Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Scaling Mental Health with Outcomes, Workforce Strategy, and AI with Kellan Tittle May 09, 2026

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In this episode, Kellan Tittle, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, People Incorporated Mental Health Services, discusses the shift from access to outcomes, workforce challenges, and how AI is improving documentation and efficiency. He also shares how integrated care models and disciplined growth strategies are shaping the future of nonprofit mental health services.

Affordability, Innovation, and Transforming Healthcare in North Carolina with Dr. Tunde Sotunde May 09, 2026

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In this episode, Dr. Tunde Sotunde, President and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina & CuraCor Solutions, discusses the drivers of rising healthcare costs, the importance of value-based care and whole-person health, and how innovative programs and partnerships are improving access, affordability, and outcomes across the state.

Embracing AI and Workforce Transformation to Shape Healthcare’s Future with Peter Banko May 08, 2026

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This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Peter Banko, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baystate Health. He shares how embracing AI is reshaping strategy across clinical and operational areas, while highlighting the need for stronger leadership, workforce development, and partnerships to prepare for the future of care.

In collaboration with Insight Global.

Payer Recovery, AI Investment, and ACA Market Turbulence with Jakob Emerson May 08, 2026

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In this episode, Jakob Emerson, Associate News Director, Becker’s Healthcare, breaks down the latest payer earnings, the evolving landscape of prior authorization reform, major AI investments across the insurance industry, and the growing instability within ACA marketplace plans.

Leading Intermountain Health Through Innovation and Change with Rob Allen May 08, 2026

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In this episode, Rob Allen, CEO of Intermountain Health, discusses how the organization is navigating rapid transformation through AI, digital innovation, and large-scale operational change while staying focused on caregiver support, simplification, and proactive care.

Restoring the Joy of Medicine at Enterprise Scale May 08, 2026

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Burnout is reshaping medicine. Can AI actually help?

In this episode, Matt Troup, PA-C, sits down with Scott Holmes, Medical Director at Petaluma Health Center, and Maria Byron, Associate CMIO at UCSF, to talk about what meaningful AI adoption really looks like on the ground. They dig into the friction, the skepticism, and the moments when something finally clicks, and share how AI-supported documentation is helping clinicians spend less time at the keyboard and more time with their patients.

This episode is sponsored by Abridge.

Value-Based Care, Consumerism, and Leading Leaders with Dan Tasset May 07, 2026

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In this episode, Daniel R. Tasset, Founder and Executive Chairman of NueHealth and Nueterra Capital, shares his perspective on the shift toward value-based care, rising consumerism, and the future of ambulatory healthcare. He also offers practical leadership advice on building habits, anticipating change, and developing leaders who can scale impact.

Scott Becker - 12 Big Healthcare Innovations 5-7-26 May 07, 2026

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In this episode, Scott Becker explores 12 major healthcare innovations including the rapid expansion of AI, GLP 1 drugs, precision medicine, minimally invasive surgery, evolving care models, and new approaches to pharmaceuticals, and more.

Designing AI with Nurses to Reduce Burnout and Improve Care Delivery May 07, 2026

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In this episode, Jennifer Gamm Ruschman, Assistant Vice President of Digital Health, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Amy McCarthy, Chief Nursing Officer, Hippocratic AI, discuss how nurses are co-designing AI tools like Nurse Copilot to reduce administrative burden, improve workflow, and ensure safety, empathy, and trust at the bedside.

This episode is sponsored by Hippocratic AI.

Preparing Rural Health Systems for Performance and Transformation with Tessa Misiaszek May 07, 2026

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In this episode, Tessa Misiaszek, President of Leadership Solutions at AMN Healthcare, explores how rural healthcare organizations can adapt to new CMS expectations by strengthening data infrastructure, leadership capacity, and operating models. She shares why workforce strategy, accountability, and transformational leadership are critical to sustaining performance and long term success.

This episode is sponsored by AMN Healthcare.