Ep 46: Humana Primary Care CMO Dr. Vivek Garg on Next Gen Primary Care Lessons and Effective Payer Partnerships

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Dr. Vivek Garg, the Chief Medical Officer & SVP, Primary Care at Humana; Chief Medical Officer at both CenterWell and Conviva; and a former clinical leader at CareMore, Oscar, and One Medical. They discuss Vivek’s insights around primary care, value-based care, and more.

(0:00) intro

(0:52) how different care models compare

(7:28) best areas to outsource

(11:15) where are we in the adoption of value-based care?

(14:40) how do we get hospitals on board with value-based care?

(19:38) payer acquisition of provider assets

(22:42) payers vs. providers

(25:18) something Vivek thought would work that didn’t

(26:43) AI in healthcare

(29:29) ambient clinical documentation

(33:59) over-hyped/under-hyped

(35:59) another company Vivek would want to run

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