This bonus episode is part of the Greatest Hits collection — episodes from the past 6 years that are just as relevant today. It was episode #249, and it originally aired in January 2023. 

Victor Reiss sheds light on being a Vice President of Consumerism for a major health system. Victor knows that if it was easy to undergo a Consumer Transformation, more organizations would be further along that journey, so it’s important to acknowledge the challenges in going down this path. He describes what led to UNC Health recognizing the need for this role, how the role is structured, and how he measures success. Hint: it’s a team effort.

Take a listen and let us know your thoughts about retail-inspired healthcare leadership today!

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Darren Sabo, CEO of Primefocus Health, gives an inside look at the company’s launch in partnership with LG. He covers a lot of ground about health at home and educating consumers on this quickly evolving space. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about what Rock Health is saying about wearables. What can we learn from their data about wearable usage, and how should we remember mature technologies as we design and build consumer-centered services? 

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This bonus episode is part of the Greatest Hits collection — episodes from the past 6 years that are just as relevant today. It originally aired in November 2022. 

Jared and guest co-host James Gardner spoke with Tim Barry, CEO and Chair of VillageMD, shortly after they announced their $9 billion acquisition of Summit Health. Tim shared how he expect the acquisition would accelerate VillageMD’s vision for improving the consumer experience and clinician experience. It’s fascinating now to revisit this episode following Walgreens' markdown of VillageMD and the scaling back of their investment in the primary care clinics. 

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Our series with retail health leaders continues with Dr. Chinni Pulluru, Chief Clinical Executive and Vice President of Clinical Operations for Walmart Health Omnichannel Care. In this exclusive interview, she details what’s driving the renewed growth of Walmart Health clinics as they expand their footprint to new states, what role retail health plays in creating a healthier society, and what she would say to people who are skeptical about retail's ability to provide quality care. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the internal consumer conversation. Innovating around consumers’ needs can still be seen as an "experiment," so how do we help the conversation gain traction, and what story will you tell? 

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Blake Madden, founder of Hospitalogy, shares some of his observations about the impacts of major deals on consumers’ health choices and which mergers and acquisitions excite him, then we wrap up with a rapid-fire round where he shares hot takes on some of the big players. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the collective power of revolutions. How will the movements that are happening in retail, free market medicine, and hospital board rooms impact the health choices of everyday consumers, and what’s your part?

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Guest contributor Paul Fahey was on site in Boston for NESHCo’s annual conference and had a chance to catch up with several guests. First, Ahava Leibtag shares what patient-centered language really means, then Jason Smith, Jim Dalglish, and Terri Robinson discuss how Hebrew SeniorLife is reimagining home, health, and community for older adults. 

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Denise Worrell outlines her role and responsibilities as VP of Consumerism at Memorial Hermann Health System and shares some of the success and challenges that come with being a Consumer Transformation Champion. If healthcare wants to build its consumer chops, it has to learn to look beyond the fires of today and take a longer view to get ahead of what people want and need in the years and decades ahead. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about driving growth through consumer centricity. It's time to push the conversation from "kind of important" to "strategic driver." How will you champion the strategic business value of consumer centricity in YOUR organization? 

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Jared welcomes Deborah Di Sanzo, President of Best Buy Health. In this exclusive interview, Deborah details the three components of Best Buy’s vision for enabling care at home, the extra training that Geek Squad members undergo to set up health tech in your home, and the value proposition to provider organization partners and consumers. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about CVS’ Healthy Aging report. Life after age 65 represents a new chapter for many. Will it also represent a new chapter for consumer-centered care, and what is retail’s role in caring for aging Americans? 

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Zain and Jared are honored to welcome Bob Riney, President and CEO of Henry Ford Health. In this exclusive interview, Bob shares a compelling vision for providing quality care amidst a challenging landscape including how Henry Ford is playing a leading role in revitalizing communities in and around downtown Detroit, and what has to happen for the hospital-centric business model to remain sustainable. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the value systems underlying care. What can we learn from the Free Market Medical Association and other micro-revolutions that are daring to improve the experience for patients and providers? 

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Guest contributor Paul Fahey from Smith & Jones joins the show live from the annual conference of MASHMD, the mid-atlantic chapter of SHSMD. Dean Browell from Feedback and Laila Waggoner from Core Health join Paul to share some of the highlights from their presentation on what consumers really think about disruptors vs. traditional healthcare. 

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Sam Seering returns to dive deep on Epic’s recent announcement about working with Microsoft to integrate generative AI into its EHR for the first time. In this exclusive interview, Sam dives deep into what this development could mean for consumers, as well as some use cases that could make healthcare marketers very happy. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Apple’s reported new health coaching service. How does their new service work, and can we change the narrative to encourage more innovation that includes prevention? 

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Guest host Mitch Holdwick joins Jared to profile Crossover Health and evaluate their disruptive potential in the self-insured employer space. The success of Crossover’s membership-based model can be attributed to the growing number of self-insured companies that are taking on the risk of paying providers themselves, rather than paying money to an insurance company. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Kaiser Permanente acquiring Geisinger Health. What does their new platform mean for consumers, and will other systems expedite their plans to explore value-based agreements at scale? 

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Laila Waggoner continues our theme of building up the consumer muscles within healthcare organizations. Consumer transformation can feel daunting because it requires so much culture change, and Laila shares how to accelerate consumer-first innovation by living your brand differently.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s healthcare letter. What does his healthcare vision include, and how can our organizations’ visions better align for the benefit of consumers and society?

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Privia Health is on an upward trajectory, and Dr. Bartley Bryt and Mark Foulke discuss some of the reasons why — including how they are engaging modern health consumers and reducing the administrative burdens of value-based care.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about The Vitamin Shoppe offering weight management services through a telehealth partnership. What do we need to know about nontraditional players in the wellness space, and how are they making fast inroads with digital health services? 

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Kathleen Ellmore from Engagys joins the show to continue the theme of building up the consumer muscles within healthcare organizations. Kathleen shares where providers and health plans are succeeding when it comes to consumer-focused innovation, and where they’re struggling. She also calls out the role of data as we assess how to engage with consumers.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about CVS completing its acquisition of Signify Health. Why is now a good time to revisit their $8 billion bet on home health, and how can we use this moment develop a Disruptor’s mindset?

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It’s a double-dose of awesome as Jared welcomes two guests: Alex Gray, Founder at Adapt Innovation Group, and Paul Backett, Co-Founder at Evolve Collaborative. Alex and Paul share in’s and out’s from the trenches about how to codesign consumer experiences, build the consumer muscles in your organizations, and coalesce as an industry to elevate that work for your benefit, as well as the benefit of the people that your organizations ultimately serve. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the Consumer-First Health Manifesto. The Manifesto was published 6 months ago, so what progress are we making in accomplishing the changes that it outlines, and how can we continue building momentum in those areas? 

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Amy West, Head of U.S. Digital Health & Innovation Strategy at Novo Nordisk, is an advocate for clinicians to embrace more human-centered approaches in treating patients, and she dives deep on how she’s seeing this in Pharma and digital therapeutics. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about VIVE. The tech and data infrastructure is an important part of consumer transformation, so how can we make sure that we keep up with where digital health leaders are spending their time? 

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Dr. Thomas Lee, Chief Medical Officer at Press Ganey, discusses reducing suffering by removing friction from the online experience. Press Ganey’s data show that when consumers have friction in their process of care, they question how much the provider cares about them. Dr. Lee also shares insights from his new book Healthcare's Path Forward and what to do now that society has a new understanding of what suffering means. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Best Buy and Atrium Health’s new hospital-at-home partnership. Is health-at-home is having a moment, and should we be waiting for innovators to fail? 

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Andy Auerbach shares how SafeRide Health partners with Lyft and other rideshare services to provide non-emergency transportation to health plan members, and how it decreases no-show rates and call center volumes. Join Andy and host Jared Johnson as they discuss how access, availability, and reliability all play a role in the member experience.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Transcarent acquiring 98point6’s virtual care platform and customer base. What does it say for the self-insured employer market, and what can we learn from how these two digital-first startups are approaching primary care? 

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Paul Fahey from Smith & Jones discusses the evolution of healthcare brands as they strive to be competitive in a consumer-first marketplace. Join Paul and host Jared Johnson as they share opportunities for healthcare leaders to evolve the strategy conversation, because we weren’t the ones who created the siloed business systems, we’re still responsible for removing friction and improving those experiences.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walmart Health’s expansion plans. As they accelerate their growth and enter new states in the coming year, how will it impact consumers’ demands for convenience and price transparency, and why is it drawing resistance? 

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Guest host Mitch Holdwick joins Jared to profile Firefly Health and evaluate their disruptive potential in the employer space. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Dispatch Health’s ED-to-Home program. Can their transition program ease hospital overcrowding, and how can we encourage more partnerships between traditional and nontraditional healthcare? 

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Chris McGhee, CEO and Co-Founder of Current Health, dives into Best Buy’s healthcare strategy and how care at home plays an important part in creating amazing consumer experiences. Current Health was acquired by Best Buy in November 2021 for $400 million. What does that mean for consumers? 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about all of the headlines that have happened from the time that Amazon announced it was acquiring One Medical until closing the deal seven months later. Can traditional healthcare keep up and adjust in real time? 

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Ashley Conger gives us a roadmap for designing consumer experiences that address real people. Professionals involved with consumer-centered design seem to have many different titles and live in many different departments, so we need to prop the door open and set a big table in order to build up the community. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Albertson’s new health and wellness app, Sincerely Health. Can grocery chains influence consumers’ health by leveraging their strong brand affinity, and should you pay attention? 

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Guest host Mitch Holdwick joins Jared to profile Aledade, the physician-led ACO that has saved independent primary care providers more than a billion dollars. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the bigger picture that’s being revealed by CVS’ acquisition of Oak Street Health. What could happen if hospitals and health systems finally take a chapter out of the retail playbook and invest in making their consumer experience a competitive advantage? 

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This bonus episode is part of the Greatest Hits collection — episodes from the past 6 years that are just as relevant today. It originally aired in June 2023. 

Jared and guest co-host James Gardner spoke with Dr. Chinni Pulluru, who at the time was Chief Clinical Executive and Vice President of Clinical Operations for Walmart Health Omnichannel Care. Dr. Pulluru dove deep into Walmart Health’s vision, goals, and day to day operations, as well as her perspective on the role that retail health plays in creating a healthier society.

It’s fascinating now to revisit this episode given the shutdown of their health clinics earlier this year, and it’s quite interesting to look back at her response when asked what she would say to people who are skeptical about retail’s place in providing quality care. 

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Michael Hasselberg, Chief Digital Health Officer at University of Rochester Medical Center, gives insights into the ecosystem where digital health startups, consumers, and academic medicine intersect for the good of a population. Join him as he discusses using technology to increase access to care and how he gave up his clinical practice in pursuit of building new innovative care delivery models.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about new prescription offerings from Amazon and Optum. How will RxPass and Price Edge provide a higher level of consumer-first health, and how can we shine a brighter spotlight on parts of the experiences that can be easy to overlook from a hospital-centric lens? 

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Sam Seering gives an inside look at Epic Cheers, Epic’s CRM platform. He gives a tour of how technology enables better consumer experiences and provides the groundwork for personalizing health journeys. Go beyond the buzzwords and hear straight from the source. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Harvard Medical School withdrawing from U.S. News rankings. What are the real benefits of rankings for consumers, and where else could hospitals invest in their place if felt like they had the choice? 

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Celebrate the 250th episode as Jared and Zain give a "State of the State" of Consumer Transformation. They start off by the numbers, sharing some figures from research across the industry about what consumers want and how healthcare organizations are meeting those demands (or not). Then they discuss who’s trending up and down and wrap up by creating a consumer cocktail. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the rumors that CVS is exploring an acquisition of Oak Street Health. Can retailers, hospitals, and value-based primary care coexist, and can a less-hospital-centric version of healthcare benefit everyone? 

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Victor Reiss sheds light on being a Vice President of Consumerism for a major health system. Victor knows that if it was easy to undergo a Consumer Transformation, more organizations would be further along that journey, so it’s important to acknowledge the challenges in going down this path. He describes what led to UNC Health recognizing the need for this role, how the role is structured, and how he measures success. Hint: it’s a team effort.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walgreens’ latest earnings call. How are Walgreens and VillageMD investing, scaling, and partnering, and what can we learn from their upward trajectory? 

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Samia Brown, Director of Senior Markets and Product Development at Priority Health, discusses a new partnership with Kroger Health that’s making it easier to access healthy food. Priority Health recently announced the program that’s using food-as-medicine to transform healthy lives in southeast Michigan.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Current Health’s State of Care at Home report. What does it say about the opportunities and challenges for health system leaders to explore the frontier of care at home, and how can it provide a better experience for consumers?

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The 2023 Predictions Series wraps up with Jared, Zain, and James offering their top 6 predictions for consumer transformation in the new year and beyond, followed by a lightning round of movers and shakers. Which trends are capturing their attention, which players do they think will make big moves, and will the sky keep falling? 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the breakthrough for real change. How will we bury the age-old excuses and have a more productive dialogue about improving the consumer experience? 

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The 2023 Predictions Series continues with Paul Keckley, Managing Editor of the Keckley Report, and Chris Hemphill, Sr. Director of Commercial Intelligence at Woebot Health. Paul and Chris take us all across the landscape to discuss how they expect hospitals and health systems to respond to financial pressures and calls to become more consumer-centric. How can we be more courageous with tackling public policy, bias in healthcare data, and the mental health of our nation?

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about looking back and sharing gratitude. How do we break away from the day-to-day demands on our time to be grateful for how far we’ve come? 

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The 2023 Predictions Series continues with health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, and Amy Heymans, chief design officer for UnitedHealthcare. How are health systems, health plans, and disruptors addressing the calls to become more consumer-centric, and where should YOU be looking next? 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about new data from Epic Research on how telehealth visits don’t require in-person visits. How can we use this data to support the creation of consumer-first products and services? 

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Sara Vaezy from Providence and Barbara Casey from Pixel Health kick off the 2023 Predictions Series to share their perspectives on what's coming for consumer transformation. They share how both traditional providers and disruptors are addressing the calls to become more consumer-centric, and what it all means for the industry and those whom we’re serving. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Almond, a startup that’s looking to modernize the OB/GYN experience. What does their membership-based model include, and can it improve access for this important aspect of healthcare? 

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Ben Dillon guides us through Geonetric’s Consumer Health Survey and shares what the data says about consumers' preferences for engaging with providers. You’ll want to hear Ben’s takeaways from the research, what he would do as a marketing leader, and where he expects consumer transformation to be in the next 24 months. Spoiler alert: A lot of exciting thing are happening when it comes to digital consumer health, but they’re still happening at the bleeding edge and need to become more mainstream. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about a recent #HITsm tweet chat on the topic of whether healthcare has become a consumer industry. How do we engage with the various entities in our healthcare journeys, and what’s coming next when it comes to addressing consumers’ needs? 

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Ryan Kilgallon, Director of Digital at Overit, shares how putting CX first means putting UX first. There’s still a lot of work that goes into making a website the core of consumer experiences, so Ryan goes back to the basics as he walks us through how his team prioritized engagement and what we can all learn from that process.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Kroger’s new weight management program. How are Kroger and other out of the box brands innovating in the space, and how is weight loss continuing to blur the lines between health and wellness?

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Dr. Daniel Guerra, Chief Medical Information Officer at ChenMed, describes how technology enables ChenMed’s vision for transformative care. He gives a behind-the-scenes look at InTuneHealth, a tech-forward value based care model that focuses on helping older adults who are on the go to stay healthy. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Best Buy’s Geek Squad taking its talents into the home to connect remote patient monitoring devices with hospitals. What might happen as retailers roll out new ways to bring customer service to the homes of patients? 

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Jared goes behind the scenes with leaders from three organizations that recently launched podcasts to find out what they hope listeners will get out of tuning into their shows. First up is Sondra Brown, President and Founder of MDRG, which hosts the new show What Consumers Want. Second is Cathy Connolley, Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Doctivity Health, which hosts the show Actionable Insights. And third, we wrap up with none other than Mitch Holdwick, who hosts DeliverHealth’s podcast, Healthcare Simplified. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the launch of Amazon Clinic. What does the initial digital experience look like, and is there anything the rest of us can learn about how they’re approaching their new direct to consumer offering? 

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Tim Barry, CEO and Chair of VillageMD, goes behind the headlines of their $9 billion acquisition of Summit Health. Tim shares how the acquisition can accelerate VillageMD’s vision for improving the consumer experience and clinician experience. And he shares where their in-store partnership with Walgreens is headed going into 2023. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walgreen’s most recent retail roadmap. What might we learn from their last earnings call, and why do they refer to consumer-centric healthcare as their next growth engine? 

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Justin Wartell walks us through Monigle’s newest Humanizing Brand Experience report. Their extensive research identifies personas in ways that healthcare leaders can use to design consumer-first experiences. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walmart Health’s announcement that they’re opening 16 clinics in Florida in 2023. Is their strategy coming off life support at the right time, and will this move revive their ambitions to set a new standard for consumer experience? 

