Health Care

What needs to change or improve moving forward in the healthcare sector for 2025

 
Christina Foxwell, Global CEO & Founder of Ignite Purpose joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare & Health News Channels to discuss her recent trip to the UK and why well-being in the workplace is so important.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Christina Foxwell discuss the following:
Ignite Purpose is a global consulting firm founded in 2012 and you are dedicated to enhancing performance and well-being in the workplace through a human-centric approach. How did you find yourself working with the healthcare sector?
You've just come back from speaking at the NHS Conference on bridging the mental health gap through resilience building. How was the visit?
Your white paper outlines how the A.R.I.S.E Resilience Program addresses this
gap, because the statistics are quite alarming aren't they?
Burnout is a major issue across the healthcare system. How do we tackle this?
What needs to change or improve moving forward in the healthcare sector for 2025?
Christina Foxwell, founder of Ignite Purpose, is a speaker, coach, and author passionate about helping leaders and teams align purpose with performance. With 20+ years in HR and executive roles, she supports organisations worldwide, including major healthcare and corporate organisations, empowering them through empathy, clarity, and connection. Her latest book, The Glass Angel, explores her journey from trauma to building a values-driven business.
Website: https://www.ignitepurpose.com.au
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ignitepurposeLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinafoxwell 
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Housing Transitions for Seniors with Nelly Some

 
Nelly Some, an entrepreneur and business leader who has developed systems and cultures for residential care homes that make them stand out from others on the market joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Senior Care Channels. She's the author of Making a Difference: Investing in Better Lives for Seniors.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Nelly Some discuss the following:
How did you become involved in creating residential care homes?
What would you say to families trying to decide the best place for their senior loved one?
Why is the adjustment to a new kind of living situation particularly hard on seniors?
How can people make it easier for a senior to adjust to their new environment?
How can residential care managers help their staff be more sensitive to the senior residents?
Why can the "traditional" options for senior care be harder on residents and their families?
Why are residential care homes an investment worth considering?
Nelly Some is an entrepreneur and business leader who has developed systems and cultures for residential care homes that make them stand out from others on the market. She has spent more than two decades in healthcare, real estate, and construction, and has owned and managed multiple residential care homes. She's the author of Making a Difference: Investing in Better Lives for Seniors.
Website: https://makingadifferencewithnelly.com
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Making The Healthcare System Fair Again!

Matt Ungs, the Founder of Patient Fairness, a one-of-a-kind platform that is dedicated to helping people lower or eliminate unfair medical bills here in America joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Healthcare Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Matt Ungs discuss the following:
How did you come up with this concept to help people with their medical bills?
What is the biggest over payment or issue you are seeing today?
What changes with the current healthcare system in America would you like to see changed?
What types of clients do you take on and how can they successfully use your platform?
What advice do you have for anyone going to see a doctor or using an urgent care or any other provider today?
Matt Ungs founded Patient Fairness after a nearly three-decades career at health plans negotiating with hospitals, physicians and other medical providers to participate in insurance networks. Over the years, he observed that medical providers and health insurers were thriving as medical prices and insurance premiums soared. Patients and the public suffer because they fund provider and insurer prosperity through higher medical bills, employer benefit costs and direct insurance premiums. Worse yet, medical providers and health insurers use patients as collateral as they fight over pieces of the prosperity pie, while the patients are stuck in the middle with surprise medical bills and unaffordable charges.
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Website: https://www.patientfairness.com
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Transforming Healthcare through Technology Automation Management of Medical Devices

