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In the final episode of the inaugural season of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to speak with Brian Washburn, Executive Director of Operations at Humboldt General Hospital. Brian speaks to the crew about his early career pathways and how advanced certifications help leverage young leaders for the next phase of their career. Brian specifically speaks to MGMA’s Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) credential. The CMPE credential is recognized as the professional standard in medical practice management.

Brian Washburn – Executive Director of Operations at Humboldt General Hospital

Brian Washburn is the Executive Director of Operations at Humboldt General Hospital, a critical access hospital located in Winnemucca, Nevada. He graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Accounting, then went on to obtain a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating from Pitt, he secured a business associate fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in the department of Management Engineering and Internal Consulting. After a few years he moved to Montana where he worked with the Billings Clinic in a small hospital as Director of Operations before moving to Nevada.

The crew asked Brian the following questions:

• What encouraged you to pursue healthcare administration?
• You currently serve as the Executive Director at Humboldt General Hospital; can you tell us a bit about your work and the things you oversee on a day-to-day basis?
• You have acquired an array of certifications throughout your career; can you talk about what those are and what drew you to them?
• Can you speak on the CMPE certification and how it has helped you?
• How can one best prepare to get the CMPE and how long did it take you to get it?
• What are the necessary steps to get the CMPE?
• Your career has covered a myriad of paths from large hospitals and systems to more rural areas of the country in critical access hospitals, can you talk about the differences between those two worlds?
• What led you to Big Timber, Montana and Winemucca, NV and how does rural medicine affect the healthcare admin side?
• What made you decide to enroll for a DHA?
• How have you managed the doctorate while working?
• What are some of the challenges you face being a young executive and what advice would you give to those in a similar situation?

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In the penultimate episode of the first season of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to speak with a great friend, Derick Simmons. Derick works as a Strategy Consultant for Rock Health Advisory. Rock Health is a full-service seed fund that supports startups working in digital health. Rock Health offers funding, access to medical, venture, legal and corporate partners, and office space to its portfolio companies. Additionally, Rock Health offers advisory services to clients across healthcare in the advancement of digital health strategies. In his role, Derick aligns with large players across the industry to converge what digital health is advancing with how their clients can move the needle forward in their respective organizations.

Derick Simmons – Strategy Consultant at Rock Health

Derick is a consultant at Rock Health where he supports healthcare, life sciences, and tech clients to develop digital health strategies. Prior to Rock Health, he was a transformation consultant at an integrated health system where he advised senior executives on digital health strategy, entrepreneurial partnerships, and new ventures. Derick earned an MHA from Cornell University and a B.S. in Management and Organizational Behavior from BYU. Before completing his academic training, he worked as a healthcare venture capital associate, researcher, and consultant—and also completed two years of volunteer mission service in Romania and Moldova.

The crew asked Derick the following questions:

• You have focused more on the investment and innovation side of healthcare, what drew you to this area of healthcare?
• You currently serve as a consultant at Rock Health. What is Rock Health and what does your work entail?
• How is Rock health different from other Venture Capital/Private Equity firms?
• Are there specific types of innovations that Rock Health is interested in?
• Can you share an example of a company that Rock Health is invested in?
• What advice do you have for someone interested in the venture capital side of healthcare and wants to get more involved?
• What types of qualities does Rock Health look for in their health team and how can someone who is interested in Rock Health get their foot in the door?
• What do you think are some of the big challenges in healthcare that tech companies are best suited to solve?

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In the 18th episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to speak with Joanna Ekstrom. Joanna works at La Clinica De La Raza, which serves the East Bay area as a federally qualified health center. La Clínica was founded in 1971 to address health barriers and create better lives for the underserved. Today, La Clínica is the first choice for providing multi-lingual, accessible full-scope health care services in the East Bay, no matter a patient’s income level or insurance status. Joanna details how funding for FQHC’s impacts the programs they implement and how her team makes community-based care a realization for thousands of people in California.

Joanna Ekstrom – Senior Planner at La Clínica de La Raza, FQHC in the Bay Area

Joanna Ekstrom works as Senior Planner at La Clínica de La Raza, a Federally Qualified Health Center in the Bay Area, where she oversees the team responsible for program development, grant writing, and grants management. She also works closely with executive leadership on strategic planning, program planning, and other agency initiatives. Previously she worked at UCSF on a cervical cancer screening project, at another FQHC program serving transgender patients, and at a nonprofit mental health agency. Joanna has an MPH in Community Health Science from UCLA and a BA in Sociology and Women’s Studies from UC Santa Barbara.

The crew asked Joanna the following questions:

• For our listeners who may not be aware, can you speak to the great work that La Clinica de la Raza does and who they are?
• You currently serve as a Senior Planner at La Clinica de la Raza. What does your work entail?
• What has your experience been like managing a team of eight?
• What advice would you have for someone who is a first-time manager?
• How does funding differ at an FQHC level? What is funded?
• How do FQHC’s make an impact at the community, state and national level?
• Can you describe a specific program or two that La Clinica de la Raza currently runs?
• It takes a certain kind of person to work for an FQHC when there are other lucrative opportunities? What has made you stay in this work?
• How does the specific nature of the FQHC business affect program offerings or other business decisions? Can you compare that to a typical hospital?
• If someone wanted to get involved with a FQHC, what is the best way?

