Modern Practice Podcast

Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
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Modern Practice Podcast Podcast

Modern Practice is your curbside consult with top clinicians from around the country. This exciting podcast series features medical experts sharing their ideas and approaches for the latest strategic trends and clinical challenges. Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and brought to you by the Vizient Medical Leadership team.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    The difficulty of quality metrics, Pt 1

    Concerning quality measures in healthcare organizations, a common complaint is, “I've got so many people looking over my shoulder, pulling our data in, ranking me, rating me, everything else, and there is no way I can keep track of literally the hundreds of metrics for which we’re accountable.”   On this episode of our award-winning podcast, Dr. Tomas Villanueva welcomes back a leading quality expert to discuss how organizations can approach quality metrics today – what metrics to choose and how to apply them.   Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Performance Improvement ConsultingVizient   Guest:Rick May, MDSenior Principal, Consulting SolutionsVizient   Show Notes: [01:49] Why measuring quality is crucial [02:17] If you do quality well, financial success follows [02:57] Quality attracts staff [03:46] Has quality improved overall in healthcare? [04:42] Choosing the right metrics – 500 metrics exist overall [05:58] Mishmash in timing of measures – complex and “all over the map” [08:03] Realistic rate of improvement (hint: it’s not 10%!) [08:53] Impact of under-capturing documentation   Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Dr. May’s email: rick.may@vizientinc.com   Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidSpotifyRSS Feed

    11 min

  2. 12 SEPT

    Why Risk Adjustment Is So Important

    This episode of the award-winning podcast examines the importance of risk adjustment. Dr. Tomas Villanueva leads the discussion on the impact of this crucial aspect of documentation that can affect hospital outcomes.   Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient   Guest: Erica Braun, MS, RN, CCDS Senior Consulting Director, Clinical Documentation Improvement Vizient   Show Notes: [01:29] Defining risk adjustment – maintaining an apples to apples comparison [02:41] Capturing comorbid conditions to the highest level of specificity [04:08] Capturing the low-hanging fruit [05:47] Case mix index issues [07:44] Severity of illness and risk of mortality [08:52] Addressing query fatigue   Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Erica Braun’s email: erica.braun@vizientinc.com   Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidSpotifyRSS Feed

    12 min

  3. 9 SEPT

    Advances in colorectal cancer screening, Pt 2

    Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) has seen a lot of innovations, but there is still the conventional gold standard. On this episode of our award-winning podcast, Dr. Tomas Villanueva welcomes Dr. Aziz Aadam to discuss the need for early colorectal cancer (CRC) detection, and the options available to patients.   Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient   Guest: Abdul Aziz Aadam, MD Interventional Gastroenterologist Director, Interventional Endoscopy Medical Director, International Patient Services Northwestern Medicine   Show Notes: [01:05] CRC screening options [02:40] Colonoscopy advantages and disadvantages [03:35] Virtual colonoscopies [04:14] Artificial intelligence enhancement [04:54] Improvements in the future [07:10] No tests are foolproof [07:50] Need to improve access   Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Dr. Aadam’s email: abdul.aadam@northwestern.edu   Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidSpotifyRSS Feed

    9 min

  4. 29 AUG

    Advances in colorectal cancer screening, Pt 1

    In this episode of the award-winning podcast Dr. Tomas Villanueva welcomes Dr. Aziz Aadam to discuss the need for early colorectal cancer (CRC) detection, which drastically increases the rate of survival, and how improvements in CRC screening are giving patients better options.   Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Clinical Operations and QualityVizient   Guest:Abdul Aziz Aadam, MDInterventional GastroenterologistDirector, Interventional EndoscopyMedical Director, International Patient ServicesNorthwestern Medicine   Show Notes: [01:11] Endoscopic submucosal dissection [02:10] Prevalence of colorectal cancer [02:38] Risk factors [05:10] Reason for the need of early detection [06:35] Challenges for screening [07:56] Rise in younger patients [09:11] Screening of the elderly [09:54] Increasing screening rates [11:09] Additional screening options   Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Dr. Aadam’s email: abdul.aadam@northwestern.edu   Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidSpotifyRSS Feed

