Get ready for a conversation that will change how you see fertility treatments! Jonathan chats with Dr. Juan Giraldo, a top OBGYN from Colombia with a Yale University fellowship under his belt. Dr. Juan dives deep into the world of reproductive medicine and shares why Inser, the biggest fertility group in Colombia, is making waves globally. Curious about why Colombia is becoming a top spot for fertility treatments? Dr. Juan breaks it down: the costs are only 30-35% of what you’d pay in the U.S., and Inser’s success rates are soaring above industry averages. Plus, learn why infertility is on the rise and why better family planning education is so crucial right now. This laid-back yet insightful episode also explores how Inser's unique IVF program boosts chances for families-to-be and how a partnership with MTA and Mastercard is opening doors for medical tourism. If you’re interested in fertility, global healthcare, or simply love a good story of innovation and passion in medicine, this one’s for you. Key Takeaways: 1. Dr. Juan's Personal Story & Passion: From his roots in Colombia to being handpicked for a fellowship at Yale, Dr. Juan's journey is one filled with grit, heart, and a love for helping families grow. 2. Colombia's Secret to Affordable IVF: Did you know you could pay just a third of U.S. costs for world-class fertility treatments in Colombia? Dr. Juan shares how Inser’s focus on quality and affordability is making IVF accessible to more people. 3. The Reality of Infertility Today: Why are so many people struggling to conceive? Dr. Juan breaks down the trends behind rising infertility rates and why he’s on a mission to get OBGYNs to step up their game in family planning education. 4. Boosting IVF Success Rates: Inser’s unique program, offering up to four IVF attempts, is designed to give patients the best chance of success, with room for tweaking and adjustments along the way to improve outcomes. 5. Fertility, Mastercard & Medical Tourism: With partnerships to make accessing care easier for international patients, Dr. Juan reveals how Inser is working alongside MTA and Mastercard to offer a smoother path for those traveling to Colombia for fertility treatments. Tune in to hear Dr. Juan's inspiring stories, insights into the future of reproductive medicine, and why Colombia might just be the best-kept secret in global fertility care!…

Join us to learn about some of the most innovative surgeries being performed in plastic surgery reconstruction, from micro nerve surgery to repair paralysis, such as pudendal neuralgia, brachial plexus, and phrenic nerve conditions. Discover how one patient went from being on a breathing machine to running a marathon with Dr. Elkwood just six months later. ARSA discusses these medical miracles they are pioneering, how they are going global, and how many patients and doctors are unaware that such results are possible. ARSA’s rockstar doctor team is giving patients from around the globe a second chance at life. Learn about their new affiliation program with surgeons from abroad, aimed at elevating healthcare worldwide through their training programs. From hospital partnerships to life-changing procedures like phrenic nerve reconstruction, this episode dives into the real work happening behind the scenes. ARSA also shares how they joined Better by MTA, a long-term exclusive partnership between Mastercard and the Medical Tourism Association, to revolutionize the industry and make healthcare even more accessible than it is today.…

Wellness is a crucial aspect of everyone’s life and, in turn, a key indicator of their performance and productivity in other parts of their lives. However, many organizations still see the workforce and the health of a workforce as mutually exclusive factors, offering generic wellness programs that do not effectively capture the health needs of their workforce. In this episode of the Edelheit Experience, Dr. Richard Safeer talks about weaving wellness into the very fabric of work. Dr. Richard Safeer, the Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Wellbeing for John Hopkins Medicine, discusses what well-being culture is and how it is at variance with conventional workplace wellness models, and what employers must do to rethink wellness culture. Dr. Safeer, shares insights from his years of experience in medical practice and in the wellness space, providing recommendations to business owners and employers about remodeling their wellness programs to serve employees’ real wellness needs.…

There has never been a more urgent time to rethink wellness than now. There is a strong need in the workplace for a healthier and more supportive corporate culture now more than ever. Employees are tired of the clinical approach to wellness and their organization s rolling out wellbeing initiatives that do not touch their needs or solve their problems. Joining us in this episode of the Edelheit Experience are Natalie and Rebecca Johnson, co-founders of ViDL solutions, helping organizations build stronger and more precise structures and initiatives to help their employees thrive. Rebecca, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, and Natalie, Chief Visionary Officer takes a deep dive into why employee wellness programs fail and what e employers might be doing wrong. Learn as Natalie and Rebecca share deep insights into what matters more to employees and an organization in regard to wellbeing and health, and how using Maslow’s pyramid of needs, they explain how meeting employees' most important wellbeing needs may be the key to solving the wellbeing question.…

In this episode of the Edelheit Experience, Tom Vertich, one of the leading experts in the Benefits space, discusses innovative approaches to employee benefits and optimizing healthcare initiatives for your employees. Tom, who is the Director of Total Rewards at Team Car Care, discusses point solutions he is initiating in the organization, and how effective communication of these benefits can drive engagement and positive healthcare outcomes.…

