Health Care

Turn-Key Health Provides Solution to Members and Caregivers Facing Advanced Illness

 
 
John Halsey, Vice President, of Business Development at Turn-Key Health, a population health management company serving payers and their members with advanced illnesses joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest John Halsey discuss the following:
Please describe the Turn-Key Health model and how it supports health payers and their members who are facing serious illnesses – are they at the end of life?
What is specialized community-based palliative care?  Please describe who provides the services and exactly what type of care they provide to members in the home under the Turn-Key Palliative Illness Management™ — (PIM™) model.
Does this level of care also relieve burdens for the family and caregivers?
How does the Turn-Key model help to select health plan members who will most benefit from specialized palliative care?
What are some important results of the program?  Patient satisfaction?  Reduced – hospitalizations, readmissions, ICU days?  Impact on total cost of care?
 
John Halsey, Vice President, of Business Development at Turn-Key Health, a population health management company serving payers and their members with advanced illnesses. John is a healthcare executive with 25+ years of experience helping organizations drive revenue by strategically assessing opportunities, developing marketing strategies and executing on sales. Previously, he served as a managing partner at AXON Strategy, serving healthcare and private equity organizations to help refine strategies and solutions impacting revenue growth, operational capabilities and M&A opportunities. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President of Business Development for Real Time Medicare Data, a health informatics company serving provider organizations. John also served as Executive Vice President of Business Development at MDLIVE, a telehealth company, leading market development across the payer and provider verticals. He also assumed a senior management position at TelaDoc, following his involvement as part of the transaction team leading its A-round of private equity funding. John is a member of the AHIP Foundation, American Telemedicine Association, ACO Development Group, the Institute for HealthCare Consumerism, MCO Executives, Urology Health Foundation and the MacJannet Foundation. John is a graduate from the University of Alabama Birmingham.
 
 
Website: www.turn-keyhealth.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TurnKeyHealthLLC Twitter: @TurnKeyHealth

G Medical: Puts a Doctor in the Pockets of Health Conscious Consumers

 
 
Dr. Yacov Geva, CEO at ASX listed G Medical Innovations, a next-generation mobile health and e-health company joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Technology Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Yacov Geva discuss the following:
What does the company design/build/supply and how is it done?
What is its industry positioning?
What is the revenue model? What industries/sectors is it targeting?
Give some sense of revenue traction to date, key customers?
What differentiates the company, gives it the competitive advantage?
Where or how is it being disruptive?
What is the value proposition to clients?
 
G Medical Innovations is a next-generation mobile health (mHealth) and e-health company that develops and markets clinical and consumer medical-grade health monitoring solutions, and offers end-to-end support for e-health projects. With extensive experience in the field of digital health and project management, G Medical Innovations is committed to raising the global level of healthcare by empowering caregivers and patients to better monitor, manage and improve clinical and personal health outcomes.
 
 
Website: www.gmedinnovations.com

Hello Alvin, providing families direct access to quality healthcare via mobile devices, 24/7

 
 
Arif Razvi, Co-founder and President, Hello Alvin, a healthcare network providing consumers and their families direct access to quality care via mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets and computers joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare, Technology and Tele-medicine Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Arif Razvi discuss the following:
What is Hello Alvin and how does it work?
Could you explain to the listeners what telehealth is and how it is making a dent in modern healthcare?
How can Hello Alvin be beneficial with the impending repeal of the ACA?

What are the costs associated with the service?

What are the advantages of having a mobile consult rather than going into the doctors office?
 
Co-founder, President and COO of Hello Alvin, Arif Razvi is a successful technology entrepreneur with a 20+ year career in sales, marketing and business operations and has been an integral figure in shaping six early-stage technology companies, which have resulted in two successful IPOs and multiple successful exits through acquisitions. In addition to building and scaling world-class organizations, he has established thousands of customer and partner relationships around the globe, which have resulted in over $2.5B of revenue generation during his career.
Most recently, Arif helped lead the growth of the world's largest oil and energy price discovery and reporting firm, Platts (a unit of S&P Global - SPGI) from $250M in annual revenue to over $600M in 5 years.  In addition to Platts, Arif has held executive positions at Aerohive Networks (HIVE), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Exodus Communications(now CenturyLink - CTL) and he co-founded his first Internet company at the age of 25. Arif is also a talented chef, musician and sailor.
 
