Briana Contreras, associate editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, speaks with Chris Evanguelidi, head of healthcare at Redpoint Global, for this week's episode of "Tuning In to the C-Suite" podcast. In this conversation, the two discussed the best practices for closing the healthcare experience gap and devising an effective patient engagement strategy through a more patient-centric health system. 

In this latest episode of the MHE Talks: Improving Patient Access series, Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein spoke with Dr. Christopher Crow, resident of Catalyst Health Network, a clinically integrated network of more than 1,000 primary care physicians throughout Texas. Peter and Dr. Crow discuss how his small-town roots and doctors there inspired his thinking about access issues; his experience with patient-centered medical homes and setting patient access as a priority; how Catalyst supports physicians in improving access; and the lack of Medicaid expansion in Texas and how that affects access there. 

Briana Contreras, associate editor of Managed Healthcare, speaks with Linda Matthews, president of BioCare, a leading specialty distributor of life-saving therapies, in this week's episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast. The two discussed the evolution of these therapies over the last decade and most importantly how to expand and diversify a healthcare business. 

In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite’s Meet the Board podcast series, Managed Healthcare Executive's Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein and Associate Editor Briana Contreras spoke with MHE Editorial Advisory Board member, Doug Chaet. Chaet is president of Value Evolutions and chairman of the American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems. In this conversation, the editors were able to learn more about the loyal board member and his background in healthcare toward his managed care career and were able to hear his thoughts on particular topics such as value-based care, ACOs and more.

In this week's episode of "Tuning In to the C-Suite" podcast, Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein spoke with Debra Cooper, RN, MSN, MBA/CHM, a senior risk specialist at Coverys, a medical malpractice insurance company headquartered in Boston. Wehrwein and Cooper discussed the role the company has played in advising providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, risk mitigation, and the role they can now play in overcoming vaccine hesitancy. 

In this week’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast Briana Contreras, associate editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems about four areas that must be addressed to improve the usability of health IT, address interoperability issues, and minimize clinician burden.

In this new episode of MHE Talks: Improving Patient Access podcast, Steven D. Pearson, M.D., M.Sc., warns that high prices can squander an opportunity to bring innovative medications into clinical use. 

Today's episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite shares a conversation between Associate Editor of MHE, Briana Contreras, and CEO of Ob Hospitalist Group, Lenny Castiglione. The two talked about how and why hospitals and health systems are increasingly working with third party providers for obstetrics, as well as anesthesiology, nursing, and others to reduce costs and improve care for patients.

In this month's episode of the Meet the Board podcast series, MHE spoke with Signify Health's Senior Vice President of Episodes of Care, François de Brantes. In the discussion de Brantes touched on a few facts about himself, he shared the toxic incentives in healthcare, how the Direct Contracting Model differs from Medicare Advantage and more.

Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein spoke with Vayong Moua, the Director of Racial and Health Equity Advocacy for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBSMN), for this week's episode of the MHE Talks: Improving Patient Access podcast series. Wehrwein and Moua discussed healthcare equity issues, how they relate to access issues, the political determinants of health and killing of George Floyd.