In this Episode of the Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show, we interview Randy Forman, Chief Commercial Officer of Path. Path’s mission is to treat behavioral health with the same respect, rigor, and focus as other chronic diseases. Randy share's his story about how Path is working relentlessly to empower patients who need care to find it quickly, easily, affordably, and from someone they trust.

You'll Discover:

* How Path evolved from its initial business model to where they are today

* Some of the profound problems and gaps in access to mental health and how Path is currently solving them

* How Path can actually increase the supply of providers who can take insurance

* What Path and OpenTable have in common

Find out more about the work of Path: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pathccm/

Follow Randy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-forman-00a920/

The Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show started with the idea of wanting to highlight stories of what healthcare innovation truly looks like in action. Our mission, highlight real people who are really innovating within healthcare. Guests include healthcare entrepreneurs, providers, payers, and professionals from the investment community. We showcase little wins as well as valuable lessons learned from setbacks through these interviews. The real innovators in healthcare are often the ones in the trenches doing the work with razor-sharp focus. We find these innovators and bring their stories to light.

Find out more about how we are building bridges within healthcare. Join our group, Advancing Healthcare Innovation Forum on LinkedIn.

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Welcome to a transformative episode of the Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show! Today, we are thrilled to host Luis Suarez, the visionary CEO of Sanarai. We dive into his awe-inspiring journey from the vibrant streets of Mexico City to the innovative corridors of the U.S. healthcare system, where he is leading a revolution to make mental health universally accessible to the Hispanic and Latino communities.

As the leader of Sanarai, Luis is directing the vision of the company and he is championing a movement towards inclusivity and tech-driven healthcare solutions, ensuring no individual is sidelined due to language or financial barriers.

The reality is that only a fraction of the Hispanic and Latino populations receive the mental health treatment they require. The platform marries technology with empathy, enabling connections between patients and seasoned mental health professionals from Latin America. This ensures not just language but cultural compatibility, uplifting communities with or without health insurance.

In this episode, you'll discover:

* Luis Suarez’s personal odyssey and the challenges he overcame in seeking mental health care.

* The disheartening language barriers and the financial constraints often prevent individuals from receiving necessary health services.

* Insights into how Sanarai uniquely connects Spanish-speaking adults directly with mental health professionals in their preferred language.

* The profound role of cultural understanding in enhancing mental health outcomes.

Learn how Sanarai is breaking down these barriers by providing culturally and linguistically compatible services.

Innovative Solutions: Explore how Sanarai leverages technology to connect patients with mental health professionals, making care accessible without the need for health insurance. This episode showcases the impact of tech-enabled solutions in healthcare.

Cultural Understanding: Understand the importance of cultural compatibility in mental health care. Luis discusses how Sanarai's approach ensures that patients receive care from professionals who truly understand their cultural context, leading to better outcomes.

Follow Luis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luisesuarez/

Learn more about Sanarai: https://www.sanarai.com/

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The Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show started with the idea of wanting to highlight stories of what healthcare innovation truly looks like in action. Our mission, highlight real people who are really innovating within healthcare. Guests include healthcare entrepreneurs, providers, payers, and professionals from the investment community. We showcase little wins as well as valuable lessons learned from setbacks through these interviews. The real innovators in healthcare are often the ones in the trenches doing the work with razor-sharp focus. We find these innovators and bring their stories to light.

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What happens to smaller, rural hospitals and safety net institutions in a time of dwindling budgets? How do they stay innovative when they don't have the same resources as larger hospitals? Creating meaningful change takes a village and in this case, it's Lynn Barr, our special guest. She's the current MedPAC Commissioner (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) and the founder of Caravan Health. She is an advocate for the health of underserved people in rural communities by ensuring strong reimbursement for federal programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. In this episode, we sat down with Lynn to learn more about her and the projects she's working on now. She told us how safety net hospitals impacted the lives of people in her community growing up — including hers!

You'll discover:

* How we fund these systems and infrastructure changes that help address these disparities

*We delve into the disparities that exist, and what can be done to increase access and care.

