Enjoy this bonus episode where healthcare experts answer this question: "How do we make healthcare safer for our patients and more sustainable for our colleagues?"

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Today's episode features Laura Sauber.

Laura Sauber is the CEO of Sauber Consulting, LLC. With over 25 years of healthcare experience, she is well-versed in the intricate challenges healthcare organizations face while navigating the complex federal and state regulatory landscape. Having worked in care delivery and health plan organizations spanning the United States, Laura draws from her extensive experiences as Vice President and Compliance Officer with prestigious organizations such as Kaiser Permanente and Elevance Health.

Laura is recognized not only as a strategic compliance leader, but also appreciated for her business acumen, innovative approach, and collaborative leadership style. Passionate about driving organizational integrity and performance, she thrives in working with leaders and cross-functional teams to deliver compliance programs that go beyond “check the box” to creating trust with stakeholders and delivering a competitive advantage.

Laura has a Bachelor of Science from the University of California at Irvine and a Masters in Healthcare Administration from the University of Southern California. She is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) and Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) by the Compliance Certification Board.

Laura lives in Southern California with her husband and two teenage kids.

You can connect with Laura -

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-sauber/ 

Website: https://sauberconsulting.com/ 

Email: [email protected]

On today’s episode, Laura shared:

• What is healthcare compliance?

• How to land a compliance role

• How quality and patient safety intersects with compliance

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This episode features Mary O’Connor, MD.

Mary I. O’Connor, MD is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vori Health, the only nationwide virtual-first physician-led musculoskeletal medical practice. Through multidisciplinary care teams, Vori Health is lowering the high rates of inappropriate spine and orthopedic surgeries, procedures and advanced medical imaging. This approach drives value for patients and payors Dr. O’Connor is Chair of the Board of Directors of Movement is Life, a nonprofit coalition committed to advancing health equity. Her recent book, “Taking Care of You: The Empowered Woman’s Guide to Better Health” (Mayo Clinic Press 2022), supports women taking charge of their own health. She is Professor Emerita of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic and past Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine. An Olympian (US Women’s Rowing), she is passionate in her promotion of the power of sports for girls and women. 

You can find Dr. O’Connor on: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryoconnormd/ 

Vori Health: https://www.vorihealth.com/

Movement is Life: https://www.movementislifecommunity.org/  

TEDx: https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_o_connor_promoting_health_your_secret_superpower 

Email: [email protected] 

In today's episode, Dr. O’Connor shared:

1. How healthcare is not incentivized to keep people well (Spoiler: It’s a “sick care system” not a healthcare system)

2. Why moving wellness into the community is critical for caring for patients

3. How to become a health promoter

4. How a therapist can work with Vori Health

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Today’s episode features Valerie Daniel, PhD., LCSW 

Dr. Valerie Daniel, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and owner/operator with a private practice called Life’s Crossings. In her practice, Dr. Daniel works with clients dealing with a variety of issues from life transitions, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Dr. Daniel has worked in a variety of positions in her career from case manager to director, and with many different populations from children to seniors over the course of her career so far. In recent years, she has turned her focus to academics and training as she has also been a college professor at several local colleges and universities, and currently facilitates trainings and workshops on mental health topics, as well as providing clinical supervision to Master’s level social work students pursuing their clinical licensure.

You can connect with Dr. Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-valerie-daniel-lcsw 

Website: https://www.lifescrossings.com/ 

On today’s episode, Dr. Daniel shares:

• the difference between a psychotherapist and a licensed counselor

• how to seek mental health care without fear of losing your clinical license

• why (diverse) representation matters and how it contributes to safe patient care

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Today’s episode features Tesiah Coleman, MSN, WHNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, CLC

Tesiah Coleman (she/her) is the CEO and Founder of Togather, a collective care platform built by and for healthcare providers to reduce burnout and amplify the impact of those pursuing health justice. As a dually certified Women’s Health and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Doula, and Certified Lactation Counselor, Tesiah’s clinical practice has centered on women’s health and birth work, both in community-based health centers and virtually. Her focus on leveraging technology to create a better, more just healthcare system, has led her to a variety of roles including clinical leadership, operations, and product for early-stage health-tech companies. She currently works as a consultant with responsibilities spanning strategy, product development, and clinical curriculum design. In all her roles, Tesiah grounds her work in anti-racism, intersectionality, and liberation principles, while drawing from the diversity of her identities, lived experiences, and professional life to transform health care.

