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On this episode of the HealthLeaders podcast, Finance Editor Marie DeFreitas is joined by Chief Health Officer of Included Health, Dr. Ami Parekh, and Senior Vice President of Growth at Blue Shield of California, Tim Lieb.

Blue Shield of California and Included Health are teaming up with CalPERS, an executive branch that manages pensions and health benefits for more than 1.5 million people. Tune in to see how the new partnership aims to improve quality care through virtual care, affordability and beyond.

David Vega, senior vice president and CMO of WellSpan Health, talks about the best applications for virtual health as well as virtual health offerings at the Pennsylvania-based health system.

HealthLeaders Innovation Editor Eric Wicklund chats with Gerard Phillips, DNP, MBA, RN, Senior Director of Nursing for the UC San Diego Health System, about their telesitting program, which went virtual more than a decade ago and has been seeing some great ROI and clinical outcomes since then.

Banner Health president and incoming CEO Amy Perry joins HealthLeaders CEO editor Jay Asser to talk about the transition in replacing the retiring Peter Fine, ushering the health system into the future, and solving for the biggest pain points facing hospital leaders.

CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Vice President of Clinical Services Piyush Khanna discusses what is top of mind for payers and providers in contract negotiations this year. From the influences of last year's healthcare events to the importance of meaningful data, don’t miss this episode of the HealthLeaders podcast.

Yale New Haven Health Chief Clinical Officer Thomas Balcezak discusses a range of payer relations issues, including prior authorization and coping with the relatively low reimbursement rates for Medicare and Medicaid patients.