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On Part 2 of the two-part episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Olusegun Ishmael (Dr. Ish), Vice President, Clinical Operations/System Associate Chief Medical Officer for Sinai Chicago. The state of Illinois has 40 safety net hospitals - representing 19.1% of the state's hospitals. Dr. Ishmael tells TeleTracking's Maria Romano how Sinai Chicago works to help serve vulnerable populations.

What you'll learn on this episode:
• The roadblocks are safety net hospitals facing today(1:54)
• The efficiencies and value of partnering with TeleTracking (7:18)
• Launching a Command Center at Sinai Chicago (11:30)
• The future of safety net hospitals (14:33)

On the first of this two-part episode, Dr. Olusegun Ishmael (Dr. Ish), Vice President, Clinical Operations/System Associate Chief Medical Officer for Sinai Chicago, speaks with TeleTracking's Maria Romano about the importance of safety net hospitals.

Safety net hospitals serve all populations and are legally obligated to provide healthcare to citizens regardless of insurance status.

What you'll learn on this episode:
• More about Dr. Ishmael and Sinai Chicago (1:54)
• Sinai Chicago demographics (4:30)
• The choice to serve at a safety net hospital (5:50)
• Funding for safety net hospitals (8:09)
• The impact of COVID-19 on Sinai Chicago (12:15)

On today's episode, we meet Kathy Menefee, Managing Director of Advisory Services for TeleTracking. The stress that caregivers face today is real. The science behind is called "cognitive load"...and Kathy Menefee just happens to be an expert on the topic. What you'll learn on today's episode:

• How cognitive load impacts caregivers (1:32)
• The three components of cognitive load (3:48)
• How can hospital leadership work to support staff (7:51)
• The importance of communication protocols in place (11:04)

On this second part of our conversation with Seth Hostetler of Geisinger and Robert Teachout of TeleTracking, we dig deeper into the implementation of a Real-Time Locating System (RTLS)at Geisinger to improve asset tracking.

On this episode you'll learn:

• The implementation of RTLS (1:01)
• Training for the change a RTLS brings (4:07)
• Projecting forward to further process improvements (9:24)

On today's episode, we meet Seth Hostetler, Lead Process Engineer, Supply Chain Services for Geisinger, as well as Rob Teachout, Enabling Technologies Workflow Services Project Manager for TeleTracking.

The two have worked together on the implementation of a TeleTracking Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) at Geisinger to track assets and keep the supply chain flowing. In the first of this two-part episode you'll learn:

• How RTLS improves processes, bottom line, and enhances patient care (4:01)
• Challenges that Geisinger faced that initiated the implementation of TeleTracking's RTLS (11:10)

The overall patient flow process is made up of numerous touchpoints. How the patient moves through the process is known as "transport," an area where Tom Perry has great expertise. Let's listen in as Tom discusses the important role of transport in overall patient care.

What you'll learn today:
• Why is effective transport so important to patient flow? (1:33)
• How does transport respond to fluctuations in schedule? (2:47)
• The importance of dedicated transporters. (3:15)
• Tactics for improving transport systems. (5:56)