This Side Affects episode shares the bright future for the health care issues in southwest Ohio. Tune in with Kenzie and Scott to learn what Dayton, the Midwest town of Innovation, has going on with their health care network systems. Our guests, Josh Gratsch and Dr. Bill Baez from Ascend Innovations share how Ascend has rallied three top hospital systems and are collaborating to re-build a trusted name. By gathering shared data, they have commercialized a strategy against the collective community issues that are bigger than any one network.

We wanted to hear it from the front line: How is COVID affecting the health care process?

Join us for this very informative Side Affects podcast. We’ve invited two KHN physicians, internist Dr. Peter Nelson and cardiologist Dr. Harvey Hahn to discuss the pros and cons of how we approach our physical well-being and the health care system. Many of these observations were present before the pandemic, but with COVID, issues have intensified. Watch or listen to learn more about specialized telehealth, the lack of a commute to decompress, the disappearance of our social circle, and building the trust of medical staff.

That is a lot to unpack!

One of our long-time partners, AIRROSTI, joins us for a second Side Affects podcast to update us since their last episode. AIRROSTI inspires the reduction of the musculoskeletal (MSK) health care spend employers are experiencing. COVID-19 accelerated these new rapid recovery services they had been developing. Join Kenzie McEvily and Anne Marie Singleton, with guests Dr. Chris Cato and Kelly Burchett, to learn about two new services AIRROSTI has launched: Remote Recovery and VIP Chat. Those that have utilized the manual therapy process may consider it impossible to offer these services remotely. AIRROSTI should be your first stop when an injury occurs, and now you can address your pain without opening a claim. Tune in to learn how they have made it easier than ever.

James O’Hara, CEO of Dayton-based ConsumerOptix, has drawn a path for this front-office communication start-up to become the ‘Amazon’ of Life Insurance. James and his team are driven to get the employee benefits and insurance industry up to speed in the digital evolution by understanding the employee’s approach to consuming and purchasing.

Join Side Affects producer Kenzie McEvily and McGohan Brabender’s Director of Strategy & Innovation, David Homan, offsite in the newly renovated Dayton Arcade, where ConsumerOptix resides. Tune in to learn how employers can use this software to share a personalized message that all employees can understand.

In 2017, our nation was losing 115 people a day to drug misuse, with Dayton, Ohio flagged as the epicenter of the opioid epidemic. This Side Affects episode, Kenzie McEvily and guest host, Scott McGohan welcome Marti Taylor from onefifteen, a not-for-profit organization that asked the questions, “What can we do? How can we understand addiction to the point of creating a roadmap to alter the stigma of drug abuse and then use the science to understand the cause, and the user’s need to hopefully avoid an accidental overdose?”

Logic pointed the onefifteen crew to base in Dayton, at the heart of the problem, with the intent to provide good care right here in our city. Our hospitals, the mayor’s and sheriff’s offices are all working together to make a difference. Listen to this incredible organization’s process and learn how they gather and activate the data to see what is working and what isn’t.

McGohan Brabender started the Side Affects podcast in 2016, with six people stuffed into a sound-proof closet. Although it was successful, for obvious reasons, things had to change. Here we are now marking our 100th episode looking back at how far we have come. Join in the celebration with producer Kenzie McEvily with her usual sidekicks, Scott McGohan, Anne Marie Singleton and Dave Homan, as they reminisce about the creation, the knowledge shared, and the direction of Side Affects' future. Click and enjoy some highlights of our favorite and highly listened to episodes. Stay tuned as we continue to share industry knowledge of the world of employee benefits and leadership tips for employers. Thank you to our Side Affects fans!

Captives…loosely defined as an alternative method of sharing the claim risk across a larger pool. Side Affects producer, Kenzie McEvily and co-host, Anne Marie Singleton speak with Scott Insurance’s, Pim Jager, VP Lead of Captives about the history, the dynamics, and the future of modern captives for health care specifically brought on by the ACA in 2010. Are you willing to be part of a collaborative community that can create better outcomes for your company and your employees? Take a listen and give captives a good hard look as an alternative option to healthcare.

COVID-19 threw us deeper into the digital world, and now the virtual space is an identity hacker's paradise, eager to steal your identity. We are excited to share this compelling topic on today's episode of Side Affects. Producer, Kenzie McEvily and co-host, Anne Marie Singleton are joined by special guest Kim Redd, Benefits Specialist from Legal Shield. Kim provides excellent advice on how to keep an eye on the prize, which is you, and your personal information. Right now, this podcast should be your top priority. Click to listen and learn.

Even though Direct Contracting has been around for decades, employers are finding creative ways to tailor their employees' health care needs. On this episode of Side Affects, we have invited our partner at M3 Insurance, Vice-President of Employee Benefits Sales, Ryan Barbieri, to present how Direct Contracting has adapted beyond the single provider relationship for employers.

Kenzie McEvily and guest host Anne Marie Singleton ask Ryan to dig deeper into Direct Contracting and share how those employers willing to tackle the non-traditional methods of health care could reap benefits beyond the ROI. Find out if you have what it takes as an employer to put direct contracting into motion for a long-term solution.

In this episode of Side Affects, Producer Kenzie McEvily and co-host Scott McGohan welcomes Julie Manuel, a psychotherapist from Kettering Health, to discuss the subject of mental health and how delicate it is, especially for employers. Historically, the mental health stigma has improved, but today, factoring in the pandemic, mental health has contributed to poor productivity and reliability. If only we knew the details of each person’s story. Julie’s suggestion for a first step; provide a comprehensive health plan that includes EAP. Click below to watch or listen to this very informative podcast.