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Entrepreneur to AuthorE2A 097: Collaborative Authorship: Writing with Multiple Contributors with Hanna Boëthius and Dr. Verena VoelterIn this episode of The Entrepreneur to Author Podcast, your host Scott MacMillan interviews Hanna Boëthius and Dr. Verena Voelter about their experience co-authoring The Next Tango, a book that stands out for its truly collaborative approach. Rather than writing alone, Hanna and Verena teamed up as a patient advocate and physician, then extended the project by inviting additional contributors to holistically represent all five stakeholder groups in healthcare (patients, providers, pharma, payers, and policymakers. This diverse team brought together a comprehensive range of voices, resulting in a richer, more nuanced exploration of patient-centric, value-based healthcare.
2025-07-0124 min
Heartline: Changemaking in HealthcareThe Next Tango in Medicine: Humanizing Healthcare for AllIn episode 99, I hand over the reins to Dr. Verena Voelter, host of the "Let's Talk Value" podcast, as we engage in a thought-provoking conversation about value-based healthcare and physician well-being. As an emergency doctor with experience in the Navy and a passionate advocate for healthcare transformation, I share my insights on the challenges facing our healthcare system and the importance of prioritizing both patient and clinician health.Key insights from our conversation include:
The true meaning of value in healthcare and its impact on patient outcomes
The importance of primary care in addressing the growing...
2025-02-2523 min
#LetsTalkValueDigital Health Strategy for Patient Centricity with Rado AndrianThis is a unique episode bringing a Digital Health Strategist to the podium. Rado endorses that digital is always a means to an end and not a means on itself - it helps health care professionals do their job better. It doesn't replace doctors or nurses, but can help them do their job better by bringing back time to the doctor-patient relationship and carving out nuisance admin bureaucracy. Co-creating digital innovation enforces collaboration - "we've been living too long in silos". Now, digital technology is a vector to capture insights and to bring in more perspective from all actors...
2024-04-2822 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Dr Jörg Goldhahn: creating value together with the NextGen of Medical LeadersToday is a special episode very close to our podcast host's Verena Voelter's heart: Shaping a new culture of collaboration for and with young emerging doctors. No better guest than the Medical director of the Swiss based ETH school of bachelor medicine.
We discuss on both the system needs to create fertile environments to encourage creativity and out-of-the-box thinking, couple with the next generation of MDs picking up on these opportunites and become more pro-active in solution-finding and creativity.
This is an episode filled with practical example of what...
2024-03-2519 min
#LetsTalkValue*50* celebrating 50 episode of #LetsTalkValue with Collaborative Value Generation featuring Nienke FeenstraToday we welcome one of our favorite guests and experts on the collaboration scene in health care --> Nienke Feenstra, GM Takeda in France. She was also recently featured at our #5PFlagship2023 event (direct link to the post production video here)
In this anniversary episode we're discussing practical ways, tips and tricks, on how to build bridges among key players along the 5P value chain: pharma - policy - provider - patients. It's a must-have for anyone who wants to get inspired that change in healthcare is indeed possible through a deep mindset and culture shift.
2024-03-1018 min
Care Captains – Insights from Healthcare InnovatorsVerena Voelter: It Takes Five to Tango – From Competition to Cooperation in HealthcareIn this episode of Care Captains, Norbert Farkas engages in a conversation with healthcare leader Verena Voelter, exploring her journey from being a physician and oncologist to entering the pharmaceutical industry and moving on to consulting.
Verena discusses her passion for connecting with patients and her transition to the pharmaceutical sector, sharing valuable experiences from her diverse career.
The podcast also covers her role as a medical director, the challenges of tough decisions in healthcare, and the importance of switching off.
Verena delves into her international journey within healthcare, highlighting cultural differences and...
2024-02-1339 min
#LetsTalkValueLearning from the best in #VBHC: Culture change for patient-centric health careThis episode is featuring the world's best clinic for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer - Dr Detlef Loppow @Martiniklinik is sharing the podium with our host Dr Verena Voelter, CEO 5P Health Care Solutions. A few sound bites that make this a unique opportunity to hear live from this leader in value-based health care transformation:
mindset is key: people need to be enthusiastic about their field
culture change: incentivize on outcomes "what can I do better for my patients today?"
get the right people join the journey: recruitment and retention of key talent (doctors, nurses) and...