About Hello Alvin Hello Alvin is a mobile healthcare network providing consumers direct access to healthcare through its secure, HIPAA-compliant suite of mobile telehealth tools. Consumers can purchase directly online or prepay for the service through participating retailers nationwide.
 
 
Website: www.helloalvin.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alvinhealthcare Twitter: https://twitter.com/alvinhealthcare

Healing Senior Depression & Becoming Socially Active Through Technology

 
 
Dr.  Kerry Burnight, a Gerontologist who has served for 18 years as a Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and She serves full time as Chief Gerontologist at grandPad joins eHealth Radio and the Geriatrics and Health News Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Kerry Burnight discuss the following:
What is the single most important thing you can do to Age Well. And by aging well I mean, physical, mental, and emotional vitality.
What is the best way to foster and get the health/happiness/longevity benefits to these connections?
What does the research say about technology, is it hurting or helping our connection?
Given these challenges faced by older adults, what is the best way to reconnect my grandparents /parents (who live in another state!) back into social society so they can experience these longer and happier lives?
Is grandPad like an iPad?
What about those with cognitive impairment?
What is the best way to approach the subject of connection with your parents and grandparents?
 
Dr. Kerry Burnight has spent her entire professional career on a mission to improve the lives of seniors. She was a professor of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at the University of California Irvine, and she is the founder and director of the nation's first Elder Abuse Forensic Center and the national non-profit, Ageless Alliance: United Against Elder Abuse. Kerry has spoken at The White House and as an expert on shows such as The Dr. Phil Show, CBS news, Money Matters, and The Doctors. She joined grandPad because of the firm's ability to prevent one of the most significant risk factors for elders: social isolation.
 
Website: www.grandPad.net

Freedom Healthworks’ Adam Habig: How to Keep Healthcare Costs Low, and Both Patient and Physician Satisfaction High

 
 
Adam Habig, President and Co-Founder of Freedom Healthworks that is becoming a leader in the Direct Primary Care industry with the focus to help people get better healthcare, and help doctors circumvent the red tape and help their patients achieve their healthiest self joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Health News Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Adam Habig discuss the following:
What Direct Primary Care is, and how it works for patients and physicians.
More about Freedom Healthworks' family-focused story, and the core mission of the business.
The short and long-term of Direct Primary Care that engenders a better outcome for both physicians and patients.
How Freedom Healthworks helped pass a law in Indiana confirming that Direct Primary Care is not health insurance, and what implications there might be for the healthcare system as a whole.
How this trend (Direct Primary Care) will be taking off in the U.S. over the next five or even ten years.
 
Adam Habig is Co-founder and President of Freedom Healthworks, which propels the launch, growth and operation of independent, direct primary care practices. By liberating physicians to serve patients instead of insurance companies, we hope to restore Americans’ freedom to purchase excellent, affordable medical care from private physicians they know and trust.
 
 
Website: FreedomHealthworks.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: Facebook.com/freedomhealthworks Twitter: Twitter.com/freedomDPC

Seniors: Combatting Loneliness

 
 
Andrea Driggers, Regional Business Development Director and career licensed vocational nurse, specializing in geriatric care, at StoneGate Senior Living, an award-winning network of senior living and care facilities joins eHealth Radio and the Geriatric & Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Andrea Driggers discuss the following:

How big of a problem is loneliness for seniors in America today?
It’s no fun being lonely, but are there tangible impacts for seniors experiencing loneliness?
Why are so many seniors experiencing loneliness?
What can seniors do to tackle this problem?
What can neighbors, relatives, friends do to help?

