Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, we discuss challenges in consumer-directed benefits, designing tools that work for consumers and admins, and more! Tune in to hear the insights of Jason Bornhorst, the CEO & co-founder of First Dollar.This episode is sponsored by First Dollar (https://www.firstdollar.com/).

Peter Chang, MD, Vice President of Healthcare Design,Tampa General Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss his background & passion for healthcare technology, how he's thinking about growth and adding value to his organization, a risk or investment worth making this year, and more.

In this episode we discuss improving vendor-provider relations, essential technologies for Payers right now, and much more. Tune in and hear the insights of Angela Adams, the Director of Professional Services, Healthcare Payer at Kiriworks.This episode is sponsored by Kiriworks (https://www.kiriworks.com/).

This episode features Dr. Rick Goins, Chief Operating Officer at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital. Here, he discusses his background in hospital operations, challenges surrounding labor shortages, his focus on staff engagement, advice for emerging leaders, and more.

In this episode we discuss workforce operations with the EVP & General Manager of Oracle Health, Travis Dalton. Tune in to learn about key trends and needs in healthcare's technology space, advice for addressing workforce challenges, and more.This episode is sponsored by Oracle Health (https://www.oracle.com/industries/healthcare/).

In this episode we are joined by regular guest Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare, to discuss CMS pitching inpatient payment rule for 2024 and Fitch reporting that there are signs of easing labor pressures for hospitals.

This live episode from the Becker’s Hospital Review 13th Annual Meeting in Chicago features Nari Heshmati, Senior Regional Medical Director at Optum. Here, he discusses his career journey, what issues he is currently focused on, and more.

Dr. Rajaie Batniji, CEO and Co-Founder of Waymark, joins the podcast to discuss the opportunity to innovate in Medicaid managed care, how Medicaid is structured in the US and organized in each state, why Medicare Advantage startups pull in much more outside capital than Medicaid startups, and more!

In this episode, we are joined by Samantha Olds Frey, CEO at Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans, to discuss her background, what she's seeing with Medicaid redeterminations and what health plans need to know, the big healthcare trends she's following right now, and the advice she has for aspiring healthcare leaders.

This live episode from the Becker’s Hospital Review 13th Annual Meeting in Chicago features Chris Harper, Chief Information Officer at The University of Kansas Health System & Medical Center. Here, he discusses his career journey, what issues he is currently focused on, remote vs onsite workforce, and more.This episode is sponsored by Insight Global Health (https://insightglobal.com/industries/healthcare/).