Breaking Health

People enduring chronic stress are less likely to eat right, exercise, sleep enough, or do many of the basic things necessary for good health, says Jan Bruce, co-founder of meQuilibrium. The answer, of course, is simple. Find ways to reduce stress, but the path to a less stressful existence isn’t as clear as it might be. Bruce co-founded meQuilibrium to deliver individualized plans for employees designed to help them build “resilience” to stress. Psilos CEO Steve Krupa and Bruce delve into the actual impacts stress is having on health and the economy.Guest Bio:Jan Bruce has devoted much of the last twenty years to pioneering new brands in health, wellness, consumer lifestyle, and holistic medicine. She has a passion for building strong business strategies and cohesive management teams that deliver results. She is widely recognized as an authority on women’s attitudes toward a balanced healthy lifestyle and sustainable living. She also regularly speaks on business turnarounds and LOHAS business issues. In 2004 Bruce sold her company, body+soul/whole living, to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and then served as her former firm’s managing director for five years, during which time she led the growth of the business: quadrupling the revenues and tripling the circulation, spawning a multi‐platform franchise that includes website, video on demand, a daily radio show, and a new green cleaning product‐line. She then co-founded meQuilibrium after having a surprising personal epiphany that stress was keeping her from enjoying the rewards of her work.

Jeff Immelt gained a unique perspective from high atop his CEO chair at GE.In this interview at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit, Bill Geary, co-chair of the conference and co-founder of Flare Capital Partners, leads the high-profile executive through the many challenges facing healthcare.

Just prior to being feted at the White House, Jonathan Hirsch, co-founder and president of Syapse, lays out the company’s aggressive plans to dominate precision medicine and bring "-omics” to routine health care.

Geisinger Health System, recognized as one of the better-run health care systems, created xG Health to export the model it used to earn the recognition. CEO Earl P. Steinberg explains how xG Health is successfully deploying Geisinger’s tried-and-true methods to help other health systems.

Anita Pramoda,CEO of Owned Outcomes, a health analytics company that has worked with more than 100 hospitals implement value based care initiatives and bundled payments. Breaking Health Host Steve Krupa, CEO of Psilos Group, delves into Owned Outcomes unique approach to helping health care systems – and patients – migrate to new forms of health care payment.