Radio Advisory

Healthcare leaders are entering the new year with an unusually high number of short-term crises – things like rising costs, increased competition, and staffing shortages. So where should you be focusing your attention in 2023? In this episode host Rachel (Rae) Woods talks with executive strategy experts Natalie Trebes and Aaron Mauck about the complexities of today’s market and what should be on a...

Every day it seems like there is a new challenge in the healthcare industry that requires immediate attention, making agenda and goal setting for the new year an even more difficult task. To help you decipher the signal from the noise host Rachel (Rae) Woods hands the microphone over to Advisory Board experts who will share the big questions on their radar in 2023 and the hypotheses that they plan...

In Part 1 of Radio Advisory's Hospital of the Future series, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invited experts to discuss cost-cutting strategies for hospitals facing financial hardships. But what if there are no more costs to cut? In Part 2 of the series, Rae invites Optum Executive Vice President Dr. Jim Bonnette to discuss the sustainability of modern-day hospitals and why scaling down might be the best...

The majority of hospitals are predicted to have negative margins in 2022, marking the worst year financially for hospitals since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Part 1 of Radio Advisory's Hospital of the Future series, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board experts Monica Westhead , Colin Gelbaugh, and Aaron Mauck to discuss why factors like workforce shortages, post-acute finan...

Healthcare typically lags behind other industries when it comes to digital transformation. However, growing competition in the field means a solid digital consumer experience is becoming more crucial for organizations. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites digital health experts Jordan Angers and Ty Aderhold to discuss what healthcare leaders need to consider when revamping their digital con...

In this episode, Radio Advisory is LIVE at Advisory Board’s 2022 Service Line Summit in St. Louis. Host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board expert Fanta Cherif , Optum Rx senior director of pipeline and drug surveillance Bill Dreitlein, and Pear Therapeutics chief medical officer and head of development Dr. Yuri Marcich to have a gamified conversation about disruptive clinical products and how org...

More and more health plans are shifting away from their traditional “risk aggregator” roles and ushering in a new era of payer-provider relationships. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites health plan, workforce and value-based care experts Mallory Kirby , Eliza Dailey , and Katie Everts to explain payvider relationships, why they’re becoming more common, and how to determine if becoming a p...

Equity is top of mind for health leaders—but revelations about bias in artificial intelligence is giving increasing cause for concern. In this episode host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Microsoft’s Director for Artificial Intelligence Tom Lawry to discuss how bias creeps into AI. Together, they discuss the ethical principles leaders can adopt to ensure AI is used responsibly, and what we can all do t...

More and more employees are rejecting hustle culture and embracing a workplace attitude called “quiet quitting” in which they meet the minimum requirements of their job. In this episode, Rachel (Rae Woods) talks with Joe Folkman, co-founder and President of the leadership and organizational development firm Zenger Folkman, about why he thinks quiet quitting is more of a reflection on leadership an...

For decades Alzheimer's research was centered around one theory, the amyloid-beta hypothesis. That theory is now being called into question after evidence of potential fraud. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) woods invites life sciences expert Nick Hula and senior care expert Miriam Sznycer-Taub to talk about what this means for the scientific and medical community, how to restore trust in medical res...

One of the biggest challenges healthcare leaders are grappling with is the workforce shortage, particularly in nursing. This isn’t a new problem, so why haven't we found real solutions? Host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Henry Ford Health System's Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Lisa Prasad and Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Eric Wallis to discuss why we need to look at t...

Celebrity entrepreneur Mark Cuban wants to make buying drugs less complicated and more affordable, and an online pharmacy he recently invested in aims to do just that. So how does this work, and is it enough to solve the drug pricing problem in America? Host Rachel (Rae) Woods talks with pharmacy experts Gina Lohr and Chloe Bakst about this business model and drug pricing reforms in the recently p...

Radio Advisory is rounding out its healthcare disruptor series with an episode about possibly the biggest disruptor of all – Amazon. Their acquisition of One Medical is among the biggest investments in care delivery by a non-healthcare entity. The acquisition has kicked off an arms race for physicians, with organizations like CVS announcing their own massive deals. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Wo...

(New/bonus content starts at 22:09. First part of episode originally aired November 2, 2021.) 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...

This episode was recorded on August 5, 2022. In part two of Radio Advisory’s disruptor series, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Walgreens Health Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Sashi Moodley to discuss the obstacles of being a disruptor in a crowded competitive field, building longitudinal relationships with patients instead of transactional, and Walgreens’s goal of becoming an equal player in the value-base...

It seems like we’re always hearing about new disruptors and competitors aiming to shake up the way healthcare is designed, delivered, and paid for. Perhaps the most notable are the retail disruptors, like Walgreens Health or CVS Health. But how do you know if something is a potential threat that could have a real impact on your business? In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites healthcare strat...

Buzzwords and phrases like “equity”, “digital divide”, and “cultural competency” are used often health care. However, there’s no real consensus on their actual definitions, and that can be problematic. In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods talks with value-based care expert Daniel Kuzmanovich and health equity researcher Darby Sullivan to discuss why language has never been more important in th...

During the peak of the pandemic an estimated 9.4 million cancer screenings were missed – which we know led to delayed cancer diagnoses. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites oncology experts Ashley Riley and Lauren Woodrow to discuss both the human and system-wide impacts of delayed cancer screenings and what health leaders can do to rebound. Links: Early data shows a rise in advanced cancer...

New policies and heightened competition are making payers re-consider their identities and roles in the health care industry. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites health plan experts Mallory Kirby and Sally Kim to talk about why payers are positioning themselves as health solutions companies, the strategic moves in play, and why diversification may be necessary for survival. Radio Advisory...

(New/bonus content starts at 19:11. First part of episode originally aired June 7, 2022.) Medicare is slowly moving forward on risk, but commercial risk is more of a wild card and the health care industry has yet to land on a clear model for the population. In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Clare Wirth and Alex Tallian to discuss their research into commercial risk and...

It's no secret that health care is facing a workforce crisis. The good news is that workers aren't leaving the industry entirely, but instead moving on to other roles that enhance their quality of life – and it's not just about the money. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites health care workforce experts Eliza Dailey , Monica Westhead , and Alex Polyak to discuss workplace qualities that ha...

Advisory Board’s State of the Industry report gives healthcare leaders a view of what's happening around them and how various trends, actions, and forces will shape the industry's future. In this episode Rachel (Rae) Woods sits down with healthcare experts Ashley Antonelli and Natalie Trebes to talk about how the economy, workforce shortages, and policy shifts are impacting the industry and how he...

Private equity tends to get a bad rap when it comes to healthcare. Some see it as a disruptive force that prioritizes profits over the patient experience, and that it’s hurting the industry by creating a more consolidated marketplace. Others, however see it as an opportunity for innovation, growth, and more movement towards value-based care. In this episode, Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Boa...

U.S. health care has made some strides in making behavioral health treatment more accessible by pouring more money into services like telebehavioral health. So why are we still seeing significant increases in mental health conditions and drug overdose deaths? Are we putting our money in the right places? In this episode Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board’s Darby Sullivan and Rachel Zuckerma...

Rae invites Advisory Board experts to share their perspective on the biggest impact that overturning Roe v. Wade will have on providers, purchasers, and life sciences companies. Plus, experts share what they are watching for as the health care industry adapts to a post-Roe reality. Links: The business implications of overturning Roe v. Wade Ep. 116: The ripple effects of overturning Roe v. Wade Ro...