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In the 17th episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to speak with Monica Shah. Monica has spent the better part of her career working in the international areas of major health systems domestically and abroad. Monica spent time working in Singapore for Johns Hopkins International and currently works within the international affairs division of Weill Cornell Medicine. She shares how different business models of international healthcare are seen across academic medicine and how her work today differs from some of her early work in the City of New York.

Monica Shah – Director of the Office of International Affairs for Weil Cornell Medicine

Monica V. Shah presently serves as Director of the Office of International Affairs for WCM. Prior to her role as Director, Monica helped drive Global Initiatives for WCM through project management of WCM’s proposal to build a Greenfield hospital in Shanghai. Before joining WCM, she was a part of the Strategy & Analytics team with NewYork-Presbyterian Global Services, where she managed strategic department initiatives and consulting projects in the Middle East. Monica also served as Project Administrator for Johns Hopkins Medicine International in Singapore. In this capacity, she led strategic and new business planning for the hospital and regional affiliates. Monica has degrees in Cultural Diversity and International Health Studies and Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Connecticut, along with a Master of Health Administration from Johns Hopkins.

The crew asked Monica the following questions:

• Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your healthcare background?
• When people think of international healthcare, they may think of public health work or doctors without borders. Can you describe the underlying business models for international healthcare at AMCs?
• In your healthcare journey you worked at Johns Hopkins International for a couple of years. How would you describe JHI’s business model?
• You currently serve as the Director of the Office of International Affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine. Can you tell us what the job entails and how you landed there?
• What are some of the partnerships that Weill Cornell Medicine has established or is establishing?
• What insight into international health systems have you gathered from your work?
• What advice would you give to early careerists or students who are interested in getting into international healthcare?

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In the 16th episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to speak with the founder of Ash Wellness. David Stein speaks about what led him to create a company that offered inclusive and accessible healthcare by enabling providers and businesses to provide at-home diagnostics care to their patients. He shares his personal story, experiences of others and how Ash hopes to change the end-to-end experience of at home diagnostic testing.

David Stein – Co-founder and CEO of Ash Wellness

David Stein is the CEO of Ash Wellness, a B2B at-home diagnostic company launching remote care services for healthcare organizations and D2C businesses. Ash Wellness offers white-labeled operations management, testing via a CLIA/CAP certified lab network, kitting and fulfillment, and modern technology infrastructure. In his role, David is responsible for mission vision, strategy oversight, fundraising, and corporate development. He is a graduate of the Cornell Tech MBA program. David lives in New York City, and is passionate about parties and healthcare access.

The crew asked David the following questions:

• For our listeners who may not be aware, can you speak to the great work that Ash Wellness does and what it is?
• Your background has been in myriad of avenues in healthcare, can you talk to us about what led to your decisions to follow the opportunities to start Ash Wellness?
• You mentioned how Ash started with the LGBTQ+ community, is that who you are still primarily focused on right now?
• This past month, we celebrated National LGBTQ Health Awareness week, can you talk about what this week means and where we are in this journey?
• How has the pandemic changed Ash’s business model and the overall business?
• How have partnerships allowed Ash to expand their services?
• How did the Chipotle app inform the design of at-home diagnostics testing?
• What advice would you give to early careerists in healthcare?
• Are there any specific hard or soft skills that you picked up at the first job or in grad school that you would recommend to listeners?

In this week’s episode of Talking with Nakin, we look back at a previous episode that examined the antiviral pills by Merck and Pfizer. The guys discuss what continued options to combat COVID-19 look like as the pandemic evolves.

As more data has come out there are large discrepancies in the effectiveness of Molnupiravir and Paxlovid. The US government has spent over $2B on Molnupiravir and many hospitals are no longer willing to use it while Paxlovid has a lot of restrictions as to who can take it and what it cannot be taken with.

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In the 15th episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to speak with the founders of Appcelerator. Chelsea and Inno share what the impetus was for launching an organization that is focused on ushering the next level of leaders in great positions across the healthcare landscape. Appcelerator is a career advancement program that provides exposure, resources, and individualized career mentorship to enhance your job search skills and support job placement. Chelsea Perry – Co-founder of Appcelerator and Senior Manager at CVS Health Chelsea Perry is a Senior Manager of Product Development at CVS Health where she leads product dev for telehealth and eLearning platforms and other stealth initiatives. She is also Cofounder of Appcelerator, a diversity talent development platform connecting users to employers and mentors for career advice, referrals, and professional coaching. Chelsea began her career as an administrative fellow at Kaiser Permanente after graduating with a Master's degree in Health Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2019, she was recognized as Teladoc Health’s inaugural She Powers Health Under 30 award recipient honoring individuals championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Innocent “Inno” Okechukwu – Co-founder of Appcelerator and Manager at Johnson & Johnson Inno works in strategy at Johnson & Johnson, where he leads work in innovation as a Manager, Business Innovation and Venture Design. He is also Co-founder of Appcelerator, a diversity talent development platform connecting diverse talent to mentors and employers for career advice, referrals and career coaching. Inno's background is in corporate strategy and innovation within healthcare. He also has previous entrepreneurial experience founding a business during college. He holds a Masters in Health Administration and Bachelors of science from the University of Missouri.