* How Lynn plans on leaving a lasting legacy

* Why she's funding 100 MPH online scholarships for rural providers at the University of California Berkeley

Find out more about Barr-Campbell Family Foundation:

https://www.barr-campbell-family.org/

Follow Lynn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-barr-mph/

The Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show started with the idea of wanting to highlight stories of what healthcare innovation truly looks like in action. Our mission, highlight real people who are really innovating within healthcare. Guests include healthcare entrepreneurs, providers, payers, and professionals from the investment community. We showcase little wins as well as valuable lessons learned from setbacks through these interviews. The real innovators in healthcare are often the ones in the trenches doing the work with razor-sharp focus. We find these innovators and bring their stories to light.

Find out more about how we are building bridges within healthcare. Join our group, Advancing Healthcare Innovation Forum on LinkedIn.

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In this engaging episode, Ascend Medical's President, Tom Bowen Wright, tackles the pressing issues haunting today's healthcare landscape. If you're feeling stuck with current practices that don't seem to be delivering as you'd hoped, this conversation is definitely for you.

Tom Bowen explores the issues plaguing healthcare, such as vendor fatigue and skepticism, with a particular focus on the unique challenges faced by independent healthcare entities. He emphasizes the power of a clear vision for change and introduces some high-tech solutions - like AI-powered in-basket management, quick one-click ordering, and fully integrated point solutions.

In this session, you discover:

*Tom's innovative approach to including behavioral health in an in-network model, creating a more comprehensive care system.

* Why strengthening the bond between primary care physicians and their patients, with a goal to prevent patients from 'cheating' on their primary care providers is of the utmost importance.

Tom shares compelling solutions that aim to simplify the intricate healthcare landscape, underscoring the importance of empowering primary care doctors to provide quality care, and acknowledging their hard work with fitting rewards.

If you're an independent healthcare provider seeking an escape from the current system, or a hospital administrator aiming to inspire innovation within your organization, this episode is must-watch material. Let yourself be inspired by Tom Bowen Wright's unique perspective on evolving and improving healthcare practices for the better. Step into the future of healthcare possibilities, tune in now!

Find out more about the work of Ascend Medical:

https://ascendmedical.com/

Follow Tom Bowen Wright on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-bowen-wright/

The Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show started with the idea of wanting to highlight stories of what healthcare innovation truly looks like in action. Our mission, highlight real people who are really innovating within healthcare. Guests include healthcare entrepreneurs, providers, payers, and professionals from the investment community. We showcase little wins as well as valuable lessons learned from setbacks through these interviews. The real innovators in healthcare are often the ones in the trenches doing the work with razor-sharp focus. We find these innovators and bring their stories to light.

Find out more about how we are building bridges within healthcare. Join our group, Advancing Healthcare Innovation Forum on LinkedIn.

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The Lowell Community Health Center (LCHC) is a community health center that serves Greater Lowell. They are an integral part of the Massachusetts healthcare system, pointing the way towards a different kind of healthcare - one that will bring all the underserved and overlooked to the table, and act truly as an advocate.

The Health Center is a community-based health center with the mission to provide high-quality, accessible, and affordable primary care in Greater Lowell so that the underserved may exercise their right to choose the Health Center as their medical home.

We sit down with Padma Sastry, Senior Director, Digital Transformation to learn about what makes LCHC so special and how they are transforming the health delivery system by their 'community first' approach. We learn more about the challenges that LCHC faces and what they're doing about them as it attempts to continue its good work.

Padma Sastry helps us understand what it takes to be an innovator and the leadership required to navigate through the uncertainty of investing in innovation while stuck with the constraints of technology and budget.

You'll Discover:

* How they always do big things with really little.

* Why innovation doesn't always mean costly.

* Some simple innovations they've deployed across LCHC that are sensible and have had a big impact on patient access

Find out more about LCHC:https://www.lchealth.org/

LCH LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lowell-community-health-center/

Follow Padma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/padmaja-sastry-0423347/

The Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show started with the idea of wanting to highlight stories of what healthcare innovation truly looks like in action. Our mission, highlight real people who are really innovating within healthcare. Guests include healthcare entrepreneurs, providers, payers, and professionals from the investment community. We showcase little wins as well as valuable lessons learned from setbacks through these interviews. The real innovators in healthcare are often the ones in the trenches doing the work with razor-sharp focus. We find these innovators and bring their stories to light.

