#198 - Randy Shafer, EVP & Head of Hospital Business at Firstsource

Our guest: Randy Shafer, EVP & Head of Hospital Business at Firstsource "Firstsource is helping customers stay ahead of the curve through transformational technologies and capabilities." In this episode, we discussed: His background Why-how-what of Firstsource Helping underserved populations obtain health coverage & care How Firstsource helps hospitals connect patients with financial assistance like Medicaid Why hospitals should prioritize this (see above question) How connecting patients with financial assistance help reduces skyrocketing healthcare costs Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth, Curation Health, ChenMed & MediTelecare. BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to power the future of healthcare. For more information, please go to www.blochealth.com follow BlocHealth on social media - @blochealth "Curation Health’s advanced clinical decision support platform seamlessly integrates into the electronic health record and leverages more than 750 proven clinical and quality rules. With this intelligent point-of-care platform, you can power a scalable risk adjustment process and amplify quality program performance." For more information, please go to www.curationhealthcare.com & follow Curation Health on social media - @curationhealth "ChenMed brings concierge-style medicine and better health outcomes to the neediest populations – moderate-to-low income seniors with complex chronic diseases. For more information, please go to www.chenmed.com & follow ChenMed on social media - @chenmed "MediTelecare provides behavioral telemedicine services to residents of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, using state-of-the-art telehealth technology. For more information", please go to www.meditelecare.com & follow Meditelecare on social media – @meditelecare To learn more about Firstsource please use the links below: - Website - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Facebook Also, be sure to follow Slice of Healthcare on our social channels: - Website - Facebook - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Newsletter