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Stericycle Communication Solutions' latest patient engagement research includes some surprises, such as the phone is not dead as the channel of choice after all. Matt Dickson and Sarah Bennight discuss this and other insights from the survey, hot off the press. Learn what consumers say about delayed care, multilingual access, activation, convenience, and more. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Apple possibly offering health insurance. What could a consumer-first insurance plan look like, and is Apple the right player to offer it? 

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Eric Steinberger is in the house to share his thoughts as a retail-inspired marketing leader. Eric is the Chief Marketing Officer for Atlantic Health System and the former CMO at Bed Bath & Beyond, so his retail experience is especially relevant as he shares how his team is organized, how they set priorities to meet consumers’ needs, and how they focus on access, affordability, and quality.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the launch of Instacart Health. What role can Instacart and other service technologies play as we look to re-center the business systems that serve as the foundation of healthcare? 

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We are honored to welcome the President of Village Medical, Dr. David Hatfield, as he shares an exclusive look at the cornerstones of the company's vision for value-based care, and how they're centered on a better consumer experience. From their integration with Walgreens stores, to taking responsibility for patients who aren’t engaged, to eliminating the word noncompliant, Dr. Hatfield gives a formula for value-based care in an age where the interests of providers, patients, and businesses are finally aligning. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Stericycle’s Client Symposium and its theme of "the art of patient engagement." How can we improve the experience for consumers and the bottom line all at once? 

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Scott Andrews drops knowledge from Kyruus' Provider Perspectives on Digital Access report and what it tells us about consumers’ access needs. Spoiler alert: Doctors want a bigger role in their online presence and scheduling! 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the Consumer-First Health Manifesto. Why is this document significant, and how can it accelerate the industry towards consumer transformation? 

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John Young sheds light on Nice Healthcare and their fast-growing direct-to-employer model. John gives us an inside look at how Nice seems to take the best parts of digital-first and subscription-based primary care, and how they convey their value proposition to consumers. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Providence’s approach to bringing together digital innovation and business strategy. How does digital transformation drive health systems' growth, for real? 

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Best Buy, Rite Aid, and Dollar General are three retail brands that might not be getting the same headlines as the big players, but they are each planting their flags in the ground in their own ways. Jared, Zain, and James Gardner profile their moves in the space, discuss their appeal to consumers (or lack thereof), and grade their potential for disruption. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about CVS’ acquisition of Signify Health. Where does home-based care fit in the Disruption Equation, and can it cause convenience to be the ultimate competitive advantage?

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This bonus episode is part of the Greatest Hits collection — episodes from the past 6 years that are just as relevant today. It originally aired in January 2021. 

Jared and Zain talked about health systems taking the lead in helping people stay healthier. Then they went deep on why now is the time to move beyond sick care models and explore wellness and functional medicine offerings. 

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We welcome Dr. Gordon Chen, Chief Medical Officer at ChenMed, to discuss the company's vision of transformative care and disruptive physician leadership. A key to transformative healthcare is equipping primary care providers to lead the charge, and that requires training them to lead clinically, lead emotionally, and lead the business. Learn how ChenMed strives to do this, as well as other insights from The Calling, the memoir that Dr. Chen recently co-authored with his brother Christopher.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walmart and UnitedHealth’s new Medicare Advantage partnership. Can they truly compete on cost and access, and what impact might this have on the Retail Wars?

Buy The Calling here.

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Stephen Moegling from Hailey Sault shares what consumers really want and how it can make healthcare brands relevant or irrelevant. We have to overcome the tendency to market ourselves from the providers’ standpoint, and Stephen dives deep on how marketers can play a leading role in consumer transformation. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Dollar General taking one more small step toward competing in healthcare. Will their methodical approach pay off? 

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Meet the hosts of 3 new shows on the Shift Forward Health podcast channel and get the inside scoop on why you should tune in:

• Christophe Jauquet, international keynote speaker on health business, hosts the Healthusiasm Podcast, a panel discussion on the positive changes that are happening in health and self-care
• Shiva Mirhosseini, customer experience champion and digital leader at Fortune 50 companies, hosts Paving the Path, where she explores the digital renaissance shaping healthcare today with women game changers, thought leaders, and executives
• Erica Olenski Johansen hosts Trauma-Informed Life, where she shares her perspective on improving the U.S. healthcare system as a trauma-informed caregiver, industry insider, mother, woman, and human being

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