//podcastplus.net/feed/the-report-room-nursing-professionals-health-care-medical-profession~0ae6a71c Healthcare today is changing at an incredibly rapid pace and the stakes have never been higher. In order to weather this storm and come out on top, the industry needs to look at innovations, leaders, patient experiences and all around past successes and failures. This is what The Report Room is all about. Brian Weirich is himself a skilled and experienced nurse leader who wants to help those in the nursing field up their game in terms of patient care and experience. His passion is to see the medical profession and nurses, in particular, become more skilled in not only the technical aspects of their profession but also in the softer skills such as compassion, empathy, communication, and more.If you are a healthcare professional, Brian wants to help you keep your heart aligned with the reason you got into healthcare in the first place - to help people who are suffering the worst experiences of their lives. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:31:39 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR012.mp3?dest-id=410435 New Belgium Brewery has nothing to do with the healthcare industry. And that’s exactly why I chose to interview Brian Simpson of New Belgium. Brian is one of many employees of the company who has been there for a long time - almost 20 years in Brian’s case, and I wanted to find out what enables the company to retain its employees for so long. You’re going to be amazed at the things this company does to make its employees happy - but it’s more than that. They’ve convinced their employees that they are truly cared for because they are. You learn the core values of New Belgium Brewery on day one. And it never stops. The healthcare industry is slowly learning that the values at the core of what we do need to saturate the culture of the organization and be better communicated early on in the hiring process. New Belgium Brewery makes sure that every new hire understands both the history and the values of the company beginning on day one. They also help employees understand that it’s the employees ... Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR012.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR011.mp3?dest-id=410435 Improving organizational culture in the healthcare environment can be an uphill battle. The stress and pressure of the jobs we do make it easy for discontent, frustration, and irritation to rule the vibe of the organization. But Kit Bredimus and his team at Midland Memorial Hospital were not happy with the continually low scores they received for patient satisfaction and sought ways to change the culture. What they discovered is that it’s impossible to change the organizational culture without positively changing the people who make up the culture. That meant creating ways to care for the individuals on the staff. The results have been nothing short of remarkable. You can hear this healthcare miracle story on this episode of the podcast. How a terrible track record and awful organizational culture transformed. The reputation of Midland Memorial Hospital in its own community was anything but stellar. The community didn’t trust the hospital to provide good care and the patient survey forms showed it t... Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR011.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR010.mp3?dest-id=410435 The role of a nurse has changed dramatically over the years. From the first days of professional nursing care when nurses were nothing more than glorified assistants who did whatever physicians dictated - to the integral and important role nurses play today as partners in providing the best care to patients - nurses have come a long way. In this conversation, I’m talking with Dr. Melanie Roberts, a long-time nurse who has experienced many of those changes over the years and is excited about the trajectory of nursing and healthcare in general. I you will be encouraged by Dr. Roberts’ optimism and enthusiasm. A lot has changed from the days when nurses didn’t even wear gloves. Dr. Melanie Roberts remembers the days when she was just starting out as a nurse. No matter the situation, nurses in those days seldom wore gloves of any kind. There wasn’t the concern and attention to transmission of germs and disease through unsanitary conditions that there is today. On this episode, she and I walk through... Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR010.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR009.mp3?dest-id=410435 There’s a new approach to leadership that has gained a lot of popularity in the last 10 years. It’s called strengths-based leadership and the primary tool used in this approach is the StrengthsFinder assessment. I was curious about how this assessment might be applied in healthcare roles so I asked Rose Sherman to be my guest on the podcast to walk me through what strengths-based leadership is, why it’s proving to be a helpful way of approaching any leadership role, and how the StrengthsFinder assessment can be used to improve leadership, create healthier teams, and increase overall productivity and quality of care. You’ll enjoy hearing Rose’s expertise shared so clearly, on this episode. What’s behind the idea of strengths-based leadership? The originator of the StrengthsFinder assessment, Dr. Donald O. Clifton believed that people grow and develop more healthily and quickly if they focus on enhancing their areas of strength rather than improving their areas of weakness. Toward that end, he... Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR009.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR008.mp3?dest-id=410435 Measuring performance in any organization is a very clear way to insert much-needed accountability into the system of managing and rewarding employees. But the argument is being made more and more these days that the traditional ways of doing performance management are not the most helpful approaches. Today’s guest is Dr. Anna Tavis and I decided to invite her on the show after reading an article she co-wrote on the Harvard Business Review called, “The Performance Management Revolution.” In her article, Dr. Tavis highlights why some companies are taking another look at their performance measurement systems and how a handful of them have made dramatic changes to the process with great results. I’m curious how these innovations can be applied to the healthcare sector, so I wanted to hear more from Dr. Tavis - and I hope you take the time to listen. Why performance management systems of the past are being abandoned. Much of the change that’s happened around performance measurement has to do ... Thu, 20 Oct 2016 14:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR008.