Health Law Pulse

Access to dental care is often discussed—but less often understood in terms of how it actually works in practice.In this episode of Health Law Pulse, Kendra Flowers—a healthcare leader with deep experience in clinical operations, compliance, and scaling dental care delivery across multi-state and community-based models—joins me to explore what it truly takes to expand access to care.We discuss how innovation in dental delivery, including nontraditional care models, is helping reach underserved populations, and how operational design, compliance, and thoughtful system-building are critical to making those efforts sustainable.This is a practical conversation about where progress is happening in oral health—and what it will take to move the needle on equity.For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA.

What happens when medicine doesn’t go as planned?Dr. Danny Eiferman joins Health Law Pulse to talk about the realities of practicing medicine that often go unspoken—failure, resilience, leadership, and the importance of psychological safety in healthcare teams.This is a candid conversation about what clinicians experience beyond the textbook—and why it matters for patient care and system-level risk.📘 Learn more about his book Cut Open: https://integritysurgery.org/For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA.

Adam Cunningham, CEO of Sylk Health, joins Health Law Pulse to break down the complexity of healthcare pricing, why it remains difficult for patients to navigate, and how better information can improve decision-making.For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA.

In this episode, experienced healthcare lawyers, Jeff Williams and Greg Gambill join me to discuss how healthcare organizations navigate compliance, governance, and real-world risk, and why the most effective organizations treat legal as a strategic partner—not a final step.For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA.

In this episode of Health Law Pulse, I sit down with Brian Burton, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at Healthicity, to discuss how healthcare compliance is evolving in an increasingly data-driven environment.We explore how documentation workflows and data structure can quietly create compliance risk, the role technology and automation play in modern compliance programs, and how organizations are using analytics to identify problems earlier. We also discuss emerging risks—from private equity and new service lines to the growing impact of AI on healthcare governance and enforcement.A practical conversation about how compliance leaders can manage risk as healthcare systems become more complex and technology-driven.For more information about Healthicity and its services, go to www.healthicity.com.For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA.

In this episode of Health Law Pulse, I sit down with Jay Anstine to explore the politics of healthcare compliance. We discuss why technically sound programs still struggle, how influence and communication shape outcomes, and what it really takes to gain buy-in from leadership. A practical conversation about culture, governance, and the human dynamics behind effective compliance.Jay's website:https://www.bluebirdhealthlaw.com/Jay's compliance training course Link:https://blubirdhealthlaw.kartra.com/page/SSC2025Link to Jay's book on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Navigating-Politics-Healthcare-Communication-Buy/dp/B0C5W9D38H?crid=1R8HL9O6EP9VR&keywords=navigating+the+politics+of+healthcare&qid=1701878058&sprefix=navigating+the+politics+of+healthcare,aps,115&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=bluebird1329-20&linkId=9b5303c90e761e7c07a607d0032b3f0b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Compliance rarely fails because someone intended to do the wrong thing—it fails because systems, incentives, and communication break down. In this episode of Health Law Pulse, we talk with Aubrey Grabow, a healthcare executive and clinician, about what it really takes to lead quality, safety, and compliance inside large, complex healthcare organizations. We discuss scaling care, provider incentives, advanced practice providers, and why strong organizations design systems that make the right decisions easier.

If you were redesigning healthcare today, where would you start? Scott Kronlund, MD joins the podcast to unpack the challenges and opportunities facing modern medicine—and what real leadership looks like in a system under strain.

In this episode of Health Law Pulse, I’m joined by Amy Smith, seasoned healthcare compliance executive, to discuss what it really takes to lead quality, safety, and compliance inside complex healthcare organizations. We talk about scaling care, aligning incentives, supporting clinicians, and why compliance works best when it’s embedded into operations—not bolted on after the fact.

In this episode of Health Law Pulse, I’m joined by Michael Rhodes, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine and a longtime physician leader in quality and credentialing.We talk about building a new medical school, the future of family medicine, and the often-overlooked systems—credentialing, peer review, and quality oversight—that quietly protect patient safety every day.Listen to a behind-the-scenes look at how medicine stays safe, accountable, and evolving.