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Modern Healthcare Online regularly conducts interviews with the industry’s movers and shakers. In our exclusive executive interview podcasts, hear what they have to say about the events shaping healthcare.

For more information on the Executive Interview podcast series, please contact Editor David Burda at 312-649-5439 or dburda@crain.com.

Executive Interview podcast: Wis. system CEO Duane Erwin on hospital-physician relations at his organization

 Duane Erwin,
President and CEO,
Aspirus,
Wausau, Wis. August 31, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda talks with Duane Erwin, president and CEO of the Aspirus health system, based in Wausau, Wis. Erwin discusses hospital-physician relations at Aspirus, including how doctors have been incorporated into the organization's governance structure. FULL STORY »

Ill. hospital execs find savings in Lean methodologies

 Tom Wright, left, is president and CEO
of Delnor Community Hospital. Jim Kearns is CIO. August 04, 2009 | Free Access
Interviewed by Modern Healthcare reporter Jean DerGurahian, Delnor Community Hospital, Geneva, Ill., executives discuss Lean methodologies that they say have helped the facility find cost savings, improve processes and increase satisfaction. Tom Wright, president and CEO, and Jim Kearns, chief information officer, say that organizational changes like Lean will become... FULL STORY »

Podcast: Sir Bruce Keogh of the U.K.'s National Health Service on health reform, physician issues

 Sir Bruce Keogh
Medical director
U.K. National Health Service June 11, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Andis Robeznieks talks with Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the United Kingdom's National Health Service. Keogh discusses some issues to consider as the U.S. pursues healthcare reform, and offers some advice to young physicians. FULL STORY »

Federation of American Hospitals' President Chip Kahn

 Chip Kahn,
President,
Federation of American Hospitals,
Washington January 19, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda talks with Chip Kahn, president of the Federation of American Hospitals in Washington, about the chances for healthcare reform under the Obama administration and the new Congress. The interview was conducted on Jan. 5, 2009, at Modern Healthcare's offices in Chicago. FULL STORY »

Assessing the economic downturn's impact on hospitals

 Peter Bastone
President and CEO
Mission Hospital
Mission Viejo, Calif. November 24, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda talks with Peter Bastone, president and chief executive officer of Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif., about how the economic crisis is changing his hospital’s investment portfolio and ability to attract donations. The interview was conducted on Nov. 20, 2008, at Modern Healthcare's... FULL STORY »

As more patients struggle with their medical bills, hospitals pay the price

 Roger Deshaies
Chief financial officer,
Fletcher Allen Health Caree
Burlington, Vt. November 03, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans talks with Roger Deshaies, chief financial officer of Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vt. Deshaies discusses unpaid medical expenses involving patients that have private medical insurance. FULL STORY »

PODCAST: SEIU President Andy Stern at the RNC

 Andy Stern
President
SEIU September 02, 2008 | Free Access
Service Employees International Union President Andy Stern is interviewed by Modern Healthcare reporter Gregg Blesch at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul. “Everybody likes competition until they lose,” Stern said. FULL STORY »

Fending off legislative attacks on physician-owned hospitals

 Molly Sandvig
Executive director
Physician Hospitals of America By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | July 07, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Molly Sandvig, executive director of Physician Hospitals of America, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Jessica Zigmond why provisions banning or restricting physician ownership of hospitals keep finding their way into proposed federal legislation and what the PHA is doing to keep those provisions from becoming federal law. The interview... FULL STORY »

‘Where is it that we’re going with this thing?’

 Richard Clarke
President and CEO
Healthcare Financial Management Association By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | June 23, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Richard Clarke, president and chief executive officer of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans about why his membership is pushing for a fundamental restructuring of the way healthcare is paid for in the U.S. The interview was conducted on June 18 at Modern Healthcare’s... FULL STORY »

Weighing the credit worthiness of patients who pay out-of-pocket

 Stephen Farber
Chairman and CEO
Connance By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | June 02, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Stephen Farber, chairman and chief executive officer of Connance, a start-up financial services company backed by Tenet Healthcare Corp. and others, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro about the sophisticated tools hospital billing offices need to manage the bad-debt exposure created by the growing ranks of patients who pay... FULL STORY »

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt discusses the tough changes necessary to fix healthcare

 HHS Secretary
Mike Leavitt By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | May 12, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview with Modern Healthcare senior editors, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt discusses his views on what it will take to transform healthcare into what he calls a true economic system. Leavitt also answers tough questions about Medicare’s pay-for-performance initiatives, physician-owned specialty hospitals, the adoption of information technology... FULL STORY »

Mark Chassin on the future direction of the Joint Commission

 Mark Chassin
President
Joint Commission By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | February 05, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview with Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician Editor David Burda, physician Mark Chassin, the new president of the Joint Commission, talks about how his background as a health regulator will shape his agenda as head of the nation’s largest healthcare accrediting body. Chassin also discusses the Joint... FULL STORY »

What is the healthcare system doing to make sure that the next generation of physicians is being training properly?

