(#73) How to Speak Up in Healthcare with Tiffany Ryder

25/07/2025 46 min Episodio 73

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In this thought-provoking episode of Healthy Careers, host Maddie Traylor sits down with Tiffany Ryder, a seasoned Emergency Medicine Physician Associate, speaker, and healthcare policy advocate. Tiffany shares her passion for empowering healthcare professionals and patients to speak up—because real change starts with honest, uncomfortable conversations.Drawing from her clinical experience, policy work, and podcast 'The Healthcare Liberty Lab', Tiffany discusses how communication, transparency, and self-advocacy can transform healthcare delivery. She tackles complex issues such as medical misinformation, patient rights, insurance roadblocks, and the importance of trust between provider and patient.This episode is essential for healthcare leaders, emerging PAs and NPs, practice managers, and recruiters seeking bold voices who are shifting how we communicate, collaborate, and lead in the healthcare space.Key Takeaways:How to use your voice to build credibility in healthcareWhy transparency in patient care matters more than everNavigating difficult conversations with patients and leadershipHow to question the system constructively and professionallyThe power of publishing your ideas (even before they’re perfect)Ways to protect and elevate patient care through better communicationBuilding trust in a misinformation-heavy healthcare environmentWhy bold communication is a career accelerator in today’s healthcare worldEpisode Highlights:00:35 Meet Tiffany Ryder: Clinician and Advocate02:24 Systemic Challenges in U.S. Healthcare05:00 Advocating for Patients: Transparency in Care08:05 The Role of Trust Between Patients & Providers17:23 Combating Misinformation with Open Dialogue25:12 The Impact of Miscommunication on Patient Outcomes26:29 The Healthcare Liberty Lab27:00 Embracing Medical Diversity & Second Opinions32:42 How Insurance Influences Care Decisions38:28 Podcast Guest Selection & Finding Great Stories40:49 Advice for Emerging Professionals in Healthcare45:01 Closing ReflectionsKeywords:Speaking up in healthcare,Tiffany Ryder PA,Patient advocacy and transparency,Healthcare communication best practices,Misinformation in healthcare,Emergency medicine podcast guest,PAs in leadership,Medical podcast for healthcare professionals,Healthcare podcast for policy and reform,Recruiting thought leaders in healthcare,How to improve patient-provider trust,Healthcare Liberty Lab with Tiffany Ryder,Transparency in healthcare billing,Using podcasts to lead in healthcare,Healthcare recruiting agency,Flat fee healthcare recruiter,Nurse practitioner and physician assistant recruiter,Surgeon and orthopedic staffing agency,Medical office and billing staff recruitment,Connect with Tiffany Ryder:LinkedIn: Tiffany RyderVisit Tiffany Ryder's WebsiteVisit The Healthcare Liberty LabVisit Tiffany Ryder's Substack

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