Advancing Specialty Care in Medicare Advantage: Physician led, AI-Enabled

In this episode of Bright Spots in Healthcare, host Eric Glazer explores how leading healthcare organizations are transforming specialty care in Medicare Advantage through physician leadership and AI innovation. Hear from Julia McDowell (Highmark Health), Chuck Palermo (HAP), Dr. Mary O’Connor (Vori Health), and Dr. Krystal Revai (Health Alliance) as they share pragmatic strategies for improving care quality, enhancing member engagement, reducing administrative burden, and delivering meaningful clinical outcomes. Discover how AI is being used to streamline prior authorization, enable real-time gap closure, personalize care management, and deepen shared decision-making between providers and patients.

 

Thank you to Vori Health for supporting this episode.  Vori Health is the only nationwide MSK medical practice with doctor-led care teams – driving better outcomes. Vori helps with pain reduction in MSK issues, through their holistic approach, and by creating a personalized treatment plan from the convenience of your own home through their  virtual-first platform.  Their doctor-led team tailors care programs to reduce surgery by as much as 78%, avoiding pain, imaging, and injections and saving your organization the cost burden of unnecessary surgeries and increasing productivity. And all from the comfort of home!  Vori is on a mission to empower humanity to lead a healthier life. Visit them at www.vorihealth.com/