Many employees say the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have been the most stressful time of their careers, and this statement is not far-fetched. Job losses, pay cuts, fear of getting fired, and the general anxiety that comes with the word “COVID-19” has cast intense mental health stress upon nearly all of us. These events have renewed the conversation around building resilience in organizations and helping employees achieve mindfulness and mental well-being through workplace benefits. In this episode of the Edelheit experience, Donna Fernandez, Senior Manager, Benefits Administration for Houston Independent School District shares her passion to help employees achieve physical wellness, resilience, and mental wellbeing. Donna has a track record with wellness programs and has several years of experience helping employees understand and utilize their benefits to improve their health and the quality of their lives and those of their family members. Donna also is a member of the Mental Health First Aid Program, which brings people and resources together to further the task of mental health awareness and stomp out the stigma that is generally a barrier to mental health.…

Financial stress is at an all-time high. With the rising cost of everything and the economic downswing induced by the coronavirus pandemic, employees are scrambling for all the money they can get to keep body and soul together. For many employees, the last two-and-a-half years have been the most stressful time in their careers. However, this disruption has only revealed the inadequacies of the workplace wellness architecture. How have employers contributed to this financial crisis and what can employers do to tackle this burden? Jonathan Edelheit, Chairman of Global Healthcare Resources sat with leading Benefits expert Robert Kelley, PHR, CBP, CPM, a HR Benefits Consultant with the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources, to hear Robert’s thoughts about the current financial crisis as well as how it directly affects employee overall health, and, in turn, workplace productivity. In this interview, Robert also shares brilliant ideas for remodeling employee financial wellness programs and strategies for boosting employee participation. Robert Kelley has more than 25 years of experience in benefits, having served in many roles including as Benefits counselor at North Carolina State University and Benefits Analyst with the North Carolina State Retirement System at the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer.…

Employees across the country have taken more control of their lives, making sharp changes to their health habits and lifestyles in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Admittedly, people are now more self-aware and have realized how their daily health choices influence their quality of life. This paradigm shift has also changed how these workers view work and the workplace. While many business leaders were caught unawares by this unprecedented shift, a number of them are beginning to take proactive steps to resetting their wellness programs to meet their workers where they need it most. Jonathan Edelheit, Chairman and co-Founder of Global Healthcare Resources sits with Laura Kirk, Director of Total Rewards at Radial, to discuss the problems with the current workplace wellness ecosystem and framework as she shares insights into how employers can rethink wellness and remodel their programs to promote a thriving and healthy workforce. Listen in to learn from Laura’s wealth of experience working with several organizations across various industries, establishing and building viable wellbeing structures for a thriving workforce.…

More and more Americans are faced with the twain challenge of rising healthcare costs and the increasing burden of chronic diseases. With about 6 in 10 adults in the United States suffering from a chronic illness, including diabetes and heart disease, there is a clear need to rethink approaches to tackling this burden and optimizing healthcare outcomes. Jessica Lea, Pharm.D., EMBA, BCPP, Founder and CEO of Tria Health, in this interview speaks about integrating the pharmacist into healthcare delivery and leveraging pharmacists’ expertise in key clinical care decisions to optimize patient care outcomes. Tria Health delivers pharmacist-led chronic disease management, leveraging collaborations among the three players in healthcare delivery: the pharmacist, patient, and healthcare provider, to optimize care outcomes and reduce overall healthcare costs. Jessica emphasizes the need to incorporate the expertise of pharmacists in optimizing patient prescriptions and care plans to improve outcomes and eliminate needless prescriptions and avoidable complications.…

Learn the secret 6+2 “Healthy Choice Program” that Cleveland Clinic developed and launched for their employees that transformed employee health and well-being, resulting in over $1 billion saved for the organization and over $300 million in employee pockets. In one of the most inspiring stories we have ever done, discover how a top-down leadership approach and big incentives entirely transformed the DNA of the organization and employees into one of resiliency and unmatched well-being. Tune in to see how Cleveland Clinic increased participation in their program from 12% to 75% and how they achieved these excellent outcomes.…

Lee Lewis is Chief Strategy Officer at the Health Transformation Alliance (HTA), a coalition of 60 large, household name employers. The HTA is responsible for around 5 million employees, spends close to $30 billion dollars on healthcare annually, and is entirely owned by its employers. Lee was previously a consultant at Gallagher and ran a large employer practice and innovation lab. Lee is a nationally-renowned healthcare expert who sheds light on his rigorous yet simple process of sorting through 330 solutions across 86 categories. Listen to discover the importance of holding employee healthcare to the same standards as other business units, why sharing knowledge to solve different problems is necessary, and why benefits professionals should be incentivized to take risks and rewarded for delivering results. Learn why diversity of thought is important in the context of benefits management to improve ROI and create better solution providers.…