 
Jinesh Patel, CEO and Co-Founder of Uptime Health, a ground-breaking company providing cutting edge medical device technology automation management joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare, Technology and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jinesh Patel discuss the following:
First, can you explain for our listeners what is meant by UptimeHealth’s mission of providing technology automation management for medical devices?  What service does your company provide and who uses your services?
Why is this important for health care providers?
For those of us who are consumers  - and patients – how do we know if our medical care providers are maintaining their critical technology?  How does this impact our level of care?
I see that you have earned a prestigious spot on the Forbes 2021 Next 1000 honoree list – what is this award and how did you make the list?
As an expert in medical technology innovation and management, can you tell us what you see for the future of medical technology – and how that will impact patient care over the next few years?
A Forbes 2021 NEXT 1000 honoree, Jinesh Patel is a seasoned entrepreneur and innovator, having founded two successful companies and holding several patents in the medical technology domain. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of UptimeHealth, which offers cutting-edge technology automation management for medical devices.
Before co-founding UptimeHealth, Jinesh served as the Clinical Engineering Manager for the most extensive health system in Austin, TX. He is widely recognized as the foremost expert in asset management technology and compliance automation, particularly within the outpatient and ambulatory sectors. Jinesh has also been honored as a 2023 Boston Business Journal "40 Under 40"award recipient, as a finalist in the 2019 Top 40 Global Entrepreneurship World Cup and was a winning entrepreneur at 1st Annual Revere Partners HUB PitchEvent in 2022, He is also a noted speaker, empowering entrepreneurs for success and achievement.
Jinesh holds an MBA, complemented by a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, both from Texas A&M University.
 
 
Website: https://www.uptimehealth.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptimehealth Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uptimehealth X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/uptimehealth 
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The Patient Engagement Revolution is Here!

 
Jenna Hagan, Pre-Sales Director at NextGen Healthcare, a leading provider of innovative healthcare technology and data solutions joins eHealth Radio and the Health News, Healthcare and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jenna Hagan discuss the following:
Two concepts I’ve been hearing about lately are the “digital front door” and the idea of a “closed loop patient experience.” Why don’t we start by breaking down what those terms mean and how they connect?
Why is it so important that practices keep up with evolving patient expectations in this area?
What solutions does NextGen Healthcare offer for patient engagement?
What results have been experienced by NextGen clients who implement these patient engagement solutions?
How does offering a better patient experience simultaneously improve the provider/staff experience?
Jenna Hagan is a Director of Pre-Sales at NextGen Healthcare who specializes in practice management, patient experience, and financial solutions. Prior to working for NextGen, she served as a practice administrator. She is also a certified athletic trainer and wore many hats serving as a physician extender with both financial and clinical orthopaedic expertise. Jenna has a strong command of PM, RCMS and all financial/administrative aspects of running a successful independent ambulatory practice.
Website: https://www.nextgen.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/NextGenHealthcare  Twitter: https://twitter.com/NextGen  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/nextgenhealthcareinc  Instagram: https://instagram.com/nextgenhealthcare 
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5 Things All Savvy Health Plans Do To Improve Transportation Services for Members

 
Brandon Piersant, Chief Marketing Officer of American Logistics & Jeff Kuckenbaker, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer of American Logistics - an industry leading technology-enabled services company known for delivering high quality transportation management for healthcare payors and systems nationwide joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Health Care Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guests Brandon Piersant & Jeff Kuckenbaker discuss the following:
Jeff, how does transportation play an essential role for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries?
Brandon, how do qualified health plan members access this service and what can they expect?
Jeff, transportation in Healthcare can be a broad range of services. What are some of the location options for members looking to utilize the benefit?
Brandon, what role do ride share companies like Uber and Lyft take part in the service?
How are your Payor partners seeing success with this benefit?
For the last 6 years, Brandon Piersant has overseen all of marketing and communications for American Logistics, an industry leading technology-enabled services company known for delivering high quality transportation management for healthcare payors and systems nationwide. With over 20 years of leading marketing teams for technology companies in the automotive and healthcare verticals, he empowers brands through cross-functional, departmental support to ensure alignment internally and leverages the amazing work, people and stories that make a difference. His executive acumen with M&A and business transformations was integral in multiple exits of successful organizations. Brandon’s award-winning creativity has elevated brands to differentiate themselves in unique ways emphasizing people, products, and technology. He currently resides with his wife and five children in Southern California, enjoys ocean activities and is active with leadership roles in community-based organizations.
Jeff Kuckenbaker is a seasoned executive with over two decades of distinguished experience as an innovative Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) across a spectrum of industries to include medical device. With a career spanning large public, and medium size private equity-backed firms. Before his professional career he served as an Army Ranger team leader with combat service in Panama. After the military he completed his undergraduate at University of Puget Sound with a BA in Business Finance and later his MBA in International Business and Economics. He is married with three children and enjoys many outdoor hobbies including mountain biking and fishing.
Website: https://americanlogistics.com
Social Media Links: X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/Amrcn_Logistics Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-logistics-co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/american_logistics 
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The Importance of Functional and Integrative Medicine and Why it Matters

