Alvarez & Marsal What's Your Moonshot?: Recent Episodes
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In our What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series, we seek to uncover big problems in Healthcare and talk to the Health System Chief Executive Officers that are working to solve them.
After working on President Obama’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, Greg Simon, President of Simonovation, LLC, is still working to make an impact on healthcare. With the U.S. Healthcare System transformation from a chronic care system to a curative system underway, he is now taking the opportunity to change the financial underpinning of the system. In his innovative Moonshot, he is looking to “change the rules during the game” and create a never been done before, futures market for healthcare. Martin McGahan, Managing Director and Head of A&M’s Healthcare Industry Group, and David Shulkin, M.D., A&M Senior Advisor, spoke with Mr. Simon to learn more about his Moonshot.
A vision to nurture and scale a new category in the care delivery ecosystem and create a health information fiduciary is the innovative Moonshot of our most recent What’s Your Moonshot? guest, Aneesh Chopra, President of CareJourney. In our latest episode, he shared plans for his Moonshot which could impact healthcare for all. This tech-enabled service would aggregate health data and guide consumers, governed by a commitment to act in the best interest of the consumer when providing decision support throughout every step of an individual’s care journey.
Martin McGahan, Managing Director and Head of A&M Healthcare Industry Group, and David Shulkin, M.D., A&M Healthcare Industry Group Senior Advisor, spoke with Aneesh to learn more.
Many health systems may be stuck in a “data rich, information poor” operational state where loads of data is warehoused but not optimized. David K. Vawdrey, Ph.D., Chief Data Informatics Officer at Geisinger is pursuing his Moonshot to address this issue by leveraging value-based analytics to focus on collecting data that is actually useful. His goal is to change behavior and improve outcomes for patients and clinicians. He joined A&M Healthcare Industry Group Managing Director, Chris George, and Senior Director, Marthe Haverkamp, M.D., Ph.D., on our What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series to share more.
With mental health a continued focus, Nick Dewan, M.D. CPE, DLFAPA, FASAM, Vice President of Behavioral Health of GuideWell and Florida Blue, spoke with A&M Healthcare Industry Group Managing Director, Craig Savage, and Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D., to discuss his moonshot surrounding behavioral health.
After analyzing its data, Cone Health is set out to increase the life expectancy by five years for people living in underserved areas. Mary Jo Cagle, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Cone Health spoke with A&M Healthcare Industry Group Managing Director, Stu McLean and Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D., to share more about her ambitious Moonshot.
With an overwhelming amount of data across healthcare, Brian Nester, DO, MBA, MS, FACOEP, President and CEO of Lehigh Valley Health Network, is leveraging data to drive a new care delivery model with the goal of providing higher quality, lower cost care, for all. Martin McGahan, A&M Managing Director and head of A&M Healthcare Industry Group and Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D., sat down with Dr. Nester to discuss.
Aligning around providing a better experience for patients and caregivers alike, Rob Allen, FACHE, President and CEO leads Intermountain Healthcare with a focus on “people first.” He talked with A&M Healthcare Industry Group Head, Martin McGahan, and Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D. to share more.
Mario Schlosser, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, founded Oscar Health to respond to a shift towards a more consumerized, digital and value-driven healthcare system and ultimately to build a better health insurer. He joined A&M Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D., on our What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series to share his journey and plans for the future.
At a time in healthcare where there is an enhanced focus on how care is delivered, Nishant Anand, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., President and CEO of Altais, remains dedicated to improving and maintaining the health of individuals through value-based care and population-based health practices. He joined A&M’s Jon Masoudi, M.D., MBA, and David Shulkin, M.D., on our What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series to discuss his Moonshot aspirations of transforming the way care is delivered.
Operating in more than 5,000 communities in the U.S., Karen Knudsen, Ph.D., is leading the American Cancer Society (ACS) to “end cancer as we know it, for everyone.” She joined A&M’s Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, and David Shulkin, M.D., on our What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series to discuss how her Moonshot and ACS are leaning in through Research, Access and Advocacy, and Patient Support.
