American Heart Month Podcast 1 – Learn About Heart Disease Aging Health Matters

SUMMARY
As a contractor for Medicare, Kepro serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Kepro provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare. 
This episode is a conversation with our guest, Jessica Whitley, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer for Kepro.


In this podcast, Dr. Whitley will share information about different types of heart disease and symptoms of the different types. 


For more information about Kepro BFCC-QIO, please visit www.keproqio.com.

KEY TOPICS
00:29: Overview, introduction of guest, Jessica Whitley, MD, MBA
 04:01: General information about the heart
 08:02: Heart attack information
15:08: Atrial fibrillation information
 17:38: Congenital heart defect information
19:10: Cardiomyopathy information
21:03: Heart valve disease information
 23:20: Final thoughts

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RESOURCES
BFCC-QIO Information for stakeholders: www.keproqio.com/partners
BFCC-QIO Information for people who have Medicare: www.keproqio.com/bene

Resources for heart disease: 
https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/prevention.htm
https://www.heart.org
 

Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic
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Video Link: https://youtu.be/U78mgVaM12M