Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Melissa Welch, MD, chief medical officer at Sprinter Health. They discuss Melissa’s professional journey, Sprinter Health’s mission and its use of technology and data-driven care. They also discuss the importance of leadership and team building, and how shared accountability, listening, and valuing diverse perspectives drives innovation and program success.

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[00:06] Melissa’s early influences and career

[06:21] Starting her role at Sprinter Health

[08:14] Sprinter Health’s mission and care

[12:05] Who are the “Sprinters”

[15:18] The importance of support and training

[18:02] Personalized, data-informed care

[22:02] Closing the care loop

[25:18] Leading through empowerment

[28:00] Melissa’s favorite well-designed thing

[32:07] Outros

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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Mark Mabus, MD, chief medical informatics officer and vice president of EHR at Parkview Health. They discuss Mark’s healthcare journey, EHR documentation and efficiency with the use of AI, and the challenges of "note bloat" within patient records. They also discuss a project that improved vaccine reminders in the EHR, which resulted in boosted immunization rates and enhanced provider efficiency. To hear and learn more from Mark, check out his work at http://www.youtube.com/@doctrmk and https://on.soundcloud.com/v6xqNQCraD8MpbfTA

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[02:00] From pharmacist to physician

[06:30] Clinical informatics and technology in medicine

[09:00] The role of technology in healthcare

[12:04] Reducing “note bloat” in EHRs

[18:28] Hesitancy to change in EHR workflows

[19:27] Collaboration with coding teams

[21:21] Integrating AI

[28:00] Vaccine reminder improvements

[33:31] Mark’s favorite well-designed thing

[36:57] Outros

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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Spencer Dorn, MD, Vice Chair and Professor of Medicine at UNC. They discuss Spencer’s career path, changes in medical note writing, and the value of slowing down to create better decision-making and deeper patient connections. They also talk about AI, its growing involvement in medicine and how AI could present opportunities to rethink and innovate in clinical documentation and workflow.

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[00:55] Spencer’s background

[02:44] Technology’s role in healthcare

[07:04] Benefits and challenges of electronic health records

[10:04] Importance of concise notes

[16:12] Thinking fast and slow

[19:22] Balancing efficiency with creating space in healthcare systems

[22:04] AI in medicine

[29:12] How AI could change clinical documentation

[33:17] Spencer’s favorite well-designed thing

[35:02] Outros

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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Stefanie Simmons, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. They discuss Stefanie’s background, the impact of mental health stigma involving healthcare professionals, and the WELL-OPS approach which provides strategy for improving healthcare worker’s well-being. They also talk about the foundation’s work to reduce burnout and foster collaboration among healthcare organizations to improve workforce wellness. To learn more about the foundation and become more involved, visit the website at drlornabreen.org

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[01:01] Stefanie’s background

[04:56] Dr. Lorna Breen’s story

[07:58] The impact of mental health stigma

[10:50] Improving transparency and communication with mental health-related questions

[15:26] Burnout vs. mental health

[21:56] The importance of including the frontline healthcare workforce

[23:07] The WELL-OPS process and resources for healthcare leaders

[33:31] Stefanie’s favorite designed thing

[34:15] Outros

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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Doug Turner, vice president of enterprise applications at UCI Health. They discussed Doug’s career path, managing growth and system standardization, and utilizing basic system design to improve efficiency and future developments. They also talk about the importance of adaptability in healthcare IT, while balancing the demands of technology and operations.

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[00:07] Doug’s background and career journey

[07:10] UC Irvine's expansion

[09:00] Challenges with Epic implementation

[16:30] Cultural differences and expectation management

[20:47] New leadership roles and organizational growth

[22:02] Service-oriented IT approach

[26:14] Future of IT services

[37:21] Balancing family, IT, and humor

[49:12] Doug’s favorite well-designed product

[56:18] Outros

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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Brian Urban, head of population health at Best Buy Health. They discuss Brian’s background in public health, how he became interested in the intersection of health and technology, and what goes on inside a clinical command center. They also talk about technological tools from outside of healthcare that can help diagnose or alert clinicians from afar, the importance of digital literacy in rural environments, and the lessons that a consumer electronics retailer can teach a health system.

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[01:43] Brian’s background

[07:20] The mission of Best Buy Health

[12:38] The difference between providing care and enabling care

[14:47] Hospital at home

[22:05] Best Buy Health’s place in the healthcare ecosystem

[25:02} What’s new in remote patient monitoring

[30:28] Incorporating design into clinical workflows

[33:14] Design that brings Brian joy

[36:15] Outros

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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Scott MacDonald, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer at the University of California Davis Health. They discuss his background and how he became a CMIO, how he’s changing professional development for physicians, and the integration of large language models into workflows. They also talk about how to leverage AI’s ambient listening capabilities, reducing note bloat, and why tech adoption can sometimes be uneven across medical specialties.

Show Notes

[00:00] Intros

[01:29] Dr. MacDonald’s background

[03:57] The PEP squad

[12:42] The results of the PEP squad

[16:51] The AIScribe

[27:24] Leveraging AI to improve doctor’s notes

[34:14] Epic’s new message prompt tool

[39:13] Dr. MacDonald’s favorite well-designed thing

[42:45] Outros

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Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Graham Walker, MD, physician and co-founder of MDCalc. They discuss his background in the emergency room, how he came to co-create a clinical support decision tool, and what’s next for him in the entrepreneurial realm. They also talk about small inefficiencies that lead to wider problems, the threat of an IT ticket blackhole, and the new trend of rounding for clinician well-being.

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[01:06] Dr. Walker’s background

[07:29] The beginnings of MDCalc

[14:13] Dr. Walker’s next company

[22:00] EHR steering committee and other tech responsibilities

[25:03] In-person rounding for clinician well-being

[31:20] Inefficiencies within the health system

[38:34] Overcommunicating with physicians

[45:19] Dr. Walker’s favorite well-designed things

[48:44] Outros

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