    13 min

  5. 22 AUG

    The air you breathe: Eliminating surgical smoke in the OR, Part 2

    On this episode, we continue our discussion on preventing surgical smoke in the OR.   Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Performance Improvement ConsultingVizient   Guest:Rachel Medina, BSBASenior Category Manager, Surgical ServicesVizient   Show Notes: [00:29] Regulation and legislation around surgical smoke [03:04] Best practices [04:09] Sustaining efforts on smoke prevention [05:01] Technological advances in prevention [06:15] Financial costs and learning curve – outweighed by benefits   Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Rachel Medina’s email: rachel.medina@vizientinc.com “As important as the air you breathe” (Vizient Tech Watch, p 38): Tech Watch Medical Device - Volume 2, 2022   Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidSpotifyRSS Feed

    9 min

  6. 15 AUG

    The air you breathe: Eliminating surgical smoke in the OR, Part 1

    The daily smoke produced in an operating room is the equivalent of 27-30 cigarettes, and the OR staff breathes this in five days a week. When tools in the OR cut and cauterize human tissue, they generate a plume of smoke containing toxic chemicals, carcinogens, malignant cells and viruses. Surgical smoke can cause a host of conditions, anything from headaches and sore throat to lung disease and lung cancer. On this episode, a Vizient expert discusses the ramifications of surgical smoke and how to begin preventing it.   Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Performance Improvement ConsultingVizient   Guest:Rachel Medina, BSBASenior Category Manager, Surgical ServicesVizient   Show Notes: [01:27] Surgical smoke: a byproduct of surgical procedures [01:51] Health issues from surgical smoke [02:15] Not considered seriously over the decades [02:47] Lung disease in physicians and OR staff [03:34] Financial implications [04:47] Growing awareness and the role of AORN [06:33] Toxic materials and the effects of smoke plumes in the OR [08:30] Vizient platform developing on surgical smoke   Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Rachel Medina’s email: rachel.medina@vizientinc.com “As important as the air you breathe” (Vizient Tech Watch, p 38): Tech Watch Medical Device - Volume 2, 2022   Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidSpotifyRSS Feed

    10 min

  7. 8 AUG

    A comprehensive approach to reducing PSIs, Part 4

    On this episode of our award-winning podcast, we finish our feature on an organization that has made huge strides in reducing Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) throughout health system. We will discuss the phenomenal results of the initiative so far and what is planned for the near future at Sanford Health.   Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior PrincipalClinical Operations and QualityVizient   Guests:Rachel Leyk, RN, CMSRN, CPHQImprovement AdvisorQuality and Safety – FargoSanford Health   Devendranath (Dev) Mannuru, MD, CHCOMInternal Medicine HospitalistCDI and Quality Physician AdvisorSanford Hospital – Fargo   Khaled Zreik, MDDirector, Critical CareAcute Care SurgeonSanford Health   Show Notes: [00:39] Use of data in managing PSI reduction [03:14] Results of a successful program [04:05] Lessons learned [08:15] Expanding and standardizing throughout the enterprise   Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Rachel Leyk’s email: rachel.leyk@sanfordhealth.org Dr. Mannuru’s email: devendranath.mannuru@sanfordhealth.org Dr. Zreik’s email: khaled.zreik@sanfordhealth.org PSI ACS Poster: PSI ACS Poster 2023 Quality and Safety Conference presentation: 2023 QSC presentation   Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidSpotifyRSS Feed

    12 min

  8. 1 AUG

    A comprehensive approach to reducing PSIs, Part 3

    On this episode of Modern Practice, we continue highlighting an organization that has made huge strides in reducing Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) throughout health system.   Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior PrincipalClinical Operations and QualityVizient   Guests:Rachel Leyk, RN, CMSRN, CPHQImprovement AdvisorQuality and Safety – FargoSanford Health   Devendranath (Dev) Mannuru, MD, CHCOMInternal Medicine HospitalistCDI and Quality Physician AdvisorSanford Hospital – Fargo   Khaled Zreik, MDDirector, Critical CareAcute Care SurgeonSanford Health   Show Notes: [01:06] Managing PSI notifications to staff – keeping it non-punitive [03:46 Escalation process versus peer review – addressing practice variation [05:12] Keys to achieving collaboration   Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Rachel Leyk’s email: rachel.leyk@sanfordhealth.org Dr. Mannuru’s email: devendranath.mannuru@sanfordhealth.org Dr. Zreik’s email: khaled.zreik@sanfordhealth.org PSI ACS Poster: PSI ACS Poster 2023 Quality and Safety Conference presentation: 2023 QSC presentation   Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidSpotifyRSS Feed

    9 min
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Modern Practice is your curbside consult with top clinicians from around the country. This exciting podcast series features medical experts sharing their ideas and approaches for the latest strategic trends and clinical challenges. Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and brought to you by the Vizient Medical Leadership team.

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    Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    247
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