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Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Joseph Bailey, a TriHealth pediatrician, says he has seen an uptick in children and teens experiencing mental health challenges.

Anecdotally, Bailey says he refers three to five patients to a mental health specialist each day.

In the latest episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast, Bailey and Dr. Gabrielle Paul, a TriHealth child and adolescent psychiatrist, discuss pediatric behavioral health.

Listen to the episode to hear more about:

· The behavioral health challenges children and teens face today (2:08)

· Contributing factors that could lead to worsening mental health in children and teens (4:48)

· Diagnosing and treating a young person with a mental health condition (5:58)

· TriHealth’s practice of embedding behavioral health specialists in its facilities (8:18)

· Resources TriHealth’s behavioral health specialists can provide for parents (14:33)

· Bailey’s No. 1 piece of advice for parents concerned about their child’s mental health (17:49)

Learn more about TriHealth’s pediatric behavioral health services.

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Paula Berryman, a TriHealth patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2020, describes her cancer journey as “90% emotional and spiritual and 10% physical.”

In the latest episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast, Berryman and Stacey Reese, clinical manager of TriHealth’s Psychosocial Oncology Program, discuss the free behavioral health service offered to TriHealth cancer patients as they undergo treatment.

“I'm just so blessed to be here at TriHealth and to have this service because I was 52, never talked to a therapist, never talked to a social worker. I thought I was pretty upbeat, I had faith, I could handle this. And the reality was I could not,” Berryman said.

Listen to this episode of Getting Health Care Right to hear more about:

· Berryman’s breast cancer journey, from diagnosis to treatment plan (2:11)

· The components of TriHealth’s Psychosocial Oncology Program for cancer patients (8:37)

· Why taking care of mental health is so important during cancer treatment (11:06)

· What Berryman would tell someone facing a cancer diagnosis (15:09)

· How the psychosocial oncology program complements TriHealth’s population health model (17:10)

Learn more about TriHealth’s cancer support services.

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Women experiencing menopause are a fast-growing U.S. workforce demographic, but the topic of women’s health is often stigmatized.

In the latest episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast, Dr. Betsy LeRoy, a TriHealth OB-GYN, and her patient, Dr. Kristen DeMarco, a TriHealth pediatrician, discuss the symptoms of menopause and the conversations that need to be had in the workplace to ensure women are supported at every health stage.

“We need to make sure we give menopausal women the space they need to be a productive part of the workforce,” LeRoy said. “Everybody is encountering a menopausal or perimenopausal woman in their workday every day. It's not a unique thing. When employers recognize that, they retain and they keep a very valuable part of the workforce that offers a great energy, a great knowledge set.”

Listen to this episode of Getting Health Care Right to hear more about:

· How the health care needs of women differ from those of men (1:43).

· The specific health factors that menopausal women face (5:14).

· Why a stigma exists around openly discussing menopause (6:26).

· One TriHealth physician’s experience with perimenopause and menopause (7:56).

· Advice and resources for employers to provide a more accommodating workplace for those experiencing menopause (16:25).

· TriHealth’s new menopause program and the services it will provide (28:51).

Learn more about menopause care at TriHealth.

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TriHealth patient Patti Needham felt “miserable” before her primary care physician connected her with two TriHealth programs as part of their value-based care model.

Under this model, Needham’s providers collaborated to ensure she received high quality care in managing diabetes and weight loss.

In the latest episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast, Needham discusses her health care journey and the benefits of value-based care with Dr. Raymond Metzger, a TriHealth physician, and Jamie Smith, market president and publisher of the Cincinnati Business Courier.

“Historically, health care systems and providers, like doctors and nurse practitioners, usually get paid on a fee-for-service model, which tends to be very episodic and very fragmented,” Metzger said.

“A provider in a hospital system that's involved in value-based care is going to really focus on screening,” he said.

Listen to this episode of Getting Health Care Right to hear more about:

• The pros of a value-based care model when compared with a traditional health care model (1:46).
• What the patient experiences in a value-based care model (2:21).
• How Needham manages diabetes treatment and weight loss with TriHealth’s programs (3:42).
• What a value-based care system means for doctors (9:00).
• TriHealth’s partnership with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio, and how it’s helping patients receive high-quality care at lower costs (10:37).

Learn more about value-based care at TriHealth.

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Precision medicine involves a highly individualized approach to health care, whether it’s prevention, diagnosis or treatment. The fact that technology has evolved to such a point makes for an exciting time in medicine, according to Courtney Rice, director of precision medicine and genetic counselor with TriHealth, on the latest episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast.