 
Andrea Driggers is the Reginal Business Development Director for StoneGate Senior Living, an award-winning network of senior living and care facilities.  She oversees the South Dallas Fort Worth market area. She has served as a licensed vocational nurse for 20 years, focusing on geriatric care and treatment.
About StoneGate Senior Living: Award-winning StoneGate Senior Living, LLC provides support services to senior living and care properties that offer skilled health care, assisted living, memory support and independent living locations in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. Founded and led by a team of senior living industry veterans.
 
 
Website: www.stonegatesl.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoneGateSL Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stonegate-senior-living

In the Pursuit of Optimum Health

 
Peggy Weekes, Author of the book “A Mix of Two Worlds – Nature’s Best from the East and the West for Optimum Health joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Peggy Weekes discuss the following:
Can you tell us what “A Mix of Two Worlds" is all about?
Can you please explain what you mean by Illness-Based Care and Wellness-Based Care?
Why do you think that it is important for people to look at Natural Alternatives?
What are some of the benefits of using Natural Alternatives?
In what way can people be more proactive with their health?
Is there something you would like to leave with our listeners?
 
Peggy Weekes has always had a passion for writing, and has been doing so successfully in the corporate world for many years. She is interested in helping others as well as herself on the journey of achieving optimum health through a variety of natural means. She is the author of A Mix of Two Worlds: Nature's Best from the East and the West for Optimum Health.
 
 
Website: www.peggyweekes.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mixoftwoworlds Twitter: https://twitter.com/peggy_weekes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-weekes-129b8276

EFFY Healthcare Drives Operational and Clinical Efficiency, Optimizes RCM

 
 
Jonathan Farr, Senior Vice President, North America, EFFY, an efficiency platform that overlays existing systems to help healthcare organizations compare massive amounts of data across their total enterprise, detect exceptions and problems and guide interventions to improve efficiency that optimizes financial, clinical and operational performance joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Jonathan Farr discuss the following:
How exactly does EFFY work?

How can Hospitals benefit from integrating EFFY RAID actionable analytics into their existing transactional data systems? 

Does EFFY carry a big price tag? 

What are the advantages of EFFY over other RCM solutions?

Can you give us an example of how RAID alarms alerted a department, such as radiology, to a potential problem and guided the fix to prevent a claim denial?
About Jonathan Farr:
Jon has prior experience managing general acute hospitals, surgical hospitals, emergency centric hospitals, behavior health hospitals, and a large physician practice, both for-profit and not for profit, urban and rural, domestic and international. He is highly respected for his ability to work with physicians, boards, committees, regulatory agencies, third party payers, vendors, patients and all levels of personnel.Jon earned a Master’s Degree in Hospital Administration from the Medical College of Virginia and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
About EFFY:
EFFY empowers hospitals, hospital systems and Integrated Delivery Networks to retrieve, review and compare massive amounts of operational, clinical and financial data across their total enterprise -- no matter the size, data incompatibility or platform complexity. Functioning as a permanent, protective 24/7 auditing and exception reporting “umbrella,” EFFY makes data comparable, enabling users to correct issues that compromise financial viability, and clinical and operational performance. 
 
 
Website: www.effyhealthcare.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/effyhealthcare Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/25049870

Quantros: Leading the Journey to Value in Value-based Healthcare

 
 
Andy Weissberg, Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications, Quantros, the healthcare industry’s leading provider of performance measurement and management solutions joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Andy Weissberg discuss the following:
Please tell us a bit about Quantros.
It’s my understanding that Quantros recently released its CareChex® 2018 Hospital and Health System Quality and Patient Safety Rankings and Ratings. How do these updated ratings help consumers, employers and other stakeholders in value-based care?
How does Quantros differ from market competitors?
Can we talk a bit the Quantros® Enterprise Solutions Suite - how many hospitals and large health systems are using it, and what kind of impact does it have on their clinical and financial performance?
How does the uncertainty and complexity associated with the repeal or replacement of the Affordable Care Act influence Quantros, if at all?
Andy Weissberg is Quantros’ brand ambassador and communications leader, and brings more than 20 years of healthcare, publishing and information services experience. Prior to joining Quantros he co-founded DotHealth, LLC which was credentialed by ICANN to operate the health top level domain name registry.
Andy previously served as Vice President of Identifier Services at R.R. Bowker where he spearheaded the innovation and operations of the U.S. ISBN Agency and several ISO Standards registration agencies serving the book and journal publishing industries.
Additionally, Andy was GM Digital Media, Healthcare and Life Sciences at Advanstar Communications, Inc. where he developed and commercialized ModernMedicine.com as a leading online clinical decision support and practice management information resource for physicians and healthcare professionals. For over a decade, Andy served in similar roles in the pharmaceutical/healthcare advertising agency arena.
Andy has a BA, Communications from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
 
