Curbside HealthCast

Primary care feels broken: rushed appointments, long waits, endless forms, and a printout you can’t read. But what if the real problem isn’t your doctor… It's how we pay for care?  In this episode of Curbside Health Cast, Dr. Brady Steineck explains physician compensation and why fee-for-service healthcare turns primary care into a visit factory. When the payment model rewards office visits, we ge...

Most people say they want to spend their final days at home, comfortable, surrounded by family, and cared for with dignity. But in real life, many patients with serious illnesses still end up in crisis mode: ER visits, repeat hospitalizations, ICU stays, and decisions made under stress.  In this episode of the Curbside Health Cast, host Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with Dr. Carrie Hyde, a physicia...

What if your pediatrician wasn’t just treating symptoms, but truly in your corner? In this episode of the Curbside Health Cast, Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with Dr. Shelley Senders, a pediatrician who has spent 37 years building one of the most innovative independent pediatric practices in the country. From integrating behavioral health directly into primary care, to using personality testing to...

Have you ever called a medical office with something that felt urgent… and got treated like an inconvenience?  In today’s episode, we talk about why modern healthcare can feel cold, why patients hear a quiet “no” through portal messages, policies, and rushed triage, and how good clinicians get trained into emotional distance without even realizing it. This is not a rant about bad people. It’s a br...

Healthcare is becoming financially unsustainable, and fee-for-service is a huge reason why. In this episode, Dr. Rodney Ison breaks down what value-based care actually requires and how to build a patient-centered model that works in the real world. If you’re one foot in value and one foot in fee-for-service, this is your wake-up call. Highlights: → Why fee-for-service pushes “widgets,” not outcome...

In this episode, we dive into US healthcare costs and unpack why healthcare is so expensive, from misaligned incentives to the erosion of primary care. Dr. Brady Steiner and guest Tom Campanella break down the rising healthcare costs and the true cost of healthcare in America, highlighting how primary care and healthcare costs are deeply connected. We explore the promise of value based primary car...

What if your patient’s next hospitalization could be prevented, not by guesswork, but by real-time data? In this episode of Curbside Health Cast, Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with Lauren Poult, VP of Medical Economics at Millennium Physicians, to unpack how healthcare analytics is changing the game for providers and patients alike. If you're a provider feeling stuck in outdated systems or overwhel...

Is burnout just part of the job, or can we actually lead and live differently in healthcare? In this episode of The Curbside HealthCast, host Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with leadership consultant and former PA Becky Wolf for a power-packed conversation that gets real about the emotional, cultural, and systemic toll of burnout in healthcare, and what can be done about it. From top-down leadership...

When patients feel like a “bother,” they stop calling, and their health suffers. In today’s episode of Curbside Health Cast, Dr. Brady Steineck tackles a hard question: how do we rebuild real connection between patients and providers in a system that’s overwhelmed, siloed, and too often reactive? Our guest is Stephanie Kerensky, RN, a 23-year emergency medicine nurse and account executive with Hea...

Is your practice ready for the Medicare/Medicaid shake-up?  In this episode of the Curbside Health Cast, Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with managing director Ronnen Isakov (Medic Management Group) to unpack what Washington’s newest “big, beautiful bill” really means for independent and hospital-based groups. If you’re staring down shrinking margins, rising costs, and a wave of new rules, this conve...

We all know cardiology is critical, but why is access to cardiac care often so frustratingly slow, inefficient, and costly? What if there were a better way? In this episode of The Curbside HealthCast, Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with the uniquely insightful Dr. Mike Hughes, cardiologist, healthcare administrator, and value-based care innovator. With decades of experience spanning clinical practic...

What if high-quality care didn’t have to mean high-cost care? What if innovation in medicine wasn’t born in big hospitals but in small, independent practices?  In this episode of Curbside HealthCast, Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with Dr. Nash Gabriel, a pioneering heme-onc specialist in Canton, Ohio, who’s proving that you don’t need a massive institution behind you to radically transform patient...

In this episode of The Curbside HealthCast, Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with seasoned leadership coach Dan Huckins to unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in healthcare: the difference between leadership and management. If you're a healthcare professional feeling the tension between burnout and mission, this episode delivers clarity, challenge, and hope. Dan shares from decades of experi...

In this episode of The Curbside HealthCast, Dr. Brady Steineck, family physician and CEO of Community Healthcare, shares a bold and deeply personal call to transform modern medicine. After years of navigating a broken system that rewards procedures over people, Brady realized something radical: healthcare isn’t about treating diseases; it’s about serving lives. With 19 primary care clinics across...

Welcome to the podcast dedicated to unpacking the real-world strategies, innovations, challenges, and opportunities in today’s American healthcare system. Whether you're a provider, administrator, or any type of leader in healthcare, this show equips you with the insights you need to lead with excellence in an ever-evolving landscape. Each episode dives into the nuts and bolts of value-based care,...