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Advancing Health
Advancing Health is the American Hospital Association’s award-winning podcast series. Featuring conversations with hospital and health system leaders and front-line staff, Advancing Health shines a light on the most pressing health care issues impacting patients, caregivers and communities.
Episodes
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A New Solution to Medical Debt
Millions of Americans are burdened by medical debt — but solutions are emerging. In this conversation, Undue Medical Debt's Allison Sesso, president and CEO…
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The CMO’s Role in Better Outcomes
The role of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is rapidly evolving as health care systems focus on the present and future. In this conversation, Phillip Chang…
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How Rehab Hospitals Can Ease Acute Care Overload
As hospitals face rising demand, staffing shortages and overcrowded ERs, how can America's health care system keep up? In this conversation, Scott Edelman…
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AI in Clinical Care: Reducing Risk and Improving Outcomes
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the future of health care — from predictive early warning systems that detect patient deterioration to ambient AI…
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A New Prescription for Community Health
Improving community health requires more than clinical care alone. In this conversation, Venita Owens, president of Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness…
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Rethinking Primary Care to Support Medically Complex Patients
Some patients don’t need more care — they need a different kind of care. In this conversation, leaders from University of Utah Health share how an intensive…
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Encore: Fighting Hypertension Through Community Collaboration
In this Advancing Health encore episode, Duke University's Anna Tharakan, lead project manager on Closing the Gap on Hypertension Disparities, and Bradi…
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Better Teams, Better Mental Health Care
As demand for mental health care rises, primary care clinics are expanding how they support patients. In this conversation, John Muir Health's Jeremy Fish…
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2026 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan: AI and the Future of Staffing
Health care leaders are facing workforce shortages, rising burnout and growing demand for care. So, what’s working — and what's next? In this conversation…
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Hospitals Beyond the Walls: Advancing Community Health
Hospitals impact far more than what happens inside their walls. In this conversation, Doug Brown, partner with Manatt Health and current chair of the American…
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From Closure to Comeback: A Rural ICU Is Reborn
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, sits down with Mark Boucot…
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Rebuilding Georgia’s Rural Pediatric Pipeline: Part Two
What does it take to ensure every child — no matter his/her ZIP code — has access to pediatric care? In part two of this conversation, leaders from Children’s…
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Rebuilding Georgia’s Rural Pediatric Pipeline: Part One
Across rural Georgia, more than 60 counties lack a single pediatrician. In this conversation, Jean Sumner, M.D., Dean of Mercer University School of Medicine…
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Encore: Revolutionizing Rural Cardiac Care
In this Advancing Health encore episode, Josh Neff, CEO of CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital, discusses a new cutting-edge communication platform that sends patient…
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Mental Health First Aid: A Proactive Approach to Workplace Violence
Preventing workplace violence in health care takes more than security. In this conversation, Thomas Ahr, senior vice president and chief human resources…
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Operation Winter Shield: The FBI's Campaign Against Cyberthreats Part 2
In part two of this conversation, John Riggi, the AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, talks with the FBI's Brett Leatherman, assistant director…
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Operation Winter Shield: The FBI's Campaign Against Cyberthreats Part 1
In part one of this two-part conversation, John Riggi, the AHA's national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, talks with the FBI's Brett Leatherman, assistant…
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Inside a Quest for Quality: How Safer Care Is Built at Scale
Behind every safety metric is a leadership decision. In this conversation, Thomas McGinn, M.D., MPH, senior executive vice president and chief physician…
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The Power of Lived Experience as a Behavioral Health Care Strategy
Is lived experience one of the most underused tools in health care today? In this conversation, JPS Health Network's Zelia Baugh, senior vice president of…
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When Health Care Is Hard to Navigate: Designing Patient Care Navigation
Even the most experienced health care leaders can feel lost as patients. In this conversation, Ji Im, system senior director of community and population health…
