Podcasts about Geisinger Health System

The Experience Strategy Podcast | theexperiencestrategist.substack.com A nurse whose only job was to hold a patient's hand during a procedure. A debrief with the doctor scheduled before the procedure was even booked. A title accidentally revealed mid-conversation. This episode covers a lot of ground — starting with where healthcare experience strategy stands right now, and ending somewhere that a certain author probably wasn't expecting. What's in This Episode Healthcare is recovering — and the investment is back. After a brutal five-year stretch that left providers burned out and hospital systems in survival mode, Dave sees real momentum returning. Capital is flowing back into healthcare, and what's different this time is a more mature understanding of where technology fits and where it doesn't. AI handling clinical note-taking is the clearest near-term win — freeing physicians from the documentation burden that was eating their limited time with patients. Longer term, the new generation of LLMs built for scientific discovery is accelerating treatment development in ways that weren't possible even three years ago. The problem with scaling human experience. Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic were early adopters of design thinking — writing case studies on patient experience in the 2000s that the whole industry studied. But the business model kept pulling in the other direction: enormous capital expenses, opaque insurance structures, and the relentless pressure to grow. And as Dave puts it, when you scale up a healthcare system, individualized experience gets harder, not easier. That's always true in any category — but the stakes are higher in healthcare. Then a pandemic arrived and survival became the only goal. The better the patient experience, the better the outcomes. Joe has been saying this for years, and the research backs it. The insight is simple but organizationally difficult: healthcare is not a service business. It uses experiences, but it's fundamentally in the transformation business. Every patient walking through the door has an aspiration — some version of going from sick to well. That aspiration, and the experience designed around it, drives outcomes. Geisinger Health System has operationalized this through outcome-based pricing: knee replacement doesn't work, you don't pay. More systems are moving in that direction. Human needs versus patient needs — there's a difference. Aransas's experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering is the episode's anchor story. A procedure booked with a debrief appointment scheduled at the same time — eliminating the anxiety window between test and result. And a nurse whose sole role during the procedure was comfort: one hand on Aransas's hand, one hand on her shoulder. Joe's reframe lands hard: "They didn't just meet your patient needs — they met your human needs." The distinction matters. Patients are still too often seen as collections of symptoms. The shift toward the whole person is coming, but it's uneven. AI's real job in healthcare: offload the routine so humans can be human. The most useful frame for AI in any service category — and healthcare in particular — isn't automation for its own sake. It's freeing the human in the room to be fully present. Checklists, documentation, protocol verification: these are exactly the kinds of cognitive load that drain providers and crowd out the relationship. Aransas makes the point that the "which leg are we operating on?" verification ritual exists because it was a real risk. The goal is to use operations and AI to cover the routine, so providers can put their energy into the part that only humans can do. Trained empathy has a shelf life. Dave traces the arc from "Welcome to Wachovia!" — a scripted greeting that felt like cutting-edge hospitality in its day — to the present moment, where scripted warmth reads as inauthentic almost immediately. Rote empathy, whether from a human or an AI trained to flatter, produces the same result: it rings hollow. Consumers have been through enough now that they can tell the difference. Joe's COVID-era conclusion still stands: "Be human." That's not a soft directive. In an environment where AI handles more and more of the transaction, genuine human presence becomes the differentiator. The tools that made experiences more human are showing their age. Persona building. Journey mapping. Design thinking. These were genuinely useful frameworks, and the industry built real capability around them. But Dave argues they're no longer sufficient. The question isn't how to design a better map — it's how to build what he's calling intelligent experiences: a new framework for the human interface that fits the current environment. He's writing about it now.   Referenced Memorial Sloan Kettering — patient experience design as a model for the category Geisinger Health System — outcome-based pricing for knee replacement procedures Wachovia Bank — early scripted greeting protocols as a case study in what hospitality looked like before it became a liability Have a question for Joe, Dave, or Aransas? Reply to any episode email on Substack — it goes straight to them. The Experience Strategy Podcast is hosted by Dave Norton and Aransas Savas. Subscribe at theexperiencestrategist.substack.com.

  Baseball season is in full swing and I'm not sure about you, but I get asked about a particular product at least weekly by baseball players called the Kinetic Arm. As many products we get asked about, there often is a question about what research has been done on the device or product. If you have a good social media presence, your product can become engrained in a world where algorithms point you to similar things repeatedly. Does the Kinetic Arm have any significant research behind it? What about how that translates into sports and sports performance? We'll discuss these things and more with my guests today who are deep in the world of baseball medicine.    Connect with The Host! Subscribe to This Podcast Now!     The ultimate success for every podcaster – is FEEDBACK! Be sure to take just a few minutes to tell the hosts of this podcast what YOU think over at Apple Podcasts! It takes only a few minutes but helps the hosts of this program pave the way to future greatness! Not an Apple Podcasts user? No problem! Be sure to check out any of the other many growing podcast directories online to find this and many other podcasts via The Podcaster Matrix!     Housekeeping -- Get the whole story about Dr. Mark and his launch into this program, by listing to his "101" episode that'll get you educated, caught up and in tune with the Doctor that's in the podcast house! Listen Now! -- Interested in being a Guest on The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast? Connect with Mark today!   Links from this Episode: -- Dr. Mark Halstead: On the Web -- On X  -- The Kinetic Arm https://thekineticarm.com/   Calls to the Audience Inside this Episode: -- Be sure to interact with the host, send detailed feedback via our customized form and connect via ALL of our social media platforms! Do that over here now! -- Interested in being a guest inside The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast with Dr. Mark? Tell us now! -- Ready to share your business, organization or efforts message with Dr. Mark's focused audience? Let's have a chat! -- Do you have feedback you'd like to share with Dr. Mark from this episode? Share YOUR perspective!   Be an Advertiser/Sponsor for This Program!     Tell Us What You Think! Feedback is the cornerstone and engine of all great podcast. Be sure to chime in with your thoughts, perspective sand more.  Share your insight and experiences with Dr. Mark by clicking here!   The Host of this Program: Mark Halstead:  Dr. Mark Halstead received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He stayed at the University of Wisconsin for his pediatric residency, followed by a year as the chief resident. Following residency, he completed a pediatric and adult sports medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He has been an elected member to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and the Board of Directors of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM). He has served as a team physician or medical consultant to numerous high schools, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Washington University, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Athletica, and St. Louis Rams. He serves and has served on many local, regional and national committees as an advisor for sports medicine and concussions. Dr. Halstead is a national recognized expert in sport-related concussions and pediatric sports medicine. — Dr. Mark Halstead on Facebook — Dr. Mark Halstead on LinkedIn — Dr. Mark Halstead on X — Learn Why The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast Exists...   The Guests Featured Inside this Program: Robert Bowers  Dr. Robert Bowers is a sports medicine physician at Emory in Atlanta. Prior to medicine, Dr Bowers played division 1 college baseball at Furman University and attended graduate school at Auburn University where he received a master of education in exercise science and a PhD in exercise physiology/kinesiology. Dr Bowers earned his medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Campus. He completed his residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Emory, where he served as chief resident, and completed a sports medicine fellowship there as well. His current clinical and research interests include baseball medicine and throwing athletes, diagnostic and interventional ultrasound, and orthobiologics. Dr Bowers is the director of the Emory Baseball Medicine program and serves as a team physician for Georgia Tech Baseball, the Atlanta Braves, Gwinnett Stripers (Braves triple A affiliate) and the College Park SkyHawks (G league affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks). Jason Zaremski Dr. Jason Zaremski is a clinical professor at the University of Florida Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and serves as the chief of the sports medicine division and is the department's clinical Medical Director. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts followed by a fellowship in sports medicine at the Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. He has served as a team physician for athletes at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. He currently serves as head team physician for high schools in the Gainesville area and volunteers his time as a team physician for Team USA and the US U-17 women's soccer team. In 2022, he was the chief medical officer for the U-18 Baseball World Cup. In 2024 he was named as one of the Team USA Physicians for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. His research interests focus on throwing injuries in baseball players. He received the Arthur Ashe award for leadership and sportsmanship in baseball for Division II and III athletes in 1997 and in 2010 was named a hall of fame catcher for the Emory University all–baseball team.

In this episode, Dr. Kenneth Altman, Chair of Otolaryngology at Geisinger Health System, shares how his team is improving access to head and neck cancer care, empowering frontline providers, and building interoperable systems across a growing rural network. He also reflects on cultivating professionalism, supporting the next generation of clinicians, and investing in people to drive long term organizational growth.

