Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

This episode recorded live at the Becker's Spring 2026 Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit features Ryan Telford, VP, Portfolio Strategy, Accelerate Pharmacy Solutions. He shares insights from the Pharmacy Outlook 2026 report, highlighting key enterprise metrics, strategies to reduce specialty pharmacy leakage, and how health systems can prepare for the growing impact of cell and gene therapies.

This episode is sponsored by Accelerate Pharmacy Solutions.

In this episode, Carl Hoopes, MS, MBA, EVP, Chief Operating Officer, GRAND Mental Health, discusses redesigning behavioral health workflows, leveraging AI and telehealth technology to reduce clinician burnout, and expanding access through new pharmacy and telepsychiatry initiatives.

In this episode, Mohan Giridharadas, Founder and CEO, LeanTaaS, explains why hospitals must move beyond traditional workflows to a connected, AI driven operating model that improves patient flow, staff efficiency, and financial performance in a complex and capacity constrained environment.

This episode is sponsored by LeanTaaS.

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Dr. Ricky Choi, Strategic Medical Advisor at Xealth, Head of Digital Health at Samsung Electronics, and Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, who explores how health systems can move beyond fragmented digital tools to a more integrated, patient-centered strategy. He discusses the role of AI, home-based care, and data orchestration in improving workflows, reducing complexity, and turning insights into action.

This episode is sponsored by Xealth.

In this episode, Robert Sabina, CEO of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of exposing young people to careers in healthcare to improve long-term retention. He highlights initiatives like Volunteer Month, the value of hands-on experience, and why helping people see the humanity in healthcare is critical to building a stronger, more engaged workforce.