A top podcast for healthcare leaders, with over one million downloads, Radio Advisory is your weekly download on how to untangle the industry's most pressing challenges to help leaders like you make the best business decisions for your organization.

From unpacking major trends in care delivery—like site-of-care shifts and the rise of high-cost drugs—to demystifying stakeholder dynamics, to shining a spotlight on priorities that may get overlooked, we're here to help. Our hosts and seasoned researchers talk with industry experts to equip you with knowledge to confront today's unanswered questions in healthcare. New episodes drop every Tuesday.

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to generate excitement across healthcare, promising to reduce clinician burnout, fuel innovation, and ease financial pressures. But despite the hype, AI is far from a “plug-and-play” solution—and simply investing in AI won’t guarantee success.

This week, host Rachel (Rae) Woods is joined by Advisory Board AI expert Ty Aderhold to explore what it really takes to see value from AI in healthcare. Together, they unpack:

• The current reality of AI’s return on investment
• The hidden risks—like bias, hallucinations, and uneven adoption—that leaders must manage
• Why leaders should resist the urge to merely copy others
• How to build the internal capabilities and governance needed for sustainable, high-impact AI adoption

Instead of chasing the latest tech trend, leaders should take a problem-first approach—investing in the right governance, expertise, and evaluation to ensure AI solutions are aligned with their organization’s needs.

Links:

• Ep. 220: Why AI in healthcare is more than just ChatGPT
• Upcoming webinar: AI in healthcare: Use cases, emerging risks, opportunities, and more
• Healthcare in 2025, part 2: How AI is shaping care team roles
• 3 paradigm shifts in healthcare: Cheat sheet series

Radio Advisory Tech & AI playlist

Survey insights: What to know about the clinician workforce today

A transcript of this episode as well as more information and resources can be found on RadioAdvisory.advisory.com.

Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a policy update on the bill containing Medicaid cuts that is making its way through Congress, and the recent MAHA Commission Report.

If you were to ask any healthcare leader what the top challenges in our industry are, it’s a fair bet that “improving patient access to care” would be on the list. There have been so many investments made in the industry to improve access—especially since the Covid-19 pandemic.

With this level of investment, we should be moving the needle. But the data shows that access is not getting better, and in some cases, it’s getting worse.

This week, Advisory Board physician and medical group expert Mahaya Walker joins host Abby Burns to unpack why, and what medical groups can do about it. They break down Advisory Board research findings around how a narrow focus on improving appointment availability may actually be hurting efforts to improve access, and how medical groups can move the needle on access by putting clinicians closer to the center of their access strategies.

Links:

• Provider availability: A new way to measure access for medical groups
• Top 3 opportunities to save provider time on administrative tasks
• Ambulatory access: How to make sustainable progress
• How to reduce in-basket overload by 34%, in 4 steps

4 ways to improve site-of-care transitions for sickle cell patients

How VCU built an ‘inescapable’ Adult Sickle Cell Medical Home to improve inpatient to outpatient transitions of care

4 keys to success in the New England Sickle Cell Institute’s outpatient program for adult sickle cell patients

A transcript of this episode as well as more information and resources can be found on RadioAdvisory.advisory.com.