“EP176: Why We Think We’re Getting Good Health Care, When We Aren’t, With Dr. Robert Pearl, Author and former CEO of the Permanente Medical Group. Co-hosted by Stacey Richter and Alex Akers”
by Stacey Richter

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If you ask a room of average Americans, “Who thinks you receive good health care…” most or many will likely raise their hands. But if you then ask them, “Well, how do you know?” you’ll be met with silence. This is the topic of Dr. Robert Pearl’s new book, Mistreated: Why We Think We’re Getting […]

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“EP175: A Market Access Oncology Trend Report, With David Guy and Paul Pochtar From Aventria”
by Stacey Richter

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Today on the podcast, I speak with David Guy, Senior Vice President Oncology and Specialty Markets, and Paul Pochtar, RPh, Senior Vice President and Pharmaceutical Commercialization and Access Strategies. Both have extensive experience in leadership positions within the specialty therapeutics space focusing on oncology/hematology. We talk about the major trends in oncology today, especially trends that […]

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“EP174: Real World Data vs Real World Evidence, With Julie Locklear From Genesis Research”
by Stacey Richter

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Real World Data (RWD) is not a synonym for Real World Evidence (RWE). Julie Locklear from Genesis Research explains why and what both mean. The importance of RWD and RWE is ballooning these days across all facets of the health care industry. Julie was on the podcast once before, Episode 144. We talked about value-based […]

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“EP173: Artificial Intelligence vs Clicking Around in EHRs, With Wayne Crandall From NoteSwift”
by Stacey Richter

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In my recent interview with John Lynn from Healthcare Scene, he mentioned NoteSwift, a company working to reduce the currently massive amount of clicking around that doctors and nurses do within EHR systems. The same clicking around, BTW, that has been identified as a significant cause of physician burnout. Today, I had the opportunity to […]

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“EP172: The Convergence of Payers and Providers – A Critical Step Forward, Fraught With Challenges, With John Moore, CEO and Founder of Chilmark Research”
by Stacey Richter

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It’s really tough for providers to manage risk; they don’t have the necessary actuarial skills. On the other hand, providers are great at delivering care, something payers aren’t well known for. Today on the podcast, John Moore, founder and CEO of Chilmark Research, talks about the path forward for payers and providers. He said in […]

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