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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Robert Pearl |George Mathew |Steven Siegel |Tochi Iroku-Malize
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Brian Whorley, a health care executive, dives into the groundbreaking Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP), exploring its potential to revolutionize medication adherence and patient outcomes. With 54 million beneficiaries eligible, this initiative promises to alleviate cost barriers, reduce hospital readmissions, and save billions annually.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | George Mathew |Steven Siegel |Ronald A. Paulus |Lori Johnson
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We dive into the critical issue of physician burnout and the challenges facing primary care providers with family physician Santina Wheat. Discover practical strategies for reclaiming joy in medicine, setting boundaries, and rediscovering purpose amidst the demands of the health care system.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Carmen Kavali |George Mathew |Steven Siegel |Ronald A. Paulus
My parents were born on the same day, six years apart, Depression-era babies. My dad died on Christmas Eve, 2016. Nearly every Christmas season after that, for the next seven years, I hoped Mom would follow him. Was I wrong to wish that? Dad played Santa Claus for three decades, donning a suit that had belonged to his mother, along with her bearskin gloves and a set of sleigh bells. Eventually, he passed the suit on to a nephew.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | George Mathew |Steven Siegel |Ronald A. Paulus |Lori Johnson
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Explore the critical role of health care boards in shaping organizational culture, workforce development, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). Physician advocate and physical therapist Kim Downey and health care consultant Geoffrey Roche discuss how boards can drive systemic change, address workforce shortages, and prioritize career pathways to ensure long-term success in health care.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Susan Lee |Donna Grande |George Mathew |Steven Siegel
I have been a primary care physician since 1994 and have been reflecting on the tragic murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. The crime stands as a stark reflection of the profound frustrations many Americans feel toward the current health care system, which have been escalating for as long as I can remember. While the act itself is abhorrent and indefensible, its occurrence sheds light on deep systemic issues that have festered for decades.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | George Mathew |Steven Siegel |Ronald A. Paulus
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We explore the evolving landscape of health care data management with nurse executive Betsy Castillo. Drawing on her decades of experience, Betsy discusses the importance of timely registry data, the critical role of nurses, and how AI-driven automation can transform clinical tasks, reduce workload, and enhance patient outcomes.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell |George Mathew |Steven Siegel |Ronald A. Paulus
The sudden death of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson has pulled back the curtain on something we’ve all known deep down: America’s health care system is failing. Every day, we hear heartbreaking stories of people denied life-saving treatments like cancer care, not because those treatments don’t exist, but because someone decided they weren’t “cost-effective.” This isn’t just a health care problem—it’s a crisis of humanity.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Steve Cohen |Steven Siegel |Christopher Habig |Mattie Renn
Jane Doe – her real name being hidden to protect her young child – thought she knew how to help her eight-year-old son “”Baby Doe.” She was well-educated, employed in a professional role by a federal agency, and comfortable navigating bureaucracies and unresponsive gatekeepers. More importantly, she was a fierce advocate for her child, who had been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and needed occupational and speech therapies, which he received, and mental health care, which he did not.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Marc Arginteanu |Steven Siegel |Michele Luckenbaugh |Lea Lefkowitz
Here are 23 simple things you can do (in five minutes or less) to improve your brain health. Do one of them each day. Keep it up for a few short weeks and your brain will sing your praises. Attitude of gratitudeThe act of being grateful improves mental health in a number of ways, such as making the grateful person less prone to depression and fostering stronger relationships. Becoming more grateful can also change the structure of your brain.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Arthur Lazarus |Joshua W. Elder |Tamara Scott |Steven Siegel
My vote for Time’s Person of the Year is Artificial Intelligence (AI). I think AI is the most talked about and hyped (overhyped?) development of 2024, already transforming operations across numerous sectors, from manufacturing to financial services. In the health sector, AI has ushered in groundbreaking advancements in several areas, including psychotherapy, substituting for therapists and also posing ominous portents for physicians.
