http://www.worldcongress.com/ Tune in for updated interviews from featured speakers at World Congress' Congresses and Leadership Summits. en-us Copyright 2013 World Congress http://www.worldcongress/rss/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:47:00 EDT http://www.worldcongress.com/images/logo-Tag.gif http://www.worldcongress.com/ What are the start up costs and how can investing in an on-site clinic improve employee wellness engagement? Dr. Craig Thorne talks about the different models available and how companies are using innovative solutions to reach their employees. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:47:00 EDT Retrieving health data in today's environment isn't hard. The challenge is understanding and using it efficiently to solve an organization's patient flow issues. Dr. Joseph Guarisco talks about how he understands data to achieve 90% of patient service goals. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:47:00 EDT Retrieving health data in today's environment isn't hard. The challenge is understanding and using it efficiently to solve an organization's patient flow issues. Dr. Joseph Guarisco talks about how he understands data to achieve 90% of patient service goals. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:47:00 EDT Successful patient engagement is equal parts innovation and empathy. Chief Patient Experience Officer Joan Kelly addresses some of the patient - centric programs that can transform experiences and drive satisfaction. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:47:00 EDT Nebeyou Abebe gives a preview of Sodexo's Healthier Workforce Initiative called Communities for Health and why this partnership with a Florida based YMCA is significant. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:47:00 EDT As gaining access to physicians becomes more difficult, Brandie Gholson gives a preview a few of the tactics that are successful in building rapport and respect with the people who work closest with the doctors. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 19 Jun 2015 10:47:00 EDT Cheri Lattimer addresses some of the changes that Physician Advisors and Case Managers are navigating as they go deeper into coordinating care. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Fri, 5 Jun 2015 10:47:00 EDT Engaging and retaining primary care physicians continues to be challenging. Dara Webb of the Missouri Baptist Medical Center believes having a strong on-boarding process that includes mentoring helps keep new hires. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Fri, 5 Jun 2015 10:47:00 EDT Aaron Smith McLallen addresses the kind of motivational tools that people seem to respond to when asked to adhere to their medication protocols, including financial incentives. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Wed, 3 Jun 2015 10:47:00 EDT According to Dr. Chandra Gowda, the positive results were clear when the Kern Health Systems implemented a model that essentially had case managers from both the hospital and the health plans looking after a patients' transition from hospital to home. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Fri, 22 May 2015 10:47:00 EDT Dr. Riad Abdelkarim speaks on the prevalence of incomplete health documentation and how his hospital organization has addressed that. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Tue, 19 May 2015 10:47:00 EDT Michael Ceballos shares two lessons learned during Buckeye's efforts to improve clinical outcomes. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Mon, 4 May 2015 10:47:00 EDT A lot has been learned in the last two years of national enrollment, Kelly Shea Bradley talks about the main differences between consumers of employer based insurance vs. individual purchases. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Fri, 1 May 2015 10:47:00 EDT Dr. Tehseen Salimi possesses more than 20 years experience in medical affairs management and is seasoned in developing strategic collaborations within various health care segments. She speaks on the need to build strategic alliances amongst providers, policy makers and patients. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Mon, 10 Apr 2015 10:47:00 EDT Excellence in service for its patients is becoming more of a focus at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Masahiro Ito explains why hospitals are turning to hospitality professionals for their expertise. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Mon, 10 Apr 2015 10:47:00 EDT Dr. Sarah Staley addresses some of the effective strategies that have recently been deployed at the Rockville Internal Medicine Group and how they can be replicated elsewhere. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Fri, 03 Apr 2015 10:47:00 EDT Karen Riggs talks about the strategies and referral building network that she helped build at UK Health Care. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:47:00 EDT Consumer engagement. It's one of the biggest challenges facing health plans today, but how much does engaging members really matter? Listen to this brief podcast as Silverlink CEO Stan Nowak and Silverlink SVP of Analytics David Veroff discuss the full dollar value of engaging consumers. It turns out that a full, hard-headed assessment makes it clear that engaging members is one of the highest value levers health plans have that can affect their bottom lines, and there is significant cost savings for those plans that can successfully engage members. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:47:00 EDT John Hosier of Eisai Inc. talks about some of the barriers to adherence and how the health system is addressing them. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:47:00 EST Global marketing expert Amit Shankardass gives a preview of the proprietary research on enhancing customer experiences that he will be sharing in full at the 2015 World Health Care Congress. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:47:00 EST With over 20 years of experience in the drug industry including several product launches, Gary Cupit knows what it takes to succeed in the "new normal" global pharmaceutical landscape. The pressure is only likely to increase with patents expiring and product pipelines shrinking. How will increasing data collection help? http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:47:00 EST Lehigh Valley Health Network has been on the journey to establish an effective and efficient observation unit since 2006, Ada Rivera shares some of the lessons learned over the past 9 years. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Wed, 4 Feb 2015 10:47:00 EST Ralph Riley of Janssen Diagnostics discusses some of the major challenges around cost and reimbursement for specialized treatments in personalized medicine. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Wed, 4 Feb 2015 10:47:00 EST Stephanie Figueroa makes the case for closed observation units, saying having more control over the protocols and staffing will help achieve better outcomes. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:47:00 EST Addressing the natural inertia hurdle for transforming the provider business model is perhaps the biggest challenge faced by providers today. Dan Liljenquist will be be providing an update on Intermountain's work with providers and why progress in this area remains an integral piece of healthcare reform. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:47:00 EST National retail giant Wal-Mart is increasing consumer education and health insurance literacy through unique programs including a pilot phase care clinic. Senior director Alex Hurd shares how Wal-Mart is addressing new challenges in healthcare space. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Tue, 6 Jan 2015 10:47:00 EST Dr. John Niederhuber discusses how the burgeoning field of clinical genomics will lead to higher quality care in the not too distant future. Dr. John Niederhuber discusses how the burgeoning field of clinical genomics will lead to higher quality care in the not too distant future. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Tue, 6 Jan 2015 10:47:00 EST Dr. William Stanford of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center speaks on incorporating senior hospitalists into unit-based multidisciplinary rounds and how that is impacting overall efficiency and quality of care. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Mon, 5 Jan 2015 10:47:00 EST Getting some patients to adhere to their medication regimen is still a challenge for doctors and caregivers. Dr. Ian Kronish gives a preview of his research findings and strategies that have worked in his role as a practicing physician. http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm http://www.worldcongress.com/featuredpodcast.cfm wcreg@worldcongress.com Mon, 5 Jan 2015 10:47:00 EST