“The first Human Genome Project took two years to do a sequencing of one individual, and the project was over $2 billion,” Rice says. “Fast-forward to present day. The cost of genetic testing is around a few hundred dollars and we can see results return back within a week.”

In this episode, Rice talks precision medicine with host Jamie Smith, market president and publisher of the Cincinnati Business Courier. Listen for more about:

• The percentage of new medicines approved by the FDA in the past nine years that are considered precision medicine (3:03).
• Times to check with your primary care provider to see if precision medicine or genetic testing is appropriate (6:58).
• What happens during a genetic counseling visit (9:50).
• Types of testing typically covered by insurance (11:24).
• How precision medicine fits with TriHealth’s population health model (14:06).

Rice also discusses the topic of genetic information misuse and laws in place that protect patients. The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) states a person’s genetic information is protected from health insurance companies and employers from misusing the information. (GINA law does not apply to supplemental insurance such as life, long-term care, or disability insurance and does not apply to employers with fewer than 15 employees, U.S. military or federal government employees. The U.S. military and federal government have separate policies in place that may protect these members.)

Personalized care is better care. Learn more about precision medicine and genetic services at TriHealth.

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Many college campuses across the country have partnered with a local health care organization to provide student health services, according to Jean Griffin, dean of students at Xavier University. But Xavier’s partnership with TriHealth is different, she says in this episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast. It’s more multifaceted —and Terri Hanlon-Bremer, EVP and COO of TriHealth, agrees.

“We started off looking at how we help the athletic students at Xavier with equipment and facility enhancements,” Hanlon-Bremer says. “That got brought into some nutritional alignment so we could use the student athletes as role models to other students on campus. … Then we added the onsite medical services TriHealth provides to both the student and employee population, and that nicely dovetails into behavioral health.”

Listen as Griffin and Hanlon-Bremer highlight the most important aspects of their organizational partnership in this episode, hosted by Jamie Smith, market president and publisher of the Cincinnati Business Courier. Hear more about:

· Academic innovations at Xavier that are influenced by TriHealth’s presence on campus.

· How the partnership seeks to address labor shortages in the health care space.

· Problem solving together throughout the pandemic.

· Why the Xavier-TriHealth partnership is advantageous to Cincinnati-area business leaders.

· Students’ growing focus on well-being and balance in their lives.

TriHealth and Xavier University are working together for wellness. Learn more.

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Improving behavioral health in the Cincinnati community is not a task to be undertaken lightly, according to Jill Miller, president and CEO of Bethesda Inc. and bi3, in the latest episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast.

“This is not an issue we can solve in a year or three years. This is going to take decades-long commitment and work,” says Miller.

Miller discusses barriers to and access of behavioral health care with Dr. Dallas Auvil, TriHealth’s chief of behavioral health services, and Jamie Smith, president and publisher of the Cincinnati Business Courier. Listen to learn more about:

• Concerns around lack of funding and reimbursement for behavioral health services. (3:45
• Whether Auvil sees improvement from pandemic-related mental health stressors. (5:50)
• Strategies for helping children with behavioral and mental health issues. (6:55)
• TriHealth’s programs to help patients find the services they need. (12:06)

Learn more about TriHealth’s behavioral health services.

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TriHealth patient Drew Abbott felt his blood pressure rising when he was closing a high-stress business deal. When he put on the blood pressure cuff at home that evening, he knew he had a serious issue: his blood pressure measured over 200.

“My PCP made some changes to my medication, but this did not seem to fix the problem,” Abbott says in the latest episode of Getting Health Care Right podcast. Abbott continued to experience blood pressure fluctuations and undesirable side effects from the medication, including syncope (fainting). “I could tell it was coming, but I couldn’t prevent it, and I just passed out,” Abbott says.

An eventual referral to Dr. Stephen Lewis, a TriHealth interventional cardiologist and specialist in difficult blood pressure issues, helped Abbott finally get his hypertension numbers under control.

“I became concerned about hypertension pretty early in my career, as I witnessed a lot of patients suffering from very difficult-to-control hypertension,” says Lewis. “This resulted in further interest in finding out more root causes.”

Listen to this special Heart Month episode of Getting Health Care right to hear more about:

• Abbott’s biggest challenges when it came to treating his high blood pressure.
• A dramatic incident in the Good Samaritan Hospital dining room.
• Incidence of high blood pressure in U.S. adults — and its potential consequences.
• TriHealth’s new hypertension clinic.
• Dr. Lewis’ advice for people concerned about their heart health.

TriHealth’s Heart and Vascular Institute focuses on personalized care. Learn more.