Healthcare Executive Podcast

What’s behind persistent self-doubt in accomplished leaders? William “Marty” Martin, PsyD, speaks with Tiara Walz, PhD, FACHE, and Lindsey Umlauf, DPT, FACHE, about imposter syndrome, why high achievers dismiss praise, how career transitions reactivate doubt, and the roles of inner critics and comparison in sustaining self-doubt.

The guests acknowledge contributions provided by Allison Ferro, PhD, FACHE, and Amelia Duran-Stanton, PhD.

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What administrative tasks are pulling clinicians from patients—and how do you reduce them? J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, CEO and Co-Founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, and Tim Fischer, President, Jackson and Coker Locum Tenens, outline steps leaders can take: ask staff what slows care, target EHR inefficiencies and prior authorization pain points, streamline workflows with process improvement teams, and measure impacts on time at bedside and retention to drive quick wins. 

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How can we move faster without making staff feel like the ground is shifting? Boykin Robinson, MD, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer at Core Clinical Partners, explains balancing agility with stability. He covers schedule optimization versus clinician consistency, the harm of unexplained change, the importance of clear communication and decision rhythms, and how psychological safety and structured disagreement let teams innovate without burnout.

How health systems can prepare for an evolving cancer screening landscape by integrating established and emerging screening approaches with the data, digital engagement, and workflow infrastructure needed to expand access, close screening gaps, and support coordinated care.

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Vamsee K. Potluri, FACHE, chats with Ashley Vertuno, FACHE, about his path from pre‑med studies to an MHA and MBA, his volunteer work at the VA and his administrative fellowship. Hear how mentorship, attending ACHE's Congress on Healthcare Leadership and taking tough assignments shaped his leadership.

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Before Dr. Regina Benjamin became the 18th U.S. Surgeon General, she was the only doctor in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, rebuilding the clinic she founded after two hurricanes and a fire. In this episode, host Dr. Cheryl Pegus sits down with Dr. Benjamin for a conversation spanning the gritty realities of healthcare in a town of 2,500 people to time spent in boardrooms at Kaiser Permanente and Ascension. Dr. Benjamin shares what it takes to build rural healthcare from the ground up, from a $5 envelope that captures why she does this work to her conviction that education is healthcare's highest-leverage investment in prevention.

Matthew Montoya, DrEng, researcher/faculty leader, The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, and David P. Rastall, DO, PhD, lead for Artificial Intelligence Innovation, Armstrong Institute Center, The Johns Hopkins University, discuss why AI must be governed as a clinical process. You’ll learn the difference between deployment and engineering, why clinician behavior becomes part of the AI system and how to set ongoing monitoring and clinical metrics. 

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Samuel Soltis, PhD, LFACHE, retired deputy director of health services, South Carolina Department of Corrections, discusses his career in correctional healthcare. He shares practical leadership tactics, as well as how he worked to expand clinical services, recruit clinicians and improve patient dignity.

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The healthcare CFO seat has changed. Margin pressure is no longer cyclical; it is a structural crisis driven by skyrocketing medical cost trends and aggressive payer denials. Today, finance leaders must look beyond traditional P&L to own strategy, technology and operating model design.

Bridging the gap between financial oversight and health system survival, Ensemble SVP of Finance, Matt Ennen, sits down with former HCA Healthcare CFO, Bill Rutherford, for a candid conversation built for CEOs, CFOs and COOs. Two finance leaders, two vantage points, one through line: the operators pulling ahead are the ones treating execution as a system, not a slide. Learn what's changed, what's broken and the one move to make in the next 90 days.

In this episode, Thomas Lee, MD, CMO, Press Ganey, shares practical steps health systems can take to strengthen trust in their communities and explores why trust matters for patient outcomes and operational resilience.

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