This episode features an interview with revenue cycle expert Paola Turchi. Here Ms. Turchi discusses the revenue cycle challenges unique to independent physician practices. She provides a framework to evaluate revenue cycle health, identify areas for improvement and create a healthier bottom line.
This podcast is sponsored by Allscripts.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Kurt Hopfensperger, MD, JD, a vice president of physician advisor services with Optum360, about the evolution of artificial intelligence and how the technology is revolutionizing the mid-revenue cycle and utilization review process.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women. However, screenings for this type of cancer are well below targets, which contributes to colorectal cancer being the most preventable yet least prevented form of cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.
During this podcast, hear how Danny Lee, MD, chief medical informatics officer at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians in Baltimore, and Jay Zdunek, DO, CMO at Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic, helped their organizations improve colorectal cancer screening rates.
Sponsored by Exact Sciences

In this episode, Scott talks to Dr. Josh Sharfstien, former Principal Deputy Commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration and Professor of Practice, Health Policy, and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Here, they talk about the government s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and different avenues that response could take, how this crisis differs from other pandemics we ve seen, and more.

This episode features Dr. Fred Liss, Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University and Rothman Institute. Here he discusses the importance of preventing the failure of the healthcare system in America due to Coronavirus, stopping elective surgery, the potential second wave of coronavirus, operating as surgical overflow if needed, and much more.

This episode features Dr. Paul Offit, Pediatrics and Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Offit is one of the worlds leading infectious disease and vaccine scientists. Here he does a deep dive into the coronavirus, how long he thinks the pandemic will last, what differentiates COVID-19 from the seasonal flu, and much more.

In this episode, we speak with Snehal Desai, the vice president for augmented intelligence within enterprise technology at Cardinal Health, about best practices for technology implementation and change management. During the discussion, Mr. Desai breaks down the biggest obstacles hospitals may face when rolling out new technologies, offers advice for how organizations can sort through large amounts of data and shares predictions on how data will shape healthcare in the future.

This episode features Howard Cox, Principal at Somerset CPAs and Advisors. This discussion focuses on how the proposed plan by the government would let small businesses of less than 500 employees borrow money to help during the current economic crisis. Here Howard discusses the criteria to borrow, how much can be borrowed, and much more.

This episode features Raghav Govindarajan, a Neurologist and Neuromuscular Physician and the University of Missouri. Here, he discusses the most exciting things he s doing within his numerous roles in medicine, the importance of selecting good leaders in our healthcare systems, and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Matt Lambert, Chief Medical Officer for Curation Health. Here, he discusses his book Unrest Assured, the rebranding of Trust Healthcare into Curation Healthcare, interoperability in IT, and more.

This episode features Dr. Tom Pliura a practicing physician and attorney in Illinois. Here he talks about coronavirus testing availability where he s at, how we can help as a society by staying at home, his prediction for what s to come and more.

This webinar engaged five great panelists on the issue of how does one stay motivated, focused and resilient in a changing world.
The panelists include:Jordon Johnson, Director of Data Science at Legion Healthcare PartnersAmy Gardner, Principal at ApochromatikRick Kes, Partner at RSM USDan Michelson, CEO at Strata Decision TechnologyLotus Buckner, Director of HR and Learning at Northwest Community Healthcare
Scott Becker moderated the discussion.

In this episode, Scott talks to Howard Kern, Chief Executive Officer of Sentara Healthcare. Here, they discuss how the healthcare worker shortage happening before the COVID-19 pandemic will affect care of coronavirus victims, the changes Kern made at Sentara Healthcare to put quality and patient experience first, the different forms leadership can take, the rapidly changing pandemic situation, and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Eric Hargan, Deputy Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services. Here, they discuss how the department s priorities have shifted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this shift has affected the other goals and initiatives his office has been working on. Hargan also talks on the specific measures being taken, old and new, to contain the outbreak and mitigate the risk of spread. Course of action is also a point of discussion, and Hargan explains how the bright minds at the CDC and other agencies have come together to decide on the best avenues to ensure safety in this unprecedented situation.

Hear firsthand from Dr. Peter Antall, clinical leader of Amwell Medical Group and Chief Medical Officer at Amwell how to navigate and battle the coronavirus through preparedness, care collaboration and technology.

This episode features Dr. Joel Diamond, Chief Medical Officer at 2bPrecise and a family medicine physician who has sworks with genetic testing. Here he talks about direct consumer genetic testing and how it affects patients as consumers and the physicians that work with these tests.

This episode features Natalie Porter, the Program Director of Net Revenue Improvement at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare. Here, she discusses how she functions in her role to improve bottom line impact, what works and doesn t work in net revenue improvement, and more.

This episode features Dr. Stephen Hochschuler, the Chairman at Texas Back Institute. Here he discusses the coronavirus epidemic, how it compares to the polio epidemic, the unknowns, his organization, and more.

This episode features Timothy Ketterman, Vice President of Operations at Adaptive Medical Partners. Here, he discusses the challenges surrounding the current physician shortage, the issues smaller or lesser known health systems have with recruiting physicians, and more.