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Rethinking Health Care Innovation From the Inside Out
In the first Leadership Dialogue conversation of 2026, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, speaks with James…
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Cybersecurity on the Health Care Front Lines Against AI and Ransomware
Artificial intelligence is transforming health care — but it’s also giving cybercriminals potential new tools for disruption. In this conversation, John Riggi…
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"Walk Alongside Them": Beacon Health's Efforts to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality
Beacon Health System is taking a community-driven approach to improve health for moms and babies. In this conversation, Beacon Health System's Kimberly Green…
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From Data to Impact: A Community Blueprint for Mental Health Access
Mental health is a top community health need nationwide. In this conversation, John Muir Health's Jesse Tamplen, vice president of care coordination, and Jamie…
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Simulation on Wheels: How Mobile Training Is Saving Lives in Rural Iowa
When health care emergencies strike in rural America, preparation can make all the difference. In this conversation, Tina Eden, R.N., CEO of Virginia Gay…
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Zero Harm Isn’t a Dream: Inside Hartford HealthCare's Patient Safety Revolution
What does it take to transform an entire health system into a national leader in patient safety? Hartford HealthCare didn’t just ask the question — they…
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Virtual Nursing in Action: Technology That Gives Nurses More Time
Virtual nursing is changing how hospitals deliver care — but what does it actually look like in practice? In this conversation, Wendy Kim, DNP, R.N., vice…
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Encore: Bridging Distances with AI and Telemedicine and Destigmatizing Mental Health for Health Care Workers
Thank you for listening to Advancing Health! As we close out 2025, we’re excited to share highlights from two impactful episodes that sparked dialogue around…
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Shaping Health Care for 2026: Insights From the AHA’s Incoming Board Chair
In this special Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and outgoing AHA board chair, sits down with Marc…
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Pharmacy Deserts, Rising Demand, and the Future of Pharmacy Access
As pharmacy closures accelerate nationwide, M Health Fairview is proving what’s possible when a health system steps up. In this conversation, John Pastor…
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You Can’t Buy Trust: Social Capital and the Physician Leader
The future of physician leadership hinges on a skill money can’t buy — social capital. In this conversation, Thomas Lee, M.D., chief medical officer of Press…
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When the Hospital CEO Becomes the Patient: Rural Maternal Care Up Close
Few leaders understand rural maternal care as deeply as a CEO who delivered her own baby in the hospital she leads. In this conversation, Eilidh Pederson, CEO…
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The Future of 340B: What Hospitals and Rural Communities Need to Know
Major shifts to the 340B drug pricing program could be on the horizon, along with new regulations, legal battles and congressional scrutiny. In this Leadership…
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A Lifeline for Rural Communities: Sutter Health’s Bold Behavioral Health Access Expansion
Behavioral health shortages hit rural communities especially hard. In recognition of National Rural Health Day on November 20, Sutter Health's Dan Peterson…
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From Toxic Paint to Safe Futures: Cleveland Clinic’s Bold Plan to End Lead Exposure
Despite decades of progress, lead exposure remains a serious threat to children's health in Cleveland. In this conversation, Vickie Johnson, executive vice…
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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Before It Starts: Inside Children’s Wisconsin’s Diabetes Prevention Clinic
Children’s Wisconsin is transforming the prevention of Type 2 diabetes in kids. In this conversation, Elizabeth Dabrowski, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist at…
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From Dollars to Difference: How CommonSpirit Health's Donor Support Drives Community Health
How does a national health system turn donor dollars into measurable impact? In the final episode of a four-part series with the Association for Healthcare…
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Communities That Care: The Power of Giving with Sanford Health
At Sanford Health, philanthropy isn’t just about raising funds — it’s about uniting communities behind a shared mission to care, comfort and cure. In this…
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Rebuilding the Pipeline: The Nurse Retention Turnaround at NYC Health + Hospitals
In 2019, nurse turnover at NYC Health + Hospitals reached a staggering 46%. Fast forward six years, and that number has dropped to just 7%. In this…
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How Simulation is Transforming Patient Safety and Emergency Readiness
Practice makes perfect — especially in health care. In this conversation, we explore how Advocate Health and Laerdal Medical are transforming patient safety…
