71 - Dr. David Nash - A Deep Dive Into Population Health and the Future of the U.S Healthcare System

Summary: In this episode, back by popular demand, is Dr. David Nash. Dr. Nash was a guest back in March for episode #45 when we spoke about how population health transforming the healthcare system. We decided to have him back to continue the conversation and delve deeper into how clinicians are actually utilizing data being collected, and what the future holds. Dr. Nash is the Founding Dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health in Philadelphia. He completed his MD at the University of Rochester and his internal medicine residency at Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Hewas a RWJ Clinical scholar, and through this program completed an MBA with the Wharton School. He has been on faculty at Jefferson for nearly 30 years. He is widely regarded to be a “pioneer” in the world of population health, and he has many interests including health policy, quality and safety, outcomes management, and health reform. Dr. Nash has served on many national committees and has sat on the board of a number of public and private organizations. He has written many blog posts about these areas which you can find on MedPage, and he is frequently asked to share his thoughts in public speaking events and live webinars. In this episode, we dive deeper into the social determinants of health, EHR operability, the usefulness of physician “report cards”, transparency in outcomes reporting, and many other topics. We touch on many interesting topics that are shaping the future of our healthcare system, and it was great to hear where Dr. Nash thinks we are headed. Host: Ryan O'Keefe Footnotes Dr. Nash’s Bio https://www.jefferson.edu/university/population-health/faculty/nash.html Dr. Nash’s Blog Posts - MedPage https://www.medpagetoday.com/columns/focusonpolicy/np_3