Quality Care Talks

Thank you Congressman Harris for sharing these special words of encouragement to caregivers, residents, and families of the Maryland long-term and post-acute care sector during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Congressman Harris thanks staff in nursing homes and assisted living communities and reassures residents and families of those in long-term care centers. 

Host: Joseph DeMattos, President and CEO

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

Guest: Dr. Shahid Aziz

ABOUT 

Dr. Shahid Aziz is a board-certified physician in the fields of Pediatrics, Medical Management, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He has worked extensively with patients suffering from life limiting illnesses, serving both the adult and pediatric populations. He was instrumental in the start of the palliative care program at Laurel Regional Hospital and the Pediatric Hospice services at Hospice of Chesapeake. He is presently the Team Physician for Montgomery Kids at Montgomery Hospice in Rockville Maryland.  In addition, Dr Aziz has chaired multiple Ethics Committees and taught clinical ethics over the last 25 years at Medstar Harbor Hospital, Laurel Regional Hospital and Hospice of Chesapeake.

In this episode we discuss:

• The difference between palliative care and hospice care.

LINKS 

Dr. Aziz’s Blog: “You Deserve a Good Death”

http://youdeserveagooddeath.blogspot.com/

Dr. Aziz’s Book: “Courageous Conversations on Dying - The Gift of Palliative Care: A Practical Guide for Physicians, Healthcare Providers, & All the People They Serve”

https://www.amazon.com/Courageous-Conversations-Dying-Palliative-Physicians/dp/1983403288

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

www.hfam.org   

Thank you to those of you working in Maryland skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers and on assisted living campuses.

We are all navigating together in these uncharted waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, it is important that we recognize we are in this together, and that we are stronger together.

Centers of employees mentioned directly in this message: 

• Marquis Westgate Hills 

Host: Joseph DeMattos, President and CEO

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

Guest: KayT Matheson

Pinnacle Quality Insight

ABOUT 

At its core, Pinnacle Quality Insight is a communications company that connects healthcare providers to the patients they care for, as well as their employees -- it is all about bringing people together. In this first episode of 2020, KayT Matheson, CDO of Pinnacle, shares how Pinnacle offers feedback and measurement tools to help senior care providers retain and engage their employees while improving quality care.  Contact KayT via [email protected].

LINKS 

Pinnacle Quality Insight

https://pinnacleqi.com/

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

www.hfam.org   

SPECIAL EPISODE: Preview HFAM's upcoming education program "The Essentials of Quality Care: Outcomes, Regulations, Staffing and Financing" 

Host: Joseph DeMattos, President & CEO 

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

Guest: Howard Sollins

Baker Donelson

ABOUT

Thinking about attending HFAM's upcoming "Essentials of Quality Care" education program on June 27th – June 28th? Listen now to get a sneak preview with one of the program’s keynote speakers, Howard Sollins of Baker Donelson, as he provides a quick regulatory and legal update on issues impacting the long-term and post-acute care industry.

The full program will offer administrators, regional directors, finance officers, and department heads the information and tools needed to be proficient as a leader in providing quality cost effect care to those in need while supporting and managing a skillful team. Click here to see the full program brochure.

Learn more and register today!

Location:

Turf Valley Resort

2700 Turf Valley Road

Ellicott City, MD 21042

LINKS 

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

www.hfam.org   

Quality for All Maryland

www.qualityforallMD.com

HFAM on Facebook

www.facebook.com/HFAMCommunity   

Host: Joseph DeMattos, President and CEO

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

Guest: Sheila McLean, Vice President

Health Quality Innovators (HQI)

ABOUT 

Health Quality Innovators (HQI) is an independent, non-profit healthcare quality consulting organization that works with providers to equip them with tools, training, and technical assistance to meet quality and leadership goals. In this episode, Sheila McLean, explains how HQI collaborates with providers, patients, families and other stakeholders to meet their goals and discusses her personal journey towards becoming a leader in healthcare.  

Want to learn more? Reach out to Sheila McLean at [email protected].

