On this episode of Pophealth Week, we feature Hesham Hessaballa MD, a pulumonary and critical care medicine specialist practicing for more than 20 years. Dr. Hassaballa is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine, serves as Assistant Professor Rush University & Medical Center, and Editor of the popular blog @MedikaLife keep up with Dr. Hassaballa's work on Twitter profile @HAHassaballaMD or on linkedIn, or on the web via www.drhassaballa.com. We discuss his journey into critical care medicine and explore his '11 rules for the ICU' recommendations outlined in 'How Not to Kill Someone in the ICU'. Follow Dr. Hassaballa's work on Twitter via @HAHassaballaMD, on linkedIn, or on the web via www.drhassaballa.com.

On the latest episode of PopHealth Week, we're joined by Dr. Mike Edgeworth, who brings over two decades of diversified experience in healthcare. Dr. Edgeworth's expertise as a neurologist has been honed through his time in academic and clinical practice, hospital leadership, and his role as a medical executive for a national health plan. Currently, he is at the forefront of innovative healthcare solutions as the Chief Population Health Officer at Octave Bioscience. At Octave, he is a pivotal figure in revolutionizing the management and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with precision care approaches. His impressive academic background includes completing a neurology residency and fellowship at Vanderbilt University, where he also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. His foundational medical education was attained at the University of Mississippi, and he holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Mississippi State University. Nashville, TN, is where he calls home today. To learn more about Dr. Edgeworth's contributions to the transformation of MS care, visit Octave Bioscience at www.octavebio.com. Keep abreast of the latest developments and insights by following @OctaveBio on Twitter. Tune in to gain valuable insights from Dr. Edgeworth's extensive knowledge and experience in the field of population health and neurological care. ==##==

This episode of PopHealth Week features Lauren Barca, MHA, RN, BSN, VP of Quality and Stars at 86Borders, a technology platform and care coordination company that connects health plans with their inactive, unable to reach, and underserved members. With over a decade of experience at United Healthcare, Lauren boasts a proven track record in driving success across Stars, HEDIS, CAHPS, and HOS initiatives. Recognized for her versatility and innovation in healthcare and clinical operations, she is an expert in navigating and fulfilling regulatory requirements. Lauren is deeply passionate about public health and is committed to enhancing the quality of care for economically disadvantaged and medically underserved populations. We discuss the challenges of member engagement and the need to focus on problems in living in order to optimize health care outcomes for plan members

This episode of PopHealth Week features Yael Swerdlow, CEO/Founder at Maestro Games SPC. Yael is co-founder of the Women's Empowerment Foundation, a board member of the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles and a board member of the humanitarian organization, Shelters for Israel. Yael also serves on the Advisory Boards of MILO Cognitive, First Amendment Voice, Solution Point+, and is a consultant at USC's award winning Game Pipe Labs. Additionally, she serves on both the National Small Business Association's Leadership Council Advisory Board (NSBA) and the Small Business Technology Council (SBTC). Formerly, she was co-chair of the national leadership council of Games for Change, and a board member of the Hadassah Brandeis Gender Research Institute. Yael also held the position of Independent Visiting Scholar in the Gender Studies Department of the University of Southern California where she created and taught Spy Novel Diplomacy - a groundbreaking class that examines the role of gender in espionage, intelligence gathering and propaganda. A native Angeleno, Yael was a freelance photojournalist based in Los Angeles for over twenty years, shooting for United Press International, the Associated Press, and the Los Angeles Times, where she was a part of the Pulitzer Prize winning teams for the Los Angeles Riots in 1992 and the Northridge Earthquake of 1994. In summer of 1994, Yael went to Somalia, Southern Sudan, and Rwanda for International Medical Corps, to document the reestablishing of the medical infrastructure in those war-torn countries. Yael also writes fiction, including the cinematic script for Activision’s best selling video game, “True Crime: Streets of LA”.

This episode of PopHealth Week features Caitlin Donovan, Global Head of Uber Health. The Uber Health platform 'helps improve patient care by enabling healthcare organizations to arrange rides and services on behalf of others by using a centralized, easy-to-use dashboard or an API'. We discuss their role in the healthcare industry, the January 1st, 2024 nationwide launch of their new program and need for select channel partner participation. Being a relatively new player into the emerging transporation needs space, their platform enables innovative solutions to address patients’ needs with the technical processes they already know and manage well. Consistent their 'legacy' service, Uber Health counts on independent contractors to transport patients or deliver medications to them, an option that can benefit people like seniors, patients with complex chronic conditions, and employees who work for self-insured employers. Caitlin also discusses Uber Health’s approach to overcoming care barriers and addressing patients’ social determinants of health by designing benefits for them and aligning incentives across healthcare. She also speaks about the three different ways they help employers facilitate access to care for their employees, and why it’s important to scale solutions while still meeting individual needs. Join us!   ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week, our guests are:Caitlin Donovon, Global Head, Uber Health, Rick Leach, JD, an Expert in Food Security and Public Health, Founder and former CEO, World Food Program, USA and current Chairman of the Food as Medicine Board at Avesis, LLC, and Benny DiCecca, CEO and President, Validation Institute. We discuss the role of certification of programs from an impact and efficacy point of view.

