This week on Talking Pop Health, host Eric Tower speaks with Dr. Sadhna Paralkar, Senior Vice President and National Medical Director at Segal Consulting, for a conversation surrounding how organizations can help guide their employees to maintain a healthier lifestyle, which will, in turn, keep health care costs low for both parties.

Starting off the New Year, host Eric Tower sat down with Mike Englehart, Senior Vice President of Medical Groups & Ambulatory Strategy at Trinity Healthcare, for a conversation that dissects the health system perspective on population health.

This week, host Eric Tower sat down with Amit Vaishampayan, a Director with BKD, a national CPA and advisory firm. Eric and Amit discuss physician compensation culture – including the many fallacies surrounding it. Amit also provides insight on how transitioning to population health can impact the dynamic and culture within an organization.

In this episode of Talking Pop Health, Eric Tower is joined by Deb Geihsler, founder and Principal of Activate Healthcare. Together, they dissect the ins and outs of employer-based health clinics that provide quality care at a lower cost. Additionally, Deb shares what sets Activate Healthcare apart from other clinics and why she selected the health care model it uses to provide excellent patient satisfaction.

For the first episode of this podcast series, we couldn’t think of a better guest than the person who many in the health care industry consider the father of pop health, Dr. Lee Sacks. The pair discuss what population health is, how the industry got here and where it’s going.

Talking Pop Health will examine health care topics that impact the way that millions of Americans receive care by featuring thought-leaders of various backgrounds who will share their perspectives and the innovative solutions that are helping propel the health care industry forward.