Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Ada Demir, Vice President of Supply Chain at Dartmouth Health, joins the podcast to discuss the growing challenge of remaining within budget in today’s healthcare environment. She shares how C-suite alignment is critical to managing supply chain costs, the importance of vendor diversification, and offers practical advice for supply chain leaders navigating ongoing financial and operational pressures.

In this episode, Scott Becker explores key healthcare trends including the rapid growth of nurses and AI use, while highlighting major challenges such as physician shortages, rising costs, hospital financial strain, and the urgent need to address supply and demand across the system.

In this episode, Dr. Narayana Murali, Chief Medical Officer of Medicine Services and Professor at Geisinger College of Health Sciences, shares how Geisinger redesigned its approach to advanced care planning, increasing engagement from 5% to nearly 50% among high risk seniors. He also discusses driving physician and APP alignment, scaling high reliability and zero harm principles, and expanding home based care to deliver compassionate, patient centered outcomes.

In this episode, Katrina Anderson, Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth at Clinician Nexus, and Jessica Wells, Principal at ECG Management Consultants, discuss how health systems can better align clinical education, technology, and workforce strategy to build a sustainable clinician pipeline. The conversation explores student placement, preceptor support, and how intentional, data driven approaches strengthen workforce planning and employer brand.

In this episode, Erin Shipley, CEN, MSN, RN, Vice President of Consumer Experience at Cooper University Health Care, joins the podcast to discuss the Cooper Experience Excellence Program and its impact on patient and team engagement. She shares how expanding access to technology and training is empowering team members, improving efficiency, and creating new opportunities for organizational growth.