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Renee Thompson -- CEO and Founder -- Disruptive Behaviors in Healthcare, Creating a Culture of Giving and Receiving Feedback, and How to Build a Strong Clinical Team

Humans in Healthcare - June 16, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Summary In this episode, our guest is Renee Thompson, CEO and Founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute, a team dedicated to helping healthcare organizations cultivate a professional workforce by addressing workplace bullying and incivility. Thompson discusses disruptive behaviors and how they ...

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Dr. Sam Lynch – Founder and CEO – Translational Medicine, the Challenges of the U.S. Healthcare Regulatory Environment, and Founding an Education Nonprofit for Underprivileged Students

Humans in Healthcare - June 02, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Summary In this episode, our guest is Dr. Sam Lynch, founder and CEO of Lynch Biologics (LBIO), an innovative biologics and tissue engineering company based in Nashville, TN. Lynch shares what led him to a career in regenerative medicine, his passion for translational medicine, advice for young ...

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Dr. Arun Singh – Heart Surgeon and Author – How an Indian Immigrant Became a Prolific Surgeon, The Importance of Emotion in Healthcare, and Overcoming Obstacles to Pursue Career Goals

Humans in Healthcare - May 19, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Summary In this episode, our guest is Dr. Arun Singh, M.D., prolific heart surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital and author of the memoir “Your Heart, My Hands.” Dr. Singh shares his experience as an Indian immigrant in the U.S. during the 1960s, the obstacles he overcame to pursue a career in surger...

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Oliver Moses - Managing Partner - Why to Invest in Healthcare, Founding a Children’s Health Clinic in Liberia, and Lessons on Entrepreneurship

Humans in Healthcare - May 05, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Summary In this episode, our guest is Oliver Moses, Managing Partner of WindRose Health Investors and Founder of Haven Care, a children’s health clinic in Monrovia, Liberia. Moses shares why he began a career in healthcare investment, the importance of listening as an investor, how he founded Ha...

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Kendall Lockhart – Founder and CEO – Paying Attention to Your Customer, Integrative Health, and How to Achieve Patient Behavior Change

Humans in Healthcare - April 21, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Summary In this episode, our guest is Kendall Lockhart, Founder and CEO of MeU Care. Lockhart shares the importance of paying attention to your customer, his fascinating background with Disney and yoga, his passion for integrative health, the importance of community for behavior change, and the ...

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Mary Beck – Chief Nursing Officer – Clinical Leadership Lessons, Cultivating a Love of Learning, and Managing Stress in Critical Environments

Humans in Healthcare - April 07, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Summary In this episode, our guest is Mary Beck, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at MU Health Care. Beck is an accomplished nursing leader who shares lessons and guidance on clinical leadership during a pandemic, cultivating a lifelong love of learning, managing stress in critical environm...

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Dr. Morgan Wills – President & CEO – Whole-Person Approach to Healthcare, Overcoming Cultural Barriers, and the Need for Relationships in Primary Care

Humans in Healthcare - March 24, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Morgan Wills, President and CEO of Siloam Health. Wills shares deeply meaningful stories and experiences around Siloam’s whole-person approach to healthcare, overcoming cultural and language barriers to provide care to Nashville’s most vulnerable populations, an...

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Dr. Susan Scott – Nurse Scientist & Patient Safety Expert – The Second Victim Phenomenon, The Impact of Trauma on Clinicians, and Building Resiliency through Self-Care Systems

Humans in Healthcare - March 10, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Summary In this episode, our guest is Dr. Susan Scott, a nurse scientist and patient safety expert from University of Missouri Health Care. Scott shares her research and personal experiences with the second victim phenomenon, the impact of trauma on a clinician’s work, strategies to support clin...

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Cherrill Farnsworth – Healthcare Entrepreneur – Starting and Selling a Bus Company, What It Takes to be a Successful Entrepreneur, and Discovering the Need for Utilization Management

Humans in Healthcare - December 16, 2020 18:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, our guest is Cherrill Farnsworth, an accomplished entrepreneur and influential expert on healthcare change. Over the course of her career, Farnsworth has started and sold 7 companies. Her first project was a bus company, and her most recent was HealthHelp, a utilization manageme...

