Tue, 16 May 2017
MediStrategy with Kip Piper Episode 11: Improving Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes Via Mobile Technology: Interview with Juan Pablo Segura of Babyscripts Summary What if we could eliminate preterm birth by 2027? There’s an app for that. That is the moonshot goal of Babyscripts, a new model in pregnancy management that seeks to improve prenatal care and birth outcomes by supporting both pregnant moms and their physicians. The app has been adopted by several of the nation’s top health systems, including MedStar Health, George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, Northwestern Medicine, UT Physicians, and Aurora Health. A graduate of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, Juan Pablo Segura is the Co-founder and President of Babyscripts, the only doctor-delivered digital health tool that employs remote monitoring and big data to detect problems sooner. The innovative Babyscripts technology has been recognized by Startup Health as a ‘Healthcare Transformer’ and by CTIA as a ‘Wireless Lifechanger.’ The venture was also a member of the inaugural GE Consumer Healthcare program. Segura is a sought-after speaker on the future of digital health and consumer empowerment in the healthcare space; he has given presentations at mHealth, HIMSS, WEGO Health, Health Datapalooza, and Health 2.0. Today Segura discusses how the Babyscripts mobile app can improve birth outcomes, more rapidly detect at-risk pregnancies, facilitate patient-doctor communication between office visits, improve patient satisfaction, increase reimbursement for obstetricians, and lower overall healthcare costs. Listen and learn how the Babyscripts team has ‘labored’ to create and test a groundbreaking, evidence-based mobile app available only through obstetricians. Subscribe in iTunes | Stitcher | SoundCloud | Libsyn | RSS Feed Topics Covered [2:25] The nuts and bolts of Babyscripts
[4:38] How the Babyscripts app works for doctors and moms
[8:25] Segura’s motivation to focus on prenatal care
[13:35] How Babyscripts is distinct from other pregnancy apps
[21:18] How Babyscripts functions
[28:16] The process of validating the ROI story
[39:30] Why treating obstetrical care like a commodity does not produce optimal results
[44:52 ] The traction Babyscripts is gaining with health plans, state Medicaid programs, and leading health systems
[58:39] Segura’s best advice for entrepreneurs in the healthcare tech space
Connect with Juan Pablo Segura of Babyscripts Connect with Kip Piper, Host of MediStrategy About MediStrategy and Kip Piper The MediStrategy podcast offers informative interviews with healthcare leaders and insights on hot business and policy issues in Medicare, Medicaid, and health reform. Health executives, policymakers, entrepreneurs, authors, and other influencers share challenges and opportunities in America’s rapidly changing $3.2 trillion health care system. MediStrategy is hosted by Kip Piper, a top expert on Medicaid, Medicare, and health reform. A prominent consultant, speaker, and author, Kip Piper advises health plans, state Medicaid agencies, hospitals and health systems, provider associations, life sciences companies, and investment firms. Subscribe in iTunes | Stitcher | SoundCloud | Libsyn | RSS Feed
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Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 4:01am EDT |
Tue, 16 May 2017
MediStrategy with Kip Piper Episode 10: Value-Based Purchasing with Healthcare Consultant Nancy Kohler of Sellers Dorsey Summary Savvy consumers seek the best value for their money, evaluating the benefits of a product prior to purchase. Elsewhere in the economy, it seems obvious that we should hold a manufacturer accountable for delivering a quality product. With health care reform, this concept has at last been applied to medical care via the value-based purchasing model. Rather than simply paying fee-for-service which rewards volume, health care consumers, health plans, and purchasers - state Medicaid programs, federal Medicare program, and employers - can hold providers responsible for outcomes. As a consultant with Sellers Dorsey, Nancy Kohler provides assistance in federal and state health policy issues, financial analysis, and project management. Before joining the firm, she played a key role in the implementation and operational aspects of the Statewide Quality Care Assessment for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. The initiative provided millions of dollars in revenue to the Commonwealth's many hospitals and modernized Pennsylvania Medicaid hospital reimbursement. Ms. Kohler's comprehensive portfolio of experience includes both large and small scale public health program operations, policy development and fiscal analysis. She spent 20-plus years at KePRO, dedicating the last six years of her tenure as the vice president of public programs. Nancy