12 Oct 2021

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  This week Dr. Nick and Fred discuss Fred's recent article Learning to Live with Endemic COVID-19, published in Security Nexus from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) which he co-authored with Ben Ryan of Baylor University and Deon Canyon of the APCSS. Some governmental leaders and others have said we just need to “learn to live with it” reg...
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04 Oct 2021

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This week we explore the suspicion that SARS-CoV-2 might have come from a laboratory and what the science says. The virus either emerged from another animal, so-called Zoonotic origins, or was leaked from a laboratory, in which case this could be deliberately or accidentally. We dive into the data and explain some of the reasons why despite the coincidence of the virus emerging in a c...
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30 Sep 2021

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  Scott Haas  00:08 The whole acquisition of physician practices that's really accelerated since the advent of the ACA, I think has been very detrimental to the marketplace. And the reason being is that you know, hospital-centric health systems view primary care as a means to an end. And what that means is your goal as a primary care doctor is not really to create relationship...
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28 Sep 2021

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  Michael Abrams  00:06 Clearly what the pandemic illuminated is that while most conventional providers have talked about how scary it is to take on the risk that's associated with being accountable for cost and quality, what they were overlooking was the risk that is associated with working on a fee for service basis I mean fee for services. That's how they run a restaurant. ...
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27 Sep 2021

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This week Dr. Nick and Fred discuss how the pandemic has affected other countries and look into why their data sometimes seems quite different to the United States. We dive into the data from Bangladesh and India to understand why their death rates and rates of infection are lower than what we would expect based on experience here. Despite a low rate of vaccination in Bangladesh they ...
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21 Sep 2021

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The virus struck and it struck, again and again, wave after wave, First the elderly, then the middle-aged, on to those younger and finally the children It was indiscriminate and discriminate at the same time Initially, all were at risk, but as it spread it hurt some communities more than others, Those living in the lower socioeconomic groups, minorities, the disadvantaged wer...
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20 Sep 2021

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  This week Fred and Dr. Nick jump into medical leave policy and the quagmire of challenges around finding a balance between creating an economically viable policy that works for employees, especially for those in lower socioeconomic groups and wage bands. The coming flu season is looking like it will be a bear which will add additional challenges to keeping business operations r...
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16 Sep 2021

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  Gregg Masters  00:08 Welcome to this special edition of PopHealth Week recorded live in the HealthcareNOW Radio studio at HIMSS 2021, in Las Vegas. 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 wit...
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13 Sep 2021

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This weeks video reviews the recently released six-part COVID-19 action plan from President Biden that included: Vaccines Booster shots Schools Testing and Mask requirements Economic recovery Improving care for those with COVID We take a look at the background to these actions and the timing and dig into the mandates for vaccination and who this applies to and what...
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