Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

This episode features Dr. Arun Mathews, Chief Medical Officer of MultiCare Auburn & Covington Medical Centers. Here, he discusses background and professional journey, the biggest issues in healthcare, essential skills and qualities for leaders, and more.

Recorded live at the 11th Annual Becker’s Healthcare CEO + CFO Roundtable, this episode features Nicholas M. Holmes, Senior Vice President & COO at Rady Children’s Hospital - San Diego. Here, he discusses his background, how payer relationships are changing, what technology his organization is utilizing in their revenue cycle, his thoughts on how the regulatory landscape is changing, and more.This episode is brought to you by R1 RCM, a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the financial performance of hospitals, health systems, and medical groups. R1 delivers proven, scalable operating models that power sustainable improvements to net patient revenue, while reducing operating costs. To learn how you can build a future-ready revenue cycle today, visit us at www.r1rcm.com/beckers (http://www.r1rcm.com/beckers) 

Tracy Chu, Corporate Vice President, Population Health/Chief Executive, ACO, Scripps Health joins the podcast to share her strategic vision for the next year, exploring the landscape of population health. She discusses the initiatives in her domain, transformative projects shaping the future of healthcare, and the essential steps healthcare executives must take now to ensure the success of their organizations.

Dane Peterson, Former Interim Chief Executive Officer at Emory Healthcare joins the podcast to discuss his latest work, Emory Healthcare being the first hospital in the country to treat the Ebola virus in 2014, and advice for hospitals and health systems who have a major hospital close near them.

Listen in as Cardio Diagnostics' CEO, Meesha Dogan, engages in a captivating conversation with Dr. Zain Hakeem, the visionary owner of RiverRock Medical, a leading concierge medicine practice.In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Hakeem shares invaluable insights as a hospitalist and pioneering advocate of personalized medicine. Discover how concierge medicine practices are at the forefront of driving the adoption and evaluation of cutting-edge medical technologies.This episode is sponsored by Cardio Diagnostics (https://cardiodiagnosticsinc.com/).

Tune into this 15-minute talk with Dr. Nickles, Regional Medical Director at TeamHealth, for tips to ensure your core staff is stable. In this episode, you'll hear everyday things you can do to help care for patients and more.This episode is sponsored by TeamHealth (https://www.teamhealth.com).

Kerry Heinrich, CEO of Adventist Health joins the podcast to discuss how his legal background informs his work as CEO, Adventist Health's 2022 financial performance, what too many people are over-estimating in healthcare, and more!

Jakob Emerson, Insurance Editor at Becker's Healthcare joins the podcast to discuss CMS halting Medicaid redeterminations in 'half-dozen states' and what payers are currently saying about covering weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

In this 15 minute interview we talk with Heather Smith, Vice President Eligibility & Enrollment Services at Conifer Health Solutions, about Medicaid enrollment. Tune in for insights on supporting Medicaid enrollment, being proactive around patient's eligibility, and more.This episode is sponsored by Conifer Health Solutions (https://www.coniferhealth.com/)

This episode features Dr. Scott Soefje, Director of Pharmacy Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic. Here, he discusses his background, excitement surrounding AI in pharmacy, trends he is keeping his eye on, the shortage of certain oncological drugs, and much more.

In this episode we are joined by Melissa Caswell, Director of Coding Audits and Education for Xtend Healthcare's Mid Revenue Cycle and Colleen Goethals, Vice President of mid revenue cycle at Xtend Healthcare to discuss ENM coding and AMA's medical decision making table to assist providers and coders.This episode is sponsored by Xtend Healthcare (https://xtendhealthcare.net/). Please check out this featured content for more information on this topic:https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/evaluation-and-management-coding-changes-what-organizations-need-to-know.html (https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/evaluation-and-management-coding-changes-what-organizations-need-to-know.html)

In this episode, we are joined by Farzin Khaghani, the Chief Commercial Officer at Maxx Orthopedics. He discusses the challenges and opportunities that come with the adoption of value-based care in healthcare, what ASCs should look at within their current operations in order to move toward value-based care, the features that Maxx Orthopedics' Quick Recovery Solutions helps to address, and more!This episode is sponsored by Maxx Orthopedics (https://www.maxxortho.com/).

In this episode we talk with John Berg, Marketing Director and AVP of UF Health, and Ryan Donohue, Strategic Advisor at NRC Health. Tune into this 19 minute conversation for insights on restoring trust and loyalty as we emerge from the fog of the pandemic, parts of the patient experience leaders should keep an eye on, and much more.This episode is sponsored by NRC Health (https://nrchealth.com/).

In this episode Valinda Rutledge welcomes Steve Neorr, COO and Mark Reardon, Chief Quality Officer at Upstream to discuss using quality data with pcps to transform care. Join us us to hear the key aspects needed to support care.This episode is sponsored by Upstream (https://upstream.org/).

Tune in as we introduce Amplify Revenue Cycle Management, a subsidiary of Ovation Healthcare, and discuss their newest offering in professional fee billing. This 15 minute chat features Scott Cooper, President of Amplify Revenue Cycle Management, and Addison Stearns, Chief Information Officer at CompMed.We’ll cover why now is the perfect moment for Amplify to enter this space, backed by their suite of tech-enabled revenue cycle solutions.This episode is sponsored by Ovation Healthcare (https://ovationhc.com/)