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(Special Episode): Nathan King – 2020 Reflection and Practicing Empathy

Humans in Healthcare - November 25, 2020 06:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this brief episode, Humans in Healthcare host, Nathan King, reflects on the skill of empathy in a difficult year. Using conversations from podcast guests, book references, and some humorous tweets, King provides thoughtful insight into why we must practice Empathy.  Leadership in 2020 "We ha...

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Winnie Fritz – Former Hospital CEO & CNO – Building a National Nurse Education Program, Lessons from the Vietnam War, and Leadership Advice for a Fulfilling Career

Humans in Healthcare - November 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, our guest is Winnie Fritz, former hospital CEO and CNO and U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. Fritz is an incredibly accomplished nurse and veteran with a fascinating career journey. She shares how she was invited by King Hussein of Jordan to build a nursing education program in Jordan,...

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Shaulene Stanley – Nurse Educator & Charge Nurse – Sustaining Motivation, Moving from Jamaica to the U.S., and the Need for Influential Nursing Leaders

Humans in Healthcare - November 11, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, our guest is Shaulene Stanley, a charge nurse at West Penn Hospital and former nurse educator at the University of West Indies in Jamaica. Stanley has decades of nursing and education experience and decided to transition her life from Jamaica to Pittsburgh, PA. She discusses why...

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Michael Hite – Chief Transformation Officer – The Journey from EMT to Flight Paramedic to Hospital CEO & COO to Chief Transformation Officer

Humans in Healthcare - November 04, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, our guest is Michael Hite, Chief Transformation Officer of Pendrick Capital Partners. Hite shares his fascinating career journey that started as an EMT to a flight paramedic to leading and consulting with hospitals. The Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital Revenue (6:38) Because of h...

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Asheesh Mehra - Co-Founder & CEO - Starting a Company, How Values Impact Customers, and Digital Transformation in Healthcare

Humans in Healthcare - October 28, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, our guest is Asheesh Mehra, Co-Founder and CEO of AntWorks™, a global leader in AI and Robotics. Mehra shares his inspiration for starting a company, how good company values have an impact on both your employees and customers, the importance of digital transformation in healthca...

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Dr. Lyle Berkowitz - CEO - Automated Patient Care, Virtual Health Innovation, and Effective Problem-Solving

Humans in Healthcare - October 21, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of Back9 Healthcare Consulting, to share incredible insight on virtual health.  Patient Care Should be Automated (1:30) In 2013, Berkowitz published a blog post that outlines his vision for telehealth in 2025. Compared to many industries, heal...

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Vernon Rose - Executive Director - The Unique Approach of Nashville General Hospital, Food Pharmacy and Health Literacy, and Having a Career with Meaning

Humans in Healthcare - October 14, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, Vernon Rose, Executive Director of Nashville General Hospital Foundation, joins us to share why Nashville General Hospital is unique, their food pharmacy program, the importance of health literacy, initiatives that help the most vulnerable in Nashville’s community, and her reaso...

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Dr. Marc Watkins – Chief Medical Officer – Food as Medicine, Listen to Understand Racism, and Kroger’s Response to the Pandemic

Humans in Healthcare - October 07, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Marc Watkins, Chief Medical Officer of Kroger Health. We cover a wide range of topics in our conversation that includes Watkins’ passion for food as medicine and his journey with weight loss, why he chose to practice medicine, an important discussion on racis...

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Dr. Claire Zangerle – Chief Nursing Executive – Visionary Leadership, Nurse Retention, Adapting to COVID-19, and Hospital Diversity

Humans in Healthcare - September 30, 2020 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Claire Zangerle, Chief Nursing Executive of Allegheny Health Network. Our discussion includes empathetic and visionary leadership, how AHN sees the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the future, better home care for patients, self-care in a stressful profession, ...

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Nathan King - Introduction to Humans in Healthcare

Humans in Healthcare - September 29, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this introduction episode, Humans in Healthcare host, Nathan King, shares why Shearwater decided to launch this podcast, what the theme is, and who it’s for.  Why Did Shearwater Launch a Podcast? Shearwater has worked with many different healthcare companies over the years and as a result, ...

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