Best ChristianaCare Podcasts (2024)

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209: Predicting what oncology will look like in 2030 30:43

7m ago30:43

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There has been a lot of change in the oncology space in the last few years. These changes have brought new pressures, like workforce strain, increased competition, rising spend, and more. While many leaders are worried about the "right now," it is crucial to consider how you can best position yourself for the future of cancer care. That's why, in t…

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Strengthening the Core with Brian Catania and Travis Ross 18:22

4h ago18:22

18:22

If you’ve been involved in any type of fitness routine, you've likely tried exercises that focus on the body’s midsection. Maybe you’ve tried crunches or planks, but have you heard of the Row Dog or the Upside Down Turtle? On this episode of For the Love of Health, ChristianaCare Physical Therapists Brian Catania and Travis Ross deep dive into thei…

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208: Authors Jim and Bob Rebitzer ask, "Why can't healthcare be better and cheaper?" (Live from The Players 2024 Championship) 44:25

15m ago44:25

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According to economist Jim Rebitzer and healthcare consultant Bob Rebitzer, the healthcare industry has failed in achieving what many other sectors have accomplished – improving products, while simultaneously reducing costs over time. In this episode, recorded live at The Players 2024 Championship, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invited Jim and Bob to dis…

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207: Nurses Week 2024: Build care teams, not assembly lines 30:40

18m ago30:40

30:40

Radio Advisory has commemorated Nurses Week every year since we started production in April 2020. A lot has changed since the early days of the pandemic, but the reality is that we’re still grappling with a workforce crisis defined by rising burnout, turnover, and shortages. Celebrating nurses just one week out of the year will not suffice in addre…

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The Toughest Questions in Health Care: Why Is the Cost of Health Care So Expensive? 21:19

14d ago21:19

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If you’ve ever received medical care, you’d likely agree the cost of care can be expensive. According to the National Health Expenditure Accounts, U.S. health care spending grew 4.1% in 2022, reaching $4.5 Trillion. For the fifth episode of our “The Toughest Questions in Health Care” series we're asking the question, "why is the cost of health care…

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206: 24th Secretary of HHS Alex Azar shares his vision on healthcare transformation 57:59

15d ago57:59

57:59

As healthcare leaders continue to contend with workforce shortages, technological shifts, and fragile financials it can be hard to predict what the future looks like for their organizations and the transformation that needs to happen to improve healthcare for all. In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Depar…

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205: Live from ViVE 2024: Four leaders on how technology is redefining clinical work 46:22

13d ago46:22

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You might be burned out from talking about burnout. But the truth is, healthcare workers are still suffering from high administrative burden, reduced autonomy, and a cycle of turnover and retirements that we cannot escape. In response, industry leaders are looking to the latest and greatest technologies to unburden their workforce and improve the m…

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The Science of Sleep with Dr. Shilpa Kauta 13:21

20d ago13:21

13:21

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 3 adults in the United States reported not getting enough rest or sleep every day. Also, an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans have chronic, or ongoing, sleep disorders. Sleep can impact everything from mental and physical health to our social interactions. In this episode of…

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204: Unveiling "Bespoke Care": Healthcare's tailored future 27:31

20d ago27:31

27:31

High-cost drugs, generative AI, diagnostic testing – the pace and sophistication of healthcare innovation has been keeping our experts busy over the past several years. At some point, they realized there was something deeper going on – a sea change in what healthcare innovation is seeking to achieve, and the world it's pushing us toward. This week,…

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203: Value series: Is the future of VBC in specialty care? Zing Health & Strive Health say yes. 32:27

1M ago32:27

32:27

Last week, in part two of our series on value-based care, we talked about how CenterWell, Humana’s provider arm, turned to senior-focused primary care to grow their value-based strategy. But as the Medicare Advantage market gets larger, older, and sicker, it is becoming clear that a focus on primary care isn’t enough. The fact is, VBC in specialty …

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The Toughest Questions in Health Care: Why Are Residents Burnt Out and What Can Be Done About It? 15:37

