HealthChangers

Brooke Cowan, vice president of applied AI at Regence, talks about her career working in healthcare innovation and how Regence is using AI to make healthcare better for the employers and families we serve.  

Dr. Mike Woodruff, executive medical director at Regence, talks about the incredible leap in cyclosporiasis cases this summer, and what you can do to protect yourself and your family from the outbreaks. 

Jen Adkins, a registered nurse at Regence and care manager who is embedded with the Vancouver Clinic in southwest Washington, talks about how she is able to serve member needs through her unique role, working so closely with one of Regence's provider partners.  

Anurati Mathur, co-founder and CEO of Sempre Health, and Dr. Shirley Reitz, director of clinical pharmacy sales and client services at Regence, talk about how Sempre and Regence are working together to keep Regence members healthy by making it easier for them to fill their prescriptions on time. 

Dr. Daniel Meltzer and Dr. Mike Woodruff, executive medical directors at Regence and board-certified emergency medicine physicians, discuss what "The Pitt" on HBO Max says about the mental health challenges of working in an emergency room, and how the show depicts a complex and sometimes frustrating U.S. healthcare system.    

Dr. Daniel Meltzer and Dr. Mike Woodruff, executive medical directors at Regence and board-certified emergency medicine physicians, discuss their reactions to "The Pitt" on HBO Max and what the show says about working in an emergency room. 

Jessica Westbrook, data analyst on Regence's special investigations unit, talks about the unit's mission to protect Regence's Medicare members from fraud and "phantom providers." 

Dr. Mike Franz, executive medical director for behavioral health for Regence, discusses the current state of mental health in the U.S. and what Regence is doing to expand access to mental health care – for our members and across the states we serve.

Laurent Rotival, executive vice president and chief information officer for Regence, answers some of the biggest questions facing AI. Are the big AI companies spending too much? How should the average person approach the AI boom? And how will AI affect health care? 

Charity Duckett, director of member experience and engagement at Regence, talks about how Regence created a Member Experience Office to improve how our members interact with us and get their health care needs met in an increasingly complicated marketplace.