This episode features Karen Smith, the Founder of Excitant Health. Here she discusses how she engages with patients, how patients can be the drivers of their own healthcare, and how that affects the healthcare system as a whole.

In this episode, Scott Becker interviews Paul A. King, President and CEO of Stanford Children s Health, who discusses the Stanford ecosystem and the environment of inherent innovation in Silicon Valley. King describes empowering the organization s leaders of tomorrow, and refers to the unrelenting pursuit of excellence in pediatric and obstetric care that motivates him and the Stanford Children s Health executive team every day.

This episode features Andy Mychkovsky, a healthcare strategy consultant and advisor and the creator of HealthcarePizza.com. Here, he discusses what works and what doesn t work in the healthcare startup world, the challenge in managing hospice medical expenditures, and more.

This episode features Jonathan Wiik, Principal of Healthcare Strategy at TransUnion and the author of Healthcare Evolution: Getting Providers Paid in an Era of Uncertainty. Here he talks about his solution to fix the healthcare system, what he believes is going right in healthcare and more.

This episode features Terry Bauer, CEO of Specialdocs Consultants. Here, he talks about how he first became interested in the potential of concierge medicine and the accessibility of it, how it can help with physician burnouts, shortages, and more.

This episode features Dr. William Haseltine the President of ACCESS Health International, a non-profit he created to focus on elder care. He talks about his work at Harvard as a Professor of Human Genome Sciences, different roles he s played, what excites him in medicine, how to keep your mind sharp and more.

In this special episode, Scott talks to Krista Drobac, a health policy and government relations professional and Partner at Sirona Strategies. Here, they discuss telehealth s relationship with the coronavirus outbreak, the future of healthcare in a possible state of emergency, and more.

This episode features Dr. David Fabi. Dr. Fabi is an Orthopedic Surgeon in San Diego specializing in hip and knee replacement. Here he talks about his passion for what he does, the patient/provider relationship, the inpatient to outpatient transition, his purpose and goals, public speaking, advice for others, and more.

This episode features Bill Hanlon, Principal and Co-Founder with Hammond Hanlon Camp LLC (H2C). Here, he discusses the direct investment space in healthcare, the misconceptions concerning the ease of these investments, and more.

This episode features Erin Gadhavi, the Senior Vice President of CareCredit Strategy & Initiatives at Synchrony. Here she talks about the goals of her company, how she approaches strategy, the importance of trends, advice for women leaders and more.

This episode features Miachel Sloan, Chief Human Resources Officer for the Central California Division of CommonSpirit Health. Here he discusses the integration of technology into the healthcare field as a new generation of employees enter the workforce, how to identify the new needs of those employees utilizing technology, and more.

This episode features Kelley Knott, CEO and Co-Founder of Intrepy Healthcare Marketing. Here she discusses how she got her start in healthcare marketing, as well as her biggest advice for hospitals and physicians developing their own marketing strategies.

This episode features Ryan Catignani, Vice President of Managed Care Contracting and Accountable Care Services at Beaumont Health. Here he talks about the direct employer contracting model, how employers respond to the key payers in each state, and more.

This episode features Colin Carr, Founder and CEO of CARR, a commercial real estate firm that represents healthcare buyers. Here he discusses his background in real estate, the growing desire for healthcare practitioners to own real estate, and more. You can learn more and reach Colin at https://carr.us/.

This episode features Michellene Davis. Michellene is the Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at RWJBarnabas Health in New Jersey. Here she talks about the services her organization provides and different projects they re working on, social determinants of health. She also discusses how organizations can help improve their communities, which then in turn will improve overall health.

This episode features Claudia Williams, the CEO of Manifest MedEx and a former Senior Advisor of Health Innovation and Technology in the Obama White House. Here she discusses her passion for unlocking health data, how her not-for-profit information network fits in with other well-known technology giants, and her experience working for the Obama Administration.

This episode features Carl Armato, President and CEO of Novant Health. Here Carl speaks about how Novant focusing on providing patients with what he calls the remarkable patient experience - keeping patients at the center of everything the health system does. Here he discusses the ways that artificial intelligence has been implemented in the healthcare field, and how the use of AI has led to big victories for patients. He also talks on the improvements made in data use, and how that has subsequently produced better patient outcomes. As the leader of Novant Health, Carl prioritizes two-way communication, and discusses the importance of leaders listening to employees and the community to understand the needs of those who allow your business to run day-to-day. Additionally, Carl shares the innovations and improvements he s looking forward to seeing in the U.S. healthcare system in the future, and how Novant health is helping improve affordability and access to care in this system.

This episode features Sherri Douville, the CEO of Medigram. Here she discusses Medigram and her goals for the organization, technology in healthcare, what she s excited about in the field and more.

This episode features Dr. Lea Lis, the Shameless Psychiatrist . She is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Mindful Kid. Here she discucsses what made her want to go into psychology and work with kids, her work with sexuality and gender identity and more.

This episode features John D Amore, the President and Chief Strategy Officer at Diameter Health.Here he discusses the current state of interoperability in healthcare and how he gained the momentum to start his own company.

