As host and head of content for Radio Advisory, Rachel (also known as “Rae”) plans and prioritizes episodes based on the most pressing challenges of the day. As host, Rae interviews industry experts, breaking down the top issues executives should be thinking about and eliciting the actionable next steps healthcare leaders should take.
Rachel (Rae) Woods has hosted 173 Episodes.
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58: Political hype or practical change? Health policy under a unified government
February 9th, 2021 | 35 mins 6 secs
health policy and the biden-harris administration
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Rob Lazerow and Ben Umansky to talk about what big changes in health care policy could occur in a unified government and what you need to do to prepare.
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57: What will volumes look like in 2021?
February 2nd, 2021 | 22 mins 42 secs
strategy
Host Rachel Woods sits down the Advisory Board's Colin Gelbaugh to talk about what volumes might look like in 2021 and what health leaders can do to shape their volume outlook.
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56: Vaccinating the globe, the ultimate systemness challenge
January 26th, 2021 | 37 mins 41 secs
covid-19, systemness
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Brandi Greenberg and Paul Trigonoplos to discuss the obstacles countries are facing in their rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine and how health leaders can help solve these challenges.
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55: Biden's plan for fighting Covid-19
January 19th, 2021 | 22 mins 55 secs
health policy and the biden-harris administration
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns and Yulan Egan to discuss how the Biden administration plans to tackle the greatest health care challenges of our time—Covid-19. Together, they discuss how the Biden approach will differ from the Trump administration, where we can expect a similar path forward, and how quickly change will happen.
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54: The votes are (finally) in—what the results in Georgia mean for health care
January 12th, 2021 | 19 mins 23 secs
health policy and the biden-harris administration
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns to talk about what the results from Georgia's runoff elections mean for the Biden administration's health care agenda.
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53: What will health care look like in 2021?
December 22nd, 2020 | 26 mins 18 secs
strategy
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns and Yulan Egan to discuss what the health care industry might look like in 2021 and what we can expect from different stakeholders.
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52: Your role in vaccine distribution (and why it's harder than you think)
December 17th, 2020 | 23 mins 48 secs
covid-19
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Brandi Greenberg for part two of our vaccine update, this time talking about what Covid-19 vaccine distribution beyond clinical staff will look like for and how clinical leaders should prepare.
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51: Covid-19 vaccines are coming. Are you ready?
December 15th, 2020 | 19 mins 27 secs
covid-19
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Brandi Greenberg to discuss what we know and don't know about the different Covid-19 vaccine candidates, how health systems should prepare for vaccine authorization, and what it means for clinicians on the frontlines.
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50: How Covid should—and shouldn't—change your 2021 strategic plan
December 8th, 2020 | 24 mins 32 secs
strategy, systemness
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Dave Willis to talk about what health care leaders should prioritize when setting their strategy for 2021 amid the Covid-19 epidemic.
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Episode 49: When competitors unite—lessons from Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals
November 30th, 2020 | 31 mins 25 secs
leadership, strategy
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Tom Mihaljevic, MD and University Hospitals President and incoming CEO Cliff A. Megerian, MD, FACS to talk about how the two competitors came together to combat the Covid-19 epidemic and what their partnership will look like in the future.
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Episode 48: The dire state of rural health care
November 17th, 2020 | 22 mins 49 secs
Host Rachel Woods sits down with equity expert Darby Sullivan to discuss the state or rural hospitals, the disproportionate impact Covid-19 is placing on rural communities, and what rural health care leaders must do to secure sustainability beyond the Covid-19 crisis.
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Episode 47: The dawn of the Biden Era
November 10th, 2020 | 27 mins 3 secs
health policy and the biden-harris administration
Host Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Christopher Kerns to talk about what health care moves a Biden administration might make right away.