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Special Report Extra
 
Welcome to Modern Healthcare’s Special Report Extra podcast series. Each edition of Special Report Extra amplifies a related Special Report that appears in the weekly edition of Modern Healthcare, the nation’s leading healthcare business publication. With each edition of Special Report Extra, listeners hear directly from key healthcare executives and leaders involved in the major events shaping the industry.

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

Podcast: Southwind CEO John Deane discusses physican-hospital relationships

 Deane March 01, 2010 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro talks with John Deane, CEO of Southwind, a physician practice management consultancy. Deane discusses the reasons that physicians and hospitals are... FULL STORY »

Podcast: Compensation expert Larry Reissman on trends in the healthcare sector

 Larry Reissman,
Principal,
Buck Consultants August 03, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Joe Carlson talks with Larry Reissman, a principal with Boston-based human resources firm Buck Consultants. Reissman discusses issues such as transparency in executive... FULL STORY »

Podcast: InterHealth CFO Mitchell Thomas on the structuring of a recent bond issue

 Mitchell Thomas
Senior VP, CFO
InterHealth Corp. June 14, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans talks with Mitchell Thomas, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of InterHealth Corp., a not-for-profit in Whittier, Calif., that... FULL STORY »

What nurses can bring to the table as members of governing boards

 Joanne Disch, professor and director of the Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership at the University of Minnesota April 13, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans talks with Joanne Disch, a clinical professor and director of the Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership at the University of... FULL STORY »

How green energy purchasing and other approaches help hospitals control costs

 John Bick,
Managing principal,
Priority Power Management,
Midland, Texas March 09, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Shawn Rhea with John Bick, managing principal at Priority Power Management, an energy consulting firm based in Midland, Texas. Bick discusses some of the challenges... FULL STORY »

How the economic turmoil is affecting strategic planning at one Fla. system

 Joe Felkner,
Senior vice president and chief strategy officer,
Baptist Health Care Corp.,
Pensacola, Fla. February 09, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans talks with Joe Felkner, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Baptist Health Care Corp., Pensacola, Fla. Felkner discusses how the recession... FULL STORY »

A look at the challenges ahead for the VA's VistA information system

 Gordon Moreshead,
President,
Informatix Laboratories Corp.,
Salt Lake City February 02, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph Conn talks with Gordon Moreshead, a former VA programmer and now president of Informatix Laboratories Corp., a software development firm based in Salt Lake City. FULL STORY »

Sharp HealthCare’s CEO on the IHN’s efforts involving health IT

 Michael Murphy,
President, CEO,
Sharp HealthCare,
San Diego January 26, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Joe Carlson talks with Michael Murphy, president and CEO of Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, about the integrated health network's use of information technology and... FULL STORY »

A look back at 2008 M&A activity and the outlook for this year

 Philip Pfrang,
Partner,
Deloitte January 19, 2009 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro talks with Philip Pfrang, a partner with consulting firm Deloitte, about trends in mergers and acquisitions. FULL STORY »

Weighing impact of bad doc behavior on medical outcomes

 Dean Griffen
Chairman of the American College of Surgeons Patient Safety and Professional Liability Committee December 08, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Jean DerGurahian talks with Dean Griffen, chairman of the American College of Surgeons Patient Safety and Professional Liability Committee, about the impact of doctors’... FULL STORY »

Getting creative in financing big-ticket medical technology

 Tim Harlin
Chief executive officer,
Randolph Medical Center,
Roanoke, Ala. December 01, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Shawn Rhea talks with Tim Harlin, chief executive officer of Randolph Medical Center, a critical-access hospital in Roanoke, Ala. Harlin discusses financing strategies... FULL STORY »

Sorting through legal issues facing ambulatory surgery centers

 Dennis Simmons
Chief operating officer,
Wayne (N.J.) Surgical Center November 24, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Gregg Blesch talks with Dennis Simmons, chief operating officer of the Wayne (N.J.) Surgical Center, discussing the legal skirmishes involving ambulatory surgery... FULL STORY »

Employers begin to focus more on outcomes in wellness programs

 Thomas Parry
President,
Integrated Benefits Institute
San Francisco October 27, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Rebecca Vesely talks with Thomas Parry, president of the Integrated Benefits Institute, a San Francisco-based firm that advises companies on the business value of... FULL STORY »

Possible links between medical records and national security interests

 Twila Brase
President,
Citizens' Council on Health Care,
St. Paul, Minn. October 13, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph Conn talks with Twila Brase, president of the not-for-profit Citizens' Council on Health Care, a patient-privacy advocacy organization based in St. Paul, Minn. FULL STORY »

A look at Google Health, PHRs, provider partnerships and patient-privacy issues

 Missy Krasner
Product Marketing Manager
Google Health September 29, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Rebecca Vesely talks with Missy Krasner, product marketing manager for Google Health, of Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant Google. Krasner discusses the... FULL STORY »

What’s holding back foreign direct investment in healthcare providers?

