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Predicting Healthcare Needs—featuring Lisa Collins

Time is critical in healthcare, but so is data analysis.  Lisa Collins, the CEO of Optum Advisory Services and responsible for the payer, provider, and strategy and growth teams, discusses how they are developing their algorithms to predict the healthcare needs in a community. Today’s healthcare system is based on adapting to the patient volume changes they might get at any given time, and there’s a labor challenge to be tackled. Lisa also shares a quick dive into the revenue cycle at Optum and how they are deploying the technology. Every healthcare company now must concentrate on removing the administrative burden from the physicians’ shoulders.  Tune in to listen to this quick chat about predicting tools in healthcare!  About Lisa Collins:Lisa is responsible for our Payer, Provider, and Strategy and Growth teams for OAS. She supports the growth our teams have achieved to make OAS one of the top healthcare advisory services in the country. Prior to Optum Lisa was with Cerner Corporation where she was Senior Vice President of Global Services, leading their consulting, managed services, and support business. Before joining Cerner, Lisa was Managing Director with Accenture in their Health Care practice, responsible for establishing and leading the health care provider practice. Preceding Accenture, Lisa spent 20+ years at Siemens Medical Solutions in a variety of leadership roles, including leading their North America Services business. Lisa lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with her husband and two college-graduate sons, who also live nearby. Lisa is a board member of Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital and is involved locally with Community Volunteers in Medicine Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Data can help forecast many things in healthcare, from patient volume and staffing needs to OR schedules and much more. </li><li>Administrative procedures shouldn’t stall healthcare labor. </li><li>Physicians should concentrate on delivering care, while technology helps with the administrative work. </li><li>Technology is here to help physicians. </li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Lisa on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-collins-p/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Optum on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/optum/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Discover the Optum <a href="https://www.optum.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li></ul>

S3 Ep53: Predicting Healthcare Needs—featuring Lisa Collins

Innovations in Oral Health for Improving Systemic Health

Oral health plays a pivotal role in shaping your overall well-being – a critical connection often underestimated in healthcare. In this episode, Mariya Filipova, Chief Innovation Officer at CareQuest Innovation Partners, and Maria Ryan, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at Colgate Palmolive discuss the importance of systemic health and the role of oral health in the overall well-being of individuals. Maria highlights the interconnection between oral health and overall well-being. She discusses the impact of oral conditions on systemic health, emphasizing the risks of infection and inflammation. She also talks about Colgate&#39;s approach to innovation and partnership to better understand the landscape and bring innovations to the dental profession and consumers. They focus on the prevention and early detection of oral diseases, which can significantly improve oral health. On the other hand, Mariya addresses the disparity in investments in oral-systemic health. She points out that while oral health spending is significant, early-stage startup investments in oral health are minimal compared to healthcare startup investments. CareQuest Innovation Partners aims to bridge this gap by emphasizing the established clinical connection between oral and systemic health and encouraging the healthcare community to recognize this untapped opportunity for investment and innovation. Stay tuned for an inspiring discussion on the connection between oral health and systemic health, and how entrepreneurs and startups can contribute to this transformative movement.  About Mariya Filipova:Mariya Filipova, MBA Chief Innovation Officer, CareQuest Innovation Partners. Mariya is a member of the CareQuest Institute leadership team and serves as chief innovation officer of CareQuest Innovation Partners, the for-profit affiliate of CareQuest Institute. In her role, she oversees innovation, incubation, and investment activities aimed at developing solutions that advance oral health access, equity and integration for underserved populations.  Formerly, Vice President of Innovation at Anthem Inc, Mariya led efforts in scaling emerging technologies and new business models to accelerate Anthem’s transformation to a digital-first enterprise. Mariya’s vision and leadership in these areas resulted in the development of several breakthrough solutions and programs including the $5 million XPRIZE Rapid COVID-19 Testing competition, in partnership with seven Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans, to identify and validate fast, frequent, cheap, and easy-to-use testing solutions for SARS-CoV-2 and Anthem’s Digital Data Sandbox —the largest, certified de-identified commercial data set About Maria Ryan:Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at theColgate-Palmolive Company where she provides oversight and leadership to dental and dermalclinical organizations, knowledge management, and scientific communications teams. Dr. Ryanpreviously served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Oral Biology and Pathology atStony Brook University where she was actively involved in teaching, clinical practice, andresearch. She is the Past President of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) and has served on many academic and foundation boards. Dr. Ryan has received numerous awards including NIH National Research Service Awards and a Physician Scientist Award. She received an achievement award from the American Dental Association and was the first recipient of the Victress Health Award to recognize her educational and research efforts in the area of women’s health. Dr. Ryan is a nationally and internationally known speaker and author who has appeared on multiple media outlets to discuss the importance of oral health to overall health and wellbeing as well as the role of the dental professional in the provision of optimal overall health care. Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Oral health is an integral part of systemic health. </li><li>What happens in our mouth can have a significant impact on our overall health and well-being. From gum disease to oral cancers, understanding these connections is crucial for improving outcomes.</li><li>The disparity between oral health spending and investment in oral health startups is striking. There&#39;s a huge opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to address this gap.</li><li>Collaboration and partnerships are key to driving innovation in oral health. Colgate Palmolive and Carequest Innovation Partners both emphasize the importance of working with external partners to bring new solutions to the market. </li><li>If you&#39;re a startup looking to make a difference, reach out to these organizations for potential collaborations.</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Mariya Filipova on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfilipova/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Visit CareQuest Innovation on their <a href="https://carequestinnovation.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>.</li><li>Email CareQuest Innovation Partners <a href="https://carequestinnovation.com/connect/" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Connect with and follow Maria Ryan on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-ryan-91516310/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Visit the Colgate-Palmolive <a href="https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li></ul>

