Planetary Health First Mars Next, a Michael Mann production

# 33 Thomas Kluz: Venture Capital

#32 Alex Maiersperger: Young Health Leader Summit and Advancement LeagueAlex Maiersperger

John Gorman leads us through The State of SDOH Benefits in Medicare Advantage. In our discussion you might hear conversations about a few of the companies he has build, advises, and serves as a board member:CINQCARE Health Alliance Plan Icario Nightingale Partners LLC NationsBenefits Premier Inc. Uno Health Upside Roundtrip Government Health Programs Expert and SDOH #InvestorTalks about #sdoh, #medicaid, #medicareadvantage, and #socialdeterminantsofhealth A little about John Gorman:He is Founder and Chairman of Nightingale Partners, the first venture fund to invest in early-stage companies in the social determinants of health (SDOH) ecosystem, and which structures tailored interventions with health insurers, local government, and provider organizations. His focuses on Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and Accountable Care Act strategy, governance, and health equity. He has strong opinions on evidence and sound policy.He serves as Strategic Advisor to the Executive team at CinqCare, provides strategic counsel and helps run its Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan business.He serves as Chairman of Nightingale Partners, the nation’s first VC fund dedicated to Social Determinants of Health, which I founded in 2019 & sold in 2022; on the Board of Directors of Henry Ford Health System’s Health Alliance Plan in my birthplace of Detroit; on the Board of Edenbridge Health, a groundbreaking company in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); and on the Board of RoundTrip, an innovative Non-Emergent Medical Transport company. He serves as the Advisory Board for Icario Health, a leading member engagement & communications firm.He is the Founder and Former Chairman at Gorman Health Group (GHG). For 22 years he led the development of the industry's leading consulting practice and several entrepreneurial ventures in government health programs.He speaks at two dozen industry conferences each year, and is regularly quoted in the trade press and national media. I serve on the editorial advisory boards of several industry publications.Prior to founding Gorman Health Group in 1996, he was appointed by President Clinton as the first Assistant to the Director of Health Care Financing Administration’s (HCFA, now CMS) Office of Managed Care, where I provided day-to-day management, and served as the external liaison for the Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs. During1993 debate on national health care reform, he was the chief lobbyist on health care financing for the National Association of Community Health Centers, an organization of Federally-funded primary care clinics for the medically underserved. His career in Washington began as Press Secretary and Staff Director for U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), then-Chairman of the Government Operations Committee.

David Linthicum leading the discussion on The importance for tech innovation optimization in 2024More about David Linthicum:Internationally Known Enterprise Technology Thought Leader and Visionary, Cloud Computing and Generative AI Expert/Pioneer, Educator, Business Leader, Over the Hill Mountain Biker.With over 30 years of experience in enterprise technology, David Linthicum is a globally recognized thought leader, innovator, and influencer in cloud computing, AI, and cybersecurity. He is the author of over 15 best-selling books, over 7,000 articles, and over 50 courses on LinkedIn Learning. He is also a frequent keynote speaker, podcast host, and media contributor on topics related to digital transformation, cloud architecture, AI, and cloud security.David leads the cloud technology strategy and architecture practice, where he creates and delivers innovative solutions for global clients across various industries. He also drives new market offerings, service innovation, and thought leadership outreach, leveraging his extensive knowledge and experience in generative AI and cloud computing for business agility and growth. David is passionate about educating and empowering the next generation of cloud professionals, as he serves as an adjunct instructor for Louisiana State University and a mentor for Deloitte's cloud talent development program. Planetary Health First Mars Next #planetaryhealthfirstmarsnext

GenAI in healthcare: Trick or TreatI am super excited to be having on our special guest and good friend, Ryan Vega MD, MSHA VantiqJoin us live and even better wear a costume.Looking forward to see audiences and attendees costumes.If you need any ideas for costumes: You cannot go wrong with Space, Tech, digital health or all things and anything that is tech. #planetaryhealthfirstmarsnext

 Planetary Health First Mars Next will have a special guest and good friend Ravi Komatireddy MD on a topic that he cannot just stop, a topic he is endlessly dreaming and reworking.Topic is Reinventing Healthcare from First Principles. These principles are embodied and designed in every once of his being into his startup Daytona HealthA little bit...about Ravi.When people ask him what he does, the answer is not always as straightforward as a title and the company. Ravi's reply to what he does....I am the Founder and CEO of Daytona Health. But I’m doing and have done many different things that have served my career in unexpected ways:Working as a salmon fisherman in the Bering Sea, Alaska in 2020.Winning the 1st grant from the NASA Flight Opportunities Program to advance research in digital health and human spaceflight. Working with NASA on its COVID-19 Taskforce.Receiving $1M CDC Technology Innovation Grant to develop telemedicine technology for rehab.Co-launching a digital health model for medical startups operating in the Nairobi, Kenya HealthTech ecosystem.Earning my FAA pilot’s license and skydiving.Why is this important? Because outside of traditional healthcare, delving into new, seemingly unrelated experiences has shaped my view of the potential we all have to change our health and the healthcare ecosystem.Today’s healthcare industry is rigid and costly, and yet, people are not healthy. Digital health has the potential to disrupt the existing landscape and empower people to care for themselves in a more personalized way. Democratizing healthcare with choices, tools, and technology that fit into the demands of people’s lives, can transform the health of our nation and the world.As founder and CEO of Daytona Health, I’m a Board-certified physician and former Founder and Chief Medical Officer who brings an innate curiosity (i.e.: the varied experiences I seek), diversity of thought, and expansive domain knowledge coupled with 15 years of lessons learned to disrupt healthcare as we know it. At Daytona Health, I am championing innovative digital health initiatives and behavior modification systems that will help people achieve optimal HealthSpan using both technology and the human touch.With a different perspective, we can reframe problems, apply solutions from other industries to current challenges in healthcare, and affect positive, lasting change. I leverage these solutions to inspire disruptive innovation in healthcare. Through ultra-personalized digital health coaching, Daytona Health is guiding people to change their health behaviors and not only improve their health, but also their performance and longevity.As a born scientist and the “guy with vision,” I translate ideas into real-world solutions. I think big, push the boundaries of what was thought possible and deliver meaningful, measurable results that will reshape healthcare and improve human potential. If you are interested in joining as a special guest or partnering: email: michael@planetaryhealthfirstmarsnext.org

