The American healthcare industry represents $4.5 trillion annually and accounts for nearly one-fifth of our nation’s Gross Domestic Product. Not only did I grow up the daughter of a doctor and social worker, but I am also the CEO of a medical center and university healthcare educator, having worked in the healthcare industry for nearly 20 years. In a weekly podcast, Working Healthcare, I will interview varied healthcare leaders with the goal of making you more aware, not angrier, by helping ...
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Ep. 4 - Todd Blum: What it Takes to Remain an Independent Entity
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Join Meredith in the studio for a sit-down interview with the CEO of ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida, Todd Blum. Todd takes us though his 25-year journey with the same company, growing the practice into a 105-physician group and earning his way into the top spot. Todd faces the same struggles overseeing the second largest ENT and Allergy clin…
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Ep. 3 - Chris Clark: State Medical Societies Create Change
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Florida Medical Association CEO Chris Clark joins Working Healthcare to share insights on how doctors and medical professionals can create change. Chris shares his rise in politics from acting as former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s travel assistant to appointing key positions within Governor DeSantis’s office. Chris talks about his 25+-year knowledg…
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Ep. 2 - Kelly Skidmore: What’s Hot in Florida
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Join Meredith in the studio for a sit-down interview with Florida House of Representative and local medical society CEO Kelly Skidmore. Kelly takes us through her journey into politics and why healthcare is so important to her. Kelly discusses how as a Democrat she successfully navigates through the super majority Republican Florida legislature, an…
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Ep. 1 - Julie Baak: Successfully Conquering Big Insurance
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Join Meredith in the studio for an interview with Julie Baak. Julie is the practice manager at Arthritis Center in Saint Louis. Julie talks about how she got into the healthcare world and how her experience navigating the Missouri educational system gave her the needed experience to steer change within healthcare. Julie discusses the hurdles enforc…
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The American healthcare industry represents $4.5 trillion annually and accounts for nearly one-fifth of our nation’s Gross Domestic Product. Not only did I grow up the daughter of a doctor and social worker, but I am also the CEO of a medical center and university healthcare educator, having worked in the healthcare industry for nearly 20 years. In…
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