Podcasts about practice transformation

Sarah Auer, Program Analyst for the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, tells us about the Applied Epidemiology Competencies toolkit; Lillie Seels, Director of Practice Transformation at the National Community Action Partnership, says ASTHO's vaccine equity toolkit was developed using real-world experience; Jon Junior Calvo, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Governor of Guam, discusses why ASTHO's business process improvement approach has been time well spent; and an ASTHO webinar will focus on state communication campaigns to combat the syphilis epidemic. Applied Epidemiology Competencies Toolkit ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO Helping Agencies and Providers Advance Vaccine Equity Public Health Review Podcast: Using Business Process Improvement to Address Procurement Challenges in Guam ASTHO Webinar: Combatting the Rise of Syphilis Through State Communication Campaigns  

In this episode Kimberly Potter, VP of Practice Transformation at Upstream, and Dr. Angeline Ti, faculty at Wellstar Douglas Family Medicine Residency Program, as they explore solutions for increasing access to contraception and building a culture of patient-centered care.This episode is sponsored by Upstream.

Dive into the fascinating world of imaging informatics with SIIMcast, the official podcast of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). Join hosts Jason and Mohamed as they explore groundbreaking developments and innovative solutions in radiology with industry experts. In this compelling episode, we continue our mini-series by featuring Dr. Tessa Cook, a renowned Associate Professor of Radiology and Vice Chair of Practice Transformation. Dr. Cook shares insights from Chapter 10 of the "Practical Imaging Informatics" textbook, focusing on ancillary services and their critical role in enhancing care delivery and radiologist workflows. From radiation exposure management to the integration of artificial intelligence in peer learning, discover how informatics is shaping the future of radiology, ensuring patient safety, and optimizing medical imaging processes. Whether you're a professional in the field or simply intrigued by the impact of technology on healthcare, this episode offers a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for anyone interested in the advancement of medical imaging informatics.

Join Dr. Killeen in today's episode as he delves into the necessity of change within dental practices. Exploring how implementing new systems can disrupt team dynamics, he offers insights on navigating these transitions effectively for enhanced practice growth and harmony among team members.

Want to transform pharmacy practice? Get real-world tips from Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, Associate Dean for Clinical Service and Practice Transformation at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. In ...

Have you felt like you've rode the pendulum of manual therapy? If you listen to social media it either sucks or it remains the bedrock of good pain care.Which is it?Well in this episode you'll hear Mark talk to Dr. E (Erson Religioso) about the transformation his views and use of manual therapy have made throughout his career. Listen in and find out how we have grown from traditional theory of jedi hand skills to a more person-centered approach.You'll come out of this episode with a better view on manual therapy and where it may fit in modern pain care. Check out Dr. E and Modern Manual Therapy at:InstagramFacebookXYouTube*********************************************************************

Welcome back to the Growth in Dentistry podcast! Today we have the privilege to talk to Ella of Converge Dental, a dental consulting firm. Listen in to hear us talk about:The maturity model for businesses and how it relates to dentistry and how to grow as a company/practiceThe process Converge Dental uses to grow their practicesThe 5 areas of a patient lifecycle and why customer experience is importantHow each person in the office has a role in the growth of a practiceBest practices for the different roles in the practice…and so much more!To get in contact with Ella and Tanya at Converge Dental, you can visit their website (convergedental.com) or email contact@convergedental.com. Link to model practice and practice maturity model: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gl2hu43n0uym57d/Converge%20Dental%20Flyer.pdf?dl=0.See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast.

Dawn Skaggs, Emergency, Disaster, and Climate Resilience Specialist for the World Institute on Disability, promotes a new Public Health Emergency Planning Toolkit to help agencies better serve people living with disabilities during emergencies; Lillie Seals, Director of Practice Transformation at the National Community Action Partnership, says members of the Partnering for Vaccine Equity Project had a productive meeting recently; Alaska, New Mexico, and Montana are working to deliver better perinatal care to people in American Indian and Alaskan Native communities; and there is less than a week to sign up for ASTHO's Insight and Inspiration event planned for next Wednesday, October 26th. ASTHO Report: Public Health Emergency Planning Toolkit ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines ASTHO News Release: New ASTHO Program Aims to Increase Equity in Adult Immunization ASTHO Brief: Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders

Want to stay inspired with content tailored specifically to IMG's looking to create their medical success story? Sign up for the IMG Roadmap Newsletter so you never miss a beat! ***** Do you ever struggle with self-doubt in your journey as an IMG? Dr. John Emmanuel is here today to share how he was able to overcome this struggle and achieve success. Keep listening to find out about his Medical Success Story! Nigerian-born Dr. John Emmanuel is a Transformative Physician Leader committed to leveraging clinically innovative, health information technology and data analytical tools to solve complex problems around Quality Improvement, Value-Based Care and Practice Transformation in the continuum of care. After earning his Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology, he migrated to the Caribbean for his medical studies where he experienced culture shock. Eventually, he was able to continue on his journey to the USA after acquiring his Visa. To date, Dr. Emmanuel has worked in various capacities in the healthcare and clinical diagnostic industry. He even has previous experience working with one of the nation's leading auditing firms as a Healthcare consultant with specialty in clinical documentation improvement and currently serves as in a CDI leadership capacity at one of the prestigious academic medical center in Atlanta, Georgia. Though his path was nontraditional, he encountered challenges just like many others. His tenacity and drive to complete his studies caused him to waver, but he never quitted. He is now offering his very own courses through FOS Consulting LLC to assist others in paving a way to success. Other tips that helped him in his success were: · Having a positive support system who would be your cheerleaders and serve as mentors · Creating a five year and ten year plan · Charting a vision board, outlining short term as well as long term goals · Job sculpting by utilizing available data analysis · Having the passion and not quit, remain resilient · Having a purpose bigger than oneself. Dr. Emmanuel's day to day functions are in the field of Clinical Documentation Integrity. Some of his responsibilities include reviewing the medical records of a patient from admission to discharge. He attributes his success to remaining marketable by constantly improving himself through taking courses and other means while never giving up! You can connect with Dr. Emmanuel on his website www.fosconsulting.org& his Instagram @fosconsultingllc. You can also listen to all full episodes of the podcast on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ninalum/support

Dr. Kevin Hopkins, Primary Care Medical Director at Cleveland Clinic and Senior Physician Advisor for Practice Transformation at the AMA, and Lindsey Carlasare, the AMA's Research and Policy Manager, discuss common regulatory myths and share tools for eliminating guesswork and other administrative burdens.  The AMA's Debunking Regulatory Myths series provides regulatory clarification to physicians and their care teams. To read more or submit a myth you want us to tackle next: bit.ly/DebunkingRegulatoryMyths 

