About the show

A top podcast for healthcare leaders, with over one million downloads, Radio Advisory is your weekly download on how to untangle the industry's most pressing challenges to help leaders like you make the best business decisions for your organization.

From unpacking major trends in care delivery—like site-of-care shifts and the rise of high-cost drugs—to demystifying stakeholder dynamics, to shining a spotlight on priorities that may get overlooked, we're here to help. Our hosts and seasoned researchers talk with industry experts to equip you with knowledge to confront today's unanswered questions in healthcare. New episodes drop every Tuesday. | www.advisory.com

Episodes

  • 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.

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    Episode 41: Why workforce diversity should be a top priority for your organization

    September 29th, 2020  |  28 mins 26 secs
    health equity

    Host Rachel Woods sits down with Micha'le Simmons, research lead with Advisory Board's HR Advancement Center, to discuss why workforce diversity should be a top priority for every health care organization.

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    Episode 40: Wearables: Disruption or distraction?

    September 24th, 2020  |  22 mins 26 secs
    tech and ai

    Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board expert partner Andrew Rebhan to discuss what you need to know about all the latest news on wearables.

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    Episode 39: The digital health landscape is changing fast—are you ready?

    September 22nd, 2020  |  34 mins 3 secs
    tech and ai

    Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's John League and Andrew Rebhan to talk about some of the recent major digital health deals, and what the future of digital health will look like.

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    Episode 38: How ProMedica prioritizes data to address social determinants of health

    September 15th, 2020  |  35 mins 48 secs
    external guests, health equity

    ProMedica’s Kate Sommerfeld, president of social determinants of health, and Brian Miller, chief medical information officer, talk with Advisory Board’s Rachel Woods about how their system addresses social determinants of health and the essential role that data and analytics play in any population health strategy.

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    Episode 37: Marc Harrison on Intermountain's approach to health equity

    September 10th, 2020  |  18 mins 46 secs
    external guests, health equity

    The need to address health inequities among racial and ethnic minorities isn’t new, but it’s recently received a lot of attention. In this episode of Radio Advisory, host Rachel (Rae) Woods sits down with Intermountain Healthcare CEO Marc Harrison for part two of their conversation. In this episode, Harrison gives his take on the best ways for health systems to approach health equity.

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    Episode 36: How Marc Harrison sees the healthcare landscape changing post-Covid-19

    September 8th, 2020  |  29 mins 24 secs
    covid-19, external guests

    The Covid-19 epidemic has already had a seismic effect on healthcare providers, and the impact is likely to be everlasting. In this episode of Radio Advisory, host Rachel (Rae) Woods interviews Intermountain Healthcare CEO Marc Harrison for part one of a two-part conversation. Hear his perspective on how the Covid-19 epidemic will change the delivery of healthcare going forward.

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    Episode 35: Zeke Emanuel on the path to a vaccine (and why it's much harder than you think)

    August 24th, 2020  |  37 mins 52 secs
    covid-19, external guests

    Host Rachel (Rae) Woods sits down with Ezekiel Emanuel to discuss his comprehensive Covid-19 vaccine plan. In this episode, Rae and Zeke discuss the immense challenge that is vaccine development and distribution and offer some actionable guidance for health care leaders looking to support the path to a Covid-19 vaccine.

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    Episode 34: A message from NYC—"remain vigilant"

    August 4th, 2020  |  30 mins 7 secs
    covid-19, external guests

    While the Covid-19 cases have been continuing to rise, some health care leaders have expressed the desire to return to "normal". However, the fight against Covid-19 is far from over. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods talks to the Chief Clinical Officer of Mount Sinai Health System, Dr. Jeremy Boal, about what it was really like to be on the frontlines of a surge market, what leaders can learn from what happened in New York, and why it is so important for health care leaders to continue to remain vigilant.

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    Episode 33: Are mega systems the future?

    July 28th, 2020  |  23 mins 56 secs
    industry consolidation, systemness

    Many have predicted an extreme view of hospital consolidation—and a future where there are only a handful of major health systems in the United States. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods questions how real that prediction is—and explores the impact of Covid-19 hospital consolidation. Alongside health system expert, Ben Umansky, Rae and Ben discuss the short and long-term impact on the industry and offers no-regrets tactics that organizations should take regardless of size.

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    Episode 32: Are independent physicians going extinct? Not so fast.

    July 21st, 2020  |  23 mins 4 secs
    physician landscape

    The realities of the pandemic mean that some physician groups will need to explore new partnership opportunities in order to weather the storm. However, it’s increasingly looking like there won’t be a major shakeup in physician ownership. Instead of looking to sell, independent practices are looking to maintain autonomy while exploring new opportunities for partnership. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods sits down with physician practice experts, Sarah Hostetter and Julie Riley, to give an update on physician practice financials, discuss the state of physician aggregation, and offer our perspective on the impact of Covid-19 on physician consolidation.

  • Episode 31: What the price transparency ruling means for providers

    July 14th, 2020  |  22 mins 56 secs
    health policy

    In recent years, there has been a push for more transparency in healthcare around the prices patients pay to receive care. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods sits down with finance expert, Robin Brand, to talk about why hospital leaders are opposed to price transparency, how they can begin to think about price transparency, and a focus on patient financial experience is so important.