This week on the AHRMM25 Conference Podcast, recorded live at #AHRMM25, host Justin Poulin sits down with Kevin Capatch, Director of Supply Chain Technology & Process Engineering at Geisinger Health System. Kevin shares his conference highlights and reveals which annoying daily task he would automate if he could. He also tackles the fun question of what the secret password would be for a supply chain speakeasy at the conference. Tune in for this engaging conversation with Kevin about process engineering and his perspective on healthcare supply chain optimization! #PowerSupply #AHRMM #Podcast #HealthcareSupplyChain #ProcessEngineering #SupplyChain #Optimization #Automation

This week their guest is Walter “Buzz” Stewart, PhD, MPH, is a distinguished healthcare researcher and entrepreneur, currently serving as CEO and Co-Founder of Medcurio, a company specializing in real-time EHR data integration solutions. With a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Stewart has held pivotal roles in both academic and healthcare institutions. He previously led research and development initiatives at Sutter Health and founded the Center for Health Research at Geisinger Health System, focusing on digital health, advanced analytics, and precision medicine. Dr. Stewart's academic tenure includes faculty positions at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he contributed significantly to neuro-epidemiology research. His extensive publication record and leadership in healthcare innovation underscore his commitment to transforming patient care through data-driven strategies. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. 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

Episode Summary: In this episode of SoundPractice, host Mike Sacopulos sits down with Mark Katlic, MD, the chair emeritus of surgery for LifeBridge Health System in Baltimore, Maryland. Katlic opens up about his illustrious career, the creation of the Aging Surgeon Program, and the essential topic of maintaining surgical competence as surgeons age. The Aging Surgeon Program: The program addresses the critical issue of age-related competency in the surgical field. It offers a comprehensive and unbiased evaluation that assesses the physical and cognitive functions of surgeons over the age of 70. Aimed to ensure the ongoing safety and proficiency of aging surgeons, it identifies treatable or reversible conditions that, if addressed, could enhance their functional capacity. By fostering a culture of self-regulation within multidisciplinary surgical teams, the program helps maintain public trust in the healthcare system. Key Points: The necessity of avoiding a mandatory retirement age, as individual capabilities can vary widely. The role of strict confidentiality protocols in identifying and addressing issues that might affect a surgeon's performance. Potential solutions that modify work conditions, allowing experienced surgeons to continue contributing without compromising safety or forcing retirement. About Mark Katlic, MD: Katlic pursued education at Washington and Jefferson College, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Massachusetts General Hospital. His extensive career spans private practice, general and thoracic surgery, and academic positions at Geisinger Health System and LifeBridge Health System. Tune in to this insightful episode to learn how the Aging Surgeon Program is making a difference in the surgical community. Learn more about the American Association for Physician Leadership. https://doi.org/10.55834/sp.1651854012

Episode Summary: In this episode of SoundPractice, host Mike Sacopulos sits down with Mark Katlic, MD, the chair emeritus of surgery for LifeBridge Health System in Baltimore, Maryland. Katlic opens up about his illustrious career, the creation of the Aging Surgeon Program, and the essential topic of maintaining surgical competence as surgeons age. The Aging Surgeon Program: The program addresses the critical issue of age-related competency in the surgical field. It offers a comprehensive and unbiased evaluation that assesses the physical and cognitive functions of surgeons over the age of 70. Aimed to ensure the ongoing safety and proficiency of aging surgeons, it identifies treatable or reversible conditions that, if addressed, could enhance their functional capacity. By fostering a culture of self-regulation within multidisciplinary surgical teams, the program helps maintain public trust in the healthcare system. Key Points: - The necessity of avoiding a mandatory retirement age, as individual capabilities can vary widely. - The role of strict confidentiality protocols in identifying and addressing issues that might affect a surgeon's performance. - Potential solutions that modify work conditions, allowing experienced surgeons to continue contributing without compromising safety or forcing retirement. About Mark Katlic, MD: Katlic pursued education at Washington and Jefferson College, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Massachusetts General Hospital. His extensive career spans private practice, general and thoracic surgery, and academic positions at Geisinger Health System and LifeBridge Health System. Tune in to this insightful episode to learn how the Aging Surgeon Program is making a difference in the surgical community. Learn more about the American Association for Physician Leadership.

Who is responsible for getting pre authorization? How can pharmacists help doctors? What can the technician do to help expedite prior authorization? Our guests from Geisinger Health System are Kristen Kruszewski, director of pharmacy strategy, Seth Gazes, associate vice president of pharmacy strategy and planning, and Jerry Greskovic, vice president of ambulatory pharmacy services. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

In this insightful episode, Alan sits down with Dan Rockwell, acclaimed author of The Vagrant, seasoned leadership coach, and consultant. Together, they dive into the ways we often stand in our own way, the personal growth practices that can elevate us, and the essential qualities leaders need to embody now more than ever. Packed with practical wisdom, this conversation hits close to home for us at Stay Forth and speaks directly to the heart of meaningful leadership. About Dan Rockwell Dan Rockwell delivered his first presentation at sixteen and has been captivating audiences with his insights and workshops ever since. In 2010, his passion for leadership inspired him to start the Leadership Freak blog, now read in nearly every country and followed by almost 500,000 people across social media. Named among Inc. Magazine's "Top Fifty Leadership and Management Experts" and one of the “Top 100 Great Leadership Speakers,” Dan's work has been widely recognized. The Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness has called Leadership Freak the “most socially shared leadership blog on the Internet.” Dan's reach extends beyond the digital sphere through his keynotes and workshops with an impressive range of clients, including the National Institutes of Health, Home Depot, Ascension Health, Geisinger Health System, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Holding an MBA and degrees in Theology, Pastoral Ministry, and Construction & Design, Dan's diverse background includes owning two businesses and working as a Workforce Development Consultant for Penn State. In this role, he designed courses, mentored instructors, and gave hundreds of presentations to audiences worldwide. Today, he continues his work as a leadership coach and consultant while actively serving in his local community. Dan lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife, his high school sweetheart of over 40 years. Connect with Dan Website: Leadership Freak Book: The Vagrant: Inner Journey of Leadership Parable

In this episode, hosts Dr. Grant Cooper and Dr. Zinovy Meyler engage with renowned cognitive psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons to unravel the intricacies of memory, deception, and decision-making. They discuss how vivid but often inaccurate memories form, explore real-life scams including impersonators of the French Minister of Defense, and tackle psychological shortcuts like survivorship bias and confirmation bias. The conversation highlights the influence of AI and deepfakes on deception and offers practical advice to protect against scams, such as the use of family passwords for combating voice cloning. Additionally, they delve into decision-making traps, illustrated through examples like doctors' varied information processing. Through engaging anecdotes and their collaborative research from 'Nobody's Fool,' the episode provides insights into human cognition's limitations and the importance of recognizing and mitigating biases.(00:00) Introduction (04:20) Exploring the Mandela Effect  (06:43) The Fallibility of Memory  (16:15) Survivorship Bias in Decision-Making  (19:58) The Possibility Grid: Understanding Success and Failure  (26:36) Confirmation Bias and Scientific Errors  (38:50) The Time Reversal Heuristic  (39:50) Bias in Scientific Findings  (40:51) The Appeal of Counterintuitive Results  (42:45) Challenges in Replicating Studies  (43:46) The Reality of Social Priming  (46:28) Subliminal Perception and Its Limits  (47:34) Cognitive Training and Its Efficacy  (55:17) Chess Strategies Applied to Life  (57:09) The Importance of Asking Questions  (59:42) Avoiding Deception and Making Better Decisions  (01:04:27) The Role of Information in Decision Making  (01:09:04) ConclusionDaniel Simons and Christopher Chabris are renowned cognitive psychologists best known for their groundbreaking research on attention, perception, and cognitive illusions. Simons, a professor at the University of Illinois, and Chabris, a professor at Geisinger Health System, co-authored the influential book *The Invisible Gorilla*, which explores how our minds can overlook significant details, leading to surprising misconceptions. Their famous "invisible gorilla" experiment demonstrates how people can fail to notice obvious things when focused on specific tasks, revealing the limits of human attention and perception. Both researchers continue to investigate the fascinating ways in which our minds shape our experiences.#podcast #memory #decisionmaking #psychology #deception #mandelaeffect #interview #experts #brainscience #research #mind #cognitivescience #mentalhealth #MemoryStudy #SurvivorshipBiasThanks For WatchingSocials:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPNCI1-HBSZmiHNAlAjiIwWebsite: https://www.performanceinitiativepodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/performanceinitiative

Drex dives into the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn the Chevron Doctrine and its profound implications on healthcare cybersecurity regulations. Explore how this ruling could slow down regulatory processes when speed is crucial. Drex also discusses a major data breach involving Geisinger Health System and Nuance Communications, and wraps up with a look into the emerging digital afterlife industry, where generative AI brings back digital versions of the deceased. Remember, Stay a little paranoid.Subscribe: https://www.thisweekhealth.com/subscribe/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ThisWeekHealthTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekhealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer - https://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/3173454

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Let Us Know What You Thought Of The Episode In our latest episode of the Savvy Investor Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Lindsey Duguet from Pennsylvania.  Dr. Lindsey Duguet is a practicing Emergency Medicine Physician and Geisinger Health System's Northeast Regional Emergency Medicine Medical Director.  She began investing in real estate with her husband in 2019 and has scaled from 0 to over 500 units all of which she actively participates in as a general partner. In this podcast we discussed: Dr. Lindsey's double hustle as a full-time doctor and real estate investorTackling the "no time" barrier for personal investmentStrategies for fast-tracking real estate portfolio growth without sacrificing her medical careerThe rough start with 'problem' properties and the takeaways she learntThe role of continuous learning and networking in her successShifting investment focus from single to multi-family properties for sustainable growth& more! Join us for an episode packed with actionable advice for both new and established investors looking to juggle successful investment while maintaining another career.Follow Dr. Lindsey Duguet: https://www.instagram.com/DocduguetLearn More About Our Trusted Partner- Ellements GroupEllements Group offers real estate investors like you the peace of mind that comes from their insightful, full-team approach to financial coaching, holistic financial planning and managing your entire financial picture, not just your portfolio. Would you like to learn more? Visit:https://thesavvyinvestor.ca/ellements-financial-groupSavvy Investor Links: Website: https://thesavvyinvestor.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvy_investorsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thesavvyinvestorJoin our FREE Savvy Investor Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/341243106757064Disclaimer: The views and advice expressed on this podcast are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the podcast host or affiliated parties. The content is for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as professional financial, legal, or investment advice. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and consult with qualified professionals before making any financial decisions. The podcast host and producers are not responsible for any actions taken based on the information provided.