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR007.mp3?dest-id=410435 Using the methodologies of LEAN in healthcare is a new trend that is gaining quite a bit of momentum. It’s a management methodology borrowed from the production industry (Toyota originated it) that streamlines processes, increases efficiency, and decreases waste. On this episode of The Report Room, I’m chatting with an expert at implementing LEAN into healthcare, Steve Newlon. If you listen you’ll learn what LEAN is, how it works, how many hospitals are implementing it successfully, and how Steve recommends healthcare organization go about introducing LEAN to their staff and organization. What exactly IS LEAN? www.Lean.org defines LEAN methodology in this way: The core idea is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. Simply, LEAN means creating more value for customers with fewer resources. A LEAN organization understands customer value and focuses its key processes to continuously increase it. The ultimate goal is to provide perfect value to the customer through a perfect value cre... Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR007.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR006.mp3?dest-id=410435 If you’re wondering what palliative care is, you’re not alone. The phrase, “What is palliative care” is searched on Google almost 100,000 times every month. The reason for the widespread interest is that it’s a fairly new area of focus in the history of health care and it specializes in pain management and end of life issues and scenarios. But don’t confuse it with hospice. The two are very different things. On this episode of The Report Room, I chat with palliative care nurse, Carey Ramirez about those differences, his journey into palliative care, and why the discipline is an area of important focus for health care both now and in the future. Palliative care is not the same as hospice. Most people are familiar with the idea of hospice care so it’s important that you understand that palliative care is not a synonym for hospice. Palliative care is for anyone with a serious illness and can be administered at any age and at any stage of an illness, not just during the dying process. Hos... Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR006.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR005.mp3?dest-id=410435 Nurse leaders are always under the gun to bring higher quality care to their work. But the danger can be that they get stuck in a rut, doing the same type of things repeatedly because it’s easier than thinking through new, more innovative solutions. Dr. Bonnie Clipper and her team at the Executive Nurse Fellows completed a project that examined the role of innovation in nursing care and on this episode I’m chatting with her about their findings. I think you’ll find it challenging and inspiring. I know my gears are turning with ideas. Be sure to listen. What kind of innovation should nurse leaders be considering? It may seem like the words “innovation” and “nursing” don’t - and even shouldn’t - go together. Nursing is a high-pressure career field where mistakes can cost lives. How can there be room or safety to try things a bit outside of the box? Dr. Bonnie Clipper and I chat about the need for innovation in nursing care and how nurse leaders can, well, lead the way in bringing ab... Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:00:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR005.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR004.mp3?dest-id=410435 Family and patient centered care may not be terminology you’re familiar with… but after hearing this conversation you’ll be eager to see it implemented in your local hospital systems. It’s an innovative new way to get insights into the real experiences that both patients and families are having while receiving care at your facility so that you can both improve the level of care you provide overall and anticipate needs before they actually become issues. I was very impressed with some of the things Fran Culler and her team have been able to accomplish for patients and families in their facility. I am certain you will be too. Most of us are familiar with the concept of patient centered care... But what I’m chatting with Fran Culler about on this episode goes a step further. Naturally, we want our patients to receive the very best care possible while they are in our care, but the reality is that their families are often just as impacted by what we do as the patient. On this episode, I as... Wed, 24 Aug 2016 19:04:27 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR004.mp3?dest-id=410435 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR003B.mp3?dest-id=410435 Overcoming adversity is a vital skill in the healthcare field. We face adversity every day. Learning to handle the difficulties that are inherent in life and death situations is one of the most important things we can do. Toward that end, I wanted to chat with someone who’s been in the trenches for a long time and knows what it takes to build teams that can overcome adversity together. I’m honored that Jim Tressel, President of Youngstown University and former College Football Coach agreed to join me for a conversation about the subject. Jim’s the author of two amazing books, “The Winner’s Manual” and “Life Promises for Success.” While it may seem strange that I’m chatting with an educator about healthcare leadership it won’t take you long to discover exactly why I felt Jim was the perfect person for this conversation. Enjoy. Great leaders help their teams know how to overcome adversity. It’s been said that the success of any organization rises or falls on leadership ... Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:39:55 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thereportroom/TRR003B.mp3?dest-id=410435