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Masood Safaee, MD System Physician Advisor Intermountain Healthcare |
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Reducing readmissions is an important way to improve quality and lower health care spending, and hospitals are making significant progress. However, reducing readmissions is complex and many organizations are confused about the guidelines. Listen to this Interview » |
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Chandrakala Gowda, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer Kern Health Systems |
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According to Dr. Chandra Gowda, the positive results were clear when the Kern Health Systems implemented a model that essentially had case managers from both the hospital and the health plans looking after a patients' transition from hospital to home. Listen to this Interview » |
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Riad Z. Abdelkarim, MHCM, FACP Chief Medical Officer & Vice President, Medical Affairs St. Jude Medical Center (St. Joseph Health) |
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Dr. Riad Abdelkarim speaks on the prevalence of incomplete health documentation and how his hospital organization has addressed that. Listen to this Interview » |
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O. Scott Lauter, MD, FACP, FHM Chairman, Department of Medicine Lancaster General Hospital |
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Extensive changes are happening at Lancaster General to meet the patient's needs. Dr. Scott Lauter talks a little bit about what that involves. Listen to this Interview » |
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Robert J. Brewer, MD, MHSA Medical Director, Utilization Management Henry Ford Hospital |
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A drop in inpatient admissions is part of a national trend due in part to the continuing rise of high deductible insurance plans. At the Henry Ford Hospital an overhaul of how its doctors and nurses care for patients has resulted in better coordinated care, improved outcomes and lower costs. Listen to this Interview » |
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William P. Stanford, MD, PhD CEO, Stanford Hospitalist Medical Group, Physician Advisor of Cedars-Sinai Medicine/Clinical Innovation Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
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Dr. William Stanford of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center speaks on incorporating senior hospitalists into unit-based multidisciplinary rounds and how that is impacting overall efficiency and quality of care. Listen to this Interview » |
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Ada Rivera, MBA Director, Department of Medicine Lehigh Valley Health Network |
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Lehigh Valley Health Network has been on the journey to establish an effective and efficient observation unit since 2006, Ada Rivera shares some of the lessons learned over the past 9 years. Listen to this Interview » |
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Stephanie M. Figueroa, Chief PA-C, MPAS Assistant Director of Observation Services, Chief Senior Physician Assistant Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine |
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Stephanie Figueroa makes the case for closed observation units, saying having more control over the protocols and staffing will help achieve better outcomes. Listen to this Interview » |
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