For over 10 years now, TeamCareMedicine.com has been teaching a team-based practice transformation system that eliminates physician burnout and allows doctors to take back their practice from the whirlwind of documentation and inbox overload. The original vision came from its founder, Dr. Peter Anderson, who passed away two years ago.  The organization is led these days by Steve Moberg COO.   Here is a system that improves satisfaction, engagement, and patient volumes for everyone on the work team. It has been proven effective for a decade in outpatient care settings from primary care through multiple specialties. TeamCareMedicine.com is the first to appropriately staff the back office in defiance of MGMA and AGMA staffing averages and everyone benefits.   Episode Highlights: (02:56) The origin story of Team Care Medicine and its founder, Dr. Peter Andersen (08:36) Launch and implementation of Team Care Model in army clinics (12:07) The medical staff as part of the team (17:50) System implementation by clients (31:56) TCM Model Information Piece   Connect with Steve Moberg: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-moberg-7273734/ Website: Https://teamcaremedicine.com   Resources: Practice flow diagrams are here: https://teamcaremedicine.com/the-tcm-model/ Other team-based practice transformation models mentioned in the episode: Dr. Jim Jerzak MD, Bellin Health https://micmt-cares.org/system/files/bellin%20teambased-1_0_0.pdf Dr. Corey Lyon MD University of Colorado APEX Program https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0300/p6.html    Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/mX_UujVMMuA   Learn more about Dr. Dike and The Happy MD: https://linktr.ee/dikedrummond   BurnoutProofMD Physician Support Ecosystem: https://burnoutproofmd.com/   We would love to hear your feedback. Send us your review on Apple Podcasts/Itunes, or in other directories through this link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/physicians-on-purpose-1546320

A career change can often come with uncertainty for the future, but for Christina Morgan, Clinical Practice Transformation Advisor at Carevive, it gave her a voice to advocate for cancer patients helping them receive the highest quality of care. Oncology and Technology host Tyler Kern sat with Morgan to discuss her transition from the field of nursing to clinical practice. Morgan's journey began after she graduated from nursing school. “I decided to go right into oncology, and I worked as an oncology nurse at a medical center for a few years. We handled everything from patients who were initially diagnosed, to handling symptom management and even end of life care,” she said. “It really was a spectrum working with the cancer oncology population.” Wanting to educate herself further, Morgan's path led her to the University of Central Florida (UCF) where she worked as a nurse practitioner in neuro-oncology helping lymphoma patients, and people with brain tumors and other neurologic disorders. “I realized I really wanted to provide care in a way that was a little bit more advanced than what I was doing. I want to be able to diagnose and treat people, to work with physicians, and to do things on a higher level, which going to UCF allowed me to do,” Morgan said. Now as a clinical practice transformation advisor at Carevive, her background allows her to have a clinical perspective. “Being in the medical community, not only over the decade but also being with the pandemic over the last two years, has shown me how much cancer patients need the right care and the right people advocating on their behalf,” she said. Cancer never hits anyone at the right time buthaving the resources and information to make decisions is key, Morgan explained. “I think there is a correlation that I can bring, not only to Carevive but to patients because I understand what they're going through and I think,at the end of the day,that's all we ever want to do is advocate for patients that are going through difficult and challenging situations,” she said. “But working with a companythat is making the life of a cancer patient so much easier, means a lot. It takes work and we do have to make the effort and at Carevive I know we're doing that.”

I had a flat-out amazing conversation with Dr. Wing Lim about practice transformation, finances, and peer support all for physicians.  Dr. Wing Lim is a family physician based out of Western Canada and co-founder of Physician Empowerment, a group of physicians out to enhance the lives of doctors across Canada with their financial literacy, practice transformation, and coaching programs.  In this interview, Dr. Lim shares with me the rough road that led him to take control of his finances and the struggles he sees physicians face behind closed doors.  We also talk about the upcoming Physician Empowerment conference to be held in Toronto June 3-5th, which also has a streaming option.  To check out the amazing lineup of speakers and secure your spot, be sure to go to https://www.physempowerment.ca/live and use promo code 'GALEN' to get your discount. 

A career change can often come with uncertainty for the future, but for Christina Morgan, Clinical Practice Transformation Advisor at Carevive, it gave her a voice to advocate for cancer patients helping them receive the highest quality of care. Oncology and Technology host Tyler Kern sat with Morgan to discuss her transition from the field of nursing to clinical practice. Morgan's journey began after she graduated from nursing school. “I decided to go right into oncology, and I worked as an oncology nurse at a medical center for a few years. We handled everything from patients who were initially diagnosed, to handling symptom management and even end of life care,” she said. “It really was a spectrum working with the cancer oncology population.” Wanting to educate herself further, Morgan's path led her to the University of Central Florida (UCF) where she worked as a nurse practitioner in neuro-oncology helping lymphoma patients, and people with brain tumors and other neurologic disorders. “I realized I really wanted to provide care in a way that was a little bit more advanced than what I was doing. I want to be able to diagnose and treat people, to work with physicians, and to do things on a higher level, which going to UCF allowed me to do,” Morgan said. Now as a clinical practice transformation advisor at Carevive, her background allows her to have a clinical perspective. “Being in the medical community, not only over the decade but also being with the pandemic over the last two years, has shown me how much cancer patients need the right care and the right people advocating on their behalf,” she said. Cancer never hits anyone at the right time buthaving the resources and information to make decisions is key, Morgan explained. “I think there is a correlation that I can bring, not only to Carevive but to patients because I understand what they're going through and I think,at the end of the day,that's all we ever want to do is advocate for patients that are going through difficult and challenging situations,” she said. “But working with a companythat is making the life of a cancer patient so much easier, means a lot. It takes work and we do have to make the effort and at Carevive I know we're doing that.”

