Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

This episode features Dr. Valerie McKinnis, VP & CMIO at Centura Health. Here, she discusses her background & what led her to her current role, the evolution of technology during the span of her career, innovative technologies she is currently leveraging for her organization, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.

This episode features Jakob Emerson, Insurance Editor at Becker's Healthcare. Here, he discusses an update on Medicaid on both the federal and state levels and Illinois passing a bill creating a state-run ACA exchange.

In this episode, Dr. Betsy Dovec, the Chief Executive Officer of BodyByBariatrics, joins the podcast to discuss the demand for bariatric surgery, factors that play an important role on whether a patient is a candidate for this, how ASC administrators and clinical leaders can collaborate with bariatric surgeons, and more!This episode is sponsored by Surgery Partners.

This episode features Kristen McDermott Woodrum, Partner at McGuireWoods LLP. Here, she discusses Pear Therapeutics filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the potential impact that will have on the digital therapeutics market.

This episode features Laura Dyrda, Vice President & Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare. Here, she discusses a proposed merger between BJC Healthcare & St. Luke’s Health System, Medicare remaining untouched by the debt ceiling agreement, and financial reports that came out for major health systems across the country.

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Shelly Disser, Vice President, Solution Delivery at MediQuant, to discuss strategic archiving and learn how it can help adress some of the top C-suite challenges of 2023.This episode is sponsored by MediQuant.

In this episode we share the best path to optimize your revenue cycle results. We're joined by two leaders from Xtend Healthcare: Mike Morris, President & CEO; and Billy Padilla, Chief Information Officer. Tune in for tips on benchmarking and setting goals, maximizing automation, and more!This episode is sponsored by Xtend Healthcare.

Dr. Conrad Gleber and Dr. Kathleen Fear of University of Rochester Medical Center join the podcast to discuss the potential impact of generative AI on healthcare as a whole, the importance of proceeding with caution when implementing new technologies, where they see the best opportunities for growth in the future, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.

John Polikandriotis, Chief Executive Officer at South Florida Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine joins the podcast to discuss his background, top 3 trends he's following in healthcare and ASCs today, current excitements, and how he's thinking about growth over the next year.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.

Between staffing shortages and shrinking budgets, healthcare staff are being asked to do more with less. How can IT and training teams better support clinicians in their use of technology when they themselves are often understaffed and working with tight budgets? Gundersen Health provides a scalable training and support model that combines self-paced learning with 1-on-1 support to improve clinician use of the EHR and drive value for the organization.This episode is sponsored by uPerform.