This episode features Marvin Somlo, Founding Investor at BIOLIFE4D, a company that optimizes medical technology by using 3D bioprinting. Here he talks about the goals and benefits of bioprinting, the effects it could have on the healthcare field, and the work his company is putting in to begin printing hearts to be used in organ transplants.

This episode features Monica Bryant, the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Triage Cancer. Here she talks about the mission of her organization, becoming your own advocate, running a nonprofit and more.

This episode features Dr. Akash Shah and Jeremy Elias. Dr. Shah is an Orthopedic Surgeon at Kansas City Joint Replacement and Sports Medicine Center and Jeremy is the Founder and CEO of Track My Solutions. Here they talk about their careers, goals in healthcare, advice for others, and more.

This episode features Brian Cloch, an entrepreneur focusing on improving senior living and post-acute care. He talks about specialty inpatient facilities, trends he sees in his field, solutions to managing the costs of healthcare in the aging population and more.

This episode features David Henka, President and CEO of ActiveRADAR. Here he talks about his company and how he got it started, drug pricing and the solutions he has to fix it, reference pricing and more.

This episode features A. J. Loiacono, the CEO of Capital Rx. Here he discusses drug pricing in the United States, generic drug pricing, global drug prices, and more.

This episode features Ed Marx, an independant Consultant and Advisor as well as a former healthcare CIO. He shares a personal story about what got him started in healthcare IT, current issues in the field, thoughts on digital transformation, hobbies, and more.

This episode features Jeffrey Nemetz, an Entrepreneur and Growth Transformation Curator with Transform Partners. Here he discusses how good branding is transforming healthcare, benefits of artificial intelligence in healthcare, his career and more.
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This episode features Dr. Jonah Feldman, Chief Transformation Officer at NYU Winthrop Hospital & Dr. Paul Testa, Chief Medical Information Officer at NYU Langone Health. Here they discuss their individual roles and responsibilities, the transformation to digital health, best practices to teach technology to physicians and more.

This episode features Dr. Scott Sigman, the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of OrthoLazer LLC. Here he talks about his practice, techniques he uses to avoid prescribing opioids, struggles he faces in his mission and more.

This episode features Ayla Ellison, Managing Editor at Becker s Healthcare. Here she talks about key healthcare trends in areas such as finance and mergers, competition, the favorite parts of her job, improvements in price transparency, and more.

This episode features Dr. Dan Field, the Chief Medical Officer at MDstaffers Here he discusses his career, entrepreneurship, traits of a great leader, setbacks in his career and how he bounced back, and more.

This episode features Dr. Alok Sharan, the Co-director of WESTMED Spine Center. Here he discusses the different roles in his career, how he s innovated to improve spinal fusion surgery, his vision for the future of spine surgery, and more.

This episode features Laura Dyrda, the Editor in Chief of Becker s Healthcare ASC Review & Orthopedic & Spine Review. Here she talks about trends she s seeing in healthcare IT, new health IT projects, and more.

This episode features Nate Kaufman, the Managing Director at Kaufman Strategic Advisors. Here he discusses leadership and what makes a great leader, the fundamentals of hospital management, and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Dr. Victoria Walker, the Chief Medical and Quality Officer at The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. Here they discuss caring for the aging and elderly population, the importance of quality relationships, the Four M s, and more.

This episode features Nicole Fisher, the Founder and President of Health and Human Rights Strategies in Washington D.C. Here she talks about her background and what let her to start her own business along with its core mission, health problems she s trying to tackle, her Super Bowl Summit and more.

In this episode, Roy Schoenberg, MD, MPH, President & CEO of American Well, discusses the changing trends in telehealth. He sheds light on the impact that telehealth has on provider and payer relationships, home-based care and primary care, and how healthcare providers should prepare for the accelerated move towards telehealth in 2020.

This episode features Dan Nielsen. Dan is a healthcare leader, speaker and CEO. Here he talks about living a life of service, how to be a great leader, career advice and more.

In this episode, Ed Martinez, a patient engagement expert and former Health System CIO, brings clarity to the concept of a unified patient experience and its benefits. He also discusses how providers can overcome barriers to delivering a unified care experience and what leaders can do to drive the cultural change necessary to support a more comprehensive approach to patient engagement.

This episode features Dr. Nisha Mehta, a practicing radiologist, speaker and the Founder of Physician Side Gigs. Here she discusses her career path, physician burnout and advocacy, her online community, and more.

This episode features Anwar Jebran, he is a third-year Resident at Weiss Memorial Hospital and a Physician Liaison at the American College of Physicians. Here they discuss what residency is like today, his transition immigrating to America, social media in medicine and more.

This episode features Dr. Karla Ivankovich, the CEO and a Clinical Counselor at One Patient - Global Health Initiative. Here she discusses her education, fixing mental healthcare, a life-changing setback that she overcame and more.

This episode features Michael MacKinnon, the Owner of MacKinnon Anesthesia & Consulting. Here they discuss practicing medicine in rural areas, physician burnout, his podcast Anesthesia Deconstructed , and more.

This episode features Dr. Pablo Moreno Franco, Transplant Intensivist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and the Chief Quality Officer for Mayo Clinic Florida. Here he discusses his career and how he s gotten to where he is today, his upbringing and healthcare in Panama, challenges in teaching medicine and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Randy Oostra, the CEO of ProMedica Health System. Here they discuss growing the ProMedica organization, lessons he s learned in his career, advice for people beginning their career, business strategy and more.

