How much of our personal #health is our own responsibility? How do our choices impact our overall health and the health of our communities? Robert Sundelius and Todd Furniss discuss the #importance of increasing personal health literacy, personal health agency, rewarding healthy choices, and health equity for individuals, and the overall impacts these aspects have on the #community, at large. Learn more about Robert Sundelius & #DisruptiveChange https://robertsundelius.com/ LinkedIn | https:...
Feb 02, 2023•51 min•Ep. 49
Peter Brodsky grew up in New York City and studied Russian literature at Yale. After graduating from Yale, he worked in investment banking and then private equity. Through his efforts he is helping revitalize South Dallas bringing opportunity and growth to, what many have felt, a continuously overlooked segment of Dallas. Learn more about Peter Brodsky & Red Bird https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2017/september/can-peter-brodsky-jump-start-southern-dallas/ https://www.texasmonthly...
Nov 28, 2022•52 min•Ep. 48
The United States' power grid is extremely vulnerable, not only to physical orchestrated attacks, but electromagnetic pulses (EMP), geomagnetic disturbances (GMB) or cyber attacks. 'Grid Down, Power Up' is a documentary intended to start a movement. " This documentary helps us understand the threat, why it has become a threat, and demonstrates how we can fix this problem. The film is available for viewing at the link below from this website at ‘no cost’ (for some period of time), utilizing a ‘pa...
Nov 08, 2022•39 min•Ep. 47
Sarah Lamb speaks with Todd Furniss about the future of South Dallas. About Sarah Lamb: Sarah is a successful commercial real estate broker, 2nd Vice President of the Board of Directors of Bryan's House of Dallas, a foundation that supports special needs children the Dallas area, and serves on TREC’s (The Real Estate Council) Public Policy Committee as well as the Associate Leadership Council, class of 2022. Sarah previously ran for Dallas City Council in 2019. https://www.sarahlambfortexas.com/...
Nov 02, 2022•36 min•Ep. 46
Todd Furniss talks with Patrick Wallace of Beyond Risk, a firm created to become the largest, most comprehensive, alternative risk-insurance company to aid middle-market clients manage their agency's risk. Beyond Risk combines years of best-in-class experience in Property & Casualty management, Employee Benefits, and Captive Management, Beyond Risk offers a comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end alternative risk solutions. To learn more please visit https://www.beyondrisk.com/ https://www.TFI...
Aug 12, 2022•39 min
On this week's episode of Civil Discourse, Todd Furniss speaks with David Minifie of Centene about the changes that stemmed from the impending changes from the ACA as well as changes facilitated by the enactment of the ACA (Affordable Care Act). #TFIP #healthcarerevolution #CivilDiscourse #affordablecareact 00:00 | Introduction 01:05 | Introducing David Minifie 07:50 | How did you see the ACA as an opportunity? 09:52 | Let's define our terms 11:40 | Managed Care 13:59 | What does Centene do when...
Jun 07, 2022•48 min
"In a time when health insurance is more complicated than ever, Todd Furniss and Vic Gatto discuss the innovations on the horizon for healthcare and ways that venture capitalists can aid in getting these innovations to patients. #CivilDiscourse #HealthInsurance #RethinkHealthcare ____________________ 00:00 | Intro 00:34 | Introducing Vic Gatto 01:26 | What do you do? 03:57 | What was C0V1D-19’s impact on the healthcare industry? 06:01 | What is Venture Capital? 08:30 | What do you see for the fu...
May 10, 2022•57 min
Mr. Jack Latus is the CEO of LATUS Health. LATUS Health is on a mission to improve access to quality healthcare in the workplace. By developing and implementing digital-first healthcare solutions, LATUS is enabling employees to receive the care they need, whenever they need it, wherever they are. LATUS uses cutting-edge, immersive technology and a focus on behavioral science to deliver better health outcomes in a more efficient, cost effective, and environmentally friendly way. #Latus #Innovatio...
Apr 28, 2022•47 min
John Kirke leads BevCap Management's healthcare captive team, client services and growth strategies empowering clients to create value for their organization through healthcare benefits sponsored in stop loss captives.
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 4 min
"Jim Denison joins host Todd Furniss to discuss the lack of #CivilDiscourse within our culture, the emerging secular faith, and The Coming Tsunami of cultural opposition in our society today. #Faith #Morality #ComingTsunami ----------- Todd Furniss is the author of the new book The 60% Solution: Rethinking Healthcare https://www.thesixtypercentsolution.com/product/hardcover-edition/1 To learn more about Todd Furniss: https://linktr.ee/tfip ---------- Dr. Denison is a cultural scholar, pastor, an...
