Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Robin Roberts, Director of Health IT Regulatory Affairs, PointClickCare & Novella Thompson, Hospital Administrator, Population Health, UVA Health, explore how health systems are transforming care coordination from hospital to post-acute settings through interoperability, real-time data, and AI. They share practical challenges, including discharge handoffs and medication accuracy, and highlight how predictive tools and stronger partnerships are improving outcomes across the continuum of care.This episode is sponsored by PointClickCare.

FJ Campbell, MD, an emergency physician and Ardent Health CMO who builds virtual care and AI solutions. He discusses virtual nursing and physicians that ease nursing workload and expand specialist access. He covers AI scribes for documentation relief and automated monitoring to detect deterioration earlier. The focus is on practical tech that reduces clinician burden and strengthens rural hospitals.

Alex Laskey, founder and CEO of CareCubes who builds deployable negative-pressure isolation solutions, explains why portable isolation matters. He describes the 15-minute setup, FDA clearance, and real-world hospital and rural deployments. He discusses preserving bed capacity, cutting infections, and a vision to make isolation as common and easy to use as other lifesaving tools.

Scott Edelman, Executive Director of Burke Rehabilitation with 30+ years in rehab medicine and operations. He discusses inpatient rehab easing hospital capacity and boosting patient independence. He outlines culture-first leadership, CARES values, and staff retention strategies. He also explains care transition liaisons, wraparound follow-up reducing readmissions, and targeted capital investments to expand access.

Dr. Nasim Afsar, physician, healthcare executive, and author of Intelligent Health, champions unifying data and applying AI to enable person-centered care. She discusses shifting focus from population metrics to the whole person. Short segments cover AI’s role and limits, reducing clinician overload, and a future where empowered individuals drive health decisions.

Dr. Sameer Amin, Chief Medical Officer at LA Care and interventional cardiologist focused on population health, discusses durable community infrastructure over short programs. He highlights investments in housing, food access and care coordination. He talks about measuring ROI, operational gains, and targeting high‑yield social determinants under budget pressure.

Tracey Chan, interim NP program director and consensus work participant, and Marcy Ainslie, NP education and workforce alignment expert, discuss reducing variability in NP preparation. They cover population-based vs medical-model training. Practical strategies for clearer job descriptions, targeted onboarding, and aligning academic and clinical expectations are highlighted.

Cástulo de la Rocha, President and CEO of AltaMed and leader of the nation’s largest community health center network, shares the story of growth from one clinic to 61 sites. He discusses financial stability as a health driver and value-based care. He explains culturally rooted strategies like hiring locally, language concordance, and long-term community presence to build trust and expand access.

Nassim Eftekhari, Chief AI and Analytics Officer specializing in machine learning for patient care and research. Simon Nazarian, Chief Digital and Technology Officer leading enterprise digital platforms. They talk about building AI infrastructure and governance. They explore agent orchestration and AI literacy. They discuss change management, blended intelligence, and expanding patient access with technology.

Brian Cheney, Division SVP at Health Care Service Corporation who focuses on employer solutions and digital health strategy. He explains Unity Health Hub as a single place that curates vetted digital vendors. He describes how it guides members, speeds integrations, standardizes data, and helps employers deploy and measure digital health tools.