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AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 66 | Inovalon
In this episode, we discuss how clinical surveillance and electronic health records—when working in partnership—can support and improve the delivery of patient care and safety. Electronic health records are an essential part of modern healthcare, but distilling meaningful insights from mountains of disparate data can be a challenge without effective clinical surveillance.
AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 54 | Relias
In this episode - Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Felicia Sadler, VP of Quality, and Lora Sparkman, VP of Patient Safety and Quality at Relias, about how workforce strategy dovetails with high-quality patient care. Engaged, high-quality professionals are a critical component in delivering top-notch patient care. To attract and retain top talent, innovative approaches are needed. Elevating providers, in turn, can elevate patient quality and safety.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Relias
Kathleen Wessel is joined by Lora Sparkman, Partner for Clinical Solutions, Patient Safety and Quality, at Relias, and John Harrington, VP of Solutions, at Relias to discuss how hospitals are able to find the balance between innovation and proven fundamentals to create a culture that sustains high reliability. Ultimately, the goal is to overcome behavioral drift, human factors, and unconscious bias to enhance patient safety measures.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Cox Prosight
In this episode, host Kathleen Wessel speaks with Sharon Fanto, Head of Business Activation for Cox Prosight. They discuss the operational and clinical challenges facing many health care workers, and how new technology can have an impact. Automation technology has the potential to increase operational efficiency and improve workforce safety in the clinical setting.
AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 57 | Surgical Directions
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, is joined by Henry Tomasuolo, Senior Vice President for Support Services at Boston Children’s Hospital; Angus Bruce, Enterprise Director, Sterile Processing Department, at Boston Children's; Leslie Basham, President and CEO of Surgical Directions; and Amanda Kieser-Montgomery, Managing Director, Client Services, at Surgical Directions, to discuss how Surgical Directions partnered with Boston Children’s Hospital to revolutionize its Central Sterile Processing Department.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | SimpliFi
In this episode, Claire Zangerle interviews June Altaras, Chief Quality, Safety and Nursing Officer for MultiCare Health System; Heather Coleman, VP of Clinical Practice and Professional Development for MultiCare; and Bambi Gore, Chief Clinical Officer for SimpliFi. Claire Zangerle who has served in nurse executive roles for Allegheny Health Network, Ohio Visiting Nurse Association, and Cleveland Clinic. They address a challenge many hospitals are facing; how to rebuild their core nursing staff. They discuss how MultiCare applied a unique approach to precepting to support their transformation strategy, as well as the results and lessons learned along the way.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Cox Prosight
In this episode, host Kathleen Wessel welcomes George Valentine of Cox Prosight to the podcast. They discuss what it means to be a “smart hospital” and the steps hospitals can take to achieve this characterization. The description of “smart hospital” may feel out of reach for many organizations, but certain strategies can make it achievable and highly effective.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Surgical Directions
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by guests from Hackensack Meridian Health and Surgical Directions: Dr. Lucy Pereira-Argenziano, M.D., and Chief Quality Officer of Northern Region at Hackensack Meridian Health; Jeff Peters, Founder and Chair-emeritus of Surgical Directions; Supriya Patel, Director of Consulting Services for Surgical Directions; and Dr. Jason Klopotowski, Lead Physician Managing Director for Surgical Directions. Together, this team facilitated Hackensack Meridian Health’s complex move to a new facility with upgraded facilities and additional rooms. Their discussion explores the strategies and collaboration necessary to ensure patient safety and operational efficiency during the move, including simulation education, communication strategies, and more.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Commure
In this episode, guest host Laura Castellanos, Associate Director of Hospitals Against Violence for the AHA, is joined by Dr. Ronald Paulus, Strategic Advisor for Commure Strongline and former President and CEO of Mission Health, as well as former Chief Administrative Officer and CIO for Geisinger Health System. Together, they discuss the unfortunate growth of workplace violence in health care, including its financial, organizational and clinical consequences. Mitigating violence and investing in workplace safety initiatives can have an exponential impact on caregivers, patients and healthcare organizations.