Healthcare Reframed

About Healthcare Reframed

Health and the delivery of healthcare are topics of importance around the globe. There is little debate that much of the world, and much of the United States, feels that their healthcare system needs to improve and perhaps even to change dramatically. The US healthcare system is our focus, and it has the dubious distinction of generating worse outcomes at greater cost than any peer nation. Why is that? What can we do about it? Why have we all been talking about this for what seems like forever and not made things better yet? If you share our passion for digging into these topics, gathering ideas and insights into how to change the system, and maybe want to stretch your world view a bit, you have come to the right place. Our Team Judson Howe Host, series creator Micah Buller Creative Director Lindsay Hunt Co-producer Todd Carpenter Co-producer

Publisher

Judson Howe

Category

health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jul 2025

Latest episode

18 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Call me maybe: addressing the root causes of workplace violencein rural Texas through Telehealth.

   One of the biggest threats to rural healthcare isn't always talked about: workplace safety. In Titus County, Texas, emergency departments are facing rising challenges tied to psychiatric care gaps and staff safety concerns. For many healthcare workers, the decision to stay or leave comes down to one thing—whether they feel safe at work. This is a look at the realities behind workforce shortages—and what it takes to retain frontline staff.

2. 

   11 Jun 2026

   A little help from your friends: academic partnerships help buildcapacity in Astoria, Oregon

   Can a rural hospital grow without being acquired by a larger system? In Astoria, Oregon, local leaders partnered with Oregon Health & Science University to expand their workforce—without losing independence. By giving community providers academic affiliation and support, they've significantly increased their provider base over time. This model shows how collaboration—not consolidation—can strengthen rural healthcare.

3. 

   4 Jun 2026

   Building a better staffing pipeline for rural New England by reaching a younger audience.

   In New England, the rural healthcare crisis is taking on a new form: the workforce can't afford to live where they're needed most. At a New England Rural Health Association gathering, leaders shared how rising housing costs—driven by tourism, second homes, and remote work migration—are pushing out essential healthcare workers. In places like Cape Cod, even recruited physicians have turned down jobs because they couldn't find affordable housing for their families. But the challenge goes deeper. Health systems across the region are facing facility-wide shortages—from physicians and nurses to medical assistants, billing staff, and front desk workers—while caring for older, sicker populations with complex needs. So what's the solution? Many are turning upstream—investing in local workforce pipelines, exposing students to rural healthcare early, and creating pathways for people to train, return, and serve their own communities. Because in rural healthcare, the future workforce won't just be recruited. It has to be grown.

Who has been a guest on Healthcare Reframed

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Katelyn Jetelina
• Katherine Gergen Barnett
• Asaf Bitton
• Bruce Finke
• Elliott Fisher

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

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Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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