Vizient's podcast channels are dedicated to critical issues you face: health care strategy, performance improvement and of course, patient care. Whether your work is focused on the here and now at the patient's bedside or looking toward the future and your organization's long-term health, our podcasts feature subject matter experts from the Vizient/Sg2 teams and your colleagues across the membership. Subscribe to our channels on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher and new episodes will come right to your phone, tablet or computer every week.
Care to Lead
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Ena Williams, Chief Nursing Officer Yale New Haven Hospital
Ena Williams, senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Yale New Haven Hospital has a candid conversation with Dr. Nicole Gruebling, associate vice president of Member Connections at Vizient....
Crosswinds Podcast
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Catherine A. Jacobson President and CEO Froedtert Health (Part 2)
Tom Robertson, Executive Director of the Vizient Research Institute and Cathy Jacobson, President and CEO of Froedtert Health in Milwaukee return to discuss macroeconomic challenges facing the U.S. health care system rooted in its Byzantine financing system involving counter-productive cross-subsidies...
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Catherine A. Jacobson President and CEO Froedtert Health (Part 1)
Tom Robertson, Executive Director of the Vizient Research Institute sits down with Cathy Jacobson, President and CEO of Froedtert Health In Milwaukee, Wisconsin to discuss everything from agile decision-making during the COVID pandemic to deliberate system rationalization of clinical resources, includ...
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Will Ferniany, CEO University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System (Part 2)
Tom Robertson, Executive Director of the Vizient Research Institute and Will Ferniany, CEO of the UAB Health System return to discuss a possible role for genomics in reducing health inequities, the shortage of mental health resources, Will’s thoughts on national investments in public health and educat...
Knowledge on the Go Podcast
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Managing patient capacity in a health care facility is a complex, crucial undertaking that involves teamwork across the care continuum. On this episode, leaders from Keck Medicine of USC discuss their areas of focus to get their capacity management program off the ground, how they pulled together the ...
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One of the most compelling lessons Marcia Baker learned from a recent Vizient High Reliability and Sustainability Benchmarking Study is that “variation hides issues.” She and her colleague Sandy Cox have worked to uncover those issues and, in Sandy’s words, “Fix the problem.” On this podcast, Marcia a...
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Well-being: Leading your staff during a crisis – Part 2
The Coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on hospitals and clinicians across the country. As the surge persists, staff stressors increase, and the relentless pressure compounds the seriousness of the problem. This episode reveals how Rush University Medical Center’s Strategic Communications department...
Modern Practice Podcast
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Addressing Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs) after COVID-19 – Part 1
Even before the pandemic, health care organizations struggled with Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs), and the outbreak of COVID-19 only worsened infection rates. In this five-part series, we will examine four leading HACs to discuss why their rates went up and proven approaches hospital staff can us...
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Care approaches for COVID-19 long-haulers – Part 3
“We are seeing increased demand, lots of questions out there from people who’ve had COVID, and questions that, quite honestly, primary care physicians aren’t comfortable being able to answer.” So says Dr. Maddie McDowell of Sg2 about care for COVID long-haulers. She continues, “This is a field that’s ...
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Care approaches for COVID-19 long-haulers – Part 2
In this episode, we continue our discussion on COVID long-haulers, those who contracted COVID-19 and cannot shake off the effects weeks or months later. We feature a clinic developed to care for long-haulers and examine treatment approaches.
Guest speakers:
Madeline McD...
Sg2 Perspectives Podcast
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2021 Executive Summit Preview: A Look in the Mirror With Bill Woodson
During the pandemic, many organizations spent time scrutinizing the health of their own systems and changing their strategies and priority lists, as well as asking themselves “What do we do in the next 12 to 18 months—and beyond?” This week, Sg2 Perspectives welcomes Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson ...
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40 years in Health Care: Reflections from Sg2’s Henry Soch
Henry Soch has been an Sg2 institution for 15.5 years, leading our work in new technology and innovation in the health care space. We are sad to say that Henry is retiring, but this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we got the rare opportunity to chat with him about his illustrious 40-year career in the healt...
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Physician Enterprise Strategy: In a World of New Dynamics, Relationships Still Matter
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted physician office revenue, many believed health systems would acquire smaller practices. While this did occur, there has also been a reshaping of physician–health system relationships, along with the appearance of alternative paths for physician groups. This week on Sg...
VentureSprout Podcast
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b.well Connected Health – Part 2
This episode continues the discussion around the benefits of b.well Connected Health, a digital solution that minimizes the fragmentation patients usually experience when accessing health care. It gives them the ability to create and customize their access and allows them to pull in their data from ac...
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b.well Connected Health – Part 1
When Kristen Valdes learned her daughter had a significant autoimmune condition, it started a long, arduous journey through the health care system to find diagnosis and treatment. This experience formed the basis for b.well Connected Health, a health care solution that allows individual patients to ta...
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“All of the plans that I’ve seen … have always tried to restructure health care based on moving the money. … The real focus needs to be on the movement of care and the change of care.” These are the words of today’s guest, who continues his discussion about Medically Home, where the emphasis is the re...
VerifiedRx Podcast
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Show me the data! Updates on the evidence of thrombolytic use in ischemic strokes
Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, taking the lives of 140,000 people each year. Historically, the thrombolytic alteplase has been the mainstay of drug therapy, but now the FDA is looking at tenecteplase as a treatment option for ischemic strokes.
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The Drug Supply Chain Security Act: The road to patient safety
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act was enacted in 2013 to protect patients from counterfeit, stolen or contaminated medications. It allows for the detection and removal of these drugs from the marketplace. In this podcast, we explore how frontline pharmacy staff can support compliance.
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Rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, oh my! The antivenins for crotalid envenomation
Summertime means snakebite time, and with it comes the critical decisions pharmacists and clinicians are faced with when choosing antivenins. In this episode, we will look at the differences and similarities between the two latest antivenins for snakebites.
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