S4 E4: Innovations in Oral Health for Improving Systemic Health

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

Chief Innovation Officer

Trusted Health Information in an Overloaded World

How can personalized information and education help address the challenges in healthcare? In this episode, Dr. Jenny Yu, the Chief Health Officer for Healthline.com, discusses the importance of accessible and reliable health information, the affordability of healthcare, and the promotion of healthy lifestyle choices. She highlights Healthline.com&#39;s collaboration with various healthcare providers and its focus on delivering accurate and comprehensive content. In this conversation, Dr. Yu underscores the significance of cross-functional partnerships, advocating for an integrated approach to patient care. She also encourages listeners to stay updated with Healthline.com&#39;s forthcoming initiatives, aimed at addressing education, access, and cost-related challenges in the healthcare domain. Tune in to learn why reliable healthcare information and collaborations are needed to transform the healthcare ecosystem. About Jenny Yu:Jenny Yu, MD FACS is the Chief Health Officer for Healthline Media, the number one healthpublisher that drives well-being forward by leading our audience of 74 million people to take action and improve their lives. She leads the Medical Affairs team and supports the organization in strategy, growth, and medical integrity. Prior to joining the organization in 2020, she was a practicing academic clinician with experience in research and operation. She is the Co-founder of a non-profit, Project Theia, with focus on education, care, and innovation in facial reconstructive surgeries for global communities. She has a broad interest in innovation and solutions that help patients navigate the complexity of the healthcare systems. During her tenure at Healthline Media and RVO Health, she has engaged in various thought leadership opportunities and provided her clinical perspective internally and externally onbroad-ranging topics such as access and adherence, whole-person health, and health literacy. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University Medical School and completed ophthalmology residency and an Oculoplastics fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She has over 20+ publications in peer-reviewed journals, numerous book chapters, and various speaking engagements during her 15+ years of clinical practice. Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Access to reliable and accessible health information is crucial for patients and consumers. </li><li>High healthcare costs significantly impact patient outcomes, highlighting the necessity for affordable healthcare solutions.</li><li>Personalized communication and consistent messaging play a vital role in effective healthcare practices.</li><li>Cross-functional partnerships and collaborations are essential in addressing holistic health needs and promoting preventive care.</li><li>Technology and innovative services have a substantial impact on improving healthcare accessibility, education, and cost concerns.</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Jenny Yu on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-yu-md-facs-7b98031/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Healthline on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthline-media/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Visit the Healthline <a href="https://www.healthline.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> and <a href="https://www.healthlinemedia.com/" target="_blank">here</a>!</li></ul>

S4 E3: Trusted Health Information in an Overloaded World

Chief Health Officer

Data for Better Patient Interactions—featuring Jordan Penn

Never again will providers have to start from zero again. In this episode, Jordan Penn, Senior Principal Sales Engineer at Inovalon, talks about how DataStream API can be a powerful digital integrated tool for care delivery and dives into the evolution of technologies of that sort in healthcare. DataStream API delivers patient-specific insights from existing EMRs to providers at the point of care to make the encounter more efficient and fruitful for both parties. Jordan provides a history lesson to explain how policies like the HITECH Act, the 21st Century Cures Act, and the FHIR standard have enabled better interoperability and access within the healthcare sector. On those connectivity grounds, DataStream API can serve clinically rich data in a better way to improve healthcare interactions. Tune in and learn about Inovalon’s digital solution that will make healthcare work easier for everybody! About Jordan Penn:In the past decade, Jordan Penn has spent his healthcare career as a storyteller, leveraging healthcare data and analytics to follow the patient journey, assist in research, and more. His expert knowledge of medical and pharmacy claims, lab data, and EMR/EHR data has made extraordinary contributions for his clients, and he has also been deeply involved with analyzing patient journeys to support HEOR studies. At Inovalon, Jordan is a Sr. Principal Sales Engineer, working cross-functionally between sales, product, engineering, marketing, and legal to bring new ideas to existing product offerings. When Jordan is not busy bringing healthcare data to life to inform and improve treatment, he enjoys quality time with his wife and daughter in New Jersey and is an avid weightlifter. Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>DataStream can connect to existing EMRs and is EHR agnostic.</li><li>DataStream seeks to work with clients who lack or have too much data. </li><li>DataStream helps customers demystify or declutter what they have to assist providers with the insights they need when treating a patient.</li><li>The HITECH act incentivized providers and hospitals to adopt electronic health records, increasing from 10% of hospitals in 2008 to over 95% for hospitals and 85% of providers eight years later.</li><li>The 21st Century Cures Act vouched for interoperability and access to medical patient information without any particular need by the user.</li><li>DataStream can help doctors have information about their patients on their first visit and help them establish an excellent medical relationship with them.</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Jordan Penn on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-p-a7060896/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Inovalon on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/inovalon/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Visit the Inovalon <a href="https://www.inovalon.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li></ul>

S3 Ep12: Data for Better Patient Interactions—featuring Jordan Penn

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S3 Ep53: Predicting Healthcare Needs—featuring Lisa Collins

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