Healthcare Executive Podcast

How do you improve as a healthcare leader and why is executive engagement and effective communication so important? David Schreiner, PhD, FACHE, president/CEO, Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, discusses executive engagement and the importance of communication in healthcare leadership.

Cheryl Pegus, MD, managing director, Morgan Health Ventures, and Marc Harrison, MD, co-founder/CEO, Health Assurance Transformation Corporation, share how hospitals and health systems can embrace creativity and innovation to transform healthcare.

What does workplace modernization mean for hospitals and clinicians? Scott Gaydos, Vice President of Product, Optum, shares how automation can make an impact on healthcare outcomes and experiences.

Artificial intelligence can have an impact on patient access, the workforce and financial resources of a hospital. Sanjeev Agrawal, president/COO of LeanTaaS, will share the risks and challenges of implementing AI, as well as success stories from healthcare organizations.

There is a fundamental change in providing minimally invasive care to patients. Learn more about the value of robotic technology from Gary S. Guthart, PhD, CEO and member of the board of directors of Intuitive.

How can automation support the work of employees at healthcare organizations? Learn more about the future of automation from James E. Davis, chairman, CEO and president of Quest Diagnostics.

Learn more about trust in leadership and the research behind workforce engagement trends from Katherine Meese, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Quint Studer, co-founder, Healthcare Plus Solutions Group.

Sarah Condella, executive vice president of human resources at Exact Sciences, shares what creating a best-in-class workplace culture means for the customer experience and an engaged workforce.

Attila Hertelendy, PhD, associate professor, Florida International University/adjunct associate professor, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, shares how healthcare executives can deliver resilient and sustainable healthcare to their communities.

Hear Delvecchio S. Finley, FACHE, president, Atrium Health Navicent, Macon, Ga., and ACHE's Chair, share his career journey, give advice for emerging healthcare leaders and offer the issues he is committed to addressing during his term as Chair.

How does upper-brain and lower-brain thinking affect your team's performance outcomes? Learn more from Michael Frisina, PhD, who used neuroscience research in his new book, Leading with Your Upper Brain: How to Create the Behaviors That Unlock Performance Excellence.

Learn about the Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program from 2022 scholars Sanjit Sodhi, COO at Kaiser Permanente in Vacaville, California, and Dorian Williams, assistant vice president of operations at West Virginia University Medicine in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Sanjit and Dorian share their experiences in the program and offer advice for potential applicants.

How can healthcare leaders create a ripple effect of authentic leadership to create healthy, happy and successful organizations? Find out from Ben Nemtin, co-founder of The Buried Life, who shares ways his message of “radical possibility” can help leaders better support their organization's workforce. Ben will dive into this in detail during ACHE's 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 20-23 in Chicago.

What might healthcare look like in the next 10 to 20 years? And how does a healthcare leader balance immediate priorities with planning for the future? Find out with Amy Webb, founder and CEO of the Future Today Institute, who will discuss these areas and more during ACHE's 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 20-23 in Chicago.

Hear Vin Gupta, MD, senior principal scientist and chief medical officer, New Health Initiatives at Amazon, discuss how revolutionary digital health tools are shaping healthcare delivery and fundamentally driving increased consumerism in individual and collective healthcare decisions. Dr. Gupta will cover this topic in detail during ACHE's 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 20-23 in Chicago.

What will CEOs of healthcare organizations need to be successful leaders going forward? Find out from Steve Klasko, MD, executive in residence at General Catalyst, who delves into this and more—including the relationship between music and healthcare. Dr. Klasko will co-present a session about the evolving roles of healthcare CEOs during ACHE's 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 20-23 in Chicago.

Learn about how healthcare leaders can make gun violence prevention a priority in their organizations from Chethan Sathya, MD, a pediatric general and thoracic surgeon, and director of Northwell Health Gun Violence Prevention Center. Dr. Sathya will talk extensively about this topic during ACHE's 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 20-23 in Chicago.

Joanne M. Conroy, MD, president/CEO, Dartmouth Health, offers advice to help healthcare leaders guide their organizations through the unprecedented challenges the field has seen the past few years. Dr. Conroy will cover this topic in detail during ACHE's 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 20-23 in Chicago.

Hear about how organizations can consistently replenish their workforce and create a care delivery model that benefits both patients and nurses with Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, director of Nursing Programs at the American Nurses Association and director of ANA's Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation program. Katie will discuss this in-depth during ACHE's 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 20-23 in Chicago.

