By Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick
Twitter: @drnic1
Host of Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist – #TheIncrementalist
On this episode I talked to Jennifer Danielson, Chief Growth Officer at Collective Health an integrated third-party administration and navigation company delivering health benefits.
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Jennifer describes herself as a recovering attorney who has ‘followed the money in healthcare to understand the workings of healthcare and bring about some positive change. By now I think most of us have some sense that the healthcare system is not working and claims and insurance continue to challenge many. We discuss the claims administration process and the origin story of an untenable insurance bill after life-saving surgery for Collective Health. They are trying to bring order to chaos for self-funded employers trying to deliver a better health experience for their employees.
We discuss the claims process, the challenge for individuals navigating a complex world full of unfamiliar and confusing terms, and some of the history of how we got there – which as I highlight from an earlier show is not as many believe attributable to the war but predates that (Ensuring the Health of Employees with Dr. Christy Ford Chapin, Ph.D.).
Listen in to hear our discussion on the solutions to the mess our discussions on PBMs and how they started in healthcare to consolidate buying power and how we can help employers and employees create better solutions and choices for delivering the healthcare we all want, but often are not getting. We discuss the importance of transparency and personalized connection points in healthcare and the impact of laws requiring information to be made publicly available to help people make informed decisions about their healthcare.
This article was originally published on the Dr. Nick – The Incrementalist blog and is republished here with permission.
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For years Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick, has served as a voice on the impact of new technologies on healthcare, earning a reputation as a leading authority on where the future of medicine is going. Combining powers of observation and real world experience, Dr. Nick has seen many predictions come true and makes the case that innovations in healthcare can be accomplished incrementally, not just by moonshot events. Tune in to hear Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist and his guests discuss what the future of healthcare looks like, how we will get there, and what it will take to improve healthcare for all.
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