Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Ashley Shearer, VP, Care Coordination, Patient Flow, The Queen's Medical Center, and Bree Bush, General Manager, CareIntellect, GE HealthCare, discuss improving patient flow, breaking down operational silos, and using real-time data and predictive tools to support capacity and access to care.This episode is sponsored by GE HealthCare.

In this episode, J. Benjamin Proctor, MD, Author and Board-certified family medicine physician, IMC Physician Practice Network, discusses how insurance complexity, administrative costs and payment structures affect access to care, physician shortages and patient outcomes. He also shares ideas from his book, Inefficient on Purpose: Challenging the Insurance Industrial Complex: How America’s Healthcare System Works Against You

In this episode, David Albala, MD, Chief of Urology at Crouse Hospital and physician with the Associated Medical Professionals of New York, discusses how AI is improving prostate cancer detection, personalizing treatment decisions and helping physicians deliver better outcomes. He also shares what gives him hope for the future of prostate cancer care.

In this episode, Manoj Sreedharan, MD, Medical Director of Injury Express at OrthoIllinois and Community Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of treating patient experience as a clinical metric and the access challenges facing patients. He also shares insights on the challenges ahead for healthcare organizations and the importance of sustaining excellence as systems continue to grow.

In this episode, Kevin Webb, retired health system leader and author of Is Your Hospital Safe?, shares lessons from 35 years of hospital leadership and discusses reducing medical errors through stronger cultures, better processes, transparency and effective escalation.

In this episode, Dr. Noran Barry, Dual-Trained Breast Surgical Oncology & Surgical Critical Care UC Berkeley MPH student, discusses robotic nipple sparing mastectomy, advances in breast reconstruction, and how health systems can expand access to innovative, patient centered breast cancer care.

In this episode, Maureen Cappola, Executive Director of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Tufts Medicine, and Caitlin Rivet, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Operations at New England Neurological Associates, discuss how multidisciplinary collaboration and coordinated referrals can streamline the spine care journey, improve patient access and reduce delays.

In this episode, Michael Stern, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tower Health, discusses the health system’s financial recovery, strategic growth priorities, patient access, workforce culture and payer challenges. He also shares how partnerships and a focus on patient experience are shaping Tower Health’s future.

In this episode, Rhonda Hoyer, Vice President of Advanced Practice, Wisconsin & Illinois Divisions at Advocate Health, and Britney Broyhill, Vice President of Advanced Practice, North Carolina and Georgia division at Advocate Health, discuss strategies for optimizing the advanced practice workforce, improving patient access, and strengthening team based care through dedicated executive leadership.

In this episode, Tonya Johnson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, Health System Chief Operating Officer at MU Health Care, joins the podcast to discuss the role of specialized physicians and care teams in delivering high-quality care. She also shares insights on making care more convenient for patients and creating models that better meet their evolving needs.

This episode recorded live at the Becker's 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference features Danny Lee, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine Community Physicians, who discusses using AI to synthesize clinical data, support real-time decision-making, reduce provider burnout, and strengthen care coordination across settings.In collaboration with Philips.

In this episode, Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, RN, CRNA, Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Advocate Health, joins the podcast to discuss the workforce, workflows and work environment factors shaping the nursing profession. She shares insights on using flexible work hours and staffing and scheduling systems to support nurses, the retention strategies that are delivering results, and how healthcare organizations can help new graduates thrive as they begin their careers.

In this episode, Michael Morgan, SVP Strategic Analysis, Community Hospital Corporation, discusses the Rural Health Transformation Program, financial pressures facing rural hospitals, and strategies involving revenue cycle, partnerships, operational efficiency, and community support to strengthen long-term sustainability.This episode is sponsored by Community Hospital Corporation.