McBee CareThreads

Kim Elsberry, Senior Director of Population Health at Netsmart, joined this episode of McBee CareThreads to talk about what population health is and where it's headed.

When asked why she was passionate about population health, Kim said she believes in the triple aim of...

That's what population health does. But how does it work? And where is it headed?

Here's what we discussed with Kim:

- What population health is and what areas in the industry it serves

- How to deal with gathering and sharing data from multiple disparate applications

This discussion with Kim Elsberry was taken from our show McBee CareThreads. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts here.

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Risk must be part of the conversation when we're talking about population health models. It's an especially critical discussion as we're moving beyond medical models and into a values-based model.

Rose Madden-Baer, SVP of population health and clinical support services of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), joined this episode of McBee CareThreads to talk about risk-based and value-based models of care.

What we discussed with Rose:

- What led to the development of population health at VNSNY

- The results VNSNY has seen from its risk-stratification models

- The data to track when you are interested in exploring risk stratification

This discussion with Rose Madden-Baer was taken from our show McBee CareThreads. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts here.

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A new hospice regulation took effect on October 1, 2020. Called the notice of election requirement, it mandates updated language to the election benefit as well as beneficiary notification of items, services, and drugs not covered by hospice.

Dee Geray, clinical consulting senior manager at McBee, joined this episode of CareThreads to talk about the new regulation.

What we discussed with Dee:

- What the new notice of election requirement means

- The challenges providers could face in adopting these changes

- Hotspots and big focus items that Medicare is targeting

This discussion with Dee Geray was taken from our show McBee CareThreads. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts here.

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COVID presented the home health industry with a serious challenge, and we emerged stronger for it. Now, how can we leverage that strength to take us forward?

Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), joined this episode of CareThreads to talk about NAHC 2.0, the current home health environment, and much more. Bill is the voice of the home care industry.

What we discussed with Bill:

- How NAHC became the voice of home healthcare in Washington, DC 

- What providers are doing to manage home health care during COVID

- The virtual NAHC annual conference that's coming up October 19-21

This discussion with Bill Dombi was taken from our show McBee CareThreads. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts here.

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We're still experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic and about to go through a contentious presidential election. What does the view of post-acute care look like from Washington, DC?

Al Guida, owner of Guide Consulting Services, joined this episode of Care Threads to talk about the political landscape as he sees it and how it is affecting the post-acute care industry.

What we discussed with Al:

- What stopped in DC when COVID happened

- How the DC landscape might change in 2021

- Al's thoughts on Medicaid and human services spending

This discussion with Al Guida was taken from our show McBeeCare Threads. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts here.

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This podcast was recorded on Sept. 24, 2020

In the hospice and palliative care industry, we were seeing significant growth through mergers and acquisitions for quite a while. Then COVID hit, and everything changed. 

Today, what are the top challenges hospice organizations face and how might technology solve them? 

In this episode, host Mike Dordick meets with Jason Banks, vice president of post-acute at Netsmart, to talk about how the industry's vital signs look now and the role technology can play. 

Jason and Mike discuss: 

- The top three challenges facing hospice and palliative care organizations 

- Analytics, workforce management, and logistics solutions for hospice executives 

- Advice for smaller hospices doing one line of business in today's environment 

This discussion with Jason Banks was taken from our show McBee CareThreads.

Nobody has a playbook for the times we find ourselves in. We do, however, have a podcast. On the McBee CareThreads podcast, we sit down with industry leaders to talk about current challenges and opportunities in healthcare.

In this intro episode, host Tom Herzog meets with Mike Dordick, president at McBee and senior vice president of post-acute strategy for Netsmart. Tom and Mike talk about how a podcast can help promote connection and collaboration between post-acute and human services industries.