Every year, Advisory Board receives thousands of questions from healthcare leaders about what's happening in the industry and how their organizations should respond. The team who answers these questions is called AskAdvisory – and today we're giving listeners a behind-the-scenes look at how these experts help leaders answer their most pressing questions. In Part 1 of this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites some of our AskAdvisory colleagues to answer some of the questions they've...

With the new year just around the corner, we wanted to take some time to reflect on everything we've researched in the last twelve months and set our research agenda for the year ahead. In 2023, we spent a lot of time focusing on how to overcome a difficult financial landscape, what AI means for the future of healthcare, and how the industry should reckon with new high-cost drugs. But what will we be focusing on in 2024? In this episode, guest host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites eleven (yes,...

Women experience healthcare differently compared to men – women consistently have worse outcomes when it comes to chronic diseases, feel unheard, and are oftentimes left out of education and research. Women's health also gets conflated with maternal health, but we know women's health is so much bigger than pregnancy. Improving women's health outcomes requires a more holistic approach to caring for women, but allocating more dollars when working with limited resources may feel unsustainable...

It's no secret that the US is in the midst of a behavioral health crisis—and with the impacts of unmet need affecting every corner of the industry, many leaders are feeling powerless to sustainably address it. In this episode, guest host Abby Burns invites ChristianaCare's Chief Biopsychosocial Officer, Erin Booker, to discuss how Erin is driving—and making the case for—a comprehensive and holistic behavioral health care strategy. Erin shares how she converted her CFO to be a champion for...

In the past few months, we have talked a lot about high-cost drugs. We've done episodes on new innovations, equity implications, the rise of weight management drugs and more. While there is a lot to be excited about, there is a lot to be anxious about too, like high costs and impending legislation. A lot of the industry is tempted to "wait and see" what the new era of drugs will bring, but the reality is that "new era" is already here. That's why, in this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods...

It is no question that we are in an unprecedented era of technological change. Large language models and the rise of generative AI have dominated industry conversations in recent months, and for good reasons. It's clear that AI is here to stay, but what isn't so clear is how the industry should adopt it. Should you run headfirst into experimentation? Or wait for data and case studies before implementation? In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board digital health...

During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the federal government and insurers implemented several measures to expand coverage options and better ensure ease of access to healthcare services. One of the most significant policies was the expansion of Medicaid programs and the requirement that individuals be continuously enrolled through the end of the PHE. The expanded eligibility ended when the PHE expired in May 2023, and the industry is reeling from the whiplash of coverage changes. In...

As healthcare organizations look for ways to weather financial hardships, many leaders are looking at strategic partnerships to sustain their business. The word "partnership" gets thrown around a lot in healthcare and can mean a lot of different things. But what defines a good partnership, and how do you know if one is right for your organization? In this episode, Host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites John Muir Chief Strategy Officer George Sauter and President of Optum's Market Performance...

In recent years the delivery system has been strapped, to say the least. Any opportunity for financial stabilization and revenue diversification are sitting top of mind for provider executives. One place organizations are searching for lifelines is overseas, as more and more health systems are partnering internationally. No, it’s not just med tech and life sciences going global – health systems are looking overseas to advance their business objectives as well. In this episode, host Rachel...

In recent decades, billions of dollars have gone towards programs aimed at curbing obesity in the U.S., yet the prevalence of obesity remains high. Weight management drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have come to public awareness recently, though these drugs are often expensive and hard to access, leaving patients to receive the industry's traditional approach to weight management. But are these approaches even helpful? In this episode, host Rachel Woods invites health equity expert Darby...

In last week's episode, we discussed why technology is a non-negotiable tool for alleviating the workforce crisis. While we talked about many technologies, we didn't talk much about one of the most transformational forces in the healthcare industry today: Artificial Intelligence. There is so much buzz, and so much fear about the topic, that we wanted to dedicate an episode to it. In this episode host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites back fan-favorite guest Tom Lawry, a top thought leader on...

It's no secret that the industry is in the midst of a serious workforce crisis. For years, leaders have employed strategies primarily looking to mitigate the crisis with short-term solutions without addressing the root-causes of clinician burnout and workforce shortages. However, today we want to talk about a non-negotiable tactic that can work to address these root problems: technology. In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board experts Allyson Paiewonsky and Jordan...

Value-based care has been dominating industry conversations in recent years. Here on Radio Advisory, we talk a lot about best practices, how to make the right investments, and how to best prepare leaders for the future of value-based care. But given all this momentum, we want to spend time asking the question: what are the misconceptions or misaligned expectations that leaders have around value-based care? In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board value-based care...

