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Caitlin Godbold, BSN, RN, Surgical Specialty Supervisor, Robotic Surgery, Memorial Health Savannah, GA Kelli J. Brooks, BSN, RN, MHA, Vice President of Surgical Services, Doctors Hospital of Augusta Augusta, GA Damien S. Berg BA, BS, CRCST, AAMIF, Regional Sterile Processing Manager & IAHCSMM Past President Medical Center of the Rockies & Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO Gabe Rensing, BSHA, CRCST, I&A Consultant, Intuitive Sunnyvale, CA Moderated by Brian Zimmerman, Content Editor, Becker's Healthcare
Presentation: SPD Best Practices to Avoid Common Barriers That Could Impact Patient Care
Michael Stifelman, MD, Chairman of Urology and Director of Robotic Surgery, Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack, NJ Melissa S. Phillips, MD, Associate Professor, General Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville, TN Martin Martino, MD, Medical Director, Minimally Invasive Robotics Program, Lehigh Valley Health Network Allentown, PA Moderated by Ayla Ellison, Managing Editor, Becker's Hospital Review
Becoming an Executive Surgeon Leader: How to Step Outside Your Practice and Lead a Program
Kristen O'Connor, Regional Vice President, United Surgical Partners International Addison, TX Jared Bement, System Director Perioperative Services, St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood, KY Terri Fregulletti, Vice President of Perioperative Services, Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack, NJ Trevor Castaneda, Chief Executive Officer, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Frisco Frisco, TX Moderated by Ayla Ellison, Managing Editor, Becker's Hospital Review
Key Imperatives for Implementing Outpatient Strategies
Matt S. Hasbrouck, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Memorial Health Savannah, GA Susan McDonald, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, St. Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY- Jerry Stonemetz, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MD John Philips, President, Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX Moderated by Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial, Becker's Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker's
How to Get Actionable Data for Effective Care Team Coordination
Jeff Buehrle, Chief Financial Officer, Banner Health Phoenix, AZ David Battinelli, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Northwell Health New York, NY Jackie Martin, Jr., MD, MBA, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO Vicki Newmiller, Chief Executive Officer, Great Falls Clinic Great Falls, MT Moderated by Ayla Ellison, Managing Editor, Becker's Hospital Review
Creative Solutions to Expand Access of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Your Health System
Financial Viability of Robotic Surgery
Allen Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Healthcare System San Antonio, TX Caswell Samms, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Wellstar Kennestone Marietta, GA Harry Sax, Executive Vice Chair, Cedar's Sinai (Los Angeles, CA) Fran Witt, DNP, MBA, LNHA, RN, President and Chief Executive Officer Moderated by Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial, Becker's Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
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Myriam Curet, MD, FACS, EVP and CMO, Intuitive Bob DeSantis, EVP and GM, Instruments, Accessories, and Endoscopes, Intuitive Marshall Mohr, EVP and CFO, Intuitive Brian Miller, PhD, GM and Senior VP, Systems, Intuitive Moderated by Scott Becker, Founder and Publisher, Becker’s Healthcare
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During a virtual featured session as part of Becker's Hospital Review 11th Annual Meeting, four experts discussed how and why their health systems are embracing robotic surgery platforms.
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David Battinelli, MD, Senior Vice President and CMO at Northwell Health Francesco Cascio, Robotics System Lead at Northwell Health
Standardizing Surgical Outcomes: How to Reduce the Burden of Variability in Your Hospital & Health System
Avraham Belizon, MD, FACS, FACRS, Assistant Professor & Director of Robotic Residency Training, Florida Atlanta University, Baptist Health South Florida, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Pam Hamre, VP Robotics and Bariatric Service Line, HCA Houston Healthcare Ahmed Ghazi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center Moderator: Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
Digital Integration in the OR: Preparing for the Next Generation of Patient Care
Jackie L. Martin, Jr., MD, MBA, VP Surgical Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Nancy Bowman, Executive Director, Texas Colon and Rectal Specialty Division of Texas Oncology John Philips, President, Methodist Dallas Medical Center Moderator: Molly Gamble, VP, Editorial, Becker’s Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Hospital Review
Leveraging Actionable Data for Strategic Decision-Making and Effective Care Team Coordination
David Beffa, MD, General Surgeon/Acute Care Surgeon, Sutter Health Medical Center Sacramento Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, Adventist Health Aileen M. Hwang, MD, FACS, General Surgeon, Swedish Medical Center Issaquah Moderator: Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
Driving Cultural Change to Break Through Constraints that Impact Patient Access
Joseph DeLeon, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Jennifer Chavez, VP and Professional Services Officer, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Richard Vigness, MD, Thoracic Surgeon, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth John Burk, MD, FACP, Critical Care Pulmonologist, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Moderator: Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
