This episode recorded live at the Becker's Rural Health Leadership Summit features Shane Sanborn, Chief Executive Officer, Shoshone Medical Center. He shares how rural healthcare leaders can navigate uncertainty through strong communication, strategic partnerships, and organizational agility while aligning community needs with transformational funding opportunities and long-term sustainability goals.

In this episode, Paul Testa, MD, Chief Health Informatics Officer at NYU Langone Health, joins the podcast to discuss how AI is being leveraged to create the best possible patient experience. He shares the value of “practicing out loud” to foster transparency and collaboration, and explains why building trust among patients, clinicians, and technology leaders is essential to the successful adoption of AI in healthcare.

In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare, discusses the legal battle over Medicaid work requirements and the evolving rural hospital M&A landscape, including Quorum Health's growth strategy and Banner Health's latest transaction.

In this episode, Morgan P. Lorio, MD, FACS, joins the podcast to discuss redefining spine care through more personalized and evidence-based treatment approaches. He explores why treatment plans can fail, shares insights from his work on transitional reliability, and explains the importance of establishing clear rules of engagement to improve communication, decision-making, and patient outcomes.

In this episode, R. Kannan Mutharasan, MD, MBA, Medical Director of Health Network Development, Sarah Plaskett, PA, Vice President of Operations, and Kaleigh Powers, MSN, RN, Director of Operations at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, join the podcast to discuss the importance of system integration in delivering coordinated cardiovascular care. They also share how AI is supporting clinical and operational teams by improving efficiency, enhancing workflows, and helping create a more connected patient experience.

In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare, discusses major hospital acquisition trends, the financial pressures shaping health systems, and why organizations are accelerating investments in outpatient care and strategic growth.

This episode recorded live at the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference features Dr. John Peloza, Physician, PelozaSpine. He discusses the growth of concierge spine care, performing complex procedures in the ASC setting, the importance of experienced teams and innovative technologies, and why patient outcomes and experience remain the foundation of a successful practice.

In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare, breaks down the latest healthcare industry developments, including health systems exiting the insurance business, hospital consolidation, and growing financial pressures facing independent providers.