02/25/2026
What if the key to fixing America's healthcare crisis wasn't more money or more beds — but better math?
In this fascinating episode, Dr. Bob sits down with Dr. Eugene Litvak, President & CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Optimization, to unpack the science behind one of healthcare's most overlooked solutions: smoothing.
From $750 billion in wasted spending to the tragic story of Louis Blackman, Dr. Litvak — who journeyed from the former Soviet Union to the halls of Harvard — reveals why Thursday might be the most dangerous day to have surgery, how Cincinnati Children's Hospital achieved a $137 million margin improvement without adding a single new bed, and why 20% of healthy kidneys are wasted due to poor weekend hospital flow.
The fix isn't as complicated as the system wants you to believe. It starts with a schedule.
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