Join us for a captivating conversation with Dr. Benjamin Hohmuth, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Geisinger Health System, as we explore healthcare informatics and leadership. Dr. Hohmuth shares insights into his background, successful projects, top priorities for the next 12 months, and anticipated changes in his role and teams. Tune in for valuable perspectives on leveraging informatics to enhance healthcare delivery.

Join us for a captivating conversation with Dr. Benjamin Hohmuth, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Geisinger Health System, as we explore healthcare informatics and leadership. Dr. Hohmuth shares insights into his background, successful projects, top priorities for the next 12 months, and anticipated changes in his role and teams. Tune in for valuable perspectives on leveraging informatics to enhance healthcare delivery.

Tune in as Jakob Emerson from Becker's Healthcare interviews Dr. John Bulger, Chief Medical Officer of Geisinger Health Plan, exploring the factors driving member satisfaction, integration with Geisinger Health System, and Medicare Advantage strategies for 2024. Gain insights into recent developments in the healthcare landscape and valuable advice for insurance executives in this engaging conversation.

Tune in as Jakob Emerson from Becker's Healthcare interviews Dr. John Bulger, Chief Medical Officer of Geisinger Health Plan, exploring the factors driving member satisfaction, integration with Geisinger Health System, and Medicare Advantage strategies for 2024. Gain insights into recent developments in the healthcare landscape and valuable advice for insurance executives in this engaging conversation.

Dr. Mark Seeley from Geisinger Health System joins the show for a stimulating discussion on a wide range of topics including his practice as an employed surgeon in a healthcare system with its own health plan and some of the unique opportunities this provides. We discuss the role of surgeons in stewardship of healthcare spending. Dr. Seeley elaborates on his work in education and his recent study evaluating a novel femur osteotomy simulation tool. Articles selected for the lightning round include MRI predictors of residual hip dysplasia 10-years after hip reduction, risks of refracture after operatively treated both bone forearm fractures, and complications of operative treatment for lateral condyle humeral fractures with associated elbow dislocation. Your hosts are Josh Holt from University of Iowa and Julia Sanders from Children's Hospital Colorado. Music by A. A. Aalto.

  Dr. Jason Zaremski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Florida. Dr. Zaremski received his medical degree from Tufts University and then stayed at Tufts to complete his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is fellowship trained in sports medicine through the Geisinger Health System program in Pennsylvania. He currently serves as a sports medicine physician at the University of Florida and is the Co-medical director for their high school outreach program. He is an elected member of the Board of Directors for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. He also has some unique awards he has earned relative to baseball. He received the Arthur Ashe award for leadership and sportsmanship in baseball for Division II and III athletes in 1997 and in 2010 was named a hall of fame catcher for the Emory University all –baseball team.    Connect with The Host! Subscribe to This Podcast Now!       The ultimate success for every podcaster – is FEEDBACK! Be sure to take just a few minutes to tell the hosts of this podcast what YOU think over at Apple Podcasts! It takes only a few minutes but helps the hosts of this program pave the way to future greatness! Not an Apple Podcasts user? No problem! Be sure to check out any of the other many growing podcast directories online to find this and many other podcasts via The Podcaster Matrix!     Housekeeping -- Get the whole story about Dr. Mark and his launch into this program, by listing to his "101" episode that'll get you educated, caught up and in tune with the Doctor that's in the podcast house! Listen Now! -- Interested in being a Guest on The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast? Connect with Mark today!   Links from this Episode: -- Dr. Mark Halstead: On the Web -- On X -- Dr. Jason Zaremski: On the Web -- On Z — Dr. Zaremski editorial on weighted balls in Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine https://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Citation/publishahead/Weighted_Ball_Velocity_Throwing_Programs_Are.98972.aspx — Throwers Ten Exercise Handout – Univ of Florida https://www.ortho.ufl.edu/sites/ortho.ufl.edu/files/handouts/Throwers-Ten.pdf — Throwers Ten Exercise Video – Young Athlete Center https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEpWHynHssE — Referenced Study in Podcast: Effect of a 6-Week Weighted Baseball Throwing Program on Pitch Velocity, Pitching Arm Biomechanics, Passive Range of Motion, and Injury Rates https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29882722/?from_term=weighted+ball+AND+baseball&from_pos=3 — Impact of Ball Weight on Medial Elbow Torque in Youth Baseball Pitchers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31053389/?from_term=weighted+ball&from_pos=5 — Biomechanical Analysis of Weighted-Ball Exercises for Baseball Pitchers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27872403/?from_term=weighted+ball+AND+baseball&from_pos=2 — Roundtable Discussion 1/25/2020 American Sports Medicine Institute: Weighted Ball Throwing Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npgsp5An43A&feature=youtu.be Calls to the Audience Inside this Episode: -- Be sure to interact with the host, send detailed feedback via our customized form and connect via ALL of our social media platforms! Do that over here now! -- Interested in being a guest inside The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast with Dr. Mark? Tell us now! -- Ready to share your business, organization or efforts message with Dr. Mark's focused audience? Let's have a chat! -- Do you have feedback you'd like to share with Dr. Mark from this episode? Share YOUR perspective!   Be an Advertiser/Sponsor for This Program!     Tell Us What You Think: Feedback is the cornerstone and engine of all great podcast. Be sure to chime in with your thoughts, perspective sand more.

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic, 'Leading in Crisis.' Our guest is Evan Gajkowski. Evan is a nurse practitioner and the former ECMO coordinator at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. He boasts numerous medical journal publications as first author, as well as many conference presentations, but most importantly, he brings us the practicable experience of leading critical care teams for the sickest patients during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. His harrowing recounting of compartmentalizing personal emotions to continue to offer calm leadership and compassionate care in the storm offers us insight into the frontlines of an unprecedented challenge to our country, as well as essential lessons in leading during a crisis. As he and our country have emerged from the storm perseverant, Evan continues to be a stalwart in healthcare and his community, leading beyond the hospital as a youth wrestling coach and inspiring young students to pursue careers in medicine. Join us in this emotional episode that inspires us to continue to support and build our community and learn to lead together, even in the toughest of times.

Estás escuchando #JUNTOSRadio ¿Qué es un infarto cerebral?, ¿Quién tiene más riesgo de infarto cerebral?, ¿Qué se debe hacer si alguien cercano tiene síntomas de un infarto? La Dra. Carol Ulloa quien es profesora de neurología en el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Kansas y directora del Centro Integral de Epilepsia del Sistema de Salud de la Universidad de Kansas, nos responde a estas y otras preguntas.   Sobre nuestra invitada:  La Dra. Ulloa estudió medicina en la Universidad de Missouri-Kansas City. Tras completar su residencia en neurología en la Universidad de Boston, se subespecializó en los campos de la neurofisiología clínica y la epilepsia durante una beca de dos años en el New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center. Se incorporó al cuerpo docente del Geisinger Health System de Pensilvania durante cinco años, donde ocupó el cargo de directora asociada de neurología. Como nativa de Missouri, regresó a sus raíces en el Medio Oeste y se unió al Centro Médico de la Universidad de Kansas en 2015.   La Dra. Ulloa es una neuróloga certificada por la junta con certificación de subespecialidad en epilepsia por la Junta Americana de Neurología y Psiquiatría. Sus principales intereses clínicos son las convulsiones, la epilepsia, la epilepsia intratable, la monitorización EEG por vídeo y las intervenciones quirúrgicas para el tratamiento de la epilepsia. La Dra. Ulloa dirige un equipo multidisciplinar de epileptólogos, neurocirujanos, radiólogos y neuropsicólogos que proporciona una atención integral de vanguardia a los pacientes con epilepsia en el Sistema de Salud de la Universidad de Kansas.  Es miembro de la Sociedad Americana de Epilepsia.    Recursos informativos en español     Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina  https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/stroke.html    Clinica Mayo  https://www.mayoclinic.org/es/diseases-conditions/stroke/symptoms-causes/syc-20350113    Facebook: @juntosKS     Instagram: juntos_ks     YouTube: Juntos KS   Twitter: @juntosKS     Página web: http://juntosks.org         Suscríbete en cualquiera de nuestras plataformas de Podcast: Podbean, Spotify, Amazon Music y Apple Podcast - Juntos Radio          Centro JUNTOS Para Mejorar La Salud Latina     4125 Rainbow Blvd. M.S. 1076,     Kansas City, KS 66160       No tenemos los derechos de autor de la música que aparece en este video. Todos los derechos de la música pertenecen a sus respectivos creadores.   

Introducing our next remarkable guest, Dr. Anjani Mahabashya, a Physician Advisor at Geisinger Health System. In this transformative conversation, Dr. Mahabashya unfolds her unique journey from the world of fashion to the realm of healthcare, emphasizing the profound importance of authenticity, joy, and maintaining a positive attitude.Dr. Mahabashya shares her experiences working with senior citizens, shedding light on the poignant issue of loneliness and the transformative impact of human connection. The conversation unravels the value of being a giver, the art of building healthy communities, and the incredible power of empathy.She discuss the importance of networking, advocating for mental well-being, and the significance of finding a supportive community. Join us for an engaging and uplifting conversation with Dr. Anjani Mahabashya, where we explore the intricacies of personal and community well-being, and the transformative power of compassion. Key Takeaways:Dr. Mahabashya encourages you to become your own cheerleaders, emphasizing the importance of self-care and draping oneself with dignity. Throughout the episode, you will be gifted with insights into personal growth, resilience, and the fulfillment that comes from both self-care and giving back to the community.Contacts:LinkedIn...Book a consultation with Dr. Tomi MitchellClick HERE to schedule a free 30-minute consultation if you'd like support to take the right step towards the great life you deserve.⭐Thank you for listening to our podcast! We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to give us a 5-star review. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue to bring you high-quality content. Thank you!

