Is There a Need for Hospitals?

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Hospitals used to be a place where physicians would emit their patients for respite or if you put interventions. Once you go into a hospital now, it's almost like you've gone off into your own world. And because of the acuity level that people see in the ER and the hospital, they're appropriately always thinking about what is the least likely thing this could be That could be most dangerous.

Today, we’re excited to get to know Vivek Garg, CMO and SVP of Primary Care for Humana. Vivek currently leads national clinical strategy and excellence, care model development and innovation, and the clinical teams for Humana's Primary Care Organization (CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva Care Center) as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), serving over 240,000 seniors across the country.

In this episode, Vivek shares his incredible journey from joining as the first medical director of One Medical and Oscar Health to serving as the CMO and CPO of Caremore to leading Humana’s Primary Care group, technology’s role in combating burnout, and tactical advice on working with larger health plans like Humana and tips on how to sell your first pilot (hint: it is not to sell your product at freemium).