

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. Visit us at www.CareTalkPodcast.com
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Jun 6, 2022 • 15min
Healthcare and Gun Violence: What Can Be Done?
Send us Fan MailEvery year, over 30,000 people in the United States are killed by gun violence, and many more are injured. The health care industry is on the front lines of this epidemic, treating patients with gunshot wounds and counseling families who have lost loved ones to gun violence. But what can the health care industry do to prevent gun violence? What are the barriers to change? And what role can health care providers play in advocating for stricter gun laws? John and David explore all the options on this episode of CareTalk.This episode is sponsored by Provider Solutions & Development. Visit info.psdconnect.org/caretalk to learn how Provider Solutions & Development can help you hire better, faster and for good. Watch this episode on YouTubeFind us on the web: Follow CareTalk on the Health Podcast NetworkFollow John on TwitterFollow David on Twitter Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3GlciwjFollow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnp_driscollFollow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/healthbizblogSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Jun 2, 2022 • 14min
LGTBQ+ Health Disparities
Send us Fan MailJune is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and reflect on the progress that has been made in the fight for equality. This year, John and David are taking on healthcare disparities in the LGBTQ+ community. While great strides have been made in recent decades, there are still many areas where healthcare disparities exist. Watch this episode on YouTubeThis episode is sponsored by Provider Solutions & Development. Visit info.psdconnect.org/caretalk to learn how Provider Solutions & Development can help you hire better, faster and for good. Follow us on the web:Follow CareTalk on the Health Podcast NetworkFollow John on TwitterFollow David on Twitter Support the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

May 24, 2022 • 14min
Should We Be Worried About Monkeypox?
Send us Fan MailThe recent Monkeypox outbreak around the world has been causing a stir on the web and in the press. What is Monkeypox? How contagious is it and should you be concerned? John and David breakdown everything you need to know.Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service:SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle Podcasts Find us on the web:Follow CareTalk on the Health Podcast NetworkFollow John on TwitterFollow David on Twitter #monkeypox #monkeypoxoutbreak #caretalkpodcast #caretalk #health #healthcarepodcast #healthcarepolicy #healthcarenews #healthcareindustrySupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

May 16, 2022 • 16min
Why is There a Baby Formula Shortage?
Send us Fan MailBaby formula is an essential for many parents, but the recent recall by Abbott labs has left them scrambling. The company, which is the biggest U.S. supplier of powder infant formula, initiated a recall and closed its Sturgis, Michigan, manufacturing plant after reports of serious bacterial infections in several infants and two deaths. The recall and shutdown has worsened a baby formula shortage among multiple manufacturers, which had been brewing for some time. But what caused the baby formula shortage in the first place? And why is this issue so difficult to solve? John and David have all the details. Watch this episode on YouTube Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service:Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN......Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast......Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...... Find us on the web: Follow CareTalk on the Health Podcast NetworkFollow John on TwitterFollow David on Twitter #babyformulashortage #babyformula #abbottlabs #healthcarepodcast #healthcarepolicy #healthcarenews #healthcareindustry #caretalk #babyformularecall #babyformulashortageexplained #nationwidebabyformulashortageSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

May 9, 2022 • 27min
Edo Banach on Palliative Care & Hospice
Send us Fan MailEdo Banach (President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) joins the show to discuss everything you need to know about palliative care vs. hospice.This episode is sponsored by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Learn more about how IHI is improving health and healthcare by visiting them at www.IHI.org.Watch this episode on YouTubeFind us on the web: Follow CareTalk on the Health Podcast NetworkFollow John on TwitterFollow David on Twitter About Edo Banach:Edo Banach is President & CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. He previously was the Senior Advisor and Deputy Director of the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Associate General Counsel at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Prior to that, Edo Banach was the Medicare Rights Center’s General Counsel. Edo has also practiced health law at the firms of Latham & Watkins and Gallagher, Evelius and Jones, and clerked for U.S. Judge John T. Nixon of the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Prior to attending law school Edo worked for the New York City Department of Homeless Services and Mayor’s Office of Operations. Mr. Banach holds a B.A. from Binghamton University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.#hospice #palliativecare #musictherapy #cancertherapy #healthcare #healthcarepodcast #healthcarepolicy #healthcareindustrySupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

May 2, 2022 • 24min
How the Pandemic Changed Primary Care
Send us Fan MailJohn & David dig into how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed primary care and explain why telehealth is here to stay. This episode is sponsored by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Learn more about how IHI is improving health and healthcare by visiting them at www.IHI.org.Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service:Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Find us on the web: Follow CareTalk on the Health Podcast NetworkFollow John on TwitterFollow David on Twitter #healthcarepodcast #caretalkpodcast #telehealth #primarycare #directprimarycare #nurses #nursing #doctors #hospitals #healthcare #covid19news #heatlchareindustry #healthcarepolicySupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Apr 25, 2022 • 14min
The End of the Mask Mandate
Send us Fan MailWhat was the cause for mask mandates ending? John and David investigate all of the details that led to the controversial decision. This episode is sponsored by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Learn more about how IHI is improving health and healthcare by visiting them at www.IHI.org.Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service:SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle Podcasts Find us on the web: Follow CareTalk on the Health Podcast NetworkFollow John on Twitter Follow David on Twitter #healthcarepodcast #caretalkpodcast #maskmandate #digitalhealth #nurses #nursing #doctors #hospitals #healthcare #covid19newsSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Apr 19, 2022 • 30min
TED Speaker, Juan Enriquez, on Technology, Genome & Healthcare
Send us Fan MailJuan Enriquez - academic, businessman, TED Speaker...CareTalk Guest?! Juan Enriquez joins the show to discuss everything from the impact of technology on human life, to the “age of genetic wonder.” This is one discussion you won’t want to miss.This episode is sponsored by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Learn more about how IHI is improving health and healthcare by visiting them at www.IHI.org.Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service:Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN......Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast......Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...... Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3GlciwjAbout Juan Enriquez: A broad thinker, Juan Enriquez bridges disciplines to build a coherent look ahead. He is the managing director of Excel Venture Management, a life sciences VC firm. He cofounded the company that made the world's first synthetic life form and seed funded a company that may allow portable brain reading.Enriquez's book, RIGHT/WRONG: How Technology Transforms Our Ethics, shows why we should be a little less harsh in judging our peers and ancestors and more careful in being dead certain that what we do today will be regarded as ethical tomorrow. In 2015, he published Evolving Ourselves: How Unnatural Selection and Nonrandom Mutation Are Shaping Life on Earth with Steve Gullans. The book describes a world where humans increasingly shape their environment, themselves and other species.#juanenriquez #tedtalks #ted #healthcaretechnology #healthcarepodcast #instituteofhealthcareimprovement #healthcareindustrySupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Apr 11, 2022 • 13min
What is Long COVID?
Send us Fan MailLong COVID is affecting 8-23 million people in the US. But what is it and why is President Biden pushing the HHS to address it?Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service:Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN......Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast......Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...... Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj#healthcarepodcast #caretalkpodcast #longcovid #healthcareindustry #healthcarepolicySupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Mar 28, 2022 • 16min
Judge Ketanji Jackson's Views on Healthcare
Send us Fan MailJoe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. John and David discuss Judge Jackson’s healthcare views and speculate about how she’ll handle the pressing issues that she’ll hear in the Supreme Court. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_8mi3CFz180Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service:Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN......Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast......Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...... Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj#healthcareindustry #healthcarepolicy #healthcare #healthcarepodcast #caretalkpodcastSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.


