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The pandemic has upended many things in healthcare, one of which is the way we think about nurse staffing. Our guest for this episode is Betty Jo Rocchio, Senior Vice President & System Chief Nursing Officer for Mercy. Mercy has been in the midst of rolling out a new hub-based approach to their nursing workforce that allows them to more flexibly staff up and down with full-time and contingent nurses. During the pandemic, Mercy organized its workforce around regional pods and used a data-driven approach that allowed them to more easily move nurses through the system to meet the needs of different regions. Betty Jo details their process, how it will be used moving forward and how she thinks the pandemic has changed what nurses want from their jobs. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

This week’s episode is the first in a three-part series about custom web applications for today. Justin Bantuelle, Chief Operating Officer & Web Technology Director at Health Connective, breaks down how to know when it’s the right time to build something new vs. using an application that’s already available. In this episode, you’ll learn how existing solutions can provide a head start, and what people fail to account for in building custom apps. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Hosts Gregg Masters and Fred Goldstein meet John Edelston President & CEO HealthPro Associates, industry veteran consultant and innovator extraordinaire. They discuss a range of topics and frame current day innovations in healthcare delivery and finance from ACOs to Medical Homes. Edelston describes in detail the birth of CareMore via acquisition and integration of several southern California IPAs and ‘group practices without walls.’ To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Host Justin Barnes, aka the @HITAdvisor, talks to Stephanie S. Denvir, CAE the Senior Director, Strategic Relations for HIMSS as Justin continues his HIMSS series in the lead up to this year’s conference in August in Las Vegas celebrating their 60th anniversary. Stephanie and Justin discuss HIMSS leadership initiatives focused on Healthcare Executives. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Episode 48: This question came in from a connection on social media. This is a great question that we don't discuss too often in the SPD industry. In this episode, Seth Hendee, Clinical Education Specialist with Healthmark Industries helps us to answer this question. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Host Jim Tate talks to Amit Trivedi, Director, Informatics & Health IT Standards at HIMSS responsible for directing the ecosystem of health IT standards for HIMSS. Jim and Amit discuss IHE, IHE USA, Continua, and HIMSS Developer Lab and their relationships with standards development organizations and related programs and initiatives. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

E: 42 The SPD department has many unsung heroes. These can be different types of supplies or equipment that we may take for granted, but play a critical role in our department. In this episode, Stephen Kovach and I discuss the importance of the case cart washer. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Value-Based Reimbursement Shows Signs of Life This week host David Burda with his panel, Julie Murchinson and David Johnson debate the significance of two new value-based reimbursement agreements announced. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Host Dr. Nick van Terheyden, aka Dr. Nick, is joined by Dr. Craig Joseph for this month's News You Can Use. Topics cover health equity and price transparency along with review of COVID vaccine roll out, variants and vaccine hesitancy. Finally the #1 patient safety concern is health inequality. And price transparency and the effect of the new regulations on making info available to patients. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter welcomes Dr. Michael Osterholm, renowned pandemic expert and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Policy and Research (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota. A recent advisor to President Biden’s transition team, Dr. Osterholm warns of another COVID-19 surge on the horizon as the more contagious UK variant, which is causing more lockdowns across Europe, is becoming the dominant strain in the US. He says vaccination rates must be accelerated, and that more equitable distribution of vaccines around the world will be the only way to get the pandemic under control. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Dr. Jonathan Woodson outlines a Digital Transformation Model - calling for a national strategy where all stakeholder collaborate on a unified infrastructure model to be leveraged by health systems, consumers, payers inclusive of the US Government. We further discussed how best to ensure access to care, whether via the bricks and mortar or the digital front door serves everyone; as well, as how we ensure all have access to the necessary technology to maximize access and serve their path to wellness. https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheVirtualShift/ https://twitter.com/FoleyTom Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Lahr, CIO of Monument Health, and Peter Durlach, Chief Strategy Officer of Nuance Communications, discuss voice recognition technology, its demand and adoption level in the marketplace, emerging use cases, and the next stage of improvements in the technology. According to Peter, much before COVID-19, the healthcare industry was already going through the pandemic of administrative burden resulting in clinician burnout. Nuance, through their ambient virtual assistant technology, is eliminating that burden by powering virtual consults with clinical documentation that writes itself. Dr. Lahr states that voice recognition technology is the best way for patients to interact with their providers opposed to any other user interface. She further states that going forward the integration with the EHR and the voice recognition technology is an absolute requirement. Take a listen. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Joanne Spetz, a professor of Health Policy Studies, Family and Community Medicine, and Nursing at UCSF. She’s also a researcher who focuses on the economics of the healthcare workforce, and her insights into the nursing workforce are more relevant than ever in the midst of a pandemic that has stretched our supply of nurses to the breaking point. In this conversation, Joanne talks with Dr. Nurse Dan about the trends she’s seeing across the profession, including a disturbing acceleration of retirements and nurses leaving the workforce. She previews insights from the bi-annual study she does in partnership with the California Board of Nursing, which looked at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state’s nurses this year. Joanne also shares her thoughts on how we can better use data to inform everything from healthcare policy to education to hiring and training. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Hosts Tammy Hawes and Clark Buckner talk with Scott Vasey, Senior Vice President for Network Management at AmeriHealth Caritas, about some of the biggest issues and trends for health plan payers today. Vasey also explains how he’s partnering with Virsys12 to create a better system and workflow for the provider network and operations within AmeriHealth Caritas. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Episode 32 Host Daniel J. Marino sits down with Todd Nelson, Chief Partnership Executive at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) to discuss how the providers continue to redefine how they provide care through the consumerism model. The current climate has prompted consumers of all ages for a 24/7 healthcare experience that is digital and convenient. The pandemic has required healthcare systems to pivot to engage patients, putting an acceleration to the advancement of telehealth and leaving providers with the question of how to build contactless relationships with patients and still be able to meet them where they are? Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/