Podcasts about advocate health care

Advocate Health Care is planning to close all 47 of its Illinois Walgreens clinics - effective February 6th and changes in Social Security are raising questions about eligibility - benefits - and the long-term impact on recipients.

Advocate Health Care is planning to close all 47 of its Illinois Walgreens clinics - effective February 6th and changes in Social Security are raising questions about eligibility - benefits - and the long-term impact on recipients.

Advocate Health Care is planning to close all 47 of its Illinois Walgreens clinics - effective February 6th and changes in Social Security are raising questions about eligibility - benefits - and the long-term impact on recipients.

Advocate Health Care is planning to close all 47 of its Illinois Walgreens clinics - effective February 6th and changes in Social Security are raising questions about eligibility - benefits - and the long-term impact on recipients.

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Trinity Hospital on Chicago’s south side will be the centerpiece of an investment project spearheaded by Advocate Health Care. The company will invest $1 billion over the next decade and plans to  build a new hospital and 10 small care locations. […]

In this episode of "ASTCT Talks," Dr. Shernan Holtan sits down with Dr. Samer Al-Homsi, as he shares his insights on the future of graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis, particularly in haploidentical transplantation. Dr. Al-Homsi delves into the innovative CAST regimen, which combines post-transplant cyclophosphamide, abatacept and short-duration tacrolimus. Learn about the challenges, breakthroughs and promising results that could revolutionize how we approach GVHD prevention and treatment, making a future without GVHD a reality. Listen in as we explore the potential for reducing transplant toxicities and the impact on patient care. About Dr. Samer Al-Homsi A. Samer Al-Homsi, MD, MBA, is the System Chief of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy at Northwell Health Cancer Institute and serves as Director of Faculty and Academic Affairs in Medical Oncology. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine and of Cancer Research at Feinstein Institutes of Medical Research. Previously, he was the Executive Director of Blood and Marrow Transplantation at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Al-Homsi graduated from Damascus Medical School and trained in Hematology and Medical Oncology in France. He completed his residency at Advocate Health Care and fellowship at the University of Massachusetts. He has led programs in Malignant Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation at several institutions, including NYU Langone Health. His research focuses on preventing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), developing innovative approaches such as the CyBor and CAST regimens, particularly in haploidentical transplants. Dr. Al-Homsi aims to address healthcare disparities due to donor shortages among minority groups. Dr. Al-Homsi is also the President of the American Arab Assembly of Cellular Therapy and Transplantation (AAACTT), promoting collaboration among its members. About Dr. Shernan Holtan Dr. Holtan is a clinical/translational investigator. Her work focuses on increasing resilience, both at the tissue level to prevent and treat GVHD, and at the whole person level, designing exercise programs to mitigate cancer therapy-associated aging. In GVHD, her early work focused on epidermal growth factor and pregnancy hormones to facilitate tissue repair in GVHD, which led to a successful phase II study for the treatment of high-risk acute GVHD and discovery of the GVHD biomarker amphiregulin. More recently, she has led and published two prospective clinical trials regarding the use of PTCy as GVHD prophylaxis, the results of which are changing practice around the globe. Dr. Holtan has also been a competitive powerlifter, setting a national record in 2019. She has leveraged her knowledge regarding strength training into translational studies and clinical trials that are helping to reverse some of the damage done by high-dose chemotherapy and radiation. Through her multidimensional accomplishments, Dr. Holtan has demonstrated a unique and powerful intersection of medical research and physical resilience, redefining standards of care in HCT, and innovatively combating the deleterious effects of cancer treatment.

Julie King, who leads DEI efforts at Advocate Health Care in IL as well as DEI Learning and Education across the national Advocate Health enterprise, joins us to discuss equity in healthcare, as a continuation from the panel at the 2023 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit.

Today's guest is Darin Roark, President and Chief Operating Officer of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire. Darin has an unusual path, from working in an insurance company to becoming a nurse specialized in emergency medicine and intensive care, to leading large organizations. His path also took him from Illinois to Florida to Dover, New Hampshire, just one town over from UNH. I really enjoyed hearing Darin's story and learning about his deep commitment to patient care while also incorporating a deep understanding of business. Thanks for reading Health Leader Forge! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Links discussed on this podcast:* Wentworth-Douglass Hospital https://www.wdhospital.org/wdh* Mass General Brigham https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en* Baptist Medical Center Clay https://www.baptistjax.com/locations/baptist-medical-center-clay * Advocate Health Care https://www.advocatehealth.com/* Carle Foundation Hospital https://carle.org/locations/carle-foundation-hospital Other options to listen to the podcast:Spotify Apple Podcasts * YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWAR9LUGZi4mT4d01Lo_VqU4TxJKoW0Fu&si=FtHyR4Nym9bQSGRV This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com

In this episode of Cancer Registry World, we welcome Lisa Robinson, RHIA, CTR, Director of Clinical Data Registries for Advocate Health Care, Midwest Region. Ms. Robinson discusses the importance of cancer registries in large multi-institutional healthcare systems as well as highlighting the technological advances that may impact registry operations. Enjoy listening and learning!

Dr. Brian Chicoine and Dr. Hannah Graham from the Adult Down Syndrome Center with Advocate Health Care in Park Ridge, Illinois joined the podcast today to discuss a listener question on menopause in Down syndrome.  While I had these experts on the podcast, we also discussed other aging related topics in Down syndrome. For more information on the Adult Down Syndrome Center, go to: https://www.advocatehealth.com/health-services/adult-down-syndrome-center/. To access the Down Syndrome Resource Library, go to: https://adscresources.advocatehealth.com/ If you are a provider looking to discuss a patient with experts in Down syndrome, consider using Project Echo: https://www.dsmig-usa.org/Project-Echo To view the latest healthcare guidelines for adults with Down syndrome, go to:  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/277190 If you would like to suggest a topic for us to cover on the podcast, please send an e-mail to DownSyndromeCenter@chp.edu. If you would like to partner with the Down Syndrome Center, including this podcast, please visit https://givetochildrens.org/downsyndromecenter. Thank you to “Caring for Kids” The Carrie Martin Fund for its support of the Down Syndrome Center Podcast.   

