Knowledge on the Go

Systemness


Listen Later

Hospital mergers and acquisitions can be both transformative and complex, requiring careful alignment and integration of systems. In this episode, host Thomas Sauls speaks with Ed Moore, President of UMass Memorial Harrington Hospital, and Eric Alper, Chief Quality and Clinical Informatics Officer at UMass Memorial Health, about the successful acquisition of Harrington Hospital. They share insights into the integration process, from transitioning to a unified electronic health record system to enhancing financial and quality performance while preserving organizational culture and community-focused care.

 

Guest speakers:

Ed Moore 
President, UMass Memorial – Harrington Hospital

 

Eric Alper MD

Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer
UMass Memorial Health

 

Host:

Thomas Sauls
Fellow, Performance Improvement Programs
Vizient

 

Links | Resources:

Contacting Knowledge on the Go: [email protected]

 

Show notes: 

[0:51] Driving forces behind the merger of Harrington Hospital and UMass Memorial 
[3:05] Aligning the mission and vision as a key reason for the merger 
[04:51] Preserving the local leadership and culture during the acquisition 
[7:05] Key operational challenges and strategies used to align hospital systems post-merger
[09:10] How patient care improves with data and metrics
[10:55] Best practices for ensuring a smooth transition and integration between the two systems
[13:13] Improvements to the systems six to twelve months after the merger
[15:32] Balancing autonomy with integration—how hospitals can maintain local identity and control
[16:50] Examples of how systemness can benefit patients and staff
[18:12] Giving up independence and benefits of integrating 
[19:10] Being entity focused and centralized to deliver across the entire system 

 

Subscribe Today!

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Android

RSS Feed

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Knowledge on the GoBy Vizient Performance Improvement Collaborative

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

8 ratings


More shows like Knowledge on the Go

View all
Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,941 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,823 Listeners

EMCrit FOAM Feed by Scott D. Weingart, MD FCCM

EMCrit FOAM Feed

1,864 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,260 Listeners

Coaching for Leaders by Dave Stachowiak

Coaching for Leaders

1,460 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,442 Listeners

Pivot by New York Magazine

Pivot

9,140 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,785 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,191 Listeners

Maxwell Leadership Podcast by John Maxwell

Maxwell Leadership Podcast

2,456 Listeners

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast by Becker's Healthcare

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

184 Listeners

The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet

The Journal.

5,934 Listeners

Sg2 Perspectives by Vizient

Sg2 Perspectives

49 Listeners

Rapid Response RN by Sarah Lorenzini

Rapid Response RN

374 Listeners

The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

The Mel Robbins Podcast

20,416 Listeners