Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

Shawn Griffin, MD, President and CEO of URAC and former clinical leader in medical information, discusses voluntary accreditation for healthcare AI. He covers why independent standards were needed. He outlines core focus areas like data protection, ethics, clinician oversight. He explains how accreditation speeds safe adoption, shapes vendor selection, and supports ongoing risk management.

Anjalee Galion, MD, physician leader and Chief Physician Wellness Officer at Rady Children’s, focuses on clinician wellness and leadership development. She discusses building wellness-centered leadership programs and a Women Physicians Impact Network. Topics include reducing burnout, aligning leaders during a merger, and preparing the organization for financial and regulatory uncertainty.

Stacey-Ann Okoth, Regional Chief Nursing Officer leading nursing across three states, discusses workplace safety improvements and a visitor management pilot. She highlights strategies for patient experience like structured rounding. She also covers economic pressures, rural care access, a nurse residency with high retention, and plans for new campus growth.

Leon Clark, Chief Academic Affairs Officer at Sutter Health, leads graduate medical education and workforce strategy. He discusses scaling GME through phased growth. He highlights academic partnerships to diversify pipelines. He describes training toward a 2030 goal of 1,000 residents and embedding team-based, technology-enabled care.

Malisha Patel, SVP and CEO of Memorial Hermann Southwest and Sugar Land Hospitals, leads operations across two acute-care sites and drives digital transformation. She discusses Epic implementation and optimization. She outlines workforce development, benefits and pipelines. She talks about navigating policy headwinds, expanding community partnerships, and building AI governance for responsible innovation.

Jim Molloy, Ochsner Health CFO with a banking and consulting background, shares a fresh, disciplined approach to 2026 strategy. He discusses balancing rising expenses and payer challenges, prioritizing access, patient and staff experience, and pausing acquisitions to focus on integration and efficiency. He urges combining optimism with urgency as AI and regulatory pressures shape the year ahead.

Patrick Velliky, Chief External Affairs Officer at HaloMD with a decade in healthcare advocacy and policy experience. He discusses Capitol Hill testimony and insurer consolidation. He explores payer-provider disconnects and reforms around the No Surprises Act. He explains how providers can navigate reimbursement and administrative burdens while staying independent.

Dr. Douglas A. Ross, Chief Medical Officer at AdventHealth Carrollwood and ENT turned aging-care leader, discusses operationalizing team-based memory and neurology services. He covers limits of traditional cognitive tests and imaging. He explores biomarkers, functional imaging, AI-supported screening, tele-neurology, and hub-and-spoke care models for earlier detection and broader access.

Dr. Luis Taveras, Senior VP and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Jefferson Health with decades of CIO experience. He discusses large-scale integrations and governance across hospitals, human-centered AI for clinical workflows, ambient tools for documentation, and the challenge of harmonizing systems after mergers. Topics focus on strategy, cybersecurity, bias mitigation, and turning IT into a value engine.

Hillery Smith Shay, Chief Marketing and Experience Officer and SVP of Communications at Children's Minnesota, leads enterprise experience and digital transformation in pediatric care. She discusses building a systemwide total experience across digital, human, clinical and environmental touchpoints. She also covers launching Epic as a digital front door, operationalizing experience into culture, and tackling funding and unpredictability challenges.