"There's good news, we're actually seeing signs of a virtuous cycle, we're seeing [workforce] pride in organizations and that leads to people working together better, making the care better, which means the patients are more grateful, which makes people feel even more pride". — Dr. Thomas H. Lee, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief Medical Officer at Press Ganey.In this episode, Dr. Thomas H. Lee discusses his professional growth, career development, and the core competencies of healthcare leaders. He distinguishes between leadership and management while highlighting their vital roles within complex health organizations. Dr Lee explores clinicians' important contributions to value creation, and the need to hone in on the "value chain". He further develops the idea that people should have choices when it comes to healthcare and we (healthcare providers) should be working hard to be chosen. Dr. Lee underscored the importance of trust-building with patients and staff alike.Follow Dr Thomas H. Lee: Twitter/X, LinkedIn.About the guest: Dr. Thomas Lee is the Chief Medical Officer for Press Ganey and an internist/cardiologist who practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.  He is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health and is Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Catalyst and a member of the Editorial Board of The New England Journal of Medicine. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Geisinger Health System and chairs the Board of Geisinger Health Plan. Before joining Press Ganey in 2013, he was Network President for Partners Healthcare System.Additional resources mentioned in the podcast:Book - Healthcare's Path Forward: How Ongoing Crises Are Creating New Standards for ExcellenceBook - HBR's 10 Must Reads On Leadership for HealthcareTurning Doctors into Leaders - Harvard Business ReviewMusic attribution: AudioCoffee from Pixabay.Contact information: If you'd like to get in touch, reach out at jono@clinicalchangemakers.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.clinicalchangemakers.com

Anyone who makes critical decisions needs to be aware of dual process theory and the heuristics we use and are subject to. Dr. Pat Croskerry, Dr. Christopher Chabris, and Dr. Itiel Dror are all experts in critical thinking about how our minds work. This episode is also available for Yale CME credit (1.0 hour). Dr. Pat Croskerry, MD PhD, is a professor in emergency medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. For the past 10 years, he has been Director, Critical Thinking Program, Division of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, at that same institution. Trained as an experimental psychologist, Dr. Croskerry went on to become an emergency medicine physician and found himself surprised by the relatively scant amount of attention given to cognitive errors. He is one of the world's foremost experts in safety in emergency medicine and in diagnostic errors. He is humble, honest, and thoughtful; read this interview for more insight into his background and work in the emergency department (https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpat-croskerry-md-phd). Other recent key links to his work include https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-068044/rr-1 and The Cognitive Autopsy (https://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Autopsy-Analysis-Medical-Decision/dp/0190088745/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UQIRFBZTX6JH&keywords=croskerry+cognitive+autopsy&qid=1648025342&sprefix=%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1). Dr. Christopher Chabris, PhD is one of the originators of a famous psychology experiment (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo); he is currently Professor and Co-director of the Behavior and Decision Sciences Program at Geisinger Health System. His book with Daniel Simons, The Invisible Gorilla (link: http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/) is a bestseller that goes into much greater depth on the everyday illusions of attention, memory, confidence, knowledge, cause, and potential; as well as the myth of intuition. Dr. Itiel Dror PhD is a senior cognitive neuroscience researcher at the University College London. He received his PhD in Psychology at Harvard University. He researches information processing involved in perception, judgment, and decision-making. Dr. Dror has dozens of research publications, which have been cited over 10,000 times. His academic theoretical work is complemented with applied worked in healthcare, policing and aviation --to improve human training and decision making. More information and publications are available here. Links to some papers: 1) Short piece from Science, 2) A bit more 'meat' explaining bias sources & fallacies, 3) A 'solution' too, and 4) 'Hot off the press', just published, a new paper on forensic pathology decisions. 

In this episode Alan talks with author of The Vagrant, leadership coach and consultant, Dan Rockwell, about how get in our own way, how we can grow and what we need more of right now in leaders. High practical and very close to our heart at Stay Forth   About Dan DAN ROCKWELL  gave his first presentation at the age of sixteen and has been delivering presentations and workshops ever since. Dan's fascination with leadership led him to launch his Leadership Freak blog in January 2010. Today Leadership Freak is read in virtually every country on the globe, with nearly 500,000 subscribers to its various social media channels. Dan has been named among the “Top Fifty Leadership and Management Experts” and “Top 100 Great Leadership Speakers” by Inc magazine and “Top 30 Leader in Business of 2014” by the American Management Association. His blog has been hailed as “most socially shared leadership blog on the Internet” by Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness. In addition to a devoted online following, the blog's popularity also opened up numerous opportunities to deliver keynotes and workshops. His extensive client list includes: National Institute of Health, Ace Hardware, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, Home Depot, Ascension Health, Executive Women's Conference, Florida Dept. of Transportation, Geisinger Health System, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Lexis Nexis, Allegra Networks, Homeland Security, US Department of Navy, Washington State Department of transportation, and World Leaders Conference. Dan holds an MBA and undergraduate degrees in Theology, Pastoral Ministry, and Construction and Design. He has owned two businesses and spent fifteen years as a Workforce Development Consultant for a Penn State University Special Affiliate, in which capacity he designed courses, hired and mentored instructors, and delivered hundreds of presentations for local, regional, and global organizations. He currently coaches leaders, consults with organizations, and serves in his local church. Dan lives with his high school sweetheart (His wife of over 40 years) and works in central Pennsylvania. Connect with Dan Website: www.leadershipfreak.blog Book: https://www.amazon.com/Vagrant-Inner-Journey-Leadership-Parable-ebook/dp/B0BSMT9CDQ?ref_=ast_author_dp  

IN EPISODE 147: We've all been the target of a scam, fraud, or con - but we also allow ourselves to become the source. In Episode 147, Dan Simons and Christopher Chabris teach us the habits and hooks that make us more susceptible to bad actors and information. You'll learn why people spread misinformation without even realizing it, how our memories play a role in self-deception, the words and phrases that signal potential fraud, and the questions we can ask others and ourselves to stay alert. Even the best of us can fall for frauds - but after listening to Dan and Christopher, you'll be prepared to fight back. ABOUT DAN SIMONS & CHRISTOPHER CHABRIS: Dan Simons is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois where he heads the Visual Cognition Laboratory. Christopher Chabris is professor and co-director of the Behavioral and Decision Sciences Program at Geisinger Health System and he's also faculty co-director of Geisinger's Behavioral Insights Team. Together, Dan and Christopher have been research collaborators for a quarter century, most notably with their work on the "Invisible Gorilla " experiment, which became a New York Times bestseller. Their latest book is Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It.

How is AI taking form when it comes to helping businesses in healthcare? Dr. Nadia Boutaoui, Founder of NanoNares Inc,  joins us and shares valuable insights and use cases, discussing how AI can improve operations, enhance patient care, and revolutionize personalized medicine.Newsletter: Sign-up for our free daily newsletterMore on this: Episode PageMore on this topic in today's newsletterJoin the discussion: Ask Dr. Nadia and Jordan questions about AI in HealthcareUpcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTimestamps:[00:00:18] Daily AI news[00:05:55] How AI improves healthcare[00:07:30] AI's role in caring for aging people[00:11:17] Mistrust of AI in healthcare and hallucinations[00:17:14] How AI helps with chronic diseases, cancer, and new drugs[00:19:41] AI's role in healthcare customer service and burnout[00:21:58] Fragmented US health systemTopics Covered in This Episode:- Caring for aging individuals in their homes    - Growing issue with the aging baby boomer population in the US.    - Anticipation of integrating AI technologies for remote healthcare support.- Future of personalized healthcare    - Data monitoring and chatbots trained on personal data for treatment.- Concerns about mistrust of AI and hallucinations    - Inaccurate information provided by language models.    - Need to address concerns as a society.- Using chatbots to answer FAQs and provide personalized responses    - Segmentation of patient population for targeted communication.- AI to identify bottlenecks and improve staff utilization    - Burnout as a significant problem in healthcare.- Supercomputers for personalized treatments in cancer    - DeepMind and IBM Watson using large data sets.    - Collaboration between Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Geisinger Health System for new drug development.- Human oversight in advanced data analytics and AI    - Human validation of recommendations.- Concerns about data safety and third-party access    - Importance of complying with HIPAA regulationsKeywords:technology, healthcare, regulations, burnout, complexity, cost, training, workflows, safety, compliance, HIPAA, adoption, AI, electronic health records, intervention medicine, prevention, asthma, scheduling, specialists, patient care, aging individuals, diabetes, heart disease, centralized data centers, state laws, federal funding, user feedback, personalization, mistrust, hallucinations, chatbots, genomics, electronic medical records, drug development. Get more out of ChatGPT by learning our PPP method in this live, interactive and free training! Sign up now: https://youreverydayai.com/ppp-registration/

Today we welcome Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris to the podcast. Daniel Simons is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois where he heads the Visual Cognition Laboratory. His research explores the limits of awareness and memory, the reasons why we often are unaware of those limits, and the implications for our personal and professional lives.Christopher Chabris is professor and co-director of the Behavioral and Decision Sciences Program at Geisinger Health System. He is also faculty co-director of Geisinger's Behavioral Insights Team. From 2014 to 2017, he wrote a monthly column called GAME ON for The Wall Street Journal. His essays have been published in several media outlets.Daniel and Christopher met at Harvard University in 1997, where they began to collaborate on research. In 2004 they shared the Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology, awarded for The Invisible Gorilla experiment. Together, they co-authored the New York Times bestselling book of the same name. Their latest book is called Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It.In this episode I talk to Daniel and Christopher about scams and how NOT to get scammed! With enough information and persuasion, anybody can fall for a scheme. According to Daniel and Christopher, certain cognitive biases can make us vulnerable to deception. To help us outsmart con artists, they elaborate the different types of scams and how they work, all the while giving us tools to navigate shady situations. Website: dansimons.com & chabris.comTwitter: @profsimons & @cfchabris Topics03:20 Nobody's Fool07:54 Using AI for deception10:13 The truth bias12:42 Fixed belief bias16:40 The possibility grid22:27 Scamming through social media24:21 The Nigerian email scam27:19 Scam baiting29:01 Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme 35:16 Are mediums scammers?36:47 Why do people ignore red flags?38:59 The Tinder Swindler and romance scams44:05 Highly successful people get scammed too47:17 When to be skeptical54:37 Accept less, check more

