210: How you approach precision medicine matters—for some patients more than others

May 28th, 2024  |  31 mins 43 secs

clinical innovation and affordability, health equity

In this episode, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board clinical innovation experts Amanda Okaka and Fanta Cherif to break down the health equity conundrum presented by precision medicine: Will precision medicine reduce disparities, or exacerbate them? The answer depends on the actions—big and small—of industry leaders.

209: Predicting what oncology will look like in 2030

May 21st, 2024  |  30 mins 43 secs

service lines

In this episode, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board specialty care experts Lindsey Paul and Julia Elder to discuss what the future of cancer care will look like and what changes the industry needs to make in order to prepare.

208: Authors Jim and Bob Rebitzer ask, "Why can't healthcare be better and cheaper?" (Live from The Players 2024 Championship)

May 14th, 2024  |  44 mins 25 secs

clinical innovation and affordability, external guests

Host Rachel Woods invites economist Jim Rebitzer and healthcare consultant Bob Rebitzer, to address the question of their recent book – why can't healthcare be better and cheaper?

207: Nurses Week 2024: Build care teams, not assembly lines

May 7th, 2024  |  30 mins 40 secs

clinical workforce

Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board nursing experts Monica Westhead, Allyson Paiewonsky, and Ali Knight to discuss nursing workforce challenges and the barriers getting in the way of meaningful, sustainable solutions.

206: 24th Secretary of HHS Alex Azar shares his vision on healthcare transformation

April 30th, 2024  |  57 mins 59 secs

external guests, leadership, value-based care

Host Rachel Woods sits down with the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to discuss how he defines industry transformation and what leaders can do to advance towards that vision.

205: Live from ViVE 2024: Four leaders on how technology is redefining clinical work

April 23rd, 2024  |  46 mins 22 secs

clinical workforce, external guests, tech and ai

In this episode, recorded live at ViVE 2024, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Dr. Nele Jessel, Chief Medical Officer at athenahealth, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, President of the American Medical Association, Dr. Syl Trepanier, SVP and System Chief Nursing Officer at Providence, and Dr. Tina Shah, Chief Clinical Officer at Abridge, to discuss the ongoing workforce crisis, rising burnout, and how new technologies can help build a more sustainable workforce.

204: Unveiling "Bespoke Care": Healthcare's tailored future

April 16th, 2024  |  27 mins 31 secs

clinical innovation and affordability

The conventional wisdom of care delivery is changing. In this episode, host Abby Burns invites Advisory Board innovation experts Solomon Banjo and Nick Hula to unpack how unprecedented advancements in our ability to customize patient care is upending how we think about care delivery and financing. We've entered the era of "bespoke care."

203: Value series: Is the future of VBC in specialty care? Zing Health & Strive Health say yes.

April 9th, 2024  |  32 mins 27 secs

external guests, industry consolidation, service lines, value-based care

In the final episode of our value series, host Rachel Woods invites TJ Ackerman, Senior Vice President of Provider and Network Performance at Zing Health, and later Will Stokes, Chief Strategy Officer at Strive Health, to discuss what good specialty care looks like and why value-based specialty care is the future.

202: Value series: Why CenterWell (and Humana) is going all in on senior care

April 2nd, 2024  |  32 mins 12 secs

external guests, industry consolidation, value-based care

In part two of our value series, host Rachel Woods invites Dr. Sanjay Shetty, President of CenterWell, Humana's provider arm, to discuss how they are growing an effective value-based care strategy by focusing on senior care management.

201: Value series: What does health system VBC adoption actually look like?

March 26th, 2024  |  26 mins 31 secs

provider strategy and financial outlook, value-based care

To kick off our value series, host Abby Burns invites Advisory Board value-based care experts Clare Wirth and Daniel Kuzmanovich to shed light on how far health systems have actually progressed on the path to value-based care and break down why that journey – and its destination – will look different for every system.

200: Why 2024 is a make-or-break year for corporate medical groups

March 19th, 2024  |  32 mins 40 secs

industry consolidation, physician landscape

In this episode, host Rae Woods invites Advisory Board physician experts Sarah Roller and Eliza Dailey to discuss why 2024 will be a make-or-break year for corporate medical groups, and what that means for the rest of the industry.

199: Why can't providers and plans just get along?

March 12th, 2024  |  31 mins 26 secs

In this episode, host Abby Burns invites Advisory Board experts Max Hakanson and Eileen Fennell to get to the bottom of escalating tensions between health plans and providers and give a peek behind the curtain of what their research suggests it will take for the two stakeholders to improve their relationships.