Post by Jason Radisson

New episode of CEO Tradecraft with Dr. Ken Holmen, President & CEO at CentraCare, a $2B integrated system across rural Minnesota, where 70% of revenue comes from government payer mix growing at 2-3% while costs grow 5-7%. CentraCare's St. Cloud Hospital has been ranked 11 times in the Top 100 hospitals nationally, and currently number 2 in Minnesota. This episode is about the unique challenges Dr. Holmen and his team face with running an integrated system, and his unique playbook for "Making Rural Life Healthier." Some of the key takeaways: - Running a spokes and hub system: keep clinic‑level flexibility, centralize the parts that need scale: EHR, IT, purchasing, shared infrastructure. - Relieving clinicians first: smart rooms + ambient scribe (DAX co‑pilot). Less note‑taking, better visit flow and patient experience. - Use AI where it’s ready: today that's imaging/labs/EHR-summarization. - Build the local talent pipe: co‑invest with regional colleges so grads train and stay in the community. - Mis-incentives: ad‑driven patient requests vs evidence‑based care. - Using group purchasing/tech marketplaces to de‑risk emerging technologies and pool demand to lower costs. Full episode in the first comment (YouTube | Apple | Spotify). Huge thanks to Dr. Holmen. Appreciate your leadership, candor, and generosity with the specifics. #HealthcareLeadership #RuralHealth #HealthTech

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