The Business of Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Thomas Shanley , president and CEO of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago , speaks with host Dr. Bob Kaiser about taking the organization's helm in December 2019. Other topics include Lurie's vision and strategy going forward, its philanthropic efforts and how the hospital is able to maintain high standards across a wide range of pediatric specialties.

Daniel Karnuta , a senior lecturer in the Organizations, Strategy and International Management Area at the Naveen Jindal School of Management , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser and co-host Dr. Britt Berrett to discuss how hospitals and other healthcare organizations are adjusting to the negative impacts related to their revenue cycles during the shutdowns necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Pardeep Shori , MS'19, Dr. Pardeep Shori, a family medicine physician who serves as a medical director in post-acute care management at a post-acute care management company, and regional physician consultant for a national retail pharmacy chain, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for an in-depth look at how telemedicine is being used during the COVID-19 pandemic and what implications its current use ma...

Dan Springer , CEO of Lea Regional Medical Center (part of Community Health Systems ) in Hobbs, New Mexico, joins Drs. Bob Kaiser and Britt Berrett in this special, supplemental episode. They discuss what LRMC and other hospitals have been doing to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, the lessons they have learned during the crisis and what their leaders will be doing differently after it is over.

In this special supplemental episode, Matthew Troup, president and CEO of Conway (Arkansas) Regional Health System joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser and co-host . They discuss how CRHS has prepared for special emergencies, what he and his staff are learning day by day as they adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and how these hard-earned lessons will benefit the hospital's future.

In this special, supplemental episode, host Dr. Bob Kaiser brings back former host Dr. Britt Berrett , director of the Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas to discuss immediate plans for The Business of Healthcare Podcast . Berrett will be joining Kaiser as co-host. In future episodes, they will bring on guests to discuss how the he...

Pat A. Basu, MD, MBA, a board-certified radiologist and president and CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser. They discuss, among other things, CTCA's "Mother Standard" of care, the importance of interdisciplinary education and training in tackling complex healthcare problems, virtual health, how to simplify the healthcare industry, and maintaining high clinical sta...

Dr. Phillip Alvelda , CEO of Brainworks , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about artificial intelligence and how the healthcare industry can use it to improve patient outcomes.

Benjamin Isgur , who leads the PwC. Health Research Institute , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss the forces that will most powerfully affect the healthcare industry in 2020 and beyond, including truly disruptive medical treatments such as gene and cell therapies and genome editing. Links: Top health industry issues of 2020: Will digital start to show an ROI? (PDF) Beyond the hype: Gene therapi...

Dr. Pardeep Shori , MS'19, a family medicine physician who serves as a medical director in post-acute care management at a post-acute care management company, and regional physician consultant for a national retail pharmacy chain, visits with Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss how the expansion of CVS HealthHUBS — store-based health services and wellness products for everyday care and chronic conditions —...

Don Taylor joins Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about how the healthcare industry could better serve society if it focused more on health rather than business outcomes. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel who led a trauma hospital in Iraq in 2006, Taylor coaches, consults, teaches and speaks on leadership, healthcare policy and emerging healthcare industry disruptors. A former hospital CEO and COO,...

Don Woodlock , vice president at InterSystems and head of its HealthShare business unit, joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a look at the healthcare industry's current state of digital transformation and what to expect in 2020 and beyond. Relevant links: If Air Travel Worked Like Healthcare Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources

The Business of Healthcare Podcast welcomes back Den Bishop, president of Holmes Murphy & Associates , an independent risk management and insurance brokerage firm. Bishop first appeared on the show in 2018 to discuss health insurance costs. In this episode, Bishop and host Dr. Bob Kaiser discuss the tensions found within the current healthcare coverage landscape against the backdrop of the 2020 pr...

Physician-turned-entrepreneur Dr. Eric Bricker joins Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about healthcare reform through a financial lens. Bricker is a former internal medicine physician who co-founded Compass Professional Health Services . He sold the company to Blackstone-owned Alight Solutions then started AHealthcareZ , a healthcare finance video journal, to educate employers about the factors aff...

Anthony Iacovone, CEO of BioSymetrics , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about what biomedical artificial intelligence and machine learning are and how they can be used to improve outcomes in the areas of drug discovery, clinical diagnostics and value-based care as well as reduce healthcare costs.

Dr. Paul Convery , a clinical professor of healthcare leadership and management in the Executive Education Area at the Naveen Jindal School of Management joins Dr. Robert Kaiser for a discussion about the various "Medicare for All" bills that have been introduced in the 116th U.S. Congress. Convery also discussed this topic as a panelist at a recent seminar — "Medicare for All: What Does it Really...

In this episode, ConnectRN executives Mike Wood and Idriz Limaj join host Dr. Bob Kaiser remotely from Boston to discuss how they are helping to solve the nursing shortage by streamlining how nurses connect with healthcare facilities to fill open shifts.

Dave Gregorio, founding partner of organizational development company ImPowerQ Associates , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss his company's Heroes to Healthcare Mission . The apprenticeship program helps mid-level enlisted military members who have worked in healthcare fields transition to civilian careers.

  Bestselling author Dr. Marty Makary, MD chats with Dr. Bob Kaiser about his new book, The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care--and How to Fix It .

Dr. John R. Mehall joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss healthcare staffing challenges. Mehall is CEO of CV Staffing Solutions . He explains how the company he founded helps solve those challenges by providing personnel to hospitals in medically underserved geographical areas with locum tenens surgeons. Mehall also founded and manages Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Associates , an independent cardio...

Ken Robbins, CEO and founder of Response Mine Health , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about what customer-focused healthcare looks like in an environment where patients play a much more active role in purchasing and consuming the healthcare services they receive.  They also discuss what healthcare providers can do to make the transition.

Hemp farmer Jim Pollock joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about CBD oil and tries to separate the hype from the reality — its history, explosion in popularity, path to legality and what the future holds for this controversial product.

This episode features language-access experts Esther Diaz and Manuel Higginbotham. They join host Dr. Bob Kaiser for a discussion about medical interpretation and translation and its impact on the healthcare industry. Diaz is language-access advocate and co-founder of the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators . Higginbotham is language-access manager for The University of Te...

Dan Klein, president and CEO of Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss how the charity he helms helps underinsured people pay for out-of-pocket expenses. Prescription medications that can treat life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases are often very costly. Klein discuss how PAN has put together a robust network of patient advocacy groups to link patients...

Andrew Thorby, CEO of Care Continuity , joins host Dr. Bob Kaiser to discuss the challenges the healthcare industry faces as it grapples with aligning financial incentives with quality incentives. They also discuss a LinkedIn article Thorby wrote about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) .