Radio Advisory

The crisis phase of the pandemic is starting to wane, giving the health care industry time to reflect and think about the lessons learned from the pandemic. In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Dr. Kavita Patel, former director of policy in the Obama administration and advisor to Stop the Spread, to discuss what lessons Covid-19 has taught the health care industry and how the industry can...

Advisory Board has been tracking site-of-care shifts in the health care industry for many years, but it's important to remember those changes aren't just happening in the United States, but worldwide. In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Colin Gelbaugh and Paul Trigonoplos to talk about how site-of-care shift trends are changing worldwide and why those shifts are happening...

As the baby boomer generation has aged, how providers approach senior care has changed, and the Covid-19 pandemic has altered that approach even further. In this episode, Christopher Kerns sits down with Advisory Board's Yulan Egan to talk about how senior care has changed as a result of shifting demographics, politics, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Links: People want to 'age in place.' Why is the op...

As we enter year three of the battle against Covid-19, the nursing workforce is in a dire state. But there is something health leaders can do. In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Monica Westhead and Carol Boston-Fleischhauer to discuss what health leaders can do to support their nurses and why changing the structure of nursing is essential. Links: The nursing shortage, di...

It’s been more than a year since President Biden took office–and now—we’ve heard the President’s first State of the Union address. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites health care expert Christopher Kerns to share the policies we’re watching in 2022. Together, they explore the health care priorities that are ripe for congressional or regulatory action and discuss some of the cases pending i...

At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago, many health experts were making predictions about what the future may hold, including Advisory Board's experts. In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns and Amanda Berra to discuss what we got right, what we got wrong, and some of the most surprising ways the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the health care i...

Understanding value and value-based care is one of the biggest issues facing the health care industry today. In this episode, host Christopher Kerns sits down with Advisory Board's Solomon Banjo and Katie Schmalkuche to discuss what we learned when we convened senior decision makers from across the industry. Leaders from pharma, med device, health systems, physician groups, employers, tech compani...

The physician landscape is constantly changing, and now there are more partners than ever before. In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Eliza Dailey to talk about the changing physician landscape and why you should be talking about "physician partnership" rather than "alignment." Links: What independent physicians do (and don't) want from potential partners 3 common myths a...

Addressing the social determinants of health and health equity in a community may be one of the biggest challenges for health care organizations. In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Darby Sullivan and Solomon Banjo to talk about why organizations have trouble with health equity and what they can do to be more equitable. Links: The CEO’s Role in Advancing Health Equity 3 p...

One of the most commonly-asked questions of health care experts is—which country has the best health care system? In this episode, host Christopher Kerns sits down with Advisory Board's Vidal Seegobin to try and answer that question by looking at how different countries around the world have handled the Covid-19 pandemic and what that says about the quality of their health care system. Links: Covi...

The physician landscape has changed a lot, especially over the past couple of years. In this episode, host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Sarah Hostetter and Prianca Pai to get a look at what the physician landscape looks like right now and offer a new way to view physicians. Links: We've been defining the independent physician landscape wrong—here's a new approach The who's who of p...

Episode 81 was originally released on June 29, 2021. As we come towards the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, it's time to start looking at how the pandemic, alongside other big market forces, will shape healthcare in the future. In this episode, Rae sits down with Advisory Board's Nick Cericola to talk about how changing demographics could affect the healthcare industry in the next 10 years—and why y...

Episode 68 was originally released on April 20, 2021. Much has been said about the behavioral health crisis lurking in the background behind the Covid-19 epidemic, but much of that talk has been regarding behavioral health in adults, despite the fact the issue is significantly worse among children. In this episode, Rae sits down with a team from Seattle Children's—Ginger Hines, executive director,...

Episode 59 was originally released on February 16, 2021. Much of the United States has been working from home either full-time or part-time since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic leading many companies to change their policies on telework going forward. In this episode of Radio Advisory, Rae sits down with Advisory Board's Serena Bernthal-Jones and Rachel Zuckerman to discuss how the Covid-19 ep...

This episode was recorded on January 4, 2022. The omicron variant is continuing to spread rapidly throughout the United States, leading to record numbers of new Covid-19 cases in many areas. In this episode, Christopher Kerns sits down with Advisory Board's Pam Divack to talk about the healthcare industry implications of the omicron variant, including what the political and policy responses to the...

The year is coming to an end, so what's in store for healthcare executives in 2022? In this episode, host Christopher Kerns sits down with Advisory Board's Yulan Egan for part two of their discussion on the state of the union in healthcare, looking at the major trends shaping the industry in the future and what healthcare CEOs need to know for 2022. Links: 16 Things CEOs Need to Know in 2022 The C...

As 2021 comes to an end, what is in store for healthcare executives next year? In this episode, host Christopher Kerns sits down with Advisory Board's Yulan Egan to discuss the major trends shaping the healthcare industry in the future and what healthcare CEOs need to know for 2022. Links: 16 Things CEOs Need to Know in 2022 Weave these threads together to strengthen your systemness 11 surprising...

Technology changes fast, and what the healthcare landscape looks like today may be completely different in a year. But what about in a decade? In this episode, host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's John League and Nick Cericola to talk about the role of technology in the future of healthcare and what the next decade might look like in the healthcare industry. Links: Dispatch no. 2: Tec...

There's been plenty of talk about the shortage of nurses in the United States, but is there—or will there be—a shortage of physicians as well? In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Sarah Hostetter and Daniel Kuzmanovich to talk about the misconception that the United States is facing a physician shortage and what the state of the physician workforce actually is. Links: MPFS...

There's been plenty of talk about companies being disruptive in the healthcare industry, from Amazon to Walmart, but a company you might not be thinking about is also making moves into the healthcare world—Best Buy. In this episode, host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Miriam Sznycer-Taub to talk about how Best Buy is moving its way into the healthcare world and what that might mean f...

The world of health care has changed a lot in the past decade, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has been behind a lot of that change. In this episode, host Rachel Woods sits down with Liz Fowler, director of CMMI, to talk about what innovations CMMI has worked on in the past decade and where it's heading next. Plus, policy and strategy expert Ben Umansky debriefs with Rae to sha...

Amid the surge of the delta coronavirus variant, many clinicians are being forced to make difficult and potentially even unethical decisions when their resources are scarce. In this episode, host Rachel Woods sits down with Cynda Rushton, a Hastings Center Fellow and professor of clinical ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing, to talk about those decis...

Covid-19 has been on the forefront of everyone's minds for over a year now, but the biggest crisis for health care providers in 2021 might not be the pandemic—it may be nursing shortages. In this episode, host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board CNO Carol Boston-Fleischhauer to talk about the nationwide shortage of nurses and what hospitals can do now to address some of the bigger problems...

Health equity is a topic long talked about in health care circles, but there's one specific area of health equity the United States is woefully behind in—maternal health. In this episode, Rae sits down with Callie Chamberlain, co-director of social responsibility at Optum and a trained birth doula, and Advisory Board's Darby Sullivan , to discuss the dire state of maternal health in America and th...

Medical misinformation has been a significant problem for a long time, but amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the problem has become even more widespread. In this episode, host Rachel Woods sits down with Dr. Aaron Carroll, author, professor, and Indiana University chief health officer—to discuss what all clinicians should do to combat medical misinformation. Plus, Advisory Board experts Solomon Banjo an...