LINKS 

Health Quality Innovators

http://www.hqi.solutions/

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

www.hfam.org   

Quality for All Maryland

www.qualityforallMD.com

HFAM on Facebook

www.facebook.com/HFAMCommunity   

Host: Joseph DeMattos, President and CEO

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

Guest: Jill A. Schumann, President and CEO

LeadingAge Maryland

ABOUT 

President and CEO of LeadingAge Maryland, Jill Schumann, discusses her journey and the important work of LeadingAge Maryland, which is a community of not-for-profit aging services organizations serving residents and clients through continuing care retirement communities, senior housing, assisted living, nursing homes and home and community-based services.

Listen now to learn more about trauma informed care, which recognizes that many people have lasting effects from adverse experiences, and how LeadingAge Maryland is helping to bring trauma informed care approaches to long-term care.

Want to learn more?

Join us for a training and leadership event on Behavioral Health Trauma Informed Care on April 4 in Easton OR on April 5 in Linthicum. This program offers participants an overview of the broad framework of behavioral health with a detailed examination of new, relocated, and associated Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.

Topics include F-Tag Examination, Disease and Non-Disease States associated with behavioral health, PASSAR updates, and best practices for Trauma Informed Care. This program is valuable for providers across all care settings. Plus: Jill Schumann, President and CEO of LeadingAge Maryland, will present keynote remarks!

Click HERE to register for April 4th in Easton, MD.

Click HERE to register for April 5th in Linthicum, MD.

LINKS 

LeadingAge Maryland

https://www.leadingagemaryland.org/ 

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

www.hfam.org   

Quality for All Maryland

www.qualityforallMD.com

HFAM on Facebook

www.facebook.com/HFAMCommunity   

Host: Joseph DeMattos, President and CEO

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

Guest: Bob Atlas, President and CEO

Maryland Hospital Association

ABOUT 

Bob Atlas, President and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA), discusses his journey to becoming a leader in healthcare. From federal government employee to healthcare consultant to CEO, Bob Atlas has an extensive background in healthcare management and policy. Additional discussion topics include: 

• Maryland Total Cost of Care Contract

Are you an emerging or experienced leader in healthcare? Be sure to register for HFAM’s upcoming Leadership Institute on September 27, 2018. Sponsored by WGL Energy and Medline, the Institute’s keynote speaker will be national healthcare leader and CEO of Curio Wellness, Michael Bronfein. He will discuss the current and future impact of medical cannabis in mainstream healthcare across all settings. 

You’ll also hear from experts on a variety of issues including reputation management, active shooter preparedness, generational divides in the workforce, and the state of the opioid epidemic. Click HERE to register today!

LINKS 

Maryland Hospital Association

www.mhaonline.org

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

www.hfam.org   

Quality for All Maryland

www.qualityforallMD.com

HFAM on Facebook

www.facebook.com/HFAMCommunity   

Host: Joseph DeMattos, President and CEO

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

Guest: Dr. Mileah Kromer, Associate Professor and Director of the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center

Goucher College

ABOUT 

In this episode we discuss Maryland politics, past elections, and the upcoming 2018 Maryland Gubernatorial election with Dr. Mileah Kromer. As Director of the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center, Dr. Kromer oversees every aspect of the Goucher Poll, including interviewer training, questionnaire construction, sampling, and data analysis.

LINKS 

Dr. Mileah Kromer

www.goucher.edu/learn/academic-centers/people-politics-and-markets/faculty/mileah-kromer

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

www.hfam.org   

Quality for All Maryland

www.qualityforallMD.com

HFAM on Facebook

www.facebook.com/HFAMCommunity   

Host: Joseph DeMattos, President and CEO

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

Guest: Michael Bronfein, CEO

Curio Wellness

ABOUT 

In this episode we talk with Michael Bronfein, CEO and Founder of Curio Wellness. An innovative entrepreneur and leader, Mr. Bronfein shares leadership lessons and his vision for disrupting traditional medicine with new alternative medicine that is safe, effective, reliable, and cost-effective. Listen to learn more about:

• The age of transformation in healthcare.

LINKS 

Curio Wellness

http://curiowellness.com

Health Facilities Association of Maryland

www.hfam.org   

Quality for All Maryland

www.qualityforallMD.com

HFAM on Facebook

www.facebook.com/HFAMCommunity   

HFAM on Twitter 

www.twitter.com/HFAMCommunity