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The Surgical Journey Podcast — 15 episodes
Interview with Robert Cunningham: The Post-Discharge Gap: Why the First Ten Days After Surgery Still Break Down
Interview with Robert Cerfolio: Remote Monitoring, Readmission Reduction, and the Case for Extending Surgical Accountability
Interview with Dr. Nizar Wehbi: Incentives, Handoffs, and the Rural Care Gap (With Insight into the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program)
Interview with Fred Neis, RN (Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Nursing): What Surgical Patients Actually Want (And Why Systems Miss It)
Interview with Dr. Lisa Attebery: Care Transitions: Why the Critical Window in Cancer Care Lies Between Appointments
Interview with Dr. Vamsi Krishna Ithapu (Meta): Designing for Cognitive Load in Patient Communication
Interview with Dr. Thomas Tsai (Harvard Medical School, American College of Surgeons): Recovery Is Now at Home. Is Your Team? (Strategies for Post-Acute Care Under CMS TEAM)
Interview with Secretary David Shulkin (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs): Beyond the OR: Mandatory Bundles Under CMS TEAM
Interview with Dr. Albert Hakaim (Mayo Clinic): Standardizing Readmissions and Improving Post-Discharge Care
Interview with Dr. Hans Van Lancker: Why Post-Acute Care Will Decide CMS TEAM Success
Interview with Dr. Robert Hymes: From Excellent Surgery to 30-Day Accountability: CMS TEAM Explained
Interview with Dr. Mohammed Quadri: A Practical Framework for Evaluating AI in Healthcare
Interview with Dr. Alexander Itskovitch: Integrating Digital Health into Surgical Care
The Surgical Journey Trailer
Podcast with Amrit Kirpalani: Improving Surgical Care from Readiness to Recovery