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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160: What navigating complexity can tell us about leadership
April 25th, 2023 | 38 mins 43 secs
external guests, leadership
In this episode, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board's expert on executive development, Matt Cornner to discuss leading in times with complexity. We'll also hear leadership stories from Advisory Board's CEO, Adele Scielzo, and two leaders from UnitedHealth Group – Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson and chief sustainability officer Patricia Lewis.
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159: Ozempic, Wegovy, and our questions on weight management drugs
April 18th, 2023 | 41 mins 5 secs
clinical innovation and affordability
Host Rachel Woods talks with researchers Kara Marlatt, Gaby Marmolejos, and Chloe Bakst about the questions healthcare leaders have about the growing demand and accessibility of new weight management drugs and what this could mean for the industry.
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158: Advisory Board's spokespersons reflect on moments that changed healthcare
April 11th, 2023 | 28 mins 54 secs
leadership
Host Rachel Woods invites her Advisory Board co-spokespersons Ford Koles and Aaron Mauck to discuss their collective experiences in delivering healthcare insights to leaders.
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155: Nursing homes are closing (and you should be paying attention)
March 21st, 2023 | 26 mins 23 secs
clinical workforce, provider strategy and financial outlook
Host Rachel Woods invites post-acute care experts Monica Westhead and Blake Zissman to discuss the reasons behind skilled nursing facility (SNF) closures and why all stakeholders in healthcare should be paying attention to this troubling trend.
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153: Why health systems should take action on climate change
March 7th, 2023 | 42 mins 33 secs
external guests, provider strategy and financial outlook
Host Rachel Woods invites Neal Hogan, chairman of Healthcare Climate ActionWorks, to discuss the role the healthcare industry plays in addressing climate change and why health systems should lead the charge.
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152: The global workforce crisis (and possible solutions)
February 28th, 2023 | 39 mins 24 secs
clinical workforce
Host Rachel Woods invites international healthcare experts Alex Polyak and Paul Trigonoplos to talk about current challenges facing healthcare organizations abroad, as well as innovations and experiments in tackling universal workforce shortages.
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151: Making vendor-provider partnerships work
February 21st, 2023 | 34 mins 42 secs
provider strategy and financial outlook, tech and ai
Host Rachel Woods invites health system expert Paul Trigonoplos and digital health expert John League to discuss why provider-vendor relationships fail and ways to make these arrangements as pain-free as possible.
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150: Senior Care (Part 2): The rapid growth of Medicare Advantage
February 14th, 2023 | 33 mins 22 secs
industry consolidation
In part two of Radio Advisory's senior care series, host Rachel Woods invites senior care expert Aaron Hill and health plan expert Max Hakanson to discuss the rise of Medicare Advantage and how to gauge its success for cross-industry stakeholders.
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149: Senior Care (Part 1): Specialized primary care for an aging population
February 7th, 2023 | 26 mins 15 secs
industry consolidation, provider strategy and financial outlook
In part one of Radio Advisory’s senior care series, host Rachel Woods talks with analysts Sebastian Beckmann and Elysia Culver about the rising demand for senior-focused primary care and its potential opportunities and challenges. Rachel also gives an update on what the end of the pandemic-related public health emergency means for stakeholders and what should be on your radar.
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148: The promise (and perils) of physician autonomy
January 31st, 2023 | 35 mins 9 secs
physician landscape
Host Rachel Woods talks with physician experts Eliza Dailey and Sarah Hostetter about the latest trends in the provider landscape and why the promise of autonomy creates tension with the need for integration.
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147: Pursuing growth in today's financial landscape
January 24th, 2023 | 24 mins 24 secs
provider strategy and financial outlook
Host Rachel Woods invites healthcare strategy experts Colin Gelbaugh and Vidal Seegobin to discuss how current economic challenges have shifted health systems' growth strategies and how leaders can advance their growth strategy.
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146: Part 2: What CEOs need to know in 2023
January 17th, 2023 | 35 mins 5 secs
clinical innovation and affordability, clinical workforce, industry consolidation, provider strategy and financial outlook
Host Rachel Woods joins Advisory Board executive strategy experts Natalie Trebes and Aaron Mauck to talk about what leaders need to know today to shape the future of healthcare beyond 2023.