Eliminating disparities in healthcare is the mission Main Line Health’s President and CEO, Jack Lynch, FACHE, is committed to solving. Building on his organizations core values, he shares his progress and dedication on his Moonshot journey in our latest What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series episode, with A&M’s Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, Managing Director, and David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor.
Dr. Mitchell Katz, President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, is on a mission to provide housing and care for the homeless in New York City. Listen as he discusses his initiative to connect homeless healthcare patients with affordable housing and how he plans to continue to develop programs and initiatives aimed at addressing these disparities. He joined A&M’s Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, Managing Director, and David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor, to discuss.
Health equity, workforce burnout, and decarbonization and sustainability are major challenges facing the healthcare industry today. At the helm of The Joint Commission, Jonathan Perlin, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, has a Moonshot to solve these issues and enabling The Joint Commission to find solutions. On this episode of What’s Your Moonshot? Dr. Perlin joined A&M’s Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, Managing Director, and David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor, to share his journey.
Dan Liljenquist, Chief Strategy Officer of Intermountain Healthcare, is on a mission to solve systemic healthcare issues through collaboration and redefining existing models of care delivery. He joined A&M’s Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, Managing Director, and David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor, to discuss.
Value-based care is consistently gaining more traction across the industry. Hospitals and universities are on the journey to reform how healthcare is delivered and paid for, and address health inequities in their communities. On A&M’s What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series, Dr. Omar B. Lateef, President and CEO of RUSH University System for Health and RUSH University Medical Center, discusses his commitment to enhancing value based care strategies with A&M’s Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, Managing Director, and David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor.
Driving innovation and improving employer-sponsored healthcare through quality, affordability and equity is the Moonshot that Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health, has set out to conquer. Peter Urbanowicz, A&M Healthcare Industry Group Managing Director and Co-Head, and David Shulkin, M.D., A&M Healthcare Industry Group Senior Advisor, sat down with him to learn more about how his moonshot may impact the lives of 150 million Americans and the healthcare they receive.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-morgan-health
Wright Lassiter’s mission to eliminate health inequities and disparities has achieved lasting results while he served as the President and CEO of Henry Ford Health. Now, as he begins a new healthcare journey, he sat down with A&M Healthcare Industry Group Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D., to share a look at the legacy he leaves in Michigan and the new goals awaiting his future. Listen to learn more.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-henry-ford-health
Recognizing the need for a change in care delivery, Jaewon Ryu, M.D., President and CEO of Geisinger, set off on his Moonshot journey, leveraging value based care to enhance the health and wellness of his patient population. Dr. Ryu shares his vision and ambition on this course with A&M Healthcare Industry Group's Managing Director, Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, and Senior Advisor David Shulkin, M.D.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-geisinger
SCAN Health Plan has recognized a need to address the loneliness that was further exacerbated by the pandemic. Sachin H. Jain, President and Chief Executive Officer of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, speaks with A&M Managing Director, Kristina Park, and Senior Advisor, David Shulkin about his moonshots aimed at addressing loneliness and homelessness in their patient population.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-scan-health-plan
Leveraging technology to create a health ecosystem of solutions to create a personalized health model is the driving force behind Dr. Hal Paz’s Moonshot. Join A&M Healthcare Industry Group’s Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, and David Shulkin, M.D., as they talk with Dr. Paz, EVP for Health Sciences at Stony Brook University and CEO of Stony Brook University Medicine, about his moonshot journey to utilize personalized health to enhance the patient experience.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-stony-brook
The pandemic propelled the need for behavioral health services. Join Magellan Health’s, Dr. Caroline Carney, as she shares her Moonshot of navigating the current ‘moment in time for mental health’ with A&M Healthcare Industry Group’s Ken Barrette and Kristina Park.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-magellan-health
Join A&M’s David Shulkin, M.D., and Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, as they sit down with Selwyn Vickers, M.D., FACS, SVP for Medicine, Dean and CEO of UAB Health System, as he shares his academic medical mission, including his dedication to implementing diversity of excellence through equity.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-uab-health-services
Innovation & technology are at the forefront of how UC Davis Health is strategically providing enhanced care. Listen as CEO, David Lubarsky, M.D., shares his vision into the world of technological possibility.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-uc-davis-health
