The growth strategy of Phoenix Children’s: Insights from CEO Robert Meyer
Modern Healthcare’s Healthcare Insider Podcast
Release Date: 09/25/2024
Strategies for advancing value-based, post-acute care with OneHome’s CEO Kirk Allen
Modern Healthcare’s Healthcare Insider Podcast
The transition from hospital to home is one of the most critical—and complex—points in a patient’s care journey. As demand for home-based and post-acute services grows, healthcare organizations face mounting pressure to coordinate across settings, reduce readmissions and deliver better outcomes at lower cost. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Kirk Allen, CEO of OneHome, shares strategies for advancing value-based care models in the post-acute space. He discusses what’s needed to align financial incentives, improve data integration and strengthen partnerships between payers and...
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Designing the next era of healthcare spaces
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Healthcare facilities are under growing pressure to balance safety, sustainability, patient experience and budgets —all while meeting rising expectations for smarter, more flexible care environments. In this episode, Jennifer Michalski, Business Development Manager at Construction Specialties, shares how healthcare design priorities are evolving as organizations look to: Strengthen infection control through durable, easy-to-clean materials that maintain long-term performance Create holistic spaces that support patient comfort, staff workflow and intuitive wayfinding Adapt construction...
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Cutting Surgical Waste: Clinical and Financial Strategies for the OR
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Operating rooms drive both patient care and hospital finances, but they’re also a major source of clinical and financial waste. Each day, U.S. ORs generate up to 2,000 tons of waste, with variations in surgical practice adding unnecessary costs. In this episode, Dr. William Payne, orthopedic spine surgeon and the president of the medical staff at Franciscan Health - Olympia Fields, and Courtney Kleeb, senior director at HealthTrust Performance Group, share strategies to reduce surgical waste, including: Defining the biggest drivers of waste in surgery Leveraging physician...
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Improving the Patient Payment Journey in the Era of Transparency
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The No Surprises Act and Good Faith Estimates were designed to protect patients, but they’ve also created new operational challenges for providers, particularly around patient credits and managing refunds. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Jessica Lemoine, AVP and Healthcare Success Manager at Fifth Third Bank, shares her insights on how health systems can navigate these complexities and modernize the patient financial experience. Listeners will learn: How financial transparency rules are increasing patient credits and what that means for providers The biggest operational and...
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Unlock Hidden EBITDA and Turn RCM into a Strategic Asset
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Is your organization thinking about revenue cycle management (RCM) the right way? In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Garett Kreitz, co-president of Med-Metrix, explains how to elevate RCM from a transactional function into a true strategic asset. Listeners will learn: What end-to-end RCM really means in practice How providers can uncover hidden EBITDA and strengthen their bottom line Real-world strategies Med-Metrix uses to help health systems maximize reimbursement and reduce revenue leakage Tune in to hear how aligning leadership, technology and execution can transform the revenue...
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Future-Proofing Patient Exam Rooms: Preparing for the U.S. Access Board's 2024 Compliance Update
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In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Modern Healthcare’s Maria Castellucci speaks with August Boehnlein, associate marketing manager at Midmark Corporation. Boehnlein unpacks the 2024 standards, explains the significance of the newly established 17-inch low seat height requirement and shares how thoughtful equipment design can drive better outcomes for both patients and providers.
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Setting a High Standard of Care for Complex and Underserved Patient Populations: Insights from Driscoll Children’s Hospital
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At the intersection of medical innovation and compassionate, community-centered care, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has emerged as a national leader in pediatric heart care and health equity. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Dr. Stephen M. Langley, medical director and chief of pediatric cardiac surgery at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, shares powerful insights into how the hospital is elevating care for complex and underserved pediatric populations across south Texas. From groundbreaking outcomes in congenital heart surgeries to culturally informed, family-centered care models,...
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Reimagining the Payer-Consumer Relationship
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Surprise bills and opaque healthcare costs continue to frustrate consumers. Health plans must do more to address these concerns or risk losing members. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Jay Deady, president of price optimization at Zelis, joins Modern Healthcare to explore how payers can evolve beyond call centers and generic outreach to offer personalized, transparent billing support. Learn how new tools and approaches are helping health plans build trust, improve member satisfaction and reduce financial stress—one interaction at a time.
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Modernizing the Payment Experience: A Roadmap for Healthcare Leaders
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The payment process in healthcare is often slow, fragmented and paper-based, creating frustration for providers and patients, inefficiencies for payers and rising costs across the system. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Yusuf Qasim, president of payments optimization at Zelis, shares how digital innovation can meaningfully change the healthcare payment ecosystem. From reducing friction to improving cash flow, Qasim outlines what it takes to transform outdated systems into streamlined, digital-first operations.
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Solving pharmacy inventory headaches with smart consignment solutions
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Managing specialty drug inventory is exceedingly complex as pharmacy leaders contend with rising costs, unpredictable demand and labor shortages. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Cardinal Health’s James Roof, director of strategic distribution services, and Diana Castillo, national consignment executive, share how modern consignment models, combined with innovative RFID technology, can dramatically reduce waste, improve medication accessibility and relieve workflow burdens on pharmacy staff. The episode also breaks down best practices for evaluating inventory carrying costs, reducing...
info_outlineRobert Meyer joined Phoenix Children’s in 2003 and is credited for the rapid turnaround of the hospital’s finances and its successful growth under his leadership.
This year, Phoenix Children’s opened a second hospital and plans to open a third next year.
In this new podcast, Meyer shares the strategy for Phoenix Children’s including:
- Unique aspects to expansion in the booming Phoenix area
- How the health system is leveraging partnerships
- Big risks that paid off during his career