This is Laura D with the Becker healthcare
podcast.
I'm thrilled today be joined by Pan Sharma,
strategy and operations leader at Human.
Pancreas. Is a pleasure to have on the
podcast today.
Thank you, Laura. Thanks for helping me.
Now I'm excited for our conversation and learning
more about some of the great things that
you're doing at Human man, But before I
dive in, can you tell us a little
bit more about yourself in your background?
Sure.
I'm a strategy leader in Human
clinical strategy in analytics team.
And speaking at a high level as a
team, we
innovate and execute solutions focused on enhancing our
members overall health.
Currently my specific focuses is our Sn membership,
which as we know is typically a more
vulnerable
population than the average beneficiaries.
I need initiatives that aim towards keeping this
population healthy
by implementing
timely and engaging
interventions.
Both clinical and otherwise.
And as a quick background on myself, I
joined Last year
have been working in the healthcare space for
a while now,
4 Human jimenez was a management consultant and
helped healthcare focused clients,
not a gave business challenges
and achieve their strategic goals.
It has been a very satisfying a fine
journey so far and.
I'm excited for what they had.
Well, that's great to hear. And, you know,
it certainly
exciting to... Kinda think through that transition and,
really the potential for for what you have
going on? Now, what are some of the
big trends and headwind you're following right now?
What's top of mind for you?
Sure. So
as we know, the Us
beer landscape.
Has been rapidly evolving,
especially since the last few years. And
when I think of trends and headwind,
distribution has been a function of multiple ongoing
trends.
But there are a couple that I'd say
I have been following more closely the rest
the first 1 is generated Ai,
I believe currently as an industry, we are
at the stage.
Where numerous potential ai use cases have been
suggested to drive value
and will conceptually
many of them seeing t
only fewer are feasible enough to be implemented
effectively.
So
moving forward,
professionally as well as personally,
I'm interested to see how
an industry, we not only implement the feasible
ones, but also level up in terms of
data sharing. As operational rationalization and regulations to
be able to implement the other Ai solutions,
which for right now seeing maybe
a bit
out of reach for us, lack a better
place.
And then the second trend that I'm following
is the
industry's continued focus
and double click on the preventative and holistic
care.
Now more than before, healthcare stakeholders are working
towards effectively strat
and proactively reaching out to the at risk
population or preventative at care.
Also it is interesting to see how the
non clinical holistic care is an is increasingly
becoming
more of a viable
reality than just the concept
and different
organizations of prep spectrum figuring out
the strategic implications, logistical implications,
financial implications of
providing integrated care
to the population.
And lastly, and very quickly, Say in interim
headwind,
I'm following M rate cuts,
that's the trend I'd like to keep an
eye on.
Say
Absolutely. I I think all those things you
mentioned are really top of mind for so
many healthcare leaders and it'll will be fascinating
to see however from Ai and technology to
Medicare Advantage continues to play out.
Now from your perspective and looking into the
future, how are you thinking about growth, for
the future?
Yeah.
When I think about the future, I believe
growth for
the healthcare stakeholders for primarily the
shaped by the trends that are already emotional
So
firstly,
we know that our population is aging and
to manage cost that would expect maybe lead
to a heightened and focus on.
Preventative and holistic care that we briefly discussed
before.
And this
as we're already witnessing would entail increased emphasis
on the areas like primary care, home based
care, behavioral health and health.
In terms of growth, healthcare care organizations have
been best in these areas for some time
now. But I believe it's more refined predicted
analytics tools and
higher interoperability.
These intervention would become time and more effective
and help the organizations
drive tangible value.
And then
secondly I believe
technology
and losing technology here is a cash oil
phrase.
Will continue to be a significant drug driver,
enhancing both back efficiency as well as front
end patient experience.
We are moving towards increased data interoperability,
more advanced Ai,
and I think loaded those things. Will enable
organizations to grow value mirror by
deriving actionable insights and
automating processes and overall reducing
the operational cost.
I I believe that as consumer facing technologies
continue to proliferate proliferate.
Members will be in empowered to engage with
their health care journey in more personalized ways,
and that would need to,
hopefully an overall earlier population and,
industry growth there.
That's great to hear. And definitely,
exciting to think about the possibilities
as
human humanity continues to grow in and develop?
Now before we wrap up here, I was
wondering, could you tell me about a really
impactful project or initiated that you're working on
right now?
Sure.
So,
the projects that I'm working on right now.
Related to the care management of members,
like we very briefly discussed this a very
valuable
population.
And,
as you know, the snip space is also
highly regulated.
So we are focusing on how to make
our members
more healthy and like the offerings which are
effective in a way that is not only
regulation compliant, but all so worsening of their
conditions.
It's quite
intellectually stimulating work. It's meaningful and satisfying
and
so I'm excited to see the results that
it a bring.
Fantastic. Well, I... I'm glad that...
You know, things are going so well, and
and there's really such opportunity
headed, your way. Pan. Thank you so much
for joining us on the podcast today. This
has been a really fun and fascinating discussion,
and I look forward to connecting with you
again soon.
Team here.
Thanks again Work for having me, and have
a great day ahead.