We’re discussing Assessing the Components of the Affordable Care Act on this episode of Faisel & Friends! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Alison Huffstetler, Medical Director at the Robert Graham Center, and Michael LaBattaglia, Associate at King & Spalding Law.

Our conversation revolves around passing legislation to protect healthcare access, fighting for preventive primary care coverage for all, and building care teams around specific population needs.

NOTE: Here is the link to the article that Alison mentions in the episode: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01430 

This week is the second part of a two-part conversation. We’re discussing Doing Well by Doing Good: Investing in Social Determinants of Health on this episode of Faisel & Friends! Faisel and Dan are joined by John Gorman, the Chairman at Nightingale Partners.

Our conversation revolves around imagining creative solutions to address homelessness, addressing basic human needs as proactive primary care, and investing in the future of community health.

This week is the first part of a two-part conversation. We’re discussing Doing Well by Doing Good: Investing in Social Determinants of Health on this episode of Faisel & Friends! Faisel and Dan are joined by John Gorman, the Chairman at Nightingale Partners.

Our conversation revolves around imagining creative solutions to address homelessness, addressing basic human needs as proactive primary care, and investing in the future of community health.

This week on Faisel & Friends, Faisel & Dan are discussing Doctor’s Orders: Putting Away the Prescription Pad.

Our conversation explores making informed decisions about prescriptions, adjusting treatment based on patient usage and experience, and building an appropriate and effective care team.

This week on Faisel & Friends, we are discussing Revolutionizing Primary Care at the Intersection of DPC, Relationships, and IT. We are talking with Dr. Sara Pastoor from Elation Health and Dr. Jonathan Bushman from Reliant Direct Primary Care.

Our conversation explores healing public trust in healthcare through relationships, using technology as an extension, not a barrier, and closing the gaps in caring for underserved populations.

We’re discussing Coaching Primary Care Patients to Success on this episode of Faisel & Friends! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Paul Wallace, ChenMed physician, and former Olympian.

Our conversation revolves around coaching each person instead of each problem, building trust through frequency and rapport, and empowering patients to take action for their health.

This week on Faisel & Friends, we are discussing Means that Matter: Practicing Health Equity. We are talking with Dr. Kameron Matthews, Chief Health Officer at Cityblock Health and former CMO for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Our conversation explores taking socio-economic differences into account, providing equitable care instead of equal care, and creating sustainable access to community health.

We’re discussing Primary Care: More than a Sum of the Parts on this episode of Faisel & Friends! Faisel and Dan are joined by Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour, Director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy.

Our conversation revolves around identifying the community needs for high-value primary care, finding your path within primary care, and advocating for continuity of care to provide better outcomes.

This week on Faisel & Friends, we are discussing Prevention through Personalized Primary Care. We are talking with Dr. Steven Bishop, Dean of Wellness University at PartnerMD.

Our conversation explores motivating patients through education, improving the quality of care with smaller patient panels, and providing preventative care within concierge medicine.

To learn more about Dr. Bishop and PartnerMD, visit: https://www.partnermd.com

We’re discussing Engaging with Evidence: Efficacy vs. Effectiveness on this episode of Faisel & Friends! Dr. Dan is joined by Dr. Katharine DeGeorge, Deputy Editor at DynaMed and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UVA.

Our conversation revolves around setting up systems to stay up to date on new medical literature, making decisions that have been informed by evidence, and creating a culture of value within your care team.