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Oct. 23, 2025

How to Really Change Healthcare. Get a Seat at the Table #healthcare #podcast #reform

How to Really Change Healthcare.  Get a Seat at the Table #healthcare #podcast #reform

🎧 Listen to the full 🚨 Fire Chief Podcast 👨‍🚒 here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 This clip is from Patients Over Politics. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician leadership, healthcare strategy, and executive insights: https://www.youtube.com/@leescheinbart6110/shorts #PhysicianLeadership #HealthcareExecutive #CMO #leadership

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Oct. 22, 2025

How to REALLY Bust Up Denials #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #newjersey #legislation

How to REALLY Bust Up Denials #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #newjersey #legislation

🎧 Listen to the full 🚨 Fire Chief Podcast 👨‍🚒 here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 This clip is from Patients Over Politics. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician leadership, healthcare strategy, and executive insights: https://www.youtube.com/@leescheinbart6110/shorts #PhysicianLeadership #HealthcareExecutive #CMO #leadership #politics

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Oct. 21, 2025

Take Charge To Make Change #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #politics #newjersey

Take Charge To Make Change #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #politics #newjersey

🎧 Listen to the full 🚨 Fire Chief Podcast 👨‍🚒 here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 This clip is from Patients Over Politics. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician leadership, healthcare strategy, and executive insights: https://www.youtube.com/@leescheinbart6110/shorts #PhysicianLeadership #HealthcareExecutive #CMO #Congress

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Oct. 21, 2025

Patients Over Politics? Get Upstream

Patients Over Politics?  Get Upstream

In this energetic episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart interviews Dr. Tina Shah, a devoted pulmonary and critical care physician and passionate Congressional candidate. They discuss Dr. Shah's journey in healthcare, her leadership philosophy, and her advocacy for healthcare reform. Dr. Shah shares her experience with burnout,…

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Oct. 16, 2025

Leaders Help System See Itself #healthcare #system #leadership #burnout #podcast #burnout

Leaders Help System See Itself #healthcare #system #leadership #burnout  #podcast #burnout

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 This clip is from How Leaders (Invite and) Make Change. We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician…

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Oct. 14, 2025

The #1 Weakness of a Leader #healthcare #physicianleadership #leadership #podcast

The #1 Weakness of a Leader #healthcare #physicianleadership #leadership #podcast

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 This clip is from "How To (Invite In) And Create Change." We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on…

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Oct. 14, 2025

How Leaders (Invite and) Make Change

How Leaders (Invite and) Make Change

In this profound and meaningful episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart engages with Deborah Rowland, a leader in organizational change and mindfulness. They discuss the importance of mindfulness in leadership, particularly in high-pressure environments like healthcare. Deborah emphasizes the need for leaders to confront reality without judgment…

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Oct. 11, 2025

Healthcare in crisis. #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #crisis #crisismanagement

Healthcare in crisis.  #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #crisis #crisismanagement

🎧 Listen to the full 🚨 Fire Chief 🔥 Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 💡 This clip is from What Crisis Requires. We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician leadership, healthcare strategy, and executive insights: https://www.youtube.com/@leescheinbart6110/shorts #PhysicianLeadership #HealthcareExecutive #CMO

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Oct. 9, 2025

4 Things for Leaders in Crisis #crisismanagement #leadership #healthcare #podcast #physicianleader

4 Things for Leaders in Crisis #crisismanagement #leadership #healthcare  #podcast #physicianleader

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 This clip is from "What Crisis Requires." We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician leadership, healthcare strategy,…

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Oct. 7, 2025

4 Things In A CRISIS #healthcare #crisismanagement #crisis #emergencyresponse #leadership

4 Things In A CRISIS  #healthcare #crisismanagement  #crisis #emergencyresponse  #leadership

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 This clip is from "What Crisis Requires." We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician leadership, healthcare strategy,…

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Oct. 7, 2025

What Crisis Requires

What Crisis Requires

In this explosive episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart engages with Regina Phelps, a global expert in crisis management, to discuss the critical role of physician leaders in navigating crises within healthcare. They explore the differences between emergency response and crisis management, the challenges faced by healthcare…

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Sept. 30, 2025

The #1 Role Every CMO Needs to Know #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #healthinsurance

The #1 Role Every CMO Needs to Know #healthcare #podcast #physicianleadership #healthinsurance

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 About this Short: This clip is from The Physician Advisor. We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more Shorts on physician…