The crew asked Chelsea and Inno the following questions:

• What is the Appcelerator and what led you to found it?
• How many cycles has the Appcelerator gone through and how many students are admitted per cycle?
• What does the application process look like and what levels of support does Appcelerator offer candidates when they apply for fellowships and jobs?
• What is the placement rate for Appcelerator?
• How does the income sharing agreement work and what percentage does Appcelerator take?
• So far your avenues have been in Strategy and Ops, Health Tech and Consulting; where is the organization headed next?
• What have been the early successes/challenges thus far?
• What advice would you give to the early careerist in healthcare admin?

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In the 14th episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to speak with Morenike Ayo-Vaughan who represents The Commonwealth Fund. Morenike details the amazing origins of the organization as it was among the first private foundations started by a woman philanthropist, Anna M. Harkness, established in 1918 with the broad charge to enhance the common good. The mission of the fund today is to promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society’s most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, and people of color. Tune in to hear from the amazing work that Morenike does at TCF!

Morenike Ayo-Vaughan – Program Officer at Commonwealth Fund

Morenike Ayo-Vaughan, MHSA is currently the Program Officer for the Advancing Health Equity program at the Commonwealth Fund. She is responsible for supporting the Vice President of Health System Equity, who leads the Advancing Health Equity program, and coordinates the overall work and efficiency of the team. Most recently Ayo-Vaughan served as senior manager at Avalere Health, where she was responsible for serving myriad health care clients who sought the advancement of health equity and improvement in patient access to optimal care. She also was responsible for conducting literature reviews and key informant interviews and synthesizing findings and feedback from the advisory committee to inform the goals and strategies of Avalere’s Health Equity Fund. Prior to Avalere, Ayo-Vaughan served as practice operations associate at Privia Health. She has an M.S. in health systems administration from Georgetown University and a B.S. in public health from Temple University.

The crew asked Morenike the following questions:

• For our listeners who may not be aware, can you speak to the great work that The Commonwealth Fund does and who they are?
• You currently serve as a Program Officer, Advancing Health Equity at The Commonwealth Fund. What does your work entail?
• How has the dynamic of health equity changed throughout your career?
• What encouraged you to pursue healthcare administration?
• Can you speak about your education and career path?
• Your background has been in a myriad of avenues in healthcare, can you talk to us about what led to your decisions to follow the opportunities and organizations you have?

Talking with Nakin – Expansion of Amazon Care Nationwide

Amazon Care launched primarily as a pilot program in 2019 for employees, designed to provide free telehealth visits and low-cost in-home visits for employees. Amazon Care’s in person offerings exist in 8 cities and plan to expand to 20 more by the end of the year. Even though Amazon Care is entering a crowded market, the news was somewhat bullish for Amazon with competitor Teladoc dropping 6% when the news was announced

The crew debates the impact of Amazon expanding its healthcare presence and what the onslaught of primary care entrants means for patients across the country. Grab a drink and join us for another episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast!

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In the 13th episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team sits down to have a great conversation with the guys behind the Advancement League. The Advancement League describes itself as a social movement and membership organization helping leaders put Health, Everywhere. They are known for bringing leaders inside and outside of traditional healthcare together for the annual Young Health Leader Summit and first-of-their-kind 24-hour Community Impact Competition and "Road Trip" experiences. Tune in to hear from Alex and Dionte on how the Advancement League looks to shift the paradigm on creating sustainable change in the healthcare landscape!

Advancement League

Alex Maiersperger – Consumer Focused Strategy at SAS and Co-Founder of The Advancement League

Alex leads consumer-focused strategy and initiatives as an executive industry advisor to healthcare and life science clients at global analytics "founder and future" SAS. Alex also serves as co-founder of the Advancement League, a social movement and membership organization focused on helping leaders pursue healthcare career happiness & having community impact along the way. Prior to SAS, Alex led consumer experience and value-based initiatives at Blue Cross NC, the provider and payer sides of Geisinger Health, and launch Doxy.me as a telehealth platform as a Lassonde Entrepreneur scholar at University of Utah, where he obtained dual-Master's in Public Health and Healthcare Administration.

Dionte Madden – Enterprise Account Executive at BetterUp and Chief of Partnerships at The Advancement League

Dionte currently works at BetterUp where he partners with C-suite and VP level executives at global enterprise companies to deliver change at scale through world-class coaching, AI technology, and behavioral science experts. Dionte also serves as Chief of Partnerships for the Advancement League, a social movement and membership organization focused on helping leaders pursue healthcare career happiness & having a community impact along the way. Prior to BetterUp, Dionte spent several years at GE Healthcare in their Ultrasound and Specialty Channel businesses. Dionte obtained his Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida.

The crew asked Alex and Dionte the following questions:

• Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how the Advancement League got started?
• What is the Advancement League and how does it differentiate itself from other professional organizations?
• What is the primary reason that members give for signing up for membership?
• What have been the early successes and challenges for the Advancement League thus far?
• What leadership opportunities exist for members who join?
• What is the Young Health Leader Summit and what can a listener expect if they decide to attend?
• How well do you think Advancement league has kept to its founding principles?
• What are some of the biggest challenges that you would like to see the Advancement League tackle in the future?
• What is next for the Advancement League and what can listeners expect in the coming months and year?

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In the 12th episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, Freddy and Joe speak with a friend of the podcast and a fellow young professional who has rapidly risen through the administrative ranks to become the Chief Ambulatory Officer at DHR Health. Veronica speaks about her path to the C-Suite, how her familial roots have shaped her career and how she hopes to inspire other young Latina’s who are looking to enter leadership roles across healthcare. Make sure to check out Veronica on LinkedIn as she shares her journey and lessons from the C-Suite through her articles, “Millennial Leadership: Through My Lens.”

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leading-multi-generational-team-easier-said-than-done-veronica/

Veronica Villareal – DHR Health

Veronica Villarreal is a Chief Ambulatory Officer at DHR Health who oversees 73 clinic locations with over 30 specialty and subspecialty care in the Rio Grande Valley. After spending much of her career in revenue cycle and clinic operations, Veronica knows how every service lines’ success for quality patient care requires the collaboration from numerous clinical and non-clinical departments. Veronica has focused on creating standardized and innovative processes to be able to cut down patient wait times, developing a servant leadership culture and is actively pursuing more training classes for the 1000 employees she oversees. Veronica is a certified medical coder, certified medical office manager and a certified medical insurance specialist. She also holds a degree in Master of Health Administration/Business Administration from the University of Houston – Clear Lake.

The crew asked Veronica the following questions:

• Can you tell the audience a bit about how we met?
• What does healthcare look like in Texas and in the Galveston area?
• What encouraged you to pursue healthcare administration?
• You currently serve as the Chief Ambulatory Officer for DHR Health, can you tell us a bit about your work and the things you oversee on a day-to-day basis?
• Did you imagine you'd be in the C-Suite at your point in your career?
• What are some of the challenges you face being a young executive and what advice would you give to those in a similar situation?
• You have done a lot of work in development, mentoring, and coaching yourself. Can you speak to the audience you connect with and the type of work you've done with and for early careerists?
• What does your role allow you to do as it relates to being a prominent Latina leader?

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In the eleventh episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the group welcome Erin Sietstra who is the Head of Investments at Hopelab. Hopelab describes themselves as a team of behavioral scientists, designers, impact investors, and digital tech experts who strive to combine the inspiration of hope with the rigors of science Erin shares her journey as a strategy consultant to leading investments for an organization that leads in the behavior change technology space. Join the conversation with the crew as they learn about impact investing from Erin and be sure to follow her on Twitter @erinsietstra!

Erin Sietstra – Hopelab

Erin leads Hopelab Ventures, where she is responsible for Hopelab’s impact investments in companies that aim to improve the health and well-being of teens and young adults. She sources, executes, and manages investments, positioning Hopelab as both a financial and a strategic partner to entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and innovators. Prior to Hopelab, she led Transactions and Business Analytics at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and she began her career as a strategy consultant at Leerink Partners, a healthcare-focused boutique. Erin holds an MBA with a Certificate in Public Management & Social Innovation from Stanford and a BA in Biology from Harvard.

Hopelab focuses specifically on mental health and well-being outcomes for the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ young community. Through Hopelab’s investment initiative—Hopelab Ventures, invests and partners with entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and innovators who share the commitment that Hopelab Ventures is looking to execute.

The crew asked Erin the following questions:

• Can you speak to the great work that Hopelab does and who they are?
• As the Head of Investments at Hopelab, what does your work entail?
• How did you carve a path to be at Hopelab today?
• Your background has been in myriad of avenues in healthcare, can you talk to us about what led to your decisions to follow the opportunities and organizations you have worked at?
• A focus on health equity seems to be a trend in your career, can you talk more about what that means to you?

In Episode 11, Talking with Nakin covers the deal that was announced in December between the EHR giant, Cerner and the multinational computer software conglomerate, Oracle. The deal was announced as an all-cash tender offer for $95.00 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. “Working together, Cerner and Oracle have the capacity to transform healthcare delivery by providing medical professionals with better information—enabling them to make better treatment decisions resulting in better patient outcomes,” said Larry Ellison, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Oracle. Joe and Freddy answer questions from Nakin on how the continued investment from large technology giants like Oracle will have across healthcare. Join us with your favorite drink for Episode 11!

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In the second part of our two-part episode special with Gaby Galvin, in the tenth episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, we take a prospective look on what 2022 has in store for early careerists, healthcare and the country as a whole. Continuing from our discussion in our ninth episode, the team welcomes back Gaby. Gaby discusses how she sees 2022 from her journalism lens and how Morning Consult is preparing for the new year to come. The trio also cover new developments from the Omicron Variant that is sweeping the country and world population.

