Are you ready to discover how technology can revolutionize healthcare delivery? In this podcast hosted by Cognizant Product Director Chenny Solaiyappan, Best Buy Health Head of Population Health Brian Urban speaks on transforming healthcare through technology and meaningful connections. Brian shares insights on Best Buy Health’s unique approach to enabling care through meaningful technological connections, revealing how they’re reimagining healthcare for seniors and chronically ill populations.

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Show Notes

  1. Best Buy Health’s mission: Create meaningful connections and save lives through technology
  2. Innovative remote patient monitoring platforms enable virtual care for seniors and chronically ill patients
  3. Personal emergency response devices (PERS) go beyond medical alerts to address social health needs
  4. Strategic partnerships with top life science and healthcare organizations drive innovation
  5. Technology can bridge healthcare access gaps in rural and underserved communities
  6. AI and holographic practitioners could transform future healthcare delivery
  7. Focus on meaningful human connections over transactional healthcare interactions
  8. Importance of digital literacy and intuitive technology for aging populations
  9. Healthcare entrepreneurs should prioritize collaborative, purpose-driven partnerships
  10. Data-driven approaches can help right-size care and reduce healthcare costs
  11. Cultural transformation is needed in healthcare leadership
  12. Compassionate technology can combat senior loneliness and isolation
  13. Devices should be designed for ease of use and accessibility
  14. Healthcare innovation requires flexibility and openness to new approaches
  15. Social determinants of health play a crucial role in patient outcomes
  16. Interdisciplinary backgrounds can bring fresh perspectives to healthcare
  17. Teaching and coaching the next generation of healthcare leaders is critical
  18. Fluid, elastic ecosystems are more effective than rigid healthcare models
  19. Technology can provide personalized, proactive healthcare solutions
  20. Patient-centric design should prioritize human experience and connection
About the speaker
Brian Urban Best Buy Health, Head of population health and commercial strategy Member

Brian comes to Best Buy Health as their Head of Population Health & Commercial Strategy with 15-years of experience having led marketing, and product programs across the US healthcare ecosystem. Highlights include Brian’s work at Highmark Inc’s Civic Affairs strategy team, leading Cigna’s local market-high performing network strategy across top US markets and the Walgreens Specialty Drug SDOH analytic engine to payers and life science organizations. Most recently Brian has hosted a Healthcare Tech Podcast reaching a 26K national audience while at FinThrive (a revenue cycle management firm). Brian holds an MPH from Dartmouth College, where is currently serves as a graduate teacher for the Population Health Strategy course at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Brian is also pursing a a Doctorate in Population Health Science from Thomas Jefferson University. Below are some recent things I have been featured in: Podcast- Creating a New Healthcare- Brian Urban Interview Podcast- Healthcare Trailblazers- Brian Urban Interview HFMA- Data Innovation- Brian Urban Interview Healthcare Finance News- Brian Urban Interview Authority Magazine- Brian Urban Interview https://finnvoices.podbean.com/e/data-s-impact-on-health-equity-sharing-data-for-humanity-finn-voices https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-innovations-in-health-equity-exploring-healthcares/id1729299700?i=1000659619267

About the host
Chenny Solaiyappan Cognizant, Product Director

Chenny Solaiyappan is the Director of Product Management for Cognizant Trizetto's Government and Quality Solutions, and a founding member of the ClaimSphere suite of products, encompassing quality, HEDIS ®, CMS Stars, and clinical solutions. An accomplished Intrapreneur and Lean Startup Practitioner, he plays a pivotal role in shaping the overall product strategy and serves as the HL7 DaVinci Business Co-chair. With a notable track record, Chenny has provided consultancy to over 30 health plans across the nation, consistently raising Quality and Star ratings in Medicaid, Medicare, Federal Employees Health Plan, and Commercial health plan sectors, collectively supporting 30 million lives. His outstanding leadership and innovative contributions have earned him prestigious awards, including the 2023 Top 20 Global Product Manager Award by Products That Count, as well as the 2021 and 2019 Product of the Year awards by Cognizant Trizetto.

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