In any business, good management is key to success. In the health industry, this is especially important because of the complexities and required attention to detail. Creating and implementing effective management systems is essential for any health-related business.  This allows you to track your progress, set goals, and make changes. Without a management system, you may find yourself spinning your wheels without making any real progress.  There are many different types of management systems that can be used in the health industry. It is important to find the right ones for your specific needs. By using management systems, you can ensure that your business runs smoothly and efficiently. In this episode, we'll discuss why you should have a management system in place, especially in the health industry. A management system can help ensure that things go well, and it is another way of monitoring quality which is the “key to improved performance.”  A system—when designed properly—enhances teamwork by getting employees to work together toward common goals that are easily understood and readily achievable. The system also provides a vehicle for measuring your performance so you can ensure it is working well, improving where necessary, or re-engineering where necessary. In this episode of the Practice Acceleration Podcast, you'll learn: The Importance of creating management systems Why does investing on your staff pays off  Why does it helps to have a strong support system By having a system in place, your whole organization will be healthier and more productive because everyone will know what's expected of them. If you haven't listened to our previous episode about the 4 Free Facebook Hacks To Grow Your Practice, go back and check out Episode 228.  P.S If you want to learn more tips about how to get new patients, chat to one of our expert coaches at practiceacceleration.com/meet and see how we can help you!  Thanks so much for joining us this week. We hope you love it! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review for The Practice Acceleration Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are super helpful and greatly appreciated as it helps us expose this show to a wider audience- plus, we read each one of them!

Most healthcare practice owners have struggled to make the progress they desire in their practice. This is a common stumbling block that they are attempting to overcome. Keeping them trapped from progressing in business. If this is you, start now by building a CEO mindset that will help you breakthrough and be successful both in your business and practice. Fear is a significant impediment to business growth. It prevents you from taking the necessary steps forward. Overcoming fear is difficult, but it comes with the great reward of achieving the results we truly desire. In this episode, we'll discuss the 3 Mindset Traps that are Killing your Progress in Business.  Identifying these mindset traps will enable you to figure out how to handle it and avoid fear-driven actions. Gaining confidence and become the CEO that you really need to be. As you start to grow your business, you take high-level actions and build your own team. Establishing clear goals and system when it comes to communication is the best way to avoid difficult conversations. You build trust and certainty within your team. When you start a business, you will no longer be just a practitioner. Responsibilities will increase and push you out of your comfort zone. Understanding how to deal with negative thoughts will help you easily overcome them.  In this episode of the Practice Acceleration Podcast you'll learn: How fear of perception affects in taking action The necessity of difficult conversation Building a system to avoid confrontation The fear of letting go Engaging into high-level actions Remember that every successful practitioner has encountered numerous stumbling blocks. That level of success in their practice is the result of overcoming fear and cultivating a CEO mindset. Break free from these mindset traps and accelerate your business's growth.  If you haven't listened to our previous episode that tells you about the Practice Transformation of Abanoub go back and check out Episode 224. P.S If you want to learn more tips about how to get new patients, chat to one of our expert coaches at practiceacceleration.com/meet and see how we can help you!  Thanks so much for joining us this week. We hope you love it! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review for The Practice Acceleration Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are super helpful and greatly appreciated as it helps us expose this show to a wider audience- plus, we read each one of them!

When it comes to running your own healthcare practice, long hours are a must. But what if you can cut your hours while still doubling your revenue? That's what Abanoub had achieved in the past years. Abanoub has been able to elevate his mind of that of a CEO. For him, that is his biggest win and the start of his transformation. In this episode, we go behind the scenes to hear an interview with one of our amazing members, Abanoub. He explained how he went from $40,000 to $90,000 per month. Taking on a slew of new employees for his physiotherapy practice and cutting his hours in half! When your business begins to expand, you are more likely to become overwhelmed by the number of tasks that must be completed. Having a dependable team can alleviate stress and assist you in evolving into a better healthcare practitioner through leadership and team management. If you want to double your income, halve your clinical hours and take total control faster, like Abanoub did, listen to this episode!  If you haven't listened to our previous episode that tells you 4 Ways To Improve Profits in Your Healthcare Business go back and check out Episode 223. P.S If you want to learn more tips about how to get new patients, chat to one of our expert coaches at practiceacceleration.com/meet and see how we can help you!  Thanks so much for joining us this week. We hope you love it! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review for The Practice Acceleration Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are super helpful and greatly appreciated as it helps us expose this show to a wider audience- plus, we read each one of them!

Answering your questions about Yoga for Scoliosis and the Practice Transformation online course! FREE 30min Yoga for Scoliosis practice: Sunday at 4pm GMT. Sign up here https://www.yogaberry.net/free-30-min-yogaforscoliosis/  Registration for the Yoga for Scoliosis Practice Transformation January 2022 is now open! If you would like to deepen your understanding of how to work with your curve and […]

Running our own healthcare practice is a serious matter. With all the challenges that come our business' way,  it's so easy to become a slave to it. There comes a point in every business owner's life where a crucial decision has to be made. Either we take on the challenge and transition to a better healthcare practice or stick with mediocrity and watch our business suffer. In this episode, we will share with you the story behind one of our member's success. She is a member of our coaching program and runs her healthcare practice. It sure wasn't an easy feat for her. In fact, she encountered a lot of difficulties that affected even her personal life. With the help of the Practice Acceleration program, she was able to overcome her fear of employing strategies to make her healthcare practice better. She was also able to plan and counter any challenges that come her way. In this episode of the Practice Acceleration Podcast you'll learn: The importance of having a great business system in place Knowing the areas of business that needs improvement matters Why you need to work with people aligned with your vision Managing your healthcare practice alone is extremely taxing. It takes away too much time from your life more so from your family. Having a reliable partner to guide you every step of the way makes a difference in how you run your business and gives you the opportunity to truly live your life to the fullest. If you haven't listened to our previous episode that tells you 4 Mistakes Practice Owners Make Managing Their Team go back and check out Episode 214.  P.S If you want to learn more tips about how to get new patients, chat to one of our expert coaches at practiceacceleration.com/meet and see how we can help you!  Thanks so much for joining us this week. We hope you love it! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review for The Practice Acceleration Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are super helpful and greatly appreciated as it helps us expose this show to a wider audience- plus, we read each one of them!  Click here to speak to my team about how we can help:

Whether you're already offering enhanced services in your pharmacy or looking to get into the game, this comprehensive episode covers it all. Our host Will Tuft is joined by Cody Clifton, Director of Practice Transformation and Clinical Programs at CPESN. The two discuss how enhanced services are developing, and even become essential to running a pharmacy. Get tips on how to get started and see how you can get paid for your services. Clifton explains how joining programs like CPESN and Flip the Pharmacy can propel your success and help your pharmacy reach its full potential. Beyond the Scripts - Episode 18 Hosted By: Will Tuft, Director of Education at PioneerRx Guest: Cody Clifton, Director of Practice Transformation and Clinical Programs at CPESN Looking for more information about independent pharmacy? Visit www.pioneerrx.com

Host Louise Yinug is joined by Nicole Banister, Senior Vice President of Practice Transformation at Caravan Health for Caravan Health's Approach to Practice Transformation. Together, they discuss practice transformation, how to succeed in value-based care, and how to successfully implement population health methodologies. Their conversation will unpackage successes, how they are working to improve patient care through ACO participation and what Caravan clients can look forward to in 2022. 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/

If you are wondering why you and your team are frustrated with the practice, then this is the episode for you. Katherine Eitel Belt, a communication expert, explains how we can transform our culture and practices through a simple strategy.