Mitch Martens is the Senior Wellness Manager for Population Health at Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH). He has a background in psychotherapy and prides himself in the ethos of NAH, encapsulated by their motto, "Improving health, healing people." In this episode, Mitch discusses his affinity for mentorship, the difference between wellness and well-being, and his passion for inclusive and collaborative well-being. He sheds light on some of the creative programs currently in use at NAH, including wellness ninjas and bereavement boxes, while also suggesting nifty ways to increase employee engagement and leverage the importance of wellness in a post-pandemic world. Mitch, a firm believer in authentically caring about the health, safety, and well-being of both customers and employees, also reveals how the unprecedented Global Healthcare Accreditation For Business Program has helped NAH solidify and communicate its story of caring for its people.…

Laura Putnam is a founder and the CEO of Motion Infusion. A former high school teacher, competitive gymnast, dancer, and public policy worker, Laura brings her sensibility as an educator to corporate wellness and well-being. In this episode, Laura explains the concept of wellness privilege and how the perfect storm of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests have awakened organizations to social issues and well-being. She discusses why well-being looks different for each individual, how bosses can increase the chances of their employees having heart attacks, and why now is the perfect time for organizations to incorporate wellness as a critical workplace safety consideration. Listen to discover why employees won't participate in wellness programs and why wellness programs aren't capable of solving culturally engrained facets of a given workplace, such as toxicity and burnout. Timestamps: 00:14 - How did Laura Putnam get involved in the well-being space, and what is she currently doing? 01:06 - What does wellness privilege mean? 03:28 - Why is the concept of wellness privilege now being acknowledged? 08:07 - How important are managers in the workplace? 10:45 - How difficult is it to get managers to realize the importance of their role? 12:35 - How did Laura's Managers on the Move program start? 14:51 - Where do many companies go wrong in offering well-being programs to their employees? 17:18 - How can organizations balance high performance with employee well-being? 19:50 - How can organizations use The Great Resignation to rethink wellness and productivity? 21:35 - How do you determine which companies are just talking and which companies actually enacting change? 24:12 - How important are programs like the Global Healthcare Accreditation For Business program in validating a company's commitment to its employees? 27:37 - The new norm around well-being and mental health. 33:31 - Some closing thoughts. Quotes: "We have not paid enough attention to those external factors that relate to the world of DE&I, things like gender, race, age, and religion, that really shape our capacity as individuals to be able to make the healthy choice." "There is a willingness now for organizations and their leaders to begin to entertain bigger, more systemic questions around the pursuit of well-being." "Whether or not well-being is part of a manager's job description, the manager has everything to do with the extent to which their team members are well or not." "You have a choice to make. Are you going to stick your head in the sand and pretend like this wellness and well-being stuff doesn't matter, and it's up to the individuals to do it themselves, and it's up to HR to create these wellness programs? Or are you going to put on your cape and become that agent of change, that multiplier of well-being for your team?"…

Dr.John Abramson is a physician who is a clinical faculty member at Harvard Medical School. His areas of expertise include public health policy, and he has a special interest in the pharmaceutical industry in America. He has authored two books on this subject, with his most recent title, ' Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It ,' published in 2022. He is also an expert in national litigation with respect to the drug industry. In this astonishing episode, Dr. Abramson reveals how the pharmaceutical industry skews data to mislead the American public, doctors, and the rest of the medical industry. He details how pharmaceutical companies control the narrative by funding research, owning the data, and using powerful marketing strategies. These efforts create an institutionalized bias towards pricey drugs, which in some cases are 200 times more expensive than alternatives that are equally or less effective. Whether you're an employer, medical professional, or an American resident, prepare to be shocked at how drug companies have gradually taken control of the systems and institutions that are meant to regulate the pharmaceutical industry and protect Americans. Timestamps : 00:43 - The true costs of pharmaceuticals in the employer wellness space. 01:46 - Why does the American public need to start taking their health into their own hands?03:46 - How do pharmaceutical companies use marketing and publicity to seem altruistic?04:53 - How did Dr. Abramson become a national thought-leader on the pharmaceutical industry and how do companies obscure data? 24:32 - How do pharmaceutical companies bypass the peer-review system? 28:19 - How do drug companies favor more expensive treatments that aren't always more effective? 27:36 - How do employers navigate through the pharmaceutical industry? 01:02:59 - What responsibility do doctors bear in this situation? 01:06:22 - An optimistic closing note.…

Veetahl Eilat-Raichel is the CEO and co-founder of Sorbet, a financial and human resources technology company. Sorbet is a startup disrupting paid time off (PTO) by offering employees and employers ways to maximize their efficiency around unused PTO. Eilat-Raichel has worked at multinational banks in Switzerland, Israel, and the United States and was most recently the Chief Marketing Officer at Isracard, the largest credit card and payment company in Israel. This conversation on the Edelheit Experience dissects the intersection between PTO, employee wellness, and employer performance. Find out why the utilization of PTO benefits employees and employers, why 4-day work weeks won't inherently change the corporate culture on its own, and how the explosion of remote working can hinder much-needed rest. According to Eilat-Raichel, each year, US employers carry over more than $272 billion in unused vacation days, an equivalent of 900 million days that could be used to rest, recharge and rejuvenate. Listen to this episode for a brilliantly unique and creative approach to PTO and employee wellness.…