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This episode features Randy Moore, the CEO of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Here he discusses the shortages in healthcare, how to become a nurse anesthetist, highlights and setbacks in his career, finding great talent and more.

This episode features Dr. Jeff Vlasic, Managing Partner at Vlasic & Roth LLC. Here he talks about what inspired his career path, advice for leaders, transitioning from being a physician to consulting and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Gabe Orthous, the Chief Information Officer at the Central Georgia Health Network. Here they discuss his career journey, advice for leaders in healthcare, continuous learning, highlights and setbacks in his career, and more.

Here Scott talks to Reem Nouh. She is Senior Vice President at Adams & Knight. Here they discuss employee experience and engagement, its importance in the workplace, ways a company can boost employee experience and more.

Here Scott does a deep dive into 6 key issues and trends facing hospitals and health systems. Scott talks about different kinds of health systems and what has worked for them, access quality and cost, physician shortage, policy and politics facing healthcare, and threats and challenges that health systems face.

This episode features Steve Mansfield, the President & CEO Emeritus at Methodist Health System. Here he discusses different perspectives on healthcare, how to assess strategy, and some of his personal career highlights

In this episode, Scott talks to Dr. Zeev Kain, who currently serves as Chancellor s Professor at UC Irvine, and an Adjunct Professor at Yale. He is also the Founder & President of the American College of Perioperative Medicine. Here they discuss motivation, strategy for engaging your audience, how he s built a successful conference, and more.

This episode features Betsy Clough the Vice President of Performance Excellence at UW Health. Here she discusses problem-solving strategies, advice for leaders, staying motivated throughout your career and more.

In this episode, Laura Dyrda talks to Dr. Pat Basu, the President & CEO of Cancer Centers of America. Here they discuss his current focus is in this role, innovation in healthcare, strategic partnerships, challenges in oncology and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Anura Fernando and Chaitanya Srinivasamurthy. Anura is the Chief Innovation Architect and Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Underwriters Laboratory, and Chaitanya is the Director of Cybersecurity and Medical Connectivity at ICU Medical, Inc. Here they discuss the missions of their organizations, cybersecurity in healthcare and medical devices, and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Dr. Pranavi Sreeramoju, the Medical Director of Clinical Finance at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Here she discusses infectious disease, vaccines, diversity in leadership, and more.

This episode features Subha Barry, the President at Working Mother Media; Julia Lopez, a Litigation Attorney at Reed Smith; and Alexis Robertson, the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Foley & Lardner. Here they discuss the Diversity Tax, its impact on organizations, ways to combat it, the benefits of diversity in leadership and more.

This episode features Dr. Jay Bhatt, the Chief Medical Officer of the American Hospital Association. Here he discusses how he got nicknamed The Dancing Doctor, missions and goals of the association, what makes a great leader and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Kimberly Stapelfeldt, a Senior Administrator at Aurora Health Care Medical Group. Here they discuss her education and career path, advice for leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs, finding balance and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Vaso Perimenis, the Vice President of Human Resources at Novant Health. Here she talks about the changes in the Novant system over the years, human resources in healthcare, her career path, advice for leaders and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Will Conaway. Will is a Chief Information Officer and Educator at Cornell University. Here he discusses keys to a successful career, important aspects of building a business, what success means to him and more.

This episode features Dr. Umbereen Nehal, the President & Founder of Nehal Group LLC and an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Here she talks about diversity in healthcare, being a Muslim practicing in healthcare, ways we can improve diversity and inclusion and more.

This episode features Dr. Andy Anderson, the CEO of RWJ Barnabas Health/Rutgers Medical Group. Here he discusses his career path, keys to being a leader in healthcare, what excites him about the future and more.

In this episode Scott talks to Dr. Samuel Grief, the Medical Director at Campus Care Health Insurance. Here they discuss avoiding physician burnout, the evolution of healthcare, advice for practitioners, his future career plans and more.

This episode features Jay Ackerman, the CEO of Reveleer. Here he discusses software in healthcare, leadership, advice for young leaders, mentorship and coaching, and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to the CEO of Premier Dental, Julie Charlestein. Here they talk about transitioning into different positions, leading a family business, goal setting, management philosophy, motivation and more.

This episode features Bob Segert, the Chairman and CEO of athenahealth. Here he discusses his core focus as a leader, opportunities for growth, advice for other leaders in healthcare and more.

This episode features two top leaders in healthcare, Scott Davis and Jeff Gourdji. Scott is the Chief Growth Officer at Prophet and Jeff is a Partner and Healthcare Practice Lead. Here they discuss digital transformation, planning and goal setting, hiring help from outside of the industry and more.

In this episode, Scot talks to Dr. Raymond Costantini, the CEO and Co-Founder of Bright.md. Here he discusses innovation and improving healthcare efficiency, his career, advice for leaders in healthcare and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to the CEO of Atrium Health, Gene Woods. Here they talk about the importance of supporting your community, connecting your actions to your purpose, leadership and advice, along with an exciting announcement!

