Homeward: Cultivating Rural Health

"If you live in a county that's designated as 'rural,' your healthcare outcomes are far worse, to the tune of 23% higher mortality. In these rural markets, hospital closures...rural health clinic closures are increasing at an exceeding rate. There's half the number of primary care doctors and about an eighth or a tenth the number of specialty care doctors. And 10% of all rural counties have zero healthcare services whatsoever." -Dr. Jennifer Schneider

Meg welcomes Dr. Jennifer Schneider, Co-Founder and CEO of Homeward Health, a technology-enabled, community-based healthcare provider delivering high-quality care to those who lack access, specifically rural Americans and the Medicare population. 

Discussion topics:  

• Leveraging technology and AI to make healthcare delivery more equitable 
• Dr. Schneider’s personal experiences receiving care in rural US
• The differences in cultures of care
• How a care model focused on partnership, rather than competition, can help fill service gaps
• Female leadership
• Gender gaps in ownership, payment equity, and value perception
• Homegrown, an initiative from Homeward working to mitigate these issues through mutual learning and support

Further Reading:

• https://homewardhealth.com/
• Decoding Health Signals: Silicon Valley’s Consumer-First Approach to a New Era of Health
• ABC 13 Grand Rapids, MI: "Hope Delivered," Matt Gard.
• Rite Aid And Homeward Partner To Support Seniors In Underserved Communities
• Homeward to Rearchitect Rural Healthcare for 60 Million Americans

Episode Credits: 

The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. 

Hosted by Meg Escobosa. 

Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, Medina Sabic, and Wendy Nielsen.

Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. 

All music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. 

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