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Hope, Power, and HealthcareNo Hot Takes: Healthcare's Data and Policy Deep DiveHow deep is the mental health data gap - and who's paying the price?In this episode of Hope, Power and Healthcare, Chris and Melissa break down MHA's massive dataset on mental healthcare trends, the high societal and personal cost of inequity, and the beginning of a much larger conversation, about Medicare's prior authorization.Mental Health Inequities Cost Report: https://meharryglobal.org/mental-health-inequities-cost-the-us-more-than-477-billion-today-and-could-increase-to-14-trillion-by-2040-if-unaddressed-according-to-analysis-by-deloitte-and-meharry-school-of-global-health/MHA's Massive Dataset: https://mhanational.org/data-in-your-community/mha-state-county-data/For People Building Data Products (Kevin Holland in Health Tech Nerds):https://www.kevintholland.com/pricing-data-points-and-predictions-data-product-pricing-frameworks/2025-07-2458 minHope, Power, and HealthcareEthics, Empathy, and End-of-Life Care: AI's Moral CrossroadsThey said AI could save lives - so why is it falling behind?In this episode, Chris and Melissa dive deep into the collison of AI ethics and real-world applications. From the hard lessons behind Woebot's shutdown, to the trusted benchmark of Milliman's care guidelines. They also visit the big question: How do we create ethical guardrails for AI in sensitive domains?Ethical Guidance for AI in the Practice of Health Service Psychology (APA Courtesy Kay Nikiforova):https://www.apa.org/topics/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning/ethical-guidance-professional-practice.pdf2025-07-2245 minHope, Power, and HealthcareWhy Purpose Changes Everything: An Inspiring Conversation with Melissa Fors ShackelfordIn this episode, Melissa & Chris chat with Melissa Fors Shackelford, a senior marketing executive, fractional CMO, advisor, and most recently - published author. They also discuss recent announcements to reform prior authorization, and social media use in college.Melissa brings her over 25 years of experience at top healthcare organizations, such as Optum, Hazelden Betty Ford, and Cigna's Evernorth, to the conversation and dives into the intersection of marketing, inclusivity and authenticity.🔗Check out Melissa's book: https://a.co/d/cWfppgwRFK Jr and Dr. Oz announce insurers' 'pledge' to reform prior aut...2025-07-1450 minHope, Power, and HealthcareEmpowering Communities Through Nutrition: Emily Brown's Vision with Attane HealthThey say food is fuel - but what if it could also be medicine? In this episode, Chris and Melissa sit down with Emily Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of Attane Health, to explore how food can power personal and community health.Emily - who draws on her own experiences as a former Medicaid beneficiary and a parent managing chronic health conditions - reimagines healthcare by empowering underserved families with personalized, nutritious food options. Attane Health delivers culturally tailored groceries, one-on-one telehealth coaching, and food prescriptions in collaboration with health plans to help manage chronic conditions...2025-07-081h 00Hope, Power, and HealthcareHealthcare Confessions: Deathbed Regrets and 10 Laws for Selling Health TechWhat's scarier: dying with regrets, failing your sales pitch, or losing your research funding? In this week's episode, Chris and Melissa talk regrets, sales secrets, and grant drama.The 5 Most Common Deathbed Regrets: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/the-five-most-common-deathbed-regrets-as-told-to-instagram-star-hospice-nurses/ar-AA1GnE5y?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=4763b931e2b54de0b75762d2e90a84bf&ei=2010 Laws of Selling Health Tech to Health Systems: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joshuapliu_10-laws-for-selling-health-tech-activity-7338309534106439680-YSBu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAG4dk8B7...2025-06-2956 minHope, Power, and HealthcareInside UHG's Leaked Memo, NEW Tool to Battle AI Bias, + Omada's IPO: What Innovators Should KnowHave you ever sent something to the wrong person? This week, Melissa and Chris talk about UnitedHealth's leaked "talking points", and their own experiences with workplace communication mishaps.Leaked: UnitedHealth's 'talking points' to appease worried investors:https://healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-management/business-intelligence/leaked-unitedhealths-talking-points-appease-worried-investorsAlso, Omada Health Goes Public:STAT News - Mario Aguilar: Executives reflect