bright spots so you can apply them at your organization. "See a bright spot .... and clone it!"
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  • How Top Hospital Systems are Capturing New Patients
    Apr 26 2024

    Leaders from Ballad Health, Baystate Health, Stony Brook Medicine and Purple Lab share how health systems can take a more sophisticated and consumer-focused approach to attracting new patients.

    Our expert panel leads a thought-provoking discussion on the importance of seeing patients as healthcare consumers and understanding how they make decisions, what motivates them, and how, where, and why they engage with the broader healthcare system.

    You will discover innovative patient acquisition strategies and best practices you can implement in your organization to break through the market clutter, differentiate your health system’s offerings and create a message that resonates with customers.

    Themes covered:

    • Consumer Centricity & The Patient Journey

    • Personalized, Data-Driven Marketing

    • Health Equity

    Guests:

    • Ebrahim Barkoudah, MD, MPH, MBA, System Chief of Hospital Medicine and Regional Chief Medical Officer/Regional Quality Officer, Baystate Health

    • Timothy Brown, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Stony Brook Medicine

    • Molly Luton, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Ballad Health

    • Ted Sweetser, Vice President, Strategy, Healthcare, Purple Labs

    Bios: https://www.brightspotsinhealthcare.com/events/how-top-hospital-systems-are-capturing-new-patients/



    We are proud to have Purple Lab as the sponsor of this event. Their support is Instrumental in bringing you this insightful discussion.

    PurpleLab is a health tech company that puts valuable healthcare insights in customers' hands, enabling the healthcare industry to drive better outcomes through access to real-world data. https://purplelab.com/

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Differentiating Your Product and Benefit Design to Drive Enrollment
    Apr 19 2024

    Leaders from Independence Blue Cross, Oscar Health and TytoCare explore

    how health plans can leverage various solutions effectively to optimize pricing structures; exploring technology adoption, cost-effectiveness, and market competitiveness. Our panel of industry experts will share successful strategies and real-world examples you can implement in your organization.

    Topics covered include:

    • Matching benefits with member personas

    • Evolving virtual care beyond video

    • Various innovations in product design

    • Bringing price transparency to ACA and Medicare Advantage products

    • How to penetrate new, highly competitive markets

    Guests:

    Jonathan Stump, Vice President, Product Services, Independence Blue Cross

    Bill Bradley, Vice President, Insurance Product Development, Oscar Health

    Meni Shikhman, Vice President, TytoCare

    Bios: https://www.brightspotsinhealthcare.com/events/differentiating-your-product-in-the-healthcare-insurance-marketplace/

    This episode is sponsored by TytoCare

    TytoCare is a virtual healthcare company that enables leading health plans and providers to deliver remote healthcare to the whole family through its Home Smart Clinic. Combining a cutting-edge, easy-to-use, FDA-cleared device with AI-powered guidance and diagnostic support, the Home Smart Clinic enables the whole family to conduct remote physical exams with a doctor, replicating in-clinic exams for immediate answers from home. TytoCare drives utilization rates that are five times higher than traditional telehealth services, reduces the total cost of care by an average of five percent, diverts ED visits by an average of 10.8%; and has a high average NPS of 83. The Home Smart Clinic includes Tyto Engagement Labs™, a proven framework of engagement journeys designed for successfully deploying and adopting the solution. To complete its offering, TytoCare also provides the Pro Smart Clinic, for professional settings outside the home to serve rural clinics, schools, workplaces, and more. TytoCare serves over 220 major health systems and plans in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For more information, visit us at tytocare.com.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Innovations in Mental Health: A Conversation with Kody Kinsley, North Carolina’s Secretary of Health & Human Services
    Mar 28 2024

    Kody Kinsley, Secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, joins Eric to discuss how his state is improving the lives of families and children by expanding Medicaid and improving the mental health system.

    Secretary Kinsley shares strategies for improving behavioral healthcare access and benefit design for North Carolina’s Medicaid and Medicare members, including peer support programs, mental health crisis lines, and data systems to track the availability of beds and individuals in need.

    The conversation also explores the importance of improving healthcare infrastructure through Medicaid, focusing on preventative measures and addressing social determinants of health.

    About Secretary Kinsley

    Kody Kinsley serves as North Carolina’s Secretary of Health & Human Services, overseeing a department with over 18,000 staff and a $38 billion budget.

    With experience centered on health policy and operations, Kinsley worked on digital healthcare transformation, national education, and labor policies and served as the COO and CFO of the U.S. Treasury.

    Secretary Kinsley’s three priorities for the department include Investing in behavioral health and resilience, improving child and family well-being, and building a solid and inclusive workforce. Under his leadership, North Carolina expanded Medicaid and received the most significant investment to bolster the mental health system in over a decade.

    Kinsley grew up in Wilmington, earning his bachelor’s degree from Brevard College and his master’s in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley.

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    46 mins

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great information and ideas

This podcast consistently offers great information and ideas for healthcare improvement through interviews with people who work in different aspects of healthcare. I always learn something new.

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