Healthcare Leadership Podcast

Consumerism in healthcare is here to stay. One of the increasingly necessary methods for attracting patients who may be shopping around for a new provider is the incorporation of price transparency into the way your practice operates.

In this episode of the Healthcare Leadership Podcast, host Jennifer Thompson chats with Michael Havig M.D., orthopedic surgeon, managing partner at OrthoCollier, and founder of HealthMe, to discuss his...

Many practice managers and physicians have so much going on in their day-to-day operations, IT and cybersecurity often becomes an afterthought, despite the healthcare industry being a particularly common target for complex and aggressive cyberattacks. Cybersecurity insurance can help protect healthcare practices without requiring constant attention and high costs from the practices themselves. 

In this episode of the Healthcare Lead...

How do you know if a private equity sale or partnership is right for your practice?

In this episode of the Healthcare Leadership Podcast, host Jennifer Thompson sits down with Justin Hand, founder and managing director of Westcove Partners, a healthcare-focused investment bank based in California, to answer common questions about private equity and discuss the interests of independent practices considering the jump into a private eq...

Recruiting and retaining the right talent at a medical practice has become a much greater challenge in recent years, especially due to the disruption of COVID-19 and the era of what has been called “The Great Resignation.”

How can healthcare leaders identify and onboard the employees who will fit in well with their teams, be passionate about the work, and commit to the practice for the long haul?

In this episode, host Jennifer Thomps...

When it comes to expanding your personal practice or finding opportunities to further populate your financial portfolio, the value of real estate is a no-brainer when you begin to look at the data.

In this episode, host Jennifer Thompson chats with healthcare real estate expert Trisha Talbot to answer questions about the various benefits of real estate for a medical provider, how to successfully own and operate buildings and facilit...

Pain. Something that most, if not all of us, have experienced. That being said, the topic of pain is broad. In this episode, host Jennifer Thompson chats with  Dr. Michael Hooten, MD, and Dr. Kayode Williams M.D.  Both serve on the American Academy of Pain Medicine. They discuss pain and pay and how payors have thought about pain in the past, and what they see as the future of pain and value-based care. 

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Consolidation, as well as COVID, has been one of the biggest disrupters in healthcare for private practices.  Private/Independent practices have to find a way to get bigger or find a niche in order to grow their practice. The consolidation affects the flow of patient referrals a private practice needs to stay in business. 

In this episode, host Jennifer Thompson chats with  Dr. Charles Thompson, a practicing independent physician wi...

We all know how important it is for any healthcare practice to effectively measure results and target key areas for revenue growth.  So, what are some easy ways to improve clinic flow, increase sales, and create a sustainable model for growth?

In this episode, hosts John Ellis and Jennifer Thompson chat with Christine Lapointe, an international medical practice revenue consultant, public speaker, customer experience trainer, and pub...

In any given day there’s only so much time, energy, and capital, right? 

So, as a healthcare leader at your practice, how can you make the most of your available resources to improve workflow and get more done? 

In this episode, hosts John Ellis and Jennifer Thompson chat with Corey Gehrold of Insight Marketing Group, a healthcare-centric marketing company, to uncover the top 5 productivity tools he recommends for medical practice le...

Even before COVID, Dr. Michael Greiwe, knew that telemedicine technology would help his orthopedic practice, OrthoCincy, grow as well as increase his patient’s satisfaction and engagement. So he developed the OrthoLive telemedicine platform because there was nothing that met his needs as an orthopedic provider.

In this episode, hosts John Ellis and Jennifer Thompson chat with Dr. Greiwe, Founder of Ortholive,  that provides convenie...

Consolidation is a normal part of any industry, but how is the current trend of consolidation in healthcare (be it from private equity or hospital buyouts), affecting physicians and patients?

In this episode, hosts John Ellis and Jennifer Thompson chat with Marni Jameson Carey, Executive Director of the Association of Independent Doctors. Listen as we share how the consolidation of independent practices may hurt health care by drivi...