Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Justin Oppenheimer, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Surgery Partners Inc., discusses the growth of ambulatory surgery, health system partnerships, physician alignment, operational excellence, and the organization's priorities around people, growth, and performance. He also shares his approach to leading a large, distributed organization and building a culture of accountability and engagement.

This episode recorded live at the Becker's 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference features Drew Smith, Chief Data and AI Officer, ChristianaCare, discussing AI prioritization, value measurement, and preparing for an Epic implementation. He shares how health systems can focus on high-impact opportunities, establish disciplined processes, and ensure AI investments deliver meaningful results.

In this episode, Laura Dyrda, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Healthcare, discusses major health system mergers and acquisitions, including the Rush and Endeavor Health deal, and the factors driving consolidation. She also examines rising costs, worsening payer mix, and growing financial challenges facing hospitals and health systems.

This episode recorded live at the Becker's 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference features Russell Horton, DO, Division Medical Director, BMG Primary Care, Banner Health, who discusses using AI to bring context to fragmented patient data, support proactive and preventative care, and responsibly scale technology while keeping safety and clinicians at the forefront. In collaboration with Philips.

In this episode, Rachel M. Rose, MD, Inpatient Physician, Assistant Professor, Albuquerque, NM, discusses gaps in schizophrenia care, including access, inpatient capacity, care transitions, follow-up and community support. This episode is sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb.

In this episode, Otto Sipe, Co-founder and CEO of Photon Health, discusses giving patients greater visibility and control over pharmacy choice while using technology to streamline prescription fulfillment, coverage and access. This episode is sponsored by Photon Health.