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Jan 12, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Michael O. Fine |Betty Rabinowitz |Sara Pastoor |Ken Terry
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us for an inspiring conversation on transforming health care with Kim Downey, a physician advocate and physical therapist; Dawn Ellison, an emergency physician; and Denise Wiseman, a health care executive.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Christopher Habig |Michael O. Fine |Betty Rabinowitz |Ken Terry
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us for a conversation with Michelle Tollefson, a physician specializing in lifestyle medicine, obstetrics, and gynecology. Michelle shares her transformative experiences visiting Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, one of the world’s Blue Zones where people live longer, healthier lives.
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May 3, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Sara Pastoor |Christopher Habig |Robert Colton |Betty Rabinowitz
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We join family physicians Michael Fine and Scott Conard. In this episode, we delve into how Michael’s visionary leadership propelled the creation of America’s inaugural community health alliance in response to rising health care costs and diminishing insurance options.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Betty Rabinowitz |Robert Pearl |Scott Ellner |Kayra Cengiz
Blockchain technology may revolutionize population health management. Patients and health care practitioners face the challenge of securely accessing, managing, integrating, and sharing health records. While blockchain is gaining attention in various industries, its application in health care and population health is still preliminary.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Sara Pastoor |Scott Conard |Christopher Habig |Betty Rabinowitz
In the quaint New England town of Scituate, Rhode Island, with a population of 10,000, a health care revolution was brewing. Dr. Michael Fine, a passionate family physician, had moved to Scituate with his family in 1992 to serve a quiet, rural community with significant health care challenges. By 1999, though, Scituate’s residents had become very worried about the cost of health care.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Paul Pender |David Bernstein |Martin Lustick |Betty Rabinowitz
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!Join Michael Poku, a physician executive, as we delve into the challenges and solutions for transforming the U.S. health care system. Explore how the fee-for-service model perpetuates health inequities, the importance of value-based care, and the impact on patient outcomes. Discover how prioritizing patients and making strategic investments can lead to a more equitable and cost-effective health care model.
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Dec 16, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Michael O. Fine |Betty Rabinowitz |Ken Terry
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!We welcome Ryan McCarthy, an internal medicine physician, to delve into the multifaceted challenges of providing primary care in Appalachia. Ryan shares his firsthand experiences from Martinsburg, West Virginia, a region grappling with the invisible effects of lifelong trauma, poverty, and addiction.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Ryan McCarthy |Steven Siegel |Betty Rabinowitz |George Mathew |Ryan McCarthy
As a West Virginia primary care doctor, I frequently—read: daily—find myself in uncomfortable situations. A few recent events, however, are out of the ordinary, even by the standards to which I am accustomed. Though unique to Martinsburg, WV, I expect similar themes in myriad offices across American health care. If your job resembles mine, I wonder if you feel as lost as I am, though I’m not sure where we are, exactly.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Christopher Habig |Michael O. Fine |Sara Pastoor |Betty Rabinowitz
Health care is constantly evolving, and it’s no secret that many hospitals are bleeding money when it comes to their primary care practices. On the low end, a hospital loses $127,000 per year on a primary care physician. Anecdotally, a rural hospital in Indiana expressed that they lose nearly $500,000 per year!Headlines are filled with stories about rural hospitals (& many others) struggling to keep their doors open without some form of corporate welfare.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Leslie Gregory |Michael O. Fine |Betty Rabinowitz |Sara Pastoor
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!Listen to conversations that uncover the unique perspectives of health care professionals and the transformative power of their work. Tamara Beckford, an emergency physician, reveals her remarkable journey from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic to entrepreneurial success. And, Robert Kornfeld, a pioneering podiatrist, discusses his transition from traditional medicine to holistic healing and patient-first practices.
