Episodes

In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: President Biden’s plans for healthcare in the budget, infrastructure, and American Families Plans (00:43), the recent CMMI announcements regarding payment models (09:05), and a flurry of activity in the EHR space (15:32). Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, CMS, direct contracting, EHR Source Links - Below, we've listed links to some of the stories and resources discussed on this show. · https://www....

In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: President Biden’s plans for healthcare in the budget, infrastructure, and American Families Plans (00:43), the recent CMMI announcements regarding payment models (09:05), and a flurry of activity in the EHR space (15:32). Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, CMS, direct contracting, EHR Source Links - Below, we've listed links to some of the stories and resources discussed on this show. · https://www....

The episode opens with a discussion of what’s spurring these changes (00:50), including the importance of the establishment of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (05:11) and the Quadruple Aim (06:45). Over the last decade, ACO models have been a huge source of savings and learnings for CMS (07:13), and even commercial markets (10:05). Reimbursement truly sets the tone and shape for care model innovation (13:17), whether we’re talking about Next Generation ACOs, Direct Contracting (1...

The episode opens with a discussion of what’s spurring these changes (00:50), including the importance of the establishment of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (05:11) and the Quadruple Aim (06:45). Over the last decade, ACO models have been a huge source of savings and learnings for CMS (07:13), and even commercial markets (10:05). Reimbursement truly sets the tone and shape for care model innovation (13:17), whether we’re talking about Next Generation ACOs, Direct Contracting (1...

The episode opens with a discussion of what’s spurring these changes (00:50), including the importance of the establishment of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (05:11) and the Quadruple Aim (06:45). Over the last decade, ACO models have been a huge source of savings and learnings for CMS (07:13), and even commercial markets (10:05). Reimbursement truly sets the tone and shape for care model innovation (13:17), whether we’re talking about Next Generation ACOs, Direct Contracting (1...

In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (00:46), the confirmation of Xavier Becerra (06:29), and recent announcements from Transcarent and Amazon Care (11:05). Source Links - Below, we've listed links to some of the stories and resources discussed on this show. • https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/becerra-squeaks-through-confirmation-vote-to-become-hhs-secretary/2021/03/18/cd11bac4-8750-11eb-8a8b-...

In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (00:46), the confirmation of Xavier Becerra (06:29), and recent announcements from Transcarent and Amazon Care (11:05). Source Links - Below, we've listed links to some of the stories and resources discussed on this show. • https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/becerra-squeaks-through-confirmation-vote-to-become-hhs-secretary/2021/03/18/cd11bac4-8750-11eb-8a8b-...

In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (00:46), the confirmation of Xavier Becerra (06:29), and recent announcements from Transcarent and Amazon Care (11:05). Source Links - Below, we've listed links to some of the stories and resources discussed on this show. • https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/becerra-squeaks-through-confirmation-vote-to-become-hhs-secretary/2021/03/18/cd11bac4-8750-11eb-8a8b-...

The journey into motherhood comes with its own unique risks and outcomes that are determined by one’s country of birth, socioeconomic status, education, and even race. In this bonus episode of Trending Health, Vynamic’s Diversity & Inclusion Council presents excerpts from a recent panel on the Disparities in Maternal Health in honor of International Women’s Day. The panel discussion was led by Vynamic Director Tilewa Otunba Nwaeze and featured Kassandra Margetis, LCSW-R, former Manager of Mental...

The journey into motherhood comes with its own unique risks and outcomes that are determined by one’s country of birth, socioeconomic status, education, and even race. In this bonus episode of Trending Health, Vynamic’s Diversity & Inclusion Council presents excerpts from a recent panel on the Disparities in Maternal Health in honor of International Women’s Day. The panel discussion was led by Vynamic Director Tilewa Otunba Nwaeze and featured Kassandra Margetis, LCSW-R, former Manager of Mental...

The journey into motherhood comes with its own unique risks and outcomes that are determined by one’s country of birth, socioeconomic status, education, and even race. In this bonus episode of Trending Health, Vynamic’s Diversity & Inclusion Council presents excerpts from a recent panel on the Disparities in Maternal Health in honor of International Women’s Day. The panel discussion was led by Vynamic Director Tilewa Otunba Nwaeze and featured Kassandra Margetis, LCSW-R, former Manager of Mental...

