Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

Dr. Maulik Purohit, physician and health tech leader focused on neurotrauma and digital transformation. He discusses clinician burnout and the need to support frontline staff. He explores real-time documentation tools that cut after-hours charting. He critiques preauthorization friction and outlines how validated, workflow-fit AI can help — while urging systemic policy attention.

Jason Hinkle, CFO of Deaconess Illinois overseeing finance for four hospitals, shares his path from accounting to health system leadership. He discusses empowering frontline leaders to find savings. He talks about partnering finance with clinical teams, using tools and accountability. He looks ahead to tech like AI and robotics and the growing role of prevention in healthcare.

Dr. Gregory Mines, a sports medicine physician who runs a post-fracture and bone health clinic, and Christina Yazdani, a PA and certified densitometrist leading a hospital-based bone health clinic, compare care strategies across settings. They discuss launching clinics from pilots to full programs. They cover scaling, referral workflows, staffing, EMR fragmentation, and building multidisciplinary partnerships.

Jordan Ruck, CIO at AtlantiCare who leads IT, data and AI for Vision 2030, discusses building a fully connected health system with Oracle. He describes unified data platforms, AI-powered clinical workflows, and workforce optimization. He highlights early wins like major documentation time reductions and previews AI-driven patient portals and operational agents.

Dr. Peter Antevy, a pediatric emergency and EMS physician who founded Handtevy, shares how a medication error sparked a weight-based dosing tech. He explores pediatric readiness as a national priority. He describes shifting from tapes to digital tools and pioneering prehospital blood delivery in ambulances. He emphasizes data-driven leadership and independent evaluation.

Charles Ross, Chief Strategy Officer at TCM Consulting, draws on roots as a discharge planner and nursing home administrator. He discusses workforce pressures, shifting demand for skilled nursing, and hospitals rethinking post-acute strategy. He also covers slim margins, consolidation, and cautious AI adoption in operations.

A mix of healthcare advocacy and tech strategy, from fighting payer denials with regulatory tactics to using AI to predict and automate appeals. Stories include winning major settlements and protecting patient access through smarter contracts. Leadership themes cover overcoming generational fears, building intentional culture, and a five-point exercise to clarify purpose and legacy.

Dr. Sarah Matt, physician leader, entrepreneur, and bestselling author focused on health tech strategy and access. She explores AI governance and outcomes-focused SLAs. She outlines five pillars of borderless healthcare access. She stresses how technology must earn clinician trust and urges leaders to keep evolving in a fast-moving landscape.

Dr. Lawrence Ward, Chief Medical Officer at Holy Cross Health with an MPH and deep leadership experience, shares perspectives on physician workforce and access challenges. He discusses practical AI uses for clinical efficiency. He outlines system-level population health strategies and offers thoughts on physician leadership and preserving the clinician-patient connection.

Eric Marton, founder and CEO of Agentic Healthcare, builds AI-powered patient advocates to help people navigate U.S. healthcare. He talks about how the idea began, real-world deployments like Teleport Health, and practical AI use cases such as ambient listening, records access, and privacy-forward integrations. He stresses patient-centered strategy and why leaders must move quickly to adopt these tools.