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Leveraging Press Ganey Data to Improve The Health Care Experience | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-10-1039:35

In this episode, Dr. Jessica Dudley explains how Press Ganey uses their substantial collection of workplace and patient survey data to help health care organizations improve physician engagement and wellbeing — which leads to better patient outcomes.Expert: Dr. Jessica Dudley, chief clinical officer at Press GaneyNotable topics covered:Using survey data to improve the workforce and patient experienceCreating a sense of organizational belonging and engagementCorrelating engagement to patient e...

Standardizing Surgical Care to Improve Outcomes| Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-09-1223:40

Preventing infection and enhancing recovery are metrics for surgical quality of care. In this episode, Dr. Pedro Ramirez discusses efforts to standardize patient care, including implementing surgical site infection bundles and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) initiatives before, during and after surgery to improve and improve patient outcomes. Expert: Dr. Pedro Ramirez, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Houston Methodist Hospital and the Alan L. Kaplan Chai...

Tackling Health Disparities Through Federal Funding & Research | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-08-0836:59

Race is a social construct that impacts both life and health span. In this episode, Dr. Pérez-Stable explains how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aims to lessen health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations through research and funding.Expert: Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, principal investigator in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of HealthNotable topic...

Advancing Quality of Care Through Academic Research | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-07-1129:23

Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. In this wide-ranging episode, Dr. H. Dirk Sostman, Houston Methodist executive vice president and chief academic officer and president and CEO of the Houston Methodist Academic Institute (HMAI), discusses his remarkable 20-year career at Houston Methodist advancing quality of care through academic research and scientific innovation — including leading Houston Methodist through one of the fastest-evol...

Measuring Safety in Health Care with Press Ganey | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-06-1332:29

Health care safety is a public health issue. Despite progress, preventable harm remains unacceptably frequent. In order to reduce harm in all its forms, we need to know what causes it and why. In this episode, Dr. Tejal Gandhi, chief safety and transformation officer at Press Ganey, delves deep into the latest industry insights and offers recommendations for creating safer environments for patients and providers.Expert: Dr. Tejal Gandhi, chief safety and transformation officer, Press Ganey No...

How Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Improves Quality in Health Care | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-05-0922:55

As the discourse surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has intensified and mandates to eliminate programs have taken effect, organizations grapple with the repercussions. In this episode, Arianne Dowdell, vice president and chief DEI officer at Houston Methodist, discusses how a commitment to DEI improves quality in health care — from fostering a respectful workplace to providing culturally competent care. Expert: Arianne Dowdell, vice president and chief diversit...

How Lean Management Transformed a Health Care System | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-04-1128:09

Lean management focuses on continuous improvement through making incremental process changes to improve quality and efficiency.In this episode, Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, shares how lean management principles transformed the largest not-for-profit health care system in central Massachusetts.Expert: Eric W. Dickson MD, MHCM, FACEP, President & CEO UMass Memorial HealthNotable topics covered:Lean management methodologyContinuous process improvementEmergenc...

Maintaining Quality Across Vascular Surgery Subspecialties | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-03-1423:30

The world of vascular surgery comprises a wide range of specialties. How does a hospital system manage quality across fields to ensure the best patient outcomes possible during surgery and beyond?In this episode, Dr. Schaal discusses generational advancements in vascular surgery and the charge to manage quality across specialties in a large hospital system with Dr. Alan Lumsden, medical director of the world-renowned Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center.Guest: Dr. Alan Lumsde...

Health Care Accreditation and Certification | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal

2024-02-1523:23

What are health care accreditations and certifications? Why are they important? Who conducts them?Providing the highest quality care in the safest environments possible is both the goal and the responsibility of health care organizations. But how is quality defined and measured? And by whom? On this episode, Dr. Schaal discusses health care accreditation and certification with Mr. Kelly Proctor, president of DNV Healthcare.Expert: Mr. Kelly Proctor, President of DNV HealthcareNotable topics c...

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