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.

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by Chris Abel, President of HealthCare Support, an Ingenovis Health company. Kathleen and Chris dig into the various disciplines, impacts and perspectives of allied health professionals in the hospital setting. By harnessing the expertise of allied health…
In this discussion, Kathleen Wessel, welcomes Dr. Joseph Jasser, Chief Operating Officer for Cleerly. Their discussion focuses on coronary artery disease evaluation. Artificial intelligence can create a new option for these evaluations that not only limits invasive procedures for patients, but also…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, is joined by guests from AHA Associate, Vizient. Dr. Renée Allen, MD, MHSc., FACOG, is Principal of Physician Clinical Operations, and Mellisa Martinez, DNP, MBA, RN, CENP, CPHQ, is Senior Consulting Director. The speakers explore how Physician Advisor Programs can…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, Vice President of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Sanjeev Agrawal, President and Chief Operating Officer of LeanTaaS. Their discussion focuses on the impacts of artificial intelligence on healthcare, specifically on capacity management.…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by guests from Hackensack Meridian Health and Surgical Directions: Dr. Lucy Pereira-Argenziano, M.D., and Chief Quality Officer of Northern Region at Hackensack Meridian Health; Jeff Peters, Founder and Chair-emeritus of Surgical Directions; Supriya Patel…
In this episode, guest host Laura Castellanos, Associate Director of Hospitals Against Violence for the AHA, is joined by Dr. Ronald Paulus, Strategic Advisor for Commure Strongline and former President and CEO of Mission Health, as well as former Chief Administrative Officer and CIO for Geisinger…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel welcomes Mark Knudsen, Head of Telehealth Technology Solutions, and Kurt Mosley, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, for AMN Healthcare. Their discussion focuses on a challenge facing many healthcare organizations: How to combine the most advantageous aspects of…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by Francois Nolte, Global Lead for Networked Care at Siemens Healthineers, and Andrew Menard, Executive Director of Radiology Strategy and Innovation at Johns Hopkins. Francois and Andrew share insights on decentralized imaging services and their impact on…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by Leslie Pagel, Chief Evangelist for Authenticx, which is an AHA Associate, as well as Rachelle Tardy, Director of Clinical Outcomes & Care Integration for Eskenazi Health. Their discussion centers on building a superior patient experience by starting…
In this episode, guest host Nancy Myers, Vice President of Leadership and System Innovation, for the AHA, speaks with Jacob Durgan, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Spacelabs Healthcare, and Ron Woita, CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Sky Lakes Medical Center…