This podcast highlights the utility of the Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI) 2030 Self-Assessment Tool designed to help respondents determine how well their practice settings align with the PAI 2030 recommendations.  ASHP's PAI 2030 provides pharmacy teams with guidance for advancing healthcare, patient outcomes, and pharmacy practice through 59 recommendations.  The PAI 2030 Self-Assessment Tool identifies areas for improvement and a list of priorities for implementing change can be developed.    The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.

Join Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation (practicetransformation.umn.edu) for the final podcast of this series: Trust with healthy suspicion. Common sense tells us we cannot trust and mistrust at the same time. And yet, when it comes to working with substance use disorders, this is an essential skill. A famous biblical phrase captures the important shared stance of mistrust and trust: “Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves”. Today's meditation will support our capacity to fill the gap of honesty and deceit with our unwavering commitment to truth and compassion.

Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation dives into the topics of Freedom and Responsibility. Although we usually cannot choose our circumstances, we are always free to choose how we respond and our attitude. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. This meditation will help support our capacity to respond to our clients mindfully, believing in their inherent ability to find their way.

Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation (https://practicetransformation.umn.edu/) leads another meditation in this episode called Truth with compassion. Today we will ground ourselves in Satyagraha, which is the Sanskrit word for “holding onto truth”. This meditation will support our ability to respond to anger and another's reactivity with truth, understanding, and compassion.

We know that child welfare workers value and benefit from even small moments of mindfulness and relaxation. Every Monday this month, tune in for a short podcast - designed for the busy social worker - filled with guided imagery and centering to help folks open themselves to their work and learning ahead. This meditation will acknowledge and honor the role of hope in our work with caregivers who are in the grips of a life situation that seems hopeless. In the mystical sense of the word, hope is not just wishful thinking. Hope is a life force that rests on a steadfast belief in our human capacity to change, even with an incomplete vision of what we will be. Join Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation (https://practicetransformation.umn.edu) in this guided meditation. This meditation will acknowledge and honor the role of hope in our work with caregivers who are in the grips of a life situation that seems hopeless. In the mystical sense of the word, hope is not just wishful thinking. Hope is a life force that rests on a steadfast belief in our human capacity to change, even with an incomplete vision of what we will be.

In this episode Katherine Nulicek, MSW interviews Steve Carlson, PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation to discuss the importance of putting a person-centered philosophy into practice when working with individuals with substance abuse disorders and mental health and the implications it can have on child welfare professionals and decision making. Additional Resource: https://practicetransformation.umn.edu/clinical-tools/how-person-centered-is-my-practice/

On this episode of Leadership Lessons in Health-System Pharmacy you will hear from Antonio Ciaccia, as we discuss Leadership Strategy Implications for the Changing Pharmacy Landscape. After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management. He rejoined the pharmacy world, heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency and growing the role of the pharmacist. Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code through his consulting firm, 3 Axis Advisors, and dedicates a substantial portion of his time educating the public about prescription drug prices through 46brooklyn Research, a non-profit organization he co-founded in 2018. He was recently named as the Senior Advisor for Disruptive Innovation & Practice Transformation for the American Pharmacists Association.

In March of 2020, we launched Beyond the Sig by hosting Randy McDonough, Director of Practice Transformation of Flip the Pharmacy, to discuss how the Flip the Pharmacy initiative was supporting pharmacies in practice transformation.   During this episode of Beyond the Sig, PPCN Executive Director Stephanie McGrath sits down with Randy virtually to reflect on the past year, how Flip the Pharmacy has supported pharmacies through the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlight some of the brightest innovations demonstrated by participating pharmacies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March of 2020, we launched Beyond the Sig by hosting Randy McDonough, Director of Practice Transformation of Flip the Pharmacy, to discuss how the Flip the Pharmacy initiative was supporting pharmacies in practice transformation.   During this episode of Beyond the Sig, PPCN Executive Director Stephanie McGrath sits down with Randy virtually to reflect on the past year, how Flip the Pharmacy has supported pharmacies through the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlight some of the brightest innovations demonstrated by participating pharmacies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In March of 2020, we launched Beyond the Sig by hosting Randy McDonough, Director of Practice Transformation of Flip the Pharmacy, to discuss how the Flip the Pharmacy initiative was supporting pharmacies in practice transformation.   During this episode of Beyond the Sig, PPCN Executive Director Stephanie McGrath sits down with Randy virtually to reflect on the past year, how Flip the Pharmacy has supported pharmacies through the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlight some of the brightest innovations demonstrated by participating pharmacies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you feel like you might have tipped the scale a bit during this pandemic, you’re not alone. A recent study by the American Psychological Association says more than 61% of U.S. adults reported an undesired weight change in the pandemic. According to the CDC, 42% of adults in the United States are obese and that number is still climbing.  This hour, how can physicians have better conversations around obesity and help patients lose weight? Weight is a very sensitive subject, but it needs to be addressed.  Weight loss can be a frustrating battle. If you are struggling with your weight, we want to hear from you. GUESTS: Dr. Lynn Bufka - Senior Director of Practice Transformation and Quality at American Psychlogical Association Dr. Varalakshmi Niranjan - Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut, and Primary Care Physician and Obesity Medicine Specialist with UConn Health  Sherry Pagoto, PhD -  licensed clinical psychologist and a professor of the allied health sciences at the University of Connecticut Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you feel like you might have tipped the scale a bit during this pandemic, you’re not alone. A recent study by the American Psychological Association says more than 61% of U.S. adults reported an undesired weight change in the pandemic. According to the CDC, 42% of adults in the United States are obese and that number is still climbing.  This hour, how can physicians have better conversations around obesity and help patients lose weight? Weight is a very sensitive subject, but it needs to be addressed.  Weight loss can be a frustrating battle. If you are struggling with your weight, we want to hear from you. GUESTS: Dr. Lynn Bufka - Senior Director of Practice Transformation and Quality at American Psychlogical Association Dr. Varalakshmi Niranjan - Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut, and Primary Care Physician and Obesity Medicine Specialist with UConn Health  Sherry Pagoto, PhD -  licensed clinical psychologist and a professor of the allied health sciences at the University of Connecticut Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senior Director of Practice Transformation and Quality American Psychological Association and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland Dr. Lynn Bufka speaks about women's mental health for International Women's Day.