Find out more about how we are building bridges within healthcare. Join our group, Advancing Healthcare Innovation Forum on LinkedIn.

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Welcome to yet another insightful episode of The AHI Show. In this episode, we dive into an enlightening conversation with Leonard Achan, RN, MA, ANP, an operator, a nurse, and a forward-thinking healthcare leader, who dared to challenge the conventional norms of the organ donation and transplant industry.

Through this discussion, Lenny sheds light on his undertaking as CEO of LiveOnNY, where he embraced existing but overlooked laws and regulations. He reveals the surprising truth—there was no innovative trick, just a back-to-basic approach focusing on people, structure, and process with self-accountability at the heart.

Explore how accountability, transparency, and data-driven strategies underpin the remarkable increase in organ and tissue donors and successful transplants. Lenny's application of the Moneyball approach illuminates systemic issues, paving the way for significant, transformative changes in healthcare.

Join us for this riveting exploration of healthcare innovation, accountability, and the power of returning to original intentions. A must-watch episode that inspires and connects. Be sure to subscribe for more insightful episodes.

Key Learnings and Takeaways:

The Power of Back-to-Basics: Innovation isn't always about reinventing the wheel. Lenny proves that returning to original policies and laws can disrupt an industry with a stagnant approach.

Accountability is key: Lenny emphasizes the significance of self-accountability in bringing about substantial change within entrenched structures.

Data-Driven Approach: Transparency and data provide an effective direction for actions, aiding in identifying areas for improvement and ways to overcome challenges.

Success through Collaboration: Lenny speaks about the value of partnerships through reaching out and being a part of the broader healthcare community.

Systemic Change is Possible: The episode illustrates that even in an industry resistant to change, fundamental transformation can occur and lead to enhanced results.

https://www.liveonny.org/

Follow Lenny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard-achan/

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The Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show started with the idea of wanting to highlight stories of what healthcare innovation truly looks like in action. Our mission, highlight real people who are really innovating within healthcare. Guests include healthcare entrepreneurs, providers, payers, and professionals from the investment community. We showcase little wins as well as valuable lessons learned from setbacks through these interviews. The real innovators in healthcare are often the ones in the trenches doing the work with razor-sharp focus. We find these innovators and bring their stories to light.

Find out more about how we are building bridges within healthcare. Join our group, Advancing Healthcare Innovation Forum on LinkedIn.

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In this episode of the Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show, we sit down with Casey Fisher, the Chief Operating Officer of Intuitive Health. Intuitive Health is revolutionizing the healthcare landscape by combining Urgent Care and Emergency Room services all under one roof, bringing affordable and quality care closer to communities.

In our conversation, Casey shares his journey of joining the three physician founders in their mission to create a fundamentally fair healthcare system, focusing on the patients' best interest, and avoiding large, unnecessary bills. He discusses the challenges they faced while navigating the complex regulations and adapting to different markets across the country.

Learn how Intuitive Health has managed to open 20 locations, with plans to open 7-10 more each year through partnerships with major health system brands, and how their innovative operational model provides transparency, efficiency, and value for the patients.

Discover how the company's dedication to company culture and putting the patients first, has translated into exceptional results, high satisfaction scores, and a growing loyal customer base.

Join us in this insightful episode as we dive into the future of healthcare, and learn more about how Intuitive Health aims to further disrupt the industry and continue providing quality care to patients across the U.S

Follow Casey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-fisher-60129a81/

Learn more about Intuitive Health: https://www.iheruc.com/

The Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show started with the idea of wanting to highlight stories of what healthcare innovation truly looks like in action. Our mission, highlight real people who are really innovating within healthcare. Guests include healthcare entrepreneurs, providers, payers, and professionals from the investment community. We showcase little wins as well as valuable lessons learned from setbacks through these interviews. The real innovators in healthcare are often the ones in the trenches doing the work with razor-sharp focus. We find these innovators and bring their stories to light.

Find out more about how we are building bridges within healthcare. Join our group, Advancing Healthcare Innovation Forum on LinkedIn.

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7056196/