Associate Podcasts

The AHA Associate Podcast series is one of the many ways that the AHA Associate Program connects AHA member hospitals and health systems with the business community. In the series, the AHA checks in with its business Associates to learn how they are supporting members and leveraging the program to stay connected with members and help them achieve their goals and objectives. Tune in to learn how AHA members are connecting with Associates.

Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA is joined by Michelle McCabe, Director of Customer Success at Spacelabs Healthcare, as well as Dr. Richard Truxillo, Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Edward Via School of Osteopathic Medicine, and…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, is joined by Tammy Johnson, Assistant VP of Clinical Strategy and Customer Relations at Magnolia Medical Technologies. Reducing blood culture contamination proves pivotal in enhancing patient care quality,…
In this episode - Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Felicia Sadler, VP of Quality, and Lora Sparkman, VP of Patient Safety and Quality at Relias, about how workforce strategy dovetails with high-quality patient care. Engaged, high-quality…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Dave Robbins, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Services at BluSky Restoration Contractors, and Robbie Sills, Vice President of Healthcare Services at BluSky Restoration Contractors. Disasters,…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Justin Lambert, President, and COO at Nomad Health. The shortage of nurses is placing further strain on hospitals and health systems that are already incredibly understaffed. Untenable patient-to-…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Megan Ensinger who is a Genetic Counselor at OhioHealth. Genetic counseling is a rapidly growing field where genetic counselors are integral members of multidisciplinary cancer care teams. These…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Josh Margulies, Vice President of Strategic Customer Engagements at Suki AI. Physician burnout is occurring at epidemic levels, with administrative burden in the EHR cited as the primary driver. With…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Jeff Myers, Vice President of Consulting at Accumen, and Melissa Butterworth, President of Laboratory Acquisitions & Mergers at Advanced Strategic Partners, a partner of Accumen. Laboratories are…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Gary Lynch, Global Practice Leader of Healthcare Innovation and Strategy, and Robin Goldsmith, Global Lead of Healthcare Innovation and Strategy for Verizon Business Group. Many health care systems…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Dr. James Lu, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder of Helix and Dr. Calum MacRae, MD, PhD, Co-Director of Genomic Medicine and Professor of Medicine at Harvard University. Join them as…