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Though he's just coming up on his one-year anniversary, Geisinger Health System CISO Zack Gable sounds like an executive with many more years leading security under his belt. That's because Gable knows his job is about “business enablement,” or empowering clinicians with the tools they need to provide superior patient care, rather than putting the […] Source: Q&A with Geisinger Health System CISO Zack Gable on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Sign up for FREE Health Affairs newsletters.Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Michael Gerber discuss the newly-announced merger between Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger Health System. They discuss the evolution of value-based care, how mergers may impact patient outcomes and health spending, and how health economists are reacting to the news.Submit to You're A Health Policy Wonk If... Contest (submissions will be taken through May 31, 2023).Related Links: New Mega-deal Highlights Geisinger's Fall, and Raises Concerns About Where Kaiser Is Going Next (Stat News) Have Alternative Payment Models Led To Provider Consolidation? (Health Affairs Forefront) Value-Based Payment As A Tool To Address Excess US Health Spending (Health Affairs) Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. Sign up for FREE Health Affairs newsletters.

David Fletcher, Associate Vice President of Telemedicine at Geisinger Health System, reveals the surprises, challenges, and lessons learned from a massive rollout and scaling operation of Geisinger's telemedicine program.

Healthcare Ecosystem–Times They Are A-Changin' with Fahad Rahman, CEO, Lumi Health! Fahad Rahman, CEO, Lumi Health, joins Maureen Shaffer, CEO, Mingletoe, to chat about the rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem for patients, providers, facilities, and especially for medtech startups. Fahad also shared his thoughts on how to think through referral patterns changes, hospital at home, and health equity.

Jeremy Cauwels, MD, chief physician at Sanford Health, and Kenric Maynor, MD, MBA, chair of the Medicine Institute at Geisinger Health System, join us today to discuss innovation in rural health care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America's Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us today as our guest is Louis (Lou) A. Shapiro. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital for Special Surgery HSS. He has served in this role since October 2006. Under Lou's leadership, HSS has experienced significant growth, expansion of facilities and recognition as the world leader in its specialty areas of orthopedics, rheumatology and their related disciplines. Lou has more than 30 years of healthcare experience, including as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania, and as a leader in the healthcare practice at McKinsey & Company. He began his career at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he served in a number of capacities. Today we're going to be talking about how the culture at HSS contributes to their habitual excellence, including 13 years being ranked #1 at what they do as a specialty hospital for musculoskeletal care. What's the role of hiring the best of the best and how does a culture help them thrive and stay? What can be learned from the HSS approach that delivers such great value, including incredibly low infection rates. In today's episode, Lou talks with with host Mark Graban, about topics and questions including: Patients being willing to travel to HSS for better care and service (Net Promoter Score of 94) HSS will be celebrating its 160th year anniversary Do other organizations who are losing patients to HSS look to them for how to improve and compete? Why Lou doesn't compare HSS to anybody else Sharing data transparently Culture as strategy Would the HSS management model and culture translate to a general hospital or system? Commitment to culture on top of hiring the very best (and keeping them) Breaking down tradeoffs: better flow, faster care can also be more caring care, higher quality care, safer care Comparing costs - not just per episode, but across the continuum including conservative care The importance of not becoming a commodity Being visible and accessible as a leader "Excellence" as one of the values of the organization and realizing you're not perfect Aiming for and wanting ZERO injuries, infections, complications and ZERO dissatisfied patients

Building CIO Knowledge On a Strong Foundation In this week's 30th Anniversary Podcast episode, Bill Reed engages in a thoughtful discussion with Russ Branzell about CHIME's founding and how CHIME builds CIO knowledge. Bill is a founding Member of CHIME, the 1994 CHIME Board Chair, a CHIME Fellow, and Winner of the 1995 CHIME CIO of the Year award. Through CHIME's programs, materials, conferences, legislative advocacy, and social initiatives (like the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative and the Opioid Task Force), CHIME strengthens and builds upon CIOs' knowledge and skills. Bill shares lessons learned through his 40 years of experience in health IT. He is currently the executive vice president and partner at Huntzinger Management Group. He also served as CIO of Geisinger Health System, Quantum Health Resources, and Gentiva Health Services. He was president and CEO of AllOne Health Group and executive vice president and COO of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Through it all, Bill has remained an active Member of CHIME, devoted to the development of knowledge and the advancement of healthcare IT.

If you’re interested in starting a family while living with narcolepsy, this podcast is for you. How might you manage medications or symptoms during pregnancy? What about adoption as an option? We brought together an incredible panel with so much real-life experience and insights, including people with narcolepsy who have walked this journey and an amazing clinician, Dr. Anne Marie Morse, to discuss and share. About Our Guests: DianaAnderson lives with narcolepsy type two and is the mother of a 4-year-old son. She also works full-time in physician assistant education. Emily Barker, PhD is a scientist living with narcolepsy with cataplexy and is the mom of three boys. Emily is also a co-facilitator for the Wake Up Narcolepsy Pregnancy and Parenting peer support group. Ashley Nutter, MEd is the mother of three children and a person living with narcolepsy with cataplexy. Ashley also has a Masters in Education Community Agency Counseling. Katie Williamsen is a mom to one daughter and a web designer living with narcolepsy with cataplexy. Michelle Zagardo is a photographer and teacher living with narcolepsy with cataplexy and the mother of a 6 month old daughter. Dr. Anne Marie Morse, DO is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric neurologist specializing in sleep medicine at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. Download the Pregnancy + Narcolepsy Toolkit for more resources: bit.ly/pregnancy-narcolepsy-toolkit. The Narcolepsy Nerd Alert series invites listeners to dive deeper into specific topics relevant to living with narcolepsy. project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-nerd-alert/

If you’re interested in starting a family while living with narcolepsy, this podcast is for you. How might you manage medications or symptoms during pregnancy? What about adoption as an option? We brought together an incredible panel with so much real-life experience and insights, including people with narcolepsy who have walked this journey and an amazing clinician, Dr. Anne Marie Morse, to discuss and share. About Our Guests: DianaAnderson lives with narcolepsy type two and is the mother of a 4-year-old son. She also works full-time in physician assistant education. Emily Barker, PhD is a scientist living with narcolepsy with cataplexy and is the mom of three boys. Emily is also a co-facilitator for the Wake Up Narcolepsy Pregnancy and Parenting peer support group. Ashley Nutter, MEd is the mother of three children and a person living with narcolepsy with cataplexy. Ashley also has a Masters in Education Community Agency Counseling. Katie Williamsen is a mom to one daughter and a web designer living with narcolepsy with cataplexy. Michelle Zagardo is a photographer and teacher living with narcolepsy with cataplexy and the mother of a 6 month old daughter. Dr. Anne Marie Morse, DO is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric neurologist specializing in sleep medicine at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. Download the Pregnancy + Narcolepsy Toolkit for more resources: bit.ly/pregnancy-narcolepsy-toolkit. The Narcolepsy Nerd Alert series invites listeners to dive deeper into specific topics relevant to living with narcolepsy. project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-nerd-alert/

August 30: Today on TownHall https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-weisman-md-mba/ (Mark Weisman), CIO and CMIO at https://www.tidalhealth.org/ (TidalHealth) interviews https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsuk/ (Michael Suk), Chief Physician Officer, Geisinger System Service and Chair of Musculoskeletal Institute & Department of Orthopaedic Surgeries at https://www.geisinger.org/ (Geisinger Health System) about their lifetime guarantee for certain procedures. How are they able to offer this guarantee to their patients? What supporting technologies help make this guarantee possible? What are some of the challenges in working with a rural population and how do they overcome them? Sign up for our webinar: https://thisweekhealth.com/briefing_campaigns/challenges-and-solutions-to-unmanaged-devices-in-healthcare/ (Challenges and Solutions to Unmanaged Devices in Healthcare) - Thursday September 8, 2022: 1pm ET / 10am PT. If we had to https://thisweekhealth.com/captivate-podcast/securing-healthcares-extended-internet-of-things-xiot-with-medigate/ (troubleshoot just a few devices) every once in a while, our hospital systems would run as smooth as butter, right? But when missing devices, security issues and friction caused by interoperability hits, we can't expect a smooth operation. Our webinar will answer many questions surrounding the devices integral to keeping patients healthy.

This episode features Dr. Michael Suk, Chair, Musculoskeletal Institute & Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Geisinger Health System. Here, he discusses his experience as a White House Fellow under George W. Bush, orthopedic virtual centered care, the importance of being a lifelong learner, and more.

