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In this episode, Carol discusses serious mental illnesses with a husband, father, and substitute teacher in East St. Louis, Curtis Pearson. He was been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia in his young adult years. He talks with us about how he navigates life with this mental illness and how to overcome everyday mental obstacles that most people around him may not understand.  - This discussion was inspired by Nine PBS's Mental Well-Being initiative. For more information, visit www.ninepbs.org/mentalwellbeing Support is provided by Bank of America, The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation, and The Cigna Group Foundation. Additional community engagement support from BJC HealthCare. In partnership with Behavioral Health Response. #mentalhealth #mentalillness

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Karen Elmore is living in denial(s).     Her job as Senior Clinical Documentation Quality Coordinator for BJC Healthcare involves a daily battle against a never-ending tide: Payers denying diagnoses on the perceived basis of lack of clinical support. Recently she's had to deal not only with human payers, but artificial intelligence denials as well.    Karen's organization has worked hard to stem this never ending tide, and found some success with uniform organizational clinical guidelines and consistent education and engagement.     We talk denials, appeals, preventing future denials through provider education, and  Kansas City Chiefs football (still undefeated as of publish date), on this episode of Off the Record.    On this show we cover:    Karen's unique role as program manager for CDI at BJC, including responsibilities for physician education, engagement, and denials prevention  Typical denials for sepsis, respiratory failure, and malnutrition: What payers are using for ammunition  What payers are the worst offenders, and particularly creative (and egregious) tactics  AI denials—how do you spot them, and combat a machine?  Provider engagement strategies and relaying denials back to physicians  Legitimate reasons for denial and ongoing documentation shortfalls  Karen's Kansas City Chiefs obsession—inside an average Sunday in the Elmore household (it's crazy) 

This episode's Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow' Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE---Episode Overview: What does it take to transform healthcare from reactive to proactive while making it more accessible and affordable? Our next guest, Dr. Tom Maddox, is pioneering this evolution as Vice President of Digital Products and Innovation at BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine. With decades of experience as a practicing cardiologist and health services researcher, Tom brings unique insights into healthcare's digital future. While together, Tom shares his passion for leading both the Healthcare Innovation Lab and BJC Digital team, and how he and his team are transforming care delivery through predictive analytics, virtual nursing solutions, and digital patient engagement tools. Join us to explore how Tom is leveraging technology to create personalized, frictionless healthcare experiences while empowering caregivers with modern tools and workflows. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Reframe innovation as "a new idea that when implemented creates value"- focused on solving real healthcare problems, not just creating new technologyDeploy virtual care for clinician-to-clinician support, using experienced virtual nurses to mentor younger staff while managing patient careRevolutionize scheduling by using data analytics to identify and proactively reach out to at-risk patients who need immediate attentionEnhance healthcare workers' capabilities through technology rather than replace them, addressing healthcare's persisting 90% labor ratioTarget healthcare's core challenges by making care more accessible, less reactive, and more affordable through technological innovationAbout our Guest: Dr. Maddox is a senior health system executive overseeing digital health and innovation programs, a practicing cardiologist, a health services researcher, and a national leader in cardiology professional societies.Dr. Maddox is the Vice President, Digital Products and Innovation at BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In this role, he provides strategic oversight and direction of both the BJC/WUSM Healthcare Innovation Lab and the BJC Digital Products team.The Healthcare Innovation Lab catalyzes care delivery innovation through research and development at BJC HealthCare and its academic partner, Washington University School of Medicine. To date, the Lab has developed innovations in predictive analytics, digital point-of-care tools, and remote patient monitoring. The BJC Digital team is responsible for delivering the digital vision of BJC HealthCare to support its enterprise goal of customer-centricity. The digital team builds and deploys digital products - such as online portals, apps, and wearables – that can help our patients and care teams receive and deliver optimal healthcare experiences and outcomes. Current products enable clinician search, online scheduling, primary care visit preparation, nurse scheduling, and virtual nursing.In his faculty role, Dr. Maddox is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Washington University School of Medicine. He is a practicing non-invasive cardiologist, a trained epidemiologist, and an accomplished health services researcher. Dr. Maddox is well known for his contributions to digital transformation, healthcare delivery innovation, learning healthcare systems, and health services research in cardiac quality and safety. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine's Digital Health Action Collaborative and...

This episode was created on the day of the 10 year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Jr, an unarmed Black teenager shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Story Stitchers held a Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre and held a discussion with Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns and youth leaders about police and youth rights and responsibilities and community and personal trauma with guests Dr. Julie Gary, Behavioral Health Bureau Chief for the City of St. Louis, Officer Chassit Hickman, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and Tamika Butler, MEd, LPC from BJC HeathCare. Recorded live August 9, 2024 at Story Stitchers' Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre in celebration of our 10 Year Anniversary.   Pick the City UP Art Interlude Perception Isn't Always Reality KP Dennis, 2016 On Saint Louis Story Stitchers 10 Year Anniversary Album, Keep On Marching On, released 2024   This episode is part of a series exploring youth and police rights and responsibilities, presented in four parts. In addition to Parts III and IV, check out Parts I and II, in which our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024. This Special Edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported as a part of Saint Louis Story Stitchers 10 Year Anniversary Ken and Nancy Kranzberg, Carmon and Susan Colangelo, Jane Schaefer, In memory of Tom Schaefer, John and Harrison Hagan Heil,  In memory of Jamyla Bolden, and Ted and JoAnn Sanditz. Additional support was provided by BJC HealthCare, Honda of Frontenac, Cities United, and  St. Louis American. Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music's 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.  Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, the City of St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention in partnership with the St. Louis Board of Aldermen through the 2024-2025 Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth, and Tegna Foundation.  Saint Louis Story Stitchers' studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.  

This episode was created on the day of the 10 year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Jr, an unarmed Black teenager shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Story Stitchers held a Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre and held a discussion with Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns and youth leaders about police and youth rights and responsibilities and community and personal trauma with guests Dr. Julie Gary, Behavioral Health Bureau Chief for the City of St. Louis, Officer Chassit Hickman, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and Tamika Butler, MEd, LPC from BJC HeathCare. Recorded live August 9, 2024 at Story Stitchers' Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre in celebration of our 10 Year Anniversary.   Pick the City UP Interlude They Think It's OK! Taron Booker, Toryon Booker, KP Dennis Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2017 On Saint Louis Story Stitchers 10 Year Anniversary Album, Keep On Marching On, released 2024   This episode is part of a series exploring youth and police rights and responsibilities, presented in four parts. In addition to Parts III and IV, check out Parts I and II, in which our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024. This Special Edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported as a part of Saint Louis Story Stitchers 10 Year Anniversary Ken and Nancy Kranzberg, Carmon and Susan Colangelo, Jane Schaefer, In memory of Tom Schaefer, John and Harrison Hagan Heil,  In memory of Jamyla Bolden, and Ted and JoAnn Sanditz. Additional support was provided by BJC HealthCare, Honda of Frontenac, Cities United, and  St. Louis American. Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music's 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.  Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, the City of St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention in partnership with the St. Louis Board of Aldermen through the 2024-2025 Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth, and Tegna Foundation.  Saint Louis Story Stitchers' studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.  

Healthcare supply chains must be agile and cost effective, but all the efficiency in the world cannot guarantee a good patient experience. For that, organizations need to understand what patients expect and work closely with providers to ensure they have what they need for a range of treatment circumstances. Tom Harvieux is the Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at BJC Healthcare, one of the largest non-profit healthcare organizations in the United States. Tom is responsible for supply chain and logistics strategy, and his team's achievements were recently recognized with an 8th place ranking in the Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 list. In this classic Supply Chain Now episode, Tom joins hosts Scott Luton to discuss: • How his 22 years of experience in the U.S. Army allowed him to build the leadership and supply chain experience he now applies in the private sector • The changes he has observed in patient expectations about their healthcare experiences since the COVID-19 pandemic, and how BJC Healthcare is rising to the challenge • The four pillars he and his team use to guide their work: price performance, service excellence, cost to serve, and team engagement Additional Links & Resources:Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.comWatch and listen to more Supply Chain Now episodes here: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-nowSubscribe to Supply Chain Now on your favorite platform: https://supplychainnow.com/joinWork with us! Download Supply Chain Now's NEW Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3XH6OVkWEBINAR- Optimizing Procurement Operations with Group Purchasing Organizations: https://bit.ly/3yKnaVBWEBINAR- Mastering Shipping: Insider Tips for Reliable and Cost-Effective Deliveries: https://bit.ly/3XdC3t5This episode is hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-now-classic-passion-patient-consumer-revolution-bjc-healthcare-1321

On the heels of the tenth anniversary release of PX Journal, Jason Wolf sits down with Brian Carlson, Vice President of Patient Experience at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Jennifer Carron, Patient Experience Officer at BJC Healthcare to discuss their new co-authored article, “Investing in the Bottom Line: The Value Case for Improving Human Experience in Healthcare.” Listen in as the trio discusses the impact of experience – at all levels - and how leadership at the top plays a critical role.

