064_Leveraging Business and Nursing for Healthcare Excellence with Scott Jacobson

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Send us Fan Mail Host: Jarvis T. Gray, The Quality Coaching Co. Guest: Scott Jacobson, Healthcare Strategist Professional Journey Scott candidly discusses his unconventional path into healthcare, initially deterred by chemistry but later driven by personal family experience (his father’s illness). Transitioned from a business background and restaurant management into nursing, then successfully bridged business and clinical roles throughout his career. Key Roles & Ventures Highlights include: Inpatient rehab nurse aide ICU, post-acute care, and risk management within IPA organizations Roles in physician practice management and leadership at HealthSpring, followed by Cigna Recent focus on entrepreneurship and advising healthcare startups Major Healthcare Trends & Challenges Scott identifies AI as a transformative trend, yet notes that healthcare remains highly fragmented and slow to adopt innovations. Discusses the challenges presented by the unique structure of healthcare funding, regulation, and the tension between profitability and genuine system improvement.

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