Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Nikhil Buduma, Co-Founder and CEO of Ambience Healthcare, and Alfred Lumsdaine, Chief Financial Officer of Ardent Health, discuss how ambient AI is reducing clinician burden, improving documentation and revenue cycle performance, and helping health systems navigate financial and operational pressures.

This episode is sponsored by Ambience Healthcare.

In this episode, Todd Butka, co-founder and CEO, Murj, discusses the shift from episodic to interval-based cardiac monitoring and why continuous, data-driven care models are essential for better outcomes and reimbursement. He also shares how health systems can evaluate technology partners and prepare for the next generation of remote monitoring.

This episode is sponsored by Murj.

In this episode, Selynto Anderson, PhD, FACHE, Chief Community Health and Impact Officer at Lee Health, joins the podcast to discuss the power of community partnerships in improving health outcomes. He shares how his team is working to better serve underserved populations and reduce disparities across the health system through targeted, community-focused initiatives.

In this episode, Jakob Emerson, Associate News Director, Becker’s Healthcare, breaks down the latest Medicare Advantage rate updates, policy changes targeting upcoding, and ongoing efforts to reform prior authorization amid transparency challenges.

In this episode, Sudipto Srivastava, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Montefiore Health System, joins the podcast to discuss building effective AI governance programs and ensuring data safety across the organization. He shares priorities for 2026, including strengthening the revenue cycle and supply chain through data-driven strategies, and highlights key areas for organizational growth as analytics capabilities continue to evolve.