65: Your organization likely doesn't have enough women leaders—here's how to fix that

March 30th, 2021  |  45 mins 55 secs

external guests, health equity, leadership

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Erickajoy Daniels, SVP and chief diversity equity and inclusion officer at Advocate Aurora, to talk about how organizations can increase the number of women and women of color in senior leadership positions.

64: Why Contessa's CEO believes hospital at home benefits everyone (including hospitals)

March 23rd, 2021  |  36 mins 26 secs

external guests

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Travis Messina, co-founder and CEO of Contessa, to discuss why he believes at-home care can be beneficial not only to patients, but to hospitals as well, and how Contessa has helped hospitals in the wake of the Covid-19 epidemic.

63: Vaccine hunters, shoppers, avoiders (oh my!)

March 16th, 2021  |  31 mins 51 secs

covid-19

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Brandi Greenberg to talk about where Covid-19 vaccine progress stands in the United States currently and what strategies health leaders can use to distribute vaccines more equitably.

62: How Parkland is vaccinating Dallas County—and reducing health inequity

March 9th, 2021  |  47 mins 14 secs

covid-19, external guests, health equity

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Fred Cerise, CEO of Parkland Health and Hospital System, and Steve Miff, president and CEO of Parkland's Center for Clinical Innovation, to talk about the role health systems play in reducing inequities in Covid-19 vaccinations and why building community trust should be the backbone of any vaccination campaign.

61: Resilience: Not just a pandemic buzzword—and not the same as engagement

March 2nd, 2021  |  38 mins 25 secs

clinical workforce

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Katherine Virkstis and Anne Herleth to talk about what resilience actually means and how clinical leaders should change their approach to resilience amid the Covid-19 epidemic. Plus, Rae asks leadership expert Craig Pirner about how to enable a culture of resilience.

60: When disruptors fail to disrupt: Lessons from Amazon's venture with Haven Healthcare

February 23rd, 2021  |  31 mins 45 secs

industry consolidation, tech and ai

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Andrew Rebhan to talk about what lessons can be learned from the failed Haven venture and why big tech companies are trying to get into the health care space.

59: Why you have to embrace telework (and how to get it right)

February 16th, 2021  |  31 mins 6 secs

clinical workforce

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Serena Bernthal-Jones and Rachel Zuckerman to discuss how the Covid-19 epidemic has changed perspectives on telework and how managers can keep their staff engaged while working from home.

58: Political hype or practical change? Health policy under a unified government

February 9th, 2021  |  35 mins 6 secs

health policy

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Rob Lazerow and Ben Umansky to talk about what big changes in health care policy could occur in a unified government and what you need to do to prepare.

57: What will volumes look like in 2021?

February 2nd, 2021  |  22 mins 42 secs

Host Rachel Woods sits down the Advisory Board's Colin Gelbaugh to talk about what volumes might look like in 2021 and what health leaders can do to shape their volume outlook.

56: Vaccinating the globe, the ultimate systemness challenge

January 26th, 2021  |  37 mins 41 secs

covid-19, systemness

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Brandi Greenberg and Paul Trigonoplos to discuss the obstacles countries are facing in their rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine and how health leaders can help solve these challenges.

55: Biden's plan for fighting Covid-19

January 19th, 2021  |  22 mins 55 secs

covid-19, health policy

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns and Yulan Egan to discuss how the Biden administration plans to tackle the greatest health care challenges of our time—Covid-19. Together, they discuss how the Biden approach will differ from the Trump administration, where we can expect a similar path forward, and how quickly change will happen.

54: The votes are (finally) in—what the results in Georgia mean for healthcare

January 12th, 2021  |  19 mins 23 secs

health policy

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns to talk about what the results from Georgia's runoff elections mean for the Biden administration's healthcare agenda.