Can’t Do It Alone – Dr. Amy McKenzie

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski interviews Dr. Amy McKenzie, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Clinical Partnerships at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.  In her role, Dr. McKenzie and her team provide clinical leadership for value-based provider programs and risk contracting. She helps enable and […]

No Cutting Corners – Dr. Mark Jansen

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski interviews Dr. Mark Jansen, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. In his role, Dr. Jansen supervises clinical strategy, population health, enterprise quality and risk management, and strategic data/informatics. He has been active in the application […]

Aligning for the Future – Dr. David Johnson

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski interviews Dr. David Johnson, Medical Director of Value Transformation at Blue Cross NC. In his role, Dr. Johnson provides a clinical perspective for the design of alternative payment models, facilitates collaborative partnerships with providers, and implements innovative care delivery models that are […]

If You Build It, They Will Come – Florence Kariuki

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski interviews Florence Kariuki, RN, Chief Clinical Officer at Health Recovery Solutions (HRS). Prior to joining HRS, Kariuki was Director, New Models and Episodes of Care at Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, where she focused on innovative alternative payment […]

Building Trust – Dr. Cheryl Pegus

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski interviews Dr. Cheryl Pegus, Executive Vice President of Health & Wellness at Walmart. Prior to joining Walmart, Dr. Pegus was President of Consumer Health Solutions and CMO for Cambia, where she was responsible for clinical and consumer strategy to increase access to […]

Finding the Cure – Laura Wingate

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski interviews Laura Wingate, the Executive Vice President of Education, Support, & Advocacy for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCF). Wingate oversees patient and professional education, state, and federal advocacy, and supports programming for CCF – one of the most well-known IBD patient […]

Delivering a High Level of Service – Dr. Scott Ketover

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski interviews Dr. Scott Ketover, the President and CEO of MNGI Digestive Health. Dr. Ketover has overseen the creation of an expert IBD team at MNGI Digestive Health, which was originally formed in the late 1990s. The practice has grown exponentially since then […]

Listening is the Key – Beth Houck

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski interviews Beth Houck, the CEO of SonarMD. Houck has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Before joining SonarMD, she led customer experience for SA Ignite, a cloud-based healthcare technology company helping provider organizations manage performance and compliance with […]

The Human Factor – Jen Horonjeff

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski and his guest, Jen Horonjeff, discuss her work as Founder and CEO of Savvy Cooperative, the first and only patient-owned public benefit co-op. Savvy creates a marketplace to empower people to use their patient experiences to improve health innovations. Horonjeff herself was diagnosed […]

The Digitalization of GI – Praveen Suthrum

On the latest episode of The Scope with Dr. K, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski and his guest, Praveen Suthrum, discuss the massive digital shift that is occurring in gastroenterology. Suthrum is currently the President of NextServices, which helps simplify care delivery for healthcare organizations. He is also the co-founder of NovoLiver, and the author of ‘Scope Forward: […]