Dr. Berger will serve on the panel “What It Takes to Right the Ship: Turning Around a Financially Struggling Hospital” at Becker’s 10th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable. As part of an ongoing series, Becker’s is talking to healthcare leaders who plan to speak at the roundtable, which will take place in Chicago from Nov. 7-10, 2022.
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Becker’s Healthcare aims to foster peer-to-peer conversation between healthcare’s brightest leaders and thinkers. In that vein, responses to our Speaker Series are published straight from interviewees. Here is what our speakers had to say.
Question: What is the smartest thing you’ve done in the last year to set your system up for success?
Dr. Berger: We have partnered with Press Ganey on our journey to high reliability.
Q: What are you most excited about right now and what makes you nervous?
DB: I am both excited and nervous about our digital health journey. We are a safety net hospital, and I am concerned that our challenging financial situation will make it difficult to keep up in the short term.
Q: How are you thinking about growth and investments for the next year or two?
DB: We are working with our community to try to address the healthcare needs in partnership with other providers in our area.
Q: What will healthcare executives need to be effective leaders for the next five years?
DB: Flexibility and resilience. How to build effective diverse teams. Ability to deal with a partially remote workforce.
At the Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference: The Future of AI & Digital Health, taking place September 14–17 in Chicago, healthcare executives and digital leaders from across the country will come together to explore how AI, interoperability, cybersecurity, and revenue cycle innovation are transforming care delivery, strengthening financial performance, and driving the next era of digital health. Apply for complimentary registration now.