In this episode, Scott talks to Jason Williams, VP of Analytics & Growth Strategy at Chance Healthcare. Here he discusses business strategy, patient loyalty, advice for leaders, and more.

In this episode, Scott talks to Jason Williams, VP of Analytics & Growth Strategy at Chance Healthcare. Here he discusses business strategy, patient loyalty, advice for leaders, and more.

In this episode Scott talks to Dr. Heather Farley, the Chief Wellness Office at Christiana Care Health System. Here she discusses fighting burnout, core initiatives in her position, creating a positive work environment and her leadership philosophy.

In this episode, Scott talks to Nancy Agee, the CEO of Carilion Clinic. Here she discusses the transition from RN to CEO, women in healthcare leadership, the opioid crisis, and serving the community you live in.

This episode features Chris Caulfield, the CNO and Co-Founder of IntelyCare. Here he discusses his nursing career, burnout, optimization, beating the nursing shortage, and more.

In this episode Scott talks to Michele Molden, Practice Leader of Provider Enterprise Services at Optum in Nashville, Tennesse. Here she discusses trends in healthcare, the importance of challenging yourself, and advice for leaders.

In this episode, Scott Becker interviews Vaso Perimenis and Karen Power of Novant Health. Vaso is the Vice President of Human Resources Operations. Karen is the Senior Vice President of Talent. Here they discuss recruiting and retaining great talent, managing a large staff, human resources practices specific to healthcare, and more.

This episode features Marsha Boyle, Enterprise Sales Operations and Finance Executive, Value Team, of Allscripts. Marsha talks about value and risk-based care and contracting, how these affect the practice of medicine, and how providers can approach the value/risk-based care arena with confidence.

In this episode, Scott talks to Paul Black, the CEO of Allscripts. Paul talks about growing and leading a healthcare company, recruiting, advice for leaders, and his core strategic philosophy.

In this episode, Scott talks to Dr. Daniel Durand, the Chief Innovation Officer and Chair of Radiology at LifeBridge Health. Here they dive into digital health hot topics, discuss ways to balance your career, and give advice for leaders in healthcare.

Recruiting provider talent remains a huge challenge for healthcare systems large and small. The recruitment process can be laborious: reviewing CVs, coordinating interviews and site visits, and negotiating contracts and salaries. These time consuming tasks often leave departments short-staffed and with disrupted revenue streams. That's why more and more healthcare groups are partnering with staffing firms and utilizing new technology like Vendor Management Systems and Managed Service Providers to better manage their staffing processes, improve efficiency, cut costs and maintain quality patient care.

This episode features Keith Palmer, the CEO and Founder of MedWell Solutions. Keith talks about the inspiration he got from being in the military, what it was like to start his business, social media, and more.

In this special episode, Scott discusses ambulatory surgical centers and the surgery center industry. He discusses main operational takeaways that can be applied to any business, recent growth in the industry compared to the last decade, healthcare reform and how it relates to surgery centers, and more.

This episode features President and CEO of Overlake Hospital, Mike Marsh. Here he discusses leadership philosophy, adapting to changes, the future of healthcare, and more.

This episode features Dr. Daniel Choi, Spine Surgeon at Long Island Spine Specialists P.C. and the Young Physicians Chair of the Medical State Society of New York. Here he discusses retaining physicians, healthcare legislation, advocacy, lobbying, and more.

In this episode, Scott Becker talks to Dr. Shawn Griffin. Dr. Griffin is the President and CEO at URAC in Washington DC. He talks about his healthcare career, priorities in leadership, and improving care in rural areas.

In this episode Scott Becker talks with Jeff Flaks, President and CEO at Hartford HealthCare. In this episode, they talk about optimization and access prioritization, navigation of personal care, leadership philosophy, and the future of the organization.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Mike Simms, VP of Revenue Cycle at Cone Health. In this episodes he discusses his work at Cone Health, leadership, how leadership fits in to different work place cultures, the future of healthcare, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Melissa McRae, Founder & CEO at Vitality Natural Wellness and Medspa. Dr. Melissa McRae is a Board Certified Family Physician specializing in Integrative Medicine and Non-Surgical Aesthetic Medicine. Here she discusses her company and their focus on preventative medicine, leadership, what motivates her, and more.

This episode features Bradley Dick, VP of Strategic Accounts at ELLKAY and CIO Advisor. In this episode he talks about his work at ELLKAY, working with CIOS, biggest trends in health IT, advice for leaders, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dr. Cataldo Doria, Medical Director of the Cancer Center at Capital Health. Here he discusses his career, the program he is building at Capital Health, what it takes to build a leading transplant program, robotic surgery, advice for leaders, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dr. Gary Simonds, Professor at Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience and Author of The Thriving Physician and Thriving in Healthcare . Here he discusses his books, physician burnout, work/life balance, burnout prevention, his career, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dr. Beth A. Brooks, President of The Brooks Group, LLC. Here she discusses her career, caring for her father and other loved ones, communication in healthcare, women leaders she admires, advice for other leaders, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Jay Robinson III, Hospital Administrator at Kaiser Permanente. Here he discusses his experience in the VA, advice for leaders, leaders he admires, searching for knowledge, staying motivated, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dan Pelino. Dan is the Co-Founder and President of Everyone Matters and Author of the book Trusted Healers . Here he discusses his organization, the importance of primary care, his career at IBM, staying motivated, having a second career, advice for leaders, what success means to him, and more

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dr. Doug Tumen. Doug is a Podiatrist at Hudson Valley Foot Associates and author of Ask the Foot Doctor: Real-Life Answers to Enjoy Happy, Healthy, Pain-Free Feet Here he discusses his book, what inspire him to write it, being a Podiatrist, keeping feet healthy, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Trisha Swift. Trisha is the Vice President of Clinical Transformation at ZeOmega. Here she discusses helping providers transform their practice, work becoming the motivation, positive trends in healthcare, advice for women leaders, her role models, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews John Couris. John is the President and CEO of Tampa General Hospital. Here he discusses leadership, leaders he admires, the healthcare industry, motivation, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Judson Ivy. Judson is the Founder and CEO of Ensemble Health Partners. Here he discusses starting and growing a very successful and cutting-edge revenue cycle management firm, advice for leaders, the importance of being nice and putting people first, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Quint Studer. Quint is the Founder of the Studer Group, Founder of the Studer Community Institute, and author of the new book The Busy Leader s Handbook. Here Scott and Quint do a deep dive on leadership and some of the concepts in his new book.

In this episode, Scott Becker interviews Brian Greenberg. Brian is the CEO of Greenberg Advisors, LLC. Greenberg Advisors, LLC is one of the only investment banks to specialize in Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and Healthcare IT (HCIT) M&A and Capital transactions. Here, Brian discusses M&A activity in the RCM and HCIT industries, as well as leadership, motivation, and confidentiality.

As patients out-of-pocket costs continue to rise, they re searching out providers that offer convenience, flexibility, engagement and personalization consumer-centric features that provide the experience they increasingly prefer and expect. Technology plays a critical role in providing a high-quality healthcare experience not only to patients, but also to staff and clinicians. In this podcast, Phreesia CEO Chaim Indig discusses the industry trends that are reshaping the healthcare experience, the role that the digital front door plays in engaging patients, his company s recent IPO and the keys to Phreesia's fast growth.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Gary Salman, CEO of Black Talon Security. Here he discusses the top cyber threats in healthcare, ransomware, identity theft, what hackers target, vulnerably management, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Christine Holloway, VP of Healthcare Sales at CDW. Here she discusses trends in the industry, consumerism, technology adoption, advice for women leaders, and more.

This episode features Chris Karam. Chris is the CEO of CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital and SR VP of Group Operations over Louisiana and SE Texas. Here he discusses his career, advice for others developing their careers, excelling as a leader, advice for other leaders, leaders he admires, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Wendy Rubas. Wendy is the General Counsel at VillageMD. Here she discusses her career and knowing how to pivot, her children speed solving a Rubik s Cube, women who have inspired her, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Delia Passi. Delia is the CEO and Founder of Women s Choice Awards. Here she discusses she started the organization to help women find the best healthcare. She also talks about advice for women leaders, motivation, what success means to her, and more.

The social determinants of health are defined as the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and play that can affect health. As the shift to value-based care calls for a greater emphasis on population health management, providers should leverage their influence and emerging technologies to positively affect the social determinants of health in the communities they serve.
In this podcast, Geoff Caplea, medical director, regulatory affairs, patient safety and public health for Allscripts, discusses what providers can do about social determinants of health and what these efforts will mean for patients.

ZDoggMD, AKA Zubin Damania MD, Is a UCSF/Stanford trained internist and founder of Turntable Health, an innovative primary care clinic and model for Health 3.0 that was part of an ambitious urban revitalization movement in Las Vegas. During a decade-long hospitalist career at Stanford, he experienced our dysfunctional health care system firsthand. As a way to address his own burnout and find a voice, he started producing videos and live shows under the pseudonym ZDoggMD that have since gone epidemically viral. This launched a grassroots movement nearly a billion views and a passionate tribe dedicated to improving healthcare for everyone.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Beverly Kuykendall, President of Government Business at American Medical Depot. Here she discusses her career, selling to the government and navigating its complex policies, advice for women leaders, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Kathy Beydler, Managing Partner at Strategic Surgical Solutions. Here she discusses how her experience as a patient expired her to have a newfound appreciation for patient care, her career, advice for women leaders, mentorship and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dr. Robert Biter, CEO at Babies by the Sea Birthing Center. Here they discuss his birthing centers in Mexico, how birthing centers work, how he transitioned in to this work, his goals for the future, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Tatyana Popkova, Chief Strategy Officer at Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center. Here she discusses Rush, her career, building an organization to its strengths, advice for leaders, motivation, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Karen Teitelbaum, President & CEO at Sinai Health System. Here she discusses Sinai and its mission, best advice for leaders, authenticity, motivation, what success means to her, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Indu Lew, Chief Pharmacy Officer at RWJBarnabas Health. Here she talks about her career, trends in pharmacy, advice for women leaders, and more.

