Spotlight Episode: Oncology Side Effect Management in the Real World, With Dan Nardi From Reimagine Care

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Right out of the gate here, I wanted to thank Reimagine Care for sponsoring this episode. It’s kind of a breath of fresh air, honestly, to have someone reach out not only with an interesting pitch for a show but also with an offer to help out financially.

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Pulling off a show like this one is not cheap, and my Aventria business partner Dave Dierk and I are happy to fund the vast majority of it. But yeah, breath of fresh air, and thanks much to the team over at Reimagine Care for their sponsorship. My one disclaimer is that I have not personally vetted the solution, but there is a white paper available where you will also find some insights from Reimagine Care’s work with Memorial Hermann Health System.

So, today, Relentless Health Value listeners, we are gonna hear about doing at-home cancer care, otherwise known as integrative cancer care, otherwise known as side effect management. This is the same topic, by the way, that I ranted about being so important in episode 442. In that last episode 442, Andreas Mang from Blackstone was talking about how the most common reason for readmissions is nausea after chemotherapy.

I mean, think about that. Avoidable with a capital A, expensive for everybody, and horrible for an already very, very ill person/patient. For the extent of the problem, again, please go back and listen to episode 442. But today, we’re talking about how do you think about operationalizing the “hey, let’s actually make sure cancer patients are proactively managed after they leave the four walls of the clinic.”

Interestingly, helping patients get their questions answered and not show up needing emergency care or abandoning their treatment also gets high marks with nurses and doctors, which makes sense. Who wants to show up in clinic every morning dealing with a patient portal full of messages and questions, and too many patients hooked up to IVs in the ER? I don’t think the feedback of clinician teams, in other words, is insignificant, because we need to protect our clinical teams so they have the bandwidth to protect their patients.

Dan Nardi, my guest today, is CEO over at Reimagine Care. Earlier, he headed up operations at Carrum Health, which I’m sure provided some great perspective.

Oh, and one last point: At the present time, Reimagine Care’s clients are mostly health systems who white label this service.

Also mentioned in this episode are Reimagine Care; Dave Dierk; Memorial Hermann Health System; Andreas Mang; Ethan Basch, MD; and Tom Nash.

You can learn more at Reimagine Care and by following Dan on LinkedIn.

Dan Nardi is the CEO of Reimagine Care, the nation’s leading provider of on-demand cancer care. With over 24 years of experience in the digital health space, Dan has a proven track record of leadership and rapid growth.

Before joining Reimagine Care, he was the chief operating officer at Carrum Health, where he oversaw operations, care delivery, and growth in value-based care. Dan also played a key role in scaling Livongo from 13 employees to its IPO (initial public offering) as vice president of operations. His expertise in building high-performing teams and turning ambitious visions into reality is well recognized.

Dan is an active board member and advisor for several nonprofits and industry organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s in computer science from the University of Vermont. Dan lives in Boulder, Colorado.

03:38 Why is it really important to keep track of oncology patients and their side effects?

04:27 Why is cancer treatment such a complex care journey?

05:57 Are there outcome and financial issues that compound when an oncology patient is left to navigate their care journey on their own?

08:53 What is difficult in navigating cancer treatment care pathways, and what does Reimagine Care tackle within that?

09:55 EP157 with Ethan Basch, MD.

10:17 How does Reimagine Care proactively check in with oncology patients to help them navigate their care pathways?

12:41 How does Reimagine Care measure their performance, and how did their work affect patient outcomes?

13:28 The Reimagine Care white paper.

14:57 How do providers feel about Reimagine Care services?

17:37 Where can technology really make a difference in cancer care?

You can learn more at Reimagine Care and by following Dan on LinkedIn.

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