Episodes

In this episode, Scott Becker highlights 12 healthcare innovations shaping the future of care, including AI, GLP-1s, precision medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and more.

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Stephen Parodi, EVP, External Affairs, Communications & Brand, The Permanente Federation & The Permanente Medical Group. He discusses leading through healthcare transformation, expanding value-based care into new markets, leveraging technology to improve outcomes, and building authentic leadership cultures that support innovation and workforce resilience.

In this episode, Yaw Fellin, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Clinical Decision Support and Provider Solutions at Wolters Kluwer Health, discusses how thoughtful partnerships, workflow integration, and trust are essential to scaling innovation in healthcare. This episode is sponsored by Wolters Kluwer.

In this episode, Comron Saifi, MD & Neel Patel, MD, Co-Founders of ClinicFlow, share insights into how their AI voice platform is streamlining patient access, automating workflows, and resolving the majority of inbound calls for surgical specialty clinics. They also discuss scaling innovation, improving referrals and prior authorizations, and lessons from building a physician-led startup.

In this episode, Atizazul Mansoor, MD, Chair of the Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC in Central Pennsylvania, and Samir Saba, MD, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, join the podcast to discuss how their organization is restructuring to better meet the growing demands in cardiology. They share perspectives on reducing the length of education and training pathways to encourage more physicians to enter the field and help address workforce nee...

In this episode, Matthew Wolthoff, President of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley, joins the podcast to discuss leading with patient experience in pediatric care. He shares how his team is accommodating rising demand, while advancing Driscoll Children’s mission to expand access and deliver high-quality care to more children and families.

In this episode, Heather Dunn, MBA, FHFMA, CHFP, EHRC, CRCR, Senior Vice President, Revenue Cycle at Novant Health, shares how her team is redesigning the revenue cycle with a focus on technology, efficiency, and team engagement. She also discusses key trends including price transparency, capacity challenges, and the growing role of AI like voice technology in improving patient access and financial experience.

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Sunil Dadlani, Executive Vice President, Chief Information & Digital Officer and Chief Cyber Security Officer, Atlantic Health System. He explores the shift to agentic AI, the importance of governance over fragmented innovation, and how healthcare leaders can build secure, resilient, and future ready digital organizations. In collaboration with Insight Global.

In this episode, Kellan Tittle, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, People Incorporated Mental Health Services, discusses the shift from access to outcomes, workforce challenges, and how AI is improving documentation and efficiency. He also shares how integrated care models and disciplined growth strategies are shaping the future of nonprofit mental health services.

In this episode, Dr. Tunde Sotunde, President and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina & CuraCor Solutions, discusses the drivers of rising healthcare costs, the importance of value-based care and whole-person health, and how innovative programs and partnerships are improving access, affordability, and outcomes across the state.

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Peter Banko, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baystate Health. He shares how embracing AI is reshaping strategy across clinical and operational areas, while highlighting the need for stronger leadership, workforce development, and partnerships to prepare for the future of care. In collaboration with Insight Global.

In this episode, Jakob Emerson, Associate News Director, Becker’s Healthcare, breaks down the latest payer earnings, the evolving landscape of prior authorization reform, major AI investments across the insurance industry, and the growing instability within ACA marketplace plans.

In this episode, Rob Allen, CEO of Intermountain Health, discusses how the organization is navigating rapid transformation through AI, digital innovation, and large-scale operational change while staying focused on caregiver support, simplification, and proactive care.

Burnout is reshaping medicine. Can AI actually help? In this episode, Matt Troup, PA-C, sits down with Scott Holmes, Medical Director at Petaluma Health Center, and Maria Byron, Associate CMIO at UCSF, to talk about what meaningful AI adoption really looks like on the ground. They dig into the friction, the skepticism, and the moments when something finally clicks, and share how AI-supported documentation is helping clinicians spend less time at the keyboard and more time with their patients. ...

In this episode, Daniel R. Tasset, Founder and Executive Chairman of NueHealth and Nueterra Capital, shares his perspective on the shift toward value-based care, rising consumerism, and the future of ambulatory healthcare. He also offers practical leadership advice on building habits, anticipating change, and developing leaders who can scale impact.

In this episode, Scott Becker explores 12 major healthcare innovations including the rapid expansion of AI, GLP 1 drugs, precision medicine, minimally invasive surgery, evolving care models, and new approaches to pharmaceuticals, and more.

In this episode, Jennifer Gamm Ruschman, Assistant Vice President of Digital Health, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Amy McCarthy, Chief Nursing Officer, Hippocratic AI, discuss how nurses are co-designing AI tools like Nurse Copilot to reduce administrative burden, improve workflow, and ensure safety, empathy, and trust at the bedside. This episode is sponsored by Hippocratic AI.

In this episode, Tessa Misiaszek, President of Leadership Solutions at AMN Healthcare, explores how rural healthcare organizations can adapt to new CMS expectations by strengthening data infrastructure, leadership capacity, and operating models. She shares why workforce strategy, accountability, and transformational leadership are critical to sustaining performance and long term success. This episode is sponsored by AMN Healthcare.

In this episode, Dr. Maulik Purohit, Chief Health Innovation Officer at datosX Digital Health Labs, discusses the dual reality of digital health, from documentation burden and clinician burnout to the rapid rise of AI-powered tools improving diagnostics and access to care.

In this episode, Priscilla Samuel, DNP, FNP-BC - System Vice President - Advanced Practice Nursing, Mount Sinai Health System, shares how advanced practice providers are driving access, innovation, and workforce sustainability across healthcare. She also discusses leadership lessons, the role of AI in elevating care, and why investing in people is essential to delivering patient-centered outcomes.

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Athena Minor, Chief Nursing and Clinical Officer, Ohio County Healthcare. She discusses navigating financial uncertainty in a rural critical access hospital, making disciplined decisions about priorities, and strengthening workforce resilience through culture, flexibility, and proactive planning. In collaboration with Insight Global.

In this episode, Steve Liou, Founder and CEO of Clarium, and Dr. Steven Klasko, Executive in Residence at General Catalyst, join Scott Becker to explore how supply chain is emerging as a strategic driver of margin, total cost of care, and health system sustainability. They discuss why operational AI is delivering faster ROI than clinical AI, how better data and automation can unlock billions in savings, and why rethinking supply chain is critical to the future of healthcare. This episode is spo...

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Mark Behl, President and Chief Executive Officer, NorthBay Health. He shares how he is balancing growth with financial constraints, engaging frontline teams in decision making, and building a more resilient workforce through data driven focus and long term talent strategies. In collaboration with Insight Global.

In this episode, Scot Becker highlights 6 key healthcare stories including ACA marketplace disruptions, breakthroughs in AI driven early cancer detection, major health system deals, and more.