#366 Innovation, Integration & Impact with Neil Modha – How It Got Commissioned

About this episode

Dr. Neil Modha discusses innovative strategies for primary care practices to enhance patient-focused solutions through collaboration and integration.

This week on The Business of Healthcare Podcast, we're joined by Dr Neil Modha from Thistlemoor Medical Centre. Neil shares his insights on how primary care practices can identify opportunities, innovate services, and work collaboratively with hospitals to create sustainable, patient-focused solutions. In this episode, we cover: Turning opportunities into action - How Neil transformed unused space into an endoscopy unit in partnership with a hospital. Stacking services for impact - Using one facility to support multiple services, including health & fitness, smoking cessation, and staff well-being. Workforce integration - Sharing staff between pharmacy and medical center to build community and enhance skills. Patient-focused innovation - Creating small group programs tailored to patient needs using a population health management approach. Networking and relationships - Why being active in your system and meeting the right people opens doors for new services. Neil also shares his personal approach to health and fitness, and how leading by example helps inspire both staff and patients. This episode is packed with actionable insights for anyone looking to innovate in primary care or…

People in this episode

Host: Tara Humphrey

Guest: Neil Modha

Topics covered

• innovation in healthcare
• primary care
• collaboration
• patient-focused solutions
• workforce integration
• health and fitness

Keywords

• primary care
• innovation
• healthcare collaboration
• patient care
• workforce integration
• endoscopy unit
• community health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thistlemoor Medical Centre, hospital

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