It’s no secret that the prospect of novel narcolepsy treatment options gives hope to many people living with narcolepsy. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Anne Marie Morse to discuss current treatment options, what’s on the horizon in drug development, and how people with narcolepsy can get involved by participating in clinical trials. About Our Guest: Dr. Anne Marie Morse is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric neurologist specializing in sleep medicine at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology with special qualification in child neurology. Download the New + Upcoming Narcolepsy Treatments Toolkit for more resources: bit.ly/new-upcoming-narcolepsy-treatments The Narcolepsy Nerd Alert series invites listeners to dive deeper into specific topics relevant to living with narcolepsy. https://project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-nerd-alert/

It’s no secret that the prospect of novel narcolepsy treatment options gives hope to many people living with narcolepsy. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Anne Marie Morse to discuss current treatment options, what’s on the horizon in drug development, and how people with narcolepsy can get involved by participating in clinical trials. About Our Guest: Dr. Anne Marie Morse is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric neurologist specializing in sleep medicine at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology with special qualification in child neurology. Download the New + Upcoming Narcolepsy Treatments Toolkit for more resources: bit.ly/new-upcoming-narcolepsy-treatments The Narcolepsy Nerd Alert series invites listeners to dive deeper into specific topics relevant to living with narcolepsy. https://project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-nerd-alert/

