Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

Dr. Kapil Dhingra, Physician-in-Chief at The Permanente Medical Group and emergency physician-turned-healthcare leader. He discusses AI for ambient charting and oncology decision support. He talks about value-based care, workforce wellbeing, GLP-1s and cost pressures. He shares leadership lessons on lifelong learning, mentoring, and creating opportunities for emerging clinicians.

Jeff Bak, President and CEO of Imagine360, champions alternative employer health plan models and reference-based pricing to make group care more affordable. He discusses narrowing networks and building provider trust. He explains dual-option plans, guaranteed savings through integrated services, and correcting broker misconceptions about RBP.

Amaka Eneanya, board-certified nephrologist and healthcare executive, blends clinical insight with system-level transformation experience. She discusses enterprise AI adoption and innovation governance. She explores equity-focused investments and community partnerships tackling food and housing. She highlights clinician well-being initiatives, bold transformational leadership, and policies improving transplant access.

Dionne Dixon, Regional Director of Education Services at CommonSpirit Health, leads workforce development and accelerated training programs. She discusses rapid modular training that shortens time-to-placement. She highlights broad pipeline work with youth and neurodivergent learners. She covers retention strategies like resilience coaching and measured 100% academy retention.

Quanna Batiste Brown, VP of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Touro Infirmary, is redesigning nursing infrastructure and workforce development. She discusses reorganizing education and leadership, using virtual nursing and AI to ease documentation, and driving culture change through listening sessions and shared governance. Topics also include pipeline partnerships, KPIs for tech, and staff wellbeing.

Molly Biwer, Chief Marketing Officer at Emory Healthcare — a marketing leader who has led brands at Mayo and Hallmark. She discusses launching a bold new brand identity and massive citywide experiential activations. She talks about building community trust through visible partnerships. She outlines marketing as a strategic growth driver using AI, digital integration, and a more personalized patient experience.

James E. Moore, system chief medical officer and practicing neonatologist leading Connecticut Children’s clinical network. He talks about boosting clinic and OR efficiency to grow volume. He describes tackling financial pressures while diversifying care into preventive, home, and value-based models. He highlights culture and retention work and plans for regional centers of excellence like cellular and gene therapy and fetal care.

Dr. Geralda Xavier, a board-certified emergency physician and regional chief medical officer at Atlantic Health System, leads clinical strategy, quality, and patient safety. She discusses reducing length of stay and improving patient throughput. She describes multidisciplinary flow committees, redesigned daily rounds, lean handoffs from ED to bed, and efforts to balance financial pressures with workforce well-being.

Jason Glover, CEO of Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center Adult Services, leads a 1,200-bed academic medical center known for trauma, Life Flight and specialty institutes. He talks about a major EHR conversion and how to engage frontline staff. He outlines 2026 priorities of access, zero-harm care and experience. He discusses funding and Medicaid pressures and plans for team-based, ambulatory and telehealth growth.

Eric Hamon, President and CEO of Driscoll Children’s Hospital with decades leading pediatric expansion. He discusses growing regional pediatric facilities and specialist recruitment. He describes an innovative six-plane program that brings care to remote South Texas communities. He reflects on continuous improvement, balancing flights with new clinics, and advocating early investment in children’s health.