Gaby Galvin – Morning Consult

Gaby Galvin is a reporter at Morning Consult covering the healthcare industry and health policy, including the federal pandemic response. She also writes Morning Consult Health, a daily newsletter from health care policy and business professionals. Galvin previously covered public health issues for U.S. News & World Report, and is based in Washington, D.C.

The crew asked Gaby the following questions:

• What are some of the big changes that you foresee will have a big impact on healthcare in 2022?
• What are the impacts that technology incumbents will have on healthcare in 2022?
• What does the Biden Administration have their eyes on regarding healthcare in the new year?
• What does Medicaid Expansion look like in 2022 with pending legislation?
• What are your New Year's Resolutions?

We have received feedback, questions, and comments from listeners through all of our mediums this past year and we want to thank all of you have reached out, we really appreciate it! We have some new ways to engage with the podcast in 2022. Look out for new logos, digital content and ways to get featured on the podcast in 2022!

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In the ninth episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team looks back at the top news stories for 2021 that permeated through healthcare. The guys take a retrospective look at how the pandemic continued to impact the country, what stories went underreported and how the state of healthcare was impacted by national and international affairs. The team welcomes special guest, Gaby Galvin who is a Healthcare Reporter with Morning Consult. Gaby discusses her daily segment that goes out to thousands of people covering a range of topics that are affecting the daily scene in medicine and healthcare. The trio also cover Morning Consult’s annual, Seen Read Heard 2021 report with Gaby on how Morning Consult has surveyed and kept pace on the country and the affairs impacting all of us in 2021.

Gaby Galvin – Morning Consult

Gaby Galvin is a reporter at Morning Consult covering the healthcare industry and health policy, including the federal pandemic response. She also writes Morning Consult Health, a daily newsletter from health care policy and business professionals. Galvin previously covered public health issues for U.S. News & World Report, and is based in Washington, D.C.

The crew asked Gaby the following questions:

• For our listeners who may not be aware, can you speak to what Morning Consult does?
• How does Morning Consult conduct surveys versus their journalism and reporting?
• How does Morning Consult decide whether a story is newsworthy in healthcare?
• What stories in healthcare went underreported in 2021 that should have been discussed more?
• What are your Top 5 themes that shaped Healthcare in 2021?

Nakin, Joe and Freddy want to thank all our listeners for joining us on this fun ride this year. We launched this podcast this past summer with the intent to change the medium for how healthcare news was delivered and to provide great insights from some of the best young minds in healthcare. We look forward to continuing to innovate, collaborate and bring great content to our listeners in 2022. Until then, happy holidays and have an amazing new year. Have a drink on us and we’ll see you in 2022.

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In the eighth episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team speaks to Josh Dumas who is a Center Director for ChenMed in Jacksonville, FL. The crew discusses how the Medicare Advantage market has exploded in recent years and how organizations like ChenMed among others, are leading the way in a new high-touch setting for Medicare beneficiaries. The guys deepdive with Josh on what it’s like to lead a site that takes care of thousands of lives, what events early in his life inspired him to join the healthcare field and what it was like to leave a prominent administrative fellowship to pursue an opportunity across the country.

Josh Dumas – ChenMed

Josh Dumas serves as a Center Director at ChenMed, a value-based primary care provider for Medicare lives, where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations, profitability, and membership growth of a 1500+ patient clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Josh served as an operations manager prior to his current role and is an alumna of ChenMed’s Leadership Academy. Before ChenMed, Josh worked with Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente in the Bay Area. Josh received his MHA from Cornell University in 2020, and his Bachelors in Biology and Psychology from Central Connecticut State University in 2018.

With a passion for serving and improving the lives of those in need, Josh hopes to use healthcare as a tool to create socially equitable and thriving communities. Josh firmly believes that every human deserves an equal opportunity to be their happiest and healthiest self, regardless of the race, gender, income, or social class they are born into. Josh believes that healthcare can and should be used as a catalyst to drive change and empower underserved communities.

The crew asked Josh the following questions:

• For our listeners who may not be aware, can you speak to the great work that ChenMed does and who they are?
• What does value-based care mean to you?
• Can you talk to us about the Medicare Advantage market and why has that exploded so much in recent years with entrants like ChenMed and Oak Street Health?
• How did you carve a path to be at ChenMed today?
• How do you find balance outside of work and how do you inspire others?
• What are you still looking forward to in your career?

In this week’s ‘Talking with Nakin’ segment, Nakin speaks to the CVS announcement that indicates that they would be closing 900 stores over the next three years. The crew discusses the impacts that these closings have in areas that are already seen as health and pharmacy desserts. CVS has a larger footprint in the United States (as it relates to the number of physical locations) than Walmart, Target, Kroger and Costco combined, even after closing 250 stores in recent years. Listen to this episode as the crew discusses this and more and welcome listeners into the last bit of 2021!

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Joe sat down live with Norma Bostarr in Long Beach for the seventh episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast. The team speaks to Norma Bostarr on Healthcare and Crisis Management, Norma is the Senior Manager of Social Impact Operations and Implementation at Carbon Health. Throughout her career, Norma has had stops as a clinical researcher, venture capital and at a Health Tech Startup. She discusses how her experience in research, her personal life and experience at Carbon Health enhanced her focus on the need for change in healthcare and the importance of centering on the patient.

