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Stewart Battersby, CFO of Firefly Health, a virtual, advanced primary care provider, chats with associate content manager Amanda Norris on the strategies it has implemented to improve financial outcomes and drive growth in a 100% virtual environment.

HealthLeaders editor Melanie Blackman is once again joined by Maxine Carrington, the chief people officer at Northwell Health. In this special episode commemorating HealthLeaders Worforce Week, Maxine shares insights on HR for a changing healthcare workforce, including the importance of culture, keeping up with current recruitment and retention trends, and effectively making organizational change as an HR leader.

HealthLeaders editor Melanie Blackman is joined by Maxine Carrington, the Chief People Officer at Northwell Health. Maxine, who joined Northwell in 2008 as a manager of labor relations, has worked in a variety of human resources roles since.
During the interview, Maxine shares her career journey, insights into her role, and what a successful HR leader looks like.

HealthLeaders Senior Editor Eric Wicklund talks with Melissa Topp, MSN-RN, executive director of care management for the Providence Health Plan, about their 'Food as Medicine' program, which tackles food insecurity and has the potential to make a significant impact on chronic care management and behavioral health outcomes.

HealthLeaders payer and finance editor Jay Asser is joined by Bill Ringwood, associate principal with Vizient and Sg2, and Tawnya Bosko, senior principal for Vizient and Sg2, to discuss how providers can prepare for increased levels of Medicare Advantage in their market. Ringwood and Bosko identify trends in the private program and share how Vizient and Sg2 are well positioned to help organizations in their approach.

In this episode, HealthLeaders speaks with Kristen Noles, performance improvement manager with the University of South Alabama Health System about University Hospital's participation in a grant funded pilot program to reduce nursing staff's stressors to avoid burnout.