Digital Health Heavyweights
This conversational podcast brings you exclusive interviews with all the Heavyweights in Digital Health. Hosted by Norm Volsky, a top industry headhunter, whose team helped scale companies including Livongo, Hinge Health, Lyra, Virta, Progyny and many more. This series will bring listeners insights into the latest trends, technologies, and strategies driving the digital health revolution.
In each episode, Norm sits down with some of the most influential and innovative leaders in healthcare technology today from legendary founders who have built successful companies, venture capitalists who have led funding rounds, HR/Benefits leaders at forward thinking companies, Consultants and Brokers at the top benefits consulting firms, and other impactful visionaries challenging the status quo in healthcare. Listeners can learn from the industry greats who have created what we now know as health benefits, and who are changing the face of healthcare as we know it.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, a tech enthusiast, a start-up founder, benefits aficionado, jobseeker in Digital Health, or simply curious about the future of healthcare, Digital Health Heavyweights has something for you.
Digital Health Heavyweights
Episode 33- Sapna Swaroop Chief Solutions Officer at Homeward
🔬👩💼💡 Welcome back to the Digital Health Heavyweights Podcast hosted by Norm Volsky, in this episode we sit down with Sapna Swaroop, Chief Solutions Officer at Homeward, shares her journey in the digital health industry and her passion for health equity. She discusses her experience at Blue Cross of Minnesota and the importance of understanding the delivery system to impact health equity. Sapna also talks about her time at Livongo and Teladoc, where she focused on value-based care and medical economics. She explains the mission and impact of Homeward in addressing health disparities in rural communities. Sapna shares her insights on the future of value-based care, healthcare technology, and maintaining well-being in a stressful job. She even recommends a healthy recipe for Baba Ghanoush. 🥼📊🏥
Takeaways
🔹 Passion for health equity and reducing health disparities is a driving force in the digital health industry.
🔹 Understanding the delivery system is crucial to making an impact on health equity.
🔹 Value-based care is an effective model for addressing health disparities in rural communities.
🔹 Advanced analytics and technology have the potential to personalize and improve healthcare. 💻📈
Sound Bites
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:50 Passion for Health Equity
06:01 Experience at Blue Cross of Minnesota
08:59 Joining Livongo and Teladoc
12:00 Value-Based Care and Medical Economics
15:08 Joining Homeward and Impact in Rural Communities
19:35 Convergence in Value-Based Care
20:23 Predictions for Healthcare Technology
21:28 Maintaining Well-being in a Stressful Job
23:27 Healthy Recipe Recommendations
23:55 Conclusion
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