On this episode, your host, Oz Rashid, is joined by Jequeatta Upton Smith, Vice President of Operations at Advocate Health Care, a non-profit healthcare system. They discuss inclusivity, diversity, interview questions to determine resiliency, affinity bias and hiring technology.Jequeatta describes what makes inclusion critical in healthcare and shares favorite interview tricks for determining resiliency in candidates.She explains why she hires for diversity of thought, background and experience over skill, which can be taught. She goes on to share how affinity basis in an interview process can lead to hiring misses when the candidate is simply a smooth talker. Jequeatta speaks about how she gives people a realistic understanding of what it's like to work with her and at the company. One way she does so is by including a panel of the candidate's direct reports and relying a lot on the feedback from the panel.Jequeatta fills the interview with tons of unique insights every company could benefit from.Resources mentioned:Jequeatta Upton Smith - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jequeattaupton/Advocate Health Care - https://www.linkedin.com/company/advocate-health-care/The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias - https://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Guide-Unconscious-Bias-High-Performing/dp/1982144319OneNote - https://www.onenote.com/Connect with our host, Oz Rashid, on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozrashid. Learn more about MSH: https://www.talentmsh.com. Don't forget to rate, download and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss out on creative, innovative strategies for hiring the best talent.#talent #hiring #learning #teams

Also in the news: Waukegan police have called off search for 21-year-old sailor; Wildlife rehab center found a hawk choking on a squirrel; Advocate Health Care will no longer require masks and more.

Also in the news: Waukegan police have called off search for 21-year-old sailor; Wildlife rehab center found a hawk choking on a squirrel; Advocate Health Care will no longer require masks and more.

Also in the news: Waukegan police have called off search for 21-year-old sailor; Wildlife rehab center found a hawk choking on a squirrel; Advocate Health Care will no longer require masks and more.

Advocate Health is the nation's fifth largest nonprofit health system, operating 67 hospitals and more than 1,000 sites of care to generate revenues topping $27 billion.This new entity was formed by combining two like-minded, not-for-profit health systems in December 2022: Midwest-based Advocate Aurora Health and Southeast-based Atrium Health.While this was among the biggest mergers ever in the nonprofit healthcare ecosystem, it wasn't the first for Scott Powder. In the early 1990s, Scott began working for Evangelical Health System, a pioneer of horizontal integration, which later became Advocate Health Care. Over the next 30+ years serving in various strategy and planning roles, including overseeing the 2018 merger of Advocate Health Care in Illinois and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Scott had a front row seat to the growth and development of the healthcare ecosystem.Scott is now President of Advocate Health Enterprises, where he is responsible for advancing Advocate Health's whole person health strategy by investing in solutions that complement the health system's core clinical offerings and broaden its business portfolio.In this episode of Healthcare is Hard, Scott talks to Keith Figlioli about the strategy behind creating Advocate Health, and the market forces driving it. They discuss topics including:The shifting mindset on geography. One of the most unique things about the new Advocate Health is its geographic footprint. While Illinois and Wisconsin are neighboring states, the company now also serves communities much further away in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama through the merger with Atrium. Scott talks about the traditional mentality that all healthcare is local and how he doesn't believe that is the case anymore. He discusses the role geography still plays in high acuity care, and how technology is enabling so many more elements of healthcare to be delivered practically anywhere. The debate over scale. There's concern in the market about some health systems becoming too big, and a debate about whether or not these organizations are truly optimizing the value of their scale – or if they ever will.   But Scott points out how scale is relative, especially in a fast-evolving healthcare market. For example, he raises the point that even if the five largest nonprofit health systems in the country were combined, they would still only generate half the revenue of a company like CVS Health or United Health Group, and only a fraction of the revenue of players like Amazon. He also talks about ways health systems can create scale outside of traditional M&A, such as joining forces around issue-specific consortiums.Dual transformation. Scott compares the difficult decisions facing healthcare to other industries like automotive, where companies have made commitments to move away from the core of their business – the internal combustion engine – in favor of investing in electric vehicles of the future. He talks about the capital-intensive demands of operating a core clinical care delivery business, and how challenging it is to divert money from those operations to invest in other areas. But he says it's the only way incumbent health systems will survive.Care in the home. A lot of Scott's focus at Advocate Health Enterprises is around a thesis that a person's home will be a center for care delivery in the future. He believes there will always be a need for hospitals, but that they'll look very different in the future, and he talks about acquisitions Advocate has made to marry personal care, clinical care and technology in the home.To hear Keith and Scott talk about these topics and more, listen to this episode of Healthcare is Hard: A Podcast for Insiders.

The co-founders of Gold Coast steakhouse Maple & Ash have settled their months-long court battle. Crain's restaurants reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about the lawsuit and how the parties plan to divvy up their portfolio. Plus: ComEd seeks four-year rate hike totaling $1.5 billion, UIC faculty on strike, Advocate Health Care plans Lincoln Park outpatient center and Alamo Drafthouse opening in Chicago next week.

Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Dr. Tom Summerfelt about his role in Feeding America's mission to ensure equitable access to nutritious food for all. They discuss the factors regarding food insecurity and what we can do at both local and federal levels.  Today's Guest As the Chief Research Officer, Tom Summerfelt, Ph.D., leads the development and execution of Feeding America's strategic research agenda—a roadmap for developing a deeper understanding of hunger in America, identifying the transformative strategies that will solve hunger and measuring and reporting the organization's progress along the way. He partners with world-class external research experts to develop and conduct some of the most comprehensive and important studies on food insecurity—studies that are guiding changes in how our country addresses domestic hunger from the ground up. Prior to Feeding America, Tom served as the North America President of Convergence CT, where he worked collaboratively with health care providers, life science companies and payers in using technology to leverage real-world data to improve outcomes across the healthcare ecosystem. Before that, Tom served as the Vice President of Research & Innovation at Advocate Health Care, where he led a department that managed over 600 research studies at any given time and produced over 200 publications annually. Tom has spent over 20 years utilizing research and program evaluation as vehicles to create collaboration and partnership among organizations, to make community programs more efficient and effective, and to demonstrate impact in the lives of people. His work has included diverse projects that share a common focus on improving outcomes for vulnerable populations and reducing social disparities.  Tom earned his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and has held faculty appointments at Vanderbilt, Michigan State University and The University of Chicago.   About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.   Want more Dr. Raj? Check out the Beyond the Pearls lecture series! The Ultimate High Yield Bundle: The complete review of high-yield clinical medicine topics necessary for graduate medical education board exams including NBME, USMLE Steps 1/2/3, ITE and ABIM Boards. You can also listen to the Beyond the Pearls podcast.   Check out our other shows: Physiology by Physeo Step 1 Success Stories The InsideTheBoards Study Smarter Podcast The InsideTheBoards Podcast   Produced by Ars Longa Media To learn more about us and this podcast, visit arslonga.media. You can leave feedback or suggestions at arslonga.media/contact or by emailing info@arslonga.media. Produced by: Christopher Breitigan and Erin McCue. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as professional or medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Josh Liss, Jenny Spangler and Greg Meyer opened their show by previewing the Chicago Marathon. They were joined by Chris Wierman, Treniere Moser and Gabe Ramirez, who were covering the race along the way. Kelly Jo Golson of Advocate Health Care also joined them.

