Radio Advisory Advisory Board

The health care industry's movement towards value-based care has been one of the biggest topics in health care over the past few years. In this episode, Rae sits down with Advisory Board's Ben Umansky and Natalie Trebes to talk about where the health care industry currently stands on the path to value-based care, how the Covid-19 epidemic is impacting the industry's movement down that path, and the questions providers should be asking themselves about risk.


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How to delegate responsibility for population health management
How to Give Providers the Data They Want
Providers are short on cash. What are health plans doing about it?


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Addressing systemic racism has taken the national spotlight for much of 2020, but the most important first step in addressing systemic racism is addressing the inherent racial biases we have. In this episode, Rae sits down with Advisory Board's Micha'le Simmons and Matt Cornner to discuss how to identify and address inherent racial bias, and how to work through the often uncomfortable feelings that come with addressing those biases.


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Advancing equity for your workforce, patients, and community
Why racism is a health care issue—and how to address it
3 ways health care providers can fight racism—today and in the future
Ep. 41: Why workforce diversity should be a top priority for your organization


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Most health care executives know that workforce diversity is important, but the issue can often get lost among seemingly more urgent issues that need to be addressed. Rae talks with Micha'le Simmons, research lead with Advisory Board's HR Advancement Center, to discuss why workforce diversity should be a top priority for every health care organization and what executives can do to address workforce diversity both with the staff they already have, and when hiring new staff.


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Advancing equity for your workforce, patients, and community
Diversity, equity, and inclusion conversation starters
How to Build a Diverse Leadership Bench
10 takeaways: How to build a racially diverse workforce


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In recent weeks, a number of large companies have made big announcements about wearables they're developing, from Amazon's Halo, to Fitbit's newest device, to the latest Apple Watch update. In this episode, Rae sits down with Advisory Board expert partner Andrew Rebhan to discuss what you need to know about all the latest news on wearables, and what impact these recent announcements will have on the health industry.


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Do you sound cranky today? Amazon's new wearable will track that.
Why remote patient monitoring is critical after Covid-19
How Apple's Research app offers improvements over traditional research studies
Google just offered to buy Fitbit. Here's our take.
Beyond 10,000 steps: How wearable technology can improve health care delivery


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The Covid-19 epidemic has accelerated digital health in an unprecedented way, forcing health systems to examine their digital health strategy. In this episode, Rae sits down with Advisory Board's John League and Andrew Rebhan to talk about some of the recent major digital health deals, including the acquisition of Livongo by Teladoc, other developments in digital health, like Amazon's new wearable, and what the future of digital health will look like.


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Livongo + Teladoc: What the landmark, $18.5B merger means for virtual care
Our take: What Google's $100M investment in Amwell means for virtual care
You promised a telehealth revolution after Covid-19. Don't backslide now.
Virtual Shift Estimator


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Addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) within a community is a critical part of any population health strategy—and at ProMedica, it's a priority. In this episode, Rae speaks with ProMedica's Kate Sommerfeld, president of social determinants of health, and Brian Miller, chief medical information officer, about how their system addresses SDOH, what the business case is for tackling this issue, and why data and analytics are critical to focusing on SDOH.


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For more information about ProMedica’s Social Determinants of Health efforts
For more information about ProMedica's Social Determinants of Health solutions for employers
Social Determinants of Health Data
The field guide for defining providers' role in addressing social determinants of health
Here's how 4 organizations are leveraging IT to address social determinants of health


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