2024-02-0525 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Medical Communication Professional Robert MatheisValue in health care defined as . There couldn't be a better way than to kickoff this 6th season of our LetsTalkValue podcast series, today with Rob Matheis, CEO of IMSPP. We speak about how linear & insular ways of working of the past have been replaced by connected & holistic cross-functional ways of working. Tune-in to hear how Rob brings in real-life example on how to make it happen. We also speak about the value of real-word data and patient-reported outcomes #RWD #PRO - two buzzwords these days that in our view belong into any comprehensive evidence generation plan early on...
2024-01-1820 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Thomas Hefti, Angel investorToday we look at the value chain from an early Startup perspective: innovation happens at the intersections, often between academia and business. This is where Thomas comes in. He emphasizes the importance of the '6th P' - which is passion. For a decision to be made on investments, the person presenting makes much to tip in favor. Show the passion, have a stake and show us how your Startup idea will change the lives of those who will use it. Go and talk to your endusers early and test it out! This works particularly well in the MedTech...
2023-11-1416 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Jennifer Clawson: patient centricity what does that really mean?Curious about the link between individual focus on patient outcomes and improved system efficiencies and cost reduction? Then this is your episode! Listen to Boston Consulting Group's Jennifer Clawson, who leads their VBHC practice there, as she shares insights from her recently published book.
As always, please share, like and engage to spread the word
about #valuebasedhealthcare
2023-10-2722 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Dr Lesniak - working across intersections and transparent conversationsManaging different departments such as a clinical surgery department and a translational science group comes with its peculiar challenges. Dr Lesniak discusses his approach by telling us that it's really key to speak everyone's particular language - being a doctor seeing patients or a scientist working at a bench - comes with very different realities, pressures, and vocabulary. You need meet the people where they are. This also includes non-verbal components such as a way you show up given a business or a research context. #interests #relationships
We also discuss the importance of regular, privileged conferences where...
2023-10-1118 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Dr Zeev Neuwirth and his latest book 'Beyond The Walls'A deeply humanistic, practical, and specific book about the change that is possible in health care. Honored to welcome back Dr Neuwirth to the podium as we share similar deep conviction that change is indeed possible and we can pull back to the surface our intrinsic motivation to serve others - true for anyone working in health care. What does value mean to Zeev? Health and Experience on the journey to maintain and regain that health. Parts of it are also happening at home and parts of it are happening at the intersections of that patient journey. Tune in...
2023-09-2730 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue: Collaborative Drug Development in discussion with Michele Schmidt, BSN, MPH"You need to keep it front and center when you go to work every morning", says Michele Schmidt when she speaks on how much the focus on the patient is her North Star since she started her career as a nurse. We are talking about how we can move our mindset away from seeing barriers towards igniting opportunities for joint problem solving across the 5Ps. We discuss ample real-life examples from public-private partnerships in health care such as between academic study groups and pharmaceutical companies. Pro-actively reaching out to people outside of our comfort zone is a key success...
2023-05-0324 min
mZdrowieSystem oparty o wartości, czyli do tanga trzeba pięciorgaSystem ochrony zdrowia musi ewoluować od konkurencji do kooperacji. Wszystkie pięć głównych grup interesariuszy systemu - pacjenci, politycy, płatnik, świadczeniodawcy i przemysł farmaceutyczny - musi współpracować ze sobą, tak aby optymalizować efekty opieki i wartość budowaną dla pacjenta. Konieczna jest otwartość, a także zdefiniowanie tych obszarów, w których te zmiany warto wprowadzić w pierwszej kolejności - mówi dr Verena Voelter, autorka książki “It Takes 5 to Tango: from competition to cooperation in health care”.
Verena Voelter, ekspert w dziedzinie systemu ochrony zdrowia z USA i Szwajcarii, mówi że własne doświadczenia w pracy kli...
2023-05-0128 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Tourane Corbière: Partnering with Patients *NEW: in FrenchVery excited to launch this first episode in French ! Bonjour Tourane qui nous parle de l'importance de la voix des patients dans la prise en charge dans le système de santé. Elle nous donne des idées concrètes comment améliorer notre prise de conscience autour des vrais besoins des patients.
2023-03-0819 min
#LetsTalkValueCelebrating 40th Episode #LetsTalkValue with Dr Sanja Tomovska: The Importance of the Health Continuum*** Celebrating 40 episodes of #LetsTalkValue ***
What a better topic than discussing the entire health lifespan: from earlylife to terminal care, from diagnosis to therapy, and from prevention to full cycle health care. Sanja is the best positioned to discuss this with us: how longevity topics impact not only a person's life, but society as a whole. Under the megatrends of #aging, #demographic changes, and increasing #chronic diseases, being able to predict and adapt behaviors early on are not only a nice-to-have. They are critical aspects for the decades to come. Make sure to tune into this very special e...
