Most healthcare strategies don’t fail because they’re wrong.
They fail because they never fully come to life.

In this episode of Beyond the Benchmarks, Stephanie Dorwart is joined by Krista Bragg — healthcare executive, operator, and author — to explore why execution remains one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today.

Together, they move beyond high-level strategy and into the operational realities that leaders face every day: competing priorities, staffing pressures, workflow inefficiencies, and the growing gap between what metrics say and what’s actually happening on the front lines.

This conversation highlights a critical shift:
Success in healthcare isn’t about having the best plan — it’s about having the discipline, visibility, and leadership to execute it.

You’ll hear practical insights on:

• How to identify what’s truly driving performance (beyond dashboards)
• Why organizations struggle to prioritize effectively
• Where operational breakdowns are quietly costing time, money, and outcomes
• How leaders can create alignment between strategy and execution

If you’re responsible for performance, operations, or strategy in healthcare, this episode offers a grounded, real-world perspective on what it actually takes to make change stick.