AMGA (American Medical Group Association)

Executive Pulse

Health EN ↓ 4 episodes

Go beyond the headlines with candid conversations from healthcare industry leaders. AMGA Executive Pulse features Dr. Brian McDonough—Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, CMO, CMIO and practicing physician—as he talks with leading healthcare industry executives about latest trends, insights gained from their experiences, and innovations shaping healthcare delivery today. Each episode delivers actionable insights for healthcare executives navigating an industry in transformation.

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AMGA (American Medical Group Association)

Episodes

Ep #3 – Beyond Acquisition: The Real Work of Integration 22.05.2026 20:24

Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, President and CEO, AMGA Health systems have spent years acquiring practices and expanding physician enterprises, yet many continue to face challenges operating as fully integrated organizations. Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, President and CEO of AMGA, brings insights from health system leaders nationwide on the operational, financial, and cultural realities shaping integration today....

Ep #2 – Bridging the Gap: Contracting, Collaboration, and Clinical Outcomes 15.05.2026 18:05

Rachael Jones, MPA, CEO, Syntax Health (a Lightbeam company) Value-based care is evolving quickly, but many organizations still struggle to align contracting strategy with clinical and financial performance. Rachael Jones, CEO of Syntax Health (a Lightbeam Company), joins Dr. Brian McDonough to discuss where healthcare leaders are underestimating risk, why traditional contract modeling continues t...

Ep #1 – What if the key to transforming healthcare isn't technology or policy — it's people? 16.04.2026 25:30

Dr. Stephen Beeson, founder of Practicing Excellence and one of healthcare's most influential voices on clinical and leadership development, joins Dr. Brian McDonough to explore why investing in human capacity may be the most powerful lever healthcare organizations have. From burned-out clinicians to overstretched teams, Dr. Beeson makes the case that skill-building — done right and at scale — can...

Introduction to AMGA's Executive Pulse 17.03.2026 1:33

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