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Ep. 109 - Downcodes, Takebacks and Timely Filing: How Payers Really Win (ft. Chris Acevedo)

June 30, 2026

Most people think a doctor’s visit ends when they walk out of the exam room. It doesn’t. That visit triggers a maze of prior authorizations, coverage rules, coding decisions and payer tactics that can make or break a medical practice months or even years later.On this episode of Working Healthcare, host Meredith Hirsh sits down with Chris Acevedo, CEO of Acevedo Consulting, who grew up watching his mom run practices and now helps physicians across the country navigate the business side of med...

Ep. 108 - Where Did All the Doctors Go? A Surgeon and Medical School Dean on What We’re Losing (ft. Dr. Chad Perlyn)

June 23, 2026

When Chad Perlyn was four, his parents drove through the night to say goodbye to a baby who was not expected to live. A young pediatric surgeon walked into the waiting room, laid out an impossible choice then walked back out hours later with a smile that meant one thing: the baby survived. That moment set Chad’s life in motion.On this episode of Working Healthcare, host Meredith Hirsh sits down with Dr. Chad Perlyn, a pediatric plastic surgeon, Oxford-trained scientist, MBA and dean of Nova S...

Ep. 107 - From War Zones to Break Rooms: What Healthcare Leaders Miss About Change (ft. Dr. Loubna Noureddin)

June 16, 2026

At 10 years old, Loubna Noureddin runs from her home in Sierra Leone as gunfire explodes, clutching fear and leaving her teddy bear behind. In the jungle, hungry and exhausted, she follows the smell of barbecue and realizes the feast might be her. Cannibals wait. A stranger who should be the enemy steps in instead and saves her life. That is where her story of leadership starts. Not in a boardroom. In survival.On this episode of Working Healthcare, host Meredith Hirsh sits down with Loubna, a...