Craig Cordola, FACHE, EVP & COO of Ascension, shares his vision for providing a high-quality customer experience for his patients, through a seamless integrated approach, leveraging partnerships & innovation to deliver.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-ascension
A&M’s Larry Kaiser and David Shulkin sit down with Alex Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, Chairman and President of Rothman Orthopaedics, as he shares his vision for quality and affordable musculoskeletal care through a technology enabled platform.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-rothman-orthopaedics
Michael Dandorph, President and CEO of Wellforce shares his vision and strategy to enhance the patient experience by creating a “frictionless” environment, leveraging technology and aligning a clarifying vision across his system, in his conversation with A&M Managing Director, Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, and Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-wellforce
SSM Health, a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving communities across the Midwest, has recently taken a strategic and innovative approach to driving healthcare transformation. Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, sat down with A&M Healthcare Industry Group Co-Head and Managing Director, Peter Urbanowicz, and Managing Director, Keith Ghezzi, M.D., FACEP, to share her vision and leadership for enhancing the health of the communities that SSM Health serves.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-SSM-Health
In this episode, the University of Pennsylvania Health System reaches for the future with a new facility and new systems of care. Penn Medicine is not just treating the patient today, but has an eye on curing or improving people’s conditions in the future.
Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, Managing Director of A&M’s Healthcare Industry Group, and David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor at A&M, talk to Kevin Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System. Prior to being CEO, Kevin had a key and integral role in leading the development and construction of a newly opened $1.6-billion hospital addition with more than 500 beds and 47 operating rooms.
Highlights of this Episode:
- What is Kevin’s Moonshot?
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Improve quality and access with a new facility and new systems of care
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New Facility:
- How long did it take? Years 2015 to 2021
- Design Team: Nurses, doctors, others committed to integrated project delivery
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Future-proof: Built to grow and adapt to technologies of tomorrow
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Penn Medicine’s 4 Sites/Locations of Delivery:
- Hospital care
- Ambulatory
- Hospital at home
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Virtual
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Guiding Principles: As medicine and technology change, adapt physical structure
- COVID Impact: Reinforced Penn Medicine’s existing ideas by design
- Lessons Learned: Improve patient-way finding to know where everything is located
- What’s next for Penn Medicine? Shift into population health, joint ventures, future care
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As President and CEO of Craig Hospital, Jandel Allen-Davis, M.D., has led her organization through the pandemic with no COVID cases in their patient population. Join A&M’s Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, and Jonathan Masoudi, M.D. as they learn more about Dr. Allen-Davis’ incredible Moonshot.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-series-craig-hospital
Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH, President and Chief Executive Officer of ChristianaCare, has set a bold moonshot of achieving health equities, with no disparity, by 2030! Dr. Nevin joins A&M’s Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D., Ninth Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Senior Director, Bianca A. Briola, to share her insights and path for providing everyone the opportunity to live their healthiest life, equally.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-christianacare
Michael Dowling, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwell Health, discusses what he saw and how he is forever changed as a result of battling the pandemic. As discussed with A&M’s David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor and Ninth Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and Stuart McLean, Managing Director, he explains how he is utilizing the lessons learned to improve his system and continue to provide the quality of care his patients are accustomed to.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-northwell-health
Join Louis A. Shapiro, President and Chief Executive Officer, of Hospital for Special Surgery as he shares his journey to create an ecosystem to deliver the highest quality musculoskeletal care imaginable. A&M Healthcare Industry Group’s David Shulkin, M.D. and Stuart McLean talk to him to find out more.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-hospital-for-special-surgery
Join A&M's Peter Urbanowicz and David Shulkin, M.D., as they talk to Rod Hochman, M.D., President and CEO of Providence, to learn more about his vision for addressing six major instabilities in healthcare, getting his organization to carbon negative and striving for free primary care for all.
https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/whats-your-moonshot-podcast-providence
Gary S. Kaplan, M.D., co-CEO, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, set out on a quest over 20 years ago to transform his health system. Looking outside of healthcare, he implemented Toyota’s management system and has been reaping the benefits ever since. Dr. Kaplan innovated and courageously challenged the way his health system operated to get closer to a “perfect patient experience, every time.”
