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Mary Ellen Podmolik

Editor of Modern Healthcare

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Mary Ellen Podmolik guides the editorial strategy of Modern Healthcare and oversees its newsroom. A longtime business journalist, Mary Ellen worked at the Chicago Tribune from 2008 to 2021, serving as a business reporter and editor before moving to the Tribune's masthead as a director of content and business editor. She previously worked at a number of other media companies on both a full-time and freelance basis, including the Chicago Sun-Times and two Crain’s titles, Crain’s Chicago Business and Ad Age. She has a journalism degree from Marquette University.

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Recent Stories
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From the editor: Three years after the lockdown, where are we headed?

Marking the three-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic seems like a good time for reflection.
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From the Editor: We’ve only scratched the surface in addressing health inequity

The solution to disparities in outcomes involves more than better access to doctors. It’s awareness. It’s housing. It’s nutrition. It’s transportation.
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From the Editor: Collaborating with communities to drive change

Henry Ford Health President and CEO Robert Riney says you can't move forward in a community without engaging it.
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From the Editor: Testing a different type of peer review

If you were having a bad day at work that resulted in some unprofessional behavior, would you rather hear about it from your boss or a co-worker?
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From the Editor: How long will these 'partnerships' last?

The recent talk of partnerships sounds well-meaning. But in almost all cases, the announcements haven’t contained many specifics.
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From the Editor: Less talk, more action on ESG

This year we’ll dig deeper into environmental, social and governance issues.
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Editor's picks: What we loved reading in 2022

Want to catch up on a busy year for healthcare? Check out some of our most engaging stories of 2022.
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From the Editor: Influence through action

Our 2022 list honors and ranks the industry leaders whose efforts are guiding others.
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From the editor: A letter to the industry from a hospital room

But while working my way through the cogs of the healthcare machine, I’ve developed real concerns about your ability to best serve patients.
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From the editor: The complicated challenges facing healthcare marketers

Given marketing’s evolving role, it’s imperative that team members have a seat at the strategy table, not just be brought in at the tail end of a process.
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From the Editor: Facing some tough budget decisions? Be transparent
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From the Editor: Where do we go from here?

Business models are getting refocused, and health systems are working internally or forging partnerships to come up with new ones.
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From the Editor: Providers’ ESG efforts can help tackle thorny public health issues

How to keep medical supplies and devices safe for patients without potentially sickening people through the processes used to sterilize those products.
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Caring for the nurses of tomorrow—and today

States, hospital associations and individual health systems are undertaking efforts to bring more people into the profession.
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Health systems can use their ‘unique voice’ to lead conversations on social determinants

A growing number of organizations are taking action to address the social factors that have a major impact on our health and well-being—and the cost of care.