AHA Associates Bringing Value Podcast Series

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, is joined by Tammy Johnson, Assistant VP of Clinical Strategy and Customer Relations at Magnolia Medical Technologies. Reducing blood culture contamination proves pivotal in enhancing patient care quality, outcomes, and treatment decisions. Join them as they focus on evidence-based practice changes to reduce blood culture contamination rates and unexpected sequelae.  

In this episode - Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Felicia Sadler, VP of Quality, and Lora Sparkman, VP of Patient Safety and Quality at Relias, about how workforce strategy dovetails with high-quality patient care. Engaged, high-quality professionals are a critical component in delivering top-notch patient care. To attract and retain top talent, innovative approaches are needed. Elevating providers, in turn, can elevate patient quality and safety.

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Dave Robbins, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Services at BluSky Restoration Contractors, and Robbie Sills, Vice President of Healthcare Services at BluSky Restoration Contractors. Disasters, fires, floods, spills, environmental concerns, and much more occur everyday in hospital rooms across communities. Are these facilities prepared to handle them when they strike? Join them as they focus on exploring the common events encountered in health care settings, the best ways to prepare for unexpected incidents, and the significant differences in working in a health care environment compared to other settings.