Join A&M Healthcare Industry Group’s John McLean, Managing Director, and David Shulkin, M.D., Ninth Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as they talk directly to Dr. Kaplan about the journey of his moonshot.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the healthcare industry to face previously unimagined challenges. Hospital and Health System leaders were on the front lines fighting the pandemic, while innovating and endeavoring to care for their patients, employees and communities during unprecedented times.
We witnessed Operation Warp Speed, leveraging science and speed, to show the world the type of modern innovation that is possible through the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine in just months. Operation Warp Speed also inspired A&M Senior Advisor, Dr. David Shulkin, to develop the RAPID SPRINT methodology to enable Health Systems to adapt and achieve bold, audacious goals, at a greater speed than ever before.
In our What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series, we seek to uncover big problems in Healthcare and talk to the leaders that are working to solve them. The series will feature Health System Chief Executive Officers, including, Marc Harrison, M.D., President and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, Gary S. Kaplan, M.D., FACP, FACMPE, FACPE, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Chairman, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., of Meritus Health, and others, discussing large, complex problems they are working to conquer in their communities.
Have you thought about how to eliminate one million pounds in your community? Revolutionize your organization’s management system? Or, improve the environment by expanding your digital health capabilities? We identified leaders who have – come listen!
As moonshots skew toward bold and audacious, we talked with Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., about his organization’s quest to lose one million pounds in their community. Prior to COVID-19, his leadership developed a 2030 Bold Goals strategic plan, inclusive of the goal of eliminating one million pounds from the community.
In this podcast, Dr. Joshi discusses Meritus Health’s weight loss quest, provides an overview of their progress and shares further about where they hope to go as an organization and continue to serve as a valuable institution in the community.
In the latest episode of A&M’s What’s Your Moonshot? A Podcast Series, Marc Harrison, M.D., President and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, reveals his multiple moonshot quest, as he continues his journey to make big, meaningful strides of improvement in Healthcare. A&M Healthcare Industry Group’s co-Head, Managing Director, Martin McGahan and Ninth Secretary of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and A&M Healthcare Industry Group Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D., talk with Dr. Harrison to learn more about his ambitious leadership and tremendous improvement he has afforded his community.
Dr. Harrison shares Intermountain Healthcare’s passion for making healthcare affordable for all and the many ways they have worked toward making this possible. He also discusses the importance of partnerships, how he aims to balance quality and affordability, and explains actions and strategic plans his organization has taken to address disparities in healthcare and the COVID-19 vaccine roll out.
With a patient network spanning more than 45,000 square feet, Susan Turney, M.D., MS, FACP, FACPME, Chief Executive Officer of Marshfield Clinic Health System, faces daily challenges in providing rural healthcare. COVID-19 further exacerbated existing issues but that did not deter her from continuing to put patient needs and care at the forefront. Through her ambitious moonshot of enriching the lives of those in her communities, Dr. Turney has implemented new care models in an effort to extend care beyond her hospitals’ physical walls.
Join A&M’s David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor, and John McLean, Managing Director, as they sit down with Dr. Turney to hear how she has leveraged her systems’ capabilities and data to most efficiently and effectively meet the needs of her patients. This discussion brings to light how Dr. Turney has truly impacted the lives of her patients and continues to be a leader in continuing to further the quality of rural healthcare.
With Chief Executive Officer, Tori Bayless, at the helm, Luminis Health’s leadership has had health equity and diversity and inclusion at the forefront of their strategic priorities for some time. Their journey has yielded incredible progress both inside the organization and through their commitment to improving disparities across the communities they serve.
In this podcast, A&M’s Senior Advisor, David Shulkin, M.D., and Managing Director, Keith Ghezzi, M.D., FACEP, talk with Ms. Bayless as she shares the path she has led Luminis Health down to address these critical issues. She describes how close partnerships with community groups and internal colleagues, use of metrics to measure progress, as well as a concerted effort to hold themselves accountable and provide transparency have aided to the tremendous strides they have taken to aim to solve for inequities in care and foster inclusive diversity across the organization.