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.

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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.

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.

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/

For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA.

For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA.

For more information about our lightning round sponsor, Western Associates, go to https://forms.gle/xmHGXhRPdomVgZQEA.

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.

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Jay's website:

https://www.bluebirdhealthlaw.com/

Jay's compliance training course Link:

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

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.