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The ASHHRA Podcast

Robert "Bo" Brabo and Luke Carignan

The ASHHRA Podcast is the definitive audio briefing for healthcare HR leaders navigating what’s next.Hosted by Bo Brabo and Luke Carignan, this weekly podcast explores the forces reshaping the healthcare workforce, from talent shortages and leadership burnout to data-driven HR strategy, labor relations, and policy shifts that impact care delivery.Each episode features candid conversations with CHROs, senior executives, and industry change-makers who are solving real problems inside hospitals and

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#222 - Proven Secrets to Build Outstanding Healthcare...

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2026/04/16

90% of Healthcare Organizations Missed Their Hiring Goals Last Year. Here's Why. Featuring Casey Marquette, Founder & CEO, Covenant HR, which is an active member of the ASHHRA Preferred Partner Program (AP3). Hundreds of open reqs. Inboxes flooded with applicants. And somehow nine out of ten healthcare organizations still missed their hiring targets last year. Casey Marquette, founder of Covenant HR and creator of the AI recruiting platform Scout, joins Bo and Luke to talk about why the p...

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#221 - Proven Q1 Healthcare Wins: Great Workforce...

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2026/04/14

Luke Carignan and ASHHRA Executive Director Jeremy Sadlier take a deliberate step back from the doom and gloom to look at what is actually working in healthcare HR right now — and the data is genuinely encouraging. 🩺 Ambient AI Is Ending Pajama Time A randomized controlled trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms what many have suspected: ambient AI scribe software that passively listens to patient visits and auto-drafts clinical notes is producing a highly significant

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#220 - Proven Secrets to Build Great Healthcare Leaders

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2026/04/10

When the Real Problem Is Identity, Not Skill Featuring Dr. Marcia Reynolds, Master Certified Coach, Former Global President, International Coaching Federation What if the leader on your team who keeps struggling isn't missing a skill — they're missing a clear sense of who they are becoming? And what if the most powerful thing you could offer your workforce right now isn't another wellness app, but a thinking partner who helps them see themselves differently? Dr. Marcia Reynolds brings 30 year...

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#219 - Medicaid Cuts Threaten 446 Hospitals Now

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2026/04/06

April 6th, 2026. Three separate policy shocks, all landing at the same time. Bo, Luke, and ASHHRA Executive Director Jeremy Sadlier break down what may be the most consequential week of news healthcare HR has faced all year. 🏥 446 Hospitals at High Risk of Closure A Public Citizen analysis of CMS data identified 446 hospitals at high risk of closing or cutting services due to roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts under HR 1. Criteria: at least 20% Medicaid revenue and currently operating at a

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#218 - Breakthrough Proven AI Strategies Save Healthcare

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2026/03/30

Strike Over, Margins Up & AI Saving Lives at Advocate Health The final Monday News Drop of Q1 2026. Luke Carignan and ASHHRA Executive Director Jeremy Sadlier close out the quarter with three stories that are actually moving in a positive direction — and one significant asterisk on each of them. 🤝 Kaiser Strike Is Over — Now the Hard Part Starts 31,000 UNAC/UHCP nurses and healthcare professionals at Kaiser Permanente have ratified a new contract, ending the largest open-ended healthcare

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#217 - New AI Can Now End Healthcare Burnout

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2026/03/26

What AI Can and Can't Fix About Healthcare Worker Burnout Featuring Dr. Rich Safeer, Chief Medical Director of Employee Health & Well-Being, Johns Hopkins Medicine Two in five healthcare workers say their jobs feel unsustainable. AI is sitting right in the middle of the burnout crisis, the staffing shortage, and the well-being conversation. The question isn't whether it will change healthcare work — it already is. The question is whether your organization uses it to squeeze more out of yo...

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#216 - California Healthcare Layoffs, Nurse Strikes,...

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2026/03/23

3,400 Layoffs, No Staffing Floor & Nurses Walking Out — And It's Only March March 23rd, 2026. California hospitals have already cut more than 3,400 healthcare workers in six weeks. CMS just erased the federal minimum staffing standards for long-term care. And this morning, two separate nurse strikes began — one in Massachusetts, one in Maine. Bo and Luke break down what each story means for healthcare HR leaders right now. 📉 California's Layoff Wave Is Your Early Warning Pomona Valley,

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#215 - Protect Your Benefits From Devastating Pharma Ads

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2026/03/19

The $6 Billion Influence Machine Targeting Your Benefits Plan Featuring Kyra Hagan, Senior Vice President of Marketing, RxBenefits. Six billion dollars. That is what pharmaceutical companies spend every year marketing high-cost, high-profit prescription drugs directly to your employees — and the clinical and financial consequences are landing squarely on your health plan. Bo sits down with Kyra Hagan, a 25-year healthcare industry veteran and SVP of Marketing at ASHHRA Platinum Sponsor RxBene...

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#214 - Proven AI Secrets Empower Healthcare HR Hope

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2026/03/16

Agentic AI Is Already in Your Building — Do You Know Where? HIMSS 26 just closed in Las Vegas with 24,000 healthcare technology leaders sending one unmistakable message: agentic AI has moved from the exhibit hall into your operations. Meanwhile, the largest nurse strike in US history ended at Kaiser Permanente with a 21.5% wage deal — and that number is now living in the institutional memory of every union organizer in the country. Bo, Luke, and ASHHRA Executive Director Jeremy Sadlier break ...

