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Direct sourcing has emerged as an effective staffing solution for hospitals and health systems as they continue to face labor shortages, competition for talent, and financial pressures.  In this podcast, Richey Brownfield, vice president of enterprise solutions at AMN Healthcare, describes:  The key tenants to successful implementation of direct sourcing How to integrate direct sourcing into your organization’s current workforce management strategy Common challenges providers face when building out their direct sourcing solution and how to overcome them. 

In the year ahead, the value-based care landscape is expected to be more challenging for healthcare providers as new regulations from the federal government take effect. A key strategy to manage and thrive in this increasingly complex environment is leveraging technology.   In this episode, Dr. Matt Lambert, chief medical officer of Curation Health, will detail best practices for healthcare leaders to implement technology that will help ease the transition to value-based care, describing how automation and other applications can significantly help with risk management, care coordination and data.  In addition, Lambert discusses the overall value-based care landscape and his predications for 2024.

Attracting and retaining quality clinical talent will remain a top focus for healthcare leaders in 2024. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Robert Crowe, founder of Matchwell and executive vice president of per diem and local workforce strategies at Medical Solutions, outlines strategies to better utilize the existing workforce while appealing to new local professionals. He delves into considerations for leveraging AI in the hiring process, meeting candidates’ needs and creating a positive workplace culture, starting with recruitment.  Listen to the full episode below. 

Value-based care programs are not immune to the challenges the healthcare industry experiences with data, as providers overwhelmingly struggle to leverage the right data, at the right time to realize better patient outcomes at a lower cost.   To solve this issue, healthcare providers should take a data minimalist approach, which focuses on seamlessly presenting frontline caregivers with only the relevant, actionable data they need at the point of care.  In this episode, Kevin Coloton, founder and chief executive officer of Curation Health, shares how providers can achieve data minimalism, describing the needed technology investments and collaboration with frontline workers. He also explains success stories from providers working towards data minimalism.

Today’s healthcare consumers expect a seamless experience free of confusion, frustration and delays -- barriers that affect not only the patient, but payer and provider employees as well. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Robert Connely III, healthcare market leader at Pegasystems, and Jennifer Zellinger, vice president of product development at enGen, share how they proactively engage patients and members across all channels of communication.  They also discuss the potential for adaptive AI to help create customer-centric experiences with fewer operational silos, better care outcomes and lower costs. 

Automation and artificial intelligence can help healthcare organizations navigate staffing shortages while maximizing financial outcomes – if personnel are trained and skilled appropriately. In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Susan Gurzynski-Wells, director of product management at HealthStream, discusses opportunities for AI to be leveraged in revenue cycle management, along with strategies for ensuring the workforce is prepared to use these technologies most effectively.  She also shares critical insights about operationalizing AI in revenue cycle management, ensuring the smooth integration of new tools, and helping the next generation of professionals achieve their career aspirations.

Innovations in technology have enabled the creation of point-of-care ultrasound, which allows clinicians to gather images at the first patient assessment, improving care quality by reducing wait times for diagnosis.   Despite the benefits of point-of-care ultrasound, wide-scale adoption hasn’t been achieved, with many providers still using traditional standards of care — for example, the chest x-ray for lung assessment.  In this episode, Dr. Davinder Ramsingh, vice president of clinical research and product development at Butterfly Network, shares: The main barriers to widespread adoption of point-of-care ultrasound.  Clinical specialties that would benefit the most from point-of-care ultrasound including improvements to quality scores and patient experience.  Strategies to successfully adopt point-of-care ultrasound at your organization. This podcast includes forward-looking statements regarding Butterfly Network’s standalone educational app, ScanLab, that is not yet available but will be coming soon to Butterfly users in the United States.

There is an ongoing war for talent in healthcare. Employees are reassessing how, where and how they work. In order to withstand the changing nature and uncertainty of today’s workforce, healthcare leaders must be agile.  In this podcast episode, John Rothwell, senior vice president of enterprise and strategic solutions at AMN Healthcare, describes how healthcare organizations can create a workforce management strategy that responds to evolving demands.  He also shares the important role of technology and partners to establish a workforce strategy. 

The healthcare supply chain continues to face repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic, with shortages of vital raw materials leading to disruptions in pharmaceuticals and other essential products.  In this episode, Jon Pruitt, senior vice president of CHC Supply Trust, joins the podcast to explain innovative practices community hospitals should implement to respond to supply chain concerns, emphasizing the importance of partnerships with distributors, group purchasing organizations and internal stakeholders.  Pruitt is responsible for overseeing a comprehensive supply chain management strategy for Community Hospital Corporation, which partners with hospitals to help them remain community-operated and governed. 

Nationwide, hospitals and health systems continue to face serious staffing shortages, severely impacting patient care and the bottom line. In this installment of Healthcare Insider, Dr. James Swift, chief executive officer of Pediatrix Medical Group, shares the key considerations for providers as they work to rebuild the physician workforce including how to leverage partnerships with medical groups and non-physician staff.  The episode also uncovers strategies to improve the continuum of care.

Despite the healthcare industry implementing value-based payment models for well over a decade, healthcare providers and payers still face challenges in the execution and expansion of pay-for-performance programs.  In this episode of Healthcare Insider, Kevin Coloton, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Curation Health, and Dr. Matt Lambert, Chief Medical Officer of Curation Health, share practical tips for providers and payers to be successful in value-based care wherever they are in their journey – whether that be starting a value-based care program from the ground up or how to expand current efforts. Coloton and Lambert also describe the common pitfalls to avoid as healthcare organizations continue on their value-based care path such as investing in a myriad of technology solutions in an effort to maximize insights from data.