40 Modern Healthcare | August 12, 2019
Bill Frist and Joseph Fifer
want to give you an earful
D
r. Bill Frist and Joseph
Fifer want to get inside
your head, as they each
debut podcasts devoted
to their favorite subject:
healthcare.
Frist, a former Senate
majority leader and
transplant surgeon, says the goal of
“A Second Opinion” is to improve
Americans’ healthcare knowledge.
Despite having the “best and
brightest physicians” and treatment
innovations, Frist said the U.S.healthcare system’s outcomes
lag behind other developed
nations. “In ‘A Second Opinion,’
we explore why
we only get part of
the equation right
and hear from the
smartest minds
on what we can do to
improve our healthcare
system during a period of
extreme fragmentation,” Frist said.
The fi rst three episodes, which
dropped in late July, featured formerCleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby
Cosgrove, Sen. Lamar Alexander
(R-Tenn.) and Aneesh Chopra, former
U.S. chief technology offi cer.
Meanwhile the Healthcare Financial
Management Association on Sept. 4
is launching “Cup of Joe,” hosted by
CEO Joe Fifer.
In a preview episode, Fifer talked
with Gail Wilensky, an economist
and senior fellow at Project
HOPE. Greater access to
information and transparency
should always be encouraged,
Wilensky said, but there’s always
the risk of malicious hacking
in both the private and public
sector.
“It’s a real concern for all of the large
players who attempt to make it easier
for their membership to get online
and connect and schedule with their
physicians,” Wilensky said.
Future guests include Epic Systems
CEO Judith Faulkner and Kenneth
Kaufman, chair and a founding partner
of Kaufman Hall. Who’s behind
the wheel?
A chiropracter!?
A
chiropractor and a masseuse both offer you a ride.
Which is the better driver?
According to Insurify, a website that gives quotes for
car insurance, the masseuse is the better bet, but just by
a skosh: 37.7% of drivers in that profession have reported
a driving violation, as opposed to 38.06% of chiros. But
neither occupation is winning any awards behind the
wheel; both were among the fi ve worst drivers tallied by
Insurify, which analyzed auto insurance applications from
1.6 million people and noted prior infractions and tickets.
The worst drivers? Salespeople for memberships or
event tickets, with a whopping 43.09% reporting anincident, followed by fi tness club managers at 39.88%.
But Outliers can’t afford to indulge in too much
schadenfreude here—journalists and reporters barely
edged out masseuses, at 37.28%.
No profession related to healthcare scored among the
fi ve occupations with the best drivers.
But if you want to feel secure in your ride, go with a
postmaster. They delivered the best results: only 15.79%
had a violation. Dr. Bill FristJoseph FiferISTOCK