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Ep 127 - Dr. Jain- Improving Perioperative Services to Enhance Value-Based Care Exploring one of the most significant drivers of total cost of care: surgical and perioperative services. With surgical services accounting for up to 70% of a hospital’s revenue, inefficiencies in the OR can have a profound impact on both financial and clinical outcomes. On this episode Dan sits down with Dr. Amit Jain, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery and Chief of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Jain also serves as Director of Value-Based Care for Johns Hopkins Health System. Together, they unpack how organizations can reduce costs while improving performance outcomes such as length of stay and readmission rates—ultimately advancing their value-based care strategy. Tune in for expert insights on aligning surgical services with cost-effective, high-quality care delivery. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

S2E5: Host Don Hardwick discusses the complexities of release of information with Fabian Stone, the Vice President, Revenue Cycle Operations at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

April News You Can Use AI Lies, Surgeons Forget, and Your Couch Is Trying to Kill You AI's creative "hallucinations" prove even robots make stuff up (50% of the time!) "The Pitt" medical drama nails healthcare chaos – bureaucracy, blood, and surgical mishaps "Never events" still happen – yes, surgeons still leave things inside patients Alternative medicine debates rage on (Ivermectin, anyone?) – when to bend the rules? Your home is grosser than you think – dishwashers & water bottles are bacterial playgrounds To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode host Justin Barnes recorded live at HIMSS25 in Las Vegas. Stay tuned for the next few weeks to hear all his guests.This week his guests are Matt Ethington, Co-Founder & CEO of ChronicCareIQ and Didi Davis, VP, Informatics, Conformance & Interoperability at The Sequoia Project. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Hosts Colin Hung and John Lynn discuss Takeaways from the Healthcare Marketing and Communications Conference. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Matt Fisher talks to Dr. Theresa McDonnell, Senior VP and Chief Nurse Executive, Duke University Health System about the role of nurses in healthcare and current state of nursing profession; evolution of nurse education and enhancing integration of disciplines; role of technology and how to effectively develop and implement. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

S2E6: Zscaler Mythbusting Zero Trust: Rethinking Cybersecurity in Healthcare Host: Frank Cutitta Guests: Tamer Baker, Zscaler CTO, and Nate Couture, AVP-Information Security- CISO at The University of Vermont Health Network To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host: Megan Antonelli Guests: Gene Bowen, Founder & President, Road Recovery and Jack Bookbinder, Co-Founder & Vice President, Road Recovery Host Megan Antonelli welcomes Gene Bowen, Founder & President, and Jack Bookbinder, Co-Founder & Vice President at Road Recovery. They share how Road Recovery uses music and mentorship to help teens overcome addiction and mental health challenges. Learn about their innovative peer-support model that pairs music industry professionals with vulnerable youth, the measurable outcomes they're achieving, and how healthcare leaders can support and replicate this evidence-based approach despite ongoing funding challenges. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode host and CEO of POCP, Tony Schueth and senior consultant & payer interoperability expert, Kendra Obrist, sit down with Rob Alger, SVP of Health Plan Technology at Kaiser Permanente, for a candid and sweeping conversation about payer interoperability, AI, FHIR, and the realities of health IT innovation at scale. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Keri Boyce invites Laurinda Reynolds, professor of gerontology and psychology and creator of the nationally recognized Ageism First Aid course, to unpack the everyday impact of age-based bias in healthcare. Together, they explore how ageism shows up in case management, why it often goes unnoticed, and what we can do about it. Laurinda shares practical tools and strategies to help case managers deliver equitable, age-inclusive care—so every client receives the dignity and support they deserve. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen