Join us on Full Circle for part one of our conversation with Dr. Srilekha Reddy Palle — physical therapist turned rehabilitation director at George Washington University Hospital, who never planned to go into leadership but recognized systemic problems she knew she could fix. In this episode, she makes the case that cardiac rehab — still largely absent from Indian hospitals — is one of the most evidence-backed interventions in medicine: 99% of patients who complete it never have a second cardiac event. She also reframes what rehabilitation actually is inside a value-based care system — not a service that gets ordered after surgery, but a strategic lever that drives length of stay, readmission rates, fall prevention, and total cost of care. And she explains why rehab professionals who don't understand CMS policy and payment methodology are the one ...