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The social determinants of health: A conversation with Mike Leavitt Sep 27, 2018

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Mikelle Moore, Intermountain's senior vice president for Community Health, talks with former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt about the social factors that influence people's health and what Intermountain is doing to make a real difference in communities. They discuss the Utah Alliance for the Determinants of Health and the collaborative solutions and opportunities that can be found by forming partnership, both locally and at a national level.

Episode 35: Tools Helping Clinical Teams to Close Care Gaps Sep 26, 2018

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Anne Pendo, MD, Internist and Medical Director for the Experience of Care and Clinical Integration, talks with Joshua Romney, MD, Internist at Memorial Clinic about how using and continually improving patient advisories and other tools within our electronic medical record as well as resources like team huddles—allow us to close care gaps and address needs to keep our patients healthy and out of the hospital.

Episode 34: A new Clinical Program Allows Specialists to Share Their Wisdom Sep 26, 2018

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Mark Briesacher, MD, Chief Physician Executive talks with Scott Stevens, MD, Medical Director of the new Medical Specialties Clinical Program about the ways in which specialists within the program can better collaborate and share best practices across Intermountain. Physicians and clinicians in dermatology, endocrinology, infectious disease, nephrology, rheumatology, pain medicine, pulmonary, and sleep medicine now have a clear home, the opportunity for improved professional satisfaction, and the tools to improve care for patients.

Preventing suicide Sep 12, 2018

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This conversation about suicide prevention includes Mikelle Moore, Intermountain's senior vice president for Community Health, Mike Woodruff, MD, an emergency physician and senior medical director in Intermountain's Office of Patient Experience, and Mark Foote, MD, a psychiatrist and the medical director for Intermountain's Behavioral Health Clinical Program. Their discussion revolves around the suicide crisis in Utah and the challenges and opportunities toward prevention, reducing stigma, and reaching patients at risk.

Thanks for Asking: Caregiver Experience Survey Sep 11, 2018

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Why are we doing a caregiver experience survey? What will be done with the results? How will we handle action plans? Those are the questions Brenda Puchalski, RN, the Surgical Services director at Park City Hospital, asked CEO Marc Harrison, MD, in this week's Thanks for Asking podcast.

Episode 33: Reimagining Primary Care Sep 11, 2018

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Intermountain's efforts to reimagine the way we deliver primary care is the topic of this podcast discussion, featuring Dr. Anne Pendo, an internist and medical director for experience of care and clinical integration, CEO Dr. Marc Harrison, Drs. Chad Spain and Nick Duncan, family medicine physicians at the Cottonwood Family Medicine Clinic, and Kirsten Hanson, RN, care manager.

Thanks for Asking: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Sep 06, 2018

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What's Intermountain's role in influencing the social determinants of health — such as food insecurity, housing instability, employment, personal safety and security, and environmental safety? That's the question Brent Schmidt, the ancillary and support services director at Sevier Valley Hospital, discussed with CEO Marc Harrison, MD, in this week's Thanks for Asking podcast.

Thanks for Asking: Telecommuting Aug 29, 2018

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Is Intermountain supportive of offering more work-from-home opportunities for caregivers where possible? That's the question Tyler Shimakonis from Compliance at the Central Office asked CEO Marc Harrison, MD, in this week's Thanks for Asking podcast.

Thanks for Asking: iCentra Downtime Aug 24, 2018

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Why did iCentra go down last week, how can we prevent future down times, and how can we be better prepared to treat patients if the electronic medical record does go down again? Those are the questions Mark Lewis, MD, an internal medicine physician at the Salt Lake Clinic, discussed with CEO Marc Harrison, MD, in this week's Thanks for Asking podcast.

Episode 32: The Strongest Voice: Patient Input is Critical to Making the Right Calls Aug 22, 2018

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Bud Patnode, an active participant on Intermountain Healthcare's Patient Family Advisory Council, speaks with Anne Pendo, MD, Medical Director for the Experience of Care and Denitza Blagev, MD, Specialty-Based Care Medical Director for Quality, on the importance of including patients and family members in discussions on how to improve the safety, quality, and experience of care.

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