Norma shares the harsh realities of working on the COVID-19 response in San Francisco and Los Angeles counties for testing and vaccination campaigns. She provides a great perspective on what early careerists should think of when they are looking to pursue a new opportunity and how to work to scale their impact.

Norma Bostarr – Carbon Health

Norma envisions a world where healthcare is a tool to heal communities.

After leaving the VC and recruiting space in 2019, Nora wanted to give herself some space to find a pathway for working in healthcare. When COVID-19 arrived, she felt called to action. She is tremendously grateful for the opportunity to lead Carbon’s clinical teams and direct their public partner operations. Her teams delivered 1.5M vaccines and 1M tests throughout the pandemic.

Norma practices self-care through movement, playtime in nature, and reading. She is an advocate for caregiving and Alzheimer’s. She loves engaging in conversations around end-of-life care.

The crew asked Norma the following questions:

• Tell us a bit about yourself and your healthcare background?
• Can you talk about how your clinical research experience launched your career?
• You currently serve as Senior Manager of Social Impact Operations and Implementation at Carbon Health. What does your work entail?
• Can you speak to the great work that Carbon does and who they are?
• How did you and Carbon get involved in the COVID-19 pandemic?

Happy Thanksgiving – Good tidings to you!

The group talks about what they are doing for Thanksgiving and what they are thankful for in this Thanksgiving season.. This has been a trying year for all of us, especially those providers and administrators who have been on the front lines of the pandemic. We are incredibly thankful for all of your efforts. We hope all of you have a Happy Thanksgiving and we’d be interested to know from our listeners how they envision the next year of the pandemic response will look like?

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Nakin, Freddy and Joe sit down live in San Diego before their presentation at MGMA to bring in the sixth episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast. The team speaks to Shruti Kothari on Innovation and Insurance, Shruti is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Blue Shield of California. Throughout her career, Shruti has had stops as a health educator, in venture capital and at a prominent healthcare provider. She discusses how her experience working in county hospitals highlighted the disparities within healthcare and why she decided to jump into the healthcare space to try and make a change.

Shruti shares great perspective on what early careerists should think of when they are looking to pursue a new opportunity, start a new organization/company and what she learned from working in the Venture Capital space. Additionally, Shruti shares how striking statistics in early seed funding compounded by events that affected the entire nation, moved her to elevate the voices of women of color and call attention to the staggering low number of executives who are women of color.

Shruti Kothari – Blue Shield of California

Shruti Kothari is a healthcare transformation advocate. She leads Industry Initiatives for Blue Shield of California, focusing on industry alignment, collaboration, and policy movement that drives the change needed to scale BSC’s Innovation and transformation agenda.

Prior to BSC, Shruti led Strategic Engagement for Kaiser Permanente’s venture capital fund, integrating early-stage startups into the Kaiser Permanente ecosystem. She also worked as an early-stage startup operator for Honor, healthcare system quality improvement leader for Kaiser Permanente, and a health educator and community mobilizer for the American Cancer Society.

Shruti is on the board for Family Caregiver Alliance, as well as an Advisor for the End Well Foundation. She is the founder of Women of Community which engages in advocacy efforts to increase representation of Women of Color in healthcare leadership. You can follow Women of Community (WOC) on Instagram and LinkedIn. The crew asked Shruti the following questions:

• Serving as Director of Industry Initiatives, Health Care Reform at Blue Shield of California. What does your work entail?
• In your career you made a couple of stops at Kaiser, first as a principal in the continuum of care experience and later as the director of KP Ventures. What was your experience like each time and what brought you back?
• You founded an organization called Women of Community. What was the genesis of the organization and how do you see its role moving forward?
• Outside of your day job and WOC, you also serve as a board member for the Family Caregiver Alliance, an advisor to End Well, and a steering committee member at Scale Health.
• How did you get involved with these organizations and how has working with each helped you evolve as a healthcare leader?
• If you didn’t work in healthcare, what job would you be doing now?
• Your work thus far has been wide ranging, what are you most proud of in your career?
• What was the hardest part of moving from one organization (where you had a lot of success) to another?

Talking with Nakin – Merck Antiviral COVID-19 Treatment

Nakin speaks with the group about a new treatment by Merck to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death once an individual has contracted the COVID-19. The groups discuss the effect of introducing an antiviral treatment for COVID-19 into the mix of current treatment options and what that means for patients here in the United States along with the rest of the world.

We’d be interested to know from our listeners how they view the ongoing dynamic of the availability of vaccines and treatment options for COVID-19. Would you be willing to take a pill to treat the effect from COVID-19?

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In the fifth episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team speaks to Salem Hawatmeh who is a Manager at ECG Management Consultants in San Diego, California. Nakin, Freddy and Joe sit down with Salem to uncover some of the answers to questions that students and early careerists alike share about the management consulting world. Whether listeners are looking to join a consulting firm for an internship during their graduate program or an early careerist is looking to make the jump to consulting, Salem covers the landscape and provides great insight for anyone interested in management consulting.

