• Kairos Conversations: Connecting with Quality

  • By: Brandy Wilkins
  • Podcast

Kairos Conversations: Connecting with Quality

By: Brandy Wilkins
  • Summary

  • Join me in my mission to make healthcare safer and reduce preventable harm. Be inspired by these fireside chat conversations with healthcare professionals as they share their career journeys, advice, and how they impact healthcare, patient safety and the patient experience. Hear our candid conversations about how to make our healthcare system safer.
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Episodes
  • #47: Making Healthcare Safer: Why It's More Important Now than Ever
    Aug 27 2024

    Enjoy this bonus episode where healthcare experts answer this question: "How do we make healthcare safer for our patients and more sustainable for our colleagues?"

    Sponsors

    This episode is sponsored by Career Cliniq. If you're wanting to make a career move and not sure which option is best, take the Career Cliniq Stream Ahead Career Assessment. It's the profile that I wish I had created first. Stream Ahead is thorough, comprehensive, and frankly, spot-on. You can access the assessment here: https://www.streamaheadax.com/. Use the code: BRANDY10 for a 10% discount.

    Stay Connected

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    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandydpt/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/definingpointcc/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@definingpointcc

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    28 mins
  • #46: The Power to Use Your Voice: How Quality and Compliance Intersect
    Aug 20 2024

    Today's episode features Laura Sauber.

    Laura Sauber is the CEO of Sauber Consulting, LLC. With over 25 years of healthcare experience, she is well-versed in the intricate challenges healthcare organizations face while navigating the complex federal and state regulatory landscape. Having worked in care delivery and health plan organizations spanning the United States, Laura draws from her extensive experiences as Vice President and Compliance Officer with prestigious organizations such as Kaiser Permanente and Elevance Health.

    Laura is recognized not only as a strategic compliance leader, but also appreciated for her business acumen, innovative approach, and collaborative leadership style. Passionate about driving organizational integrity and performance, she thrives in working with leaders and cross-functional teams to deliver compliance programs that go beyond “check the box” to creating trust with stakeholders and delivering a competitive advantage.

    Laura has a Bachelor of Science from the University of California at Irvine and a Masters in Healthcare Administration from the University of Southern California. She is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) and Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) by the Compliance Certification Board.

    Laura lives in Southern California with her husband and two teenage kids.

    You can connect with Laura -

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-sauber/

    Website: https://sauberconsulting.com/

    Email: laura@sauberconsulting.com

    On today’s episode, Laura shared:

    • What is healthcare compliance?

    • How to land a compliance role

    • How quality and patient safety intersects with compliance

    Sponsors

    This episode is sponsored by Career Cliniq. If you're wanting to make a career move and not sure which option is best, take the Career Cliniq Stream Ahead Career Assessment. It's the profile that I wish I had created first. Stream Ahead is thorough, comprehensive, and frankly, spot-on. You can access the assessment here: https://www.streamaheadax.com/. Use the code: BRANDY10 for a 10% discount.

    Stay Connected

    Find me on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandydpt/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/definingpointcc/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@definingpointcc

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    If you enjoyed this episode and know a friend or colleague who would benefit from listening too, please share it with them! Your friend will be glad you did... and so will I!

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    24 mins
  • #45: Sick Care vs. Health Care: Why healthcare is not incentivized to keep people well
    Aug 13 2024

    This episode features Mary O’Connor, MD.

    Mary I. O’Connor, MD is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vori Health, the only nationwide virtual-first physician-led musculoskeletal medical practice. Through multidisciplinary care teams, Vori Health is lowering the high rates of inappropriate spine and orthopedic surgeries, procedures and advanced medical imaging. This approach drives value for patients and payors Dr. O’Connor is Chair of the Board of Directors of Movement is Life, a nonprofit coalition committed to advancing health equity. Her recent book, “Taking Care of You: The Empowered Woman’s Guide to Better Health” (Mayo Clinic Press 2022), supports women taking charge of their own health. She is Professor Emerita of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic and past Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine. An Olympian (US Women’s Rowing), she is passionate in her promotion of the power of sports for girls and women.

    You can find Dr. O’Connor on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryoconnormd/

    Vori Health: https://www.vorihealth.com/

    Movement is Life: https://www.movementislifecommunity.org/

    TEDx: https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_o_connor_promoting_health_your_secret_superpower

    Email: Mary.Oconnor@vorihealth.com

    In today's episode, Dr. O’Connor shared:

    1. How healthcare is not incentivized to keep people well (Spoiler: It’s a “sick care system” not a healthcare system)

    2. Why moving wellness into the community is critical for caring for patients

    3. How to become a health promoter

    4. How a therapist can work with Vori Health

    Sponsors

    This episode is sponsored by Career Cliniq. If you're wanting to make a career move and not sure which option is best, take the Career Cliniq Stream Ahead Career Assessment. It's the profile that I wish I had created first. Stream Ahead is thorough, comprehensive, and frankly, spot-on. You can access the assessment here: https://www.streamaheadax.com/. Use the code: BRANDY10 for a 10% discount.

    Stay Connected

    Find me on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandydpt/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/definingpointcc/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@definingpointcc

    Share This Episode

    If you enjoyed this episode and know a friend or colleague who would benefit from listening too, please share it with them! Your friend will be glad you did... and so will I!

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    43 mins

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