Nick Chmielewski speaks with Dr. Scott Wolf and Dr. Dustin Fowler, members of BRG's Strategy and Ambulatory Services team. They discuss strategies to maximize both net revenue and quality while decreasing hospitalization census.

Nick Chmielewski speaks with stretcherside emergency nurse, poet, social scientist, and US Air Force veteran Craig Manbauman, BSN, RN. They discuss using art therapy as a mechanism to reflect on traumatic events and enhance nurse wellness.

Nick Chmielewski speaks with Lowell Hardin, MSN, RN, NRP, NHDP-BC, a managing consultant in BRG's Emergency Care Solutions team and fire chief in his local community. They discuss hospital-based emergency medical services (EMS), including key information for a hospital's nurse executive.

Nick Chmielewski speaks with Donna Herrin-Griffith, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN, FAONL, a coauthor of the 2022 article "Fellow Designations of Interest to Nurse Leaders" in the Journal of Nursing Administration. They differentiate fellow designations from fellowship programs and discuss key potential recognitions of consideration for the nurse executive. The referenced article is DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001096.

Nick Chmielewski speaks with Noreen Hudson, MSN, RN, BRG's nursing team lead for perioperative services. They continue their discussion about the various departments that comprise perioperative services. In this episode, In this episode, they focus on process and management within the sterile processing department.

Listen to their previous podcast, where they discussed "Perioperative Services and the Operating Room."

Nick Chmielewski speaks with Pamela Thompson , MS, RN, CENP, FAAN, CEO emeritus of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). They discuss board governance and its importance to nurse leaders, including how to set strategies and responsibilities and make decisions and changes within the organization.

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski continues a discussion with Leslie Simmons, MA, RN, FACHE, executive vice president and chief operating officer at LifeBridge Health. This episode focuses on Leslie's current perspectives as a system COO.

Listen to their previous podcast, where they discussed "Transitioning to System Leadership Roles."

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski and Bill Orrell speak with Peter Chadwick, a managing director in BRG's Corporate Finance team. They discuss the current state of healthcare organization finances in the United States and its implications for the nurse executive.

In this episode Nick Chmielewski speaks with Leslie Simmons, MA, RN, FACHE, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of LifeBridge Health. In addition to her system leadership roles, Leslie is also currently serving as interim President of Sinai Hospital and Grace Medical Center. They discuss Leslie's nursing leadership journey from EKG technician to system COO, as well as landmines to avoid when transitioning from a hospital senior leadership role to a system leadership role, among other topics.

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski speaks with Ashley Tomczak, RHIA, CPC, a senior managing consultant in BRG's Revenue Cycle team. Ashley has a background in nursing and a unique perspective on both the clinical and nonclinical sides of the firm. They discuss the impact capture charge has on revenue and how maintaining proper capture charge (including clinical documentation and communication, for example) allows a company to maximize revenue.