One Other Thing

Behavioral Health

In this episode, the VPP team discusses Behavioral Health. The discussion includes an overall description of the field, what VPP's vision is behind its application in an outpatient setting, and what insights a Behavioral Health practitioner has on working with an interdisciplinary care team of doctors, nurses, office staff, and more. Community Health Needs Assessment Action Plan [https://www.virtua.org/about/community-action-plan] Guests include: Dr. Andy Cohen [https://www.virtua.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id={80421171-0E7A-419C-AFDD-F92F4850259D}], Dr. Jay Case [https://www.virtua.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id={0FCA819E-A9BA-438E-9581-E0960057DAC0}], and Mary Franden. Be sure to let leave us a rating and to subscribe so that you can be the first to know when we release new episodes! Support the show [https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria] (https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria)

VPP Annual Meeting

This episode features a live-taping of VPP's Annual Meeting that was held on 10/24/2019. We highly recommend you listen to this episode as  the Annual Meeting featured compelling speeches from VPP leaders who spoke to the direction the organization is headed in 2020 and what lessons were learned from the previous year. Below is a breakdown of key sections of the episode, broken down by the minute at which each one occurred: 1) 2:20 to 20:35, (Keynote Speech) Dr. Reginald Blaber, MD/MBA [https://www.virtua.org/about/senior-leadership/reginald-blaber], Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of Virtua. 2.) 20:53 to 28:18, (Keynote Speech) Donna Antenucci [https://www.lhsaco.com/contact/], President of Lourdes Health Network. 3.) 28:44 to 32:17 (Year End Review) Tarun Kapoor, MD, [https://www.virtua.org/about/senior-leadership/tarun-kapoor]President of VPP. 4.) 32:56 to 57:20, (8 Population Health Strategies for Success) Andy Cohen, MD [https://www.virtua.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id={80421171-0E7A-419C-AFDD-F92F4850259D}], Medical Director of VPP and Michelle Fronckiewicz, Executive Director of VPP. 5.) 58:49 to 1:09.36, (Thank You and Closing Remarks on Year Ahead) Tarun Kapoor, MD, President of VPP. Support the show [https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria] (https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria)

Clinical Pharmacy and VPP

In this episode, the VPP team discusses its clinical pharmacy program, with a focus on how it works and why it started. You'll hear from Tarun Kapoor, MD [https://www.virtua.org/about/senior-leadership/tarun-kapoor], Andy Cohen, MD [https://www.virtua.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id={80421171-0E7A-419C-AFDD-F92F4850259D}], and Rachel Perritt, PharmD, all of whom speak to the need the clinical pharmacy program addresses as well as the valueit brings to VPP. Also, if you're a VPP clinician, please make every effort to attendVPP's Annual Meeting on 10/24/2019 [https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/vpp-events]at the Barry D. Brown Health Education Center [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barry+D.+Brown+Health+Education+Center/@39.8630057,-74.959877,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c13330493726cb:0x52e2c1ac2951cf45!8m2!3d39.8630016!4d-74.957683]. This is an Advanced Clinical Measure meeting in addition to being VPP's annual gathering. We look forward to seeing you there. Be sure to rate us and subscribe to the show on whichever platform you accessed this podcast! Support the show [https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria] (https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria)

Keep It Local...But Think Global: Your Guide To Network Integrity

In this episode, we talk about the lifeblood of a Clinically Integrated Network. It’s called Network Integrity. You've definitely heard "Network Integrity" used before, but perhaps you've never dug deep into what it means in practice, in every sense. We first lay out a definition, and then we dive deep to break down Network Integrity's full context. But, rest easy, we won’t just define Network Integrity and call it a day. We’re going to give you the tools you need to optimize your use of and understanding with Network Integrity. Guests Include: Dr. Tarun Kapoor [https://www.virtua.org/about/senior-leadership/tarun-kapoor], Dr. Andy Cohen [https://www.virtua.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=%7B80421171-0E7A-419C-AFDD-F92F4850259D%7D], and Dr. Chris Pomrink [https://www.virtua.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=%7B82F4008B-7525-4450-84C2-D8C5432292C8%7D] Also, if you're a VPP clinician, please make every effort to attend VPP's Annual Meeting [https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/vpp-events] on 10/24/2019 at the Barry D Brown Health Education Center. This is an Advanced Clinical Measure meeting in addition to being VPP’s annual gathering. We look forward to seeing you there. Be sure to rate us and subscribe on whichever platform you accessed this podcast! Support the show [https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria] (https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria)

New legislation: Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act

In this episode, we're talking about something that is changing the landscape of end-of-life care in NJ. That "something" is called the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act, which is slated to take effect on 8/1/2019 (click HERE [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/PL19/59_.HTM]for a link to the law). This epsiode covers what's in the law as well as how it will impact the way you practice medicine. To help us understand the law, we have three guests: Tarun Kapoor, MD [https://www.virtua.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=%7B9433C302-7F26-4CD4-928E-1D1BCA5DF0BA%7D]; Stephen Goldfine, MD [https://samaritannj.org/about-samaritan/medical-team/physicians/#1]; and Chris Hughes, AVP of Government Relations at Virtua. Be sure to hit subsribe so you can be the first to know when we release new episodes! Support the show [https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria] (https://virtuaphysicianpartners.com/participation-criteria)