Why are agility and responsiveness more important attributes than ever for today's healthcare leaders? Find out with Jill Case-Wirth, RN, senior vice president/chief nurse executive, WellStar Health System, as she discusses this and more, including strategies for developing workforce pipelines—particularly in nursing.

Hear from Dawn Zell-Wright, system vice president of H-R Operations of CHRISTUS Health and a virtual ACHE Board of Governors faculty member, as she talks about the value of the FACHE credential and offers tips for taking the Board of Governors Exam.

Chris Johnson, CEO of Landmark Health, joins us to discuss caring for our aging population, particularly trends in how seniors are accessing care, how healthcare organizations can provide seniors with a positive patient experience and how the at-home healthcare concept fits into this need.

John W. Bluford III, LFACHE, founder/CEO, Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute, and ACHE's 2022 President's Award winner, talks about helping under-represented scholars with exceptional leadership potential learn about non-clinical careers in healthcare and make a difference in their communities.

Hear Anthony “Tony” Armada, FACHE, executive vice president and chief transformation officer, Generations Healthcare Network, Illinois, and 2022-2023 Chair of the ACHE Board of Governors, share his story as an Asian American healthcare leader and discuss how leaders can develop more equitable cultures in their organizations.

Why is curiosity such a critical part of leadership? Find out with Nikkia Reveillac, director of Consumer Insights at Netflix, who explains why being curious is the starting point for building authentically diverse teams that are higher performing and more innovative and creative. Nikkia will cover this topic in-depth during ACHE's fall Virtual Leadership Symposium, Oct. 10-11.

Hear about the future of work and how healthcare leaders can create a more human workplace from Melissa Swift, U.S. transformation leader at Mercer. Melissa also will cover this topic in-depth during ACHE's fall Virtual Leadership Symposium, Oct. 10-11.

Join Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the Digital Health Advisory team for North America at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, to learn about the growing use of artificial intelligence to improve care management, quicken diagnoses and streamline clinician workflow.

Hear Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, FACHE, CPHQ, an internationally recognized expert in healthcare quality, discuss why quality is the most important aspect of healthcare delivery and how clinical and administrative leaders can work together to revitalize their organization's quality strategy.

Board experience can add greatly to a healthcare executive's career journey. Jena Abernathy, Sector Lead, Healthcare Board Services for Korn Ferry, talks about how to get started and the best way to secure your seat at the table.

Join David Williams, PhD, Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard University for a look at the evidence connecting discrimination to well-being, going beyond traditional measures like income and education to reveal how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality. Dr. Williams is a featured faculty member at the upcoming Virtual Leadership Symposium, April 11-12. Learn more at ache.org/vls.

Hear Odette Bolano, FACHE, President/CEO of St. Alphonsus Health System in Boise, discuss the how C-Suite and board executives can drive better, more equitable health outcomes. From safety to workforce retention to population health, this conversation will help leaders consider the impact of their DEI strategies—both inside and outside the hospital walls.

Join Nicole Thomas, FACHE, President, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville Fla. for a compelling conversation on safety culture and how senior leaders can help patients, communities and their workforce realize a healthier future. Nicole will do a deep-dive into this topic at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 28-31 in Chicago.

In this episode, Rachel Wilson shares insights into cybersecurity trends from her experience at Morgan Stanley and the National Security Agency. Learn more about the current threats facing cybersecurity and what infrastructure improvements and other steps you can take to better protect your patients and workforce. Wilson will also join ACHE at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership. Register today at ache.org/Congress.

Ashish Jha, MD, MHA, one of the most sought-after COVID-19 experts, shares insights into the impacts of COVID-19 on our country's heath—and health system—from his perspective as a public health researcher and Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University. He'll join us in person for the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership—register today at ache.org/congress.

Industry expert and ACHE author Thomas A. Atchison, EdD, President, Atchison Consulting, discusses one of the most pressing issues facing healthcare leaders today. Tom offers practical assessment and improvement strategies for employee engagement—a “sneak peek” into his Boot Camp at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership this March.

In this episode, Hakeem M. Oluseyi, PhD, shares how he overcame difficult circumstances growing up to pursue his love of science and space and become a world-renowned astrophysicist. Oluseyi will speak at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership about the leadership qualities needed to persevere in pursuing your goals and his new book, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey From the Street to the Stars.

Carson Dye, FACHE, president and CEO of Exceptional Leadership, LLC, just released a new, two-volume book, “Enhanced Physician Engagement.” He discusses the increased importance to the bottom line and practical, “boots on the ground” ways executives can form effective relationships with physicians and clinical leaders.