 Thomas Nasca
Chief executive officer
Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education
Chicago By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | January 28, 2008 | Free Access
The Chicago-based Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education evaluates and accredits more than 8,000 medical residency programs in the U.S. Physician Thomas Nasca became the ACGME’s chief executive officer last fall following the retirement of physician David Leach as executive director. In a Jan. 23 interview with Modern... FULL STORY »

How a fledgling hospital chain intends to thrive in a market dominated by big corporations

 David Spencer
Senior Vice President
Operations Development
Signature Hospital Corp.
Houston By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | December 11, 2007 | Free Access
Signature Hospital Corp. operates four hospitals, but it intends to expand strategically in a market dominated by national for-profit hospital chains. FULL STORY »

How far will Tenet Healthcare Corp. go to strategically pare down its hospital portfolio?

 Trevor Fetter
President and CEO
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Dallas By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | November 19, 2007 | Free Access
Tenet Healthcare Corp. embarked on an ambitious plan to drastically reduce its portfolio of hospitals. How far has it gone? FULL STORY »

The relationship between the training of medical residents and the quality of patient care

 Darrell Kirch
President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | November 05, 2007 | Free Access
Strict limits resident duty hours may limit the flexibility needed to teach the next generation of doctors, says the head of the AAMC FULL STORY »

The advantages of developing your own EMR system, according to the Marshfield Clinic

 Justin Starren
and Cathy McCarty
of Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | October 22, 2007 | Free Access
In an Oct. 15, 2007, interview with Modern Healthcare reporters Melanie Evans and Andis Robeznieks, physician Justin Starren, director of the biomedical informatics research center, and Cathy McCarty, interim director of the center for human genetics, both at the Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic, discuss how external certification of a home-grown EMR system gives it credibility. FULL STORY »

Acting CMS Administrator Kerry Weems discusses transparency, Medicare payment issues

 ActingCMS Administrator
Kerry Weems By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | October 10, 2007 | Free Access
Acting CMS Administrator Kerry Weems outlines his views on transparency and recent Medicare payment issues in a podcast interview with Modern Healthcare's Managing Editor Neil McLaughlin and Assistant Managing Editor/Op-Ed Todd Sloane. FULL STORY »

How IT giant McKesson handled the theft of laptop computers containing confidential patient data

 John Hammergren
Chairman, president and chief executive officer
McKesson Corp.
San Francisco By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | October 02, 2007 | Free Access
John Hammergren, McKesson Corp.’s top executive, shares the lessons his company learned from having two computers with confidential patient data on them stolen from its offices.Interviewed by Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda on Oct. 1, 2007. FULL STORY »

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals chairman and CEO offers prescription for reforming healthcare.

 George HalvorsonChairman and CEOKaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | August 27, 2007 | Free Access
George Halvorson, interviewed by Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Neil McLaughlin, on Aug. 16, 2007. FULL STORY »

The head of the Mayo Clinic explains why his organization is not in an expansion mode.

 Denis Cortese
President and CEO
Mayo Clinic By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | August 13, 2007 | Free Access
Denis Cortese, president and CEO, Mayo Clinic, interviewed by Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda on Aug. 1, 2007. FULL STORY »

DaVita Chairman and CEO Kent Thiry discusses the challenges facing the dialysis industry.

 By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | July 30, 2007 | Free Access
Interviewed by Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Neil McLaughlin on June 25, 2007. FULL STORY »

Thomas Royer, president and CEO of Christus Health, discusses the new Form 990

 By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | July 16, 2007 | Free Access
Interviewed by Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda on June 18, 2007 FULL STORY »

Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential hopeful, explains why he prefers state actions to expand access for the uninsured.

 By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | July 02, 2007 | Free Access
Interviewed by Todd Sloane, assistant managing editor/op-ed on June 28, 2007. FULL STORY »

Testimonial

"I would like to commend you for the informative audio-cast featuring Wayne Sensor, CEO of Alegent Health. His comments were inspirational and enlightening to those of us in healthcare dedicated to empowering consumers through technology. We appreciate the insights shared by way of this excellent audio-cast."

Carol R. Selvey, MHSA, FHIMSS
Principal, Healthcare
The Revere Group

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