118: Commercial risk is possible—here's how

June 7th, 2022  |  19 mins 41 secs

value-based care

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Clare Wirth and Alex Taillian to discuss their research into commercial risk and why they believe commercial risk is possible for the health care industry.

117: 4 ways to prevent a physician shortage

May 24th, 2022  |  19 mins 57 secs

clinical workforce, physician landscape

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Daniel Kuzmanovich and Sebastian Beckmann to talk about the existence of a physician shortage and the solutions health care leaders can take to prevent one.

116: The ripple effects of overturning Roe v. Wade

May 17th, 2022  |  25 mins 46 secs

external guests

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Rebecca Willman, membership director of Abortion Care Network, to talk about the potential ramifications of the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that would potentially overturn Roe v. Wade.

115: How nurses (and nursing) make a difference

May 10th, 2022  |  25 mins

value-based care

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Carol Boston-Fleischhauer and Lauren Rewers to celebrate Nurses Month and talk about how health care leaders can bring joy back to nursing.

114: The evolving world of clinical evidence

May 3rd, 2022  |  34 mins 53 secs

external guests, value-based care

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Solomon Banjo and Pam Divack, and SVP of Optum Life Sciences Lou Brooks, to talk about the evolving role of evidence and how evidence impacts all parts of the health care ecosystem.

113: What it will take to get to meaningful risk

April 26th, 2022  |  29 mins 41 secs

value-based care

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Daniel Kuzmanovich and Clare Wirth to talk about what it will take for the health care industry to move towards meaningful risk, the biggest concerns leaders have about risk, and how one executive took action towards meaningful risk at her organization.

112: Defining digital transformation beyond buzzwords

April 19th, 2022  |  29 mins 55 secs

clinical innovation and affordability, tech and ai

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's John League to talk about what digital health actually means and what the goals behind it are.

111: Beyond Covid-19: What Stop the Spread can teach us about all health challenges

April 12th, 2022  |  30 mins 9 secs

covid-19, external guests

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Dr. Kavita Patel, former director of policy in the Obama administration and advisor to Stop the Spread, to discuss what lessons Covid-19 has taught the health care industry and how the industry can apply those lessons to other health care challenges.

110: Site-of-care shift is a global (and accelerating) trend

April 5th, 2022  |  27 mins 14 secs

provider strategy and financial outlook

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Colin Gelbaugh and Paul Trigonoplos to talk about how site-of-care shift trends are changing worldwide and why those shifts are happening.

109: Senior care: Why the next 10 years are critical

March 29th, 2022  |  20 mins 21 secs

Host Christopher Kerns sits down with Advisory Board's Yulan Egan to talk about how senior care has changed as a result of shifting demographics, politics, and the Covid-19 pandemic.

108: Supporting RNs by changing the structure of nursing

March 22nd, 2022  |  28 mins 20 secs

clinical workforce, value-based care

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Monica Westhead and Carol Boston-Fleischhauer to discuss what health leaders can do to support their nurses and why changing the structure of nursing is essential.

107: Health policies we're watching in 2022

March 15th, 2022  |  18 mins 15 secs

health policy

Host Rachel Woods invites policy expert Christopher Kerns to discuss the health care priorities that are ripe for congressional or regulatory action. Plus, Christopher shares his take on several health care cases pending in the courts that could have significant implications for the health care industry.