Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Amy Lee, President and COO of Mass General Brigham's Nantucket Cottage Hospital,discusses leading a rural island hospital through seasonal population surges, workforce housing challenges, and care coordination for complex patients.

In this episode, Travis Doering, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon based in Austin, Texas, discusses launching what he describes as the first AI native medical clinic in the country. He shares how local AI infrastructure, human oversight, and workflow orchestration could reshape orthopedic practice operations, patient privacy, and care delivery.

In this episode, Amrit Kirpalani, CEO & Board Chair at NectarOM and CEO at NovaNav, shares how a personal family healthcare experience inspired the creation of NovaNav’s AI-enabled surgical navigation platform. He discusses how multimodal patient engagement, predictive analytics, and real-time care team insights are helping providers improve surgical preparedness, streamline recovery, and reduce administrative burden across healthcare organizations.

In this episode, Rick Anderson, Chairman and CEO at Hive Health, discusses his journey from helping launch WebMD to building companies focused on lowering the cost of care. He shares how Hive Health is using real-time pricing intelligence and AI-driven tools to help health systems reduce supply chain costs, improve operational efficiency, and navigate growing financial pressures across healthcare.

In this episode, Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA, President of Rothman Orthopaedics, discusses balancing surgeon autonomy with the realities of modern healthcare systems, aligning academic and clinical priorities, and preparing organizations for rapid technological and operational change.