We had scheduled topic: The on how the "world that was" and the continued neglect of health,disparities, racial inequity, and challenges in access to care.This topic of consideration was accelerated when COVID happen and yet we are in beginning to pretend that COVID didn’t happen and the struggle of many Americans to have equal voice in health equity is now forgotten. But due to this horrendous atrocity that has unfolded last weekend and with my good friend Gil Bashe, I thought he could be the best voice to share more on his blog commention: "No. Your Jewish friends are not ok." Gil will share from his heart, as a Jew. May this discussion lead to better understand, clarity, peace, hope and healing. Prayers to all those suffering. If you are interested in joining as a special guest or partnering: email: michael@planetaryhealthfirstmarsnext.org

Our special guest Pierantonio Russo MD, FCPP, FAAP, STSspeaks to us about AI in Healthcare, Pharma, RWE & Rare Disease Episode #26A little bit about our renown special guest:Pierantonio Russo MD, FCPP, FAAP, STS currently serves as the Corporate Chief Medical Officer EVERSANA. EVERSANAHe is a CT surgeon and health care executive. He has practiced cardiac and heart transplant surgery for more than 20 years and more recently has held executive positions in the areas of data and analytics, predictive modeling using ML, health economics and reimbursement, health insurance and population medicine. After leaving the Mayo Clinic, from 1988 to 2007, he held academic, clinical and administrative leadership positions as Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation at several Academic Hospitals in the USA, including Temple University, St Christopher’s Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical College and the University of Missouri. From 2007 to March 2016, he was Medical Director at Independence Blue Cross (IBC), Philadelphia, where he worked with the data analytic team to design predictive and prescriptive analytics that guided the appropriate utilization of remote monitoring, digital solutions and telemedicine for IBC members with advanced HF.From 6/2016 to 11/2017 He was Vice President of Health Services at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care in Boston, and responsible for managing utilization management, providers network, medical cost and medical policies, advanced disease management programs, including practice integration of behavioral health with primary care, across four markets (MA, ME, NH, CT). In Boston, he was also Council Chair and Board member of the Massachusetts Health Care Quality Partners (http://www.mhqp.org/). His teaching experience spans over 20 years plus. He held full-time academic positions in surgery and pediatrics at Temple Medical School, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, the Allegheny University (PA) and the University of Missouri (MO). He taught for the Wharton School of Business (International program), a course on “Managing Performance of HSO” and was on the Harvard Medical School Faculty as Lecturer in Population Medicine. Recently he was also CMO at Behave Care/ Upward Health) and at Springs Hills Population Health (NJ). He holds a Certificate in Health Care Innovation-Health and Health Care Administration Management (UPENN) and a Certificate in Digital Medicine. In Nov 2017, he received the Health Hero Award, in recognition of contributions to the health and welfare of the community ((https://lnkd.in/eppgpWNE

Unmasking Post-Modern Colonialism: The Role of Foreign Aid in Global Public Health Dr. Ryan Paul and Michael Mann Episode # 25

Scaling Digital Health from a Director of IT of Digital Health Startup with Enea Topore and Michael Mann Episode # 24 Enea Topore is an experienced Director in IT at Digital Health Startups of the likes of Charlie, Sevenrooms, and Spring Health.  He brings 15 plus years of experience from Goldman Sachs to AT&T. He will be sharing about his experience scaling digital health startups and the challenges and opportunities. Would you like to learn more about Planetary Health First Mars Next or to join us as a guest or partner? michael@planetaryhealthfirstmarsnext.org Need talent acquisition for IT & Engineering or highly difficult to fill technical roles? Michaelm@desanticorp.com Enea Topore https://www.linkedin.com/in/eneatopore/ #planetaryhealthfirstmarsnext #healthcare #transformhealthcare #digitalhealth #AI #SDOH #healthcareadministrators #healthcareleaders #pharma #payers #biotech #medicare #medicareadvantage #managedcare #startups #healthcarestartups #healthtech #healthIT #executiveleadership #culturechange #peoplefirst #healthcareinnovation #heartcarewithaheart #kindnessmatters #maketheworldbetter #missiondriven #community #patients #caregivers #providers #clinicians #physicians #nurses #CIOs #healthinformatics #Clinicialinformatics #EMR #EHR #HEDIS #qualityimprovement #publichealth #healthequity #diversity #healthit, #healthtech, #digitalhealth