Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Perry Sham, Chief Financial Officer at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, joins the podcast to discuss managing rising healthcare costs and identifying opportunities for growth through joint ventures and strategic partnerships. He also shares his perspective on what defines an effective CFO in today’s evolving healthcare landscape, from financial stewardship to strategic leadership.

This episode features Chuck Porth, CEO at Uncompahgre Medical Center. Here, he discusses his career journey, how healthcare is evolving in rural areas, what initiatives he is currently focusing on, and more.

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Dr. Shawn Griffin, CEO of URAC, who explores how healthcare organizations can build trust in AI through strong governance, ethical leadership, and independent accreditation. He also shares why holding both developers and health systems to consistent standards is critical as AI scales across care delivery.

This episode is sponsored by URAC.

This episode features Stacey Conklin, CNO of Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Here, she does a deep dive into her thoughts on AI strategy, how her organization is currently using it, how it will be used in the future, and more.

This episode features Marwan G. Fakih, MD - Medical Oncologist, Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, Deputy Director, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division Chief, GI Medical Oncology, Co-director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Program at City of Hope. Here he shares his thoughts around potentially screening younger patients, due higher rates of colon cancer. He also discusses the importance of educating patients to not overlook potential symptoms, clinical trials, and more.