Join us as we welcome Dr. Thomas Maddox, Vice President of Digital Products and Innovation at BJC HealthCare and Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Discover the intricacies of his dual roles, his current focus areas, and insights into managing responsibilities across medicine and innovation.

Join us as we welcome Dr. Thomas Maddox, Vice President of Digital Products and Innovation at BJC HealthCare and Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Discover the intricacies of his dual roles, his current focus areas, and insights into managing responsibilities across medicine and innovation.

In this episode, Lexi Kayser, Assistant Editor at Becker's Hospital Review shares insights into why there has been a recent uptick in abrupt CEO exits and a new joint venture formed by BJC HealthCare & SSM Health to build and operate a laundry facility.

Tune in for an enlightening episode with Dr. Pooja Vyas, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at BJC HealthCare, as she shares her background and insights. Discover the impactful changes Dr. Vyas implemented in the past year, her perspective on current healthcare trends, and her strategic approach to growth over the next 12-24 months.

Tune in for an enlightening episode with Dr. Pooja Vyas, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at BJC HealthCare, as she shares her background and insights. Discover the impactful changes Dr. Vyas implemented in the past year, her perspective on current healthcare trends, and her strategic approach to growth over the next 12-24 months.

In this episode, Lexi Kayser, Assistant Editor at Becker's Hospital Review shares insights into why there has been a recent uptick in abrupt CEO exits and a new joint venture formed by BJC HealthCare & SSM Health to build and operate a laundry facility.

An employee of BJC Healthcare shares frustration over the current mask requirements and says BJC has not provided adequate data to backup the policy. 

In the 3rd hour of the Marc Cox Morning Show: Biden lost votes in Michigan over the war in Gaza Genevieve Wood, Senior Advisor at The Heritage Foundation, joins Marc & Kim to talk about the visa status of Prince Harry who has talked about drug use in his memoir while in the US on his visa. "Jill" an employee of BJC Healthcare, talks with Marc & Kim about the reason why BJC is still forcing their employees to mask up even though the data doesn't support the decision Sarah Unsicker removed from running as a Democrat for Governor Coming Up:  Marc Lotter, Jared Halpern, and Grill Master Tony

Columbia Orthopaedic Group (COG) was founded in 1965 on Broadway in downtown Columbia. It started as a white frame house near Boone Hospital Center. COG built their current 72,000 square feet state-of-the-art facility at Broadway and Keene in 2008. The current facility includes an in-house ambulatory surgery center, doctor offices, exam rooms and an imaging center. Longtime former Columbia Orthopaedic Group president Dr. Mark Adams joined host Fred Parry Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." Dr. Adams, who served as COG's president for 18 years, emphasizes their humble beginnings and growth. He notes the bedrooms in that 1965 white-frame house served as exam rooms. Dr. Adams tells listeners that COG today sees 700 visits each day, adding they have 27 physicians and more than 225 employees. Mr. Parry and Dr. Adams also discussed numerous other topics on the show, including the $10-billion merger between St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare and Kansas City-based St. Luke's. Dr. Adams tells listeners that he sees the merger as an attempt to shift the power curve that exists in medicine. Dr. Adams says insurance has had pricing power for many years. They also discussed a number of benchmark developments in Columbia healthcare in the past 40 years, including Columbia Regional Hospital's 1974 opening. Dr. Adams tells listeners that Boone was very crowded at that time, adding that Columbia Regional, which is behind the Moser's on Keene and is now Women's Hospital, essentially became an orthopaedic specialty hospital. Fred and Dr. Adams also reflected on three of COG's founders: Garth Russell, Glenn McElroy and John Payne:

Today's guest is Karen Elmore, RN, BSN, CCDS, the education program manager for physicians and CDI at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis, Missouri. Today's show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of our ACDIS publications to discuss a topic relevant to leaders in the industry, whether or not they currently hold a traditional management title. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today's show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org. CEU info: Each ACDIS Podcast episode now offers 0.5 ACDIS CEUs which can be used toward recertifying your CCDS or CCDS-O credential for those who listen to the show in the first two days from the time of publication. To receive your 0.5 CEUs, go to the show page on acdis.org, by clicking on the “ACDIS Podcast” link located under the “Resources” tab. To take the evaluation, click the most recent episode from the list on the podcast homepage, view the podcast recording at the bottom of that show page, and click the live link at the very end after the music has ended. Your certificate will be automatically emailed to you upon submitting the brief evaluation. (Note: If you are listening via a podcast app, click this link to go directly to the show page on acdis.org: https://acdis.org/acdis-podcast/denials-and-organizational-clinical-criteria) Note: To ensure your certificate reaches you and does not get trapped in your organization's spam filters, please use a personal email address when completing the CEU evaluation form. The cut-off for today's episode CEU is Friday, January 19, at 11:00 p.m. eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEUs for this week's episode. Today's sponsor: Today's show is brought to you by the 2024 ACDIS conference, which takes place April 8-11, 2024, in Indianapolis! Find out more and register today by clicking here! (https://ow.ly/EP4L50QoRxh) ACDIS update: Make sure to complete your volunteer application to serve on the ACDIS Advisory Board, Chapter Advisory Committee, and Resource Library Committee by February 2! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/January-2024-Committees) Register for the 2024 ACDIS national conference by Monday, February 5, to get the Early Bird discount ($100 off)! (https://ow.ly/EP4L50QoRxh) Download the free conference attendance justification letter! (https://ow.ly/840J50QoRyT) Register for our free informational webinar about the 2024 conference on January 25! (https://ow.ly/4Kao50QoRAH)

About This EpisodeStacy Olinger, a transformational healthcare leader, shares her bold journey of achieving alignment and living a life full of purposeful impact. Her story is not just about growing your career; it's about aligning every step with your core identity and calling, demonstrating the unstoppable force we all harbor within when our actions echo our truest selves. Navigating the fine line between leadership excellence and perfectionism, Stacy offers her strategies on how to emerge victoriously. She recounts her own challenges, from addressing burnout head-on to harnessing the power of self-reflection and mindfulness. Stacy shares practical tips on redefining success, managing the beast of perfectionism, and finding solace in life's quiet moments. Stacy also discusses the keys to sustainable growth, building from her professional experience with her own company that fosters resilient change, integrating the oft-overlooked human element with solid data and operational strategy. This episode is an important listen for anyone seeking to break free from the confines of “should” and step into a life of “coulds” with confidence and grace. Tune in to uncover how to unboss yourself, embrace the beginner's mindset, and unlock the personal freedom to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape. About Stacy OlingerStacy Olinger is a transformational healthcare leader with over two decades of multifaceted experience that melds a rare blend of clinical, operational, financial, and technical skillsets. Leveraging Six Sigma and Lean methodologies, she pioneers healthcare systems that cohesively integrate clinical strategies, business objectives, and ROI, resulting in a sustainable, long-term effect that extends beyond traditional hospital settings. In her current role as a healthcare consultant, Stacy adopts a forward-thinking, human-centered strategy to combine clinical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and leadership development, with robust operational redesigns in both care at home, hospital, and ambulatory settings.  Through strategic AI and EHR implementations and economic modeling, she significantly boosts patient satisfaction and profit margins while reducing staff turnover. Previously, Stacy served as the vice president of home care services at BJC Healthcare where she was instrumental in care at home and virtual care strategy.  The launch of a system-wide palliative care program boosted patient accessibility by 40% and integrated telehealth services. Additionally, her strategic implementation of a machine learning program saved the company nearly $1M annually. Before transitioning to BJC, she had an impactful 13-year tenure at EvergreenHealth Home Care Services, culminating in her role as the executive director where she oversaw a team of 480 professionals and managed annual revenue of $120M. Stacy maintains multiple board leadership roles and possesses a robust educational foundation, holding a master of science degree in nursing from Western Governors University and a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Alaska. Licensed in several states, she is also certified in Six Sigma and Lean methodologies.Additional ResourcesWeb: www.stacyolinger.comLinkedIn: @StacyOlingerInstagram: @stacyolinger