Do you share how you really feel?  Do you like when other people do it!  Timing is important, sometimes it's better to sleep on it! Who would you want to interview you?  Who could draw your story out?  Handing the mic over to Connie Polke who I clicked with immediately producing the SNF Spotlight Series podcast in Chicago, she's digging deeper into who I am and what I believe!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Connie is the founder and CEO of Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group (CHUG). Connie has used her 40 years of healthcare experience to develop CHUG, a resource for healthcare organizations to address the gap in emergency preparedness. Connie's accolades include; the 2009 American Red Cross “Hero of the Year Award” for Disaster Relief, a two time VIP recognition from National Association of Professional Women, MVP from Advocate Health Care, Apria Sales Associate of the Year, Presidential recognition for volunteering for the Illinois Medical Reserve Corp and in 2020 received the prestigious award for biography in Marquis Who's Who in America. Connect with Connie https://www.linkedin.com/in/connie-polke Connect with Reena bettercalldaddy.com instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena Me and my daddy would love to hear from you subscribe and leave a five star review  podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy    

This week we feature JinJa Birkenbeuel the CEO of Birk Creative, one of the country's premier multichannel brand strategy, digital transformation and visual identity agencies. She is also founder of The Honest Field Guide podcast, where she hosts discussions dedicated to winning in business with Pulitzer Award winners, Oprah's favorite successful entrepreneurs, Stanley Cup sports-team owners, and inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Birk Creative's current client roster includes Facebook, Google, Advocate Health Care, CPASS Foundation and various amazing and vibrant mid-market business owners.

We've all heard about the placebo effect, but have you really looked at the research showing it's efficacy...? Is it a myth or an insane phenomenon that produces results? Believe it or not, the research tends to lean towards the latter! But this placebo effect needs to be properly understood in order to be used for better results, because in some cases it could even prevent you from getting results. So in this episode, Cody dives into what the research shows both IN and OUTSIDE of the fitness and diet world, as well as a list of application based takeaways for you to use right away. ---- Join The Tailored Trainer (TCM's Membership Site) to gain full access to daily programming and a private coaching forum for guidance. 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Another study of 2,679 baby boomers found the rates of psychopathology, including depression and other mental illnesses, were half as much in people of faith that frequented church services than those who had infrequent church attendance.  High blood pressure was lowered more in men with a strong religious commitment in another study comprised of 400 participants (Advocate Health Care, 2005). Anti-Depressants “These results suggest that some people are more responsive to the intention to treat their depression, and may do better if psychotherapies or cognitive therapies that enhance the clinician-patient relationship are incorporated into their care as well as antidepressant medications,” Zubieta says. “We need to find out how to enhance the natural resiliency that some people appear to have.” https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/placebo-effect-depression-treatment   Knee Surgery Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who underwent placebo arthroscopic surgery were just as likely to report pain relief as those who received the real procedure, according to Baylor College of Medicine - study published in the July 11 New England Journal of Medicine. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020712075415.htm Placebo Fitness Research Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin responseTwo groups were drinking milkshakes, both which were 380 calories but the shakes had different labels on them. One read 620 calories and one read 140 calories. After drinking the shakes, the researchers monitored their ghrelin levels (hunger hormone, which often triggers more hunger) and satiety signals. The participants who drank the 620 calorie labeled shake had lower ghrelin levels and reported feeling full and satisfied. The group with the 140 calorie labeled shake had the opposite! Even though both shakes were in fact the exact same, nutritionally speaking. Anabolic steroids: the physiological effects of placebos Researchers took 15 lifters and had them train for seven weeks, telling them that the people who get the best results would be given free steroids. In 7 weeks, the lifters put a combined total of ~22 pounds on their bench, military press, seated press, and squat, on average. They then took 6 of the participants to join the “steroid” trial. They told them they were taking 10mg/day of Dianabol, but they were really just taking placebo pills. They trained for another 4 weeks and put a combined total of ~100 pounds on those same 4 lifts, meaning their rate of progress increased almost 8x just because they thought they were on steroids. The Weight of a Guilty Conscience: Subjective Body Weight as an Embodiment of GuiltYou may actually feel heavier if you allow yourself to feel guilty or shameful from eating bad food. Likewise, when you dread working out or view it as a punishment - it will be one!   Placebo Applications Avoiding information overload Avoiding program or diet hopping “Speaking things into existence” is a personal preframe that causes subconscious positive habits to be more likely to occur in your day to day life. Belief in said diet may result in said hypothesized result occurringSeed cycling, fat burners, paleo, alkaline water, etc…. IMproving your mental relationship with food and exercise, in order to get more out of it and stay motivated regularly Self affirmations repeated overtime can rewrite the truths within your mind. Your actions are dictated partially by your subconscious mind AFTER you've decided with your conscious mind Read, listen, and study things, people, or topics that you wish to act or be like. Practice things that align with an OUTCOME you desire.   ---- Apply for our World Renowned Coaching Program, RIGHT HERE. Remember to join our private FB community, RIGHT HERE. 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After the attack on September 11th, Connie and other healthcare workers came together to find and fill the gaps in emergency preparedness around the Chicago area. This was the foundation for Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group (CHUG), a resource for Skilled Nursing Facilities and other healthcare organizations to prepare for the worst. Learn more about CHUG on this episode of the SNF Spotlight Series.   Connie is the founder and CEO of Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group (CHUG). Connie has used her 40 years of healthcare experience to develop CHUG, a resource for healthcare organizations to address the gap in emergency preparedness. Connie's accolades include; the 2009 American Red Cross “Hero of the Year Award” for Disaster Relief, a two time VIP recognition from National Association of Professional Women, MVP from Advocate Health Care, Apria Sales Associate of the Year, Presidential recognition for volunteering for the Illinois Medical Reserve Corp and in 2020 received the prestigious award for biography in Marquis Who's Who in America.

