Podcasts about centracare health

Patient safety and experience are crucial to a hospital's success.  Rural hospitals sometimes find it difficult to meaningfully track quality metrics. Caryn Bommersbach, Director of Quality Assurance & Medical Staff Compliance with CentraCare Health, works diligently to standardize the tracking process of these quality metrics through the use of a quality warehouse. In this episode of Rural Health Leadership Radio, Caryn will discuss her organization's transition to a virtual data warehouse and some lessons learned along the way.  “We wanted to support them so they knew they were not alone in their quest for quality.” -Caryn Bommersbach Caryn has been in the role of Director of Quality Assurance & Medical Staff Compliance since 2020 and with the CentraCare System for 21 years, starting first as the home care manager and then the quality risk manager for Redwood Area Hospital (CentraCare's most southern Minnesota Critical Access Hospital). She leads multiple departments through understanding the role of Quality Assurance and Improvement as not only about meeting regulatory requirements but promoting patient safety and enhancing the patient experience. Caryn lives in Redwood Falls and is active in the rural community. She and her husband, Jeff, are parents to two sons: Eric, age 23, and Adam, age 21.

Hospital Flash Report: January was Devastating for Finances In February, Kaufman Hall published their Hospital Flash report that showed hospital finances in major distress mode, following the end of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or, CARES Act, funding. They reported that in January the median change in operating margin without CARES decreased 71.3 percent; operating room minutes fell by 15.7 percent; the average length of stay rose 8.6 percent; labor expense per adjusted discharge jumped 14.6 percent; and total expense per adjusted discharge increased 11.6 percent. Sounds like a bad start to 2022… Our guest is Mike Blair, Chief Financial Officer at CentraCare Health in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Many people have struggled with their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. For refugees in Minnesota who are already uprooted, traumatized and financially fragile, the strain can feel overwhelming.  Kahin Adam has worked throughout the pandemic with refugees in St. Cloud as a therapist and health educator. As a refugee himself, he brings empathy to their experiences of isolation and struggle.  After fleeing Somalia as a child with his large family, Adam lived, studied and worked in several countries before pursuing dual master's degrees of clinical social work and public health at Columbia University in New York.  In 2021, he was one of two dozen Minnesotans selected annually by the Bush Foundation to receive a competitive Bush fellowship, a cash award in support of the recipient's personal mission. Adam's fellowship will help him address trauma in refugee communities and integrate Western mental health with traditional Somali approaches to wellness. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Kahin Adam about his own journey to Minnesota and his work in St. Cloud.  Guest: Kahin Adam is a community health specialist and psychotherapist with CentraCare Health in St. Cloud. Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.

This episode features Sherri Liebl, Executive Director of Revenue Cycle at CentraCare Health. Here, she discusses revenue cycle trends she’s seeing, how billing has been impacted by the transition to remote care, and more.

In today’s episode, we continue our Catholics at the Capitol segment. Today we are featuring Santo Cruz Vice President of Government and Community Relations & Associate General Counsel at CentraCare Health. We discuss the role of the Catholic faith in health care and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on caring for those in need. In our mailbag segment, we’re covering a question about making end-of-life health care decisions. And stick around for the bricklayer segment we have details on a great distance learning opportunity for middle and high school students that will teach them how to become effective advocates for life and dignity. Further resources: Lessons in Advocacy: Students Standing for Life and Dignity - www.MNCatholic.org/LessonsInAdvocacy

Health & nutrition play a vital role in all of our lives. What we eat impacts the food that farmers grow & raise. We're joined by Registered Dietitian Sue Dudding of CentraCare Health to talk about diets, proper nutrition & changing dietary guidelines.

  Who is joining us this week? Our regular hosts Angie and Mary are here. This week our guest host is Susan Schleper, from CentraCare Health hospital library in St. Cloud. This week we are discussing British fiction.  

(Recorded 01/31/2016) Dave Hartford, a former NAMI Minnesota Board of Directors President, shares his personal journey with NAMI. Dave Hartford is the Career Center Director of Behavioral Health Services at CentraCare Health in St. Cloud, Minnesota.  His responsibilities include the planning, developing, organizing, and marketing of all programs and services of the Behavioral Health Care Center. The Care Center Director is partnered with the Care Center Medical Director. They work closely with the medical staff, employees, and management in St. Cloud Hospital and Centracare Health, and governance committees to advance the organization's mission, vision, and core values. The Care Center has approximately 360 employees. Formerly, Dave was the Assistant Commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Human Services. NAMI Minnesota champions justice, dignity, and respect for all people affected by mental illnesses. Through education, support, and advocacy we strive to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses, effect positive changes in the mental health system, and increase the public and professional understanding of mental illnesses. CONTACT US: NAMI Minnesota, 800 Transfer Road, #31, Saint Paul, MN 55114. Website: www.namihelps.org, phone: 651-645-2948, toll free: 1-888-NAMI-Helps (1-888-626-4435). fax: 651-645-7379. email: namihelps@namimn.org

Unrestrained, Episode 26 – James Gulbranson and Paul Ruegemer of the security staff at CentraCare Health of central Minnesota present practice-based evidence regarding the outcomes of CPI training and also discuss the hospital’s team intervention policy.

The Arrogant Healthcare Marketing Bastards were podcasting live from SHSMD 2013 in Chicago, Sep. 29 to Oct. 1. In this session we speak with Jean Hitchcock, VP, Public Affairs & Marketing, Medstar, Deb Paul, Communications & Marketing Specialist, CentraCare Health, and Ali Freezman, Inbound Marketing Consultant at @SEERinteractive.