HealthTech Roundtable

Keywords: Value-Based Care, Healthcare Innovation, Payers, Providers, Stakeholders, Technology, Patient Outcomes, Healthcare Metrics, Investment Opportunities, HealthTech

Summary In this conversation, we discuss building companies in the value-based care ecosystem with physician entrepreneur and executive Dr. Sandeep Palakodeti. We touch on aligning stakeholder incentives and important metrics for early sales and adoption, as well as long sales cycle strategies for founders, emerging trends in patient populations, the current landscape of successful VBC solutions, and what the future holds.

03:22 Aligning Incentives: Strategies from CareMore

08:49 Measuring Outcomes: Payer Perspectives on Metrics

11:53 Patient Engagement: Incentives for Value-Based Care Adoption

13:11 Startups in Healthcare: KPIs and Value Propositions

14:51 Sales Cycles: Providers vs. Payers

18:43 Process vs. Outcome Metrics: Understanding Their Impact 19:53 Understanding Process vs. Outcome Measures

20:28 Strategies for Early Stage Startups 21:36 The Role of Actuaries in VBC Startups

22:22 Importance of Clinical Perspectives in Healthcare Startups 32:11Investment Opportunities in VBC

Summary: In this conversation with physician entrepreneur Dr. Shika Pappoe, we discuss subspecialty care solutions in VBC based on her experience as regional medical officer at CareMore and employee number 5 at Strive. We discuss the metrics involved in building subspecialty care solutions and strategies that worked well in both incumbent payvider settings and early-stage startups.

Chapters

00:00Value-Based Care in Subspecialty Settings

04:38 Comorbidities and Cost Drivers in Kidney Care

06:41 Designing Effective Care Models

08:17 Training Physicians for Value-Based Care

10:10 Managing Liability in Integrated Care

12:27 Addressing Physician Burnout in Care Coordination

14:57 Strive's Approach to Value-Based Care

17:11 Strive's Business Model and Revenue Drivers

20:49 Engaging Stakeholders Early in Product Development

24:49 Curiosity-Driven Engagement with Leaders

25:59 Building a Care Model: The Iteration Cycle

27:53 Challenges in Product Launch and Adoption

29:54 Opportunities in the EMR Space

32:05 Aligning Incentives Across Stakeholders

32:51 Navigating Fundraising: Series A to B

34:04 Innovations in Kidney Disease Testing

37:07 Global Perspectives on Healthcare Solutions

In this conversation, we discuss building Medicine 3.0 solutions in the current health tech landscape with Dr. Sandeep Palakodeti, physician entrepreneur, executive, and investor. He shares his personal journey, the importance of individualized care, and the challenges of scaling integrated medicine in a cash-pay environment. The discussion also touches on regulatory challenges, the need for consumer protection, and the future of longevity medicine.

Takeaways

The healthcare system is primarily focused on treating diseases rather than preventing them.

Personal experiences with family health issues motivated Sandeep to pursue integrated medicine.

Individual patient goals significantly shape their treatment plans.

The core four pillars of health are sleep, diet, exercise, and mental health.

Most integrated medicine practices operate on a cash pay model.

Employers may play a crucial role in funding integrated medicine for their employees.

There is a need for consumer protection in the integrated medicine space.

Emerging technologies may democratize access to integrated medicine.

A4M and other organizations are working to provide reliable information in the longevity space.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Rebel Health and Integrated Medicine

05:08 Personal Journey and Motivation in Medicine 3.0

12:32 The Business of Integrated Medicine

18:39 Scalability and Accessibility of Medicine 3.0

24:56 Regulatory Challenges and Consumer Protection

32:10 Navigating the Integrated Medicine Landscape

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