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Month: November 2015

Dr. Neel Shah, Founder of Costs of Care

Dr. Neel Shah, Founder of Costs of Care

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Neel Shah, Asst. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynocology at Harvard Medical School and Founder of Costs of Care, a global NGO dedicated to helping delivery systems provide better care at lower costs. He’s also the co-author of “Understanding Value Based Care” which seeks to promote cost awareness in the medical profession.

Chris Trimble, Author of How Physicians Can Fix Health Care: One Innovation at a Time

Chris Trimble, Author of How Physicians Can Fix Health Care: One Innovation at a Time

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Chris Trimble, organizational innovation expert from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and author of How Physicians Can Fix Health Care: One Innovation at a Time. Mr. Trimble addresses the need for innovation strategies that must be deployed in this era of rapid transformation within the health care industry.

Dr. Harpreet Sood, Sr. Fellow to CEO of NHS England

Dr. Harpreet Sood, Sr. Fellow to CEO of NHS England

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr.Harpreet Sood, Sr. Fellow to the CEO of the National Health Service of England. Dr. Sood addresses the strengths of the health systems of both the UK and the US, and discusses innovations in care delivery and public health initiatives that are poised to transform the quality of care in both countries.

Gary Cohen, Founder and President of Health Care Without Harm

Gary Cohen, Founder and President of Health Care Without Harm

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Gary Cohen, 2015 MacArthur Fellow and Founder and President of Health Care Without Harm. His work is focused on motivating the health care industry “do no harm” by reducing the use of toxic materials and fossil fuels to positively impact climate change.

Now is the time to enroll

Now is the time to enroll

“Now is the time to enroll.”  This was the message about ObamaCare Open Enrollment from our wonderful Fall Enrollment Fair this last Monday.  This is the message that our staff is communicating to our patients and members of our community.  This is the message that Acting Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Jim Macrae, MA, MPP sent out in an email to HRSA grantees and stakeholders. Open enrollment started on November 1st and now is the time to…

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Dr. Daniel Sands, Founder of the Society For Participatory Medicine

Dr. Daniel Sands, Founder of the Society For Participatory Medicine

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Daniel Sands, founder of the Society for Participatory medicine which seeks to advance the patient/provider experience through better health IT. Dr. Sands is one of the early developers of secure e-mail systems and patient portals for clinicians as well as patients, and advocates for transformation of the health care system through better integration of health IT.