 James Brennan
Head coach
VirtualCDO September 08, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro talks with James Brennan, a head coach with the consulting firm VirtualCDO, Great River, N.Y., about what’s holding back foreign direct investment in... FULL STORY »

Who says that playing video games is bad for you? These are downright healthy

 Debra Lieberman
Director
Health Games Research University of California
at Santa Barbara August 18, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Jessica Zigmond talks with Debra Lieberman, director of the Health Games Research program, based at the University of California, Santa Barbara, about the role of... FULL STORY »

Hospitals, systems work to 'green' the food chain, helping patients, the planet

 Jamie Harvie
Coordinator
Healthy Food in Health Care
Health Care Without Harm
Duluth, Minn. August 04, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Shawn Rhea talks with Jamie Harvie, coordinator of the Healthy Food in Health Care initiative with the organization Health Care Without Harm, about ways to help... FULL STORY »

Coalition working to establish proton-beam center

 Nancy Schlichting
President and CEO
Henry Ford Health System By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | July 21, 2008 | Free Access
Nancy Schlichting, president and chief executive officer of Henry Ford Health System, discusses a Michigan coalition's efforts to bring proton-beam therapy to the state. She was interviewed by Modern Healthcare reporter... FULL STORY »

They’re coming from afar to get healthcare in America

 Leonard Karp
President and CEO
Philadelphia International Medicine By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | July 17, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Jean DerGurahian talks with Leonard Karp, president and chief executive officer of Philadelphia International Medicine, about the myriad challenges foreign... FULL STORY »

Healthcare organizations wrestling with the question of security

 Tony York
President
International Association for Healthcare Safety & Security By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | June 30, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview with Modern Healthcare reporter Gregg Blesch, Tony York, president of the International Association for Healthcare Safety & Security, discusses security issues faced by healthcare... FULL STORY »

Will it hold up in court? How to secure the legal status of an electronic medical record

 Michelle Dougherty
Director of practice leadership
American Health Information Management Association By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | June 11, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Michelle Dougherty, director of practice leadership for the American Health Information Management Association, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph Conn about the legal issues being... FULL STORY »

Safety concerns temper the lure of savings from buying medical products from offshore suppliers

 Robert Karcher
Assistant vice president
of contract operations
at GNYHA Ventures May 26, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive podcast interview, Robert Karcher, assistant vice president of contract operations at GNYHA Ventures—an arm of the Greater New York Hospital Association—tells Modern Healthcare reporter Shawn Rhea about the... FULL STORY »

CMS tells critical-access hospitals that there’s a limit to how far they can go

 Tim Fry
Manager of government affairs
for the National Rural Health Association
Washington By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | May 05, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Tim Fry, manager of government affairs for the National Rural Health Association in Washington, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Jessica Zigmond about the revised guidance from the federal... FULL STORY »

VA measuring the role of nurses in improving healthcare quality, efficiency

 Collins By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | April 21, 2008 | Free Access
In an exclusive interview, Bonny Collins, program manager of the VA's Nursing Outcomes Database, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans about the connection between nursing and the quality of patient care and how the VA is using... FULL STORY »

What’s at stake for hospitals in the pending class-action antitrust lawsuits over setting nurse wages?

 Jeff Miles
Healthcare antitrust attorney
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
Washington By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | March 24, 2008 | Free Access
Jeff Miles, a healthcare antitrust attorney with Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver in Washington, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans about the legal, business and policy issues raised by the pending class-action antitrust lawsuits... FULL STORY »

How hospitals and health systems are capitalizing on the growth of retail health clinics across the U.S.

 Web Golinkin
President, CEO of RediClinic
President of the Convenient Care Association March 06, 2008 | Free Access
Web Golinkin, president and chief executive officer of RediClinic and president of the Convenient Care Association, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Andis Robeznieks about the factors behind the explosive growth in... FULL STORY »

How the Veterans Affairs Department’s need for behavioral healthcare providers is affecting the private healthcare sector

 Chuck Ingoglia
Vice president
for public policy
National Council for 
Community Behavioral Healthcare By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | February 18, 2008 | Free Access
Chuck Ingoglia, vice president for public policy at the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Jessica Zigmond in an exclusive interview how the Veterans Affairs... FULL STORY »

What 20 years of collecting and reporting clinical outcome data in Pennsylvania can teach other states

 Ann Torregrossa
Deputy director
Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform
Pennsylvania By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | February 04, 2008 | Free Access
Ann Torregrossa, deputy director and director of policy for the Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform in Pennsylvania, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Jean DerGurahian in an exclusive interview why public reporting of... FULL STORY »

Why more states are requiring not-for-profit hospitals to publicly report their community benefits

 Renee Markus Hodin
Project director
Community Catalyst,
a patient-advocacy group By TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE | January 21, 2008 | Free Access
Renee Markus Hodin, a project director with patient-advocacy group Community Catalyst, tells Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans in an exclusive interview why a growing number of states are requiring not-for-profit hospitals to publicly... FULL STORY »


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