This special edition of PopHealth Week was recorded live from the Michael J. Fox Foundation 2023 Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Annual Meeting, our guests are Ronald B. Postuma, MD, MSc, Professor at McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Alastair Noyce, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Neurologist at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust. The landmark Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) study has built the most robust data and biospecimen library in Parkinson's research history. It is a cornerstone of our growing understanding of Parkinson's pathology and clinical experience and has heavily influenced emerging clinical trials. We discuss recent developments in the race to detect, treat and optimally cure Parkinson's Disease. The interview was conducted live at the recently concluded Michael J Fox Foundation's Annnual gathering in New York. PopHealth Week is produced by PopUp Studios dot Productions. a service of Health Innovation Media, streaming LIVE and sydicated on demand by HealthcareNOW Radio5:30am, 1:30pm and 9:30pm Eastern via all major podcasting platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Spotify/Anchor FM. ==##==

On today's episode, our guest is Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, FACEP, author, writer, 'go-to' medical media expert & speaker. Follow on twitter & Instagram via @HarveycastroMD. Dr. Castro is the author of 'Bing Copilot and Other LLM: Revolutionizing Healthcare With AI' and 'ChatGPT and Healthcare: The Key To New Future of Medicine'. He is a critically acclaimed author, writer, and sought-after medical media expert & speaker who shares his experiences and knowledge nationally and locally in the Dallas/Fort Worth areas. A board certified emergency medicine physician and healthcare leader Dr. Castro thrives on motivating teams by providing the most technologically advanced healthcare services to local and outlying communities throughout the state of Texas. His passion is in balancing innovative healthcare approaches with individualized patient care, believing in building sincere trust with patients, doctors, staff, and community leaders by displaying unwavering compassion, care, and understanding. ==##==

In this episode of PopHealth Week, hosts Fred and Gregg are joined by Reyn Archer MD, a legislative and policy expert in public health and international diplomacy, and Jaime Bland DNP, the President & CEO of CyncHealth. Dr. Archer has extensive experience in public health, having served as Chief of Staff for a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Commissioner of Health at the Texas Department of Health among many other leadership roles both consulting and operations. CyncHealth is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2008 with a mission to help providers in Nebraska exchange healthcare data and provide holistic care to patients. During the episode, the guests discuss the novel concept of health savings accounts at the community level, which incentivizes typically underserved areas to take ownership of their health plan and outcomes. The guests also explore the role of information technology in promoting health equity and reducing disparities. The use of technology in healthcare can help to address disparities by providing access to information and resources that were previously unavailable to underserved populations. Additionally, by enabling providers to exchange health data, patients receive more comprehensive care, and providers can make more informed treatment decisions. Overall, the episode highlights the importance of empowering communities to take an active role in their healthcare and leveraging technology to promote health equity and reduce disparities. ==##==

On today's 3rd and final episode, our guest is Cameron Lewellen, Director of Healthcare ISVs (independent software vendors) & Alliance Partners at VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. We discuss innovation enabling health systems and other operators to improve their engagement platforms, the continued refinement of digital health tools enabling retail operators to better position themselves into legacy healthcare via value based care and consumer oriented, population based, whole person friendly system archeticture, Cameron leads enterprise development efforts to build strategic relationships with key mission-critical business application partners that further drive VMware's growth into the Healthcare domain. He cultivates new and expands existing partnerships that drive net new revenues across sell to, buy from, sell with, sell through and sell against motions with an assigned set of partners via executable business plans with strong governance and measures of success. ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week, co-hosts Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters welcome Enrique Estrada, Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions for VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. Enrique weighs in on the qualities and characteristics that enable digital store fronts to potentially position retail footprints as 'medical homes' or health hubs (generically speaking) that mimic intergrated delivery systems (IDNs), ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week on HealthcareNOW Radio, our guests are Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Melissa R. Stephens, MD, Associate Dean of GME and Population Health and Professor of Clinical Sciences at the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine.  We discuss the intersection of population health with public health and the potential for systemic relief afforded by better alignement of public health 'infrastructure' with health system, health plan or risk bearing medical groups or physician networks as sponors of population health initiatives. We also address the value add of the John D,  Bower School of Population Health for clinicians who are expanding their interest in population level outcomes. In addition to his role as Dean, Dr. Dobbs serves as the executive director of the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities. He has a clinical position within the Division of Infectious Disease, working specifically in the fields of HIV and sexually transmitted infections with a focus on the intersection of disease and the social determinants of health. Dr. Dobbs has a long career working at the crossroads of clinical medicine and public health as a physician, researcher and public health leader. He has held numerous leadership roles within the Mississippi State Department of Health including State Epidemiologist and State Health Officer (a role through which he directed the state's response to the COVID pandemic). As State Health Officer, Dr. Dobbs focused the agency on addressing the numerous health inequities that plague the state. Additionally, he has worked in leadership roles in the fight against diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis. ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week, co-hosts Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters welcome Enrique Estrada, Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions for VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. Enrique weighs in on the qualities and characteristics that enable digital store fronts to potentially position retail footprints as 'medical homes' or health hubs (generically speaking) that mimic intergrated delivery systems (IDNs),

