Tuning Healthcare, Powered by Lumeris

This episode of Tuning Healthcare features Dr. Matthew Harris, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health, in the department of Primary Care and Public Health at Imperial College London. Dr. Harris is an honorary consultant in public health medicine for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. His research spans global health, innovation, diffusion, primary care and health services. Dr. Harris has worked for several years as a primary care physician in Brazil, a WHO polio consultant in Ethiopia, an HIV technical consultant in Mozambique and the global health advisor to the UK Department of Health. Dr. Harris discusses The benefits, biases and challenges for adopting frugal innovations and community health solutions in leading healthcare markets

This episode of Tuning Healthcare features Anthony Del Rio, the President of Rush Health, the Clinically Integrated Network of Rush University System for Health (RUSH). As Senior Associate General Counsel and Managing Director at RUSH, Anthony also oversaw the Business Development and Transactions team, where he managed multiple hospital affiliations and joint ventures with large healthcare entities. Prior to joining RUSH, Anthony represented healthcare clients at an international law firm with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. He also worked as a management consultant for large healthcare systems, helping develop and manage hospitals in multiple states. Anthony discusses RUSH’s pivot to value and how the health system clinically integrated network controls costs, supports the mission of managing populations and delivers better outcomes for the patient.

This episode of Tuning Healthcare features Dr. Amy Abernethy, an internationally recognized oncologist, health data expert and digital health leader. Dr. Abernethy was recently the Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting Chief Information Officer for the United States Food and Drug Administration. She also held positions of Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer at Flatiron, as well as, Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Abernethy has written over 500 publications, spanning many topics, including real-world data and evidence, clinical trials, health policy, and patient-centered care. In this episode, Dr. Amy Abernethy and Lumeris Senior Vice President Nigel Ohrenstein discuss: • Overcoming the challenges of leading an immense bureaucratic agency like the FDA • The importance of public-private partnerships in driving healthcare innovation • How she maintained focus and successfully drove data modernization amid the distractions surrounding the Trump administration • The role real-world data and real-world evidence will have in shaping the future of healthcare • The need to accelerate the transition from fee for service to a system of aligned incentives