Becker's Healthcare Podcast Episodes

This episode features Steve Hamman, President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Here, he discusses changes in the payer landscape, unique pressures COVID-19 has placed on payers, and much more.   

This episode features Karen Xie, Chief Technology Officer at Blue Shield of California. Here, she discusses her career, the important role that data and technology play in healthcare today, top priorities for herself and her company, and more.   

This episode features Scott Nordlund, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer for Banner Health. Here, he discusses his approach to strategy in his role, growth traps he sees health systems fall into, digital health, and more.   

This episode features Ninfa Saunders, President and CEO of Navicent Health. Here, she discusses her career and leadership journey, what she believes makes women and nurses great healthcare leaders, and more.   

This episode features Lori Johnston, President of Paramount, ProMedica’s Insurance Company. Here, she discusses the various roles she’s held in the ProMedica system, important things to know about the healthcare insurance business, and more.   

This episode features Dr. Rodrigo Cerda, Vice President of Clinical Care Transformation at Independence Blue Cross Medical Group. Here, he talks about his priorities currently as recovery begins, what we can learn from the nationalized healthcare system in the United…

This episode features John Snyder, President of Sanford Health Plan. Here, he discusses the things that make a system’s own health plan successful, his relocation from central Illinois to the plain states, and more.   

This episode features Deborah Berini, President of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. Here, she discusses her journey to leadership in academic medicine, the importance of goal setting in success, and more.   

This episode features Richard Isaacs, CEO and Executive Director at The Permanente Medical Group and President and CEO at The MidAtlantic Permanente Medical Group. Here, he discusses how he evolved into his current leadership roles, his thoughts on the changes…

This episode features Craig Best, President and CEO of the Tufts Medical Center Physician Organization. Here, he discusses his transition from medical practice to administration, their practice of putting PhD researchers in with medical professionals, and more.