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How Designing For Local Impact Improves Community Health and Economic Growth Feb 27, 2019

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Mayor Tubbs of Stockton, California and Mikelle Moore, Intermountain's senior vice president of Community Health, discuss how Stockton has reduced crime and increased employment, and how healthcare providers can be anchor institutions in the communities where they work and live. If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. They also discuss opportunity zones, which give preferential tax treatment for economically-distressed communities and improve the health of people by addressing some of the social determinants of health, e.g. helping with housing stability, food security, and personal health.

Thanks for Asking: Open Offices Feb 15, 2019

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Are open floor plans helpful or hindering for nonclinical caregivers — and why are leaders like CEO Marc Harrison, MD, choosing to remove the walls and have no offices? Natasha Green, an HR communications specialist, talks with Marc about open floor plans — both the good and the bad — in the latest Thanks for Asking podcast.

Thanks for Asking: Making Medical Products Affordable Jan 25, 2019

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Why are Intermountain's costs for durable medical products sometimes much higher than similar products sold online, and are we doing anything to narrow the gap? That's what Anita Harding, an accounting specialist on the payroll team, asked CEO Dr. Marc Harrison. For example, Anita said when she's gone to buy equipment for her CPAP machine, she's discovered it can be much less expensive to buy from online retailers instead of Intermountain.

Thanks for Asking: Diversity and Inclusion Jan 17, 2019

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The importance of diversity and inclusion for both patients and caregivers was the topic of this week's discussion between Natasha Ovuoba, the chair of Intermountain's Multicultural Caregiver Resource Group, and Dr. Marc Harrison.

Thanks for Asking: One Intermountain Neonatal Care Nov 30, 2018

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Four caregivers from American Fork Hospital share a story of their heroic efforts to save the life of a Lehi newborn is the subject of this week's Thanks for Asking podcast with CEO Marc Harrison, MD. The story illustrates how our new One Intermountain structure are helping our youngest patients receive the same consistently high-quality newborn care at all Intermountain hospitals.

Thanks for Asking: What Does Reorg Success Look Like? Nov 16, 2018

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What's your definition of success for Intermountain's realignment? And can frontline caregivers expect more changes in the future? That's what Brenda Puchalski, RN, surgical services director at Park City Hospital, asked CEO Marc Harrison, MD, in this week's Thanks for Asking podcast.

Maternal Fetal Medicine and Opioid Use Disorder Nov 15, 2018

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Vaginal birth vs Caesarean delivery: Which one requires more painkillers post-delivery? And how long should you treat childbirth pains with painkillers? Dr. Ware Branch, Medical Director of Intermountain Healthcare's Women and Newborns Clinical Program and Mikelle Moore, Vice President of Community Health, talk about the intersection of maternal fetal medicine and opioid use, and how healthcare providers can improve care while protecting our community from opioid misuse.

SDoH and the Opportunity for Healthcare Systems Nov 15, 2018

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Intermountain Healthcare and the Hatch Center sponsored a symposium in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2018, where a number of healthcare leaders including Marc Harrison and Mikelle Moore discussed the social determinant of health (SDOH). Following the symposium, Dr. Harrison and Michelle Moore had the opportunity to sit down with symposium attendee and health care policy and strategy consultant with McDermottPlus, Adaeze Enekwechi, Ph.D., to discuss the SDOH and opportunities for healthcare systems to get involved in SDOH work.

Thanks for Asking: How Can We Support Veterans? Nov 09, 2018

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How Intermountain can better support caregivers and patients who are military veterans was the topic of this week's Thanks for Asking podcast discussion with CEO Marc Harrison, MD, and business application specialist Don Woodruff and HR business partner Lisa Duckworth. Don is a Navy veteran and Lisa is a Navy veteran; they both serve as co-chairs of Intermountain's Military Caregiver Resource Group. Marc, Don, and Lisa discussed the new Military Caregiver Resource Group and some ideas to help us better support veterans — including changing hiring practices to accept military training and partnering more with the VA.

Thanks for Asking: Increasing Preventive Care Nov 01, 2018

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What's Intermountain's strategy for increasing our focus on preventive care and wellness? Will SelectHealth increase the preventive services covered? And how should caregivers participate? Those are the questions Julienne West, an exercise physiologist at the Park City LiVe Well Center, asked CEO Marc Harrison, MD, in this week's Thanks for Asking podcast.

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