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Generational Health: A Blueprint for Systemwide Care Transformation for Older Adults
As America’s population ages, hospitals and health systems are reimagining how to deliver care that honors dignity, independence, and what matters most to…
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Inside Washington: The Government Shutdown and Pending 2025 Legislative Outlook
As the federal government shutdown stretches on, health care leaders are navigating uncertainty on multiple fronts. In this Leadership Dialogue conversation…
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Hospital Fundraising That Heals: How Philanthropy Powers Care at Inova
What happens when philanthropy becomes part of a health system's DNA? In this conversation, Inova Health System's Toni Ardabell, chief of clincal enterprise…
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On the Road to Early Detection: Woman's Hospital's Mobile Mammography
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a reminder that early detection saves lives. In this conversation, Lindsey Fauveau, M.D., medical director of breast…
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The Ransomware Ripple: The Texas Model for Cyber Resilience in Health Care
A ransomware attack on a single hospital can have a ripple effect across an entire region, threatening patient care and clinical operations. In this…
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From Innovation to Impact: AI and the Future of Health Care
Artificial intelligence and other technological innovations are transforming the future of health care. In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese…
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Philanthropy as Strategy: Elevating Hospitals Through Community Support
Philanthropy is more than a funding source — it’s a lifeline of hope, vision and transformation for hospitals and the communities they serve. In this first…
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"Being OK with Not Being OK": Destigmatizing Mental Health for Health Care Workers
Health care workers face immense stress, yet stigma and other barriers often prevent them from seeking the mental health support they need. In this…
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HCA’s AI-Driven Patient Safety Evolution, Part 2
In part two of this conversation on patient safety and AI, Randy Fagin, M.D., chief quality officer at HCA Healthcare, shares how one of the nation’s largest…
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HCA’s AI-Driven Patient Safety Evolution, Part 1
Artificial intelligence is becoming a vital tool in advancing patient safety. In the first of a two-part conversation, Randy Fagin, M.D., chief quality officer…
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Encore: Postpartum Mental Health and Breaking Stigma with Women & Infants Hospital
In this Advancing Health encore episode, Women & Infants Hospital's Shannon Sullivan, president and chief operating officer, and Caron Zlotnick, Ph.D…
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Under Threat: Stopping Violence Against Health Care Workers
Health care professionals dedicate their lives to healing others, yet are among the most at risk for workplace violence. In this Leadership Dialogue…
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Time is Tissue: How CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital is Revolutionizing Rural Cardiac Care
In the rural areas of the Four Corners region of the Southwestern United States, every minute counts when a heart attack strikes. In this conversation, Josh…
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Workforce Culture is the Key to Patient Outcomes
What if the key to transforming patient experience starts with your workforce? In this conversation, Nell Buhlman, chief administrative officer and head of…
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What Matters Most: Inside Froedtert’s Mission to Transform Geriatric Care
What does it take to become a truly age-friendly hospital? In this conversation, Shelley Hart, R.N., clinical nurse specialist at Froedtert Menomonee Falls…
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Mobilizing the 4Ms: How El Camino Health is Transforming Age-Friendly Care
The “4M’s” framework that supports age-friendly health care for older patients continues to expand in hospitals and health systems across the nation. In this…
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Behind the Bill: What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Hospitals and Health Systems
The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will present many policy changes and challenges for America's hospitals and health systems. In this Leadership…
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When Cyberattacks Strike: Is Your Board Ready?
Cyberattacks on hospitals are urgent threats to patient safety, care delivery and public trust. In this conversation, Ajay Gupta, board chair of Trinity Health…
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When Medicaid Disappears: How Cuts Could Devastate Behavioral Health Care in Rural America
Potential Medicaid cuts could have devastating impacts on rural communities, particularly for behavioral health care access. In this conversation, Jon Ulven…
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How Legal Advocacy Is Shaping the Future of Health Care
Legal advocacy isn’t just a tactic — it’s a vital force protecting the future of health care. In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker…