Michael Stapleton is the President and CEO of Thompson Health, which is a part of the UR Medicine system in upstate New York. David Tam is the President and CEO of BB Healthcare, which is a 116 year old health system in southern Delaware. David Nosacka is the Chief Financial Officer for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, which is based in Seattle. All three have backgrounds in healthcare and bring different perspectives to the panel on new hospital revenue sources.

Three things that stand out to them about high performing teams include diversity of thought leadership, an ability to “rumble”, and an aligned drive.

Dr. Stephen Klasko has had a long and successful career in healthcare, transitioning from a physician to become a leader in major healthcare systems. He is currently involved in venture capital with General Catalyst, he wrote a book called "Feeling All Right", and is working with the tenth highest ranked health system in the world.

Discussion on where the C-suite is headed -  Diversity, Elevated roles, and Innovative thinking. Our panelists are Cliff Megerian from University Hospitals of Cleveland, Pamela Abner from Mountain Sinai Health System in New York, and Peter Banko from Centura Health.

The Virginia Healthcare board is currently working on a plan to track individual patient details. Discussions are focusing on approaches for bringing the behavioral health central access team into the regular bed team. However, there are talks of rolling back waivers and products to make it more costly, leading to a mismatch of resources that results in longer wait times leading to emergency department boarding for mental health patients. These challenges are leading to staff burnout, making it difficult to identify and engage patients who require timely mental health services, especially those on the autism spectrum.

Jeff Gonzalez introduces the panel of anesthesiologists and explains two products from Pacer Biosciences, Xprl and Avera. He explains that the products are used for regional anesthesia and cryo neurolysis respectively. He also mentions other devices, such as the On-Q ball and robots, which hospitals might use to attract surgeons.

Panel Discussion Highlights Factors Contributing to Care Inequities.

The "New Awesome" and the Importance of Fundamentals Innovation is ideas and execution. Organizations must have the fundamentals in place in order to innovate. The combination of fundamentals and innovation is referred to as the "new awesome." The speaker emphasizes the importance of step two in a complicated formula and encourages the audience to think about getting to the "new awesome" rather than the "new normal."

The United States is ranked 65th in the world for maternal morbidity and mortality, with 2021 statistics showing an increase from 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020 to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021. It is estimated that 80% of these deaths are preventable.

Panelists from different markets and pockets of the country recently met to discuss healthcare in 2030. The panelists engaged in discussions about a range of topics including the need for financial resources, medical innovations, and how health systems can provide care to those with limited resources.

A panel discussion on the wins and fails around the Health System's growth over the past few years and what to expect.

In a world where leadership is often associated with power and control, it's refreshing to hear about a different kind of leadership - servant leadership.

The panel of experts discuss how market disruptors such as Amazon or CVS influence change management strategy and common pitfalls to avoid with change management. They also talk about why past initiatives have failed in the healthcare industry and if disruptors should be taken more seriously today. 

Healthcare as an industry is constantly evolving, with new advancements in technology, treatments and patient care. However, with this constant change comes the challenge of attracting and retaining a skilled and motivated workforce. In today's competitive workforce market, healthcare organizations must be intentional in creating pathways into the industry, investing in their employees and prioritizing patient safety and quality.

Strategic growth in the healthcare sector involves intentional focus on patient outcomes, collaborative partnerships, financial stability, investments in infrastructure, talent, technology and organizational culture.

At the Becker's Healthcare 13th Annual Meeting in Chicago, C-suite executives continue to mention financial strains that hospitals are experiencing.