🔬👩‍💼💡 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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