IBM Watson Health Recognizes Top-Performing U.S.Hospitals and Health SystemsEkta Punwani, Leader, IBM 100 Top Hospitals Program https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekta-punwani-b1bab87/  Ekta S. Punwani, MHAMs. Punwani is the Leader of the 100 Top Program at IBM Watson Health. She is a trusted advisor to client executives on performance improvement opportunities and strategies based on the 100 Top Program studies. Prior to joining IBM Watson Health, Ms. Punwani served as a Hospital and Health System executive leading organizational transformation, operations improvement, and change leadership within the health care continuum.  She has demonstrated building performance improvement and analytics capability within multiple healthcare organizations including Adventist Midwest Health, Advocate Health Care and Northwestern Medicine. She has served on the Board of Examiners for the National Baldrige Performance Excellence Program for four years and has received certification as an ICBB –International Certified Black Belt.  Ms. Punwani serves on the Health Analytics Advisory Board for Northwestern University in Chicago. She also developed and currently teaches the Health Analytics Leadership course in the Masters of Science in Health Analytics as an Adjunct Faculty.Ms. Punwani received both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and a Master's degree in Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

IBM Watson Health Recognizes Top-Performing U.S.Hospitals and Health SystemsEkta Punwani, Leader, IBM 100 Top Hospitals Program https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekta-punwani-b1bab87/  Ekta S. Punwani, MHAMs. Punwani is the Leader of the 100 Top Program at IBM Watson Health. She is a trusted advisor to client executives on performance improvement opportunities and strategies based on the 100 Top Program studies. Prior to joining IBM Watson Health, Ms. Punwani served as a Hospital and Health System executive leading organizational transformation, operations improvement, and change leadership within the health care continuum.  She has demonstrated building performance improvement and analytics capability within multiple healthcare organizations including Adventist Midwest Health, Advocate Health Care and Northwestern Medicine. She has served on the Board of Examiners for the National Baldrige Performance Excellence Program for four years and has received certification as an ICBB –International Certified Black Belt.  Ms. Punwani serves on the Health Analytics Advisory Board for Northwestern University in Chicago. She also developed and currently teaches the Health Analytics Leadership course in the Masters of Science in Health Analytics as an Adjunct Faculty.Ms. Punwani received both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and a Master's degree in Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

This episode features William Cotts, a Cardiologist at Advocate Health Care. Here, he discusses trends he’s currently seeing in cardiology and cardiovascular healthcare, ways hospitals can improve their cardiology programs, and more.

In the second hour, Danny Parkins was joined by Dr. Robert Citronberg of Advocate Health Care to discuss how the state is handling the coronavirus, where hospital capacity stands, how hopeful he is now that there's a vaccine and when life might return to normal. Dr. Citronberg is the director of infectious disease at Advocate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew S. Gallan, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Marketing and Director, Center for Services Marketing & Management, at the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. His research interests are in the areas of innovation, design, and patient experience in health care, which explore the transformative potential of services; and, the use of data analytics to uncover insights into innovative new business strategies. Andrew's collaborations with a variety of health care organizations, including Mayo Clinic Arizona, Advocate Health Care, the Patient, and Family-Centered Care Innovation Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and University of Chicago Medical Center, have resulted in support for students, teaching, advising, and research.​ Dr. Gallan has published in Patient Experience Journal, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, California Management Review, and other top services and health care journals. Andrew is also the principal of a patient experience analytics and advisory company, Dignity in Action, Inc. Here in Episode #87, Andrew starts our show with a mindset around servant leadership; he walks us through his career transition going from over 20 years working in the industry to publishing industry-changing research for healthcare; Andrew highlights the work that he's leading around patient experience and customer relationship management; Andrew teaches us why we should not be focused on patient satisfaction; he shifts our mindset around the difficulties of being a patient; he shares his biggest learnings, losses, and successes as a healthcare leader; Andrew teaches us that it's never too late to live your goals; he emphasizes the value of “nothing about me, without me”; he highlights telehealth as the biggest opportunity and challenge for healthcare leaders today, and leaves us with a call to action for leaders to see their organization through the patient's eyes. • Connect with Andrew Gallan on LinkedIn • Access The Healthcare QualityCast LinkedIn Group • Leaves Us a Rating & Review • Earn Your Lean Six Sigma for Healthcare Certification

More About Ekta Punwani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekta-punwani-b1bab87/ Ekta S. Punwani, MHAMs. Punwani is the Leader of the 100 Top Program at IBM Watson Health. She is a trusted advisor to client executives on performance improvement opportunities and strategies based on the 100 Top Program studies. Prior to joining IBM Watson Health, Ms. Punwani served as a Hospital and Health System executive leading organizational transformation, operations improvement, and change leadership within the health care continuum. She has demonstrated building performance improvement and analytics capability within multiple healthcare organizations including Adventist Midwest Health, Advocate Health Care and Northwestern Medicine. She has served on the Board of Examiners for the National Baldrige Performance Excellence Program for four years and has received certification as an ICBB –International Certified Black Belt. Ms. Punwani serves on the Health Analytics Advisory Board for Northwestern University in Chicago. She also developed and currently teaches the Health Analytics Leadership course in the Masters of Science in Health Analytics as an Adjunct Faculty. Ms. Punwani received both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and a Master’s degree in Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

In this episode of Tuning Healthcare, Mike Englehart, Senior Vice President for Medical Groups and Ambulatory Strategy at Trinity Health System, shares his insights on the current healthcare crisis and what health systems must do to create a sustainable long-term strategy. He recently served as the interim CEO of the Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to that role, Mike was the President and CEO of Presence Health in Chicago. He was also formerly an Advocate Health Care leader where he was the President of Advocate Physician Partners. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

In the third hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Dr. Robert Citronberg of Advocate Health Care to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and how Illinois is handling it lately. He also discussed why other states have seen spikes recently and whether he believes football will be played this season.