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, talks with Cameron Carpenter, fourth-year student pharmacist at Wilkes Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. In this student-to-student conversation, they discuss ways to engage student pharmacists in practice transformation efforts and Cameron shares his experience from completing an elective community APPE rotation at leading PPCN pharmacies across the state. Beyond the Sig https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, talks with Cameron Carpenter, fourth-year student pharmacist at Wilkes Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. In this student-to-student conversation, they discuss ways to engage student pharmacists in practice transformation efforts and Cameron shares his experience from completing an elective community APPE rotation at leading PPCN pharmacies across the state. Beyond the Sig https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, talks with Cameron Carpenter, fourth-year student pharmacist at Wilkes Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. In this student-to-student conversation, they discuss ways to engage student pharmacists in practice transformation efforts and Cameron shares his experience from completing an elective community APPE rotation at leading PPCN pharmacies across the state. Beyond the Sig https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this health care podcast, I speak with Steve Blumberg, VP of practice transformation for GuideWell Health, a subsidiary of GuideWell. How’s this for an interesting career trajectory? Steve spent the last decade working on population health and value-based care delivery ... on the provider side. Recently, he transferred over to the payer side, working for GuideWell Health, which is the health services arm of GuideWell, which is part of a family of companies including Florida Blue. So, a payer, in other words. I wanted to find out a bunch of things from Steve, but the main one is this: How do—if they, in fact, do—payviders improve care for patients? Or what does it take for an organizational structure to drive Triple Aim results? Going into this conversation, here is what I was thinking about: Payviders have access to longitudinal data (potentially) that siloed entities will certainly not. They also have a goal to keep care affordable in a really real way, especially if the patient/member/client is on the ACA (Affordable Care Act) marketplace and shopping for premiums. My big concern with payviders, though, is whether they’re an “HMO in drag,” as they say. On the other hand, payers and providers, in the most cynical sense, have wildly divergent goals. Search #medtwitter any day of the week—you will find a galaxy of tweets wherein doctors complain about payers—to just get a tiny sense of those wildly divergent goals. Do separate payers working with separate providers offer a kind of check and balance? A historical knock on this hypothesis is the inarguably crappy outcomes for chronic conditions that US patients have the privilege of paying comparatively ridiculous sums for. I couldn’t tell you whether those crappy outcomes are a result of the separateness of payers and providers or some other factor, but so it is. Here’s the short version of one of Steve’s main points: It’s not about control. It’s about connection. It’s about being able to connect with patients over their continuum of care. It’s also about how consumers and employers are increasingly trading out choice and broad networks for an assurance of quality. You can learn more at guidewell.com. Steven Blumberg serves as vice president, practice transformation, for GuideWell Health. In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for the further establishment of a high-quality, economically effective clinical system across Florida. He also provides guidance on value-based care and population health models. Prior to joining GuideWell in June 2019, Blumberg served as vice president for value-based care at Baptist Health South Florida, where he led the strategy and implementation for Baptist’s population health and value-based care efforts. Prior to that, he was senior vice president and executive director of AtlantiCare Health Solutions, the New Jersey division of the Geisinger Health System, where he was responsible for population health, the organization’s provider physician group, and home care and hospice continuum services. Earlier in his career, he was chief planning and business development officer at UHealth–The University of Miami Health System. Blumberg also held leadership roles at UF Health–Shands Healthcare and Baptist Health Jacksonville. Blumberg has been active in community and professional organizations, including serving on the boards of the Ronald McDonald House, Community Hospice, and the Northeast Florida Health Planning Council. He has also served nationally on the Premier Population Health Steering Group and on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Baldrige Board of Examiners. Blumberg holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. 03:30 How does thinking like a payer change the way you build out a primary care provider practice? 04:37 “When I was on the provider side, I definitely worried about the total cost of care … but making the products affordable was … someone else’s concern.” 09:12 How would you define practice transformation? 13:29 “We’re curating networks.” 16:56 “If they come to the market, they’ll be hard to ignore.” 17:38 How integrated is the physicians network? 18:35 “Control isn’t the right word … it is the connection with the patient … that’s where we think the most effective primary care takes place.” 18:59 Where does attempting team-based care fall apart the most? 21:25 Are employers trading out for an assurance of quality? You can learn more at guidewell.com. Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth How does thinking like a payer change the way you build out a primary care provider practice? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “When I was on the provider side, I definitely worried about the total cost of care … but making the products affordable was … someone else’s concern.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth How would you define practice transformation? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “We’re curating networks.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “If they come to the market, they’ll be hard to ignore.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth How integrated is the physicians network? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “Control isn’t the right word … it is the connection with the patient … that’s where we think the most effective primary care takes place.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth Where does attempting team-based care fall apart the most? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth Are employers trading out for an assurance of quality? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth

When student pharmacists are involved in practice transformation efforts, it can be mutually beneficial for both the student and the community pharmacy.  In this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, a third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, chats with Dr. Nicole Pezzino, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Community Outreach and Innovation at Wilkes University Nesbit School of Pharmacy. Nicole shares her passion for community pharmacy practice transformation and innovative ways to engage students in these efforts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When student pharmacists are involved in practice transformation efforts, it can be mutually beneficial for both the student and the community pharmacy.  In this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, a third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, chats with Dr. Nicole Pezzino, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Community Outreach and Innovation at Wilkes University Nesbit School of Pharmacy. Nicole shares her passion for community pharmacy practice transformation and innovative ways to engage students in these efforts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pharmacy benefit management companies – PBMs – are currently at the center of one of the hottest debates in pharmacy. But what are they, and why do many believe they're undermining patient care?  Antonio Caccia, APhA's new senior director for disruptive innovation and practice transformation, joins us to talk about what he found when pulled back the curtain on PBM practices in Ohio, and needs to be done to make pharmacy right again. Guests: Antonio Caccia, Senior Advisor for Disruptive Innovation and Practice Transformation, American Pharmacists Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pharmacy benefit management companies – PBMs – are currently at the center of one of the hottest debates in pharmacy. But what are they, and why do many believe they’re undermining patient care?  Antonio Caccia, APhA’s new senior director for disruptive innovation and practice transformation, joins us to talk about what he found when pulled back the curtain on PBM practices in Ohio, and needs to be done to make pharmacy right again. Guests: Antonio Caccia, Senior Advisor for Disruptive Innovation and Practice Transformation, American Pharmacists Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pharmacy benefit management companies – PBMs – are currently at the center of one of the hottest debates in pharmacy. But what are they, and why do many believe they're undermining patient care?  Antonio Caccia, APhA's new senior director for disruptive innovation and practice transformation, joins us to talk about what he found when pulled back the curtain on PBM practices in Ohio, and needs to be done to make pharmacy right again. Guests: Antonio Caccia, Senior Advisor for Disruptive Innovation and Practice Transformation, American Pharmacists Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antonio Ciaccia of 3 Axis Advisors and 46brooklyn Research, has recently been named Senior Advisor for Disruptive Innovation and Practice Transformation at the American Pharmacists Association.