Website: www.quantros.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Quantros Twitter: @Quantros

Concordia Care Inc. Providing Risk-Transfer, Behavioral Health Solutions for Workers’ Compensation

 
 
Joseph Berardo Jr., CEO of Concordia Care, Inc., a specialty risk-transfer, care-coordination company grounded in behavioral health sciences that provides “carve-outs” for catastrophic, complex and large loss cases joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Joseph Berardo Jr. discuss the following:
Give us an overview of Concordia and the types of companies and organizations it services.

How do you describe the Pathways 2 Recovery model and the importance of its patient centric focus?
Please explain the Concordia distinction as a “specialty risk-transfer company” and how that capability differentiates the company in the marketplace.  

Explain the casualty sector and the relevance of Concordia for injuries related to workers comp.  
With the nation’s focus on opioid abuse, Concordia’s Pathways 2 Recovery model is positioned to provide an important solution. Tell us how the combination of behavioral health and clinical approaches advance individual recovery.
 
Joseph Berardo, Jr. has a successful track record of building progressive companies in the healthcare services marketplace, and recruiting talented, highly motivated teams to advance corporate positioning. As CEO, he guides the strategic focus of Concordia Care, Inc. to provide risk transfer solutions and coordination of care in the casualty and behavioral health marketplaces. Under his direction, Concordia Care is leveraging its specialized capabilities in managing the most complex behavioral health challenges to create Pathways to Recovery for acute and non-acute catastrophic cases.  Berardo oversees company operations in managed behavioral health programs for commercial insurers, self-Insured companies, Medicare, Medicaid, and specialized government-sponsored programs. Mr. Berardo also serves on the Board, and is an investor in, the Brighton Health Group as a result of Brighton’s acquisition of MagnaCare in January 2014.   He served for more than eight years as CEO of MagnaCare before transitioning to Non-Executive Chairman in January 2016.  Berardo began his tenure at MagnaCare as Vice President of Sales and Marketing in January of 2003, He took over as President in June 2005 and added the role of CEO in September 2007.  During his time at MagnaCare, he is credited with pioneering the movement to self-insurance for worker’s compensation and health benefits, guiding employers from conventional, fully-insured to self-funded health plans, as well as boosting employer and plan sponsor initiatives to offer customer-centric plan designs which better manage healthcare costs.  His distinguished career in healthcare services began in 1990 at U.S. Healthcare, and includes subsequent leadership positions at Mount Sinai Health System, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Multiplan. Berardo has been named to the Crain’s NY Business “40 under 40,” and NJ Biz Power 50 in Health Care. Recognized as an industry thought leader, Berardo has authored numerous articles in trade and peer-reviewed publications.   Mr. Berardo is former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Make-A-Wish foundation of NJ and former Chairman of the Board of the Ocean Medical Center Foundation. He holds a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.
 
Concordia Care, Inc. (Concordia) is a specialty risk transfer, care-coordination company servicing insurers, government entities, self-insured plan sponsors and other managed care organizations. Through its Pathways 2 Recovery care model, Concordia aims to improve patient-centered outcomes and reduce overall cost of quality care by applying best practices in a biopsychosocial-centric approach to manage complex challenges for the group health, casualty and auto markets.  Concordia’s integrated business units include:  Concordia Behavioral Health, Concordia Group Health, Concordia Casualty and Concordia Ancillary.  Concordia holds dual accreditations from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare Inc. (AAAHC) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
 
 
Website: www.concordiacare.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConcordiaCare Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConcordiaCare