John Cacciamani, President and CEO, Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital joins the podcast to discuss his background, top priorities right now, how his organization will evolve over the next couple years, and one change that he or his team has made that yielded great results.

Join Molly Gamble in this special episode of the Becker's Healthcare & ECG Management Consultants Healthcare Upside/Down Podcast as she engages in a thought-provoking conversation with two distinguished guests - Cathy Jacobson, the President and CEO of Froedtert Health, a prominent healthcare system in Milwaukee, and Dr. Tim Babineau, Principal at ECG Management Consultants. With Cathy's insights into Froedtert's ongoing merger with ThedaCare and Tim's experience in healthcare mergers, this episode delves into the dynamic landscape of healthcare consolidation. Discover the underrecognized components of hospital mergers, the potential consequences of blocked mergers, and the implications of the top 10 health systems comprising a quarter of the national market. Gain valuable perspectives on the drivers and concerns behind mergers, as these industry experts share their invaluable insights. This podcast series is brought to you by Becker’s Healthcare and ECG Management Consultants. ECG is a leading consulting firm that has worked exclusively with healthcare organizations for more than 50 years and helps them achieve their most critical goals. document.querySelector('.author').innerHTML='Sponsored by ECG Management Consultants (https://www.ecgmc.com).'

Join Molly Gamble in this special episode of the Becker's Healthcare & ECG Management Consultants Healthcare Upside/Down Podcast as she engages in a thought-provoking conversation with two distinguished guests - Cathy Jacobson, the President and CEO of Froedtert Health, a prominent healthcare system in Milwaukee, and Dr. Tim Babineau, Principal at ECG Management Consultants. With Cathy's insights into Froedtert's ongoing merger with ThedaCare and Tim's experience in healthcare mergers, this episode delves into the dynamic landscape of healthcare consolidation. Discover the underrecognized components of hospital mergers, the potential consequences of blocked mergers, and the implications of the top 10 health systems comprising a quarter of the national market. Gain valuable perspectives on the drivers and concerns behind mergers, as these industry experts share their invaluable insights. This podcast series is brought to you by Becker’s Healthcare and ECG Management Consultants. ECG is a leading consulting firm that has worked exclusively with healthcare organizations for more than 50 years and helps them achieve their most critical goals. document.querySelector('.author').innerHTML='Sponsored by ECG Management Consultants (https://www.ecgmc.com).'

This episode features Jakob Emerson, Associate News Director at Becker's Healthcare. Here, he joins the podcast to discuss major payers reducing prior-authorization requirements & hospitals and health systems pushing back against payers & dropping Medicare Advantage.

This episode features Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial at Becker’s Healthcare. Here, she shares insights & quotes from recent conversations she had with 3 hospital & health system CEOs from across the country.

In this episode, we are joined by two guests from Real Time Medical Systems, Nancy Cocozza, Senior Advisor of Payer Solutions, and Phyllis Wojtusik, EVP of Value-Based Care. They dive into why live post-acute data and analytics is valuable, how payers can use this data to improve member care, what benefits this data brings for payers and a lot more.This episode is sponsored by Real Time Medical Systems.

In this compelling episode of the Becker's Healthcare Podcast, Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial, engages in a candid discussion with Russ Johnson, President & CEO of LMH Health. As a remarkable institution with a century-long history, LMH Health stands as a community-owned, non-profit healthcare organization without tax support from the city or county. Russ sheds light on the financial position of LMH Health and the challenges faced in today's healthcare landscape. Delve into the decision to remain community-owned and the institution's approach to partnerships and ownership. Explore the complexities of reimbursement and payer relationships, and learn about LMH Health's anticipation of ongoing Medicaid redeterminations across the U.S. Gain valuable insights into physician recruitment, retention, and pipeline, as well as the impact of retail healthcare and clinic settings on LMH Health and the Lawrence community. Join us for an enlightening conversation that showcases the dedication to advancing community healthcare amidst the changing healthcare landscape.

In this episode we are joined by Caroline Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Knowtex, and Tim Brown, global customer lead for healthcare at AWS, to discuss the high level effects of generative AI in healthcare. Tune in to hear how to manage this change and how to prepare for the future.This episode is sponsored by AWS.

Dani Bowie, speaks with Nanne Murray Finis, Chief Nurse Executive of UKG. They discuss the importance of nursing leadership in digital transformation, the emergence of technology competencies for nurse executives, new innovative care models, and the need to get back to the basics and focus on the foundations.This episode is sponsored by The Handoff Podcast.

This episode features Amy Linsin, EVP & Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer at Prisma Health. Here, she discusses her background, her focus on inspiring health at her organization and in her community, the importance of modeling self care, and much more!

This episode features Rebecca Urban, M.Ed  System Director Surgical Services Service Lines & System Director of Orthopedics at Summa Health. Here, she discusses Summa shifting surgeries to an outpatient setting, challenges surrounding pre-authorizations, key insights into Akron Ohio, and more.

Dr. Craig Gronczewski, Chief Medical Officer at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center joins the podcast to discuss his background, how the CMO role has evolved, what he is focused on & excited about, and more.

This episode features Mendel Erlenwein, Chief Executive Officer at Previva Health Group & Host of the Healthcare Trailblazers Podcast. Here, he discusses Previva, his podcast and their focus on value-based care, what it takes to launch a company, what initiatives he’s done that he is most proud of, and more.

This episode features Michael Young, President & CEO at Temple University Health System. Here, he discusses his background, the current boom of ambulatory orthopedic centers, current initiatives at Temple that he is proud of, advice for leaders, and more.

This episode features Dr. Kellie Stecher, Co-Founder & President of Patient Care Heroes. Here, she discusses her background, what Patient Care Heroes’ mission & focus is, physician well being, and more.

Dr. Robert J. Vissers, President & CEO at Boulder Community Health joins the podcast to discuss his background, top priorities right now, how his organization will evolve over the next couple years, and one change that he or his team has made that yielded great results.

Gail Vozzella, Chief Nurse Executive at Houston Methodist Hospital joins the podcast to discuss her background, innovative initiatives her organization has implemented that she is proud of, one change that she or her team has made that yielded great results, and more.

Dr. Desi Kotis, Chief Pharmacy Executive at University of California San Francisco Health System & Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs at University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy joins the podcast to discuss her background, top priorities right now, how her organization will evolve over the next couple years, and one change that she or her team has made that yielded great results.

This episode features Dr. Kellie Stecher, Co-Founder & President at Patient Care Heroes. Here, she discusses her background, what Patient Care Heroes’ mission & focus is, physician well being, and more.

This episode features JC McWilliams, Vice President of Managed Care at BJC HealthCare. Here, he discusses his background, his focus on challenges surrounding value-based care, exciting initiatives BJC Health is working on, and more.