Insights

In this episode, Robin Brand and Naj Khan discuss the pressing workforce challenges facing health systems, particularly the clinician shortages and rising costs. They explore how technology and AI are being adopted to address these issues, revealing a gap between interest and implementation. The conversation also covers staffing strategies, care model redesigns, and the importance of tailoring solutions to meet the specific needs of different clinical roles and settings.

In this episode of the Health Systems CXO podcast, Brian Contos discusses the current challenges facing health systems, including financial pressures and policy changes. He emphasizes the need for health systems to rethink their growth strategies, focusing on operational scale through AI and site of service optimization.

In this conversation, Anne Herleth discusses the critical importance of governance in healthcare AI, emphasizing the need for practical rules to manage AI effectively. She introduces four key rules: the 50-50 rule for balancing quick wins with long-term transformation, the 80% rule for choosing good enough solutions, the one-in-two-out rule for managing vendor relationships, and the 12-month rule for adapting to rapid changes in technology.

In this episode of the Health System CXO podcast, Robin Brand interviews Nick Bartz, co-founder and CEO of Kairon Health. This conversation covers the importance of understanding the operational realities of healthcare, the role of technology in facilitating change, and the challenges of implementing value-based care.

Join Strategy Catalyst for an exclusive webinar discussing strategic planning approaches from 12 peer health systems. This session examines strategic frameworks across 12 different strategic plans to uncover emerging patterns in healthcare planning. Our research identifies universal strategic priorities, reveals significant gaps in AI and policy preparedness, and compares approaches to service line growth, workforce transformation, and digital initiatives. Discover how systems are positioning for the future and how your own strategic directions compare.

This briefing provides a just-in-time update on the healthcare policy landscape and its strategic implications, with a focus on payment-impacting policy shifts. The Health Management Academy's Vice President of Health Policy and Strategy, Stephanie Bernardes shares critical updates on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, telehealth and hospital at home waiver extensions, and proposed changes that would level the payment field through site-neutral payment policies, and more. Brian Contos, SVP of Member Insights, highlights how health system leaders are actively adjusting strategies to respond to these policy developments.

In this interactive session, three nationally recognized healthcare and Health AI leaders discuss how clinically validated AI agents are revolutionizing hyper-personalized care, increasing access and generating financial outcomes. Learn how a team of AI specialists and primary care agents can:

• Augment diagnostic reasoning across clinical, mental, and social dimensions

• Detect rare or overlooked conditions

• Recommend appropriate tests, labs, and medications

• Optimize coding and billing at the point of care

• Automate prior authorization with payer plan integration

• Enable seamless, appropriate specialist referrals

Whether your priority is increasing revenues, expanding access, appropriate coding, or reversing burnout, this session will give you a front-row seat to primary care super intelligence—and what it takes to deploy within your health system.

In this video, we cover:  

• Common payment models providers use, and how they shape care incentives 

• The primary factors determining provider reimbursement levels 

• How the revenue cycle converts patient care into provider payment  

• Ways government agencies like CMS influence payment policies 

• Important distinctions between commercial and government reimbursement