# Leadership and Innovation in Healthcare (ft. Michael Alkire) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dgtl-voices-with-ed-marx-2162299/leadership-and-innovation-in-healthcare-ft-michael-alkire Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dgtl-voices-with-ed-marx-2162299/leadership-and-innovation-in-healthcare-ft-michael-alkire.md Podcast: [DGTL Voices with Ed Marx](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dgtl-voices-with-ed-marx-2162299) Published: 2026-01-29T13:13:00+00:00 Episode link: https://dgtlvoices.podbean.com/e/mike-alkire/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/iyp2pnh7mpktmvqs/riverside_mike_edward_jan_14_2026_001_dgtl_voices_20257im95.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dgtl-voices-with-ed-marx-2162299/episodes/leadership-and-innovation-in-healthcare-ft-michael-alkire Duration seconds: 1696 ## Resource On this episode of DGTL Voices, Edward Marx interviews Mike Alkire, the President and CEO of Premier, Inc. They discuss Mike's background, his career path, and the evolution of Premier as a leading organization in the healthcare sector. Mike shares insights on leadership, the importance of change management, and the role of technology in transforming healthcare. He emphasizes the significance of being curious, humble, and innovative in achieving success, both personally and professionally. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dgtl-voices-with-ed-marx-2162299/episodes/leadership-and-innovation-in-healthcare-ft-michael-alkire/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dgtl-voices-with-ed-marx-2162299/leadership-and-innovation-in-healthcare-ft-michael-alkire.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.