Transformation

This episode features conversation between physician and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Andy Slavitt, who was the administrator for CMS responsible for implementing the Affordable Care Act during the Obama Administration.

In this HealthChangers podcast, we talk with Robin Heffernan, the Co-Founder and CEO of Circulation, a digital platform that offers a straightforward and accessible solution to coordinate convenient and reliable nonemergency transportation for all areas of health care.

A year ago, we launched the HealthChangers podcast, presented by Cambia Health Solutions to spotlight the innovations and innovators that are changing the health care landscape. To mark our one-year anniversary, we’ve highlighted our favorite moments from our five most popular podcasts.

With National Healthcare Decisions Day during April 16-22, 2018, it’s important for families to feel empowered around advance care planning. You don’t have to be seriously ill to begin the conversation with the people who care about you; talking about your goals and wishes takes the guesswork and guilt away from anyone acting on your behalf.

Believing in the power of stories, What's The Fix? seeks to influence the health care industry to operate in a way that is person-focused. Stories like that of Bryce Olson, who learned to fight his cancer more effectively by demanding genetic sequencing and precision medicine treatments to fight his cancer in a more targeted way.

In this HealthChangers episode, we share a fireside chat between Bruce Greenstein, former Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Lee Huntsman, professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, recorded at Cambia Grove. Together they explore the ripple effect of government innovations on the quality and cost of health care throughout the industry and what this means for our future. When most people think of innovation within the health care system, the startup community first comes to mind. Another important player in enabling this type of innovation to become a reality? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Following a community screening of the Netflix documentary: End Game, a film that follows the stories of people and families living with serious illness, Cambia Health Foundation President and Board Chair, Peggy Maguire, led an panel discussion with top leaders in the field of palliative care including Dr. Steven Z. Pantilat, Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, and Mark Ganz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cambia Health Solutions.

In 2017, Cambia celebrated its Centennial. To mark the occasion, we invited StoryCorps to come in and host one-on-one conversations with employees, stakeholders, community members and other friends of Cambia.