18 Jul 2015

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As I've written about before (here , here, here, here and here)   I've used a number of tracking devices and apps including the Fitbit flex, Basis watch, Google Glass and the Actiped.  I lost my Fitbit when backpacking, apparently my trekking pole caught it and it fell off.  Although I looked for it, I was unable to find it, even though I knew where it fell off. Lesson one, if you do out...
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07 Jul 2015

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by Fred Goldstein and Gregg Masters This week on PopHealth Week, in our continuing focus on primary care and population health we are pleased to welcome Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, the Co-Founder and CEO of iora health a growing and disruptive force in the direct practice (including membership and retainer practice medicine) market. Rushika has spent more than ten years involved in ef...
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07 Jul 2015

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    Gregg Masters  00:10 You're listening to PopHealth Week on HealthcareNow Radio. I'm Gregg Masters Managing Director of Health Innovation Media, the publisher of ACOwatch.com and your PopHealth Week co host with my partner, co founder Fred Goldstein, President of Accountable Health, LLC, a Jacksonville, Florida based consulting firm. Our guest today is Rushika F...
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30 Jun 2015

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Listen to the episode here: The role of Primary Care Providers is changing and much of this is for the better. With the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations and reducing per capita costs; along with new payment methodologies, quality measures, organizational structures, and the like, primary care providers are being asked to to play an expa...
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29 Jun 2015

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PopHealth Week’s guest on July 1 at 12 pm ET is Roy Hinman, MD the founder and CEO of Island Doctors which employs more than 50 people within 14 offices in Florida stretching from Jacksonville to Interlachen and New Smyrna Beach. He opened his first family practice office in 1991 on Anastasia Island in St. Augustine, Florida. Dr. Hinman is a pioneer and began to take full risk Medicare A...
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23 Jun 2015

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by Fred Goldstein, Gregg Masters and Douglas Goldstein Listen to the episode here:   In our second month end ‘news/e/um‘ style PopHealth Week Review this Wednesday June 24 at 9 AM PT/12 PM ET we’ll feature hot topics in the news. Our regular panel of Fred Goldstein @fsgoldstein, Gregg Masters @2healthguru and Doug Goldstein @efuturist will identify newsworthy stories and offer comm...
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16 Jun 2015

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Well the debate rages on in the wellness industry regarding Return on Investment (ROI) for wellness programs.  Many vendors have touted that their wellness programs reduce medical claims costs. Studies by Soren Mattke and analyses by others paint a very different picture.  I commented on this issue here in this blog after attending a Wellness conference last year . Dr. Ron Goetzel at the...
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15 Jun 2015

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Listen to the show here:   Join  PopHealth Week  June 17 at 12 pm eastern with our special guest Steven Blumberg, senior vice president and executive director of AtlantiCare Health Solutions, AtlantiCare’s accountable care organization. A member of AtlantiCare’s executive leadership team, he has responsibility for development of population health models, programing and delivery. Bl...
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09 Jun 2015

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Here's the PopHealth Week schedule through mid July so please join us every Wednesday at 12 pm eastern or listen to/download the recording at PopHealth Week. June 10 – Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD Accenture. Population Health and where Providers should focus. June 17 – Steven Blumberg, SVP Atlanticare. ACOs and Population Health. June 24 – News Review with Fred, Gregg and Doug. July wil...
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08 Jun 2015

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  Listen to a recording of the show with Dr. Kaveh Safavi here: Join PopHealth Week Wednesday June 10 at 12 pm eastern with our special guest: Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD managing director for global healthcare business at Accenture. Dr. Safavi is responsible for developing and driving a growth strategy that differentiates Accenture's offerings for providers, health insurers and public a...
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