Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Chibueze Okey Agba, Executive Vice President and CFO, Hartford HealthCare, discusses how AI, consumer-focused care, and strategic partnerships are transforming healthcare delivery, while sharing why today's CFOs must be multidimensional leaders who drive innovation, operations, and long-term growth.

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In this episode, Dr. Daniel Knecht, Chief Medical Officer, EmblemHealth, discusses how the organization's AI-powered Environmental Resilience Program helps identify and support members at risk during extreme heat events. He also shares how predictive outreach, clinical oversight, and addressing social determinants of health are shaping the future of population health management.

In this episode, Laura Dyrda, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Healthcare, discusses the resurgence of hospital mergers and acquisitions, how health systems are refining AI and technology investments, and why revenue cycle is becoming a strategic priority across healthcare organizations.

In this episode, Russell Baxley, MHA - President and CEO, Beaufort Memorial, reflects on leading a hospital evacuation during Hurricane Matthew, the lessons that shaped his approach to leadership, and the importance of humility and innovation in healthcare. He also discusses workforce development initiatives, including on-site nursing education, childcare, and workforce housing designed to support employees and strengthen community care.

In this segment of a keynote recorded live at the New York Times Center on June 11th, 2026, Shiv Rao, the CEO and co-founder of Abridge, and Kimberly Powell, Vice President of Healthcare at NVIDIA, discuss why healthcare requires purpose-built AI and how their partnership is advancing clinical conversation models designed specifically for medicine.

This episode is sponsored by Abridge.