2023-02-0721 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Dean Cornelli: The Intersection of Science and BusinessWelcome back to the 4th season of #LetsTalkValue ! Who's better suited than Prof Francesca Cornelli who has spent a life-time career on building bridges across sectors and fostering the human touch in working together. Listen into this episode where we discuss how the intersection between scientists and business leaders can be managed towards productive outputs. Indeed, it's so much needed in today's fast-paced, digital and hypercomplex and disruptive world. It's only by understanding each other, meeting each other with humility and curiosity that leaders can co-create new innovation at the intersections of teams. You do not want to miss...
2023-01-2622 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue: Empathy & Assertiveness for Medical Leaders with Marieke JonkmanEmotional barriers are one of the top blockers to effective negotiation. Marieke Jonkman, PharmD knows what she is talking about when she recounts her experiences as a Medical Affairs Leader in the pharmaceutical industry. She offers her emotional intelligence trainings within her Medical Affairs Leadership Institute and in this episode of #LetsTalkValue podcast, she provides us with a glimpse into her work on how medical leaders are among the best positioned to drive intersectoral dialogue across the 5Ps: pharma, providers, payers, policy and patients. Don't miss out and make sure to share, like and pick up on the theme...
2022-10-2620 min#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Prof Ana Paula Etges: paying for outcomes that matterNow we are talking real stuff! Value-Based Health Care, Patient-Centricity and Integrated Care Pathways are great and the right thing to do. But aligning the cost structure behind that value chain of clinical activities is what makes the value equation complete: VALUE = OUTCOMES / COST. Someone who knows a great deal about TD-ABC (time dependent activity bound costing) is Ana Etges. She is the Co Founder of the TD-ABC International consortium that develops and deploys standard set of measures that everyone can start using. Make sure you don't miss out on this episode and follow Ana on Social Media and...
2022-10-0622 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Dr. Ahunna: digital solutions to drive better patient outcomesValue-Based Health Care is a buzz word to many. Making it real is what this episode is about: Ahunna Okwubunka-Anyim, MD MBA is the Medical director of IORA Health and a passionata about #VBHC and #DIGITALHEALTH. She beautifully explains in simple words and around practical patient examples what the current disaster of silo-mentality and lack of interoperability produces: poor patient outcomes and burned out health care workers. She describes how Apps, integrated EHRs, and DTx (digital therapeutics) can make the shared decision making in multidisciplinary teams a reality. It's not only an intuitively right thing to do, but leads...
2022-09-2123 min
#LetsTalkValueLetsTalkValue with Prof. Gilles Salles: running successful consortia in science and medicineWelcome back to this 3rd season in the fall 2022. I cannot imagine a better kickoff than welcoming Gilles Salles on the podium. An accomplished clinician researcher, group leader and cancer doctor, he shares some of his wisdom of running successful collaborations. Across continents, across silos in health care and always for the North Star of delivering better therapies and therefore more value to patients. His recommendations are simple: be clear on mutual expectations, define & repeat a common goal, and always put that common purpose above your own interests. The magic formula? 1+1=3 at least ! Secondly, a gentle reminder that phenomenal...
2022-08-2821 min
Entrepreneur to AuthorE2A 033: A Value-Based Approach for Health Care and for Business with Dr. Verena VoelterHealth care is moving toward a value-based model where metrics and incentives focus on patient outcomes rather than simply delivery of services. There’s much that service-based business owners can learn from this approach. In this episode of The Entrepreneur to Author Podcast, Scott speaks with Dr. Verena Voelter, a passionate doctor and the Founder and CEO of 5P Health Care Solutions, a boutique health care consulting firm, and the author of It Takes 5 to Tango: From Competition to Cooperation in Health Care about HER journey from clinician…to executive…to entrepreneur…to author and about why a value-based approach is better...
2022-07-1226 min
#LetsTalkValue2 YR ANNIVERSARY 5P Health Care Solutions® and #LetsTalkValue with 5P expertsDelivering outcomes that matter and results that are important to patients is not only the right thing to do, but also the key to unlock value for all actors along the 5P value chain: providers - pharma - payers - policy - and patients. However, rising costs, unbearable inefficiencies and waning quality are getting in our way. The only way to master these hurdles is by breaking down silos and by building bridges through cooperation. It an honor to welcome five top experts and health care agents to discuss ways to make this a reality. You don't want to...