Kohler has her master’s degree in Health Services Administration and is a Registered Health Information Administrator and Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. In this episode, she outlines the core characteristics of the value-based purchasing model, the challenges faced by Medicaid in transitioning to value-based purchasing, and the federal and state collaboration key to further reform efforts. Well-versed in how current legislative proposals might affect value-based purchasing, Kohler explores Congress' efforts to repeal and replace the ACA, the fate of MACRA, and HHA Secretary Price’s advocacy for relief from administrative burdens. Subscribe in iTunes | Stitcher | SoundCloud | Libsyn | RSS Feed Topics Covered [2:48] How Kohler got involved in value-based purchasing
[6:47] Goals of value-based purchasing model
[7:36] Core characteristics of value-based purchasing
[11:01] Challenges faced by Medicaid in transition to value-based purchasing
[14:08] The role of the state with respect to value-based purchasing
[20:38] The role of federal collaboration in furthering state level reforms in payment and care delivery
[27:03] Kohler’s work to further value-based purchasing initiatives
[30:37] How proposed legislation to repeal and replace the ACA may affect value-based purchasing
[35:54] The pace of value-based purchasing initiatives
[42:27] The shift of risk to providers
[44:56] How the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) fits within payment reform
Connect with Nancy Kohler and Sellers Dorsey Connect with Kip Piper, MA, FACHE, Host of MediStrategy About MediStrategy and Kip Piper The MediStrategy podcast offers informative interviews with healthcare leaders and insights on hot business and policy issues in Medicare, Medicaid, and health reform. Health executives, policymakers, entrepreneurs, authors, and other influencers share challenges and opportunities in America’s rapidly changing $3.2 trillion health care system. MediStrategy is hosted by Kip Piper, a top expert on Medicaid, Medicare, and health reform. A prominent consultant, speaker, and author, Kip Piper advises health plans, state Medicaid agencies, hospitals and health systems, provider associations, life sciences companies, and investment firms. Subscribe in iTunes | Stitcher | SoundCloud | Libsyn | RSS Feed
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Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 3:27am EDT |
Mon, 1 August 2016
Value-Based Health Care and Purchaser Value Network: Interview with David Lansky, PhD, President and CEO, Pacific Business Group on Health Today’s episode is about value-based health care and the Purchaser Value Network, a new nationwide initiative to educate key purchaser sectors – private employers, states, and federal purchasers – on value-based purchasing and to leverage best practices and lessons learned to accelerate the adoption of value-based payment and care delivery reforms. Kip Piper interviews David Lansky, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Business Group on Health on the Purchaser Value Network. Led by the Pacific Business Group on Health or PBGH, the Purchaser Value Network is a network of and for purchasers that aims to accelerate the adoption of high value healthcare delivery and payment models through policy advocacy, education and training, and purchaser engagement. It is an effort to inject purchaser perspectives and innovative best practices into federal and state policy decision making, educate employers about value-based purchasing and advocacy opportunities, and align the most powerful buyers of healthcare - private employers, state Medicaid agencies, public employers, and the federal Medicare program - around evidence-based practices. The Pacific Business Group on Health represents large national and regional purchasers, both public and private, that together buy health care for some 10 million individuals across the US. PBGH, which runs an impressive array of successful health innovations to manage costs and improve outcomes, also collaborates with a diverse range of stakeholders on national health care policy issues. Dr. David Lansky, one of the nation’s top experts in accountability, quality measurement, and health IT, has led PBGH since 2008. Dr. Lansky’s impressive background includes service on the boards, as a founder, or as an advisor to many of the nation’s top organizations dedicated to improving outcomes, reforming payment, reducing medical errors, increasing transparency, and advancing the use of health information technology. Learn more about the Purchaser Value Network at www.pvnetwork.org. Learn about the Pacific Business Group on Health at www.pbgh.org and follow on Twitter at @PBGH_Updates. The MediStrategy podcast covers hot business and policy issues in Medicaid, Medicare, and health reform, with interviews with leaders and experts and insights on health policy, finance, and business strategy. Subscribe free and listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or any podcast app. Learn more at www.MediStrategy.com. MediStrategy is hosted by Kip Piper, a national expert on Medicare, Medicaid, and health reform. A prominent consultant, speaker, and author, Kip Piper advises health plans, hospitals and health systems, state Medicaid agencies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, medical device and diagnostics companies, private equity firms, and health industry groups. Website: www.KipPiper.com Blog: www.PiperReport.com Podcast: www.MediStrategy.com Twitter: @KipPiper LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kippiper