With so many clinical innovations abound, it's easy to get excited about groundbreaking drugs, consumer technologies and even possible cures for rare diseases. However, the industry must recognize its own limitations in order to make these advancements accessible and equitable. At the end of August, hundreds of healthcare leaders gathered at Advisory Board's Clinical Innovation Summit in Minneapolis to learn about the implications of the transformation of patient care across the industry....

With rising costs and tightening margins, the industry is continually looking for ways to "bend the cost curve" while maintaining, or even increasing, quality and performance. One stakeholder in particular, employers, are feeling significant pressures from inflation, hospital consolidation, the rise of high-cost drugs, and more. While many legacy cost-saving strategies have focused on reducing employer costs, it may be time to shift focus to lowering costs for employees as well. In this...

This week’s episode comes from one of our favorite healthcare podcasts, See You Now, which shines a light on the real people changing the status quo in health, created in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and the American Nurses Association. Racism in America remains pervasive. It’s led to sicker, shorter lives for people of color; a healthcare workforce that hasn’t reflected the communities it cares for; and caused harm to nursing and nurses, particularly nurses of color. Aware...

This week, we are revisiting episode 2 of our "Senior Care Series" from February 2023. This episode is still very relevant, but we do have some important updates that we’ve included at the beginning. Medicare Advantage is a public-private hybrid health plan that allows eligible seniors to receive health insurance through a commercial insurer. It has a high satisfaction rate among enrollees and has crested more than fifty percent of all Medicare enrollment this year. In part two of Radio...

This week, we are revisiting episode 1 of our "Hospital of the Future series” which was initially released all the way back in November 2022. 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 healthcare business experts Monica Westhead, Aaron Mauck, and Colin Gelbaugh to discuss why...

(New/bonus content starts at 24:11. First part of episode originally aired October 5, 2021.) This week, Radio Advisory is bringing you an encore of Ep. 91: We need to talk about maternal health in America, where host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board Expert Darby Sullivan and Optum Director of social responsibility Callie Chamberlain to discuss the dire state of maternal health in America. Following the original episode, in a special bonus segment, host Rae Woods brings back...

In recent years, there has been a major influx of new genetic tests that have hit the market. While these tests promise to revolutionize diagnostics and treatment decision-making, the industry needs to overcome a variety of reimbursement and logistical barriers to achieve any goals for genomics at scale. In this episode, guest host and Advisory Board expert partner Devin Airey invites Mark Gardner, the SVP of Genomic Medicine and Oncology at Quest Diagnostics, and Dan Edelstein, President...

(New/bonus content starts at 19:50.) This week, Radio Advisory is bringing you an encore edition of 4 ways to prevent a physician shortage, which originally aired in May 2022. Host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board experts Daniel Kuzmanovich and Sebastian Beckmann to discuss the threats and realities of a physician shortage. Following the original podcast, in a special bonus segment, host Rae Woods passes the mic to Eliza Dailey and Sydney Moondra to discuss how Advanced practice...

While value-based care has been at the forefront of industry conversations in the last decade, there are still a lot of questions about how to successfully create and thrive as a value-based enterprise. At the end of June, around 300 healthcare leaders gathered at Advisory Board’s Value-Based Care Summit with one shared goal: make the next 10 years of VBC more impactful from the last. As part of the event, the Radio Advisory team orchestrated a live podcast recording with three renowned...

In the last two weeks, we discussed the use of consumer data and how the FTC is using its power to respond to data privacy concerns. While there are stakeholders who are taking action in response, we wanted to explore a key question: what happens when the concerns raised are left unchecked? Following the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, we seem to have a test case. In part three of Radio Advisory’s series on consumer data, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board...

In the last episode, we discussed how different industry stakeholders are taking advantage and navigating the challenges of the use of consumer data in healthcare. While the industry wrestles with some concerns about data privacy, the question remains: who is working to protect the data of consumers and patients? In part two of Advisory Board’s series on consumer data, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board experts Ty Aderhold, Sara Zargham, and Paul Trigonoplos to discuss one stakeholder...

For years, consumers have felt the effects of the increased use of their data. From receiving targeted advertisements to personalized recommendations online, it is no secret that giants in various industries are taking advantage of complex consumer data. But how does this look in the healthcare space? In part one of a new three-part series on consumer data, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board experts Solomon Banjo and Ty Aderhold to discuss how various industry players are taking...