Healthcare Algorhythm is a podcast where healthcare professionals share real conversations about patient experience, care delivery, day to day operations, and technology. Each episode explores what is truly working in healthcare today through practical stories, lessons learned, and real world outcomes.

Healthcare Algorhythm
Claim This Podcastby William Strimel
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Healthcare Algorhythm is a podcast where healthcare professionals share real conversations about patient experience, care delivery, day to day operations, and technology. Each episode explores what is truly working in healthcare today through practical stories, lessons learned, and real world outcomes.
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1/5/2026
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Recent Episodes

June 16, 2026
How Dr. Ricardo Febry Is Helping Seniors Stay at Home Longer Through Better Care Coordination
<p>What does it really take to help older adults remain safely at home?</p><p>In this episode of Healthcare Algorhythm, Dr. Will Strimel sits down with Dr. Richard Febry, founder of Care Associates, a physician-led organization delivering home-based primary care, transitional care, caregiver support, and hospice services to medically complex seniors.</p><p>Drawing on decades of experience in nursing homes, hospitals, hospice, and home-based care, Dr. Febry shares how his journey led him to rethink traditional healthcare delivery and build a model focused on keeping frail older adults out of institutions whenever possible.</p><p>The conversation explores why so many seniors struggle to navigate a fragmented healthcare system, the critical role of caregivers, and how better coordination—not just better medicine—can dramatically improve quality of life.</p><p>Dr. Febry also discusses his unique experience building custom technology solutions for his organization, his perspective on artificial intelligence in healthcare, and why clinicians should become more involved in shaping the tools they use every day.</p><p>Whether you're a healthcare professional, caregiver, healthcare entrepreneur, or simply interested in the future of aging in place, this episode offers valuable insights into one of healthcare's most important challenges.</p><h3>Key Topics Discussed</h3><ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Home-based primary care and transitional care</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Keeping older adults safely at home</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Caregiver support and care coordination</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>The GUIDE dementia care model</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Healthcare fragmentation and aging populations</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Physician-led innovation and software development</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Artificial intelligence in clinical practice</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Technology's role in improving patient outcomes</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>The future of independent medical practice</li></ol><br/><h3>About Our Guest</h3><p><strong>Dr. Richard Febry</strong> is the founder of Care Associates, a Louisiana-based healthcare organization focused on integrating home-based medical care, caregiver support, dementia services, case management, adult day care, and hospice services for frail and homebound older adults.</p><p>With experience spanning internal medicine, nursing home care, hospital medicine, hospice, and healthcare technology development, Dr. Febry has built a unique model centered on helping seniors age in place while supporting the families who care for them.</p><h3>Connect with Dr. Richard Febry</h3><p>Website: <a href="https://care.associates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://care.associates</a></p><h3>Connect with Healthcare Algorhythm</h3><p>Website: <a href="https://www.tuliohealth.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tuliohealth.com</a></p><p>Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform for conversations exploring healthcare innovation, care coordination, technology, and the people working to improve the patient experience.</p><h3><br></h3>

May 13, 2026
How Antonio Johnson Is Rethinking Rehabilitation, Staffing, and Recovery in Post-Acute Care
<p>In this episode of the Healthcare Algorhythm Podcast, Dr. Will Strimel sits down with Antonio Johnson to explore one of the most pressing operational challenges in healthcare today: the growing gap between patient demand and the clinical workforce in post-acute care.</p><p>Antonio brings more than 20 years of leadership experience across skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and multi-site healthcare operations. Together, they discuss the realities facing rehabilitation providers, including staffing shortages, clinician burnout, rising educational costs, value-based care pressures, and the growing administrative burden placed on frontline teams.</p><p>The conversation also dives into how emerging technologies—including AI-powered documentation tools, EMR customization, and transcription capabilities—may help reduce friction for clinicians while improving operational efficiency and patient outcomes. Antonio shares real-world examples of how organizations are adapting to these pressures and what separates teams that successfully embrace innovation from those that struggle with change.</p><p>Dr. Strimel and Antonio also discuss the future of rehabilitation, the importance of organizational culture, the role of prehabilitation before surgery, and why patient education and engagement are critical to improving recovery and preserving independence as the population ages.</p><p>This episode offers valuable insight for healthcare operators, clinicians, rehabilitation leaders, and anyone interested in the evolving intersection of workforce strategy, technology, and patient recovery.</p><h2>Key Topics Covered</h2><ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Skilled nursing and rehabilitation workforce shortages</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Clinician burnout and retention strategies</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Value-based care pressures in post-acute settings</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>AI integration in EMRs and clinical documentation</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Technology adoption in healthcare organizations</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>The future of rehabilitation and recovery care</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Prehabilitation and surgical recovery optimization</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Leadership, culture, and operational transparency in healthcare</li></ol><br/><h2><br></h2>

May 4, 2026
How Greg Sciarra Is Reducing Hospitalizations by 40% Through Prevention and Behavior Change
<h3><strong>Episode Summary</strong></h3><p>What if we could prevent hospitalizations before they happen—at scale?</p><p>In this episode of the Healthcare Algorhythm Podcast, Dr. Will Strimel sits down with Greg Sciarra, COO of Embrace Prevention Care, to explore a model of care designed to keep seniors healthy, independent, and out of the hospital.</p><p>Embrace Prevention Care is focused on a fundamental shift in healthcare—from reactive, episodic treatment to continuous, preventive engagement. By helping patients adopt simple, sustainable health behaviors and reinforcing them over time, their team has demonstrated over a 40% reduction in hospitalizations in their patient population.</p><p>Greg shares how their approach is grounded in geriatric principles like “what matters most,” how they focus on just 1–2 high-impact behaviors across multiple chronic conditions, and why consistent follow-up—not complexity—is the key to lasting change.</p><p>The conversation also dives into their work within Medicare’s GUIDE pilot program, where they support patients with dementia and their caregivers—addressing one of the most overlooked drivers of outcomes: caregiver burnout.</p><p>We also discuss:</p><ul><li>Why healthcare remains fragmented and episodic</li><li>The real challenges of behavior change in chronic disease</li><li>How Embrace integrates with primary care rather than replacing it</li><li>What value-based care has gotten right—and where it still falls short</li><li>Why preventing one hospitalization may matter more than treating ten</li></ul><br/><p>This is a conversation about execution, not theory—and what it actually takes to deliver better outcomes in one of healthcare’s most complex populations.</p><h3><strong>Links & Resources</strong></h3><p>🔗 Greg Sciarra (LinkedIn): <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-sciarra-rph-mba/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/greg-sciarra-rph-mba</a> 🔗 Embrace Prevention Care: <a href="https://embracepreventioncare.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://embracepreventioncare.com</a></p><p> 🔗 Learn more about Medicare GUIDE Program: <a href="https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/guide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/guide</a></p>
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