HealthLeaders Podcast

In a special edition episode as part of Payer Week, the Blues executive outlines the broader role that health plans and their leaders must play in equitable economic growth. Tune in for Pieninck's blueprint of how the industry can support regional initiatives that stretch far beyond healthcare.

This month, we bring you a special edition of the women in healthcare leadership podcast, where we look back on the inspiring and helpful advice that leaders have shared for aspiring leaders in healthcare.

CFO JoAnn Kunkel discusses LCMC Health's strategy for tech investments.

"Wow, it really works." Dr. Arif Kidwai, president at St. Johns Radiology Associates, chats with revenue cycle Amanda Norris about the gaps the organization was seeing and the voice recognition technology it implemented to fill those gaps.

In a special Nurses Week episode, Healthleaders editor Melanie Blackman speaks with Sharon Pappas, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN, chief nurse executive for Emory Healthcare, who explains how chief nurses are finally becoming full strategic, influential partners in their organizations after decades of not being recognized as part of a hospital’s executive organizational team.

HealthLeaders Innovation and Technology Editor Eric Wicklund talks with Dr. Ruchir Shah, regional stroke director for CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn., part of the CommonSpirit health network, about how he's using new technologies to diagnose and treat patients with stroke symptoms.

HealthLeaders editor Jay Asser sits down with Angela Hunt, principal of quality clinical documentation improvement at Vizient, to discuss the connection between quality, clinical documentation, and coding departments, and how they can better coordinate to improve patient outcomes.

In this week's episode, HealthLeaders editor Melanie Blackman is joined by Jennifer Greenman, the CIO at City of Hope, following last year's acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America®. During the conversation, Jennifer talks about her role as CIO, how to leverage technology already in place for new and upcoming cancer care needs, and the integration of the health system over the past year...

HealthLeaders Innovation and Technology Editor Eric Wicklund chats with Northwell Health CIO Sophy Lu on the HIMSS 2023 Exhibit Hall floor about what trends she's seeing at the conference and how she handles technology and innovation for the New York health system.

Healthleaders’ Jasmyne Ray interviews April Kapu, president, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), who explains how nurse practitioners are stepping into the void created by physician shortages and closed hospitals to provide access to quality healthcare to patients who might not have it otherwise.

Find out how Envision Healthcare is working with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, which seeks to reduce burnout of healthcare professionals and safeguard their well-being and job satisfaction.

CFO Stacey Malakoff shares her views on retail disruption in healthcare and why providers should view these organizations as both partners and competition.

HealthLeaders Innovation and Technology Editor Eric Wicklund talks to Geoffrey Boyce, co-founder and CEO of Array Behavioral Care, about the evolution and future of telehealth in the behavioral healthcare space and the impact of proposed DEA rules on the use of telemedicine to prescribe controlled substances.

In this week's episode, HealthLeaders editor Melanie Blackman is joined by Ronda Lehman, PharmD, market president of Mercy Health's Lima Market in Ohio. During the conversation, Ronda shares insights into her career journey, which started in 1995 in one of the system's hospital's pharmacy departments, the initiatives she's excited to lead in the coming months, and shares advice for aspiring health...

HealthLeaders Associate Content Specialist, Jasmyne Ray, interviews Lisa Steiner RN, CEO and CNO of Clarion Forest Visiting Nurses Association. Steiner shares her past experience as a nurse and now as an administrator in the home health sector, problems she faces when recruiting talent, and how she and other healthcare leaders in her community are working together to increase interest in working i...

Sentara Healthcare Regional President Paul Gaden discusses challenges in rural health, strengths of rural hospitals, and the impact on communities when rural hospitals close.

HealthLeaders Innovation and Technology Editor Eric Wicklund talks with Danielle Louder, a program director at the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center and member of the Maine Connectivity Authority, about healthcare access in a rural state like Maine and how telehealth and digital health are closing gaps in care.

HealthLeaders editor Melanie Blackman is joined by Tiffany Miller, DBA, MHA, CEO of Yoakum Community Hospital, a 100-year-old, 23-bed critical access hospital located in Yoakum, Texas. During the conversation, Tiffany talks about transitioning into her role earlier this year, strategies she's looking forward to implementing, and shares advice for aspiring healthcare leaders.

Bill Arneson, director of process and system support at Moffitt Cancer Center, chats with revenue cycle editor Amanda Norris about the strategies the organization uses to recruit revenue cycle talent and think outside the box when it comes to their workforce.

Learn how to address workforce shortages in this interview with Carolyn Isabelle, director of the Dartmouth Health Workforce Readiness Institute.

HealthLeaders payer editor Laura Beerman sits down with Errol Pierre, senior vice president of state programs at Healthfirst, a nonprofit health plan, and author of The Way Up, a discussion of modern corporate challenges and how they are navigated by professionals of color. Pierre speaks on imposter syndrome and code-switching; the importance of allies, mentors, and champions; and how the Career A...

HealthLeaders editor Melanie Blackman is joined by Carol Lovin, executive vice president, chief of staff, and chief integration officer for Advocate Health, the combined health system of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. During the conversation, Carol shares her career journey from nurse to executive leader, the power of teamwork, and the integration work being done this next year to bring...

HealthLeaders editor Jay Asser sits down with Dr. Bruce Meyer, Highmark Health executive vice president and market president for Western Pennsylvania, about his new role that bridges the payer side of Highmark Health and the provider side of subsidiary Allegheny Health Network. Meyer offers his unique perspective on the financial challenges facing insurers and hospitals, as well as strategies to t...

HealthLeaders’ revenue cycle editor Amanda Norris chats with Patti Barkey, COE and CEO of Bowden Eye & Associates Eye Surgery Center of North Florida, on how its revenue cycle is working to thrive under economic pressure and stay patient centered in the process.

With the CES and JP Morgan conferences now in the rear-view mirror, HealthLeaders Innovation and Technology Editor Eric Wicklund talks with Peter Micca, a partner in Deloitte's Life Sciences & Healthcare section, about the trends we'll be seeing in healthcare technology and innovation in 2023.