Payer opportunities are on the rise causing community pharmacies to adjust workflows to actively participate in clinical services. New opportunities can either motivate you to change your practice or cause you to be so overwhelmed that you implement no change. Today we are joined by Cody Clifton, Workflow Innovation Specialist Flip the Pharmacy and Director of Practice Transformation, CPESN USA to talk the trends of creating change in a pharmacy practice site. Listen in to hear his insights on working with pharmacies across the nation who have been able to adjust workflows to engage in emerging payer opportunities.Show Notes: To Access Flip the Pharmacy Change Packages: Available at https://www.flipthepharmacy.com/ Rhodes, L, et al. Implementation of a Vaccine Screening Program at an Independent Community Pharmacy. J Am Pharm Assoc 2017; 57: 222-228. Available at: https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(16)30867-6/abstract

Thrive Subscribe is on Vacation this week. Randy talks with Dr. Brooke Griffin of Midwestern University College of Pharmacy and discuss some of the exciting programs they have created for students to prepare them for the evolving pharmacy landscape. For preceptors working with any of the 80 partner schools, there is a related free course with Continuing Education available. The New Normal: How to Develop and Deliver Remote Experiential Training 1hr0.1 CEU -- https://learn.ceimpact.com/library/group/16/course/2081

With the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the national Flip the Pharmacyprogram has pivoted from its normally scheduled programming to support pharmacies in best practices for the COVID-19 response.   During this episode of Beyond the Sig, Stephanie McGrath, Executive Director of Network Operations for the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network chats with colleague Brandon Antinopoulos, Sr Program Manager of Practice Transformation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy to learn how pharmacies are responding in the COVID-19 pandemic.   Learn more: https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the national Flip the Pharmacyprogram has pivoted from its normally scheduled programming to support pharmacies in best practices for the COVID-19 response.   During this episode of Beyond the Sig, Stephanie McGrath, Executive Director of Network Operations for the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network chats with colleague Brandon Antinopoulos, Sr Program Manager of Practice Transformation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy to learn how pharmacies are responding in the COVID-19 pandemic.   Learn more: https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast

Episode 1:  Flip the Pharmacy: The Time is Now On our inaugural show, Dr. Stephanie McGrath, PPCN Executive Director, talks with Flip the Pharmacy national leaders Dr. Randy McDonough, Director of Practice Transformation for Flip the Pharmacy and Dr. Suzanne Feeney, Vice President of Business Development for CE Impact about their roles in community pharmacy practice transformation.  They share a sneak peak at future progressions, and how pharmacy teams and student pharmacists can get involved in the ground-breaking Flip the Pharmacy initiative. https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 1:  Flip the Pharmacy: The Time is Now On our inaugural show, Dr. Stephanie McGrath, PPCN Executive Director, talks with Flip the Pharmacy national leaders Dr. Randy McDonough, Director of Practice Transformation for Flip the Pharmacy and Dr. Suzanne Feeney, Vice President of Business Development for CE Impact about their roles in community pharmacy practice transformation.  They share a sneak peak at future progressions, and how pharmacy teams and student pharmacists can get involved in the ground-breaking Flip the Pharmacy initiative. https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast 

We know Pharmacy Technicians are crucial to practice transformation. Beyond workflow changes, learn more about how a rural Tennessee pharmacy team hired a Pharmacy Technician, Amber Suthers CPhT, MSAH, to lead clinical services. The Pharmacy positions Pharmacy Technicians to lead patient care services in a community without any other health care providers. This pharmacy's story of practice transformation will leave you inspired.

Siloam Health faced the hurdle of improving efficiency and effectiveness of the patient flow process. Claire Reagan, Nurse Manager at Siloam Health in Nashville, TN, joined Dr. Thomas Spain, primary care physician and Director of Practice Transformation at the Midsouth Practice Transformation Network, and Kirkland Ahern-Jones, Director of Operations for the Midsouth PTN, to discuss the effort the practice made to implement team huddles and the difference huddles made in the practice’s workflow and experience as part of their TCPI work. By initiating a clinical team huddle, Siloam Health moved to the next level of team based care. Taking the time to establish the huddle habit and to encourage providers to collaborate about patient care, Siloam Health improved both the team and the patients’ experiences and further developed relationships between patients and the entire team. Team huddles led to a 20% improvement in colon cancer screening over baseline, moving the practice performance above the national MIPS benchmark in just 18 months. The practice improved dramatically on mammogram screenings, showed a 15% over baseline in administration of Pneumovax to elderly and diabetic populations, and better incorporated behavioral health in patient care. With the implementation of daily huddles, Siloam Health is able to work as a more organized team to serve each patient’s unique needs. Podcast Episode Resources To learn more about the resources referenced in this episode, please see the following links: CMS: https://www.cms.gov/ TCPI: https://tinyurl.com/tcpi19 MidSouthPTN: https://midsouthptn.com/ Siloam Health: https://siloamhealth.org/ Team/Daily Practice Huddles: https://tinyurl.com/dailypracticehuddles MidSouthPTN YouTube Channel:

The Best Practices podcast explores the exemplary work done by practices in the MidSouth Practice Transformation Network over the last three years. Throughout the episodes, the podcast explores quality improvement efforts, but what are these continuous process improvement methods? Kirkland Ahern-Jones, Director of Operations for the Midsouth PTN, interviews her cohost, Dr. Thomas Spain, primary care physician and Director of Practice Transformation at the Midsouth Practice Transformation Network, to explore the continuous process improvement methods and why they are needed. The efforts of the MidSouth PTN were underpinned by the knowledge that to thrive in a value-based payment environment, practices needed to learn how to continually improve and how to use data to drive that improvement. There are a number of continuous process improvement methods, but the two most common in healthcare are Lean Process Improvement and the IHI Model for Improvement. Each method includes preparation practices need to make before they undertake improvement and before they begin making changes. Continuous process improvement methods are essential when striving to enact change, because these methods provide a feedback cycle that enables practices to learn from the changes being put in place and to allow what they have learned to influence the changes made in the future. The IHI Model for Improvement is simple and universal. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement provides a wealth of resources online, and their Model for Improvement begins with two parts. The first part is a trio of questions that aid a practice in setting aims, establishing measures, and selecting changes. A practice’s aim should be quantifiable; it should be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-frame bound. How a practice will measure to know a change is an improvement is a step that is often left out, but it is pivotal to the use of data to drive improvement. The second part of the first step of the IHI Model for Improvement is the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method for testing change. For those interested in quality improvement, we invite you to explore the continuous process improvement methods. Dr. Spain’s best advice for those just beginning their healthcare improvement journey: Start small. Podcast Episode Resources To learn more about the resources referenced in this episode, please see the following links: CMS: https://www.cms.gov/ TCPI: https://tinyurl.com/tcpi19 MidSouthPTN: https://midsouthptn.com/ IHI LEAN Model: https://tinyurl.com/goinglean PDSA Cycle: https://tinyurl.com/pdsa19 QI Toolkit: https://tinyurl.com/qitoolkit19

