Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

This episode features Dr. Venkat Mothkur, Senior Divisional Strategy Consultant of Key Provider Contracting at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas. Here, he discusses his recent career move to Blue Cross and Blue Shield, his focus on automating processes for clinicians & revenue cycle, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here (https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/conferences-and-events/conference-reviewers-request-for-more-information.html?utm_source=email&utm_content=13annualwebsitehomepage).

This live episode from the Becker’s Hospital Review 13th Annual Meeting in Chicago features Ann Cappellari, Chief Medical Information Officer of SSM Health. Here, she discusses her efforts in ambient documentation solutions utilizing AI, the staffing crisis, and more.

Kathleen Wright, Administrator at Methodist Surgery Center Landmark, joins the podcast to discuss her background, top 3 trends she's following in healthcare and ASCs today, the importance for organizations to have a strong culture in order to recruit & retain staff, how she's thinking about growth over the next year, and more.

John Gaede, Director of Information Services at Sky Lakes Medical Center joins the podcast to discuss his background & what led him to working in IT, a ransomware attack that happened to Sky Lake’s and the steps they've taken to prevent more in the future, opportunities & headwinds he’s keeping his eye on, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here (https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/conferences-and-events/conference-reviewers-request-for-more-information.html?utm_source=email&utm_content=13annualwebsitehomepage).

Paul Barach, Facility and Senior Advisor to Dean at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, joins the podcast to discuss his background, key areas where he's improving patient safety, how he's standardizing harm prevention at Jefferson, and more!

This episode features Cheryl Lulias, President & CEO at Medical Home Network. Here, she discusses the work she does with Medical Home Network to improve care in underserved communities, how her organization is coordinating with local paramedics, the importance of looking at the patient as a consumer, and more.

This episode features Laura Crooks, CEO of Yakima Children’s Village. Here, she joins the podcast to discuss how her organization is advancing a movement to more intimate- at home healthcare for children.

Tracy Donegan, MHA, Chief Information and Innovation Officer at MLK Community Healthcare joins the podcast to discuss her background & what led her to her current position, how MLK is keeping up with the growth of the organization, the effectiveness of MLK’s chatbot “Mia”, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here (https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/conferences-and-events/conference-reviewers-request-for-more-information.html?utm_source=email&utm_content=13annualwebsitehomepage).

Kevin Makati, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer at Tampa Cardiac Specialists, joins the podcast to discuss his background, trends he is watching in the outpatient and ambulatory center space, how he's thinking about growth and adding value to his organization, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here (https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/conferences-and-events/conference-reviewers-request-for-more-information.html?utm_source=email&utm_content=13annualwebsitehomepage).

Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare, joins the podcast to discuss her background, opportunities and headwinds she's keeping her eye on, how she and her organization are looking at partnerships, the importance of having good cyber hygiene, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here (https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/conferences-and-events/conference-reviewers-request-for-more-information.html?utm_source=email&utm_content=13annualwebsitehomepage).