Ep 123: Remembering Steve Mund with a Past Conversation

Episode 127 of the Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs podcast, hosted by Jeremy Stanley, titled "Ep 123: Remembering Steve Mund with a Past Conversation" was published on April 8, 2021 and runs 36 minutes.

April 8, 2021 ·36m · Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs

Summary

The AANA and CRNA community suffered a great loss in March with the passing of Steve Mund, DNP, CRNA, CENP, FACHE. To help remember him and his legacy in the profession, Jeremy and Sharon wanted to go back and revisit a conversation they had with him in 2019 on the future of healthcare.   See the show notes: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/ep-123-remembering-steve-mund-with-a-past-conversation/2859/    Listen to our other episode with Steve: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/ep-54-how-crnas-should-prepare-for-depositions-with-steve-mund/2215/    Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf   What we discuss on this episode:  1:13 – Jeremy and Sharon share their thoughts on the passing of Steve Mund 4:27 – Sharon shares some background on Steve. 2:22 – It’s an interesting time in healthcare and there’s no way to predict how it will change in the years to come. 9:56 – The three payment models healthcare needs to engage in for the future. 12:12 – Accountability on the patient side? 13:17 – The providers get penalized but what about the payer? 15:59 – Let’s talk about mergers. Are their benefits to these large mergers? 19:39 – Where is all the money going? 22:02 – What factors are driving the utilization of healthcare?              24:00 – What does Steve see as the future of healthcare payers? 27:26 – How do you determine value in healthcare these days? 29:39 – How can we help cut down on waste in financial, clinical and personnel areas? 32:37 - Some final thoughts from Steve.

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