Dr. Thomas Spain, primary care physician and Director of Practice Transformation at the Midsouth PTN, and Kirkland Ahern-Jones, Director of Operations for the Midsouth PTN, take the opportunity to look back at the Best Practices podcast series as TCPi comes to a close. The Best Practices podcast was inspired by a vision to create an active, living legacy of the work that has been done over the last years by 4,500 clinicians in over 100 practices across the midsouth. The podcast series aims to look more deeply at the work practices have done in moving through the phases of transformation as part of the seven aims of TCPI. The overarching project was to aid practices in preparing for APMs (alternative payment models), and this living legacy has been created with the aim of inspiring other practices to participate, succeed, and thrive in the APM space. The Best Practices podcast series focuses on high impact change. We interviewed practice leaders as well as subject matter experts to outline some of the best quality improvement practices in the TCPI toolkit. The Best Practices podcast tells the best stories about the best work done by the best practices. We hope you will join us for the entire series on our YouTube channel. Podcast Episode Resources To learn more about the resources referenced in this episode, please see the following links: MidSouthPTN: https://midsouthptn.com/ Daily Practice Huddles: https://tinyurl.com/dailypracticehuddles Collaborative Care Model: https://tinyurl.com/collabrotivecaremodel Behavioral Health Integration: https://tinyurl.com/bhiama QI Toolkit: https://tinyurl.com/qitoolkit19 IHI LEAN Model: https://tinyurl.com/goinglean PDSA Cycle: https://tinyurl.com/pdsa19 Steps Forward: www.stepsforward.com CDC Medication Management: https://www.cdc.gov/medicationsafety/ 3 Step Screening: https://tinyurl.com/3stepscreening19 What is Shared Decision Making: http://tinyurl.com/shareddecisionmaking19 Mayo Clinic Decision Making: https://shareddecisions.mayoclinic.org/ Patient Activation Measure: https://tinyurl.com/patientactivation19 AHRQ Website: https://tinyurl.com/ahrq19 Reducing ER Visits: https://tinyurl.com/ervisit19 High Value Care Coordination Toolkit: https://tinyurl.com/HVCC19 AMA Steps Forward: Forming a Patient and Family Advisory Council: https://tinyurl.com/AMAPFAC Open Notes: https://www.opennotes.org/

Join us as we talk with Dr. Brooke Griffin of Midwestern University College of Pharmacy as she discusses some of the exciting programs they have created for students to prepare them for the evolving pharmacy landscape.

Meet Robyn, she’s a Practice owner just like you… Robyn is a great Physiotherapist but her Practice was consuming her with stress. -    12 hour working days with patients -    Sleepless at night with her Practice always on her mind -    She was always on “edge” when spending time with her husband and children And when she was at work… -    She was juggling between seeing patients, managing the business, managing the finances, training and managing the team…Things got so hard for Robyn that she felt paralysed and handcuffed to her business. She was just 60 days  from shutting the doors – she couldn’t afford to keep going. It was around this time Robyn and I met and she decided the Practice Acceleration Method was the right fit for her. Listen to this episode now to learn how… -    Robyn has reclaimed her life and works on her own terms -    Her down time is “her” time and she’s happier than ever -    Her husband and children get the best version of Robyn And she’s earning an extra $100,000 per year. If you’ve read this far then perhaps you can relate to where Robyn was. OR Maybe you’re situation is different to Robyn but you’ve become stuck in a different way that’s holding you back? Robyn’s Practice Transformation is a true and inspiring story for all Practice Owners to listen to.

In this episode of the PILL podcast, Trudi interviews Hank Kerschen, a healthcare executive experienced in multi-specialty group practices and integrated delivery systems. He excels in group development, strategic planning, relationship management, and project management. He discusses the process and benefits of joining an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), and the journey of St. Elizabeth to participate in a value-based care model. He also addresses how to navigate being in both of the healthcare reimbursement worlds of fee-for-service and value-based care at the same time.If you need assistance with quality improvement call the Kentucky REC at 859-323-3090 or email us at kyrec@uky.edu. Check out our website at www.kentuckyrec.com. For specific Quality Payment Program assistance, enroll in our online resource center at www.qppresourcecenter.org.Royalty Free Music from Bensound 

Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, BCPS, CDE - Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Services and Practice Transformation, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy - talks to us about the impact of culture on behaviors and health outcomes ... and why healthcare practitioners need to develop cultural awareness and move toward cultural proficiency to achieve optimal outcomes for the patients they serve. Key Lessons: Culture is the characteristics, knowledge, and beliefs of a group of people including their shared language, religious/spiritual beliefs, habits, and values.   Culture impact beliefs about diseases, medications, and healthcare. Many patients are reluctant to tell healthcare providers about their culturally-related health behaviors for fear of being judged or may believe such information is irrelevant. Behaviors and beliefs, regardless of source, can impact health outcomes and can augment, detract, or have no impact on the recommended treatment plan. Openly discussing beliefs and behaviors is critical.  Supporting patient decisions based on their beliefs builds trust. Communicating in the patient's preferred language is mandated by law. Use trained interpreters. Have written materials available in the patient's preferred language. Cultural awareness and moving toward cultural proficiency makes good business sense as you are better able to understand the needs of your patients.

