Dr. Courtney Jordan Baechler
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And you can, you know, keep saying all this, but this is actually the number one thing impacting us, And as soon as the health systems and, you know, largely collectively changed to listen and respond, then the community, there was different trust, there was different partnerships and relationships responded collectively to how best to they could engage around diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
And you can, you know, keep saying all this, but this is actually the number one thing impacting us, And as soon as the health systems and, you know, largely collectively changed to listen and respond, then the community, there was different trust, there was different partnerships and relationships responded collectively to how best to they could engage around diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
And now they have lower ER rates. They have better control of these diseases. They have all sorts of metrics that we consistently look at financially and otherwise of who's using what. But it was a different model. And took totally reversing how things were done, because I think on the clinical side, it was so hard for people to get to, well, is that our lane?
And now they have lower ER rates. They have better control of these diseases. They have all sorts of metrics that we consistently look at financially and otherwise of who's using what. But it was a different model. And took totally reversing how things were done, because I think on the clinical side, it was so hard for people to get to, well, is that our lane?
I mean, the number of times I hear that, is that our place to be in? You know, we're not going to fix homelessness, Courtney, you know, that's not, we treat cardiovascular disease, but it turns out, right, as everyone on this call knows, that
I mean, the number of times I hear that, is that our place to be in? You know, we're not going to fix homelessness, Courtney, you know, that's not, we treat cardiovascular disease, but it turns out, right, as everyone on this call knows, that
that to the individual experiencing this, that's what is, of course, most important to them, or whatever the case is, is that social need, and certainly as it relates to these healthy behaviors that we're talking about, all the time, you can't, right? We can't expect people to do any of this if these basic needs are not met. You're right.
that to the individual experiencing this, that's what is, of course, most important to them, or whatever the case is, is that social need, and certainly as it relates to these healthy behaviors that we're talking about, all the time, you can't, right? We can't expect people to do any of this if these basic needs are not met. You're right.
I guess I would just say that it just makes me so excited because this is something that I can share with any audience, right? Sometimes I feel like when I bring things from the health side of things, the health system side of things, I have to justify or decode when I'm with
I guess I would just say that it just makes me so excited because this is something that I can share with any audience, right? Sometimes I feel like when I bring things from the health side of things, the health system side of things, I have to justify or decode when I'm with
community facing and then vice versa if I come up with things on more with non-profits and different community facing folks I have to explain them to the clinical side so somebody who lives in both worlds I love that this is very unified and it's you know just to some of the other points that you brought up Clarence it's this could be any disease process yes we are talking about
community facing and then vice versa if I come up with things on more with non-profits and different community facing folks I have to explain them to the clinical side so somebody who lives in both worlds I love that this is very unified and it's you know just to some of the other points that you brought up Clarence it's this could be any disease process yes we are talking about
cardiovascular stroke and diabetes, but we're talking about whole person. We are recognizing that people don't like having to see all these different specialists and kind of, well, how does that impact my mental health? How does that impact this? And so I just, I'm super proud of the work that we've done. I feel like it really is a great framework to move forward in
cardiovascular stroke and diabetes, but we're talking about whole person. We are recognizing that people don't like having to see all these different specialists and kind of, well, how does that impact my mental health? How does that impact this? And so I just, I'm super proud of the work that we've done. I feel like it really is a great framework to move forward in
in getting to these outcomes and that I hope resonates with a lot of people. But like Jim said, we don't think we're perfect. And we are interested in wanting to adapt and change as people see fit if we miss the mark.
in getting to these outcomes and that I hope resonates with a lot of people. But like Jim said, we don't think we're perfect. And we are interested in wanting to adapt and change as people see fit if we miss the mark.
I would just emphasize that the number one thing people with diabetes die from or suffer with in between then is cardiovascular disease and stroke complications. It's so connected.
I would just emphasize that the number one thing people with diabetes die from or suffer with in between then is cardiovascular disease and stroke complications. It's so connected.
And in fact, from a research perspective right now, what we're seeing with all these new super expensive drugs that are coming out, these GLP-1 inhibitors that were initially created to manage diabetes, and we're talking about Ozempic semi-glutide will go be all those guys initially created to manage blood sugar. Turns out that they had weight loss implications.
And in fact, from a research perspective right now, what we're seeing with all these new super expensive drugs that are coming out, these GLP-1 inhibitors that were initially created to manage diabetes, and we're talking about Ozempic semi-glutide will go be all those guys initially created to manage blood sugar. Turns out that they had weight loss implications.