2022-06-2551 min#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue with Charles Barker: the 7 Steps to Effective CollaborationIf you ever wanted 'How the heck can I convince this guy' of your position - then this is a must hear episode. Charles Barker is an alumni of the Harvard Negotiation Project and a 30 years expert in 5P Multi Party Collaboration in Health Care. If there is one leader who can help us learn that skill of moving from 'convincing' to 'persuading' through joint interests, is it Chuck Barker. The full episode as annotaed video and slides is also available on the 5P Health Care Solutions homepage.
2022-06-0742 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue on precision medicine & smart clinical trials with Nicolas LeupinWe all know what our issue is: waste in the system. Inefficiencies are driving cost, poor patient outcomes and frustration with all key actors: providers, pharma, payers, policymakers & patients. Today, I am excited to talk with Dr Nicolas Leupin (CMO at Molecular Partners) about his notion of value & the key to overcome waste. "People need to talk to each other!" he tells me when he explains that we collectively need to ask the right questions to the right people. Often they sit outside of our own expertise though. Drug developers talking to doctors, to software & data engineers ('don't forget...
2022-04-2821 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue "Prozessoptimierung am Patientenpfad" mit Björn ZeienHeute wieder eine Ausgabe auf deutsch. Björn ist seit mehr als 2 Jahrzehnten ein ausgiebigerer Netzwerker, der im Grossen & Ganzen denkt und dementsprechend handelt. «Sektoren haben keine Berechtigung mehr. Sie finden nicht mehr statt.» Um die gefragten Akteure aus den 5P an den Schnittstellen zusammenzubringen, hat er deshalb das health_h Netzwerk aus Experten im Gesundheitswesen gegründet. «Netzwerken ist das Finden von Andersdenkenden.» Um die Probleme der heutigen Zeit zu lösen, stellt er treffend fest: «man sich fortan mit Personen auseinandersetzen, die man gar nicht kennt. Bislang kannte man sich innerhalb seiner eigenen Zunft, das war bequem!» Im hyperko...
2022-04-1022 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue with Caitlin Masters, a practical expert on value-based care from the provider & payer perspectiveValue emerges when we collaborate to success, united in a common purpose. What a wonderful summary from someone who has done this in real-life: in this session, Caitlin Masters, MPH, shares her learnings from implementing outcomes-based reward models in team-based care models both in the provider & payer worlds. Her keys to success? 1) align on single payment policies, don't leave the patient outside of the care; 2) readjust power balance and invest in education & health literacy to patients and other stakeholders; consider the 'whole' person - medical, behaviors, socioeconomic; 3) modernize reimbursement structures. We speak about how we can open sealed doors...
2022-03-1323 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue with Fred van Eennenaam: Next Gen VBHCProf van Eennenaam has been a long-time pioneer in the field of value-based health care. In today's episode he shares his real-life examples, passion & thoughts for what works in real-life and what his plans are for the future. It's a total must-hear for anybody working on implementing this new way of working: putting outcomes & results that matter to patients first, creating cross-functional teams around that goal, aligning activities needed to achieve these best outcomes for patients, and lastly synergizing around measurements & rewards. This not only increases patient experience, but team satisfaction. We are talking about how to implement VBHC...
2022-02-2726 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue with Craig Horbinski: Views from a neuropathologist on the importance of trust & communicationProf Craig Horbinski is a world-known expert in his field of neuropathology and widely known by an audience on Social Media for his educational posts. He advocates for the willingness to engage, volunteering information and break down silos in real life. On the podium, he tells us how this works in his day job as a pathologist: using EMRs to get the best out of integrating clinical information, radiology results & others; engaging live as the 'goalkeeper' at the intersection of diagnostics & treatments with his colleagues in clinical tumorboards. Compared to 10yrs ago, he believes that EMR really made his...
2022-02-0625 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue with Dr Zeev Neuwirth: Overcoming Barriers to Reframing Health CareDr Neuwirth is a renown health care leader and executive who restlessly drives change towards a humanistic, patient-centered system of health that values care & outcomes. He shares views & advise deep from his wealth of experience and this is a must-hear episode for anyone who wishes to be part of the solution rather than the problem! Zeev is such an important role model for many of us who share the journey of transforming health care. We talk about how critically important it is to refocus our mindset & reward system on our ultimate customer: the patient. We discuss what we can...
