American Heart Month Podcast 1 – Learn About Heart Disease


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Jan 31 2024 23 mins  

SUMMARY
As a contractor for Medicare, Kepro serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Kepro provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.

This episode is a conversation with our guest, Jessica Whitley, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer for Kepro.

In this podcast, Dr. Whitley will share information about different types of heart disease and symptoms of the different types.

For more information about Kepro BFCC-QIO, please visit www.keproqio.com.


KEY TOPICS

00:29: Overview, introduction of guest, Jessica Whitley, MD, MBA
04:01: General information about the heart
08:02: Heart attack information

15:08: Atrial fibrillation information
17:38: Congenital heart defect information

19:10: Cardiomyopathy information

21:03: Heart valve disease information
23:20: Final thoughts


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RESOURCES

BFCC-QIO Information for stakeholders: www.keproqio.com/partners

BFCC-QIO Information for people who have Medicare: www.keproqio.com/bene


Resources for heart disease:

https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/prevention.htm

https://www.heart.org


Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic
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Video Link: https://youtu.be/U78mgVaM12M