From Buzzwords to Breakthroughs: Making High-Value Care a Reality

About this episode

This episode discusses how lifestyle medicine can redefine high-value care in healthcare delivery.

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script , a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “From Buzzwords to Breakthroughs: Making High-Value Care a Reality” features Dr. Samrina Marshall, a pediatrician and lifestyle medicine leader with deep expertise in value-based care and population health. With experience spanning Medicaid populations, health systems, and national strategy, she shares how lifestyle medicine can transform the way we define—and deliver—value in healthcare. The conversation unpacks why “high-value care” has become such a buzzword—and what it actually means in practice. Dr. Marshall explores how today’s healthcare system often falls short, and why a shift toward whole-person, patient-centered care is essential. She also breaks down how lifestyle medicine provides the missing “how”—offering sustainable, scalable solutions that address the root causes of chronic disease. You’ll hear powerful insights on aligning patients, providers, and systems…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Padmaja Patel

Guest: Dr. Samrina Marshall

Topics covered

• high-value care
• lifestyle medicine
• healthcare transformation
• value-based care
• patient-centered care
• chronic disease

Keywords

• high-value care
• lifestyle medicine
• value-based care
• health equity
• chronic disease
• patient-centered care
• healthcare transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Medicaid

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