1M ago15:37

15:37

Residency can be an incredibly stressful part of the medical education experience. In a 2006 study of first-year residents – also called interns – researchers found 4% met criteria for being burnt out at the start of the year. That number was 55% by the end of the year. For the fourth episode of our “The Toughest Questions in Health Care” series we…

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202: Value series: Why CenterWell (and Humana) is going all in on senior care 32:12

2M ago32:12

32:12

Last week, in part one of our series on value-based care, we talked all about health systems taking on risk, and why that looks a bit different for everyone. This week, we're exploring an organization that embodies that principle. CenterWell, Humana's provider arm, is pursuing value-based care by going all in on senior focused care. So how are they…

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201: Value series: What does health system VBC adoption actually look like? 26:31

1M ago26:31

26:31

In a few weeks, Advisory Board will be convening leaders across the industry in New Orleans, Louisiana to talk about the meaning of "value" in healthcare. In anticipation of the Value Summit, Radio Advisory will be spending the next three weeks talking about one major expression of value in the industry – value-based care. In the first episode of o…

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Food is Medicine with Michelle Axe and Rob Gurnee 17:42

2M ago17:42

17:42

Food can play a critical role in someone's health, especially in managing a chronic illness. One approach is helping patients eat better and stay healthier, and it's a concept called Food is Medicine. The Food is Medicine program at ChristianaCare is called the Delaware Food Farmacy, and it is changing the way that patients eat. In this week's epis…

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200: Why 2024 is a make-or-break year for corporate medical groups 32:40

2M ago32:40

32:40

In the last five years, the health care industry has seen an explosion of corporate ownership over medical groups. It's been relatively smooth sailing for many of these groups so far—but in 2024, they may face the same challenges as incumbents. In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board physician experts Sarah Roller and Eliza …

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199: Why can't providers and plans just get along? 31:26

2M ago31:26

31:26

Producers' note: We know a lot of organizations have been and are being affected by the major cyberattack of Change Healthcare systems and resulting outages. We won't be addressing it in this episode, but if you have questions or are looking for more information please go to https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/changehealthcarecyberresponse. The relat…

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The Toughest Questions in Health Care: Why Can Emergency Department Wait Times Be So Long? 17:57

2M ago17:57

17:57

Lengthy emergency department wait times are nothing new. This has been a national issue since the 1980s. It’s a challenge for every health system – a challenge with no easy solutions. ChristianaCare is home to America’s 15th busiest ED, and in the third installment of our year-long series, “The Toughest Questions in Health Care,” Dr. Kert Anzilotti…

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198: PE firm General Catalyst is buying a hospital — here's our take 35:05

2M ago35:05

35:05

Corporate entities like health plans, retail companies, and PE firms have aggregated large, diverse portfolios of care delivery assets over the past decade – with one notable exception: no one was buying hospitals. But in January, venture capital firm General Catalyst bucked that trend and announced its intent to acquire Summa Health, a 3-hospital …

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197: Lessons from the C-Suite: Demystifying generative AI with Dr. John Halamka, President of Mayo Clinic Platform 43:50

2M ago43:50

43:50

Artificial intelligence has been rocking industries across the world, and healthcare is no exception. But what impact will it have exactly on physicians? Health systems? Data sovereignty? In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods passes the microphone to Eric Larsen, President Emeritus of Advisory Board and President of TowerBrook Advisors. In this …

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Saving Seconds and Reducing Door to Needle Time with Dr. Kim Gannon 18:20

3M ago18:20

18:20

Every minute that a brain is not getting blood flow during a stroke millions of neurons are dying. So, every minute, every second counts when treating a stroke patient. That is why ChristianaCare’s stroke team has been on a multi-year journey of exploring every element, every step of the initial treatment process and the amount of time it takes to …

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196: The future of surgery (no, it's not just robots) 32:27