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Sept. 30, 2025

Physician Advisor: The #1 Role CMOs Need in Their Life

Physician Advisor: The #1 Role CMOs Need in Their Life

In this witty episode of The Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart interviews Dr. Clarissa Barnes, former President and CEO of the American College of Physician Advisors and currently the Chief Medical Officer for Medicaid in South Dakota. They discuss the evolving role of physician advisors, the challenges and opportunities…

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Sept. 26, 2025

The Tectonic Shift in Healthcare #podcast #healthcare #benefits #healthcareeducation

The Tectonic Shift in Healthcare #podcast #healthcare #benefits #healthcareeducation

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 About this Short: This clip is from The Chief Mascot Officer episode with Chris Deacon. We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe…

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Sept. 24, 2025

The Future of Healthcare Leadership #physicianleadership #HealthcareExecutive #CMO

The Future of Healthcare Leadership #physicianleadership  #HealthcareExecutive #CMO

🎧 Listen to the full Fire Chief Podcast here: https://www.thefirechiefcmo.com/ 🔥 Explore all episodes, show notes, and resources for physician leaders. 💡 About this Short: This clip is from Arresting Doctors. We share practical insights for physician executives, CMOs, and healthcare leaders. 👉 Subscribe for more on physician leadership, healthcare…

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Sept. 23, 2025

Arresting Doctors

Arresting Doctors

In this off-world of an episode, host Lee Scheinbart launches into the remarkable career and educational journey of Dr. Daniel Handel, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the Central Area of Atrium Health. Dr. Handel, the primary editor of the definitive and groundbreaking textbook on healthcare administration for aspiring…

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Sept. 16, 2025

Chief Mascot Officer

Chief Mascot Officer

In this truly remarkable episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, we delve into the amazing career of Chris Deacon, a nationally respected voice on healthcare reform. From her beginnings as a Deputy Attorney General to leading one of the largest health plans in the country, the indefatigable Chris shares her…

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Sept. 9, 2025

We Need An Even Bigger Boat (Part 2)

We Need An Even Bigger Boat (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this incredible conversation, Lee Scheinbart and Dr. Larry McEvoy, the founder of Epidemic Leadership, continue to go exponential and explore leadership 'at scale.', In this blistering Part 2 of the most intense conversation to date on the podcast, the you will hear further insights on physician…

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Sept. 2, 2025

We Need A Bigger Boat

We Need A Bigger Boat

In this intense conversation, Lee Scheinbart and Dr. Larry McEvoy, the founder of Epidemic Leadership, explore the evolving landscape of healthcare and the role of physician leadership. In the first of this two part series, the discussion touches on the importance of nurturing emerging leaders and the potential for innovative…

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Aug. 26, 2025

Remember to Breathe

Remember to Breathe

In this hot start episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart interviews Dr. Harpreet Pall, the recently appointed Chief Medical Officer at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore Hospital AND K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital. Dr. Pall shares his journey from pediatric gastroenterology to adult hospital management, discussing the challenges and…

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Aug. 19, 2025

The Big Mystery

The Big Mystery

In this lightning hot episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart welcomes Rebecca Kapphahn, Vice President and Senior Client Partner at Furst Group, to explore the mystery of physician executive recruitment, especially for the role of Chief Medical Officer. Together they examine the critical role of cultural fit…

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Aug. 12, 2025

Things Need To Change

Things Need To Change

In this deeply heartfelt episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart honors Dr. Lorna Breen and discusses the critical issues surrounding physician leadership and mental health in healthcare. Dr. Stefanie Simmons, Chief Medical Officer of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation, shares her journey from emergency medicine to…

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Aug. 5, 2025

Turning The Page

Turning The Page

In this insightful, yet funny and irreverent episode, host Lee Scheinbart sits down with Dr. Caesar Gonzalez to explore the dynamic world of physician leadership. For the first time on The Fire Chief, the topic of job security is discussed. Dr. Gonzalez shares his personal journey from anesthesiologist to Chief…

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July 29, 2025

We Serve Two Masters

We Serve Two Masters

In this suborbital episode of the Fire Chief Podcast, host Lee Scheinbart goes interstellar with Dr. J.D. Polk, the Chief Health and Medical Officer at NASA. The two physicians explore the shared leadership parallels in space medicine and here on earth. Dr. Polk recently returned from Oxford where he enrolled…

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