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Hosts Ben Sawyer, Jennifer Strahan, and Duffie Dixon discuss how businesses can leverage the Baldrige framework in today's competitive marketplace with guest Scott McIntyre, the Chief Executive Officer of Guidehouse. Topics discussed on this episode of "Leader Dialogue" include: Business Acumen: Conversation will include Scott's background including his experiences in pursuing the National Quality Award. [...]
In this week's follow-up episode of Leader Dialogue , Jennifer, Lisa and Duffie will dig deeper into topics such as patient engagement, culture and consumerism with special guest Alan Nalle of Patientco. Alan Nalle/Patientco Alan Nalle is Chief Strategy Officer at Patientco, developing strategies and supporting plans for Patientco to deliver unique value to its clients. Prior [...]
Topics discussed on this episode of "Leader Dialogue" include: Professional Experience: This includes Alan Nalle s background and a brief overview of PatientCo and the services they provide their customers. Current state: Current strategies and opportunities for improvement in the area of the patient financial experience for health systems. Performance excellence challenges in the Age of Consumerism: How Consumerism has changed [...]
Craig Clapper joins hosts Ben, Lisa and Duffie for a "deep dive" discussion about strategies and opportunities for improvement in aiding healthcare organizations how to achieve and sustain High Reliable Organization (HRO) status and understanding how Consumerism impacts the inter-relations among quality improvement, process improvement, Baldrige Framework and high reliability in health systems. Craig Clapper/Press Ganey [...]
Topics discussed on this episode include: Business Acumen: Which will include Craig 's background and overview of Press Ganey Current state: Discuss current strategies and opportunities for improvement in aiding healthcare organizations how to achieve and sustain High Reliable Organization (HRO) status. Performance excellence challenges in the Age of Consumerism: Understanding how Consumerism impacts the inter-relations [...]
Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan joins hosts Ben, Jennifer, Lisa and Duffie for a "deep dive" discussion about leadership, government, education, healthcare, technology and more on Leader Dialogue . Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan A former professional baseball player and successful entrepreneur, Geoff Duncan was elected Georgia s Lieutenant Governor in November of 2018. Geoff s faith inspired him to a [...]
Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan joins Ben, Jennifer, Lisa and Duffie to discuss leadership, education, healthcare, technology and more on "Leader Dialogue". Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan A former professional baseball player and successful entrepreneur, Geoff Duncan was elected Georgia s Lieutenant Governor in November of 2018. Geoff s faith inspired him to a life of leadership and [...]
A deep dive discussion about Leveraging the Baldrige Framework to Transform a Healthsystem is provided by the hosts Ben Sawyer and Duffie Dixon, with special guest Dr. Rulon Stacey, managing director and leader of Navigant's Healthcare Strategy business unit. Dr. Rulon Stacey/Navigant Dr. Rulon Stacey is a managing director and leader of Navigant s Healthcare Strategy [...]
This episode of "Leader Dialogue" discusses how to leverage the Baldrige Framework to transform a Healthsystem with special guest Dr. Rulon Stacey of Navigant Healthcare. Among the topic's discussed are: Evolution of the Baldrige: Which will include Rulon's background and stewardship of this national treasure Proven Results: As a healthcare executive, Rulon will discuss why [...]
A deep dive discussion about Performance Excellence Challenges in the Age of Consumerism is provided by the hosts Lisa, Jennifer and Duffie, with special guest Niki Buchanan, Venture Leader of Population Insights & Care at Philips Wellcentive. Niki Buchanan, Philips Niki Buchanan serves as Venture Leader, Population Insights & Care at Philips. A dynamic, strategic, mission-driven and [...]
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Turning disruption and change into peak performance is the challenge of every leader. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in healthcare where leaders are faced with building a future-ready…
Welcome to Leader Dialogue, where we address the biggest challenges health system leaders face right now. We don’t admire the problem. Instead, we dissect the challenges and opportunities with our experienced guests. Together, we uncover practical solutions that enable leaders to succeed.
This is the Baldrige Foundation’s Leader Dialogue Program, sponsored by ABOUT Healthcare. When President Reagan introduced the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 30 years ago, he said: “America’s economic strength depends on industry’s ability to improve productivity and quality and to remain on the cutting edge of technology. That’s why this award is so important.” The Baldrige Foundation supports organizational performance excellence in the United States and around the world. This podcast is a testament to reputation of the Baldrige as the preeminent source of performance excellence information you won’t find anywhere else. The Baldrige Foundation is uniquely suited for this mission of educating medical leaders and helping transform the industry in a significant way.
Tune in to hear fellow C-suite executives share the biggest challenges they face. Take note of the practical takeaways as they address labor cost escalations, population health challenges, maximizing consumer experience, improving employee and provider satisfaction, and improving health equity. The co-host and guests offer tips and approaches that you can easily apply in your own organization today.
Hosting the podcast are Roger Spoelman, DBA, MBA and Chuck Peck, MD, FACS. Roger has more than 30 years of experience as a healthcare executive. He served as interim CEO at Trinity Health Regional Systems in New England, Ohio, and Illinois at Loyola University Health System. Roger mentors many executives and assists organizations with strategy, innovation, and succession planning.
Dr. Peck is an internist and rheumatologist by training. For more than three decades, he has served as a practicing physician, faculty member, scientist, medical director, CEO, and partner in a global healthcare advisory company. One of the biggest projects he oversaw was a $108M financial turnaround of a $2B integrated health system in the northeast. Chuck also provides thought leadership insights to different organizations across the country, focusing mainly on operational and financial topics.
Roger and Chuck are joined by two ABOUT Healthcare executives, Darin Vercillo, MD a practicing Hospitalist and CMO of ABOUT healthcare, and Ben Sawyer MBA, PT, OCS, LBB an industry expert. ABOUT Healthcare’s vision is to enable health systems to operate as one, and their mission is to connect those in need with those who heal faster. ABOUT serves over 137 health systems and 940 hospitals, and proudly serves as a MAC Baldrige Society Trustee.
Combining Baldrige Foundation’s performance excellence reputation, Roger, Chuck, Darin, and Ben’s expertise, and the valuable insights of their guests, you won’t want to miss a podcast. Tune in today!
Listen to Leader Dialogue at https://www.leaderdialogue.com/podcast/.