Briana Contreras

In this episode, Briana Contreras of MHE spoke with Aaron Fulner, Senior Director of Edifecs, a global health IT company. The two had a conversation about open enrollment and how private and public insurance markets have been preparing or are now experiencing an influx of new enrollees due to approximately 12 million people losing access to employer coverage from job losses since February.

As hospitals and health systems struggle to regain revenue, they will find themselves competing aggressively to attract and retain a smaller pool of patients. It will require doubling down on the patient experience, but will create a larger boost of healthcare consumerization, overall.

The Johns Hopkins professor and new MHE editorial advisory board member discusses screening among race, how certain screening tests intensify health disparities and how the Trump administration is not correctly applying science within healthcare in this final part of a four-part video series.

Falls are the current leading cause of injuries for older Americans, and many of them result in permanent disability and fatalities. The risk of falling for older adults doubles if they have impaired vision from a degenerative eye disease like diabetic retinopathy.

Managed Healthcare Executive's October issue headlines 10 healthcare leaders in its fourth annual "10 Emerging Industry Leaders" feature. MHE spotlights each leader individually with a Q&A interview between MHE and the emerging leader.

CMS's new Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (9115-F)they will be releasing in 2021 is aimed to empower patients and improve interoperability while reducing the burden on payers and providers. However, the process to meet the requirements will be challenging.

Managed Healthcare Executive's October issue headlines 10 healthcare leaders in its fourth annual "10 Emerging Industry Leaders" feature. MHE spotlights each leader individually with a video interview to accompany the Q&A between MHE and the emerging leader.

In this episode of Tuning Into the C-Suite, listeners are tuning into our next feature of the Meet the Board series where MHE's Senior Editor, Peter Wehrwein, and Associate Editor, Briana Contreras, speak with Managed Healthcare Executive Editorial Advisory Board Member, Don Hall, who is principal of DeltaSigma LLC. DeltaSigma is a consulting practice specializing in strategic problem solving for managed care organizations. In addition to being a loyal member of our board since 2007, Don most recently served as president and CEO of a nonprofit, provider-sponsored health plan. In this conversation, you’ll learn a bit about Don, personally, such as what he's currently reading, and his thoughts about the current issues healthcare is facing today.

According to a new survey provided by the American Psychological Association (APA), more than 68% of U.S. adults say the 2020 U.S. presidential election is a significant source of stress in their life. The APA offers advice on how to handle election stress.

“Lung cancer screening is a great example of the problem,” says the former chief medical and scientific officer for the American Cancer Society in this third of four-part video series.

This week, Briana Contreras of Managed Healthcare Executive spoke with Doctors Art Papier and Nada Elbuluk of VisualDx. Art is a practicing dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology and medical informatics at University of Rochester, as well as the CEO of VisualDx. Nada is also a dermatologist in Los Angeles and she is Director of Clinical Impact for VisualDx. The three discussed how providers can leverage health IT to reduce cognitive bias and racial disparities in healthcare.

How COVID-19 is affecting those specifically with chronic conditions and how technology is helping.

The Johns Hopkins professor and new MHE editorial advisory board member lauds the effects of the Affordable Care Act but holds out for a program that “gets every human being the healthcare that every human being deserves,” in this second part of a four-part series.

Featured speaker at the 4th Annual PBMI Specialty Rx Forum on October 16 discusses theme of the meeting.

In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite, MHE's Briana Contreras spoke with Kate Ryder, CEO of Maven, which is the world’s largest virtual clinic for women’s and family health. In this discussion, they talked about the role of telemedicine in pregnancy care, how it impacts the prenatal model and how it will influence the patient journey post-coronavirus pandemic.

Some “don’t give a damn about their fellow man.” But in this first of four-part video series, the Johns Hopkins professor, former chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society, and MHE Editorial Advisory Board member is encouraged by diversity among protestors and the broadening of the efforts to tackle disparities of all kinds. “I think this is a long-term effort.”

There's a possibility the flu shot can help protect those who receive it from COVID-19.

David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems, says this delay will mean ongoing challenges in access to accurate, complete data—which is more important now than ever before.

In this week’s episode of Tuning Into the C-Suite, MHE's Briana Contreras spoke with Denise Basow, president and CEO of Clinical Effectiveness at Wolters Kluwer. Briana and Basow discussed the importance of uniting prescribers and pharmacists at the point of care and how this form of care can create more efficient and effective operations within health systems.

Lindsay Engle, Medicare Expert at MedicareFAQ, clears more of the air on what Medicare’s future could possibly look like under either presidential candidate's reign.

Second study shows minority children are half as likely to have surgery as white children.

This episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite welcomes our first of many episodes part of the new “Meet the Board” podcast series. Listeners will now hear from a member of Managed Healthcare Executive's Editorial Advisory Board once a month at the end of each month. The first guest featured is Physician and former Executive VP of the American Cancer Society, Otis Brawley. Brawley is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University.

Penn’s Amol Navathe, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues reported favorable results in Health Affairs. Navathe is featured in this second of a two part video series.

Researchers compare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease in a Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan sponsored by CareMore to patients in traditional Medicare, explains Amol Navathe, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, in this first of two part video series.

Those who have avoided visiting or put off their annual physical appointments at the doctor's office due to fears of contracting COVID-19 do not have put off those appointments any longer.

In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite, MHE's Briana Contreras spoke with Dr. Peter Alperin, Vice President of Doximity and a physician in private practice in San Francisco. They discussed the recently released 2020 State of Telemedicine Report conducted by Doximity and how it reflects into the adoption of telemedicine among physicians and patients alike, how the report analyzed telemedicine’s usage since COVID-19 and its market potential beyond the pandemic.

The White House and other partners released the speedy COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategy called Operation Warp Speed.

In this part three of three video series, CEO of VirtualHealth, Adam Sabloff, discusses how VirtualHealth has responded to the recent industry shifts caused by COVID-19 and what value-based care will look like in the last days of COVID-19.

In this part two of three video series, CEO of VirtualHealth, Adam Sabloff, discusses the role technology plays in providing a whole-person view as a component in value-based care and how the election will impact the future of this specific type of care.

In this part one of three video series, CEO of VirtualHealth, Adam Sabloff, discusses the birth of the healthcare services institution, what it's offering to the industry and how value-based care, in particular, is transforming especially because of COVID-19.