Unlocking Accountable Care Day Health Strategies

Lori Russell is the Executive Director for Aspire Developmental Services, a non-profit organization based on the North Shore, which focuses on providing early intervention services for children.

In this episode, Lori shares with us the societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as they relate to educational regression among children who are unable to participate in daycare and/or early intervention services as a result of safety regulations. Lori describes the ways her organization has shifted to accommodate various needs that have arisen in the community at this time. She also shares ideas for how on-profits who serve young children can revamp their programs and operations to mitigate the negative consequences of children not being able to engage in traditional learning activities.

Gustavo Torrez is recognized nationally as a leader in the tobacco prevention and control movement with a focus on youth and young adult populations. He is the Director of Youth Advocacy at The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, an organization devoted to leading the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll in the United States and around the world.

In this episode, Gustavo describes the various ways he empowers young people to become involved in policy and advocacy. He discusses an online educational platform he launched for young people to learn fundamental skills to strengthen their ability to advocate for and implement lasting changes locally and nationally.

Maria Levis, CEO of Impactivo, is committed to transforming health systems to ensure access and health for vulnerable populations. She specializes in innovation, health systems research, strategy development, policy analysis, implementation sciences, patient centered medical home transformation, quality improvement, public health emergencies and value-based health care projects in New York, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.

In this episode, Maria discusses her most recent work researching and implementing equitable, evidence-based interventions in healthcare. She specifically highlights her work in providing high quality telehealth services to vulnerable populations and describes how she uses readiness assessments to help focus her work and to provide high quality, targeted care.

Emily had the pleasure of interviewing Jonathan Payne, Senior Consultant at Regenstrief Institute & Digital Impact Alliance at the UN Foundation and Director at Open Concept Lab.

Listen as Jonathan draws from his background working in low-resource settings and explains why high-income settings often struggle to adjust and adapt to advances in digital health technology. He discusses the lessons we can learn about COVID-19 and introduces the concept of global goods – digital health tools that are adaptable to different countries and contexts. Jonathan also describes the Open Concept Lab, a platform he designed to collect, standardize, and report health measures between countries.

This episode features Jim Tate, Chief Product Officer at MediVisum Telehealth Solutions, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Jim has overseen large-scale implementations of electronic health systems in various hospitals and healthcare institutions across the United States and Asia.

Listen as Jim discusses the changes in digital health technology in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks through the rapid shifts in regulations and policies governing service provision – such as expanding telehealth services and their respective reimbursement rates – and speculates on which changes will remain long after the public health emergency is over.

On our most recent episode of Unlocking Accountable Care, Emily had the opportunity to interview Kavita Bouknight, CEO and Co-Founder of Match Health Academy.

Kavita shares about Match Health Academy – an online learning platform with self-paced courses designed to help patients and their families improve their understanding of health conditions, drive awareness of available treatment options, and provide access to helpful resources.

Listen as Kavita shares her personal vision for her business and the pivotal role consumer-facing platforms play in improving health outcomes.