Connecting the Dots
Skip Steward
Baptist Management System (BMS) is an improvement system that focuses on creating a holistic management system built on purpose, people, and process. BMS exist within the overall operating system of Baptist Memorial Health Care. BMS promotes and is based on the following 11 Guiding Principles: Respect, Humility, Trust, Empathy, Perfection, Process Focus, Scientific Thinking, Quality at the Source, Flow and Pull, Constancy of Purpose, Systemic Thinking. As we embed the 11 Guiding Principles into our culture, demonstrated by our ideal principled-based behaviors, we will be passionate about continually improving the experience and outcomes for our customers.
The information discussed in the Connecting the Dots podcast are meant as a discussion about the subject of continuous improvement. It might showcase what our best, most motivated users have achieved. Expected outcomes and results may vary. All testimonials are real, may not reflect another user's experience, and are not intended to represent or guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results.
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is accredited by the Mississippi State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. BMHCC designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
It is the policy of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation (BMHCC) to promote balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational activities; to require disclosure of relevant financial relationships from individuals engaged in content development or planning of a CME activity; to identify and resolve conflicts of interest related to those relationships; and to make disclosure information available to the audience prior to the CME activity. Presenters are required to disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentations. None of the hosts or guests have financial interests to disclose.
The information discussed in the Connecting the Dots podcast are meant as a discussion about the subject of continuous improvement. It might showcase what our best, most motivated users have achieved. Expected outcomes and results may vary. All testimonials are real, may not reflect another user's experience, and are not intended to represent or guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results.
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is accredited by the Mississippi State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. BMHCC designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
It is the policy of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation (BMHCC) to promote balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational activities; to require disclosure of relevant financial relationships from individuals engaged in content development or planning of a CME activity; to identify and resolve conflicts of interest related to those relationships; and to make disclosure information available to the audience prior to the CME activity. Presenters are required to disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentations. None of the hosts or guests have financial interests to disclose.
Episodes
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Jul 22, 2021 • 34min
John “GUCCI” Foley & Glad To Be Here
John’s personal path to High Performance began as a child, when he stood alongside hisfather at an air show featuring the Blue Angels. From that moment, John knewdeep in his heart that someday he’d be carving up the skies as a member of theBlues. Eventually, he lived that dream, but getting there wasn’t easy. In fact,John’s journey from an awe-struck child at an air show to the cockpit of theBlue Angels’ F/A-18 Hornet is a study in persistence, hard work and the will toovercome obstacles and setbacks.Those ideals fit within three overriding traitsthat mark John’s presentations: First, a contagious attitude of thankfulnessthat he calls Glad To Be Here®. Second, an energizing delivery that inspiresHigh Performance and service to others. And, third, a practical model forliving out his message that works in other organizations as well as it worksfor the Blue Angels. John graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degreein mechanical engineering. He also was a defensive back for the Midshipmen,playing in two bowl games and helping Navy to one of the best four-year recordsin its football history. As a pilot, John was a “Top Ten Carrier Pilot” sixtimes before becoming a Marine instructor pilot and a Blue Angel. He holdsmaster’s degrees in business management, from the Stanford Graduate School ofBusiness (as a Sloan Fellow); in international policy studies, from StanfordUniversity; and in strategic studies, from the Naval War College. He makes hishome in Sun Valley, Idaho.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
Jul 15, 2021 • 31min
Dr. Andrea Smith-Brooks, Director of Clinical Effectiveness at the University of Maryland Medical Center shares her passion for Performance Improvement
Dr. Andrea Smith-Brooks, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, ENP-C, received her Doctor ofNursing Practice and Master of Science degrees from University of MarylandSchool of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed her Masters of BusinessAdministration from R. H. Smith School of Business at the University ofMaryland, College Park. She is certified by the American Nurses CredentialingCenter as a Family Nurse Practitioner and the American Academy of NursePractitioners Certification Board as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner. Andreahas over 14 years of experience in emergency health care including emergencydepartment and urgent care settings. Dr. Andrea Smith-Brooks is the board president of the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners Dr. Smith-Brooks currently works as the Director of Clinical Effectiveness at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Division of Quality and Safety. Andrea maintains clinical practice in UMMC’s Adult Emergency Department, UMMC Urgent Care and University of Maryland's Midtown Campus Emergency Department. Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
Jul 8, 2021 • 30min
Dr. Charles Hagood, President of Strategic Consulting at Press Ganey speaks about some of the many Health Care improvements systems that his team is involved with at Press Ganey.
Charles Hagood, DSc, MBA has overseen the introduction and implementation of improvement systems, quality and process improvement initiatives, transformations, and system design activities in numerous healthcare organizations including some of the largest non-profit hospitals, national systems, small critical access hospitals, clinics, physician practices, and large for-profit systems in the US and EU. He has led organizations and teams in the design and implementation of new and efficient service lines in various hospital, outpatient and non-acute health care organizations. Additionally, Charles has also overseen the application of improvement methodologies into the planning, design, and construction phases of a wide range of clinical and hospital renovation and construction projects.Charles is a co-author of the Shingo Prize winning book for Research and Publication, “Lean-Led Hospital Design: Creating the Efficient Hospital of the Future” and has published various articles on the topics of innovation, Lean, process and performance improvement, and quality.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
Jul 1, 2021 • 33min
Dr. Eleanor Glass, using improvement to reduce physician burnout
Dr. Glass is a third generation Dr. Glass! She is committed to and excited to start a Direct Primary Care practice in Cincinnati, inspired by the legacy begun by her grandfather, a primary care doctor in England. Dr. Glass is building a family medicine practice which supports both patient and physician in the pursuit of health.As a faculty member with the University of Cincinnati's Department of Family and Community Medicine, Dr. Glass served as a primary care doctor at The Christ Hospital Family Medicine Center. In addition, she broadened her clinical experience by serving as medical acupuncturist for the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness, teaching clinician in the newborn nursery and the office procedures clinic, and staff member at The Christ Hospital Urgent Care Center. Dr. Glass has been recognized with many awards for her studies and clinical work, including: Intern of the Year, Marjorie Grad Vockell Award for Humanism and Compassion in Clinical Care, Gold Humanism Resident as Teacher award, AOA induction, and as Preceptor of the Year. Dr. Glass teaches on various topics including: burnout prevention, integrative approaches to mental health, primary care for HIV/AIDS patients, and quality improvement in EMR usage. Other interests include: pediatrics, women's health and contraception management, dermatologic procedures, and nutrition, exercise and mindfulness.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
Jun 24, 2021 • 44min
John Shook, Chairman Lean Global Network; Senior Advisor, Lean Enterprise Institute
John Shook learned about lean management while working for Toyota for 11 years in Japan and the U.S., helping it transfer production, engineering, and management systems from Japan to NUMMI and other operations around the world. While at Toyota's headquarters, he became the company's first American kacho (manager) in Japan. In the U.S., Shook joined Toyota’s North American engineering, research and development center in Ann Arbor, Michigan as general manager of administration and planning. His last position with Toyota was as senior American manager with the Toyota Supplier Support Center in Lexington, Kentucky, assisting North American companies adopt the Toyota Production System. Shook co-authored Learning to See, the book that introduced the world to value-stream mapping. He also co-authored Kaizen Express, a bi-lingual manual of the essential concepts and tools of the Toyota Production System. With Managing to Learn, Shook revealed the deeper workings of the A3 management process that is at the heart of Toyota’s management and leadership.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
Jun 17, 2021 • 28min
Paula Fessler, Senior Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive at Westchester Medical Center
Paula Fessler oversees all nursing operations at WMCHealth’s flagship Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and the Behavioral Health Center in Valhalla, as well as MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Westchester Medical Center serves Hudson Valley, northern New Jersey, and southern Connecticut. After earning an undergraduate nursing degree at Syracuse University, Fessler earned a family nurse practitioner degree from Duke University and a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in health care from Simon Business School at the University of Rochester.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
Jun 10, 2021 • 30min
Dr. John Toussaint, founder and former CEO of Catalysis speaks about his new book Becoming the Change & much more.
Dr. Toussaint is an internist, a former healthcare CEO, a coach, and the author of the bestseller On the Mend.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
Jun 3, 2021 • 31min
Dr. Shlomit Schaal, President at UMass Memorial Medical Group has an EYE for Improvement
Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, MHCM, Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UMass Memorial Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, is a clinician-scientist specializing in the cutting-edge medical and surgical treatment of complex vitreoretinal diseases. She serves as the President of UMass Memorial Medical Group, as well as Senior Associate Dean for Health Strategies for UMass Medical School. In addition to her professorship at UMass Medical School, Dr. Schaal also serves as a teaching faculty member at Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Macy’s Institute, and the Faculty Leadership Development Seminar of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
May 27, 2021 • 33min
Dr. Gerald Hickson, from the Vanderbilt Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) speaks about Five Phases of a Crisis and leadership lessons
Dr. Hickson is the Founding Director of the CPPA, which he founded in 2002, and now serves in an advisory capacity as Executive Medical Director of Clinical Improvement Education for VHAN. Hickson, an internationally recognized expert in patient safety, medical malpractice and its causes and prevention, has for the past six years served as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s senior vice president for Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Prevention. He has also served as the longtime director of Clinical Risk and Loss Prevention and chair of the Medical Center’s Self-Insurance Trust Committee.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
May 20, 2021 • 36min
Ken Snyder, Executive Director of the Shingo Institute provides insight to the Shingo Model
Ken Snyder, the executive dean and chief administrative officer of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, joined the Shingo Institute as the executive director in 2015. Mr. Snyder has served as a member of the Shingo Executive Advisory Board for the past eight years and has intimate knowledge of the Institute and its history. Mr. Snyder has served as a member of the Shingo Executive Advisory Board since 2009, and as a Shingo examiner since 2010. He was named chairman of the Shingo board and executive director of the Shingo Institute in 2015. He earned an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1980 with an emphasis in international business. Prior to that he earned a bachelor’s degree in Japanese history from the University of Utah in 1978.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.
