As host and head of content for Radio Advisory, Rachel (also known as “Rae”) plans and prioritizes episodes based on the most pressing challenges of the day. As host, Rae interviews industry experts, breaking down the top issues executives should be thinking about and eliciting the actionable next steps healthcare leaders should take.
Rachel (Rae) Woods has hosted 190 Episodes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.