53: What will healthcare look like in 2021?

December 22nd, 2020  |  26 mins 18 secs

health policy

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns and Yulan Egan to discuss what the healthcare industry might look like in 2021 and what we can expect from different stakeholders.

52: Your role in vaccine distribution (and why it's harder than you think)

December 17th, 2020  |  23 mins 48 secs

covid-19

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Brandi Greenberg for part two of our vaccine update, this time talking about what Covid-19 vaccine distribution beyond clinical staff will look like for and how clinical leaders should prepare.

51: Covid-19 vaccines are coming. Are you ready?

December 15th, 2020  |  19 mins 27 secs

covid-19

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Brandi Greenberg to discuss what we know and don't know about the different Covid-19 vaccine candidates, how health systems should prepare for vaccine authorization, and what it means for clinicians on the frontlines.

50: How Covid should—and shouldn't—change your 2021 strategic plan

December 8th, 2020  |  24 mins 32 secs

covid-19, systemness

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Dave Willis to talk about what health care leaders should prioritize when setting their strategy for 2021 amid the Covid-19 epidemic.

Episode 49: When competitors unite—lessons from Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals

November 30th, 2020  |  31 mins 25 secs

external guests, leadership

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Tom Mihaljevic, MD and University Hospitals President and incoming CEO Cliff A. Megerian, MD, FACS to talk about how the two competitors came together to combat the Covid-19 epidemic and what their partnership will look like in the future.

Episode 48: The dire state of rural healthcare

November 17th, 2020  |  22 mins 49 secs

Host Rachel Woods sits down with equity expert Darby Sullivan to discuss the state or rural hospitals, the disproportionate impact Covid-19 is placing on rural communities, and what rural healthcare leaders must do to secure sustainability beyond the Covid-19 crisis.

Episode 47: The dawn of the Biden Era

November 10th, 2020  |  27 mins 3 secs

health policy

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns to talk about what health care moves a Biden administration might make right away.

Episode 46: The fall surge: Covid-19 and rural America

November 3rd, 2020  |  17 mins 19 secs

covid-19

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's coronavirus expert, Christopher Kerns, to talk about the recent surge in new coronavirus cases, what's causing the surge, and what hospital leaders should know to prepare.

Episode 45: Practice medicine or parent?: A workforce in crisis

October 27th, 2020  |  26 mins 49 secs

clinical workforce

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Sarah Hostetter and Lauren Rewers to discuss why flexibility and helping staff maintain a work/life balance is so important for the clinical workforce and how the Covid-19 epidemic has exacerbated existing challenges for working parents.

Episode 44: The healthcare issues on the ballot this year

October 20th, 2020  |  31 mins 9 secs

external guests, health policy

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Politico's Dan Diamond to talk about how the Trump administration has responded to Covid-19 and what issues healthcare leaders need to know this election season.

Episode 43: The right questions to ask about the future of value-based care

October 13th, 2020  |  29 mins 24 secs

value-based care

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Ben Umansky and Natalie Trebes to talk about where the healthcare industry currently stands on the path to value-based care and how COVID-19 is impacting that path.

Episode 42: How you can address inherent racial bias

October 6th, 2020  |  28 mins 3 secs

health equity

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Micha'le Simmons and Matt Corner to discuss the most important first step in addressing systemic racism—addressing our own inherent racial bias.