Episode 31: The 5 skills every health leader needs to succeed in value-based care

Dawn Carter, senior director of health policy and regulatory affairs at Centauri Health Solutions, joins RISE Radio for a lively discussion on the five skills health care leaders need to succeed in value-based care, starting with how to turn analytics into decisions that actually change outcomes. During this hour-long episode, Carter shares practical frameworks for working with data, regulations, interoperability, strategic storytelling, and social determinants of health. To learn more, see Carter in person at RISE National March 23-25 in Orlando where she will lead an interactive "Bingo" game roundtable discussion to uncover smarter strategies for risk adjustment. She'll also speak at the upcoming RISE webinar on interoperability that powers SDoH referral loop closure in value-based care on April 28 at 2 p.m. EDT. About Dawn Carter Dawn Carter, BSBA, MHA, CPC, CRC, CPMA, CDEO, CPCO, AAPC Fellow, is the senior director of health policy and regulatory affairs at Centauri Health Solutions, with over 30 years of experience in the health care industry. She has a proven track record of success in developing innovative products and services for the Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and commercial health plan markets and is a sought-after industry speaker and author as well as independent consultant and educator. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration and Healthcare Management. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Her extensive AAPC certifications and recent appointment to the AAPC National Advisory Board for the 2025 -2027 term further demonstrate her deep commitment to knowledge and expertise in the health care field. About Centauri Health Solutions Centauri delivers data-driven technology solutions that transform fragmented clinical and member data into actionable intelligence—maximizing accuracy, quality performance, and outcomes for health plans and health systems. Through close collaboration with our customers, Centauri improves patient and member outcomes by providing advocacy, advanced data insights, and intelligent clinical data delivery future-proofed for interoperability.

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Episode 31: The 5 skills every health leader needs to succeed in value-based care is an episode from RISE Radio by Ilene MacDonald.

This episode is 60:02 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2026.

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