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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 | Guidehouse

In this episode, David Burik, Partner for Guidehouse, joins Kathleen Wessel in a discussion on how effective strategy can turn risks into opportunities. They discuss how hospitals and health systems can establish strategic growth plans amid many other top-of-mind challenges, such as staffing issues, health care disruptors and digital expectations.

AHA Associate Podcast Series | Willis Towers Watson Part 2

Elisa Arespacochaga, VP, AHA Physician Alliance, and Interim President for the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, spoke with Jody Amodeo, national practice leader for hospital, health system, and large provider practices for Willis Towers Watson. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for the health care field, not only in providing care, but also in taking care of our providers. This topic is a high priority in the rebuilding stages of the pandemic and will remain so in the reimaging stages post-pandemic. As a global advisory, broking and solutions company dealing with risk assessment and growth, Willis Towers Watson brings a unique perspective to this topic.

AHA Associate Podcast Series | SimpliFi

In this episode, leaders from AHA member hospital Forbes and AHA Associate SimpliFi discuss challenges facing our nursing workforce. Bambi Gore, vice president and chief clinical officer of SimpliFi, will discuss obstacles and solutions with Lynn Kosar, Chief Nursing Officer for AHN Forbes Hospital. Their conversation will leave listeners with new approaches and strategies for onboarding new nurses and increasing retention rates.

AHA Associate Podcast Series | 3M

In this special episode, Kathleen Wessel welcomes Dr. Gordon Moore, Senior Medical Director, Clinical Strategy & Value-based Care for 3M. Dr. Moore speaks with Dr. Beth Wolf, Medical Director, HIM, for Roper St. Francis and a 3M Physician Consultant. Together, they discuss how improving clinical documentation can help physicians accurately document a patient’s illness without disrupting the delivery of care.

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.

AHA Associate Podcast Series | Ingenovis Health

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Kathy Kohnke, Senior VP of Client Services at Ingenovis Health. Their conversation focuses on the complex world of healthcare staffing and how data-driven insights can be a game-changer. Throughout the challenges faced by hospitals and health systems, especially during a pandemic and flu season, our guest, Kathy Kohnke, offers valuable guidance on essential elements to consider when developing your staffing plans.

AHA Associate Podcast Series: Special Episode | Accenture

The gap between supply and demand for care is growing too fast, requiring health systems to reinvent the nature of care delivery. A combination of human plus machine can help increase efficiency for physicians, nurses and the nonclinical workforce so that they might meet the rising demand for care. This podcast discusses how leaders can use digital technology to better prepare their teams to work within the ongoing environment of staffing shortages while also bringing back purpose and joy.

AHA Associate Podcast Series | American Society of Anesthesiologists

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, Vice President of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Dr. Ronald L. Harter, President-Elect of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and Professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and Dr. Mary Dale Peterson, Past President of the ASA and COO and Executive VP of Driscoll Health System. Their discussion focuses on how Anesthesiologists are collaborating with health care leaders to address an issue impacting every institution; workforce challenges. Gain invaluable insights and innovative ideas to consider for implementation in your own health care institution—empowering you to confront workforce challenges with resilience and ingenuity.

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.