Acute stressors aren't what makes us sick; it's the constant, modern-day "lions" that are creating chronic stress, and thus the short-term and long-term health issues that stress creates. Join Dr. Molly Dickens and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss how child care in the U.S. is a big modern-day "lion" for parents — especially mothers — and how fixing the child care crisis will help diminish the mental health crisis. Resources: Publication: If health is wealth, America’s working mothers are living in extreme poverty: A framework for proper diagnosis and effective treatment Article: What the Child Care Crisis Does to Parents The Maternal Stress Project

In health care, trust is paramount because patients seek care in some of their most vulnerable moments. So can AI ever be as trustworthy as a provider with whom a patient has a relationship?  Join innovation executive Todd Dunn and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss challenges and opportunities for generative AI in health care. Topics include the disconnect between the money makers and clinical decision makers, the role of Jobs to Be Done in addressing issues surrounding AI, the process for establishing trust criteria at the service line level, and more. 

Despite recent progress in women’s health and wellness services, significant gaps still exist between what women are seeking and available solutions.  Join Roma Van der Walt, CEO and Co-founder of Vitelle, and host Ann Somers Hogg as they explore how to address the struggling moments of new life phases such as postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause. They discuss how lessons from coaching athletes can be applied to women's wellness, and how better outcomes are achieved through personalization, adaptation, empowerment, and fulfillment. 

Jhaymee Tynan, Principal, Healthcare Services at Korn Ferry, and Founder of 100x2030, shares how the Schools of Experience throughout her life and career have positioned her to lead as a founder, principal, author, and more. Join Jhaymee and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss how sponsorship is more than mentorship, why leadership is about connecting with people, and the importance of creating your own community and investing in your personal wellness. 

The theory of Schools of Experience highlights that one is not born a leader, but rather a leader’s abilities are developed through their work and life experiences. Join Dr. Jean Wright and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss lessons from Jean’s Schools of Experience, including her current role as CEO of the COPD Foundation and her prior role as Chief Innovation Officer at Atrium Health (now Advocate Health), and how these “courses” have taught her the need for speed, the importance of analogous learning, and the reason to go broad, not just deep.

For a whole health approach to take root in the US, an ecosystem must support its existence. Join Walter Harris, President and CEO of Whole Health Institute, and host Ann Somers Hogg, as they discuss the partnership ecosystem and new types of training required to improve health outcomes and lower the total cost of care. 

To shift from a reactive sick care system to one that is proactive and preventive, we need an interdependent approach to medical education — or should we say health education?  Join Dr. Sherine Gabriel, Executive Vice President for Health at Arizona State University, and host Ann Somers Hogg, as they discuss a new model for medical education that improves health through an interdependent approach. 

Continuing their conversation, bestselling author and health care executive Dr. Zeev Neuwirth joins Ann Somers Hogg to discuss how retail giants are playing water polo instead of staying in swim lanes, how venture capital groups are partnering with health systems to offer a launching pad for creating autonomous business units, and why provider organizations have to stop thinking of themselves solely as a producer of a service. 

In this first of two parts, join bestselling author and health care executive Dr. Zeev Neuwirth and host Ann Somers Hogg as they tackle drivers of health, the concept of contextual care, the theory of disruptive innovation and much more. 

The U.S. has highly integrated prenatal care but a huge lack of integrated postpartum care. We go from providing birthing people with an integrated set of solutions that they’re supposed to pursue while they’re pregnant, to saying, “Good luck! See you in six weeks.” The chasm between the departure from the hospital and that really brief check-in six weeks later is substandard for many, and dangerous and deadly for others.  Join Mandy Major, Founder and CEO of Major Care, and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss the need for disruptive innovation in postpartum care, making doula care mainstream, and the benefits of making care as affordable and accessible as possible. 

How are we seeing health care in the home and virtual care grow, and what are the propellers for that growth? Join Zayna Khayat, Health Futurist – Health Care and Life Sciences (Canada) at Deloitte, and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss the future state of care anywhere, integrated approaches to disease management, and the benefits for consumers.  References:  Zayna Khayat Christensen Institute

Join Ann Somers Hogg for part 2 of this series as she speaks with Scott Powder, President of Advocate Aurora Enterprises and an incumbent health care leader who's transforming their business to better address drivers of health.  The drivers of health (DOH) play a significant role in health outcomes, yet most existing health care business models are not equipped to address them. In these episodes, we explain why a health care entity would, and should, tackle the drivers of health, and how they can go about doing so effectively and sustainably.  Resources:  Improve or transform: Choosing the right business model to deliver health President of Advocate Aurora Enterprises

The drivers of health (DOH) play a significant role in health outcomes, yet most existing health care business models are not equipped to address them. In these episodes, we explain why a health care entity would, and should, tackle the drivers of health, and how they can go about doing so effectively and sustainably.  Join Ann Somers Hogg for part 1 of this series as she speaks with Mini Kahlon, an innovator who has built a new business model to address the DOH. 

Jobs to Be Done is a framework to better understand consumer behavior, and it can be used to explain patient behavior when it comes to engaging with the medical system.  Join Jay Gerhart, Vice President, Innovation Engine at Atrium Health, and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss the power of Jobs to Be Done to help us see what the patient really wants.  References:  Competing Against Luck Christensen Institute resources:  https://www.christenseninstitute.org/jobs-to-be-done/ https://www.christenseninstitute.org/blog/new-entrants-in-womens-health-are-changing-the-rules-of-the-game/ https://www.christenseninstitute.org/blog/abortion-imperative/ Scott Burleson: https://www.statueinthestone.com/ Jim Kalbach: https://www.jtbdtoolkit.com/ Jay's writing on Jobs:  https://medium.com/things-jay-writes/jobs-to-be-done/home

Oma Fertility is a new type of fertility clinic whose mission revolves around improving access, affordability, and outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Disruptive innovations are not breakthrough technologies that make good products better. Instead, they make products and services more accessible and affordable, thereby making them available to a larger population. Join Oma founder Gurjeet Singh and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss the disruptive potential of Oma's model and why it's an innovator worth watching.  References:  https://www.christenseninstitute.org/disruptive-innovations/ https://www.christenseninstitute.org/blog/innovators-worth-watching-oma-fertility/ https://omafertility.com This show is produced by Shift Forward Health, the channel for change makers. Subscribe to Shift Forward Health on your favorite podcast app, and you’ll be subscribed to our entire library of shows. See our full lineup at ShiftForwardHealth.com. One subscription, all the podcasts you need, all for free.