 
Phil Hagerman, Chairman and CEO at Forum Health, a nationwide provider of personalized, innovative and transformative health care services and clinics designed to help patients achieve their health goals joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Phil Hagerman discuss the following:
What is functional and integrative medicine and how does it differ from conventional medicine?
More people are now turning to functional and integrative medicine for their healthcare. Why is this becoming more mainstream?
What conditions does functional and integrative medicine treat and what are some of the methods used?
Who’s a candidate for functional and integrative medicine and how do they get started?
Tell us more about Forum Health and how they're leading the functional medicine movement.
Philip R. Hagerman co-founded Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy with his father, Dale Hagerman in 1975. Diplomat grew to be the nation’s largest independent specialty pharmacy with revenue growing from $25 million in 2005 to over $4 Billion in 2015, recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in healthcare, and became a publicly-traded company through its IPO on the NYSE in October 2014.
Mr. Hagerman led Diplomat as its CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors for 27 years. He has a unique perspective and understanding of the business, culture, and history, having led Diplomat through many economic cycles and operational initiatives. His day-to-day leadership of Diplomat gives him critical insights into operations, strategy, and competition in broad areas of healthcare and business.
Throughout his career at Diplomat, he has demonstrated strong entrepreneurial skills, as well as regulatory, marketing, strategic, and operational expertise. Mr. Hagerman also possesses in-depth knowledge of, and key relationships in healthcare and the specialty pharmacy industry on a national basis.</P
Mr. Hagerman founded SkyPoint Ventures in 2013 and remains its CEO. SkyPoint Ventures is a real estate and venture investment firm, headquartered in Flint, Michigan. SkyPoint Ventures focuses on early-stage companies in multiple disciplines and engaging the entrepreneurial spirit while developing industry-leading processes and technology.
Mr. Hagerman currently serves as CEO of Forum Health Enterprises, Inc. Forum Health, founded in February 2019, focuses on building a network of integrative and functional medical practices across the nation and includes a nutraceutical division, Inwell Biosciences, and a technology division – Power2Practice.
Inwell has created a line of proprietary supplements specific to the needs of physicians in Integrative and Functional medicine. Power2Practice is an EMR and practice management software system created specifically for integrative medical practices, used by over 1000 practitioners nationwide.
Website: https://forumhealth.com
Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forum_healthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/forumhealthcoLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forum-health-llc
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Impacting Healthcare: ASAAR Medical’s Accountable Care Organization Reach Program