Salem Hawatmeh – ECG Management Consultants

Salem Hawatmeh is a healthcare leader with a background that exposed him to multiple layers of operations and strategy. He has partnered with patients, frontline staff, physicians, department leaders, and executives to carry out system-level initiatives to improve outcomes. With a focus on health equity and patient access, his mindset is one of continuous improvement. Salem earned a Master of Health Administration degree from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science degree in human biology from the University of California, San Diego. Currently, he is a manager at ECG Management Consultants and an instructor at the University of Southern California.

Salem shares what it meant for him to be a hospital administrator and how that work provided the infrastructure for him to be a Manager at ECG Management Consultant. Salem outlines how to join the consulting world and what key differences exists between the provider space and management consulting. The crew asked Salem the following questions:

• What does work as a manager at a national consulting firm entail?
• How does your work as a consultant compare to your time working within a larger provider system?
• What motivated you to jump from a prominent health system to a consulting firm?
• How would you advise someone who wants to make the move in either direction?
• What does teaching at the University of Southern California look like and what recommendations would you have for those who would like to teach?

The trio discuss their experiences with consulting in all aspects while dissecting the advice that Salem provides. Management consulting brings a lifestyle of work that provides great experiences across healthcare. From boutique consulting to working for one of the top firms in the country, grab your favorite drink and listen to the latest episode to learn more about this great field of work within healthcare!

You can contact Salem at salemhawatmeh@gmail.com.

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In this special fourth episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team prepares for their trip to San Diego to speak at the MGMA Medical Practice Excellence Leaders Conference taking place October 24th through the 27th. They welcome two special guests, Craig Wiberg which helped plan much of the educational content for the conference, and Lindsay Zimmerman who will be speaking at the conference along with the trio. Craig is a Senior Editor at MGMA and he shares with the group what listeners can expect at the conference, the genesis of one of the longest-standing conferences in healthcare, and how he works to prepare the content and sessions that attendees will partake in San Diego.

Lindsay Zimmerman is the principal guest on the fourth episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast. Lindsay is a Managing Principal of Research and Engagement at Upfront Healthcare Services in Chicago. Upfront works to proactively reassure and direct patients to the safest and most relevant care options within the health industry.

Craig Wiberg – Senior Editor at MGMA

Lindsay Zimmerman – Upfront Healthcare

The group invites their guest, Lindsay Zimmerman, to share how her path in healthcare has allowed her to provide solutions across the public health landscape. She shares how her time working in Chicago has impacted the communities she’s worked with and how Upfront faces some of the toughest challenges in patient care. The crew asked Lindsay the following questions:

• What motivated you to pursue an MPH and what brought you into public health?
• What led you to decide to get a Ph.D. after finishing your MPH?
• Describe your experience pursuing an informatics Ph.D. at Northwestern University?
• Your dissertation was about the relationship between the social determinants of health and cardiovascular health using machine learning techniques. Can you give us a high-level summary of what your research entailed?
• Can you tell us about Upfront and the work you lead there?
• What is your drink of choice? (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic) – BYOB recurring question for guests

Lindsay’s unique background, her work in Chicago with county hospitals, and the great work that she does now at Upfront represent a great path for aspiring healthcare leaders who are looking to dive deep into public health.

Here is a link(https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethinking-failure-why-treating-your-career-better-than-zealand/) to an article that Lindsay references making your career an experiment.

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In the third episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team speaks to Bianca Desai who is a Policy Director at Healthsperien in Washington D.C. The episode covers a swath of topics on the healthcare policy side. The guys dive in deep with Bianca on what it’s like to create and curate healthcare policy with changing administrations, what keeps certain states from not expanding Medicaid and how a bill becomes law outside of our favorite Schoolhouse Rock movie. In this episodes, ‘Talking with Nakin’s segment, Nakin takes Freddy and Joe through the current Medicaid landscape, how one qualifies for Medicaid at the federal level and what the intricacies look like at the state level, especially for the states where our hosts currently reside. Nakin discuss how Medicaid expansion impacts all sectors of healthcare and how his pod mates determine that healthcare can truly expand for all.

Bianca Desai – Healthsperien

Nakin, Freddy, and Joe invite their guest, Bianca Desai, who is the Policy Director for the National MLTSS Health Plan Association, among other roles at Healthsperien. Bianca shares where her passion for policy came from, how she was able to get into the work that goes on in our nation’s capital and provides great advice for those pursuing a career in healthcare policy. The crew asked Bianca the following questions:

• What is Healthsperien and how did you get there?
• How did you get into Health Policy work?
• How does someone with an MHA or similar degree get into health policy work?
• How do you and your team contribute to the creation of policy and cutting of laws in the process?
• What does a day on the hill look like?
• What is your drink of choice? (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic) – BYOB recurring question for guests

Bianca shares a unique perspective that not many healthcare leaders are able to see every day. She shares how partisanship has impacted her career and the work that she does at Healthsperien. Additionally, she provides advice for any students or emerging healthcare leaders who are looking to enter health policy or pivot into that sector of healthcare. Grab your drink of choice and join us as we listen to Bianca Desai.

