Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

This episode recorded live at the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference features Dr. Ravi Bashyal, Vice-Chairman, Patient and Provider Experience and Director, Outpatient Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery, Endeavor Health; Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He discusses leading through healthcare consolidation, maintaining a relentless focus on patient outcomes and experience, and delivering high-value outpatient joint replacement care in an evolving healthcare landscape.

In this episode, Ericka Beeler, MBA, CEO, Beeler Consulting, LLC, shares her journey from frontline healthcare roles to entrepreneurship, discussing the firm's work supporting rural hospital turnarounds and helping independent physicians launch and grow successful practices.

In this episode, Annmarie Lyons, VP, Women's Health Service Line, UPMC Health, discusses strategies to improve access to women's healthcare, address maternity care gaps, and better meet the evolving needs of patients across generations. She also shares leadership lessons on staying curious, aligning work with purpose, and building a career centered on impact and fulfillment.

In this episode, Chris Bradbury, CEO of IHCS, and Ashish V. Shah, Founder and CEO of Dina, join the podcast to discuss the strategic vision behind Dina and the opportunities technology creates to improve care coordination. They explore how AI agents are supporting staff by reducing administrative burdens, enhancing workflows, and enabling care teams to focus more on delivering high-quality patient care.

In this episode, Dr. Ryan Gates, Executive Dean and Senior Vice-President of the Leavitt School of Health at WGU, discusses his journey from educator and pharmacist to healthcare executive and academic leader. He shares how WGU is addressing critical workforce shortages through industry partnerships, technology-enabled learning, and innovative approaches to expanding access to healthcare education.