As part of an ongoing series, Becker's is talking to healthcare leaders who plan to speak at the virtual event which will take place on November 2-3, 2020. You can learn more about the event here.
Tom Brazelton, MD, MPH, Medical Director of Telehealth, University of Wisconsin Health.Dr. Brazelton will serve on the panel "The impact of telemedicine on health disparities" at Becker's Healthcare Telehealth Virtual Forum.
Click here to read the interview with Becker's Hospital Review.
Judd Hollander, Chief Information Officer, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.Judd will serve on the keynote panel "How to measure the success and ROI of telehealth programs" at Becker's Healthcare Telehealth Virtual Forum.
Click here to read the interview with Becker's Hospital Review.
Claus Jensen, PhD, Chief Digital Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.Dr. Jensen will serve on the panel "What telemedicine data tells us about the future of healthcare" at Becker's Healthcare Telehealth Virtual Forum.
Click here to read the interview with Becker's Hospital Review.
Derek Streat, Chief Executive Officer, DexCare, a division of Providence.Derek will participate in "Fireside chat with Sarah Vaezy and Derek Streat" at Becker's Healthcare Telehealth Virtual Forum.
Click here to read the interview with Becker's Hospital Review.
Shawn Valenta, Administrator of Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina.Shawn will serve on the panel "How to standardize telemedicine enterprisewide for the best patient experience" at Becker's Healthcare Telehealth Virtual Forum.
Click here to read the interview with Becker's Hospital Review.
Sara Vaezy, Chief Digital Strategy and Business Development Officer, Providence Health & Services.Sara will participate in "Fireside chat with Sarah Vaezy and Derek Streat" at Becker's Healthcare Telehealth Virtual Forum.
Click here to read the interview with Becker's Hospital Review.
Since COVID we have seen an increase in our outpatient procedures especially same day surgeries for joint replacement. We anticipate this to continue.
2. How are you managing employee satisfaction and engagement during such a difficult time?
All medical center employees are able to roll over two weeks of vacation this year. Individuals who worked during COVID have received additional vacation time. The medical system has established an employee relief fund to assist employees, students and trainees experiencing a financial burden as a result of COVID.
3. What strategies have you deployed to address and/or prevent any inventory challenges?
We have monthly meetings with our Supply Chain management group where we discuss the value of new and substitution products. In case there is a change in supply we identify appropriate solutions. One example of this is when antibiotics was identified to be in short supply. We were able to identify this issue in advance and engage our antibiotic stewardship team for alternatives. We were able to quickly order and disseminate an appropriate supply among our providers.
4. What technologies and/or techniques are the biggest time and money savers for your ASC?
Electronic Health Records and paperless consent forms which can be downloaded directly from EPIC. Our Pre-admission Testing process has been completely automated and all patient visits are now done virtually. This process has been integrated with our EMR and surgical scheduling. Additionally we enroll our patients in MyChart which engages them in our EMR system and involves them in their process of care.
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