You can connect with Tesia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tesiahcoleman/ 

Or on her website: https://www.togathernow.com/ 

On this episode, Tesiah shared:

• How to “find your cause and find your people”. You cannot solve every problem.  Find the problem that resonates with you and plug in with others doing the work. 

• Why health tech without a clinician is a huge mistake

• The difference between health justice and health equity

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Today’s guest in Joseph (Joe) Harrision, MSN, NP

Joseph Harrison was born in Kent, England in 1974. He moved with his family to California at the age of six, where he attended public school and played competitive soccer.  His family returned frequently to the UK during his childhood, supporting Joe’s connections to his family and heritage, and reinforcing his sense of hybrid identity. Joe has always loved people, adventure, advocacy and ideas. He worked in the hospitality industry in various service and managerial roles in his early adulthood, traveling widely between jobs and working in three other countries. 

Joe started college in his mid-twenties, attending multiple community colleges where he excelled academically and enjoyed serving his community as a tutor, community activities and volunteer community mediator. He transferred to UC Berkeley where he studied social theory, theory of change, political economy and other social sciences, resulting in Joe founding a small international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) called InterAlianza at the time of his graduation. His NGO focussed on community uplift and environmental sustainability for indigenous communities in the highlands of Guatemala. During the founding and operation of InterAlianza Joe worked as a substitute teacher in Oakland, CA.  Teaching was deeply satisfying from a political and relational perspective but was very dissatisfying from the perspective of daily tasks and duties. Knowing that he was looking for something new, Joe took advantage of a move to Seattle, WA to return to school to complete prerequisites to enter a training program to become a Nurse Practitioner. Joe returned to California immediately after taking and passing his board exam and found a great job working as an integrated behavioral health nurse practitioner for adults with disabilities and older adults. 

It was during this time that he met and married the love of his life, Monique. Joe and Monique have two beautiful children, Ciera (5.5) and Jonah (2).

Joe has spent the last two and a half years splitting his time between raising his children and starting and building medical practices to serve older adults in their medical, cognitive and behavioral health needs. He has served as Founder and President, Head of Care Delivery and Chief Clinical Officer. 

You can connect with Joe

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-harrison-msn-np-c-b1707641/ 

Website: http://www.availhealthcare.co/ 

Email: [email protected] 

In this episode, Joe shares:

1. How to prevent burnout through advocacy and by redefining your career roles

2. The better you care for patients, the less it costs in the long run, and the better the outcomes

3. Practical tips for implementing the quintuple aim

4. How privilege is blind and is a lifelong journey to unlearn unconscious bias

Resources Shared

The following resources were shared on today's episode.  Links included may be affiliate for the host or guest. 

 “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine” by Uché Blackstock MD  https://amzn.to/3Ro3Pjh 

Today's episode features Clarice Grote, MS, OTR/L

Clarice Grote is an innovative occupational therapist leading the path toward change and opportunity in occupational therapy. As the Founder and CEO of Amplify OT, Clarice empowers practitioners, students, and leaders to understand how to advocate for change by understanding the complex US healthcare system. She specializes in creating understandable resources on Medicare policy, health insurance, billing, and state and federal legislative advocacy. Clarice is the recipient of the 2024 AOTA Gary Kielhofner Emerging Leader Award in recognition of her impact on transforming the landscape of policy education through her social media, the Amplify OT Podcast, and virtual courses utilized by practitioners, universities, and students. 