Mar 16, 2022•54 min
In an industry riddled with oligopolies, Todd Furniss engages with Abhishek Singh, a partner of the Everest Group, on the research and implications of healthcare data with Oracle's purchase of Cerner. Abhishek researches and ideates on technology; specifically how technology’s application will help healthcare become more intuitive and caring toward individuals. #CivilDiscourse #HealthcareData #medicaltechnology #rethinkhealthcare ---------- 0:00 | What trends do you see forthcoming? 7:33 | What ...
Mar 08, 2022•50 min
"On this week's episode of #CivilDiscourse, host Todd Furniss speaks with congressional candidate, Jimmy Crumpacker about the issues facing #Oregon, and the nation. #CivilDiscourse #VoteCrumpacker #OR05 #JimmyCrumpackerforCongress 0:00 Introduction 1:37 Introducing Jimmy Crumpacker 4:00 Why Congress? 5:25 What is your platform? 8:52 What do Oregonians care about? 10:49 Federal government digging a financial hole? 17:15 Medicare for all or National Bankruptcy 19:46 What are your ideas on cutting ...
Mar 03, 2022•58 min
"Host of Civil Discourse Todd Furniss speaks with Scott Thompson about innovations in genetic testing to boost healthcare. #CivilDiscourse #GeneticTesting #GeneticDirect #Health #GxSlim #GeneTesting 0:00 - Introductions 1:05 - What is Genetic Direction? 3:50 - What is GxSlim? 5:24 - Eating for your genetics 7:42 - Who is this made for? 10:12 - How can one get this test? 11:53 - Are Hospital systems affiliates? 16:17 - Is GX available in foreign markets? 20:02 - How does one find a service provid...
Feb 24, 2022•45 min
Todd Furniss speaks with Dallas County County Commissioner J.J. Koch about minding the gap of economic independence, economic dependency, and their overall impacts on our various systems. Commissioner J.J. Koch has been an active member of the Dallas County community for over 18 years. He came to Dallas in 2002 after graduating from Duke University to attend SMU Dedman School of Law. It was there he met his wife, Amanda, who is also an attorney. Throughout law school, J.J. clerked for the law fi...
Feb 11, 2022•45 min
Stan Warren (aka “Pharmacy Stan”) and I unpack the complexity of the distribution models of pharmaceuticals. Overlapping ownership and counterproductive incentive structures, we learn that the industry is fraught with conflicts of interest. The only thing this model promises is high prices to consumers. Join me for a fascinating journey with an unlikely hero. I am the author of the new book The 60% Solution: Rethinking Healthcare https://www.thesixtypercentsolution.com/product/hardcover-edition/...
Jan 31, 2022•48 min
Amanda Schnetzer is the co-founder of FirstThen, a pre-seed digital health and wellness company seeking to reimagine the family experience of caring for a child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). For more information about Amanda's mission: https://www.firstthen.com/
Jan 17, 2022•48 min
What if you could get healthcare for less? What if you could pay for healthcare yourself? These are not silly questions. They are not rooted in unreasonable demands, and the goal implicit in each should be achievable. In this podcast I examine how to reduce costs by leveraging the buying power of the patient (through HSAs) as well as childcare. #CivilDiscourse #Conversation #Solutions #ToddFurniss #TFIP #Author #Speaker #Expert #TheSixtyPercentSolution #Ideas #Empathy #Perspective #CommonGround ...
Nov 24, 2021•12 min
Wife, mom, and veterans advocate, Tiffany Smiley saw first-hand the roadblocks the federal bureaucracy puts in the way of our wounded warriors. Fighting for her husband’s recovery, Tiffany took on the Veterans Administration and won. Then she took her message of reform all the way to the White House to ensure all of America’s wounded heroes receive the care they deserve. Now, Tiffany is running for U.S. Senate to bring common-sense leadership to solve the problems facing hardworking Washington f...
Oct 27, 2021•33 min
Dr. Laura Murray is a Senior Scientist at Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health in the Department of Mental Health and International Health; a clinical psychologist by training. She is a co-founder of the Applied Mental Health Research group, which has developed and refined a Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (DIME) methodology for use with mental and behavioral health initiatives in low-resource countries. Dr. Murray has extensive expertise in a wide range of evidenc...