 
Dr. Anjan Patel, the dynamic creator, Founder and CEO of ASAAR Medical and its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Reach Program joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Anjan Patel discuss the following:
Can you please explain to our audience what an Accountable Care Organization is and what ASAAR Medical’s ACO Reach Program is?
Tell our audience of potential or current patients why they would want to work with a physician who is participating in an ACO? What are the advantages to them?
Likewise to our prior question, what are the advantages to doctors for working within or joining an ACO like ASAAR Medical’s ACO Reach Program?
Technology seems to be a significant component of your ACO Reach. How does ASAAR Medical's technology platform assist practices in improving overall support?
Dr. Anjan Patel is an attentive and compassionate primary care doctor treating patients in Boca Raton, Florida and its surrounding communities. His approach to practice is to make the patient the primary focus, ensuring that each of his patients receives quality care. Dr. Patel holds a certification from the American Board of Family Medicine.
Dr. Patel received his medical/residency training at Underwood-Memorial Hospital, a Thomas Jefferson Affiliate.
Two weeks out of residency, Dr. Patel took a leap and opened up his first private practice and grew it to become one of the leading primary care physician practices in the Boca Raton area. He further expanded his network by opening up chiropractic facilities in the Palm Beaches, expanding primary care offices as well as a thriving MSO.
Dr. Patel is the creator, founder and CEO of ASAAR Medical and its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Reach Program. He created ASAAR because of his passion for improving patient outcomes through the use of innovative technologies that make better use of patient and caregiver data combined with changing financial incentives for providers. He is considered a leading figure in the effort to transform healthcare for the better.
Website: https://www.asaarmedical.com
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Revolutionizing Retiree Healthcare

 
 
John Dulzack, the CEO of RetireeFirst, the premier retiree benefit management solutions and advocacy service provider, proven to enhance the experience and outcomes for group plan sponsors and their retirees joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest John Dulzack discuss the following:
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and RetireeFirst?
The Inflation Reduction Act is ushering in some big changes and new policies. How does this affect retiree healthcare?
How can we distinguish fact from fiction regarding recent claims about Medicare and Medicare Advantage, including price confusion, coverage differences and MA’s complexities?
Can you elaborate a bit on how group plans differ from individual Medicare Advantage plans?
An issue we hear a lot about when it comes to healthcare for retirees is unmet gaps in care. Can you tell us a bit about gaps in care, their impacts, and how to close them?
John P. Dulczak, CEO and founder of RetireeFirst, oversees business strategy, growth planning, and overall operations for the company. Under his leadership, the organization has grown significantly since its inception and continues to expand its employee base among all functional departments. John has over 20 years of experience in designing and providing Retiree Benefits Management and health advocacy services for plan sponsors and their retirees. He began his career serving ERISA union and public sector health and welfare funds. He worked as a multiemployer benefit plan administrator, managing three health and welfare funds totaling over 30,000 members and dependents. He then served as the National Director of Taft-Hartley Business Development for Prescription Solutions before opening RetireeFirst.
 
 
Website: https://retireefirst.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/retireefirst
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Telemedicine: The Long-Term Solution to Physician Shortages and Specialty Coverage

 
 
Jason Povio, the President and COO for Eagle Telemedicine, the leader in technology-enabled, inpatient care for sustainable healthcare resilience again joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Telemedicine Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jason Povio discuss the following:
Many of today’s hospitals, rural hospitals in particular, face a number of challenges, in delivering specialty coverage. What are some of most significant short-term and long-term obstacles that rural hospitals face?
How is Telemedicine solving the challenges faced by these hospitals?
What are some ways telemedicine is delivering long-term value?
What approach does your company, Eagle Telemedicine take to address inpatient and outpatient care for hospitals? What are some key differentiators that you provide?
Is it working? Are these hospitals seeing improvements as a result of implementing telemedicine?
Jason Povio serves as President and Chief Operating Officer for Eagle Telemedicine. In this role, Jason has oversight over all aspects of the business, including operations, program implementation, post-implementation support, credentialing as well as marketing and business development.
He has a diverse background in systems engineering along with broad experience in healthcare, working in large integrated healthcare systems in a number of operational excellence and executive positions.
Jason received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Masters of Science in Engineering Management from the University of South Florida along with several Graduate Certificates in Quality and Change Management. He also holds a Lean Healthcare Certification and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the University of Michigan.
Website: https://www.eagletelemedicine.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/EagleTelemedicine  Twitter: @EagleTelemed Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/eagle-telemedicine 
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