Outside of her entrepreneurial endeavors, Clarice is deeply engaged in political action. She serves as an American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee (AOTPAC) Ambassador for North Carolina and the Advocacy Co-Chair for the North Carolina OT Association. She can be found on social media @amplify_ot or at https://amplifyot.com/ 

In this episode Clarice shares:

• Why knowledge of health policy is so critical

• Practical ways to transition into healthcare policy roles

• How the lack of regulation around commercial insurance complicates healthcare

• How one person can make a difference in changing the healthcare landscape

Resources Shared

The following resources were shared on today's episode.  Links included may be affiliate for the host or guest. 

Amplify OT podcast: https://amplifyot.com/podcast/ 

OT Billing Guide - Free amplifyot.com/billing 

OT Reimbursement Podcast Playlist and Guide - Free amplifyot.com/playlist 

Amplify OT Membership: Amplifyot.com/membership 

Amplify Therapy Summit Free to attend July 25-27: https://amplifytherapysummit.com/  

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Today’s episode features Jonathon "Jon" Lee, DPT

Jon is a physical therapist and co-founder of Pickle (formerly known as Next Degree), an AI-powered job search platform that simplifies the job search for clinicians looking for top roles, both in clinic and beyond. Pickle helps clinicians discover and match with healthcare and tech companies that would be a good fit for them based on their background and interests, and currently lists 2000+ of the most unique jobs across healthcare and healthtech from over 100 of healthcare's top startups and legacy care organizations.

Jon's passion is helping clinicians find fulfilling healthcare jobs after his personal journey through healthtech, medtech, pharma, and startups. In addition, he is an advisor at the TechStars accelerator and VC firm VentureBlick, holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, a DPT from Virginia Commonwealth University, and completed his residency and fellowship training in Houston, TX.

You can connect with Jon on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonleept/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonleept 

Website: https://www.withpickle.com 

Hear Jon’s fascinating journey from sports PT to pharma to tech and venture consulting and how COVID changed it all. 

Key Takeaways:

1. “The craziest things in life happen when you think you have it figured out.” - Jon Lee

2. It’s important to network with people who don’t know what you do or what healthcare is.  You can exchange information and exchange networks. 

3. Reorienting the sequence of healthcare visits is key to decreasing cost of care and improving outcomes. 

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Today's guest is Dana Strauss, DPT.

Dana joins me for part 2 of our conversation on value based care. If you missed part 1, tune into Episode #30.

Dana Prommel Strauss is a value-based care, Medicare, and healthcare delivery policy and regulatory expert, as well as a doctor of physical therapy. She works on the public policy team of a large, publicly-traded healthcare organization. Her mission is to help advance innovative payment and care delivery models through shifting incentives and optimizing payer and provider alignment. She also believes physical therapists working at the top of their licenses in primary care settings offer a key value lever in risk-based payment models. She offers her perspectives in a small but quickly-growing newsletter called Timeless Autonomy.

You can connect with Dana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastraussdpt/ 

Or find her newsletter here: https://www.timelessautonomy.com/subscribe 

On this episode, Dana and I discuss: 

• Primary and specialty care models

• Practicing at the top of the therapist license - how to change the narrative around how therapists are valued on the care team

• Why therapists (or any non-physician) will get left behind if not actively pursuing value based care models - here’s what’s coming

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This episode features Hannah Lowe, DNP, FNP-C, RDN, CDCES

Hannah Lowe is a wife, mom, friend, nurse practitioner/dietitian who cares deeply about servant leadership and stories. As a provider leader, Hannah works to build teams toward collaborative, safe, excellent care. From rural Virginia to a Telehealth platform, Hannah feels grateful to have walked alongside patients and colleagues in some of their most elated and difficult moments.

You can connect with Hannah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-carroll-lowe-dnp-fnp-c-rdn-cdces-14994318/ 

Episode Highlights

Hannah shares:

1. What the “start-up” world is really like - who is a good fit, and who is not

2. How patient autonomy and shared decision making improves safe care

3. How to negotiate pay in a start-up - salary vs. equity

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