Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Reducing Clinical Variation to Improve Patient Outcomes with Dr. Harpreet Pall
Mar 13, 2026
Harpreet Pall, CMO and pediatrics professor focused on clinical quality and care coordination. He discusses reducing unnecessary clinical variation to improve length of stay and outcomes. He explains redesigning multidisciplinary rounds to center the attending and set discharge expectations. He outlines engaging frontline teams for change, expanding virtual and hospital-at-home care, and priorities for 2026.
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Clinical Variation Drives Outcomes And Costs
- Reducing clinical variation ensures patients get the right care at the right time and setting.
- Multidisciplinary teams focused on pathways for readmissions, discharge efficiency, and high-risk conditions drove consistent outcomes at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
Redesigning Multidisciplinary Rounds Improved Discharge Flow
- Jersey Shore redesigned daily multidisciplinary rounds to stop them becoming a reporting exercise and made the attending lead the discussion.
- This change aligned the care team around an expected discharge date, improving flow and patient/family expectations.
Give Frontline Teams A Seat At The Table
- Engage frontline teams and give them a voice to build ownership for complex changes.
- Include nurses, doctors, case managers, dietitians, and pharmacists in planning so solutions reflect multiple perspectives.