This week, please join author Fabian Eichelmann and Associate Editor Svati Shah as they discuss the article "Deep Lipidomics in Human Plasma: Cardiometabolic Disease Risk and Effect of Dietary Fat Modulation." Dr. Carolyn Lam: Welcome to Circulation on the Run, your weekly podcast, summary and backstage pass to the journal and its editors. We're your co-hosts. I'm Dr. Carolyn Lam, Associate Editor from the National Heart Center and Duke National University of Singapore. Dr. Greg Hundley: And I'm Dr. Greg Hundley, Associate Editor Director at the Pauley Heart Center at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia. Well, Carolyn, this week's feature, we are going to get into the world of lipidomics and understand how some lipid metabolites may be more predictive of cardiovascular events above and beyond the conventional serum lipoproteins, like HDL and LDL. But before we get to that, how about we grab a cup of coffee and start with some of the other articles in the issue? Would you like to go first? Dr. Carolyn Lam: Sure thing. This first paper is about the basilar artery. Have you ever heard the analogy that the basilar artery is the neurologists' equivalent of our cardiologists' left main coronary artery? Well put, isn't it? Well, that's from the editorial that accompanies this paper, but basically, occlusion of either artery can be fatal without rapid re-perfusion. So that's why the basal artery is the neurologists' left main coronary artery. Re-perfusion therapies for acute basilar artery occlusion include thrombolysis or mechanical endovascular thrombectomy. Dr. Carolyn Lam: In today's issue, Professor Hu from University of Science and Technology of China, and Professor Nogueira from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the US, these are the co-corresponding authors, and their colleagues, reported the outcome of the attention registry of more than 2000 patients with acute basilar artery occlusion who enrolled prospectively and consecutively at 48 sites in China from 2017 to 2021, and followed for the primary outcome of a favorable neurological functional outcome defined as a modified Rankin score of zero to three at 90 days. Dr. Greg Hundley: Wow, Carolyn, I love that analogy. So the basilar artery is kind of similar in the brain to the left main coronary artery in the heart. Whoa, what did they find here? Dr. Carolyn Lam: So, in this nationally representative observational study, the authors found a significant association between endovascular thrombectomy and better functional outcomes and survival at 90 days in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion, and this was compared to chemical thrombolysis. Now, notably, this relationship was modified by the baseline NIH stroke scale. Specifically, patients with baseline NIH stroke scale of 10 or more had an increased rate of favorable outcome when treated with endovascular thrombectomy, whereas no significant beneficial effect was seen in patients with baseline NIH stroke scores of less than 10. Now, all this is discussed in a beautiful editorial by Dr. Hankey, entitled, "Endovascular therapy for acute basilar artery occlusion." Dr. Greg Hundley: Oh, beautifully stated, Carolyn. What a great article. But guess what, Carolyn? I've got a quiz for you. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Uh-oh. Dr. Greg Hundley: This one's open answer, so it's not multiple choice. Can you name a unique feature of zebra fish pertinent to the study of cardiovascular disease? Dr. Carolyn Lam: Okay. Watch me hedge there because, first of all, I'm a daughter of a zoologist. So my dad would have a heart attack if I couldn't say something about the zebra fish. So, what I do know is the zebra fish is an excellent animal model for genetic studies of heart generation, basically development. So, there must be something really cool there about how we can observe that. Dr. Greg Hundley: Excellent, Carolyn. So very well done. As you know, and your dad knows, certain non-mammalian species like zebra fish, have an elevated capacity for innate heart regeneration. Now, understanding how heart regeneration occurs in these contexts can help illuminate cellular molecular events that can be targets for heart failure prevention or treatment, your area of expertise. The epicardium, the mesothelial tissue layer that encompasses the heart, is a dynamic structure that is essential for cardiac regeneration in zebra fish, and these authors, led by Dr. Jinhu Wang from Emory University performed single cell RNA sequencing and identified seven epicardial cell clusters in adult zebra fish, three of which displayed enhanced cell numbers during regeneration. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Oh, interesting, Greg. So did these cell clusters provide some clues that could be applied clinically? Dr. Greg Hundley: Yes. Carolyn. So these authors identified that these subsets of epicardial cells emerge in post embryonic, zebra fish and sponsor regions of active cardio myogenesis during cardiac growth and regeneration. And as the heart achieves its mature structure, these cells facilitate extracellular matrix hyaluronic acid deposition to support formation of the compact muscle layer of the ventricle. These cells associate with the function of the hyaluron and proteoglycan link protein 1 or HAPLN1 paralogue in production and organization of hyaluronic acid containing matrix in cardiac injury sites and thereby enable normal cardiomyocyte proliferation and muscle generation. And so Carolyn, potentially in the future targeting hyaluronic acid regulation by manipulation of HAPLN1 in human epicardial cells could potentially modulate cardiac repair after myocardial infarction. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Well, thanks, Greg. That was awesome. Well, the next paper I want to tell you about is one in which a novel ECG based machine learning approach was used to determine and predict multiple structural heart conditions. So the authors led by Dr. Chen from Department of Translational Data Science and Informatics at the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania. So these colleagues hypothesized that a composite model would yield higher prevalence and positive predictive value to facilitate meaningful recommendations for echocardiography. Dr. Greg Hundley: Oh wow, Carolyn. Machine learning, it's just emerging everywhere these days. So don't we need a large data set to do this? Dr. Carolyn Lam: Absolutely, and listen to how large this is. So using more than 2.2 million ECGs linked to electronic health records and echocardiography reports from almost 500,000 adults between 1984 and 2021, the authors trained machine learning models to predict the presence or absence of any of seven echo confirmed diseases within a year, and the composite model and the composite label that they used included moderate or severe valve disease and reduced ejection fraction. So their composite recommend model where reco is E-C-H-O we used age, sex ECG traces, and had an area under the receive operating curve of 0.91 and a positive predictive value of 42% at 90% sensitivity with a composite label prevalence of 17.9%. Whereas the individual disease models had area under curve ranging from 0.86 to 0.93 and lower positive predictive values from about 1% to 31%. Dr. Carolyn Lam: So in summary, they showed that an ECG based machine learning model using a composite endpoint can identify a high risk population for having undiagnosed clinically significant structural heart disease while outperforming the single disease models and improving practical utility with higher positive predictive values. So this approach may facilitate targeted screening with echo to improve under diagnosis of structural heart disease. Dr. Greg Hundley: Wow, Carolyn, really great article from the world of machine learning. Well, how about we jump to some of the other articles in the issue and I can go first. There are two Research Letters. The first Research Letter comes from Professor Adlam entitled "Pregnancy and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Lessons from Survivors and Nonsurvivors." And our own Dr. Joe Hill, our Editor-in-Chief also has a Research Letter entitled “Impaired AMP Kinase Signaling in HFpEF Associated Atrial Fibrillation.” Dr. Carolyn Lam: Wow, what an issue filled with great stuff. There's an AHA update by Dr. Churchwell on promoting nutrition security through policies and programs. And there are highlights from the circulation family of journals by our own Molly Klemarczyk, now known as Molly Robbins. I'd love to tell you a little bit about it. The association of new onset AF with cardiovascular outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are described in Circ Arrhythmia, and EP. Rates of cardiovascular and cerebral vascular disease mortality among Asian subgroups are presented in Circ CV, Quality and Outcomes. Blood pressure and glycemic control are presented in patients with heart failure in Circ Heart failure. The associations of atrial update with technetium 99 pyrophosphate scans for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy with incident atrial fibrillation and possibly earlier diagnosis of amyloid is presented in Circ Cardiovascular Imaging. Dr. Carolyn Lam: And finally the outcomes associated with larger burdens of residual thrombus after aspiration thrombectomy for STEMI are presented in Circ CV Interventions. Isn't that cool? And finally, we've got an On My Mind paper by Dr. Arany on “It's Time to Offer Genetic Testing to Women with Peripartum Cardiopathy”. So that wraps it up, Greg. Let's go to our feature discussion, shall we? Dr. Greg Hundley: You bet. Dr. Greg Hundley: Welcome listeners to this feature discussion on July 5th, and we are very fortunate today. We have with us Dr. Fabian Eichelmann from the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam, Germany, and our own associate editor, Dr. Svati Shah from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Welcome to you both. Fabian, we're going to start with you. Can you describe for us some of the background information that went into the preparation of your study and what was the hypothesis that you wanted to address? Dr. Fabian Eichelmann : Yeah, sure. So first of all, thanks for the invitation to speak here. So this project was basically comes from a collaboration between us and a group in Redding, UK and we are part of a consortium called FAME, which is short for fatty acid metabolism. And there, we are interested in the health effects of fatty acid metabolism in general. And in this paper that we did, this was particularly cardiometabolic diseases. And I think this is no surprise that we look at lipid metabolism in this context, because there's so many really now also causal factors, lipoproteins, total triglycerides for specific cardiometabolic outcomes. So this is the reason why we wanted to look at it. And through this collaboration, we were also able to harness the potential from two different study designs that I probably will go into later, but which really gave us an opportunity to really generate I think, quite interesting insights. Dr. Greg Hundley: Very nice. And so what was that hypothesis? Dr. Fabian Eichelmann: So the hypothesis was that since the lipid metabolism has formally only been mostly in the clinic, at least been measured by lipoproteins and total triglycerides, for example, but the lipidome of plasma, for example, is really rich. It's really heterogeneous and it contains many different lipid classes and different fatty acids. And through novel technologies and in this case, lipidomics, you can really dive in really deeply and look at this in a specific manner. And then the idea was to really look at this and potentially identify lipids that would be associated or could surface as biomarkers for cardiometabolic diseases and at the same time, if those lipids were also sensitive to a dietary intervention that really tried to modulate the dietary intake of a fat. Dr. Greg Hundley: Very nice. And so how did you set this up? What was your study design and what was your study population? Dr. Fabian Eichelmann: So we had two different study populations for this. So the first one was the EPIC-Potsdam, which is a cohort study, a large scale cohort study here in Potsdam, which started in the nineties. And there, we basically associated baseline concentrations of these lipid measurements with later on occurring incident cardio metabolic outcomes. And in this case, this was type two diabetes and primary CVD and CVD in our case meant myocardial infarction and stroke. And we did that we checked which lipids would be statistically significantly associated after multiple testing with at least one of these outcomes. And then we took those lipids further into intervention trial, which is called the DIVAS trial in Redding, as I said, UK. And there, they had basically a dietary intervention trial that really wanted to assess if the change in the fatty acid proportions in the diet affects the lipids. So there we had the lipidomics measurements at baseline and after four months, and then we compared three different trials to each other. Dr. Greg Hundley: Very nice. And so how many patients did you include and who were these patients? Men and women? And did they have, for example, prior cardiovascular disease? Dr. Fabian Eichelmann: So in EPIC-Potsdam, that's a population based cohort study. All of the participants were drawn from the registries and invited. So these were apparently healthy people. And in those we did these association analyses and those we used the design, which is a case cohort design, which is a sub sample of the whole cohort, which is a really effective way and efficient way of analyzing biomarker projects. And there we had in total 1,262 control participants, and then later on additionally, a 775 type two diabetics and 551 CVD cases. In the DIVAS trial, that was a trial where participants also men and women, which was also the case in EPIC-Potsdam were invited, and they were at a higher risk of at the higher cardiovascular disease risk, which was measured by score, but they didn't have any prior cardiovascular diseases. And those were 113 participants that were randomized to one of these diets. Dr. Greg Hundley: Right. So it sounds like two studies. One, a large case control study and looking at different plasma lipid concentrations in two separate groups. And then the second was a randomized trial, a smaller trial of 113 individuals looking at a dietary intervention. So with that established, tell us your study results. Dr. Fabian Eichelmann: Yeah. So in the first step, as I said, where we associated lip concentrations to later occurring disease, we found from the 282 lipids that we looked at, 69 were really associated to at least one of these outcomes. And interesting here we saw that only eight were associated to both outcomes and 49 were specific to cardiovascular disease and 12 for specific to type two diabetes. And from those 69, we found 19 were also sensitive to the dietary intervention, and what was really striking here was that of these 19, 17 were perfectly in agreement with a suggested beneficial effect, meaning that those lipids that were associated in the EPIC-Potsdam studies on the cohort study with a higher disease risk were reduced by these diets or in the opposite direction, we saw those lipids that were associated with lower risk were increased by these diets. So this was quite a striking observation there. Dr. Greg Hundley: So it sounds like from the lipidomics analysis, there was a construct of certain blood lipid markers that were associated with cardiovascular events, and then in your randomized trial, you were able to modify those by different dietary interventions? Dr. Fabian Eichelmann: Exactly. Dr. Greg Hundley: So listeners, now we're going to turn to our own associate editor, Dr. Svati Shah. And Svati, you see many papers come across your desk. What attracted you to this particular paper and how do we put this study's results in the context with other studies that have been published in really the sphere of lipidomics research? Dr. Svati Shah: Yeah. Thank you, Greg. I just want to point out that this is a really elegant translational study. I think these papers can be very complicated to understand, and I think the authors did a fantastic job of really laying out how you can combine cutting edge what we call omics, using these cutting edge technologies, but applying them to human cohorts with a very strong clinical lens. So it's not just what do we learn about biology, but also what do we learn about biomarkers that might be relevant to how we take care of patients? And that's really one of the biggest things I loved about this study is sort of, you get to have your cake and eat it too. You get to learn about biology, but with a very strong clinical lens towards identifying clinically relevant biomarkers. I think another really important strength of this study, which differentiates it is this sort of use of really cutting edge lipidomics. Dr. Svati Shah: So this is a subset of omics where we're really looking at these granular lipid classes. And some of the clinicians might say, well, we measure cholesterol, why is this different? And you know, Greg, really what lipidomics allows us is a much more granular snapshot of these complex lipid species that are only grossly captured by the cholesterol levels that we would measure normally if we were seeing a patient in clinic. So to be able to get this really granular snapshot of what is happening to lipid biology and how it might relate to cardiovascular events, diabetes, I think is really important. And finally, I think the coolest part about this study is, in other studies we always have a little bit of a hard time with what we call confounders. And what does that mean? That means there may be other things for why you're seeing these biomarkers associated with your disease and those might be uncaptured things, things that you didn't measure in this study. And we call that residual confounding. Dr. Svati Shah: And I think the authors in this study, not only statistically adjusted for those potential confounders, but also importantly, the DIVAS study, where they took the biomarkers that they found from EPIC-Potsdam and said, do they change with the dietary intervention? And in fact, they did find that many of these lipid, these granular lipid species improved, meaning they went in the proper direction in terms of your health with a diet that was higher in unsaturated fats. So really proving not only the potential biology of the benefit of diets enriched in unsaturated fats, but also that these particular biomarkers are modifiable, so they're able to be changed even in this case within 16 weeks with just a dietary intervention. So to me that really was just a beautifully laid out study that highlights really what translational omics and these biomarker studies can do as we think about the clinical care of patients. Dr. Greg Hundley: Very nice. And so it sounds like listeners, moving beyond the lipoproteins, LDL, maybe total cholesterol and these granular lipid species cholesterol esters, free fatty acids, fingo-lipids, glycerophospholipid, et cetera, that's what we were studying in this particular manuscript. So, well, let's turn back to Fabian. And Fabian, what do you see is the next study to really be performed in this sphere of research? Dr. Fabian Eichelmann: I think what would be really interesting and what would really kind of prove what we saw is if you could find a way that an intervention, be it like a drug intervention and not diet because we looked at dietary intervention, that kind of shows the same as we saw, but also that really specifically only alters these lipids and how obviously not really feasible, but if that would be going on for a long enough period, if you also saw these effects that we now saw after four months would also affect the health outcomes instead of just only these proxies. Dr. Greg Hundley: Very nice. And Svati, how about you? What do you see as the next study that might be informative in this sphere of research? Dr. Svati Shah: Yeah. Great question, Greg. I mean, to me, I really think about this gap that we have in actually translating these findings in how we take care of patients. So again, really provocative results here. We have really significant P values, strong effect sizes, biomarkers that are modifiable, but in the paper they show that it adds on top of a clinical model, so what we might use as clinicians in the clinic that these biomarkers may help on top of what we already know about patients. But we really need to implement these findings and study that implementation for how this might in a real world setting actually change outcomes in patients and how we can actually help explain to clinicians how these results might be beneficial for clinical care. Dr. Svati Shah: So on top of what Fabian already said, I think really implementation science is a huge gap in how we take these translational omics discoveries and use them in support of improving patient care. We have lots to learn about these lipid biomarkers and lots more discovery science that can be done. As Fabian said, can we find drugs that might beneficially modified these lipid subspecies? But again, I think this gap in implementation science is really important. Dr. Greg Hundley: Very nice. Well listeners, we want to thank Dr. Fabian Eichelmann from the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam, Germany, and our own associate editor, Dr. Svati Shah from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina for bringing us these really provocative results, highlighting the identification of several lipids and their association with cardiometabolic disease risk. And then also nested within the same paper, a subset of individuals undergoing a randomized clinical trial demonstrating benefit by a dietary fat intervention, and there possibly supporting the substitution of dietary saturated fatty acids with unsaturated fatty acids perhaps as a potential tool for primary disease prevention. Dr. Greg Hundley: Well, on behalf of Carolyn and myself, we want to wish you a great week and we will catch you next week on the run. Dr. Greg Hundley: This program is copyright of the American Heart Association, 2022. The opinions expressed by speakers in this podcast are their own and not necessarily those of the editors or of the American Heart Association. For more, please visit ahajournals.org.