3M ago32:27

32:27

Headlines about the future of surgery often focus on robots in the operating room– but innovation in surgical care and operations goes beyond robotics. In reality, the solutions to surgery leaders' problems – like inefficiency and dwindling margins – may be less futuristic than you'd think. In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory …

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195: Site-of-care shifts: It's time to go on offense 31:46

3M ago31:46

31:46

The data doesn't lie: site-of-care shifts are accelerating. Health systems rely on surgical volumes as a major revenue driver, but as more procedures take place outside of the hospital, systems are not necessarily positioned to capture the shift in volumes – or revenues. So, what should health systems do? To answer that question, host Abby Burns ta…

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The Toughest Questions in Health Care: "How Do We Use and Protect Patient Data?" with Dr. Ed Ewen and Anahi Santiago 17:03

4M ago17:03

17:03

Health care providers have a lot of information on their patients – medical histories, demographics, identity and financial data. That means those providers have a responsibility to appropriately use and protect patient data. In the second installment of our year-long series, “The Toughest Questions in Health Care,” Dr. Ed Ewen, Director of Clinica…

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194: The patients are not all right: Unpacking the quality crisis with The Joint Commission's Dr. David Baker 39:53

3M ago39:53

39:53

We've all seen headlines about decreasing quality in U.S. healthcare. In an industry battling with workforce shortages, rising health needs, missed prevention, workplace violence, and rising healthcare needs, it's no wonder quality is falling and adverse events are rising. The fact is: in 2024, the patients are not all right. In this episode, host …

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193: Is health system growth still possible? 33:21

3M ago33:21

33:21

Between high labor costs, inflation, workforce shortages, and a host of other challenges, the past couple of years have been some of the most straining financial times for health systems in recent memory. Though the tides may be starting to turn, it is critical that health systems do not get complacent. How can health systems prepare to grow in the…

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A Comprehensive Approach to Weight Loss with Dr. Caitlin Halbert and Dr. Lisa Breslow 18:38

4M ago18:38

18:38

According to the World Health Organization, worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Obesity is a serious and chronic health condition. Weight management can be complicated. It’s not always just about willpower and poor food choices. This week Drs. Caitlin Halbert and Lisa Breslow join us for a frank and enlightening discussion of obesity a…

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192: What CEOs need to know in 2024 (Part 2) 28:33

4M ago28:33

28:33

Last week, in the first part of our series on what CEOs need to pay attention to in 2024, we discussed several of the seismic changes that have emerged in the healthcare industry. In particular, we discussed where care is delivered, and how the healthcare industry is shifting from hospital-first care delivery to vertically integrated ecosystems. In…

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191: What CEOs need to know in 2024 (Part 1) 32:33

4M ago32:33

32:33

As we step into 2024, there is no denying that the healthcare industry is vastly different than it was 5 years ago, 1 year ago, maybe even one month ago. As the immediacy of the pandemic has ebbed, several other seismic changes have emerged that promise to transform the core of the healthcare industry. Understandably, healthcare leaders are concern…

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The Toughest Questions in Health Care: "What Is the Future of Health Care?" with Dr. Janice Nevin 20:01

5M ago20:01

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Health care in the US is nothing if not complex – for patients, providers and health system leaders. Over the course of 2024 For the Love of Health is going to have a series of monthly conversations with some of the top minds in health care about a variety of difficult questions and challenges facing the industry. In the first episode of “The Tough…

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Solving for Breast Cancer Disparities with Scott Siegel, PhD, and Dr. Dawn Leonard 16:18

5M ago16:18

16:18

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in America – accounting for 1 in 3 new cancer diagnoses each year. And while there isn’t a big difference across races in terms of rates of getting breast cancer – there are huge gaps in what happens after diagnosis. In this episode we sit down with Scott Siegel, Ph.D., director of cancer c…

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190: Behind the scenes with Rae & AskAdvisory 29:57

5M ago29:57

29:57

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 ques…

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Patient-Centered Gene Editing with Eric Kmiec, Ph.D. 15:39

