CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. Improving Employee Access to Better Healthcare w/ Garner Health CEO Nick Reber
Word-of-mouth recommendations are great for picking a restaurant or movie, but are they the best way to find a doctor?
What if there was a better way to use data to find the right doctor every time?
In this episode of CareTalk, David Williams talks with Nick Reber, Founder and CEO of Garner Health, about how they’re leveraging detailed data, including physician history and patient outcomes, to match patients with high-quality doctors.
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TOPICS:
(0:15) Sponsorship
(1:45) Why Nick Reber Started Garner Health
(4:50) Using Data to Find the Best Doctors
(7:13) How Hedge Funds Relate to Healthcare
(9:25) Measuring Patient Outcomes and Costs
(11:20) Building Patient Trust
(14:32) Dealing with Fragmented Data
(16:29) Deciphering Complex Data to Determine Outcomes
(20:24) Garner Health's Relation to Value-Based Care
(23:18) Advice for Someone Starting a Healthcare Company
🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK
CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy.
🎙️⚕️ ABOUT NICK REBER
Nick Reber is the Founder and CEO of Garner Health, a company committed to transforming healthcare through data-driven insights and innovative financial incentives. Before establishing Garner, Nick was a key member of the leadership team at Oscar Health, where he played a significant role in analytics and the development of provider networks. His efforts contributed to Oscar's rapid growth, guiding the company to exceed $2 billion in annual revenue. Prior to his work at Oscar Health, Nick was a Partner at Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds, where he served as Co-Head of Research Analytics, leading strategic analysis and research initiatives.
🎙️⚕️ ABOUT GARNER HEALTH
Garner Health's mission is to transform the healthcare system from the ground up. By leveraging a unique approach to data science and pioneering financial incentives, Garner Health helps patients find the highest-quality care and empowers physicians to elevate their medical practices. Their goal is to realign the economics of healthcare, so providers are rewarded for delivering top-tier medical care instead of performing a higher volume of invasive procedures. Garner Health is dedicated to making high-quality, affordable healthcare a reality for everyone.
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