Health Law Pulse explores the real-world intersection of healthcare, law, leadership, and risk.
Hosted by a healthcare attorney, the show goes beyond statutes and headlines to examine how healthcare organizations actually operate—and where things break down. Each episode features candid conversations with physicians, executives, compliance leaders, and industry insiders about governance, quality, innovation, and the legal realities shaping modern healthcare.
This isn’t a lecture on the law. It’s a practical, thoughtful look at how regulation, compliance, and strategy influence patient care, business decisions, and leadership in today’s healthcare system.
New episodes drop every two weeks. If you work in healthcare—or advise those who do—this is the pulse you need to follow.
From Frustration to Founder: The Fight for Better Women's Health Data and Access to Care
Dr. Amy Divaraniya, Founder and CEO of Oova, joins the show to talk about what it actually takes to bring precision science into women's health — from validating an at-home hormone test against serum blood draws to getting 600+ clinics to change how they work. We dig into why fertility and perimenopause care have lagged behind the rest of healthcare innovation, and what has to change in technology, regulation, and delivery to close that gap. A conversation for healthcare leaders, femtech founders, and anyone rethinking what women's health data should look like.
For more information about Oova, visit https://www.oova.life/ (https://www.oova.life/).
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, visit www.westernassociates.com or email Mike Eldridge at meldridge@westernassociates.com (mailto:meldridge@westernassociates.com).
3 Jul 2026
The Behavioral Health Gap: Access, Regulation, and Patient Care
Behavioral healthcare is one of the most urgent challenges facing our healthcare system, but expanding access involves far more than increasing the number of providers or changing reimbursement models.
In this episode of Health Law Pulse, Dr. Corey Shumate, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, joins me to discuss the realities of delivering behavioral healthcare to underserved populations and the operational challenges that often stand between patients and care.
We explore what expanding access actually looks like in practice, where behavioral health systems most commonly break down for Medicaid patients, and the opportunities and challenges associated with telepsychiatry.
We also discuss opioid treatment in the real world, balancing regulation with patient outcomes, and why conditions like ADHD and anxiety are often overlooked or undertreated in lower-income communities—and the long-term consequences that follow.
This is a practical conversation about the intersection of access, regulation, and patient care in behavioral health, and what healthcare leaders can do to build systems that work better for both providers and patients.
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
26 Jun 2026
The Execution Gap: Why Healthcare Transformation Is So Hard
Healthcare organizations don't struggle because they lack strategy. More often, they struggle because execution is hard.
In this episode of Health Law Pulse, Melissa Corneal joins me to discuss what it actually takes to lead transformation across complex healthcare organizations.
Drawing on her experience leading enterprise EHR implementations, CRM integrations, AI-enabled workflow optimization, and large-scale operational redesign, Melissa shares practical lessons on aligning clinical, operational, financial, and technology teams around a common vision.
We explore why transformation efforts often fail, the risks of designing systems that don't reflect how care is actually delivered, and how organizations can leverage data, technology, and standardization without losing flexibility or clinician engagement.
This is a conversation about healthcare operations in the real world—and what separates organizations that successfully execute from those that struggle to move beyond strategy.
Whether you're a healthcare executive, physician leader, operator, or advisor, this episode offers valuable insights into the future of healthcare transformation.
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
12 Jun 2026
From Bedside to Boardroom: How Clinicians Are Building the Future of Healthcare
Clinicians are playing an increasingly important role not just in patient care, but in leadership, entrepreneurship, and shaping the future of healthcare delivery.
In this episode of Health Law Pulse, Amanda Guarniere, nurse practitioner, healthcare executive, entrepreneur, and Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships at GuardianMD, joins me to discuss the rise of clinician-led healthcare businesses and why more providers are stepping into leadership roles.
We explore the opportunities and challenges facing nurse practitioners, the realities of practice ownership, balancing business growth with clinical integrity, and the operational and compliance considerations that come with building healthcare organizations.
Amanda also shares insights on leadership, healthcare entrepreneurship, and why clinicians bring a unique perspective to decision-making, innovation, and patient care.
This is a practical conversation for clinicians, healthcare leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in the future of provider-led healthcare.
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
29 May 2026
When the Crisis Ends: Why Healthcare Leaders Still Struggle After the Storm
Most healthcare leaders know how to navigate a crisis.
Far fewer know how to recover from one.
In this episode of Health Law Pulse, I sit down with Savio P. Clemente, healthcare leadership strategist, TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and creator of the Adaptive Resilience Leadership framework.
Drawing on more than 2,000 interviews with healthcare leaders and his own experience surviving cancer twice, Savio shares why leadership challenges often emerge after the immediate crisis has passed. We discuss decision fatigue, cognitive overload, psychological safety, and the subtle ways leadership performance can decline when pressure becomes the norm.
We also explore how healthcare leaders can maintain clarity, improve decision quality, and build resilient organizations capable of sustaining performance long after the urgency fades.
This is a practical conversation for healthcare executives, physician leaders, compliance professionals, and anyone responsible for making important decisions in high-pressure environments.
For more information about Savio and his work, go to www.saviopclemente.com (http://www.saviopclemente.com).
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
15 May 2026
The Hidden Complexity of Hospital Medicine
Hospitals are some of the most complex environments in healthcare—where communication, coordination, and decision-making happen constantly and under pressure.
In this episode of Health Law Pulse, Dr. David Jackson, a hospitalist in Colorado, joins me to discuss what hospitalists actually do behind the scenes and where healthcare systems most often break down during inpatient care.
We explore transitions of care, communication failures, operational challenges, and the realities of coordinating patients across increasingly complex healthcare environments.
This is a practical conversation about how hospitals actually function—and where small system failures can create major downstream consequences.
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
7 May 2026
Inside Healthcare Transactions: Fair Market Value and Regulatory Risk
Fair market value is one of the most important—and misunderstood—concepts in healthcare transactions.
In this episode of Health Law Pulse, Chris David, Managing Partner of HealthValue Group, joins me to discuss how valuation, compensation structures, and transaction design intersect with regulatory risk in healthcare.
We explore where organizations most often get into trouble in physician compensation and deal structures, how valuation and legal teams can work together more effectively, and how increasing scrutiny around private equity and healthcare consolidation is changing the landscape.
This is a practical conversation about the financial, operational, and regulatory realities behind healthcare transactions.
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
1 May 2026
Expanding Access to Care: Innovation and Equity in Dental Health
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 (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
23 Apr 2026
The Hidden Side of Healthcare: Leadership, Pressure, and Resilience
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/ (https://integritysurgery.org/)
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
15 Apr 2026
Healthcare Pricing Transparency and Medical Tourism
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 (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
1 Apr 2026
Managing Risk Inside Healthcare Organizations: A Healthcare Lawyer’s POV
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 (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
15 Mar 2026
Healthcare Compliance in the Age of Data and AI
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 (http://www.healthicity.com).
For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA (https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA).
1 Mar 2026
The Politics of Compliance: Why Healthcare Compliance Programs Succeed or Fail
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/ (https://www.bluebirdhealthlaw.com/)
Jay's compliance training course Link:
https://blubirdhealthlaw.kartra.com/page/SSC2025 (https://blubirdhealthlaw.kartra.com/page/SSC2025)
Link 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 (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)
15 Feb 2026
The Intersection of Leadership, Quality, and Compliance in Healthcare
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.
1 Feb 2026
Rebuilding Care: A Candid Conversation with Scott Kronlund, MD
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.
15 Jan 2026
Leading Quality, Safety, and Compliance at Scale
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.
26 Dec 2025
Building Safe Systems: Education, Credentialing, and Quality in Modern Medicine
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.
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