Oct 18, 2021•39 min
At an early age, Christine had a talent for modeling and could be seen on campaigns for distinguished brands such as Guess, J. Crew, JCPenney, Pepsi, Target, and more. Her lifestyle took a hard turn at 35 when health issues arose and by 42, Christine was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. With the support of her faith, family and friends, referred to as her “team of angels”, Christine won her battle and devoted her life to spreading hope, encouragement, and selflessness. Christine is the be...
Oct 13, 2021•38 min
Founder and CEO of Pratter, Inc. ( www.pratter.us ) a medical cost savings and transparency company sold as a member benefit with PMPM pricing. My prior background includes co-owning a physician medical billing company and private practice. Our Pratter solution includes three scalable IT platforms including our Pratter Report, Money Maps and Care Search and Save engine. The Pratter Report is the only line-itemized health plan spend on the market where provider names and real prices paid are disp...
Sep 29, 2021•33 min
Brent Christopher serves as the President of Children’s Medical Center Foundation. He leads a team focused on fundraising in support of Children’s Health and its components: Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Plano, specialty centers, Our Children’s House physician services and the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern. Brent joined Children’s Health in July 2016 after 11 years of service as president and chief executive officer of Communities Foundation of Texas, one...
Sep 24, 2021•44 min
Author of Turnaround and FARE CEO Lisa Gable has served four U.S. presidents and two governors, counseled numerous Fortune 500 CEOs, and represented global public-private partnerships and nonprofits with an end goal of moving organizations to higher levels of performance. As the former President of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, Lisa created and led a coalition of food and beverage industry corporations and public health and government agencies resulting in the reduction of 6.4 trilli...
Sep 17, 2021•40 min
Deborah is the founder, CEO and Strategy Architect of Content Pilot. Her vision has always been to elevate professional services organizations through smarter strategies, dazzling execution and a service ethic that starts with passion and ends with love and care. As a former head of two large law firm marketing departments, Deborah brings a leader’s in-house perspective to every engagement with a professional services firm. Having conducted many hundreds of client interviews, she also brings the...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 3 min
In an era of increasing outcomes transparency, providers must define and demonstrate improved clinical and economic outcomes. PotentiaMetrics enhances medical evidence with proprietary AI platforms supported by real-world clinical and economic outcomes data. PotentiaMetrics outcomes and insights products deliver information not available from other sources that enhance the current evidence base, by frequently revealing new information, and contradicting previous findings. As a result, our custom...
Aug 31, 2021•51 min
Dr. Dean Fanelli advises chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on patent portfolio creation and management, counseling, technology transactions, due diligence, and opinion work, including drafting novelty, freedom-to-operate and invalidity opinions. He regularly handles IP issues relating to mergers and acquisitions, including corporate governance and setup, drafting and negotiating asset purchase agreements, licensing agreements, shareholder rights agreements and financing for li...
Aug 25, 2021•36 min
To read the article mentioned in today's podcast visit: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2021/08/19/if-north-texas-runs-out-of-icu-hospital-beds-doctors-can-consider-a-patients-vaccination-status/ To learn more about Todd Furniss or The Sixty Percent Solution visit: www.rethinking.healthcare #CivilDiscourse #Conversation #Solutions #ToddFurniss #TFIP #Author #Speaker #Expert #TheSixtyPercentSolution #Ideas #Empathy #Perspective #CommonGround #Society #Business #UnitedStates #Access #Educ...
Aug 20, 2021•5 min
To learn more about Todd Furniss or The Sixty Percent Solution visit: www.rethinking.healthcare #CivilDiscourse #Conversation #Solutions #ToddFurniss #TFIP #Author #Speaker #Expert #TheSixtyPercentSolution #Ideas #Empathy #Perspective #CommonGround #Society #Business #UnitedStates #Access #Education #Competition #Consumer #Provider #Doctor
Aug 02, 2021•7 min
A fifth-generation Montanan, Steve Daines brings 28 years of private-sector business experience to Washington, D.C. as he serves the people of Montana in the U.S. Senate. Steve was elected to serve as Montana’s United States Representative in 2012. During his time in the House, Daines championed legislation to expand responsible development of Montana’s energy resources, move forward meaningful forest management reform, increase transparency and accountability in government, and require members ...
Jul 21, 2021•23 min
PlantTAGG delivers location-centric plant care tips, tasks and guidance for all of the plants a gardener has in their yard and home. Uniquely powered by AI, machine learning, proprietary PlantTAGG algorithms and mobile location services, with world class data sources from the US Department of Agriculture, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, NOAA, EagleView and global horticulture experts and enthusiasts, our ability to help residential gardeners is unique, precise and fun. To learn more about Andre...
Jul 13, 2021•32 min