Good morning from Pharma and Biotech daily: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in Pharma and Biotech world.BJC Healthcare and Saint Luke's Health System have completed their merger, creating a $10 billion health system based in Missouri. This merger aims to enhance patient care and improve operational efficiency. UnitedHealth has announced plans to sell its Brazilian unit Amil, which includes Amil insurance, Amil integrated care, Amil dental, and Americas hospitals in Brazil. The deal is expected to be completed in the first half of the year. Blue Shield of California has announced that it will lay off 140 employees. The job cuts are attributed to economic headwinds and a need to reduce administrative costs. A recent study has found that falls and infections have increased in hospitals after private equity acquisitions. Lawmakers and the Biden administration are calling for more oversight into private equity's role in healthcare. Three healthcare data breaches were reported to federal regulators last month, potentially exposing the data of more than 5.8 million people. Data breaches continue to be a concern in the healthcare industry.Goldman Sachs has launched a new $650 million venture fund to invest in biotech companies. The fund exceeded its target and reflects cautious optimism that the biotech sector could rebound from a lengthy downturn. Roche has partnered with startup Remix to develop drugs that target RNA. This partnership is the third of its kind for Roche, following similar agreements with Arrakis and Ribometrix. Pfizer has received approval in Canada for its hemophilia B gene therapy, marking the company's first gene therapy approval. The therapy, known as

Recorded live at the 11th Annual Becker's Healthcare CEO + CFO Roundtable, this episode features Douglas Pogue, President of BJC Medical Group and BJC HealthCare. Here, he discusses his perspective on payer/provider relationships, the supply and demand imbalance in healthcare labor, and more.This episode is brought to you by R1 RCM, a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the financial performance of hospitals, health systems, and medical groups. R1 delivers proven, scalable operating models that power sustainable improvements to net patient revenue, while reducing operating costs. To learn how you can build a future-ready revenue cycle today, visit us at www.r1rcm.com/beckers 

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare and Kansas City-based St. Luke's will be merging in January. 939 the Eagle's Fred Parry reports their merger will form a $10-billion system with 28 hospitals. Kansas City television station KMBC reports St. Luke's is the second-largest health care provider in Kansas City, while BJC is the St. Louis area's largest health system. Boone Hospital Center board of trustees chair Dr. Jerry Kennett joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable" program. Mr. Parry tells listeners that Columbia-based MU Health Care "will be under attack" from BJC, adding that MU Health has already been under attack from KU Medical Center. Dr. Kennett suggests that it's important for MU Health Care and Boone Hospital Center to work together to enhance services locally:

Major health insurers Cigna and Humana are reportedly in talks to merge. The number of US physicians either employed by or affiliated with Optum swells to nearly 90,000. And, the merger between BJC HealthCare and St. Luke's Health System is expected to close at the beginning of the year. That's coming up on today's episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Alan Sardana and Dr. Joshua Liu speak with Dr. Bruce Lee Hall, Vice President and System Chief Medical Officer at BJC HealthCare, about "The Evolution of Healthcare Quality, Transforming Medicine With Data, Strategies to Improve Frontline Buy-In for Quality, and more." 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/

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Bruce Lee Hall, Vice President and System Chief Medical Officer for BJC HealthCare, about "The Evolution of Healthcare Quality, Transforming Medicine With Data, Strategies to Improve Frontline Buy-in For Quality, and more..."

Dr. Mark V. Williams serves as Professor & Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Williams established the first hospitalist program in a U.S. public hospital and continues to promote the role of hospitalists as leaders in the delivery of […] The post Health Literacy: Helping Patients Feel Cared For, and Cared About (HLOL #239) appeared first on Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast.

This episode features JC McWilliams, Vice President of Managed Care at BJC HealthCare. Here, he discusses his background, his focus on challenges surrounding value-based care, exciting initiatives BJC Health is working on, and more.

This episode features JC McWilliams, Vice President of Managed Care at BJC HealthCare. Here, he discusses his background, his focus on challenges surrounding value-based care, exciting initiatives BJC Health is working on, and more.

KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer talked with Michael Lauer, Executive Director of Safety and Security for BJC Healthcare about the workplace violence in hospitals.   Photo credit - ChristianChan/iStock / Getty Images Plus

Health departments were thrust into the spotlight by the COVID-19 pandemic. Three years later, they're still dealing with the coronavirus, and planning for what might happen next. Plus: Experts say a merger between St. Luke's in Kansas City and St. Louis' BJC HealthCare could mean hospital patients pay more.

Hosts Alan Sardana & Dr. Joshua Liu speak with Dr. Thomas Maddox, VP, Digital Products & Innovation at BJC HealthCare/Washington University School of Medicine, about Shark Tank Competitions to Stimulate Innovation Within a Health System, Launching a Healthcare Innovation Lab to Scale Digital Health, Using Data to Facilitate Proactive Care, and more. 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

On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Thomas Maddox, VP of Digital Products and Innovation at BJC HealthCare/Washington University School of Medicine, about "Shark Tank Competitions to Stimulate Innovation Within a Health System, Launching a Healthcare Innovation Lab to Scale Digital Health, Using Data to Facilitate Proactive Care, and more..."

This episode features Laura Dyrda, Vice President & Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare. Here, she discusses a proposed merger between BJC Healthcare & St. Luke's Health System, Medicare remaining untouched by the debt ceiling agreement, and financial reports that came out for major health systems across the country.

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Corey Hord is currently employed with Mondelēz International (Oreo, Chip Ahoy!, Ritz, Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Clif Bar, and beyond) as an Operational Excellence professional implementing the company's integrated Lean Six Sigma program across the United States. Corey has over a decade of operations experience (Craft Brew Alliance, Anheuser-Busch, BJC HealthCare, Mondelēz International) with the bulk of his career in consumer packaged goods (CPG). Corey's education consists of a Master of Business Administration from Webster University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kentucky. Outside his formal education, Corey holds a green belt certification in Lean Six Sigma, is a trained facilitator of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and is a CrossFit® Level 1 trainer. Corey started his own consultancy in 2022 called The Methods Company where his mission is to solve problems with the world's best methodologies through workshops and consulting. Corey's trained facilitator credential with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® comes alongside his decade-plus experience with Lean and Six Sigma and Agile methodologies and is the makeup of his core disciplines offered through his consultancy.

Jennifer Karen is the Patient Experience Officer at BJC Healthcare and an industry leader in HealthCare experience strategy. Jennifer is an active member and advisor to national and international organizations and Boards. She is a fire starter inspiring a culture of service excellence, hospitality, ownership, and results across the globe.What does patient experience mean to you? 1:13.868 – 1:49.720How can you give your patient their best life? 2:04.793-3:26.103What questions are you asking your patients? 4:03.542 – 4:56.363How important is it to have compassion in the patient experience? Why? 5:33.771 – 8:01.393Can compassion be taught? 8:18.261 – 9:09.797Why is compassion not taught in school? 9:18.735 – 10:09.064If the world of academia was listening to this episode right now, what would you tell them about compassion? 10:29.044 – 11:14.012How important is it to know the patient's journey? 11:45.060 – 12:49.967Have a Compassionate Mindset – [Don't make your patients wait] 14:17.664 – 15:34.118On a prior conversation you mentioned that your professionals have coaches, so why is that so important? 15:53.417 – 16:25.891Why All clinicians should have coaches - A good coach will help the patient and human experience 17:32.468 – 19:19.741How does listening change patients' behavior? 19:59.292 – 21:58.13423:41.293 – 24:16.533 How to use visualization to improve HealthcareHow can you check your bias before listening? 25:02.908 – 26:06.628If you could leave a note to all customer service professionals, what would you say? 29:19.711 – 30:02.351ABOUT NICK GLIMSDAHLSubscribe to my bi-monthly newsletterFind Press 1 For Nick on YouTubeFind me on TwitterFind me on LinkedInLISTENER SUPPORTPurchase Nick's books: Reasons NOT to Focus on Employee Experience: A Comprehensive GuideApparel: https://www.teepublic.com/user/press-1-for-nick Support this show through Buy Me A CoffeeBOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:Learn about all the guests' book recommendations here: https://press1fornick.com/books/ BROUGHT TO YOU BY:VDS: They are a client-first consulting firm focused on strategy, business outcomes, and technology. They provide holistic consulting services to optimize your customer contact center, inspiring and designing transformational change to modernize and prepare your business for the future. Learn more: https://www.govds.com/ This podcast is under the umbrella of CX of M Radio: https://cxofm.org/Podcast-Shows/ SPONSORING OPPORTUNITIES:Interested in partnering with the Press 1 For Nick podcast? Click here: https://press1fornick.com/lets-talk/ 

Donna Ware, Executive Director of Planning and Design for BJC HealthCare joins Megan Lynch and Carol Daniel talking about the contruction of "pandemic proof" building on the BJC campus.    (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

On this episode of Medical Marketing Executive, Riham El-Lakany, the SVP, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at BJC HealthCare, shares her journey from financial services to healthcare. She emphasizes the importance of finding one's passion and staying adaptable in building a successful career. El-Lakany also discusses BJC HealthCare's promise of extraordinary care and their biggest opportunity to humanize the healthcare experience through simplification and demystification.

Healthcare supply chains must be agile and cost effective, but all the efficiency in the world cannot guarantee a good patient experience. For that, organizations need to understand what patients expect and work closely with providers to ensure they have what they need for a range of treatment circumstances.Tom Harvieux is the Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at BJC Healthcare, one of the largest non-profit healthcare organizations in the United States. Tom is responsible for supply chain and logistics strategy, and his team's achievements were recently recognized with an 8th place ranking in the Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 list.In this interview, Tom joins hosts Scott Luton to discuss:• How his 22 years of experience in the U.S. Army allowed him to build the leadership and supply chain experience he now applies in the private sector• The changes he has observed in patient expectations about their healthcare experiences since the COVID-19 pandemic, and how BJC Healthcare is rising to the challenge• The four pillars he and his team use to guide their work: price performance, service excellence, cost to serve, and team engagementAdditional Links & Resources:Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.comCheck out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3emdLcKSubscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribeJoin the NOW Community: http://bit.ly/41kpUSOLeveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/2022 Q4 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.comWEBINAR- What Running a Data-Driven Supply Chain Means to Evenflo: http://bit.ly/3Zvun3fWEBINAR- How Collaboration, Tail Spend Management, and VMI Can Improve Up and Downstream Communications: https://bit.ly/41jsl85This episode is hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/passion-patient-consumer-revolution-bjc-healthcare-1111

Join host Vanna as she talks with representatives from a local STL nonprofit focused on Black Maternal Health (Generate Health STL) & two large local STL Hospitals (SSM Health & BJC Healthcare). They will join her in a conversation about utilizing a more collaborative effort to impact and improve Black Maternal Health in STL. We also learned more about what is Black Maternal Health week and what all the organizations had plan to celebrate it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dahoodtalkspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dahoodtalkspodcast/support

Hospitals that serve predominantly rural areas have long struggled to find ways to have the resources of big-city health care systems without going as far as merging and losing local control. Phelps Health in Rolla is joining a collaborative run by St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare to thread that needle. STLPR's Jonathan Ahl explains how the partnership will work.

Tom Robertson, Executive Director of the Vizient Research Institute, is joined by Rich Liekweg, President and Chief Executive Officer of BJC Healthcare in St. Louis. Rich describes the similarities and differences between three models of academic medical center health systems in which he has worked - Duke, UCSD, and BJC - they then turn their attention to some of the macroeconomic drivers affecting medical spending across the country. They discuss the role of the traditional payment system in creating economic pressure on providers to establish and maintain low-volume surgical programs and they share an aspiration for new approaches to tackle the medical manifestations of social determinants of health.  Guest speaker: Richard J. Liekweg, MHA, MBA President and CEO BJC HealthCare    Moderator: Tom Robertson Executive Director Vizient Research Institute    Show Notes: [00:55] Richard Liekweg discusses the similarities of the three hospitals he worked in during his career.   [04:11] Declaring a health organization a system is not enough to achieve the level of standardization and integration to bring real value to patients and healthcare.    [07:15] Sometimes variation of services is a function of innovation. Health organizations need to make sure it's true innovation and not just preferences driving the variation. [08:11] Recent cost pressures encourage health systems to move some inpatient care out of the larger hospitals to the smaller community hospitals.  [11:35] Healthcare's current payment structure is problematic. It doesn't align incentives across those who pay for care, those who provide care and those who are receiving care. [14:55] Regional health systems have an opportunity to pursue true clinical integration by placing low-volume, high-risk surgical programs in one or two locations. [20:36] It will take investing in social programs rather than looking to healthcare providers to fix social determinants of health.       Links | Resources: Richard J. Liekweg's biographical information   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Google Podcasts Android Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed

Jaimette McCulley, MS, RDN, LD/LDN currently serves as a Malnutrition Quality Improvement Coordinator with Morrison Healthcare located at BJC Healthcare in St. Louis, Missouri. In this role, she works with various team members across the system to improve identification, communication, and capture of malnutrition in hospitalized patients. Jaimette completed her bachelor and master's degrees at Eastern Illinois University, and her initial employment was at Scott Air Force Base as a civilian RDN working with military families in the inpatient and outpatient areas. She then worked as a clinical dietitian and nutrition support team member at Barnes-Jewish Hospital before moving to higher education at Fontbonne University. Join us as we learn about her quality improvement role and how accurate nutrition assessment paired with clear and concise documentation by RDNs improves outcomes. This episode is hosted by Christina M. Rollins, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, CNSC and was recorded on 1/14/23.

Walter Bilgram, the now retired former Vice President of Operational Excellence at BJC Healthcare in Missouri shares his thoughts and reflections on his career and over 30 years of work in quality and improvement.

In this week's episode, Jaden speaks with Sean Peterson, Interim Director of Talent Strategies and Sourcing and Brand Engagement Manager of Talent Strategies at BJC Healthcare. Peterson discusses motivating employees through a commitment to their wellness, an intentional effort in building relationships based on trust, and focusing on employee growth.Peterson worked in an HR role initially– he was in recruiting and talent acquisition. Peterson found that, while he enjoyed the sales part of the role, he missed the human connection in HR and talent acquisition. He ended up finding that human connection at BJC, and now he is the Sourcing and Brand Engagement Manager for Talent Strategies at BJC.Peterson speaks about promoting wellness in the workplace by ensuring the wellness of the employees and then focusing on adjustment– both in terms of employee engagement as well as work as well. He focuses on ensuring wellness by emphasizing the onboarding process so employees understand the work environment and expectations. He emphasizes making sure the employee feels valued and engaged in the culture.Peterson draws on the importance of building strong relationships with employees. He underscores the importance of prioritizing the wellness of employees to ensure that they feel valued and respected. Peterson also reaffirms these values in employee retention– he brings up the importance of recognition, intentionality, managing virtual space, and focusing on personal and professional growth, all while building trust. All of the above play into promoting employee wellness.Peterson's commitment and respect shine through in his leadership. With years of experience in his field, Peterson now shares his wisdom on the Tips for Team Building Podcast.More About Our Guest:Mr. Sean Peterson is a Sourcing and Brand Engagement Manager at BJC Healthcare. He has a proven track record of prioritizing employee engagement and wellbeing in the company.https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanpetersonstl/https://www.bjc.org/

This episode features Gina Calder, President of St. Charles County, BJC Healthcare. Here, she discusses how she is currently looking at strategy & competition, her focus on workforce as consumers, her work with improving leadership through diversity, and more.

In this week's episode, Jaden connects with Dr. Cyndy Donato, an expert HR leader with over 30 years of developing people strategies. Cyndy champions meaningful relationship building as the gateway to reducing turnover and creating a resilient sense of belonging. Cyndy began her career in HR across agricultural, chemical, and IT, industries, to name a few, before shifting into healthcare. Seeking to connect her expertise to her empathetic ambitions, Cyndy found healthcare to be the ideal field for her. Most recently, Cyndy has served as the Chief People Officer for Novus International and a VP, HR for BJC Healthcare. From her experience, Cyndy is passionate about fostering connections with team members as a universal catalyst for organizational performance. Each relationship must be founded on trust and earned as a leader by listening to the specific needs of individuals. This forms the basis for respect, an integral component to success as a leader. Further, it fosters a sense of belonging that reduces turnover, improves performance, and enables tough conversations going forward.Cyndy additionally emphasizes authentic connection as a means of boosting individual performance. By learning her team members' “superpowers”, Cyndy is able to better apply individual strengths and set up her team for success. In turn, individuals feel more productive, valued, and better applied. Beyond fulfillment, these ripple effects create a sense of belonging and enable individuals to be their authentic selves. This comfort allows team members to then better focus on producing quality results in a safe and productive environment.Cyndy's passion for connection as a road towards success is not arbitrary but the result of decades of experience. Now reflecting, she shares the practical lessons she has learned on the Tips for Team Building Podcast.More About Our Guest:Dr. Cyndy Donato is a Senior Human Resources leader skilled at creating a collaborative and innovative culture built on trust. She brings global experience leading, building and redesigning business structures and the human resources function across Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Americas.https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndydonato/Cyndy.Donato@gmail.com

KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer talked with Wash U and Barnes Jewish infectious disease specialist Dr. Steve Lawrence about this year's flu season -- and BJC Healthcare's annual free flu shot clinics.

In this episode of Our Two Cents with MBA, we explore a new partnership between two St. Louis businesses, Midwest BankCentre and BJC HealthCare. BJC has developed a depository relationship with Midwest BankCentre to address a historic lack of investment in the City of St. Louis and North St. Louis County. The deposits will be used to create loans to invest in these communities, including support for entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses and for individuals to realize the dream of home ownership. Dr. Jason Purnell, BJC's vice president of community health improvement, and Midwest BankCentre Chairman/CEO Orv Kimbrough discuss the partnership, its goals and the impact it will have on St. Louis communities. 

Laura Dyrda gives updates on the Digital Health + Health IT industry.

“When someone does get that first leadership position as a physician, a lot of times they're like ‘I don't know what to do!'” -Dr. Rik Nemanick, Principal Consultant and Founder of Nemanick Leadership Consulting and Author   All physicians are leaders. And effective leadership is key to being a successful physician. On DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, Cohost and Lead Coach Jill Farmer meets with Dr. Rik Nemanick to discuss how physicians can continue to develop their leadership potential. As the founder of Nemanick Leadership Consulting, Dr. Nemanick is able to offer physicians highly valuable advice on how to create a team-oriented mentality and work ethic. How can you be a leader as a part of a team? How can you make those around you successful? What culture do you want to create? In today's podcast, Dr. Nemanick acknowledges the common barriers that hinder physicians from becoming leaders and proposes to resolve them by calling attention to the importance of practicing 360-degree feedback. Together, Jill and Dr. Nemanick put forth their expert advice on how to best practice introspective techniques to kickstart your leadership habits. Listen today as a step towards becoming a successful physician.    Books by Dr. Rik Nemanick: The Mentor's Way: Eight Rules for Bringing Out the Best in Others- https://www.amazon.com/Mentors-Way-Rik-Nemanick-dp-113818991X/dp/113818991X/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=   Rik is principal consultant and founder of Nemanick Leadership Consulting. He helps clients maximize their leadership talent through executive coaching, leadership education, and mentoring programs. He has worked with healthcare organizations like Massachusetts General Hospital, BJC HealthCare, Catholic Health Initiatives, and Esse Health. Rik is the author of the book The Mentor's Way, which describes his approach to mentoring. He is an adjunct faculty of executive education at Washington University. He is a Board Certified Coach and earned his doctorate in organizational psychology from Saint Louis University. He can be found at Nemanick.com       Find full transcripts of DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast episodes on the DocWorking Blog  The past few weeks have been busy at DocWorking! We have been working behind the scenes to add even more CME credits to the THRIVE memberships.    Let your CME budget help you prioritize your own wellness so you can get on with living your best life on your own terms, as defined by you, with DocWorking THRIVE.   You can take the first step today by taking our 2 Minute Balance to Burnout Quiz! Where are you on the Balance to Burnout Continuum? Take the quiz and find out today!   DocWorking empowers physicians and entire health care teams to get on the path to achieving their dreams, both in and outside of work, with programs designed to help you maximize life with minimal time.   Are you a physician who would like to tell your story? Please email Amanda Taran, our producer, at podcast@docworking.com to be considered.   And if you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5 star review, we would be extremely grateful!   We're everywhere you like to get your podcasts! Apple iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, ListenNotes, Amazon, YouTube, Podbean   You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.    Some links in our blogs and show notes are affiliate links, and purchases made via those links may result in payments to DocWorking. These help toward our production costs. Thank you for supporting DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast!   Occasionally, we discuss financial and legal topics. We are not financial or legal professionals. Please consult a licensed professional for financial or legal advice regarding your specific situation.   Podcast produced by: Mara Heppard  

One of the benefits of shifting towards digital is how processes can be much more streamlined and easier to access. Unfortunately, there are still some who find the digital experience to be quite cumbersome. Here to shed light on how to solve this digital problem is Riham El-Lakany, the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at BJC Healthcare. At the center of it is the importance of customer experience. And Riham lays down the ways we can improve and simplify the customer experience in our digital processes.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.monigle.com/

Listen in as Host Vanna talks with Dr. Jason Purnell who has recently taking on the role of Vice President of Community Health Improvement at BJC HealthCare and an associate professor in the Brown School at Washington University. He and his team is doing some dope work that impacts OUR community. He also does work around HEALTH EQUITY WORK you can go visit healthequityworks.wustl.edu to learn more about this work. Listen in to this episode to hear from Dr. Purnell himself on what their team plans to do, what they have done, already are doing and his personal why for doing this unconventional work. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dahoodtalks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dahoodtalks/support

KMOX's Health Editor, Fred Bodimer, goes indepth about what Dr. Hilary Babock, vice president and chief quality officer for BJC Healthcare and a Wash U infectious diseases specialist, has to say about getting your Covid Booster. 

Jennifer Karen is the Patient Experience Officer at BJC Healthcare and an industry leader in HealthCare experience strategy. Jennifer is an active member and advisor to national and international organizations and Boards. She is a fire starter inspiring a culture of service excellence, hospitality, ownership, and results across the globe.What does patient experience mean to you? 1:13.868 – 1:49.720How can you give your patient their best life? 2:04.793-3:26.103What questions are you asking your patients? 4:03.542 – 4:56.363How important is it to have compassion in the patient experience? Why? 5:33.771 – 8:01.393Can compassion be taught? 8:18.261 – 9:09.797Why is compassion not taught in school? 9:18.735 – 10:09.064If the world of academia was listening to this episode right now, what would you tell them about compassion? 10:29.044 – 11:14.012How important is it to know the patient's journey? 11:45.060 – 12:49.967Have a Compassionate Mindset – [Don't make your patients wait] 14:17.664 – 15:34.118On a prior conversation you mentioned that your professionals have coaches, so why is that so important? 15:53.417 – 16:25.891Why All clinicians should have coaches - A good coach will help the patient and human experience 17:32.468 – 19:19.741How does listening change patients' behavior? 19:59.292 – 21:58.13423:41.293 – 24:16.533 How to use visualization to improve HealthcareHow can you check your bias before listening? 25:02.908 – 26:06.628If you could leave a note to all customer service professionals, what would you say? 29:19.711 – 30:02.351ABOUT NICK GLIMSDAHLSubscribe to my weekly newsletterFind me on TwitterFind me on LinkedInLISTENER SUPPORTPurchase Nick's books: Reasons NOT to Focus on Employee Experience: A Comprehensive GuideApparel: https://www.teepublic.com/user/press-1-for-nick Support this show through Buy Me A CoffeeBOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:Learn about all the guests book recommendations here: https://press1fornick.com/books/ BROUGHT TO YOU BY:VDS: They are a client-first consulting firm focused on strategy, business outcomes, and technology. They provide holistic consulting services to optimize your customer contact center, inspiring and designing transformational change to modernize and prepare your business for the future. Learn more: https://www.govds.com/ This podcast is under the umbrella of CX of M Radio: https://cxofm.org/Podcast-Shows/ SPONSORING OPPORTUNITIES:Interested in partnering with the Press 1 For Nick podcast? Click here: https://press1fornick.com/lets-talk/ 

KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer talked about that with Washington University's Dr. Clay Dunagan -- chief clinical officer at BJC Healthcare -- and one of the leaders of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force

KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer and Dr. Clay Dunagan, a Wash U infectious diseases specialist and chief clinical officer at BJC Healthcare, discuss local numbers and rising numbers in Europe and parts of Asia. 