on why profits elusive as Omada goes public:http://statnews.com/2025/06/06/omada-health-ceo-sean-duffy-digital-health-elusive-profits/HIT Consultant - Fred Pennic: Omada Health Soars in NASDAQ Debut:https://hitconsultant.net/2025/06/06/omada-health-soars-in-nasdaq-debutDiversity Aware Population Modeling Framework (New tool to battle...2025-06-2056 minHope, Power, and HealthcareIt's YOUR Turn to Shape Healthcare's Future (CMS's Big RFI)What’s the Next Wave of Medicare/Medicaid innovation going to look like?STAT News Report on Medicare Tech RFI:https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/medicare-ambitious-tech-agenda-former-palantir-main-street-executives/Key Goal: Effective and responsible adoption of technology can empower patients to make better decisions for their health and well-beingRespond with text, screenshots, OR VIDEO!Like: Calls for interoperability, emphasis on digital health tools & care navigation, call to hear from patients along with typical stakeholdersStill calling value based care a cornerstoneDirect input into future API decisions for Bl...2025-06-0950 minHope, Power, and HealthcareNEW Studies on Clinician Burnout & Digital Mental Health Evidence Deep Dive (New PHTI Study)Why do nurses hate pizza? Hint: we’re not talking about flavor or nutrition.Are digital mental health solutions clinically effective? Do they drive ROI? Melissa & Chris deep dive into a new study by PHTI, which examines clinical impact and financial returns, and it isn’t biased by vendor funding.PLUSDean Browell, Chief Behavioral Officer at Feedback, discusses DEEPER standards of evidence than clinical and financial metrics. He puts serious context around it by discussing what they learned about clinician burnout months before any surveys identified issues.Perhaps Dean will tell...2025-06-011h 14Hope, Power, and HealthcareFuture of UHG for Healthcare Innovators + New Healthcare LLM BenchmarkMelissa reflects on her time leading innovations at UHG and what their changes mean for healthcare and health innovation.Chris discusses what we can learn from OpenAI's new "Health Bench" LLM benchmark for healthcare Q&A.Back as UnitedHealth Group CEO, Hemsley Says Issues Can Be Resolved - https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2025/05/13/back-as-unitedhealth-ceo-hemsley-says-issues-within-capacity-to-resolve/UNH's Disastrous Q1 - https://hospitalogy.com/articles/2025-04-23/unhs-disastrous-q1/OpenAI's Health AI Benchmark:STAT News's Review - https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/12/openai-leaps-into-health-care-with-ai-benchmark-to-evaluate-models/2025-05-2357 minHope, Power, and HealthcareNEW Study on Wellbeing's ROI + Dr. Eric Topol's Take on Agentic AI in HealthcareMain Menu: Deep talk on a new study that looks at the ROI of employee wellbeing, & a reaction to the recent Nature article on Healthcare Agentic AI. Spicy Special: Light debate on wellness surveys & timingSources: - Gallup’s Global Flourishing Study: https://globalflourishingstudy.com/ (courtesy Michelle Moffitt) - NYT - People Want to Belong: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/briefing/believing-faith-belonging.html- Nature - Coordination of AI Agents for Advancing Healthcare: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01363-2 (Courtesy Dr. Trina Histon) - Revenuewell Partners with Mila He...2025-05-1749 minHope, Power, and HealthcareCFO-Ready ROI Tips + AI Drug Discovery CEO InterviewCFO-Ready ROI Tips - Melissa Reilly and Chris Hemphill reflect on Do's and Don'ts for innovators discussing ROI in healthcare. Melissa draws from deep experience as an executive and innovator in insurance, and Chris draws from experience as a healthcare data scientist.Handmaid's Tale IRL - Discussion on seeing powerful executives policing their language around health equity, and a reflection/celebration of the leaders who are being bold and honoring their community missions.AI Drug Discovery CEO Interview - Crystal Brown, CEO of drug discovery company CircNova, talks about...2025-05-091h 11
Hope, Power, and HealthcareDon't Gatekeep YourselfWelcome to our semi-messy start on a new podcast for healthcare's innovators!As an innovator operating or building a business in healthcare, you're facing some of the hardest challenges in the world. Even when you have a breakthrough on your hands, the resistance and hurdles to something new, something right, can still feel like much.So, this podcast is a simple reminder that we can face these challenges with hope and strength!References in this episode:What can innovators learn from Therabot? - Dartmouth2025-05-0245 min