2021-12-0724 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue: Re-imaging the co-creation of care delivery - heute auf deutsch mit Cornelius WarnckeDies ist der 2. in einer Miniserie von deutschen Ausgaben, in der ich mit 'Macher:innen' spreche, die mit Vision & Tatendrang Veränderungen 'in den eigenen 4 Wänden' vorantreiben. Dr Cornelius Warncke ist mit Begeisterung Arzt, stets nah am Patienten als Internist & Intensivmediziner. Er gibt sich nicht mit den Unzulänglichkeiten im System zufrieden. Stattdessen setzt er den Frustrationen aus überbordender Administration & zunehmendem Zeitdruck, unter dem Ärzte & Pflegekräfte stehen, etwas entschieden entgegen. Im SPRECHZIMMER+ entsteht ein neuer Raum, in dem die Arzt-Patientenbeziehung im Vordergrund steht und das Motto ist. Habt Ihr Lust mehr zu erfahren? Es lohnt sich, einfach mal re...
2021-11-2520 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue with Ilka Dekan: Innovative Cross-Sector Collaborations. Heute auf Deutsch.Dies ist er der Erste von 2 Podcasts auf deutsch, in denen ich mit Visionären im Gesundheitswesen spreche, die völlig neue '5P' Konzepte in Stein meisseln und somit zu einer echten neuen Realität beisteuern.
Ilka Dekan ist Pionierin auf ihrem Gebiet. Als langjährige Führungskraft im 'Payer P', hat sie früh innovative Ideen bei Krankenversicherungen umgesetzt. Heute ist sie eine gefragte Podcasterin und Expertin für den Wandel im Gesundheitswesen und Leiterin der INNO3 platform, welche Akteure aus den 5Ps an einen Tisch bringt. Probleme ansprechen, Lösungen gemeinsam entwickeln. Das ist ihr Mott...
2021-11-1020 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue with Luca Dezzani: Medical Value Drivers in PharmaDr Luca Dezzani is continuously building bridges: as a trained hemato-oncologist and pharmaceutical leader. In this episode he shares his views on what it takes to drive value as a Medical Affairs function in the ecosystem, deliver education and communication and create stronger connectivity across all 5Ps: pharma, providers, payers, policy and patients. He advocates for more focus on sustainability in health care. Through digital technology and strategic planning skills. He further elaborates how our understanding of treatments has been evolving: treating diseases to treating patients to treating entire family ecosystems. Fascinating! Make sure to not miss this episode...
2021-10-3124 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue : Digitally powered clinical trials for patientsMaking use of digital & artifical intelligence to democratize clinical trials & innovation for patients is at the heart of this episode. Listen to Danielle Ralic, CEO of ancora.ai of what it takes to truly empower patients and make use of digital connectivity to strengthen a mutual value creation along the value chain: patients - providers - pharma - payers - policymakers.
2021-10-1019 min
#LetsTalkValue#LetsTalkValue "The Impact of Digital & Lifestyle Choices" with Dr Anne LatzDr Anne Latz is a highly awarded visionary & digital leader in health care. Tune in to hear her thoughts on patient empowerment, the patient journey, and how teamwork are essential components to drive a sustainable change for more patient-centric & value-based systems of health. So excited to kickstart this new series with her in this fall season of #LetsTalkValue. Now *new* in a downloadable fashion. Send us your thoughts, questions & suggestions on how to make these themes a reality.
2021-09-2617 min
Healthcare Goes DigitalIt Takes 5 to Tango: The 5 Ps in Healthcare with Dr. Verena Voelter, Founder & Managing Director at 5P Health Care SolutionsDr. Verena Voelter, Founder & Managing Director at 5P Health Care Solutions, explores collaborative value-based healthcare models, the role of digital transformation in enabling new forms of patient-centric and value-generating partnerships, how (and why) to acquire digital literacy, plus much more!To find out more about Impetus: https://www.meetwithimpetus.comNatalie Yeadon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieyeadon/Impetus Digital Website: https://www.impetusdigital.com/Impetus Digital LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impetus-digital/Impetus Digital Twitter: https://twitter.com/impetus_digitalImpetus YouTube: https://www...
2021-07-2542 minHealthcare Goes DigitalNatalie as Podcast Guest: Productive Conversations X-Sectors with Verena VoelterNatalie Yeadon joined Verena Voelter, Founder and Managing Director of 5P Health Care Solutions on the Let’s Talk Value podcast to discuss productive conversations x-sectors. To find out more about Impetus: https://www.meetwithimpetus.comNatalie Yeadon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieyeadon/Impetus Digital Website: https://www.impetusdigital.com/Impetus Digital LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impetus-digital/Impetus Digital Twitter: https://twitter.com/impetus_digitalImpetus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ImpetusDigitalVerena Voelter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verena-voelter-md-44aa4116
2021-07-1315 min