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Meet Lionella Blake

Lionella Blake, MBA, MSN, RN, CCM, is the founder of Betts Healthcare Institute and a nationally recognized nurse executive with more than 18 years of clinical and operational leadership experience across hospital systems and Medicaid Health Plans.

Her speaking engagements bring together practical healthcare insight, leadership development, and operational strategy for audiences seeking actionable guidance on workforce performance, care management, utilization management, nursing leadership, change management, and burnout reduction.

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Signature Speaking Topics

BHI presentations are tailored for healthcare conferences, leadership retreats, staff development events, association programs, webinars, and executive briefings.

Care Management

Strategies to strengthen care coordination, improve outcomes, and align teams around patient-centered performance.

Utilization Review

Practical approaches to utilization management, documentation alignment, and operational consistency.

Nursing Leadership

Leadership development sessions that support decision-making, communication, and team accountability.

Clinical Operations

Insights on optimizing workflows, reducing friction, and building stronger systems across healthcare settings.

Staff Retention

Programs focused on engagement, resilience, burnout reduction, and sustainable workforce performance.

Change Management

Guidance for leading organizational change with clarity, alignment, and measurable execution.

Why BHI

What Event Hosts Can Expect

Practical Expertise

Content grounded in real healthcare leadership and operational experience, not theory alone.

Audience Relevance

Sessions shaped for executives, nurse leaders, care management teams, educators, and healthcare professionals.

Clear Takeaways

Actionable frameworks, examples, and next steps attendees can apply immediately after the event.

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A Trusted Voice in Healthcare

Betts Healthcare Institute serves healthcare organizations and professionals with education and consulting that strengthens clinical leadership, workforce performance, and operational excellence.

This media kit page offers a concise overview for event organizers and interview hosts evaluating speaker fit, audience value, and subject-matter alignment.

For speaking requests, media interviews, panel participation, workshop facilitation, or partnership conversations, BHI welcomes inquiries from organizations seeking credible, practical healthcare leadership insight.

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Topics tailored to audience needs

Ready to discuss a keynote, panel, workshop, podcast interview, or leadership session? Reach out to Betts Healthcare Institute to start the conversation and share your event goals, audience, and timeline.

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