In this episode of the PILL podcast, we interview Dr. Ken Wilson, an Executive Consultant for Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY.  Dr. Wilson has years of experience leading complex implementation efforts. He provides unique insight from a strategic perspective of change in a large health system within a competitive marketplace.He is also a leader in the enterprise-wide adoption of the Patient-Centered Medical Home model at Norton Healthcare. He previously served as the System Vice President for Clinical Effectiveness & Quality. During his years in this position, Dr. Wilson had oversight over Norton's quality program. In his spare time, he travels internationally to help improve medical care. He has traveled to Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and other countries. If you need assistance with quality improvement call the Kentucky REC at 859-323-3090 or check out our website at www.kentuckyrec.com. For specific Quality Payment Program assistance, check out our online resource center at www.qppresourcecenter.orgRoyalty Free Music from Bensound 

QUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Allison Lewinski, PhD, MPH, RN, a post-doctoral fellow with the HSR&D Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation about a recent systematic review of the evidence support self-management of epilepsy and other chronic diseases.

In the first of a series of interviews with key opinion leaders, Amy Ellis, director of quality and value-based care at Northwest Medical Specialties, discusses practice transformation with Jess Quiring, a patient navigator at New Mexico Cancer Center. During the converation, Quiring explained how her practice modified the depression and distress screening tools for the different populations it treated. For instance, it changed the language based on what was more acceptable to Native Americans receiving treatment. She also explained the various programs the practice offers to patients, such as yoga, an art workshop, and meal preparation assistance, as well as several support groups.

Join SLSP host Tatiana Berindei in this juicy and enlightening conversation/experience with Somatic Sex Educator and practitioner Lorina Manzanita as they explore how to practice transformation through your body. A wealth of embodiment information, Lorina models how to be in a receptive body and explains why cultivating receptivity is so important. Listen now to [...]

In this episode, we continue on with the Practice Transformation contest that took place on stage at the Dental Success Summit 2017 in San Diego, CA....Continue Reading...

Over the years, I’ve attended more conferences and seen more presentations than I can count. Some have been incredible and some not so much. I recently realized that when reading business books, or watching formal presentations, my favorites are almost always when the author or presenter shares the lessons in the form of a story or case study....Continue Reading...

Over the years, I’ve attended more conferences and seen more presentations than I can count. Some have been incredible and some not so much. I recently realized that when reading business books, or watching formal presentations, my favorites are almost always when the author or presenter shares the lessons in the form of a story or case study....Continue Reading...

Practice Transformation Networks Explained This week, on MAG's ongoing Top Docs Radio series, I hosted two experts in practice transformation networks (PTN's). The Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) is designed to help more than 150,000 U.S clinicians improve quality and reduce costs - keeping in mind that the Medicare is changing from a volume-based payment […] The post Practice Transformation Networks Explained appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Join us Wednesday, July 15th 2015 at 3 PM Eastern/12 PM Pacific for another deep dive into the role of primary care in population health. Our special guest is Jay Lee, MD, (@FamilyDocWonk) Associate Medical Director of Practice Transformation at MemorialCare Medical Group and Director of Health Policy at the Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Lee was also recently honored by his peers and elected as incoming President at California Academy of Family Physicians (@cafp_familydocs). As Associate Medical Director of Practice Transformation at MemorialCare Medical Group, Dr. Lee is responsible for leading implementation of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model in practice locations from Long Beach to San Clemente.

In its quest to transform 70 to 80 percent of its physician practices to a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) over the next three years, WellPoint has adopted a "meet the practices where they are" philosophy, reports Julie Schilz, director of care delivery transformation for WellPoint. Each practice is at a different place in the transformation effort and requires specialized supports, she adds. Smoothing the transformation rollout is the simultaneous participation of 500 WellPoint practices in CMS's Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) program, whose goals dovetail with key PCMH principles --- as though WellPoint had another partner in its transformation initiative, Schilz notes. Just as important as practice support is transparency with health plan members, Schilz adds, especially when it comes to explaining the concept of the medical home neighborhood --- where care coordination is a collaboration between primary care and the specialist. Ms. Schilz shared the key features of WellPoint's transformation initiative, including results from its pilot program that have led to a system-wide rollout, during an October 24, 2013 webinar, "Aligning Value-Based Reimbursement with Physician Practice Transformation."

The Emory Clinic has had the benefit of electronic medical record capabilities for close to 20 years. With the implementation of our current EMR in 2005, certain tools have been adopted quickly, while others have been slower to be incorporated in the day to day work flow of the average practice. As Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records became an integral part of the US Healthcare Reform initiatives, leadership of The Emory Clinic began to understand that constructive incorporation of the required program elements into daily practice workflow would require a very intentional redesign of that workflow. Given the size of the practice (close to 2000 providers) and its geographic dispersion, coupled with the integration with Emory Healthcare’s multiple hospitals, the team knew that this redesign would take tremendous coordination, planning and execution of process improvement methodology. The faculty practice operations team joined forces with a local consulting team that utilized a very disciplined process improvement method to redesign, standardize and implement a practice wide workflow that created consistent experiences for patients, allows providers to qualify for Meaningful Use achievement, and set the stage for future workflow improvements. The leadership team from Emory will share the background, decision making, strategic planning and execution methods used during this project. Learning Objectives: • Benefits of standardization of workflow in a large multi-specialty practice • Process Improvement strategies that can help create engagement for change • Balancing standardization and customization in the practice environment • Application of Meaningful Use requirements in the ambulatory faculty practice setting

Redesigning a practice into one that is more efficient and patient-centered begins with a readiness assessment tool and goal-setting with key organization members, says Dr. John Michos, medical director of the Virginia Health Quality Center. The size of the practice can affect the approach to transformation. Smaller practices may find it easier to implement change, while larger practices may need to launch innovations on a small scale, then foster the spread of that success to other departments. Getting health IT and its associated efficiencies into a physician practice will help transform it into a medical home, but so will mapping communications processes for patient interactions such as phone calls, discharges and other situations. Dr. Michos and Dr. Lonnie E. Fuller, medical director for the Pennsylvania Medicaid ACCESS Plus PCCM-DM Program, described the critical steps in physician practice transformation during a May 29, 2008 webinar, Physician Practice Transformation: Charting a Path Toward Increased Revenue and Improved Efficiency, Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes.

A cultural change must be at the heart of any practice transformation, says Dr. Lonnie E. Fuller, medical director for the Pennsylvania Medicaid ACCESS Plus PCCM-DM Program. Dr. Fuller describes the attitude shifts that must occur and the enhanced patient experience that can result from a practice redesign. Even a practice that lacks sophisticated technology can make some basic improvements, he says, citing a free downloadable disease registry tool that can function as a data repository. Dr. Fuller and Dr. John Michos, medical director of the Virginia Health Quality Center, described the critical steps in physician practice transformation during a May 29, 2008 webinar, Physician Practice Transformation: Charting a Path Toward Increased Revenue and Improved Efficiency, Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes.