Table of Experts: Health Care

Nov 29, 2022
Meaghan Puglisi
1-min Read

Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO was part of a health care roundtable featured in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Panelists included Matt Kucharski, president of Padilla; Rick Kes, health care partner and senior industry analyst at RSM US; Mike Sharpe, principal at Davis; and Chris Schultz, partner, health care consulting at EisnerAmper. Frank Jaskulke, vice president of intelligence and head of Medical Alley Starts, Medical Alley Association, served as moderator.

They get pretty bold in this conversation about the state of health care in Minnesota and what needs to change to serve people better. Read on for the full roundtable discussion…

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