Jill Schwieters: Strategies For Healthcare Execs

This week we have a fascinating discussion with Andrea Bielecki, CEO & President of INVIVO. She discusses the ever-increasing role and use of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality in healthcare. Invivo exists to improve the quality of life by accelerating the understanding of science.

This week, our guest is Erik Decker, Chief Security and Privacy Officer at the University of Chicago Medicine. We discuss the WannaCry incident that shut down the NHS in the UK and more importantly focus on the key learnings that came from that experience which happened just over a year ago. We also talk about the importance of and his framework for prevention and protection. Erik mentions the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP). That information can be found on the Public Health Emergency website here: https://www.phe.gov/405d

This episode features Mark Hamill, CEO of the Naked Headhunter. Our discussion focuses on finding and retaining the best talent for your organization with the changing landscape of the gig workforce, leading Millennials and the continued need to see more women in leadership roles.   Mark is an expert in helping organizations across the globe understand not only what they actually need in their organization, but then finding the right people that will be a perfect fit.  

In this episode, Jill Schwieters speaks with Florian Kemmerich about Bamboo Capital's Partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund. (UNCDF) The Partnership establishes an investment vehicle that will support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (‘SDGs’) in the world’s poorest 47 nations, known as the Least Developed Countries.  The vehicle will support a number of enterprises, many lead by women, locally sourced that have the potential to be viable, sustainable businesses making an impact in their communities.

Jill Schwieters is joined today by Peter Butler, retired President of Rush University Medical Center. Peter and Jill discuss administrative fellowships and how the National Council on Administrative Fellowships is working to help students and organizations improve the placement process. Learn more about the NCHL here.

This episode kicks off Season 2 of Strategies for Healthcare Executives with a great conversation with the 2018 winner of the prestigious AHA Quest for Quality award, Victoria Bayless, president and CEO of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland. Learn more about Anne Arundel Medical Center here.

In this episode, Jill revisits some of her favorite interviews from Season 1, covering highlights from guests Nancy Howell Agee, Rob Croner, and Scott Reid.

Are you looking for new ways to stay connected with or better communicate with your staff? Todd LaPorte, CEO of HonorHealth, joins Jill Schwieters to share how he has found success in his efforts to be a better communicator and encourage communication between staff members.

Ellen Zane, the CEO Emeritus of Tufts Medical Center, joins Jill Schwieters to talk about the challenges and opportunities encountered while transitioning from healthcare executive to board member and discusses the important role EQ plays in equipping leaders to add value to their organizations.

Psychiatrists have become one of the fastest-growing and in-demand physician roles in hospitals across the country. Paul Mueller, CEO of the Hospital Division of Rogers Memorial Hospital, shares his team's highly successful approach to recruiting and retaining psychiatrists.

What exactly is artificial intelligence and how can it be used to aid senior executives in the workplace? Adam Godson, Vice President of Global Technology Solutions for Cielo Talent, breaks down the current and potential capabilities of artificial intelligence and discusses the ways in which artificial intelligence is being helpful to leaders, today. 

Christy Harris Lemak, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, shares with Jill Schwieters what UAB is doing to identify and develop leaders to meet tomorrow's healthcare challenges.

How can taking on multiple roles make you a better leader? Peter Butler, former president of Rush University Medical Center and current professor and chair of the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University, shares how his involvement in academics and public policy shaped him as a leader, teacher, and policy expert.

Tommy Thompson, former Secretary of Health and Human Services and four-term Governor of Wisconsin, joins Jill Schwieters to discuss what must be done to stabilize the healthcare marketplace and what the adoption of electronic medical records means for patients and providers.

Rob Croner, SVP of Human Resources at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about the importance of being available and giving of your time in the important effort to retain top talent.

Marna Borgstrom, CEO of Yale New Haven Health System, discusses strategies to grow and develop talent by creating a great employer brand. Takeaways for healthcare executives include tactics for building a leadership team that executes well by creating shared values.

Nancy Howell Agee, President and CEO of Carilion Clinic, discusses the way she worked with her team to create a culture that attracts top-level physician and staff talent. Takeaways for healthcare executives include the importance of creating a mission that everyone buys into, as well as the creation of an open-door policy between executives and all levels of staff.

Scott Reid, co-founder of Alignment Healthcare, discusses value-based healthcare and strategies to dramatically reduce the cost of healthcare by attacking the top three areas of waste in the system. Takeaways for healthcare executives include specific strategies to reduce costs at the institutional level and tactics for CEO's to lead physicians and other providers toward a change in the way healthcare is migrated.

Dr. Victoria Rich, Dean of the University of South Florida School of Nursing, discusses her plans to recruit and develop the next generation of nurses. Takeaways for healthcare executives include a plan to create a council of nurses and healthcare executives to address issues with nurse training and development.

Kathy Heffernan, director of physician relations with ProHealth Care, discusses the changes in the relationships between physicians and healthcare organizations. Takeaways for healthcare executives include the changing role for organizations as physicians have become an integrated part of health systems.