5M ago15:39

15:39

This past week the FDA for the first time approved use of a gene editing-based therapy. The new treatment is for people with Sickle Cell Disease. Gene editing has the potential to transform so many areas of medicine. ChristianaCare's Gene Editing Institute is the only institute of its kind in the nation at a community-based health system, which has…

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189: A preview of Advisory Board's 2024 research 24:57

5M ago24:57

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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…

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188: The business case for investing in women's health 32:34

5M ago32:34

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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 outcom…

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The Power of Healing Touch Therapy with Stacy Noel 14:08

6M ago14:08

14:08

“Reach out and touch someone” is more than a vintage AT&T jingle, it can also be the secret to addressing pain, anxiety, stress, nausea and more. Healing Touch is a heavily researched form of energy therapy that can bring relief and comfort to patients and caregivers alike. Stacy Noel, Nursing Integrative Care Nurse Manager, joins us for this episo…

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187: ChristianaCare's comprehensive, CFO-approved approach to behavioral health care 36:19

5M ago36:19

36:19

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—a…

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186: The new era of drugs is now 26:04

6M ago26:04

26:04

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"…

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Virtual Nursing in the Hospital with Michelle Collins and Melanie Ries 15:51

6M ago15:51

15:51

Especially due to the pandemic, most of us have had at least one telemedicine interaction – maybe sitting at home talking to a clinician via smartphone app when you have a fever or sore throat. But virtual interactions can now also be part of your care when you’re actually in the hospital. In this episode discover how virtual nursing is making acut…

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185: AI adoption: why you can't afford to "wait and see" 26:47

6M ago26:47

26:47

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 experimentatio…

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184: Coverage whiplash: the headache of Medicaid redeterminations and how to respond 32:44

6M ago32:44

32:44

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…

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Lung Cancer and Primary Care with Dr. Heather Bittner Fagan 16:08

7M ago16:08

16:08

Lung cancer kills more people in the United States each year than any other kind of cancer – as many as colon and rectal cancers, breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Part of the reason for that, the cancer is caught too late, because so few people get screened for lung cancer. In this episode we learn how primary care can be the key to more…

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183: John Muir Health and Optum reflect on what makes their partnership work 35:15

6M ago35:15

35:15

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? …

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182: Should your partnership strategy go global? 26:03

7M ago26:03

26:03

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 …

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Busting Myths about Gender-Affirming Care with Dr. Anna Filip and Brett Herb, DSW 16:02

7M ago16:02

16:02

Prepare to challenge your understanding of gender-affirming care. In this episode Dr. Anna Filip, a primary care physician with ChristianaCare, and Brett Herb, DSW, program manager for the ChristianaCare Gender Wellness Program, deliver critical insights into the complexities of sex and gender, gender dysphoria and gender-affirming hormone therapy,…

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181: Does healthcare's approach to obesity harm patients? 34:13

7M ago34:13

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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 …

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180: Tom Lawry on why AI has a PR problem 34:16

7M ago34:16

34:16

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 want…

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Innovations in Treating AFib with Dr. Kevin Tsai 13:18

8M ago13:18

13:18

The average person’s heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times during their life. As we age the possibility of developing an irregular heartbeat – arrhythmia – increase. Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of arrhythmia. In this episode Dr. Kevin Tsai, a cardiac electrophysiologist with ChristianaCare’s Center for Heart and Vascula…

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179: Future-proofing healthcare requires a tech-enabled workforce 28:14

7M ago28:14

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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 …

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178: What the industry is (still) getting wrong about value-based care 29:27

8M ago29:27

29:27

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 misalig…

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Robotics in Patient Care with Kat Collard and Susan Birkhoff 14:11

8M ago14:11

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From Chat GPT to self-driving Teslas, in some ways it feels like we're living in the future we were promised in movies and television. Similar technologies are having a huge and growing effect across the healthcare industry. In this episode Kat Collard, ChristianaCare Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, and Susan Birkhoff, Ph.D., Program Director fo…

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