In this episode of Tuning Healthcare, Mike Englehart, Senior Vice President for Medical Groups and Ambulatory Strategy at Trinity Health System shares his insights on the current healthcare crisis and what health systems must do to create a sustainable long-term strategy. He recently served as the interim CEO of the Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to that role, Mike was the President and CEO of Presence Health in Chicago. He was also formerly an Advocate Health Care leader where he was the President of Advocate Physician Partners. “But if your heart is, 'Yeah, we really do believe that population health is the right thing to do," then your capital dollars will start to be spent more on ambulatory, technology, medical group physicians, ASCs, because those become cost effective ways in a diversification of your portfolio. And the conversations you're having with the payers and the employers are critical because that's where you get rewarded for doing the right thing. And if you don't ask and you don't sit down at the table and try and find those new opportunities to share risk, give a little bit of protection as you go into risk, but ultimately take the training wheels off and go all in, you'll stay in a fee-for-service world as long as you need to, until you're forced out of it.” – Mike Englehart, Senior Vice President for Medical Groups and Ambulatory Strategy, Trinity Health In this episode, Mike and Lumeris Senior Vice President Nigel Ohrenstein discuss: • How a national health system like Trinity Health is thinking about revenue recovery in light of COVID-19 • Why revenue diversification is critical for a health system’s sustainable future • Risk-based models and how payers, employers and providers can align to create a better health experience for consumers • The expansion of telehealth and virtual care • The balanced strategy of delivering healthcare locally across a national system • How Medicare Advantage plays into Trinity Health’s strategy both now and into the future. Cited works: Text Message Alert 1 Sound. Available at http://soundbible.com/2154-Text-Message-Alert-1.html. ECG Sound. Available at http://soundbible.com/1730-ECG.html. AM Radio Tuning Sound. Available at http://soundbible.com/2099-AM-Radio-Tuning.html. Intro music. Gordon Household. August 2019. WAV File.

In the third hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by White Sox television play-by-play man Jason Benetti to discuss how he has been passing time during quarantine, how sports could safety return and his thoughts on Parkins' affinity for gambling. Later, Dr. Robert Citronberg of Advocate Health Care joined the show to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and answer some common questions that people have about it.

Laurence Holmes, David Haugh and Adam Hoge join Kap for a Wednesday edition of SportsTalk Live. Illinois governor JB Pritzker apologizes for his remarks about MLB players holding out for their high salaries. Meanwhile, as the league and the union discuss restart plans, the guys don’t feel very optimistic that we’ll see Opening Day by July 4th. Later, Dr. Robert Citronberg joins Kap. He’s the director of infectious diseases for Advocate Health Care and discusses the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, what would it take for sports to return? And do we need a vaccine for fans to be allowed back into stadiums again?Finally, Rodney Harrison says Mitch Trubisky won’t be a starter again if he doesn’t start in 2020. The guys discuss that plus Adam asks the panel who’s the better QB- Mitch or Kyle Orton?0:00 - Governor Pritzker apologizes for his comments about MLB players holding out for higher salaries. Are we feeling more or less optimistic that we will see baseball on July 4th? And which league will return first- NHL, MLB or NBA?8:00 - Dr. Robert Citronberg is the director of infectious diseases at Advocate Health Care. He joins Kap to talk about what it will take for sports to restart. And do we need a vaccine to allow fans back into stadiums?15:00 - Rodney Harrison says that if Mitch doesn’t start in 2020, he won’t start another game in the NFL. Is he right? And Adam asks a good question- who’s better: Mitch or Kyle Orton?

Dr. Rob Citronberg, Infectious Disease Expert for Advocate Health Care, joins the show to talk about the coronavirus, sports possibly returning to play, and more. How have we, as a country, come in the war against COVID-19? Will the summer heat help get rid of the virus? What does testing do other than getting more accurate numbers? Do we have a timeframe in mind for when we can see a vaccine? What will sports have to do if they start up, and a player tests positive? How will the different populations and situations affect the return to sports?

In the third hour, Danny Parkins was joined by Score football expert Hub Arkush to discuss the Bears' quarterback competition between Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles, the impending NFL schedule release and more. Later, Dr. Robert Citronberg of Advocate Health Care joined the show to share his expert opinion on the coronavirus pandemic and where we're at in the battle against its spread now.

Dr. Rob Citronberg, Northwest Infectious Disease Consultant for Advocate Health Care, joins the show to detail the effects of the coronavirus, what we should be doing and more. What do they mean by “rolling the relaxation”? Where are we on understanding the virus itself? Can they speed up the vaccine process? Are you immune to the virus if you’ve already had it? When can we expect mass gatherings to be possible again? Will the warmer weather potentially diminish the effects of the coronavirus?

What are the biggest needs for the Bears this offseason? The guys also talk with Rob Citronberg from Advocate Health Care about coronavirus concerns.

What are the biggest needs for the Bears this offseason? The guys also talk with Rob Citronberg from Advocate Health Care about coronavirus concerns.