In this episode Scott talks to Matthew Hawkins, CEO of Waystar. Waystar, the combination of Navicure and ZirMed, the two top-rated providers of revenue cycle technologies, simplifies and unifies the healthcare revenue cycle in every care setting with award-winning cloud-based technology and client-focused service that allows clients to collect more with less cost and less stress, so they can focus on their goals, patients, and communities. Here he talks working with Bain Capital, advice for business leaders, mentors, impacting the lives around you, helping others reach their full potential and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Johnese Spisso, President of UCLA Health and CEO of UCLA Hospital System. Here she discusses her career, advice for leaders, the importance of mentors, being thankful for her team, evolution of women leaders in healthcare, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dan Collard. Dan is the Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at TeamHealth. Here he discusses how the role of Chief Growth Officer works, the TeamHealth Business, his mentors, his advice for other leaders, motivation, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dr. Emad Rizk. He is the Chairman, President, and CEO of Cotiviti. He is also one of the most recognized thought leaders in the healthcare industry. Here he discusses, trends in the industry, value-based care, leveraging healthcare data, advice for leaders, and more.

In this episode Scott talks to Parson Hicks, Director of Patient Financial Services at Catholic Medical Center. Here she discusses revenue cycle, her career, advice for women leaders, mentors, and more.

This episode features Saul Marquez. Saul is the Senior Regional Business Manager at Medtronic and Founder of the Outcomes Rocket Podcast. Here he discusses trends in the healthcare industry, working towards outcomes, starting and growing the podcast, his mentors, and more.

In this episode Scott interviews Dr. David Norris, Author, Practice Negotiation Consultant, and Physician. Dr. Norris is the author of the book The Financially Intelligent Physician and OR Director for Anesthesia Services at Wesley on Woodlawn. Here they discuss the importance of physicians having a deep understanding of the business side of healthcare.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Lee Hyman and John Williamson of RCM Brain, an AI Revenue Cycle Management firm focused on streamlining the process of getting claims coded, billed, adjudicated, and paid accurately the first time. Here they discuss founding the company and its goals, the RCM industry, how AI can improve the revenue cycle, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dr. Michael Redler, Founding Partner of the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center and Orthopedic Surgeon. Here they discuss Dr. Redler s Mission work in Honduras, The opioid epidemic, motivation, giving back, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Umbereen Nehal, Former CMO, Former Medicaid Director of Medicaid, Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts, and Council Member at GLG. Here she discusses key trends in healthcare, advice for leaders, being mission driven, mentors, goals and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Lou Shapiro, CEO of Hospital for Special Surgery. Here they discuss HSS and its goals for the future, business trends, advice for leaders, culture as a strategy, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Elizabeth Metraux, Founder & CEO of Women Writers in Medicine. Here she discusses why she founded Women Writers in Medicine, the importance of connections, mansplaining , advice for women leaders, and vice for young women professionals, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Michael Akinyele, Chief Innovation Officer at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Executive Director of the VA Innovation Center. Here they discuss innovation in the VA, his career, why he enjoys the role, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Craig Richardville. Craig is responsible for leading SCL Health s System Technology Service Center (STSC) as an innovative service provider, ensuring STSC strategies are aligned with ministry needs and the right technology solutions are available to meet business demands. In addition, he provides the technical vision to complement the mission, vision and strategic imperatives, setting the tone and direction for the company s technologies, while bringing stability and efficiency to their infrastructure and advancing systems, automation and the integration of technology.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Kevin Pho. Kevin is the founder and Editor of Kevin MD, a practicing physician, and frequent keynote speaker. He is an expert on social media s impact on healthcare. Here they discuss a wide variety of topics such as the KevinMD platform, social media, and more.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial at Becker's Healthcare & Editor-in-Chief of Becker's Hospital Review. Here she discusses working at Becker s Healthcare, her career in journalism, advice for women leaders, advice for young people aspiring to be journalists, and more.

In this Episode Scott Becker interviews Helen Figge. Here she discusses her career, advice for women leaders, her passion for mentoring others, who has mentored her, what success means to her, and more.

In this episode Scott interviews Bart Walker. Bart is a Partner at McGuireWoods focusing on Healthcare and one of the nation s leading experts on Dental Services Organizations. Here they discuss the DSO market and the business around DSOs/Dentistry.

In this episode Scott interviews Dr. Robert Pearl. Dr. Pearl is a Forbes healthcare contributor, host of the popular "Fixing Healthcare" podcast, and publisher of an e-newsletter for over 10,000 subscribers called "Monthly Musings on American Healthcare." He's the author of "Mistreated: Why We think We re Getting Good Healthcare And Why We re Usually Wrong," a Washington Post bestseller. All proceeds from the book go to Doctors Without Borders. He serves as a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Stanford Medicine and teaches courses on strategy, leadership and health-tech at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. For 18 years, Pearl was CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente), the nation's largest medical group, and was for eight years president of The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. In these roles he led 10,000 physicians, 38,000 staff and oversaw the medical care of 5 million KP members on both coasts. He s a frequent keynote speaker at both Health and MedTech conferences worldwide.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Dr. Zeyad Baker.
Zeyad Baker, MD is President and Chief Executive Officer of ProHEALTH Care, the largest, independent, physician-run healthcare organization in the Northeast. Dr. Bake...

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Doug Watson, CFO at Dignity Health Arizona.

Community hospitals face considerable challenges in today's healthcare environment. Often operating under considerable margin pressure, these organizations must find ways to best meet the health needs of their own patient populations while navigating the nation's ongoing clinician shortage. EHR technology is crucial to delivering high quality care, but for community hospitals with limited resources, integrating any new technology can be a challenge itself.
In this podcast, Christopher Caggiano, MD, Solution Director for Allscripts, outlines what community hospitals should look for when selecting an EHR.

Community hospitals face considerable challenges in today's healthcare environment. Often operating under considerable margin pressure, these organizations must find ways to best meet the health needs of their own patient populations while navigating the nation's ongoing clinician shortage. EHR technology is crucial to delivering high quality care, but for community hospitals with limited resources, integrating any new technology can be a challenge itself.
In this podcast, Christopher Caggiano, MD, Solution Director for Allscripts, outlines what community hospitals should look for when selecting an EHR.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Bryan Bennett, Executive Director at Healthcare Center of Excellence and Author of "Prescribing Leadership in Healthcare".

In this episode Laura Dyrda interviews Shaunta Vaughn, Executive Director of Revenue Cycle Mid-Atlantic Stats at Kaiser Permanente.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Al Campbell, Vice President of Operations at Regional Medical Center.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Tim Attebery, CEO at American College of Cardiology.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Shikha Jain, Assistant Professor of Hematology/Oncology and Physician Director of Media for Rush Cancer Center.

In this episode Laura Dyrda interviews Toshka Nelson, Senior Manager of Revenue Cycle Business Process Management at Kaiser Permanente and Mid-Atlantic States Region Co-Chair of the Women Empowered Resource Group.

In this episode, Anuja Vaidya, Assistant Editor at Becker's Healthcare, interviews Deb Mohesky, Founder and CEO of HealthStar Partners.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Angela Yochem, EVP Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Novant Health.

Supply costs can consume a large portion of ASC revenue. Having such a large portion of funds tied to inventory alone can present surgery centers with unique operational challenges. These challenges can also be exacerbated by recent declines in reimbursement and other external financial pressures.In this environment, leading ASCs are finding ways to standardize supply chain processes to bolster financial performances and support other company initiatives. Listen to this conversation with Marvella Thomas, MSN, RN, senior consultant for clinical operations in Cardinal Health's ambulatory division; and Todd Eich, director of materials management at Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International, for insights into:
The benefits of improved clinical resource management for ASCs. The biggest barriers to improved clinical resource management. Best practices for clinical resource management improvement.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Tara Troy, Founder and Gastroenterologist at Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health, LLC.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Liz Popwell, Chief Strategy Officer at Ascension Michigan.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Debbie Welle-Powell, Chief Population Health Officer at Essentia Health.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Christopher J. King, Director & Professor of Health Systems Administration Program at Georgetown University.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Michael Frisina, Founder and Senior Research Scholar at The Center for Influential Leadership & Founder and President of the Frisina Group.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Elle Pierson, CEO of Digital Healthcare Consultants and Founder of the Nurse Consultant Network.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Josh Luke, Best-selling Author, Podcast Host, and CEO of Health-Wealth.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Kristin Myers, Senior Vice President of Technology at Mount Sinai Health System.

In this episode Scott Becker interviews Annette Walker, President of City of Hope Orange County.

This episode features Dr. Jonathan Kaplan. Here he discusses the business of cosmetic surgery, what motivates him, and shares stories from his career.

In this episode, Leo Vartorella, Writer/Reporter at Becker's Hospital Review, interviews Lloyd Dean, CEO of Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health.

The challenges facing today's healthcare providers are varied and complex. For hospitals and health systems to further value-based care initiatives, achieve improved outcomes and increase satisfaction across the populations they serve, engaging patients in a way that allows them to become activate participants in their own care is mission critical.
In this podcast, Sean Smith, Senior Director of Strategic Consumer Integration with Community Health Systems, discusses the evolution of patient engagement strategies over the last five years and how these changes have affected the patient experience.

In this episode Scott interviews the Co-Founder and CEO of TAFi, Mel Cohen. Here she discusses a variety of topics such as how she started her career as a research scientist, the digital health industry, what motivates her, and what she has learned from her background in martial arts.

In this episode, Laura Dyrda, Editor-in-Chief of Becker's ASC Review, talks to Ed Marx, Chief Information Officer of Cleveland Clinic. In their discussion, they cover the importance of helping your team members grow and staying motivated. They also dive into some of Cleveland Clinic s goals for the future.

Nat'e Guyton is a world class leader. She is the Chief Nurse Officer of Spok and is truly inspiring. She tells her amazing growth story and talks about the importance of communication and leadership at every level. She is great fun to listen to and highly motivating.

This podcast features the CEO of Tower Health Clint Mathews. Tower Health is a growing not for profit health system based in Pennsylvania. Here Clint discusses the development and strategy for Tower Health as well as the his own thoughts on motivation and success. Clint is a great pleasure to listen to.