There's an 18-year gap in life expectancy between Clayton and north St. Louis. Jason Purnell of BJC Healthcare discusses the health care system's plan to narrow that gap by partnering with community organizations and focusing on healthy food access, financial investment and maternal health.

A brochure Mario Coronado's uncle found for the Best Healthcare Institute led Coronado to the free summer school program — and his job as a pharmacist. Institute co-founder Steven Player of BJC Healthcare joins Coronado to discuss how the program prepares minority high school students for future studies in pharmacy and other health care fields.

Although there seems to be evidence that infections with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 are somewhat milder, you wouldn't know that from the number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital. A post-holiday spike in cases has seen the number of inpatients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital rise to levels higher than any seen since the pandemic began. In this episode, a pair of Washington University physicians report that because of the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, people with other ailments — from sports injuries to heart issues — are having to wait longer to be seen in the emergency department and for hospital beds to open up. Hilary M. Babcock, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and BJC Healthcare vice president and chief quality officer, says it's getting harder for the health-care system to keep up with the rising number of patients. Meanwhile, Jason G. Newland, MD, a professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases, says that even with the current surge, it's important to keep kids in school if at all possible. Both Babcock and Newland say that although breakthrough infections have occurred, vaccinations are keeping most people out of the hospital. They are encouraging all who are not fully vaccinated and boosted to get those vaccinations as soon as possible, to avoid crowds and to wear masks in public to try to slow the spread of the virus. The podcast, “Show Me the Science,” is produced by the Office of Medical Public Affairs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

A common misconception is that agile is a process, but it's not; it's a way of thinking. You're not just repeating steps, you're continuously inspecting and adapting and looking for ways to create a better team and a better product. In today's podcast, we sit down with director of product management, Alex Courtney, and discuss topics such as how to teach kanban, what makes a good agile candidate and solving the problems of a team. Our Speaker: Alex Courtney Alex received his bachelor's in business administration and management from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and his MBA from the University of Central Missouri. Since graduation, Alex has worked in many agile roles including those of a product manager, scrum master, and agile coach. He is currently working as the Director of Digital Product for BJC HealthCare. We are proud to introduce Alex Courtney.

Amy and Chris are joined by Dr. Stephen Lawrence a Washington University infectious diseases physician at BJC HealthCare. Then, Amy and Chris talk about the new Beatles documentary on Disney plus.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reignite your career passions with Rhonda Brandon, the Chief Human Resources Officer and SVP at Duke University Health System.Reignite your career passions with Rhonda Brandon as she gives advice on how to act when you're burnt out or feeling unvalued in the workplace. Rhonda is the Chief Human Resources Officer and SVP at Duke University Health System, and her purpose statement is to “set the stage, so the brilliance of others may shine.”Rhonda Brandon received her Master of Science in Organization Development at American University and her BA in Mass Communications at Hampton University.More about Rhonda -Learn more about Rhonda's career starting as a burnout employee to becoming the Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President at Duke University Health System. Rhonda is also a valuable mentor and executive coach, and she loves to help individuals and nurture them to be their best selves in the workplace.Rhonda's journey as an executive in human resources starts at Nike, where she was the Director in Human Resources for their Global Information Technology department. Rhonda started as a senior worker, reporting to the company's first Vice President and Chief Information Officer. She was later promoted as Director and led a team of HR employees to globally assist over 40 IT and HR directors and 1,200 IT employees across the US, Asia, and Europe. As Director, she drove a major change in management to align Nike's IT resources with their new vision for technology.After Nike, Rhonda worked as the Vice President in Human Resources for Colonial Pipeline Company in Atlanta, where she improved overall business performance by leading systemic organizational and cultural changes. At Colonial Pipeline Company, Rhonda's HR team served geographically dispersed clients in “areas of staffing, recruiting, HR information systems, employee relations, payroll, total rewards.” In 2006, Rhonda moved to Missouri where she worked as the Vice President in Human Resources and Organization Effectiveness at Missouri Baptist Medical Center for 5 years. During her time here, she progressed healthcare services and solutions before moving to St. Louis to work for BJC Healthcare as their Vice President in Human Resources Operations. Rhonda was promoted as the SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer in 2012, where she led 200 Human Resources professionals. At BJC, Rhonda's team was responsible for establishing standardized practices across 26,000 caregivers and ensuring that all human capital programs were aligned with BJC's mission.In 2016, Rhonda moved to Durhan, NC to work as the SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer for Duke University Health System.More about Rhonda from her LinkedIn profile: “A highly collaborative, results-oriented Human Capital Executive with extensive leadership experiences in designing, developing, and delivering strategic human capital solutions to optimize performance spanning a variety of industries including healthcare, energy, brand marketing, and technology. Strong business acumen and highly skilled in Leadership, Talent Acquisition, Talent & Organizational Development, Employee Experience, Strategic Communications, Executive Coaching, and Mentoring.”“In the pain that I experienced, I am grateful because I chose to be” -Rhonda Brandonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rhonda-brandon-3088119/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/duke-university-health-system/

Dr. Brian Gant is assistant professor of cybersecurity at Maryville University, where he oversees the university's undergraduate cyber program. Brian has been in cyber security for nearly two decades, including working as a cybersecurity threat specialist at BJC Healthcare, a Postal Inspector for the United States Postal Service, a Special Agent in the US Secret Service and an Intelligence Analyst for the FBI. Brian received his Doctorate in higher education leadership  from Maryville University with a focus on cyber studies, where his dissertation focused on cyberbullying in eSports. Brian also holds two masters degrees, one in human services from Capella University and one in Management from Fontbonne University. He received his Bachelor's degree in management information systems from Maryville. Today is joins us to talk about teaching cybersecurity to the next generation of ethical hackers and how eSports are changing the 4-year-college landscape.

This week, Sg2 Perspectives sounds a bit different—we are sharing audio from our health system leader discussion panel during the Sg2 Executive Summit July Webinar Series because our guest panelists touched on two key topics that many health systems are currently focusing on: workforce and how to approach health equity. Listen in as Dr. Alisahah Cole, System Vice President, Population Health and Innovation and Policy, at CommonSpirit Health; Tracy Gates, Chief Operating Officer at Cayuga Medical Center in New York; Sarah Giolando, Chief Strategy Officer at St Elizabeth Healthcare in Kentucky; and Chris Watts, Chief Strategy Officer for BJC Healthcare talk about how they are approaching workforce challenges and the role they are playing and what metrics they are paying attention to around health equity.   We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

As patients infected with the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus fill hospitals in parts of Missouri, and the virus spreads new infections around the country, Washington University data scientists and infectious diseases specialists are urging people to mask up again, regardless of vaccination status. The researchers say that although vaccination remains remarkably effective, masking and other public health practices that slowed the spread prior to the availability of vaccines are necessary again. Clay Dunagan, MD, a professor of medicine, senior vice president and chief clinical officer for BJC HealthCare and a member of the Metropolitan St. Louis Pandemic Task Force says that as case numbers rise, public health measures have become more important. Dunagan, and fellow infectious diseases specialist Hilary M. Babcock, MD, a professor of medicine and medical director of infection prevention and occupational infection prevention for BJC HealthCare, say even if more people get vaccinated, it will be weeks before they are protected, and during those weeks, people will need to turn back to the practices that protected them before vaccines became available. Meanwhile, Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, the Janet and Bernard Becker Professor and director of the Institute for Informatics, associate dean for health information and data science and the chief data scientist at the School of Medicine, says computer models his team has created continue to predict a rapid increase in infections in St. Louis and in the surrounding area. And he says those models don't show a peak yet, meaning we could be in the current wave of infections for quite some time. The podcast, “Show Me the Science,” is produced by the Office of Medical Public Affairs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Fully and Dave talk national synthetic data repositories and what we've learned after collecting and analyzing a year's worth of Covid-19 data. Dr. Payne is the Janet and Bernard Becker Professor and Founding Director of the Institute for Informatics at Washington University in St. Louis. He is also the Associate Dean for the Office of Health Information and Data Science and the Chief Data Scientist for Washington University. He holds appointments as a Professor of General Medical Sciences and Computer Science and Engineering in the Schools of Medicine and Engineering and Applied Sciences, respectively. In this capacity, he is responsible for the creation and oversight of comprehensive biomedical informatics and data science research, training, and support programs aligned with the health and life science enterprise spanning Washington University, BJC Healthcare, and a variety of regional partners. Further, he serves as the director of the Biomedical Informatics components/programs that exist under the auspices of both the CTSA-funded Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) and the NCI-funded Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University. He earned both masters and doctoral degrees in Biomedical Informatics at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and he also holds leadership appointments on numerous national steering, editorial, and advisory committees, including efforts associated with AMIA, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Library of Medicine (NLM), and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS). His research portfolio broadly focuses upon the areas of translational bioinformatics (TBI) and clinical research informatics (CRI) and includes projects focusing on: 1) knowledge-based approaches to high-throughput hypothesis discovery and data-driven decision making; 2) distributed data management and analysis in support of clinical and translational research; and 3) human-factors and workflow analysis.

This episode features Jennifer Carron, Chief Patient Experience Officer for BJC HealthCare. Here, she discusses her career journey, her best advice for emerging leaders, and more

Diane Parker  For the past 20 years, Parker served as Director, Staffing, Global Diversity and Inclusion for the Associated Press (AP), where she created training, education, leadership development, onboarding, and orientation programs, and redesigned the AP's global news internship program with a key focus on diversity and inclusion. She established strategic alliances with professional industry organizations, such as the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association, the Native American Journalists Association, and the Association of LGBTQ Journalists. She also partnered with the AP's News and Revenue divisions to create and enhance their diversity and inclusion initiatives. Before joining the AP, she served as a human resources manager for both Harrah's Entertainment and BJC Healthcare in the St. Louis area.

https://vimeo.com/534609521 Welcome to the CXR channel, our premier podcast for talent acquisition and talent management. Listening as the CXR community discusses a wide range of topics focused on attracting, engaging and retaining the best talent. We're glad you're here. Chris Hoyt, CXR 0:20Welcome, everybody to another CareerXroads podcast. This segment or this session, or this special edition is called a Have You Met? And I'm pretty excited today. We have industry, individual personality has been around quite a while in the space. She's got some pretty impressive history, I mean, she comes out of Edward Jones, I think you were there for nearly a decade BJC Healthcare all this and talent acquisition, and now you're at centene? Corporation. Right? So yep. Mirandah Thomas, you are the leader of talent intelligence at Centene. Mirandah Thomas, Centene 0:55Yep. Chris Hoyt, CXR 0:56I got to ask you, what does that even mean? Mirandah Thomas, Centene 0:58Yes, yes. Well, the funny thing is, is that we've had to kind of figure it out along the way, believe it or not, believe it or not. But where we are today, and what we are is. So we are focused on providing external market talent, market intelligence, to our stakeholders, which would include both RTA full cycle recruiting partners, and leaders. And then we also are focused on sourcing strategic sourcing, for difficult to fill or challenging roles across our organization. So we've been kind of been experiencing a little bit of an evolution. Chris Hoyt, CXR 1:47Yeah, well is, is the term talent intelligence, at least in your world is not being used external talent intelligence, like a research Intel, or is it also internally like from mobility and maybe internal search standpoint? Mirandah Thomas, Centene 2:04So so far, it has really been focused more externally than internally, but as the world changes, we we so too evolve and change with it. But yes, right now the focus has really been external. So we're kind of helping our leaders and our stakeholders to connect the dots and really understand what the talent market and landscape looks like, particularly for some of these critical skill sets and roles where we are having to go external, because we don't already have an internal pipeline. So our team is there to kind of help connect those dots and build a strategy help build an external marketing strategy. But we do that with other partners as well. We have a brand team that we partner with, when it comes to branding, and also our delivery team or full cycle talent attraction team, we do it all in partnership, it takes a village really, so. Chris Hoyt, CXR 3:03So if you've got a village, it says, it says, it says a lot about your organization, can you just for those who may not have heard of Centene? Can you can you give us sort of the escalator pitch of, of what Centene is and what you guys do? Mirandah Thomas, Centene 3:15Yes, we're a managed care, health organization. And really, we primarily focus on bringing health care to some of the country's most underserved communities primarily focused in the Medicare and Medicaid space. And so, you know, you can imagine that with, you know, what's been going on with the economy, the country, COVID, the demand for medicaid medicare Services has has just continued to increase. And so with that, we've seen some some definite organic growth. And then also, we've acquired companies. You know, last year, that a year ago, we completed, you know, the acquisition of Wellcare, which is also a very large managed care company. So within the span of three years, we've almost doubled in size. So you know, and kind of that's catapulted us to, you know, essentially a fortune 50 company in a very short amount of time. So you can imagine how ta has been at the forefront of that growth, and trying to help the organization navigate that. Chris Hoyt, CXR 4:36Well, I mean, to go through that in a normal year, right,

Welcome to Connect with Encompass Health. Designed for healthcare workers, this podcast shares tips to improve your clinical practice, mental health and overall wellbeing.In the inaugural episode, Barb Jacobsmeyer, Encompass Health EVP, president of inpatient hospitals, shares lessons she's learned during her career as she rose from physical therapist to an executive of the nation's largest operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. She also shares her tips for how to evaluate your performance, embrace constructive criticism and prioritize self-care. ABOUT BARBAs EVP, president of inpatient hospitals for Encompass Health, Barb is responsible for the operations of Encompass Health's more than 135 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals with over 31, 000 employees, as well as the care that is delivered annually to more than 184,000 patients.She joined Encompass Health, formerly HealthSouth, in 2007, serving as president of the company's central region from 2012-2016 and as chief executive officer of the Rehabilitation Hospital of St. Louis, a partnership of BJC HealthCare and HealthSouth, from 2007-2012. Prior to joining HealthSouth, Jacobsmeyer served as chief operating officer for Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis, MO. ABOUT ENCOMPASS HEALTHAs a national leader in integrated healthcare services, Encompass Health offers both facility–based and home–based patient care through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies and hospice agencies. With a national footprint that includes more than 135 rehabilitation hospitals, more than 240 home health locations, and more than 80 hospice locations in 39 states and Puerto Rico, the Company provides high quality, cost-effective integrated healthcare. Encompass Health is ranked as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For.For more about Encompass Health, visit our blog at blog.encompasshealth.com.

Jessica Campbell, Senior Data Analyst at BJC HealthCare, shares her three steps or questions she uses when rolling out planning projects, building tools, and rolling out metrics that lead to actionable metrics.

This episode features Jennifer Carron, Chief Patient Experience Officer for BJC HealthCare. Here, she discusses her career journey, her best advice for emerging leaders, and more.

There is a reason we like to open windows or get outside for some "fresh air." Air quality and ventilation are a big deal when we try to stop the spread of viruses that can travel in the air. It can be daunting and scary, but fear not, because Dr. Hilary Babcock and Kate Gase, infection preventionist, break down the science of airborne and droplet disease transmission. In this episode, they inform us on the factors that determine how infectious a virus or bacteria may be given various environmental factors. They emphasize the importance of following what science tells us about preventing the spread of diseases. Hosted by: Silvia Quevedo About our Guest(s): Dr. Hilary Babcock, MD, MPH Dr. Hilary Babcock is a Professor of Medicine in the Infectious Diseases division at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis and Medical Director of the Infection Prevention and Epidemiology Consortium and Occupational Infection Prevention for BJC HealthCare, a multi-hospital system in St Louis. She is also an associate hospital epidemiologist at Barnes Jewish Hospital. She is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). She is the immediate past-President of SHEA. She has been a member of HICPAC (CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee) since 2013 and is currently co-chair of the committee. She is a CDC funded investigator studying healthcare-associated infections and respiratory viral infections in healthcare settings. Kathleen Gase, MBA, MPH, FAPIC, CIC Kathleen (Kate) Gase is the Director of Patient Safety, Quality and Care Coordination at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters and Progress West Hospitals in the St. Louis, MO area. She has previous work experience with BJC HealthCare, the New York State Department of Health and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Kate earned her undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis, her Master’s in Public Health at Hunter College in New York City, and returned to Wash U to complete her MBA. She is certified in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and is currently serving on the APIC Board of Directors.

This story was produced by Side Effects Public Media , a news collaborative covering public health. The recent COVID surge was enough to push BJC Healthcare to start deferring some scheduled procedures at hospitals in the St. Louis area. In Columbia, where the University of Missouri is located, hospitals aren’t there yet. But it’s not out of the question.

Most of the country is relaxing guidelines put in place to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. But many questions arise about how to re-open safely. In this episode, we discuss making everyday life safer with Hilary M. Babcock, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and medical director of the Infection Prevention and Epidemiology Consortium for BJC HealthCare. She says masks, physical distancing and good hand hygiene remain important. Another important aspect of opening safely involves testing to identify who has and who has had COVID-19. Antibody testing that might identify who already has been infected and might have some resistance to future infections was long viewed as something of a silver bullet, and as the country re-opens, many clinics now offer antibody testing. But it’s not clear if those tests will make us any safer. Neil W. Anderson, MD, an assistant professor of pathology and immunology in the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, and Christopher Farnsworth, PhD, an instructor of pathology and immunology, are directing the antibody testing effort in the laboratories at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. They say that the antibody tests may not be accurate enough to help make opening safer. The podcast, “Show Me the Science,” is produced by the Office of Medical Public Affairs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Fred Bodimer talks with Dr. Hillary Babcock Infectious Diseases Speciallist with BJC Healthcare and Washington University School of Medicine.

More St. Louis region workers are feeling the financial impact of the pandemic. BJC Healthcare says about 10 percent of its staff could be furloughed for roughly 8 weeks. The University of Missouri-St. Louis has announced salary reductions as it reacts to the coronavirus. Also, the pandemic is reviving the popularity of the drive-in movie.

This week on the HIPAA Critical Podcast we learn more about the latest in ransomware attacks and its impact on healthcare, OCR shares privacy and security threat resources to prevent HIPAA violations, how UrgiKids is using Paubox Marketing to keep patients informed, BJC Healthcare suffers another data security issue and we chat with Terra Durbin of Quality Care to share some insights into the effects of COVID-19.

During the current COVID-19 Pandemic, Telemedicine has become a necessity for the medical system, and today on SOAR SESSIONS Dr. Trish and Jeff chat with Mr. Pat Venditti about the history, future, benefits and limitations of Telemedicine. Mr. Patrick Venditti has more than 30 years of experience working with Fortune 1000 companies to reduce their workers’ compensation exposures and costs. He formerly served as Executive Director of BJC HealthCare’s Corporate Health Services Division, where he oversaw occupational medicine clinics, BJC’s self-insured, the self-administered workers’ compensation program for 33,000+ employees and volunteers, and numerous other areas that targeted occupational healthcare services, wellness programs and case management to area employers.

Health care organizations across the country are implementing opioid stewardship programs to address the opioid crisis. BJC HealthCare joined the Vizient performance improvement collaborative hoping to discover best practices to improve the mortality rates for their system. The collaborative suggests participants inventory your current efforts as a first step in the process. And right at square one, BJC uncovered one of its hospitals had a unique program that was saving—and transforming—patients’ lives. Guests:Amanda Hays, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, CPHQ, System Pharmacy and Outcomes Manager. Center for Clinical Excellence – BJC HealthCareJordan Shapiro, Business Process Consultant, Healthcare Informatics, Center for Clinical Excellence – BJC HealthCare Resources:Watch the Vizient Opioid Stewardship Program collaborative webcast for additional details. For more information, email knowledgetransfer@vizientinc.com Show Notes:[00:00 – 01:26] BJC singles out the opioid problem as a focus area and describes the impact on the community[01:26 – 02:14]  A potential solution is uncovered within their system: EPICC –engaging patients in care coordination[02:14 – 03:10] The ED provides a key opportunity for connecting patients in need[03:10 – 04:09] Finding the secret sauce to the opioid addiction recovery efforts[04:09 – 05:14]  Challenges to efforts[05:14 – 06:25] Anticipating and overcoming addiction stigma Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle PodcastsAndroidStitcherRSS Feed 

In this episode of Illuminated Path, host Evan Danis welcomes guest Steve Kiewiet, Chief Commercial Officer of Intalere. Kiewiet is an established and well-respected leader in the healthcare supply chain. Before joining Intalere, Kiewiet worked for BJC Healthcare and Cardinal Health. Most recently he was chosen as AHRMM Board Chair-Elect for 2020. In this episode, Kiewiet shares his knowledge on cost management strategies in the supply chain. He talks about the need for manufacturers and healthcare providers to work together and share data to help drive a more efficient healthcare delivery system. The two discuss Kiewiet’s passion for elevating the supply chain profession in the healthcare setting to be on equal footing with clinical professionals.

Rachel Simon-Lee is a master storyteller and has been storytelling thru video production for 15 years. In 2011, she joined the Media Services team at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis. That year, the Nashville native became the only dedicated surgical video producer in the organization. Simon-Lee was instrumental in finding technology-based solutions for performance improvement and clinical research studies for The St. Louis Children's and Washington University Heart Center. Her technical skill, knowledge of medical procedures, and portfolio of over 200 surgical case edits became the catalyst for her start-up, Heartwork Videos. Her awards include: Startup Connection Showcase (2017), St. Louis American Foundation- Salute to Excellence in Healthcare (2017), BALSA Foundation grant winner (2017) and FOCUS St. Louis Emerging Leader (2016). Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Ashley Denmark is a family medicine physician with BJC Healthcare. She grew up in Jennings, Missouri and at an early point in her life, her ambition to become a doctor as a black woman from Jennings was very much challenged. The physician talks to host Don Marsh about to her road to success and why she returned to St. Louis in an effort to inspire minority children to follow their dream careers and “normalize success.”

With special guest Karen Elmore, RN, BSN, CCDS, documentation quality coordinator for BJC Healthcare in St. Louis, Missouri. Elmore serves on the ACDIS Chapter Advisory Board and is a chapter leader for the ACDIS Heart of Missouri local chapter. Co-hosted by Melissa Varnavas, the Associate Editorial Director for ACDIS.  To read CMS Delays E/M Payment Changes to 2021 in Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule as covered on In the News, please click here.

On this episode we talk with Steve Kiewiet, Vice president, supply chain operations and interim co-chief supply chain officer with BJC HealthCare. This episode is sponsored by Vantage Point Logistics.  Learn more at www.VantagePointLogistics.com Steve started his healthcare career in high school, when he served as a member of the volunteer ambulance crew in his hometown. He spent 10 years as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy, after which he worked as a paramedic while finishing his college education. After college, he was a pharmaceutical sales rep before moving to distribution, logistics and operations with a large national distributor serving the physician office market. He then moved into a business development role with a company that manufactures automated external defibrillators. After that, he joined Cardinal Health, where he had three different roles in Lean Six Sigma process improvement, product/category management and distribution operations. He landed in his current role at BJC HealthCare in December 2012. His primary responsibility at BJC is supply chain operations, distribution/logistics, inventory planning/management along with centralized purchasing and the corporate travel/purchasing card program management. His team consists of the supply chain professionals working in BJC’s 15 hospitals, who partner everyday with the clinical and hospital operations leaders to ensure they have the supplies that are needed to support their mission in the delivery of care. Kiewiet recently assumed a co-leadership role with a peer as the chief supply chain officer for BJC HealthCare. Together they lead an organization of over 300 people, including sourcing, utilization management, analytics and process improvement professionals.

Steven Lipstein, President and CEO of BJC HealthCare--a $3 billion hospital system in St. Louis, Missouri--talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of hospitals. They discuss pricing, the advantages and disadvantages of specialization in modern medical care, and culture and governance of non-profit hospitals vs. for-profit hospitals. At the end they talk about the positives and negatives of a national health board patterned after the Federal Reserve.

Steven Lipstein, President and CEO of BJC HealthCare--a $3 billion hospital system in St. Louis, Missouri--talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of hospitals. They discuss pricing, the advantages and disadvantages of specialization in modern medical care, and culture and governance of non-profit hospitals vs. for-profit hospitals. At the end they talk about the positives and negatives of a national health board patterned after the Federal Reserve.