All the drastic changes occurring in healthcare, particularly in the way it is delivered, necessitate corresponding changes in how we structure medical groups. This episode of our award-winning podcast continues the discussion on the need for a new strategy for medical groups, and an expert returns to consider what that strategy might be.

Host: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal, Performance Improvement Consulting Vizient

Guest: Michael Strilesky Senior Principal, Care Delivery Transformation Strategy Consulting Vizient

Show Notes:

[01:11] Academic medical centers and the need for innovation

[02:46] Meeting the physician shortage challenge

[04:51] Resistance to a new care model

[06:23] Reimbursement, technology and consumer desires will drive the new model

[07:06] The physician compensation factor in the new model

Links | Resources:

To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

Michael Strilesky’s email: michael.strilesky@vizientinc.com

“Grow hospital market share by integrating ambulatory care across acute service lines” (Vizient publication): Click here

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The huge flurry of changes in how we deliver healthcare have brought into question the viability of the conventional medical group model, whether it’s sustainable and gives us a competitive advantage or whether we need to invest in something else. On the next three episodes of this award-winning podcast, an expert joins Tomas to consider the future of medical group practices.

Host:

Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM

Senior Principal, Performance Improvement Consulting

Vizient

Guest:

Michael Strilesky

Senior Principal, Care Delivery Transformation

Strategy Consulting

Vizient

Show Notes:

[01:46] Current medical group model

[02:58] Impact and role of medical groups

[04:12] Drawbacks and limitations of current model

[06:13] Different care and practice models emerging

[07:49] The disruptors have been fantastic

[09:47] Different approach for medical groups affiliated with academic medical centers

Links | Resources:

To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

Michael Strilesky’s email: michael.strilesky@vizientinc.com

“Grow hospital market share by integrating ambulatory care across acute service lines” (Vizient publication): Click here

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On this final episode of a three-part series, Tomas finishes his discussion with two experts on high-reliability organizations who examine the crucial role of learning areas in the success of top performers. High-performing organizations take care of not only their patients but their staff and indeed enable staff to be at their best.

Host: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal, Performance Improvement Consulting Vizient

Guests: Suzanne Miller, MSN, RN Senior Consulting Director, Reliability and Management Systems Vizient

Katerie Chapman, MHA Senior Principal, Safe and Reliable Healthcare Vizient

Show Notes:

[00:54] Need for change-ready units in the organization

[01:32] Overcome the perception “this is one more thing”

[03:17] Example: skeptical ICU nurse – “This is going to fail”

[04:56] Taking a phased approach

[05:37] Measuring success of learning areas: the benchmarks to use

06:22] Excited staff members

Links | Resources:

To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

Vizient Safe and Reliable Healthcare site: Click here

Suzanne’s email: suzanne.miller@vizientinc.com

Katerie’s email: katerie.chapman@vizientinc.com

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