On a special edition of PopHealth Week, co-hosts Gregg and Fred weigh in on select topline takeways from the 41st JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. In addition to topline takeaways, they discuss current state of population health management and key innovation themes likely to drive the 2023 narrative.   ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week, our guest is Amelia Bedri, MHSA,Content Engineer & Policy Development Manager at NCQA (the National Committee on Quality Assurance). Serving as the subject matter expert for NCQA's Health Equity Accreditation programs, Amelia leads the development cycle and maintainence of the the core knowledge of the health care industry and regulatory environment to enhance NCQA's 'Standards and Guidelines'. She provides policy expertise to internal teams and external stakeholders including CMS, state Medicaid agencies, managed care organizations, and care delivery organizations. We discuss the role of NCQA in advancing health equity via their traditional audience, health plans, and preview the accrediting entity's role in the health system or provider markerplace. ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week our guests are Andrey Ostrovsky, MD, FAAP, Managing Partner, Social Innovation Ventures, and the Former US Medicaid Chief Medical Officer & Lisa Palko, PharmD, Vice President and Head of Medial Affairs at Akili We discuss the ADHD landscape, prevalence in the population, care gaps, challenges and progress including trends, ouitcomes and Akili's digital therapeutics value proposition as the first FDA authorized prescription video game treatment. ==##==

This episode of PopHealth Week, with hostFred Goldstein and executive provducer, Gregg Masters features a conversation with colleague and host of 'The Incrementalist' on HealthcareNOW Radio, Nick van Terheyden MD aka 'Dr. Nick'. We discuss the current state of the clinical trials industry including key headwinds, tailwinds and near term prospects to accelerate benck to beside innovation in the therapeutics space. Join us! ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week, our guest is industry veteran Seth Serxner, PhD, MPH, the Chief Health Officer for Edlogics a digital communications and engagement company dedicated to improving health literacy and empowering individuals to make better healthcare decisions. Dr. Serxner brings an extensive background in health literacy, public health, population health management, health equity, and well-being. We discuss Dr Serxner's career trajectory and the current state of the population health industry including key headwinds, tailwinds and near term prospects to meaningfully impact key healthcare challenges. Enjoy! ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week our guest is Eddie Martucci PhD, co-founder & CEO of Akili Interactive a company getting to the root of cognitive impairment by creating personalized digital therapeutics engineered to directly improve cognitive impairments. Akili's medicines look and feel like high-end interactive action video games but, unlike typical video games, they are informed by decades of neuroscience research and built with proprietary technology developed to target and treat cognitive impairments at their specific sources in the brain. We discuss the Akili's vision, mission and progress as well as the first FDA authorized prescription video game treatment for cognitive impairments in patients with conditions including ADHD, multiple sclerosis, depression, autism and COVID brain fog. Join us! ==##==

On today's episode of PopHealth Week our guest making an encore appearance is Leandro Mena MD MPHdirector Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention in the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, where he manages the implementation and evaluation of CDC-supported sexually transmitted infections prevention programs in the United States. Dr. Mena is also founding chair of the Department of Population Health Science at the University of Mississippi Medical Center John D. Bower School of Population Health and serves as Professor of Population Health Science and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases; and directs the Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education & Policy at the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for Elimination of Health Disparities. We discuss the division's mission and progress as well as the national trends in STDs and likely impact of the pandemic on public health.Do follow Dr. Mena and CDC's work via www.cdc.gov/std and on Twitter via @CDCSTD. ==##==