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In the second episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team bring a special format to highlight four healthcare leaders across the country who all completed their respective administrative fellowships within the last few years. This episode follows the interview with Nick Anstine in the first episode and aims to prepare students who are currently in the application process themselves to learn from four direct examples of how these leaders prepared for their journey to acquire a spot in their administrative fellowships. Olivia Strother, Brandon Okezie, Kyle Asay and Taylor Young represent UCSF, Centura, Stanford and HCA, respectively. Their insights showcase how much a fellowship has made a lasting impact in their careers, how they each have utilized what they learned to start their careers within their respective organizations, and they share candid advice aimed at students to better prepare themselves as they start to interview in the month of September. This special episode will feature four key questions that each of the guests will answer, and the order of their responses is in the cadence shown below. In addition to the interviews, the crew talks about the meaning behind their name of the podcast, Becoming Your Own Boss: The Healthcare Podcast. How the name translates to those listening to the episodes and the conversations that the group hopes to bring to listeners during their inaugural season.

Olivia Strother – Associate Director of Strategy and Business Operations University of California San Francisco Hospital

Brandon Okezie – Director of Operations Centura Health

Kyle Asay – Director of Strategic Initiatives Stanford Healthcare

Taylor Young – Assistant Administrator at Tristar Summit Medical Center HCA Healthcare

The questions asked to each guest: (5:10) Why did they choose an administrative fellowship to start their career and how did they arrive at their institution? (18:27) Advice for graduate students who are applying and interviewing during the current fellowship cycle? (29:53)What were their paths after completing an administrative fellowship? (36:26) What made each of their experiences unique and special?

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In the inaugural episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast, the team speaks to the genesis of the idea for the podcast, what they hope to accomplish through the newly developed podcast and they share a bit about their backgrounds. The first episode of BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast brings on Nick Anstine to discuss administrative fellowships and what current students who are preparing to go through the process can do to best prepare themselves for the next couple of months. Additionally, Nakin leads Freddy and Joe through his segment ‘Talking with Nakin.’ In this episode’s segment, Nakin discusses the current mandates that have been implemented by many business, federal and state entities to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for their employees and staff. Nakin captures the reaction from his pod mates before discussing the larger impacts that this has on our current country and large society as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nick Anstine – Cleveland Clinic

Nakin, Freddy and Joe invite their inaugural guest Nick Anstine who is the Associate Program Director for the Administrative Fellowship Program at Cleveland Clinic. Nick also serves as Administrative Director, Regional Hospitals at the clinic. Nick shares his insights into how he approached the administrative fellowship process when he was a candidate, how he believes that fellowships have an impact on those starting a career in hospital administration he shares advice for those pursuing administrative fellowships in this currently cycle. The crew asked Nick the following questions:

• What makes a good candidate for an administrative fellowship?
• How has the landscape changed for administrative fellowships?
• What impacts has COVID-19 had on administrative fellowships?
• What should students look do to best prepare themselves to enter this fellowship season?
• What is your drink of choice? (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic) – BYOB recurring question for guests

Additionally, Nick shares some great nuggets about what makes the fellowship process so special and what it takes to be a great candidate for the Cleveland Clinic. Below is a small bio on Nick Anstine before he landed at the Cleveland Clinic.

Nick received his Master of Health Administration from Ohio State University in 2019. Prior to receiving his master’s degree, Nick served as Executive Director for a 50-bed behavioral health hospital in Columbus, OH. Nick remains involved in the behavioral health community, currently serving as Co-Founder and Board Chair Emeritus for Heartland High School -- the state of Ohio's only substance use disorder recovery school.

Talking with Nakin – Vaccine Mandates

Nakin speaks with the group about the growing number of healthcare institutions that are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for their employees and the accompanying penalties for those who do not comply. The group explores some of the consequences with these mandates and how employees from all sectors should think about these mandates as they will likely increase as this year goes on.

Nakin, Joe and Freddy explore why vaccinations, especially within healthcare institutions have become such a hot button issue while providing guidance for those who may currently be facing these decisions for themselves.

BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast runs every two weeks on Mondays and can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts. Feel free to reach out to us with your questions, interview suggestions, and fan mail on our website at byobhealthcarepodcast.squarespace.com and don’t forget to follow us on IG and LinkedIn.

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The Healthcare landscape today is as convoluted and vast as it has ever been and advancing in a growing industry can leave early careerists and students with more questions than answers. Nakin Bhandari, Joseph De Los Santos and Freddy Terrazas Escamilla break down complex health news stories with a targeted focus for students and early careerists. The trio will interview successful mid-careerists to share how to gain footing in the healthcare industry all with a new and refreshing take. From the guys that brought you, ‘Bruin One Ear & Out the Other’ and ‘Health Conscious,’ this is BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast.

BYOB: The Healthcare Podcast runs every two weeks on Mondays and can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts. Feel free to reach out to us with your questions, interview suggestions, and anything else on our website at byobhealthcarepodcast.squarespace.com and don’t forget to follow us on IG and LinkedIn.

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