Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, regular guest Amber Walsh, Partner at McGuireWoods LLP shares 3 pieces of advice for leaders.

This episode features Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial at Becker’s Healthcare. Here, she discusses the AHA saying that hospitals need more than 0% margins, Centura Health folding into CommonSpirit, and the world vying for more healthcare workers.

In this episode, Scott discusses the 4 Payers in the top 20 of all US companies by revenues.1. UnitedHealthGroup - Down 5%2. CVS Health - Down 18%3. Cigna - Down 9.62%4. Elevance (formerly Anthem Blue Cross) - Down - 8.25%

In this episode Scott Becker discusses 7 of the top healthcare stories of the day.

Bob Sarkar, President & CEO, Arkansas Health Network, joins the podcast to discuss his background, the process of Arkansas Health Network receiving URAC accreditation, how his team will continue to build on this success in the future, and where he sees the best opportunities to provide patient care over the next two to three years.

This episode features Jakob Emerson, Insurance Editor at Becker's Healthcare. Here, he discusses CVS Health & Humana’s Q2 earnings & a string of prior authorization updates across the country from the government as well as private insurers.

In this episode, we are joined by regular guest, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare, to discuss Kaufman Hall reporting hospitals median YTD operating margin index improved to 1.4% in June, the gap between high-performing hospitals and those that are struggling widening, and Walgreens looking for a CFO with significant healthcare experience.

Artificial intelligence, also known as AI, is streamlining processes within healthcare, particularly related to diagnosing and managing patient care. In this podcast interview, M.E. (Doc) de Baca, Chair of the College of American Pathologists’ Council on informatics and Pathology Innovation discusses the complexities of integrating AI into patient care, considering the practical, ethical and collaborative aspects that need to be addressed for effective implementation and improved patient care.This episode is sponsored by College of American Pathologists (https://www.cap.org/).

This episode recorded live at the 20th Annual Becker’s Healthcare Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference features Dr. Christopher Good, President, Virginia Spine Institute. Here, he discusses his background, why he is a proponent of motion preservation in the lumbar spine, what data has made the biggest impact on him, how motion preservation will evolve in the future, and more.This episode is sponsored by Aesculap Implant Systems (https://www.aesculapimplantsystems.com/en.html).

This episode features Dr. Mark Socinski, Executive Director (Thoracic Cancer) & Medical Oncologist at AdventHealth. Here, he discusses his background & work with AdventHealth, his new research recently published in JAMA that finds having an inflammatory side effect with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) might not be such a bad thing, how this research can help with survival rates, if this may extend into other areas of cancer, and more.