The Business of Healthcare Podcast

Episode 62: Taking the Helm of a Major Pediatric Healthcare Organization

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.

Apr 28, 2020

Episode 61: The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Revenue Cycles

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.

Apr 22, 2020

Episode 60: Telemedicine during 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 may hold for the future.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• American Telemedicine Association
• Alliance for Connected Care
• Center of Telehealth and e-Health Law
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Apr 15, 2020

Episode 59: Hospitals Are Community Pillars During Pandemic

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.

Apr 7, 2020

Episode 58: Forget Business as Usual — a Hospital Adapts to COVID-19

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.

Apr 1, 2020

Episode 57: Podcast Pivots to the Pandemic

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 healthcare industry is adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 27, 2020

Episode 56: An Interview with Dr. Pat Basu, CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America

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 standard while elevating standards related to the patient experience.

Mar 18, 2020

Episode 55: Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare

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.

Mar 12, 2020

Episode 54: How Will Gene Therapy and Editing Affect the Healthcare Industry?

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 therapies require advanced capabilities to succeed after approval (PDF)

Feb 25, 2020

Episode 53: The Promise of Health Hubs

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 — is transforming the healthcare landscape for consumers.

Feb 5, 2020

Episode 52: Health as the North Star, with Don Taylor

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, he has nearly 40 years of operational and leadership experience in the healthcare and engineering industries.

Jan 17, 2020

Episode 51: Digital Transformation in Healthcare — What to Expect in 2020 and Beyond

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

Dec 18, 2019

Episode 50: The Tensions in the Current Healthcare Coverage Landscape

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 presidential election cycle as well as disruptive innovation in the industry. They also discuss the consumer’s role in improving health outcomes.

Dec 4, 2019

Episode 49: Healthcare Reform through a Financial Lens

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 affecting their healthcare costs and quality. Bricker also discusses his new book, Healthcare Money Campfire Stories, which addresses in storyteller fashion how money influences healthcare and the practice of medicine.

Nov 22, 2019

Episode 48: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Healthcare

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.

Nov 8, 2019

Episode 47: The Various Flavors of Medicare for All

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 Mean? — presented by the Jindal School’s Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management.

Oct 22, 2019

Episode 46: Digitally Connecting RNs with Healthcare Facilities

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.

Oct 7, 2019

Episode 45: Heroes to Healthcare

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.

Sep 25, 2019

Episode 44: Dr. Marty Makary Discusses His Plan to Fix Healthcare

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.

Sep 10, 2019

Episode 43: Filling Medical Staffing Gaps

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 cardiothoracic surgical group in Colorado.

Aug 23, 2019