Hear the latest challenges and opportunities for early careerists from two experts who literally wrote the book! Laurie K. Baedke, FACHE, Director, Healthcare Leadership Programs, Creighton University and Natalie Lamberton, CEO, Talas Harbor Healthcare, are co-authors of The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide, now available as an audio book. They will also lead a one-day session by the same title as part of the Chicago Cluster, in person at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Dec. 13-14, 2021.

Nicole M. Cooper, DrPH, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs at UnitedHealth Group joins our podcast to discuss health equity from the payor's perspective. Hear more on national DEI trends and strategies around access, workforce, social determinants of health and more.

Experts are predicting a "twindemic" of the approaching flu season and a spike in COVID-19 cases. Michael A. Slubowski, FACHE, FACMPE, President/CEO, Trinity Health, discusses his leadership strategies to prepare for this event across 90 hospitals in 25 states. He also shares how Trinity Health is building workforce resiliency and his own advice to healthcare leaders aspiring to the C-Suite.

How would you run your own hospital? John S. Winkleman, faculty member at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, discusses the innovative new Health System Simulation course delivered in partnership with ACHE. Hear why simulation learning is particularly effective for healthcare leaders, and how you can see what happens when you're in the driver's seat.

J. Manuel Ocasio, FACHE, Chief Human Resources Officer of Luminis Health in Annapolis, Md., discusses what's driving change and innovation in the healthcare workforce right now, from preventing burnout, to solving staffing shortages and leading the way in diversity, equity and inclusion. Hear more about how one system is shaping the future of work and what they look for in leadership candidates.

Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, Regional President, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, and 2021 Chair of the ACHE Board of Governors, joins our host to discuss how executive leaders drive organizational culture. Listen as she highlights Kaiser Permanente's work on patient-centered care, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and her vision for the successful future of ACHE.

Ron Wyatt, MD, and Laura Botwinick are co-authors of “Achieving Health Equity: A Guide for Health Care Organizations,” a framework to achieve health equity from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. They join us to discuss the ongoing challenges in rooting out systemic racism in healthcare, and how the events of the last year have helped fuel this crucial movement. Visit healthcareexecutive.org to read their column of the same name from the May/June 2021 issue of the magazine.

To celebrate International Nurses Day, we welcome Sally Hurt-Deitch, RN, FACHE, CEO, Mid-South Group—Memphis Market and Saint Francis Hospital, Tenet Health, Memphis. As a former CNO who transitioned to market CEO, Sally embodies the vital importance of triad leadership (physician, nursing and administrative) in driving success for healthcare organizations. Join us for this candid discussion of the unique value and perspective that nurse leaders bring to the C-Suite.

Rick Pollack, President and CEO of the American Hospital Association, discusses the “3Rs” of COVID-19 (relief, recovery and rebuilding), the White House’s healthcare priorities, and the leadership skills that will be necessary to bring us into a new era. Pollack joins ACHE again on Monday, March 22 for a panel discussion during the 2021 Congress on Healthcare Leadership.

In a riveting new episode, Paul Keckley, Managing Editor of The Keckley Report, joins the podcast for a frank conversation about the impact of COVID-19 on the financial health of our industry, as well as what forces will continue to exert influence as we move forward. Paul will also moderate a panel discussion with the CEOs of the AHA, AHIP and AMA at the 2021 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 22-25.

Ghazala Sharieff, MD, FACHE, Chief Medical Officer, Acute Care, Clinical Excellence and Experience at Scripps Health, discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the clinical workforce, including strategies for staffing and preventing burnout. Dr. Sharieff will join a Leadership Insight panel discussion of the same name at the 2021 Congress on Healthcare Leadership March 22-25.

Keller Rinaudo, CEO and founder of Zipline, joins us to discuss how his drones are delivering life-saving medicines and medical supplies on-demand in the U.S. and around the world. Keller will be the opening keynote speaker for the 2021 Congress on Healthcare Leadership March 22-25, where he’ll continue the conversation on the vital role of innovation in healthcare.

Revisit some our most engaging conversations from 2020. Gain insight on the strategies, solutions and qualities that helped ACHE leaders across the country care for patients during the pandemic, and hear the ways we’re forging ahead together for a safe and healthy future.

Eric L. Conley, Executive Vice President of Froedtert Health, shares details of the organization’s intentional diversity, equity and inclusion policies. He also discusses the impact on staff of caring for Jacob Blake, the Black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wis., and the surrounding civil unrest in their community.