The episode opens with a discussion of what is driving this change (00:47), specifically the acceleration due to COVID-19 – from rapid stand up due to necessity, to increased comfort as more patients experienced virtual care, to the removal of regulatory and reimbursement barriers. While “telehealth” may be the first thing that comes to mind when talking about virtualization in healthcare, there is so much more (06:05) – including remote patient monitoring to manage chronic disease (06:20), the ...

The episode opens with a discussion of what is driving this change (00:47), specifically the acceleration due to COVID-19 – from rapid stand up due to necessity, to increased comfort as more patients experienced virtual care, to the removal of regulatory and reimbursement barriers. While “telehealth” may be the first thing that comes to mind when talking about virtualization in healthcare, there is so much more (06:05) – including remote patient monitoring to manage chronic disease (06:20), the ...

The episode opens with a discussion of what is driving this change (00:47), specifically the acceleration due to COVID-19 – from rapid stand up due to necessity, to increased comfort as more patients experienced virtual care, to the removal of regulatory and reimbursement barriers. While “telehealth” may be the first thing that comes to mind when talking about virtualization in healthcare, there is so much more (06:05) – including remote patient monitoring to manage chronic disease (06:20), the ...

In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: the latest in vaccine development from Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, and AZ (00:29), the review of 340B in the courts (06:48), Aetna’s re-entry into the ACA exchanges (13:38), and the announcement of the new health data start-up, Truveta (16:33)

In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: the latest in vaccine development from Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, and AZ (00:29), the review of 340B in the courts (06:48), Aetna’s re-entry into the ACA exchanges (13:38), and the announcement of the new health data start-up, Truveta (16:33)

In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: the latest in vaccine development from Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, and AZ (00:29), the review of 340B in the courts (06:48), Aetna’s re-entry into the ACA exchanges (13:38), and the announcement of the new health data start-up, Truveta (16:33)

With healthcare organizations expanding across the value chain and blurring boundaries across sectors, Jen, Mindy, and Ryan discuss the trend towards business model and partnership innovation. The episode opens with a discussion of what is driving this change (00:45), specifically consumers, complexity, connected care, cost, the need to create and capturing value, and of course, COVID-19 (04:08). At (06:28) the conversation shifts to discussing a few specific business model and partnership innov...

With healthcare organizations expanding across the value chain and blurring boundaries across sectors, Jen, Mindy, and Ryan discuss the trend towards business model and partnership innovation. The episode opens with a discussion of what is driving this change (00:45), specifically consumers, complexity, connected care, cost, the need to create and capturing value, and of course, COVID-19 (04:08). At (06:28) the conversation shifts to discussing a few specific business model and partnership innov...

With healthcare organizations expanding across the value chain and blurring boundaries across sectors, Jen, Mindy, and Ryan discuss the trend towards business model and partnership innovation. The episode opens with a discussion of what is driving this change (00:45), specifically consumers, complexity, connected care, cost, the need to create and capturing value, and of course, COVID-19 (04:08). At (06:28) the conversation shifts to discussing a few specific business model and partnership innov...

In this new minisode series, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items healthcare leaders should be considering. The episode opens with a discussion of the Biden administration’s initial response to the COVID-10 pandemic (00:35), including the pledge to administer 100 million doses in his first 100 days, the invocation of the Defense Production Act, and the establishment of his COVID Response Taskforce. The conversation then moves to analyzing key healthcare hires in the Biden a...

In this new minisode series, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items healthcare leaders should be considering. The episode opens with a discussion of the Biden administration’s initial response to the COVID-10 pandemic (00:35), including the pledge to administer 100 million doses in his first 100 days, the invocation of the Defense Production Act, and the establishment of his COVID Response Taskforce. The conversation then moves to analyzing key healthcare hires in the Biden a...

In this new minisode series, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items healthcare leaders should be considering. The episode opens with a discussion of the Biden administration’s initial response to the COVID-10 pandemic (00:35), including the pledge to administer 100 million doses in his first 100 days, the invocation of the Defense Production Act, and the establishment of his COVID Response Taskforce. The conversation then moves to analyzing key healthcare hires in the Biden a...

The episode opens with a discussion of widespread virtualization (00:58), as the industry shifts focus from the rapid adoption precipitated by the COVID-19 crisis to operationalization and refinement of the customer experience, particularly as a generation of digital natives move into leadership positions and increasingly utilize healthcare services (03:06). At (06:30) the conversation shifts to business model and partnership innovation trends, as new and existing players look to unlock new oppo...