{"podcast":{"title":"The ShiftShapers Podcast","slug":"the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968","podcast_index_feed_id":1089968,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2045524.rss","website_url":"http://www.shiftshapersonline.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/fvwr8v1pwsksxqclj4477ggzuj9o?.jpg","author":"David Saltzman","episode_count":555,"summary":"Change either paralyzes or energizes - the choice is yours. Hear from businesses and entrepreneurs who have become energized and who have profited by shaping the shifts in their markets and practices. Become a SHIFTSHAPERS INSIDER and get our latest download, advance notice of all podcasts, podcast summaries, and special INSIDER-ONLY content. INSIDER SIGN UP","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968"},"episode":{"title":"EP 516 ENCORE: Rethinking Provider Networks - with Scott Smith","slug":"ep-516-encore-rethinking-provider-networks-with-scott-smith","published_at":"2025-12-23T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968/ep-516-encore-rethinking-provider-networks-with-scott-smith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2045524/episodes/18263920-ep-516-encore-rethinking-provider-networks-with-scott-smith.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2045524/episodes/18263920-ep-516-encore-rethinking-provider-networks-with-scott-smith.mp3","summary":"We revisit how PPOs got built on discounts and show why total value beats sticker price. Scott Smith joins us to explain nationally curated high-performance networks that rank providers on effectiveness, appropriateness, and cost, and how that changes renewals, member experience, and fiduciary risk. • why traditional PPO discounts miss total cost of care • how consolidation and narrow networks increase abrasion • claims-based scoring at the provider NPI level • quality metrics that matter: e...","meta_description":"We revisit how PPOs got built on discounts and show why total value beats sticker price. Scott Smith joins us to explain nationally curated high-performan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1537,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968/episodes/ep-516-encore-rethinking-provider-networks-with-scott-smith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968/ep-516-encore-rethinking-provider-networks-with-scott-smith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}