In this health care podcast, seven thought leaders talk about the areas of promise they see in health care in 2020. Seven thought leaders include: Kimberly Noel, MD, from Stony Brook Medicine Eric Weaver, from Innovista Health Solutions Suzanne Delbanco, from Catalyst for Payment Reform Sue Schade, from StarBridge Advisors Naomi Fried, from Health Innovation Strategies Joe Grundy, from Grundy Consulting Adrian Rubstein, from Merck Just a couple of comments up front here. I don’t want to further my reputation for dropping major spoilers, however, so I’ll keep this short. Many of the thought leaders today talk about AI in various contexts. Are you rolling your eyes right now? If so, let me remind everyone about the Gartner Hype Cycle. The first step is wild-eyed enthusiasm. The next step in the hype cycle is anger, the old trough of disillusionment. I’d suggest that as far as AI is concerned, we are coming out of that trough and AI—be it artificial intelligence or augmented intelligence or machine learning or deep learning or whatever you choose to call it—it is being used, for reals, for various applications. Other corroborations among our thought leaders include the importance of exalting primary care, in the form of what some may call direct primary care and Zeev Neuwirth calls complex-condition care or condition-specific care—a relationship model, if you will. Another idea that comes up in various ways is the idea of breaking down silos and getting everyone with a stake in patient health to the table and focused on achieving better patient outcomes using all the technology and wherewithal available to us in 2020. By all the stakeholders, I mean going beyond the usual suspects of providers and insurance carriers—meaning employers. Also meaning Pharma, in the sense of Pharma taking the opportunity to collaborate more deeply toward outcomes their medications can potentially confer … IRL with RWE. Today’s episode features the following guests: Kimberly Noel, MD, MPH, is a board-certified, preventive medicine physician. She serves as the telehealth director and deputy chief medical information officer of Stony Brook Medicine, where she provides leadership to all telehealth activities of the health system. Dr. Noel is also the chief quality officer of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) for the family medicine department, working on quality improvement and population health management for National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) designation. She practices occupational medicine clinically and provides digital solutions for employee wellness programs. She is an appointee the New York State Department of Health Regulatory Modernization Initiative Telehealth Advisory Committee and has won many service and innovation awards for health care. In academia, her research areas are in machine learning, risk models, and remote patient monitoring. Dr. Noel has developed several educational curriculums, including a 40-hour telehealth curriculum for the School of Medicine, as well as interprofessional educational curriculums with the School of Health Technology and Management, Nursing, Dentistry, and Social Work. Dr. Noel is a graduate of Duke, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins Universities. She is a proud graduate of the Stony Brook Preventive Medicine program, whereby she is now working collaboratively with the residency program leadership on development of a telehealth preventive medicine service. Eric Weaver, DHA, MHA, is nationally recognized for his work in primary care transformation and value-based care. As a corporate vice president for Innovista Health Solutions, he oversees enterprise strategy and technology adoption for a fast-growing population health management services organization. Dr. Weaver has been recognized for his contribution to the health care industry by receiving the ACHE Robert S. Hudgens Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year and the Modern Healthcare “Up & Comers” Award in 2016. Prior to joining the Innovista leadership team in 2015, he was the president and CEO of Austin, Texas–based Integrated ACO—one of the more successful physician-led accountable care organizations in the country. Suzanne Delbanco, PhD, is the executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR), an independent, nonprofit corporation working to catalyze employers, public purchasers, and others to implement strategies that produce higher-value health care and improve the functioning of the health care marketplace. In addition to her duties at CPR, Suzanne serves on the advisory board of The Source on Healthcare Price & Competition at the University of California–Hastings and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute. Previously, she was the founding CEO of The Leapfrog Group. Suzanne holds a PhD in public policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy and an MPH from the School of Public Health at the University of California–Berkeley. Sue Schade, MBA, is a nationally recognized health IT leader and Principal at StarBridge Advisors providing consulting, coaching, and interim management services. She recently served as the interim chief information officer (CIO) at Stony Brook Medicine in New York. She was a founding advisor at Next Wave Health Advisors and in 2016 served as the interim CIO at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. Sue previously served as CIO for the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers and, prior to that, as CIO for Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Her previous experience includes leadership roles at Advocate Health Care in Chicago, Ernst & Young, and a software/outsourcing vendor. Naomi Fried, PhD, is an innovative and digital health thought leader and founder and CEO of the boutique advisory firm, Health Innovation Strategies, which focuses on innovation program design and digital health strategy. Naomi was the first vice president of innovation and external partnerships at Biogen, the first chief innovation officer at Boston Children’s Hospital, and vice president of innovation and advanced technology at Kaiser Permanente. She served on the board of directors of the American Telemedicine Association and the Governor of Massachusetts’ Innovation Council. Joe Grundy has firsthand experience with nearly every aspect of primary care transformation. He has led policy and product development for the American Academy of Family Physicians, led in-the-trenches transformation of a primary care group, and served as national faculty for Medicare’s Comprehensive Primary Care Plus transformation project. He cofounded Grundy Consulting to work with stakeholders across the industry in order to accelerate the rate of effective transformation in primary care. Adrian Rubstein is a medical adviser and innovation manager at Merck KGaA, where he works to bring cutting-edge technologies to improve patients’ lives. He also helps new biotech companies in strategy development, investment, and business analysis.   02:41 Dr. Kimberly Noel and her thoughts on areas of promise. 02:53 Advocacy for inclusive innovation. 04:01 Why inclusive innovation is an area of promise in the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). 04:52 “Who is most likely to be disadvantaged?” 05:27 Eric Weaver’s thoughts on areas of promise. 05:42 Relationship-driven, team-based primary care. 07:14 What investors are focused on right now. 07:34 Where the tipping point is in value-based care. 08:03 AI as another trend that will help improve health care. 08:48 Incorporating social determinants into primary care and the transformative potential of AI. 11:07 Suzanne Delbanco of Catalyst for Payment Reform and her thoughts on areas of promise. 11:26 Employers making the health care space work better for them as an area of promise. 11:52 Employers seeking out high-value health care in nontraditional ways. 13:10 Where to look to seek high-value health care. 14:37 Employers bringing in really good data. 16:15 Sue Schade’s thoughts on areas of promise. 16:32 How leveraging electronic health records is an area of promise. 16:58 Why eliminating clinician burnout is also part of this area of promise. 17:26 Patient engagement and the patient journey as another area of promise. 18:08 “You have to approach all of these from a partnership between digital, IT, and operations.” 18:30 Enterprise resource planning (ERP) as a third area of focus/promise. 19:01 AI as an area of promise and an area of hype. 19:48 Naomi Fried’s thoughts on areas of promise in health care. 20:02 Digital health developments from the pharma perspective. 22:15 The digital health start-up world as another area of interest and promise. 22:37 The importance of data and the importance of validating those data for digital health solutions. 23:02 Personalized medicine and digital health. 24:32 More jobs in digital health within clinical-grade solutions. 25:01 Joe Grundy’s thoughts on areas of promise in health care. 25:06 The direct primary care model as an area of promise. 26:08 “Questioning the very validity of our understanding of ‘quality’ in health care.” 28:01 Adrian Rubstein’s thoughts on areas of promise in health care. 28:08 AI in emergency medicine as an area of promise. 28:53 CRISPR gene editing as an area of promise. 29:59 Virtual reality/augmented reality as another area of promise in health care. Check out our newest #healthcarepodcast where @SuzanneDelbanco of @CPR4healthcare, @adrianrubstein, @DrKimNoel, @NaomiFried, @Eric_S_Weaver, and @sgschade of @StarBridgeHIT give their thoughts on #areasofpromise in #healthcare. #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #healthIT #AI Why #inclusiveinnovation is an #areaofpromise in the advent of #artificialintelligence? @DrKimNoel explains on our #healthcarepodcast this week. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI “Who is most likely to be disadvantaged?” @DrKimNoel discusses on our #healthcarepodcast this week. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI #inclusiveinnovation Why does @Eric_S_Weaver believe relationship-driven, team-based #primarycare is an upcoming #areaofpromise in #healthcare? Listen to our #healthcarepodcast to find out! #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI Where’s the tipping point in #valuebasedcare? @Eric_S_Weaver discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI What’s the transformative potential of #AI in #healthcare? @Eric_S_Weaver discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI Why is #employers seeking out #highvaluehealthcare in nontraditional ways an #areaofpromise in #healthcare to @SuzanneDelbanco of @CPR4healthcare? Find out on our #healthcarepodcast. #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI Where should #employers be looking to seek out #highvaluehealthcare? @SuzanneDelbanco of @CPR4healthcare discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech How can leveraging #EHRs be an #areaofpromise? @sgschade of @StarBridgeHIT discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI How does eliminating #clinicianburnout also play into #areasofpromise in #healthcare? @sgschade of @StarBridgeHIT discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthtech #digitalhealth #AI #podcast “You have to approach all of these from a partnership between digital, IT, and operations.” @sgschade of @StarBridgeHIT discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #healthtech #digitalhealth #AI Where do #areasofpromise in #healthcare play into #digitalhealth developments from the #pharma perspective? @NaomiFried explains on our #healthcarepodcast. #podcast #healthtech #AI Why is the #digitalhealth start-up world an #areaofpromise in #healthcare? @NaomiFried explains on our #healthcarepodcast. #podcast #healthtech #AI “Questioning the very validity of our understanding of ‘quality’ in health care.” Joe Grundy discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI Why is #AI in #emergencymedicine an #areaofpromise in #healthcare to @adrianrubstein? Find out on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #GeneEditing and #VR/#AR as #areasofpromise in #healthcare. @adrianrubstein discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #podcast #digitalhealth #healthtech #AI

Tom Lubotsky, former Chief Supply Chain officer at Advocate Health Care (now Advocate Aurora Health), one of the largest ACOs in the US, shares his vast experience in the management and oversight of the Advocate robotic program and its fleet of robots.

A doctor is a doctor is a doctor, right? Not when it comes to a Geriatrician. Dr. Bill Rhoades, Geriatrician at Advocate Health Care, sits down to explain the benefits of having your parent see a Geriatrician rather than a General Practitioner (Internist). Have a pad and paper handy because Dr. Rhoades lists 3 reasons to change, what mistakes the middle generation are making AND what are the 2 things your parents can do to stay healthy. And, do you know how much time a Geriatrician allots for appointments with patients (vs. other drs)? You’ll be shocked. Listen and then you’ll appreciate why the title Geriatrician and Orchestra Leader are interchangeable.

Katie describes overlaps and intersections between nursing and healthcare sustainability. Katie Wickman, MS, RN, CIC, Sustainability Manager at Advocate Health Care combines her background in biology, her professional experience as an infection preventionist, and her interest in environmental health together in her current role. These areas of expertise hit the sweet spot when bringing more […]

How daily huddles have played a key role in Advocate Health Care's journey toward zero serious safety events by 2020.

On June 5, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, which is consolidated with Saint Peter’s Healthcare System v. Kaplan, and Dignity Health v. Rollins. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires that employee retirement plans contain certain safeguards, but exempts “church plan[s]” from these requirements. Under 29 U.S.C. 1002(33)(A), the term “church plan” means “a plan established and maintained… by a church or by a convention or association of churches which is exempt from tax….” After a controversy involving an Internal Revenue Service determination that the church plan exemption did not encompass pension plans established and maintained by two orders of Catholic sisters for the employees of their hospitals, Congress amended the statute to add subsection (C), which provides: “A plan established and maintained for its employees (or their beneficiaries) by a church or by a convention or association of churches includes a plan maintained by an organization, whether a civil law corporation or otherwise, the principal purpose or function of which is the administration or funding of a plan or program for the provision of retirement benefits or welfare benefits, or both, for the employees of a church or a convention or association of churches, if such organization is controlled by or associated with a church or a convention or association of churches.” -- Plaintiffs in this case are a group of employees who work for church-affiliated non-profits. Plaintiffs sued the non-profits, alleging that their retirement plans are subject to ERISA and that by failing to adhere to ERISA’s requirements the non-profits have breached their respective fiduciary duties. Defendants moved for summary judgment, but the district court denied the motions because it determined that a plan established and maintained by a church-affiliated organization was not a church plan within the meaning of the statutory language. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed. -- By a vote of 8-0, the Court reversed the judgment of the Seventh Circuit. In an opinion by Justice Kagan, the Court held that under ERISA, a defined-benefit pension plan maintained by a principal-purpose organization -- one controlled by or associated with a church for the administration or funding of a plan for the church's employees -- qualifies as a "church plan," regardless of who established it. All members joined her opinion except for Justice Gorsuch, who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Justice Sotomayor filed a concurring opinion. -- To discuss the case, we have Eric Baxter who is Senior Counsel at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Date: November 21, 2013 Featuring:   Gary R. Yates, MD, President, Sentara Quality Care Network; former Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Sentara Healthcare Lee Sacks, MD, Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Health Care; Chief Executive Officer, Advocate Physician Partners Derek Feeley, Executive Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Andrea Kabcenell, RN, MPH, Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement IHI has been doing a lot of thinking of late about leaders and leadership… in particular the skills, behaviors, and outlook necessary to steer today's health care organizations toward a very different future. A new IHI white paper (working title: High-Impact Leadership) will be out before the end of the year that captures this complex transition. Among other things, it offers a new framework for leaders who are not just responsible for making change manageable, but enthusiastically supported by all staff. You can get an early look at the new leadership framework on the Nov. 21 WIHI: New Leadership Skills for Better Health and Health Care. One of the goals of this WIHI is to clarify the relationship between the growing focus on population health and the shift from volume to value, and the corresponding leadership skills required to address these challenges.At Advocate Health Care, Dr. Lee Sacks has been hard at work learning by doing, with the help of other physician leaders. He explains in concrete terms what his team’s leadership practices look like day to day, including those needed to lead an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Sentara’s Dr. Gary Yates spent his time on WIHI outlining key leadership behaviors that signal to staff how change is going to come about and what’s expected of everyone. If leaders want to alter the perception that they alone have all the answers, hashed out in some corner office, they must become a regular, approachable, and authentic presence throughout the organization. Discussions in the hallways talking with staff, and learning from patients and patient stories, need to become the norm. Fresh from his NHS Scotland leadership perch, IHI’s Derek Feeley has been thinking hard about what’s applicable and relevant to the US context and in many other countries seeking better health for their citizens. He, along with Andrea Kabcenell, discuss how leaders can better manage and prioritize all the tasks necessary to succeed.

In this Verrill Voices podcast, Eric Altholz and Misti Munster discuss the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision upholding ERISA exemption for church plans in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, including what steps church plan administrators should take moving forward.”

The podcast celebrates Brett's birthday this week by haphazardly covering Wonder Woman (the movie), Wonder Woman (the gender quality lawsuit), digging bodies up out of a graveyard, the availability of State Codes on Google, Tyrell v. BNSF Railway (personal jurisdiction and Ginsburg/Sotomayor fighting), Laroe Estates v. City of Chester (intervention and standing), Bitchin' Camaros, Home Alone and Die Hard as Christmas movies, Honeycutt v. U.S. (joint and several liability in conspiracy convictions), Advocate Health Care v. Stapelton (ERISA coverage for church-affiliated business), and Nazim's harsh review of the Thomas the Tank Engine movie.  "Law" starts at (04:09), but its a bumpy ride.

Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton is a combination of three cases, Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton, St. Peter’s Healthcare v. Kaplan, and Dignity Health v. Rollins, that confront the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) as it applies to churches and non-church religious non-profits. ERISA sets minimum standards for pension plans in private industry, such as an appeals process for participants and the right to sue for benefits. Churches are exempted from ERISA, however, the circuit courts have split over whether non-profit hospitals and schools are also exempted. Eric Baxter of the Becket Fund joined us again to discuss the 8-0 decision issued by the Supreme Court on June 5. -- Featuring: Eric Baxter, Senior Counsel, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

On March 27, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, which is consolidated with Saint Peter’s Healthcare System v. Kaplan and Dignity Health v. Rollins. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires that employee retirement plans contain certain safeguards, but exempts “church plan[s]” from these requirements. Under 29 U.S.C. 1002(33)(A), the term “church plan” means “a plan established and maintained… by a church or by a convention or association of churches which is exempt from tax….” After a controversy involving an Internal Revenue Service determination that the church plan exemption did not encompass pension plans established and maintained by two orders of Catholic sisters for the employees of their hospitals, Congress amended the statute to add subsection (C), which provides: “A plan established and maintained for its employees (or their beneficiaries) by a church or by a convention or association of churches includes a plan maintained by an organization, whether a civil law corporation or otherwise, the principal purpose or function of which is the administration or funding of a plan or program for the provision of retirement benefits or welfare benefits, or both, for the employees of a church or a convention or association of churches, if such organization is controlled by or associated with a church or a convention or association of churches.” -- Plaintiffs in this case are a group of employees who work for Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate) and are members of Advocate’s retirement plan. Advocate is affiliated with a church, though it is not owned or financially operated by the church. Plaintiffs sued Advocate, arguing that the Advocate retirement plan is subject to ERISA, and therefore, by failing to adhere to ERISA’s requirements, Advocate has breached its fiduciary duty. Defendants moved for summary judgment, but the district court denied the motion because it determined that a plan established and maintained by a church-affiliated organization was not a church plan within the meaning of the statutory language. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed. -- The question now before the Supreme Court is whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974's church-plan exemption applies so long as a pension plan is maintained by an otherwise-qualifying church-affiliated organization, or whether the exemption applies only if, in addition, a church initially established the plan. -- To discuss the case, we have Eric Baxter, who is Senior Counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

This case is a combination of three cases, Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton, St. Peter’s Healthcare v. Kaplan, and Dignity Health v. Rollins, that confront the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) as it applies to churches and non-church religious non-profits. ERISA sets minimum standards for pension plans in private industry, such as an appeals process for participants and the right to sue for benefits. Churches are exempted from ERISA, however, the circuit courts have split over whether non-profit hospitals and schools are also exempted. Eric Baxter of the Becket Fund joined us to recap the oral arguments for this case, which were held on March 27. -- Featuring: Eric Baxter, Senior Counsel, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton | 03/27/17 | Docket #: 16-74

Lonnie Hirsch interviews Kelly Jo Golson, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Advocate Healthcare. Lonnie and Kelly discuss the challenging process of transitioning to a master brand, how gaining support is an important aspect of the process, and more. Read our blog on this podcast here: https://healthcaresuccess.com/blog/podcast-interview/the-art-and-science-of-creating-a-master-brand-for-advocate-health-care.html

Old friend and Team Clock originator Steve Ritter shares his experiences on the key differentiators of toxic vs. healthy teams… and key steps for making the leap.You'll learn:1. Why strategic planning is often a monumental failure2. The pillars of Ritter's Team Clock model for successful teaming3. Common behaviors that cause dysfunction in teams –and how to correct themAbout SteveSteve Ritter has served as a human resources leader, teacher, author, and consultant. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Founder and CEO of the Team Clock Institute, the Managing Director of the Midwest Institute & Center for Workplace Innovation, and the author of Team Clock: A Guide to Breakthrough Teams and Useful Pain: Why Your Relationships Need Struggle. Steve is on the faculty of the Center for Professional Excellence at Elmhurst. He is the former Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources at Leaders Bank, which won the #1 Best Place to Work in Illinois in 2006 the APA's Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award in 2010. Steve consults organizations including Kraft Foods, Kellogg's, Advocate Health Care, the Chicago White Sox, Northwestern Mutual, the Illinois Hospital Association, and Starcom Worldwide.Items MentionedTeam Clock WebsiteTeam Clock ManualSteve's book, Team ClockSteve's book, Useful PainWhat to Do When it's Your Turn by Seth GodinView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep36See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Old friend and Team Clock originator Steve Ritter shares his experiences on the key differentiators of toxic vs. healthy teams...and key steps for making the leap. You’ll learn: Why strategic planning is often a monumental failure The pillars of Ritter’s “Team Clock” model for successful teaming Common behaviors that cause dysfunction in teams --and how to correct them About Steve Steve Ritter has served as a human resources leader, teacher, author, and consultant. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Founder and CEO of the Team Clock Institute, the Managing Director of the Midwest Institute & Center for Workplace Innovation, and the author of Team Clock: A Guide to Breakthrough Teams and Useful Pain: Why Your Relationships Need Struggle. Steve is on the faculty of the Center for Professional Excellence at Elmhurst. He is the former Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources at Leaders Bank, which won the #1 Best Place to Work in Illinois in 2006 the APA’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award in 2010. Steve consults organizations including Kraft Foods, Kellogg's, Advocate Health Care, the Chicago White Sox, Northwestern Mutual, the Illinois Hospital Association, and Starcom Worldwide. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep36