19 May 2021

  Denise Hines  00:06 So when we talk about maternal health, you know, it's it's almost shocking how dramatic of a problem this is in our in our country. And it's not just a women's issue. It's a human issue. According to the CDC that more than 60% of pregnancy-related deaths are in America are preventable. Gregg Masters  00:27 PopHealth Week is brought to you by Health ...

17 May 2021

   This week Fred and Nick discuss the advancing scientific knowledge and how this has impacted the understanding and the mitigation of COVID19. We highlight the key changes to the guidance that has taken place over the last year or more that includes: Transmission path – droplet vs aerosol Surfaces and cleaning guidance with a focus on handwashing Learning from History an...

10 May 2021

This week Fred and Nick discuss the new CDC guidance that begins to recognize airborne transmission of the virus and what that should mean to how we behave and what mitigation activities we should be taking The good news is life is opening up for those that are vaccinated especially for ‘small’ groups and family gatherings. But we still need to continue to follow the mitigation guidan...

10 May 2021

  Lindi Hayes  00:11 Some places in the country they're opening very carefully and strategically and with smarts, but some places they are not. Those are the areas that have us the most concerned is the opening, not using the medical expertise that's available. We have to be smart about this. Gregg Masters  00:29 PopHealth Week is brought to you by Health Innovation Medi...

03 May 2021

  This week Fred and Nick discuss the positive impact vaccines are having beyond the basic prevention of disease that includes a 50% reduction in transmission of the virus in those people who have been vaccinated. The importance of being fully vaccinated even if you have had COVID19 in the past And we review SARS-CoV-2 and the number of variants emerging, which in this case is...

03 May 2021

   Gregg Masters  00:06 PopHealth Week is brought to you by Health Innovation Media. Health Innovation Media brings your brand narrative alive by original or value-added digitally curated content or omnichannel distribution and engagement. Connect with us at www.PopUpstudio.productions and welcome everyone. I'm Gregg Masters Managing Director of Health Innovation Media and...

27 Apr 2021

  This week Fred and Nick discuss the concerns regarding variants including a recently pre-published article (Evidence for increased breakthrough rates of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in BNT162b2 mRNA vaccinated individuals) that has some people worried that they can still get infected with COVID19 – the so-called ‘Breakthrough’ infections. We review the details of the study an...

26 Apr 2021

  Gregg Masters  00:07 PopHealth Week is brought to you by Health Innovation Media. Health Innovation Media brings your brand narrative alive via original or value-added digitally curated content for omnichannel distribution and engagement. Connect with us at www.popupstudio.productions and welcome everyone. I'm Gregg Masters Managing Director of Health Innovation Media and th...

21 Apr 2021

Fred will be participating in a panel at the Medicare Stars for Non-Health Plan Partners  an AMCP and Optum Corporate Training Program. Date: April 28, 2021, 1-5pm ET Event Type: Other Events Location: Remote Learning Price: Member: $695   Non-Member: $695 Program Description Medicare Advantage is the fastest-growing line of business for many health plans. With increasingly more ...

19 Apr 2021

  This week Fred and Nick discuss the assessment of risk in the context of vaccines and their effectiveness at combatting the COVID19 disease and the challenge of putting risk in perspective. The numbers you hear don’t tell the story and even when you think you understand the data, you may not as the inputs and environment keeps changing both improving things but also making thin...