|Podcasts|May 14, 2017

Health Plans and Healthcare Transformation: Mandi Bishop Interviews Dr Richard A. Bankowitz

Richard A. Bankowitz, MD, MBA, FACP, executive vice president for clinical affairs at America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) always had an affinity for data and early on in his career had an interest in using a data-driven approach to improve quality in healthcare. Throughout his career he has been dedicated to looking at safe and effective care and delivering affordable care.

Richard A. Bankowitz, MD, MBA, FACP, executive vice president for clinical affairs at America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) always had an affinity for data and early on in his career had an interest in using a data-driven approach to improve quality in healthcare. Throughout his career he has been dedicated to looking at safe and effective care and delivering affordable care.

Throughout his conversation with Mandi Bishop, MA, CEO and founder of Lifely Insights, Bankowitz discussed the role of insurers in facilitating healthcare transformation, how health plans can better address underlying causes that impact a person's ability to manage their health, the role of AHIP as a resource for health plans, and other topics.

Learn more about AHIP and what its members are doing at the AHIP Institute & Expo, which is being held in Austin, Texas, June 7-9.

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