How to build wealth by investing in our children is how Antwan Williams finds value. He stresses the importance of learning the value of saving and writing down your goals through his new Children's book Mansa Little Reminders. Antwan also spends a lot of time on Strategic growth initiatives as a healthcare executive to understand the underlying financial impact on his community.  He brings a genuine optimistic spirit to challenge the status quo and cares about people.  The oldest of ten, he leads the way to impact more communities beyond his own. Antwan believes in  Self-reflecting to better understand what he wants in life. He puts in the research to become a high-performing healthcare executive and forever learner. Antwan D. Williams is an Author, leader in healthcare, and servant to the community.  His book, Mansa's Little Reminders, is a financial literacy gem for kids everywhere. Antwan is currently with Henry Ford Health as Vice President of Operations with the Wyandotte Hospital. He is also co-founder of The Advancement League. A membership ecosystem known for career development, community impact, and their annual Young Health Leader Summit. Before serving in his current role, Antwan served as Executive Administrator for Allied Health and Support Services for Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies and the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children at Orlando Health.Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, Antwan joined Orlando Health from the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, where he directed numerous service line initiatives, including serving as the Executive leading the systems' emergency departments across the 12-hospital campus portfolio.Antwan earned his Bachelor of Science in business management at Florida State University and his Master's degree in health services administration at the University of Central Florida.https://www.henryford.com/www.5starbdm.com

How good are you at paying attention? Test yourself with this experiment (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo), one of the most famous psychology experiments. Christopher Chabris, PhD is one of the originators of this experiment; he is currently Professor and Co-director of the Behavior and Decision Sciences Program at Geisinger Health System. His book with Daniel Simons, The Invisible Gorilla (link: http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/) is a bestseller that goes into much greater depth on the everyday illusions of attention, memory, confidence, knowledge, cause, and potential; as well as the myth of intuition. 

Attorney and author Dennis Hursh helps physicians navigate their employment contracts. He describes his shock early on in his career when he saw the lopsided language in the contracts offered to his highly trained physician clients. He points out that no hospital executive would ever agree to such contractual language for themselves.A sampling of items Mr. Hursh considers “insane”:- 24 hour call shifts (and by the way, you will work the next day, too)- The employer will decide if you're disabled and has the right to terminate you if you can't do the job- No paycheck for you if you can't navigate their complex credentialing process by your start date AND they reserve the right to terminate you if you aren't fully credentialed by your start date- Punitive non-compete clauses (a.k.a., restrictive covenants) that wreak professional and personal havoc rather than simply limit the loss of patients who might follow you when you leave- “Brutal” provisions in the contract that the administration promises they won't enforce (but nonetheless they won't remove the language)- Low starting pay with a promise (but no contractual language) of partnership to come- “Integration” documents that provide explanations and promises related to the formal contract (but alas, they are not enforceable unless they are in the formal contract)In this episode, Mr. Hursh exposes the risks lurking in several areas typically included in physician employment contracts (beware if these points are not explicitly addressed!):CREDENTIALING: Flexibility can be built into the contract to allow a physician to begin a narrower scope of work if certain hospital credentials or other privileges are still delayed at the start date.RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS (noncompete clauses): This refers to contractual language that prohibits a departing physician from practicing within a specified distance of the former employer for some period of time. Mr. Hursh draws attention to several issues regarding the distance that is specified and what is being measured: Is it the distance between the physician's previous office and the office with the future employer? From a specific hospital or the organizational headquarters? Or from any of the employer's sites anywhere?MALPRACTICE INSURANCE: He describes the critical difference between Occurrence vs. Claims-Made insurance policies. Red alert if the contract simply says “malpractice insurance is provided.” If you don't know the difference you could be saddled with expensive “tail insurance” when you hightail it out of there.COMPENSATION, CALL, DUTY HOURS and LOCATION: Ambiguity is not the physician's friend when it comes to an employment contract. Exquisite clarity about compensation and call is critical. If your future employer thinks full-time means 40 jam-packed patient-contact hours then, in reality, you could end up with a 60-hour workweek. Similarly, it's critical to have clarity and security about your office and hospital location.Mr. Hursh advises physicians to hire an attorney who has experience working with physician agreements and who has the needed resources (e.g., MGMA database, up-to-date Stark regulations). An advantage of hiring an attorney is that shelling out the money for an attorney signals that the physician is taking the offer seriously. Also, contractual challenges can be raised by the attorney so that the physician doesn't have to directly challenge a potential employer.Also in this episode:•We discuss my guest's article “Are Hospitals Evil? A Physician Contract Attorney Explains”•How hospitals protect themselves while circumventing the bans on Corporate Practice of Medicine•The Business School Mindset (BSM) and its many manifestations in healthcare systems•How disdain for physicians leaks out in the language, action, and inaction of management •Patient care and collegiality are harmed when competition is the primary motivator Meet Dennis Hursh, Esq.Dennis Hursh, a veteran physicians' lawyer, with over 35 years of health-law experience is a frequent lecturer on physician contracts to residency and fellowship programs, and has spoken at events sponsored by the White Coat Investor, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the Hershey Medical Center, UPMC, Geisinger Health System, the Pennsylvania Society of Cardiology, the WellSpan Health System, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Podiatry Association. A former contributing editor to Physicians News Digest, Dennis has authored several published articles on physician contractual matters, and has literally “written the book” on physician employment agreement negotiation - “The Final Hurdle - A Physicians' Guide to Negotiating a Fair Employment Agreement”.Dennis represents physicians in all 50 states in reviewing and negotiating employment agreements to protect physicians in one of the biggest transactions of their careers.Dennis has also published information you may find useful in his Physician Contracts Blog, at: https://pahealthlaw.com/physician-contracts-blog/Website: https://pahealthlaw.com/Book: The Final Hurdle: A Physician's Guide to Negotiating a Fair Employment Agreement

Buzz Stewart, CEO and co-founder of Medcurio, speaks with host Dr. M Christine Stock, Managing Director of Medical Affairs at Health2047. Buzz has been using healthcare data in real-time for more than two decades with healthcare organizations such as Geisinger Health System and Sutter Health. They discuss Buzz's journey of founding and selling several healthcare startups and how ridiculously difficult it is to access healthcare data.

Breaches and ransomware infections are hitting healthcare hard alongside the critical supply chain that helps keep healthcare operations running. The federal government has been issuing a flurry of guidance, executive orders, draft regulations, diplomacy, and more to try to kickstart our national response to the cyber crisis. We are calling in the cavalry, but will it help?  In this episode of The CyberPHIx, we hear from Steve Dunkle, Chief Information Security Officer for Geisinger Health System.   Steve is one of the country's leading cybersecurity healthcare leaders and we get his perspective on some of these federal updates and proposed changes to see how they fare in terms of providing meaningful support and guidance for healthcare organizations.  We discuss new federal and standards guidance and related trends including:  NIST's “Bad Practices” cybersecurity guide for end-of-life devices, default passwords, and single-factor authentication  Ransomware guidance from the NSA, FBI, and CISA on stopransomware.gov  Third-party risk and supply chain risk guidance and pending regulations  Strategies for CISO executive success include a focus on customer service, strategic thinking and planning, networking, and continuous learning Incident response and cyber-resilience guidance  OCR enforcement focus areas and HIPAA Security Rule compliance 

Jennifer Bumgardner is president of BIC Healthcare Solutions and has spent more than 20 years, forming and executing innovative healthcare strategic business building and marketing communication solutions. She has worked for or with multiple nationally and internationally renowned health care organizations including Medical College of Georgia, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and Mission Health System in North Carolina, Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania and, most recently, Johns Hopkins Health System in Maryland.Jennifer developed and executed unique, award-winning business development and marketing solutions for many industries, including financial services, education, healthcare, entertainment and retail services. Specific to healthcare, her expertise includes expediting new physician productivity time to increase overall net revenue production, extrapolating and interpreting market analytics and epidemiology data to pinpoint areas of opportunity for current business advancement and future expansion, proving ROI and cost savings tied directly to measurable tactics, leading and developing a team of top notch physician liaisons, and building “out of the box” solutions designed to meet system priorities within the healthcare space.She earned a BA in Marketing from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. When not engaged in creating best in class healthcare business solutions for my clients, Jennifer enjoys running, reading, gourmet cooking and spending time with my husbandand two children.You can reach Jennifer through her website or through LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/jennifer-bumgardner-bichs.******************************************************************************************If you'd like to talk to Terry McDougall about coaching or being a guest on Marketing Mambo, here's how you can reach her:https://www.terrybmcdougall.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/terrybmcdougallTerry@Terrybmcdougall.comHer book Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms is available at Amazon. 

In this episode, we are joined by cognitive psychologist, Christopher Chabris, who is perhaps best known for his collaborative research on the Ig Nobel prize-winning ‘Gorillas in Our Midst' experiment and his subsequent popular psychology book, The Invisible Gorilla. Chris is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Union College in New York and a Senior Investigator at Geisinger Health System. Why Chris believes companies often fail the test of inattentional blindness during the product design phase. Why our attention is more limited than we think and how learning self-control can help us to take in more information. Why we overvalue confidence and how we can work to recognize and overcome our own cognitive biases. Key Takeaways and Learnings Inattentional blindness: the surprising facts on how limited our attention is. Illusion of attention: why we think we pay more attention to things than we actually do. Human cognitive architecture: how understanding the limitations and foibles of the human mind can lead to successful product and technology design. Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode Get in touch with Christopher via email or Twitter Christopher's website The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us, a book by Christopher Chabris Invisible Gorilla, Facebook page Gorillas in Our Midst, scientific paper Selective Attention test, YouTube video of the experiment Ulric Neisser, the father of Cognitive Psychology A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age, a book by Matt Richtel 65% of Americans believe they are above average in intelligence, a study by Patrick R. Heck, Daniel J. Simons and Christopher F. Chabris Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, a book by Robert M Pirsig Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, a book by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner Everything Is Obvious: How Common Sense Fails Us, a book by Duncan J. Watts Thinking, Fast and Slow, a book by Daniel Kahneman Innovaton Ecosystem Episode 070 – The Return on Investment of Mental Models with Robert Hagstrom Innovaton Ecosystem Episode 078 – Human Innovation, Smart Machines with Ed Hess