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Under the Same Sky with David Michaels, PhD, MPH
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Under the Same Sky with David Michaels, PhD, MPH

Abner Mason was joined by Dr. David Michaels, epidemiologist, professor, and former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Their conversation focused on the National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health in light of the pressing issues of worker safety amidst climate change, specifically the new OSHA initiative recently announced by President Biden. This episode of Under the Same Sky explored the intersection of public health, occupational safety, and health equity.

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Under the Same Sky with GroundGame.Health
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Under the Same Sky with GroundGame.Health

This Under the Same Sky episode featured Susan Rawlings Molina, CEO, and Chris Burrows, community engagement manager, for GroundGame.Health. During this discussion, we shared more details about our merger with GroundGame.Health and also how we (as a newly combined organization) are helping people overcome health-related social needs. Susan and Chris shared real-world examples about how they are working to close the loop on the last mile in healthcare and significantly impact people’s lives.

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How health information exchange and interoperability can help drive health equity
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How health information exchange and interoperability can help drive health equity

To kick off the new year, Abner Mason met with Erica Galvez, CEO of Manifest MedEx, for our ongoing discussion series, Under the Same Sky. During this conversation, they discussed initiatives by the organization to address health equity challenges to make healthcare data sharing work for everyone. They also focused on the new California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework and how it facilitates the secure and appropriate exchange of health and social services information to drive whole-person care.

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The role of AI in healthcare
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The role of AI in healthcare

Abner Mason met with Dr. Leo Anthony Celi who is the Clinical Research Director and Principal Research Scientist at the Laboratory for Computational Physiology at MIT and a practicing intensivist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The conversation was centered around the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, and the opportunities and challenges that Dr. Celi is concerned about as the healthcare industry moves full speed ahead with AI investments and initiatives.

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Effective strategies for collecting health-equity-related member data to identify and address health disparities
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Effective strategies for collecting health-equity-related member data to identify and address health disparities

SameSky Health hosted a webinar, Effective strategies for collecting health equity-related member data to identify and address health disparities, to discuss solutions to successfully collect critical member data to track health equity metrics and execute effective initiatives. The featured speakers were Abner Mason, founder and CEO of SameSky Health, and Meredith Welsh, SVP of health operations at SameSky Health. View the recording.

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Insure the Uninsured Project helps make critical connections

Insure the Uninsured Project helps make critical connections

From unwinding the public health emergency (PHE) to expanding eligibility for coverage, the state of California leads the way when it comes to public health policy. And for many of its advancements, Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) has been there to help guide policy, connecting leaders from government, health plans, and local communities to effect real change within the state.

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