In a year of pressing health care stories, Rachel Woods, host of Radio Advisory and seasoned researcher at Advisory Board, spent time each week talking with industry experts to break down the latest health care issues and offer recommendations on what to do next. Here are the ten most popular Radio Advisory episodes from 2022:

1. Ep. 142: The dire state of hospital finances (Part 1: Hospital of the Future series)

The majority of hospitals are predicted to have negative margins in 2022, marking the worst year financially for hospitals since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In Part 1 of Radio Advisory's Hospital of the Future series, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board experts Monica Westhead, Colin Gelbaugh, and Aaron Mauck to discuss why factors like workforce shortages, post-acute financial instability, and growing competition are contributing to this troubling financial landscape and how hospitals are tackling these problems.

2. Ep. 135: Henry Ford Health on nursing shortages and the real supply chain issue

One of the biggest challenges health care leaders are grappling with is the workforce shortage, particularly in nursing. This isn't a new problem, so why haven't we found real solutions? Host Rachel Woods invites Henry Ford Health System's VP and CIO Lisa Prasad and SVP and CNO Eric Wallis to discuss why we need to look at the nursing shortage as a supply chain issue and what can be done both in short-term and long-term.

3. Ep. 108: Supporting RNs by changing the structure of nursing

Throughout year three of the battle against Covid-19, the nursing workforce has been in a dire state. But there is something health leaders can do. In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Advisory Board's Monica Westhead and Carol Boston-Fleischhauer to discuss what health leaders can do to support their nurses and why changing the structure of nursing is essential.

4. Ep. 100: Omicron—what it means for health care policy

The omicron variant spread rapidly throughout the United States in 2022, leading to record numbers of new Covid-19 cases in many areas. In this episode, recorded in January 2022, Christopher Kerns sits down with Advisory Board's Pam Divack to talk about the health care industry implications of the omicron variant, including what the political and policy responses to the variant mean for the health care world.

5. Ep. 141: Building better digital consumer experiences

Health care typically lags behind other industries when it comes to digital transformation. However, growing competition in the field means a solid digital consumer experience is becoming more crucial for organizations. In this episode, Rachel Woods invites digital health experts Jordan Angers and Ty Aderhold to discuss what health care leaders need to consider when revamping their digital consumer strategy and how to ensure that patients who could benefit most from digital health aren't being left behind.

6. Ep. 133: Health care disruptors: How afraid of Amazon should you be?

Radio Advisory is rounding out its health care disruptor series with an episode about possibly the biggest disruptor of all—Amazon. Their acquisition of One Medical is among the biggest investments in care delivery by a non-health care entity. The acquisition has kicked off an arms race for physicians, with organizations like CVS announcing their own massive deals. In this episode, Rachel Woods invites digital health experts John League and Ty Aderhold to discuss why Amazon's investments—and failures—are a catalyst for the rest of the industry (and where they are going next).

7. Ep. 137: What you need to know about quiet quitting

More and more employees are rejecting hustle culture and embracing a workplace attitude called "quiet quitting" in which they meet the minimum requirements of their job. In this episode, Rachel Woods talks with Joe Folkman, co-founder and President of the leadership and organizational development firm Zenger Folkman, about why he thinks quiet quitting is more of a reflection on leadership and not employees. Rae also talks with Advisory Board researchers Rachel Zuckerman and Allyson Paiewonsky about what quiet quitting could look like in clinical and non-clinical settings.

8. Ep. 139: The rise of the payvider

More and more health plans are shifting away from their traditional "risk aggregator" roles and ushering in a new era of payer-provider relationships. In this episode, Rachel Woods invites health plan, workforce and value-based care experts Mallory Kirby, Eliza Dailey, and Katie Everts to explain payvider relationships, why they're becoming more common, and how to determine if becoming a payvider partnership is feasible for your organization.

9. Ep. 144: What's on our radar for 2023

Every day it seems like there is a new challenge in the health care industry that requires immediate attention, making agenda and goal setting for the new year an even more difficult task. To help you decipher the signal from the noise host Rachel Woods hands the microphone over to Advisory Board experts who will share the big questions on their radar in 2023 and the hypotheses that they plan to test.

10. Ep. 143: A new path for a sustainable financial future (Part 2: Hospital of the Future series)

In Part 1 of Radio Advisory's Hospital of the Future series, host Rachel Woods invited experts to discuss cost-cutting strategies for hospitals facing financial hardships. But what if there are no more costs to cut? In Part 2 of the series, Rae invites Optum EVP Dr. Jim Bonnette to discuss the sustainability of modern-day hospitals and why scaling down might be the best strategy for a stable future.