Direct download: MediStrategy_with_Kip_Piper_Ep_07_-_David_Lansky.mp3
Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 12:59pm EDT |
Sat, 12 December 2015
Board Director and Executive Recruiting in Life Sciences Companies: Interview with Nona Footz, Managing Director, RSR Partners The life sciences companies are looking for new board members and senior executives. In this episode, learn how pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical diagnostics, and medical device firms find new board directors, chief executive officers, and other leadership talent. Nona K. Footz, managing director of RSR Partners, explains how the needs of the life sciences industry have changed dramatically, with companies now seeking different backgrounds and experience for open board director and c-suite positions. Ms. Footz shares valuable insights into today’s search process, explains how retained recruiters work with companies, and offers advice on working effectively with recruiters. Nona Footz and her colleagues are on the web at www.RSR Partners.com and on Twitter @RSRPartners. The MediStrategy podcast covers hot business and policy issues in Medicaid, Medicare, and health reform, with interviews with leaders and experts and insights on health policy, finance, and business strategy. Learn more at www.MediStrategy.com. MediStrategy is hosted by Kip Piper, a national expert on Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. A prominent consultant, speaker, and author, Kip Piper advises health plans, hospitals and health systems, state Medicaid agencies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, medical device and diagnostics companies, private equity firms, and health industry groups. Website: www.KipPiper.com
Direct download: MediStrategy_with_Kip_Piper_Ep_06_-_Nona_Footz.mp3
Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 6:53am EDT |
Sat, 22 August 2015
Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare: Interview with Murray Aitken, Executive Director, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics and SVP, IMS Health
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Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 9:11pm EDT |
Sat, 22 August 2015
Health Insurance Exchanges and Health Plan Business: Interview with Kevin Lewis, CEO, Community Health Options Kevin Lewis, CEO of Community Health Options, shares insights on health insurance exchanges and the health plan business under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In this informative interview with Kip Piper, Mr. Lewis describes what it is like to launch and operate a new health plan in today’s dynamic environment. He shares Community Health Options’ strategic approach to competition, marketing, communications, premiums, provider networks, operations, and governance. Kevin Lewis, one of the nation’s brightest young healthcare executives, joined Community Health Options in April 2012 as its first CEO. Previously, he was CEO of the Maine Primary Care Association, where he led numerous initiatives to improve health care access for underserved populations and represented Maine’s community health centers. He also served as director of continuing care at the Maine Hospital Association and as legislative liaison for Wisconsin’s state health department. He has a BA from Dartmouth College, a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan, and is a graduate of UCLA’s Health Care Executive Program.
Direct download: MediStrategy_with_Kip_Piper_Ep_04_-_Kevin_Lewis.mp3
Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 8:38pm EDT |
Thu, 1 January 2015
Health Payment Reform and Outcomes Measurement: Interview with Norbert Goldfield, MD.
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Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 11:00am EDT |
Thu, 1 January 2015
Medicaid and State Medicaid Directors: Interview with Matt Salo of NAMD.
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Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 9:00am EDT |
Thu, 1 January 2015
Introduction to MediStrategy with Kip Piper.
Direct download: MediStrategy_with_Kip_Piper_Ep_1.mp3
Category:Science and Medicine -- posted at: 8:00am EDT |