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Leading Medicine with Houston Methodist

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Leading Medicine with Houston Methodist is for physicians and researchers. Each episode, our hosts are joined by experts to explore a topic, trend or innovation in healthcare. Quality Time with Dr. Shlomit Schaal focuses on quality and safety within healthcare systems. At Houston Methodist, our commitment is to develop and move the best, most innovative science and technology from the bench to the bedside through translational research, interdisciplinary programs and continued education. We are proud to be a top hospital in Texas and the nation. For more on our latest research, check out our L...

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How Lean Management Transformed a Health Care System | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal 11.04.2024 28:09

Lean management focuses on continuous improvement through making incremental process changes to improve quality and efficiency. In this episode, Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, shares how lean management principles transformed the largest not-for-profit health care system in central Massachusetts. Expert: Eric W. Dickson MD, MHCM, FACEP, President & CEO UMass Memo...

Maintaining Quality Across Vascular Surgery Subspecialties | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal 14.03.2024 23:30

The world of vascular surgery comprises a wide range of specialties. How does a hospital system manage quality across fields to ensure the best patient outcomes possible during surgery and beyond? In this episode, Dr. Schaal discusses generational advancements in vascular surgery and the charge to manage quality across specialties in a large hospital system with Dr. Alan Lumsden, medical director...

Health Care Accreditation and Certification | Quality Time with Dr. Schaal 15.02.2024 23:23

What are health care accreditations and certifications? Why are they important? Who conducts them? Providing the highest quality care in the safest environments possible is both the goal and the responsibility of health care organizations. But how is quality defined and measured? And by whom? On this episode, Dr. Schaal discusses health care accreditation and certification with Mr. Kelly Proctor,...