Dr. Jeffers  discusses how getting admitted to med school while in high school  prepared her to become a CMO and also lead the Integrated Breast Center, a free resource by St. John's in Ventura County where Dr. Jeffers now practices in her home town.

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Dignity Health, St. John's Camarillo Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lynn Jeffers & The Integrated Breast Center

 One of the nation's leaders of the post-acute industry (home health, hospice, caregiving), Bill Dombi, joins the show and shares about his journey, as well as the journey of care in the home, over the past few decades and what we can expect to come in the near future as more care is delivered in the home.  Co-host April Stewart makes her debut on the show as well.

National Association of Home Care and Hospice's President Bill Dombi

 Dr. Charbonneau explains how Encompass Health has become an expert for the care and expertise it provides in the acute rehabiltation hospital setting.  We explore her long tenure with Encompass Health and how confusion exists as what the term "rehabilitaton hospital" actually means.

Encompass Health's CMO Dr. Lisa Charbonneau on Acute Rehabilitation

Syl joins the show and shares about his journey that started in Quebec, Canada. Caring for his father at a young age was an inspiration that would ultimately lead him to become one of North America's leaders in nursing, where he now oversees the efforts of 48,000 nurses under the Providence umbrella. Syl doesn't shy away from the discussion as we explore the role of a CNO and nursing executive, addressing how he leads with a union presence, not always an easy feat.  Syl also touches on his other passion, and how we can expect to find him acting on stage when he retires.

Providence's SVP and System Chief Nursing Officer Sylvain Trepanier

Dr. Fong joins the show to break down what the physician advisor role is when serving as a liaison between care coordination or case management departments and the frontline physicians providing patient care in an acute care hospital setting.

Mercy General's Dr. Ronald Fong (Dignity Health-Sacramento): Physician Advisor In Care Coordination

 DispatchHealth has made waves across the country as it has served over 300,000 patients to date in the home.  Kevin shares how Dispatch has grown into 18 states and how Dispatch has lead the waypreventing Emergency Department visits and bringing healthcare home.

DispatchHealth Co-Founder Kevin Riddleberger

Fresh off big acquistion news of Healthy Living Network (HLN), Damien shares how Mission is transforming home health, hospice, and palliative care services as it becomes the largest provider of these services in the west.

Mission Healthcare's Damien Weston: Expansion, Livng on a Boat, & the Largest Provider in the West

Vicki Hoak hops on the show to address some of the national challenges of the home care industry, including changes in the industry that will impact our ability to age in place such as new funding for care.

Home Care Association of America's Vicki Hoak: Caregiver Shortage, Funding Sources for Care, & More

Returning guest Pam Foster, VP Care Coordination, joins colleague Allison Rose, Network Director of Clinical Effectiveness, to share with host Gavin Ward and our audience about their initiatives at their muti-hospital system serving Scottsdale and Phoenix that end up leading to great outcomes for the patients that they ssrvice.

HonorHealth Leaders Pam Foster and Allison Rose

Gwen and Bruce joined the show from their headquarters in Lafeyette where LHC, one of the nation's largest providers of home based care, has figured out some of the "secret sauce" to land joint ventures with some of the nation's largest health systems.

Home Based Care Industry Leaders Bruce Greenstein & Gwen Guillotte (LHC Group) On Risk & Partnerships

Jeannee Parker Martin, a pillar in the California aging community, joins the show and discusses the recent initiative among LeadingAge and other organizations to address the growing shortage of good caregiver jobs to serve our growing aging population.

LeadingAge California President Jeannee Parker Martin & the Caregiver Workforce Shortage

Former Molina Healthcare executive and entrepreneur John Molina discusses the vision he and his team had in investing in the relaunch of Community Hospital of Long Beach, which recently reopened to support the healthcare community during the COVID-19 pandemic. John also shares how his departure in 2017 from Molina, while not easy, was a teaching moment to his kids.

Former Molina Healthcare Executive John Molina and the Relaunch of Community Hospital of Long Beach

Dr. Dale discusses growing up in Illinois, including playing basketball with Barrack Obama, and his journey into serving in geriatrics and caring for those near end of life. We devote time in the episode to discuss "The Elephant in the Room," a film Dr. Dale helped produce that brings both comedy and emotion to the often difficult conversations regarding end of life.

Dr. William Dale, City of Hope Chair in Supportive Medicine, and "The Elephant in the Room"

APG President and value-based care nationall pillar Don Crane rejoins the show to share updates on the continued move from "volume to value."  APG's members include some of the largest medical groups across the country, including those from 45 states and including some of the biggest names in the healthcare industry, with a focus on outcomes instead of fee for service.

America's Physician Groups' President and CEO Don Crane

Michelle comes from a family of "informal social workers." She joins the show to discuss how she ultimately became a formal social worker after first being a mom, and how social workers play such a critical role in helping patients transition from a hospital setting to the community. Michelle shares some touching stories displaying what social workers do for their patients in often trying and emotional times.

Celebrating Social Workers: Mayo Clinic's Michelle Burns, LCSW- Social Work Manager

PopHealth Podcast is here to provide various thought leaders of population health the opportunity and platform to discuss the different dynamics of population health, care transitions, and readmission prevention

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