• The Healthcare Confidential Podcast | Episode 61 “LinkedIn Local with Beth Granger”
    Aug 31 2021
        Do you know how to leverage LinkedIn as a professional tool at any stage of your career? Have you had a look at TikTok or dropped in on Clubhouse? This week, we chat with LinkedIn expert Beth Granger about social media, her upcoming LinkedIn Local virtual event, and fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a cause that is personal for her and one that offers hope to many. Reach Beth at Beth@bethgranger.com. Learn more about her fundraising event by visiting bit.ly/linkedinlocalisback.
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  • The Healthcare Confidential Podcast | Episode 60 “From the Vault: Planning for a Crisis with Doug Levy”
    Aug 24 2021
        August is vacation time...but crises don't take a holiday. Enjoy this re-air of an episode from our first season: Crisis Planning with Doug Levy, author of "The Communications Golden Hour."
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  • The Healthcare Confidential Podcast | Episode 59 “Diasyst: A Remote Patient Monitoring Platform for Diabetic Care”
    Aug 12 2021
        Chun Yong is the CEO and Cofounder of Diasyst, a digital health company based in Atlanta, GA. Diasyst provides best-in-class technologies to help healthcare providers deliver cost-effective virtual care to their patients with chronic conditions. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the acceptance of remote patient monitoring technology by providers, patients and payers. CMS recently added financial incentives for RPM. Diasyst leverages these to help healthcare organizations operationalize virtual care services, ensuring that their programs become scalable and profitable.
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  • The Healthcare Confidential Podcast | Episode 58 “Patient Rights Advocate with Cynthia Fisher”
    Jul 31 2021
        Have you ever received a surprise medical bill? Were you ever shocked by how much a hospital charged for medical care? Did you ever wonder why hospital prices vary widely from facility to facility, and sometimes from patient to patient? Cynthia Fisher is a life science entrepreneur and investor who was so disturbed seeing friends and acquaintances facing financial ruin due to outrageous medical bills that she founded a non-profit organization to advocate for patient rights. Her organization, Patient Rights Advocate, has a dual mission of helping consumers comparison shop for medical care and fight onerous bills while lobbying the federal government to require price transparency by hospitals. In this episode, she shares tips that every patient or would-be patient needs to know. The Take-Away: There is still a lot of work to be done but a lot of progress is being made to hold hospitals accountable and establish a competitive market with fair pric
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  • The Healthcare Confidential Podcast | Episode 57 “Project Sunshine with Whitney Namm Pollack”
    Jul 27 2021
        Whitney Namm Pollack is Executive Director of Project Sunshine, a non-profit organization that harnesses the power of play to support the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and their families as they face medical challenges. In this episode of Healthcare Confidential, she talks about how the organization innovated during the pandemic and how it uses technology to overcome the isolation that affects many children who are dealing with illness and hospital stays.
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  • The Healthcare Confidential Podcast | Episode 56 “Price Transparency & Consolidation with Marni Jameson Carey”
    Jul 20 2021
        The 10 largest healthcare systems control 25% of the market, and these hospital systems charge higher prices than markets with healthy competition. President Biden recently signed an Executive Order that impacts price transparency and consolidation in healthcare. Marni Jameson Carey, Executive Director of AID, the Association of Independent Doctors. breaks down what that means for doctors and patients.   The Take-Away: There is a lot of work to be done in order to make the healthcare industry a healthy, productive market is fair to both patients and providers. Focusing on consolidation in the marketplace, implementing price transparency, and removing the middlemen from the equation are the steps we need to take to transform healthcare.   Learn More: Go to https://www.aid-us.org/ to learn more about AID, or email Marni directly at marni@AID-us.org
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  • The Healthcare Confidential Podcast | Episode 55 “The LI Alzheimer’s & Dementia Center with Tori Cohen”
    Jul 16 2021
        A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is devastating, not only for patients but for the entire family. Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s is a tremendous challenge that can leave caregivers physically and emotionally depleted. Tori Cohen, Executive Director of the Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center, is a passionate advocate for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. Under her direction, the Center has expanded its range of services to help ease the burden on families. Even when the Center was forced to suspend its on-site due to the Covid-19 pandemic, its staff managed to find creative ways to connect with clients and provide assistance to those in need. With more than 6 million Alzheimer’s patients across the United States, there is a growing need for the types of outreach and support that LIAD provides. The Take-Away: A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is life-changing, but not immediately life-ending. Patients and families can be supporte
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  • The Healthcare Confidential Podcast | Episode 54 “Smashing the Silo with Kiki Orski”
    Jul 9 2021
        Healthcare confidential: Communication is one of the most effective tools to make any organization run smoothly and efficiently. This is especially important in the business of healthcare, where in many cases lives are on the line. Effective communication often gets sidelined by “Silo Thinking” where people in an organization withhold information or believe that they know better and make decisions without input from the others outside of their departments. Kiki Orski of Peak Performance Consulting helps organizations combat silo thinking while fostering a culture of mutual respect. In this episode she talks about how silo thinking can occur, explains her process for fixing this problem in the workplace, and offers practical advice for business people looking to smash silo thinking. The Take-Away: Communication is key for a successful organization. Smashing the silos that prevent the open flow of information is an essential step toward building more effecti
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