Tag: speaking of health

Medical Pricing Reform Born from Innovation & Collaboration – Preview of Interview with Christin Deacon

Christin Deacon, Assistant Director of the Division of Pension and Benefits for the State of New Jersey is on a crusade to overhaul medical pricing.

In her role, she has been able to use unique strategies, like reverse-auctions, to generate a billion-dollar savings for her organization.

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Gratitude, Happiness, Cutting Edge Medicine, Leadership & More – Dr. Sanjiv Chopra Interview Preview

Check out the preview of our interview with Dr. Sanjiv Chopra. We talk about what we learned from the interview.

Dr. Sanjiv Chopra, is a Professor Of Medicine at The Harvard Medical School, Marshall Wolf Master Clinician Educator Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Co-Director, CME Division At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Stay tuned for the full interview.

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Food, Water & Air: Components of a Healthy Life – Int w/ Michael Don Ham, President of Pure365 & Wild Orchard Tea

In this episode of Speaking Of, Founder’s Mission, I talked to Michael Don Ham, President of Pure365 and Wild Orchard Tea.

I learned so much from Michael! We talked about why the work Pure365 does to ensure people live in a healthy home is so important, and then talked about the lifestyle components that impact health.

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Changing What’s Possible – Hope & Health Equity for all at the Med. Univ of S.C. – Interview w/ Chase Glenn, Dir. of LGBTQ+ Health Services & Enterprise Resources at the Medical University of South Carolina

Chase Glenn is the Director of LGBTQ+ Health Services & Enterprise Resources at the Medical University of South Carolina.

He is proud to fill this newly-created role at MUSC, and he draws upon his own experiences as a transgendered man and his work at a non-profit serving the LGBTQ+ community to help guide his work.

Chase shared so many insightful things, including:
* Healthcare needs within the LGBTQ+ community
* Sharing his own experience seeking care as a transgendered man
* Changing the way those in the LGBTQ+ community are served
* The role of hope, respect, and serving patients with value at the core

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