How Healthcare Organizations Are Approaching Financial, Operational, and Strategic Decisions to Drive Long-term Value in a Challenging Economic Environment

In this episode, Ross Nelson, MD MBA, Senior Partner, Karishma Sharma, MD MHA, Managing Director and Adam McDonald, Managing Director, KPMG, discuss how healthcare organizations can move beyond cost cutting to create sustainable value through portfolio strategy, operational transformation, and disciplined investment. They share insights on deal activity, margin improvement, and what investors look for in a rapidly evolving market.This episode is sponsored by KPMG.

In this episode, Ben Fiechtner, Americas President, UiPath and Jason Bui, Healthcare Industry Practice Lead, UiPath, explore what it takes to move from AI pilots to enterprise-wide scale. They discuss operational transformation, ROI beyond point solutions, and how orchestration, governance, and leadership alignment drive measurable impact across healthcare workflows.This episode is sponsored by UiPath.

In this episode, Jason M. Raidbard, Executive Administrator of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UChicago Medicine, discusses the impact of upcoming Medicaid policy changes, evolving payer dynamics, and the growing role of AI in care coordination. He also shares leadership advice on mentorship, authenticity, and building meaningful relationships to drive long term success.

In this episode, Cicely “CC” Brooks, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., shares how innovative pipeline programs, career development, and residency redesign are strengthening the nursing workforce. She also discusses key pediatric trends, including vaccine education and workforce readiness, and why investing in children’s health today shapes outcomes for generations.

In this episode, Rohit Chandra, PhD, Chief Digital Officer at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the rapid adoption of AI scribes to reduce physician documentation burden, the expansion of AI into clinical risk prediction and operations, and how responsible, human centered governance is key to making healthcare safer, more efficient, and more scalable.

In this episode, Ben Fiechtner, Americas President, UiPath and Jason Bui, Healthcare Industry Practice Lead, UiPath, discuss how AI and automation are transforming complex healthcare workflows, from revenue cycle to patient triage. They share real-world examples of how organizations are driving efficiency, reducing administrative burden, and turning operational challenges into measurable impact.This episode is sponsored by UiPath.

In this episode, Gretchen Wagner, Associate Vice President - Risk Management, Humana, discusses how health plans are navigating cost pressures, workforce challenges, and rapid change by strengthening value-based partnerships and operational efficiency. She highlights the critical role of data interoperability, digital innovation, and analytics in improving member experience and long-term sustainability.

In this episode, Qualenta Kivett, Executive Vice President and Chief People and Talent Officer at Tampa General Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss removing barriers for clinicians and staff through tools like ambient listening. She also shares how the organization is expanding research efforts and strengthening partnerships to support workforce development and long-term growth.

In this episode, Dr. William Scharf, Executive Clinical Director of Quality and Safety at AdventHealth, shares how patient safety science, leadership behaviors, and system-wide training initiatives are shaping a high-reliability culture. He highlights the importance of psychological safety, frontline engagement, and cross-functional collaboration to drive continuous improvement.

What if medication access wasn’t fragmented? In this episode, we introduce Interra Health, formed by the merger of DoseSpot and Arrive Health, with a mission to unify the end-to-end medication journey—from medical and pharmacy benefits through prescription fulfillment.We explore how a new era of medication access is taking shape—driven by regulatory change, advancing interoperability, and real-time data at the point of care. By aligning policy, provider workflows, and patient-centered transparency, healthcare can begin to close the persistent gaps between prescribing and medication in hand—and ultimately improve outcomes across the journey.This episode is sponsored by Interra Health.