B-Time with Beth Bierbower

Quartet Health CEO Puneet Singh is the son of immigrants that grew up in a very small town in Ohio.  Puneet has held a number of diverse roles in healthcare including investment banking, RCM, and end of life.  He has benefited from good advice and mentorship that he has received over the years and is with us today to share some of these learnings with us. 

Show notes:  Leadership Book:  Team Of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln By Doris Kearns Goodwin.  He also likes books written by Ezekiel Emanuel.  Puneet likes to listen to sports podcasts as he learns about teamwork, resilience and leadership.

Physicians are key to driving improvements in population health as well as transforming our health system to one that is based on value.  Dr. Miles Snowden CGO & EVP at Navvis, shares his professional journey and tells us how physicians can help us transform the healthcare system.

Show notes: Books: The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis; The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed & Happiness by Morgan Housel.  Podcasts:  B-Time with Beth Bierbower; A Healthy Dose; A Second Opinion.

If you have ever had surgery or helped a friend or loved one who has had surgery, you know if can be a challenging and frankly, terrifying experience.  We often view surgery as the actual procedure performed by the doctor, but it is much more than that.  You must prepare for a surgery physically as well as emotionally.  And you must have support post-surgery.  The length of time support is required depends on many different factors.  Perhaps one of the most concerning issues with surgery is dealing with the pain in a manner that won’t result in an opioid addiction.  Scary stuff.

Our guest today understands how unnerving the journey through surgery can be.  He saw that most patients did not have an optimal end to end experience and decided to do something about that.  With us is Brand Newland, Co-founder and CEO of Goldfinch Health a company that helps patients enhance their recovery after surgery.  Brand is a Pharm D who previously worked at OutcomesMTM a company offering Medication Therapy Management programs which successfully sold to Cardinal Health in 2017.  In addition to the PharmD, Brand holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.  

Show notes:  Books: The Last Days Of Night By Graham Moore;  The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation And The Longest Night Of The Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell; Shoe Dog: A Memoir By The Creator Of Nike by Phil Knight.  Podcasts a16z; Radiolab; Bio Eats World; Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.

Competing in the healthcare ecosystem is tough and it’s even harder for regional health plans.  Despite the competitiveness, many regional health plans continue to thrive and Dean Health Plan is one of these gems.  Dean Health Plan is 35 years old and is headquartered in Madison, WI.  The Health Plan is an integrated, provider owned model.  Dean Health Plan is part of the SSM Health based out of St. Louis, MO.

With us today is Les McPhearson, President of Dean Health Plan and Board Chair of SSM Health Plan.  Les has worked in several areas of the healthcare ecosystem including payors, providers and brokers.  He has experience in IT, operations, M&A and more.  Les will share his perspective as a regional player and tell us how Dean Health Plan remains competitive in the face of stiff competition.

Show Notes: Books: Execution: The Discipline Of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan; The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide To Getting The Right Things Done by Peter Drucker: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John Maxwell

In his autobiography, Andre Agassi takes us through his professional and personal journey during his career as an elite tennis professional.

While on the surface it seemed that Agassi had it all, his story reinforces that you can’t judge a book by its cover.  You can only judge Agassi after hearing his side of the story. 

Glen Tullman is a healthcare industry veteran who has worked across the ecosystem in companies such as EHR technology Allscripts and most recently as the Founder of Livongo a chronic condition management company.  As Co-founder and CEO of Transcarent, Glen is determined to bring unbiased information, trusted guidance and access to high value care to the self-funded commercial market.

Show Notes:  Books: The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis and Post Corona: From Crisis To Opportunity by Scott Galloway. 

Precision Nutrition is a term that is gaining traction.  Today we are going to learn about precision nutrition and the impact of food on our health.  With us today is Ari Tulla co-founder of Elo a precision nutrition company.  Prior to starting Elo, Ari served as CEO of BetterDoctor and Quest Analytics and spent several years working at Nokia.  Ari is of Finnish Heritage and Elo means “life” or “happiness” in Finnish.

Show notes: Books:  The Longevity Diet by Valter Longo; The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown; The Ride Of A Lifetime by Robert Iger.  NOTE: I wrote a short review of The Ride Of A Lifetime and published it through the B-Time Podcast on 4.30.2021

Podcasts: Hardcore History with Dan Carlin.

Providers need tools and other support to operate successfully in these new models.  Diagnostics including imaging can help providers compress the time in accessing care and determining a diagnosis.  Alex Dresner, Co-founder and CEO of Imagen.  Alex and the team at Imagen are rethinking how imaging and other diagnostics can reshape healthcare by improving access to and the quality of care, among other things. 

Show Notes:  Books:  The Wright Brothers by David McCullough.  Podcasts: B-Time, Venrock’ Running through Walls and Andressen-Horworitz’s a16z podcast.

The author focuses on 4 major themes for business leaders in what he believes to be a new era of capitalism. He speaks with humility about his experiences as CEO of Best Buy and how he unleashed Human magic to turn the company around.

Mark Ganz is the former CEO of Cambia Health Solutions, one of the largest Blues Plans in the Pacific Northwest.  Mark spent 25 years with Cambia and its predecessors and shares his leadership philosophy and talks about whole person health. 

Show notes:  Podcasts: anything tied to women’s golf.  Favorite Authors: C.S.Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein (Lord of the Rings); Erik Larson (The Splendid And The Vile) , Timothy Eagan (and The Fish That Swallowed The Whale: The Life And Times Of America’s Banana King by Rich Cohen.