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32:49

#213 - When the CHRO Has Never Worked in Healthcare

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2026/03/12

When the CHRO Has Never Worked in Healthcare Featuring Margie Zyble, SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, UC Health Margie Zyble came to UC Health by way of GE and a vertical farming startup. That unconventional path is exactly what makes her perspective on healthcare HR worth listening to. 🏥 People Leader Enablement Is the Priority At UC Health, the most fragile piece of workforce strategy right now is middle management. Spans of control in clinical environments — sometimes 100 to 150

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#212 - Proven Ways to Protect Healthcare HR Trust

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2026/03/10

March is here, and healthcare HR is staring down three stories that cut straight to the core of organizational trust, workforce safety, and labor vulnerability — all in one week. ⚖️ LeapFrog's Credibility Collapse A federal judge ruled that LeapFrog deliberately assigned artificially low safety grades to hospitals that declined to participate in its voluntary survey. Five Florida hospitals were affected. This isn't a data dispute — a court found deliberate punishment of non-participants credi...

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#211 - How Soft Skills Are Shaping Tomorrow’s Roles

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2026/03/05

We are living in what one CHRO recently called “an era with no destination.” Jobs are evolving, technology is accelerating, and the rules of career progression are being rewritten in real time. In this forward-looking conversation, executive recruiter and career strategist Becky Heidesch joins us to unpack what AI, automation, and digital acceleration really mean for the workforce, especially for leaders and ambitious professionals trying to stay relevant. Becky opens with a bold reality: ove...

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#210 - Medicare Cuts, Nursing Home Deregulation & The...

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2026/03/03

In this week’s News Drop, we unpack three developments that could directly impact provider compensation, skilled nursing operations, and your employee benefits strategy. 💸 CMS Efficiency Shockwave The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is now hitting balance sheets, and the fallout is real. CMS finalized a 2.5% efficiency adjustment cut, alongside major practice expense reductions for facility-based specialists. According to AMA analysis, hospital-employed oncologists could see revenue

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#209 - Well-Being Strategies Any Health Organization...

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2026/02/26

Recorded live at AdventHealth, this episode explores what it truly means to operationalize employee wellbeing at scale — and why it cannot live inside a single benefits line item. Kristin Duquaine, Executive Director of Employee Wellbeing, and Sarah Hawkins, Senior Manager of Employee Wellbeing, share how AdventHealth embedded wellbeing into its brand promise of “Feel Whole,” translating it into strategy, structure, and measurable impact. Wellbeing Is Not a Program — It’s a System In many hea...

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#208 - From Picket Lines to Basements:

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2026/02/23

In this episode, we track three major developments shaping healthcare HR strategy right now: a catastrophic escalation in the Kaiser strike, a growing middle management collapse, and a new IRS benefit that could fast-track your workforce into the AI era. 🔥 Segment 1: The Engine Room Walkout Kaiser Permanente’s strike has entered week four — and it just escalated again. More than 500 licensed operating engineers have joined the 31,000 nurses already on the picket line. These are not bedside

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21:59

#207 - How to Show Up Authentic

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2026/02/19

Building Your Personal Brand Without Losing Your Professional Edge, featuring Susie Jamerson, Chief People Officer of Corporate Services, AdventHealth Recorded live in Altamonte Springs, Florida, this episode brings real energy, real conversation, and real leadership insight. Susie Jamerson returns to the podcast, and this time, the conversation goes deep into something every healthcare leader is navigating right now: How do you show up authentically online without compromising your prof...

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#206 - Strike Escalation and Scope Reversal in...

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2026/02/16

This Monday News Drop covers three developments that should be squarely on every healthcare HR leader’s radar. 📉 Segment 1: NCLEX Pass Rates Dip The 2025 NCLEX pass rate dropped to 69.1%, down from 69.7% in 2024. On paper, that’s a 0.6% decline. In reality? Nearly 100,000 nursing graduates did not pass. In a nation already facing a nursing shortage, even fractional declines matter. The exam is the entry gate into practice. Fewer passes = fewer nurses entering the workforce pipeline.

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#205 - Leading Talent Through Change

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2026/02/12

In this episode, Luke Carignan sits down with Kelly Trummer, AVP of Talent Acquisition at Wellstar Health System, to unpack what’s next for healthcare recruiting in a rapidly evolving workforce landscape. With prior experience at Yale New Haven Health and Southcoast Health, she brings a national perspective on what’s changing—and what must change—inside healthcare TA. For Kelly, talent acquisition in healthcare is about direct impact. Every hire affects patient care. That purpose ...

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26:55

#204 - Telehealth, Strikes, and International Nurse...

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2026/02/02

Healthcare HR leaders finally get a moment to exhale, but the work is far from over. In this week’s Monday News Drop, Bo Brabo, Luke Carignan, and ASHHRA President & CEO Jeremy Sadlier break down three critical developments shaping workforce strategy, compliance, and recruiting right now. Segment 1: The 11th-Hour Telehealth Save Congress narrowly avoided the telehealth cliff. The Healthcare Access and Modernization Act of 2026 has been signed, extending Medicare telehealth flexibil...

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#203 - The New Healthcare Labor Wave

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2026/01/26

Healthcare HR leaders are heading into one of the most consequential weeks of the year. In this episode of the ASHHRA Monday News Drop, Luke Carignan, Bo Brabo, and ASHHRA President & CEO Jeremy Sadlier unpack three fast-moving developments that demand immediate attention from HR, finance, and executive teams. Segment 1: A Tale of Two Coasts While New York nurses return to work after securing historic staffing protections, the West Coast is waking up to a massive escalation. More t...

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