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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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198: PE firm General Catalyst is buying a hospital — here's our take
March 5th, 2024 | 35 mins 5 secs
industry consolidation, provider strategy and financial outlook
In this episode, host Rachel Woods and co-host Abby Burns bring back Advisory Board health system expert Vidal Seegobin to interpret the news that venture capitalist firm General Catalyst intends to acquire Summa Health. We've long said “no one is buying hospitals” – have we been wrong?
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196: The future of surgery (no, it's not just robots)
February 20th, 2024 | 32 mins 27 secs
clinical innovation and affordability, provider strategy and financial outlook
In this episode, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board experts Isis Monteiro, Miles Cottier, and Paul Trigonoplos to discuss how innovation is shaping surgical care (hint: it's not just robots performing procedures) and what it will actually take to see health systems reclaim their margins.
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194: The patients are not all right: Unpacking the quality crisis with The Joint Commission's Dr. David Baker
February 6th, 2024 | 39 mins 53 secs
external guests, health equity, provider strategy and financial outlook
In this episode, host Rachel Woods talks with Darby Sullivan, Advisory Board's equity expert, about the state of clinical quality. She also speaks with Dr. David Baker, Executive Vice President for Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement at The Joint Commission, to discuss why patient quality is declining and what the industry can do to improve it.
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193: Is health system growth still possible?
January 30th, 2024 | 33 mins 21 secs
provider strategy and financial outlook
In this episode, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board health systems expert Vidal Seegobin, and quantitative insights expert Larry Watts to discuss why heath systems might have to first shrink in order to grow and stabilize their business for the future.
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192: What CEOs need to know in 2024 (Part 2)
January 23rd, 2024 | 28 mins 33 secs
clinical innovation and affordability, clinical workforce, industry consolidation, provider strategy and financial outlook
In this episode host Rachel Woods continues her conversation with Advisory Board experts Natalie Trebes, Prianca Pai, and Sharon Yuen about what should be on CEOs radar in 2024, with a focus on changes in who delivers care and how it’s paid for.
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191: What CEOs need to know in 2024 (Part 1)
January 16th, 2024 | 32 mins 33 secs
clinical innovation and affordability, clinical workforce, industry consolidation, provider strategy and financial outlook
In this episode, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board experts Natalie Trebes, Prianca Pai, and Sharon Yuen to discuss the industry changes that healthcare leaders need to know now and prepare for in 2024.