Technology Standardization in the OR: Improving Patient and Provider Satisfaction in Your Hospital
• Kristen O’Connor, Market President, United Surgical Partners International, Inc. • Alan Goldsmith, CPA, MBA, EVP & COO, North Broward Health District Jim Blackwell, President and CEO, Clara Barton Hospital • Jeffrey Jackson, CFO, Dignity Health, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center • Moderated by Molly Gamble, VP, Editorial, Becker’s Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Hospital Review
Clinical and Financial Viability of Robotic-Assisted Surgery
• Mark Delworth, Medical Director & System Chief of Surgery, TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital • Mary Beth Antone, Associate VP of Operations, Silver Cross Hospital • Jonathan Velez, Chief Physician and Operations Executive, Gulf Coast Medical Center • Moderator: Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
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• George Sauter, CSO, John Muir Health • James Miller, CRNA, MBA, VP Operations and Perioperative Services, Lehigh Valley Health Network • Matt Carroll, Sr. Director, Market Access and Custom Analytics, Intuitive • Moderator: Molly Gamble, VP, Editorial, Becker’s Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Hospital Review
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• Christopher Walker, MS, RN, NP, CNS, NEA-BC, Vice-President of Clinical Services, Sharp Memorial Hospital and Outpatient Pavilion • Kent Bishop, MD, CMO, Promedica • Matthew K. Tollefson, MD, Associate Professor of Urology, Mayo Clinic • Moderator: Scott Becker, Founder and Publisher, Becker’s Healthcare
Accelerated MIS Strategies To Remain on The Forefront of Innovation
• Brian Dawson, System VP Perioperative Services, CommonSpirit Health • Rick Harrell, Assistant Administrator Surgery, Cardiovascular Services and Adult Service Lines, Sutter Health Medical Center Sacramento • Mark S. Talamonti, MD, FACS, Chairman of Surgery, NorthShore Medical Group • Moderator: Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
Establishing a Robotic-Assisted Surgery Service Line in Pursuit of the Quadruple Aim
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Keynote + Fireside Chat: Surgery in the Age of Computing
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• David Battinelli, MD, Senior Vice President and CMO at Northwell Health • Francesco Cascio, Robotics System Lead at Northwell Health
• Avraham Belizon, MD, FACS, FACRS, Assistant Professor & Director of Robotic Residency Training, Florida Atlanta University, Baptist Health South Florida, Boca Raton Regional Hospital • Pam Hamre, VP Robotics and Bariatric Service Line, HCA Houston Healthcare • Ahmed Ghazi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center • Moderated by Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
• Jackie L. Martin, Jr., MD, MBA, VP Surgical Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital • Nancy Bowman, Executive Director, Texas Colon and Rectal Specialty Division of Texas Oncology • John Philips, President, Methodist Dallas Medical Center • Moderated by Molly Gamble, VP, Editorial, Becker’s Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Hospital Review
• David Beffa, MD, General Surgeon/Acute Care Surgeon, Sutter Health Medical Center Sacramento • Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, Adventist Health • Aileen M. Hwang, MD, FACS, General Surgeon, Swedish Medical Center Issaquah • Moderated by Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
• Joseph DeLeon, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth • Jennifer Chavez, VP and Professional Services Officer, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth • Richard Vigness, MD, Thoracic Surgeon, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth • John Burk, MD, FACP, Critical Care Pulmonologist, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth • Moderated by Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
• Kristen O’Connor, Market President, United Surgical Partners International, Inc. • Alan Goldsmith, CPA, MBA, EVP & COO, North Broward Health District • Jim Blackwell, President and CEO, Clara Barton Hospital • Jeffrey Jackson, CFO, Dignity Health, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center • Moderated by Molly Gamble, VP, Editorial, Becker’s Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Hospital Review
• Caitlin Godbold, BSN, RN, Surgical Specialty Supervisor, Robotic Surgery, Memorial Health Savannah, GA • Kelli J. Brooks, BSN, RN, MHA, Vice President of Surgical Services, Doctors Hospital of Augusta Augusta, GA • Damien S. Berg BA, BS, CRCST, AAMIF, Regional Sterile Processing Manager & IAHCSMM Past President Medical Center of the Rockies & Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO • Gabe Rensing, BSHA, CRCST, I&A Consultant, Intuitive Sunnyvale, CA • Moderated by Brian Zimmerman, Content Editor, Becker's Healthcare
• Kristen O'Connor, Regional Vice President, United Surgical Partners International Addison, TX • Jared Bement, System Director Perioperative Services, St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood, KY • Terri Fregulletti, Vice President of Perioperative Services, Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack, NJ • Trevor Castaneda, Chief Executive Officer, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Frisco Frisco, TX • Moderated by Ayla Ellison, Managing Editor, Becker's Hospital Review
• Matt S. Hasbrouck, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Memorial Health Savannah, GA • Susan McDonald, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, St. Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY- • Jerry Stonemetz, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MD • John Philips, President, Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX • Moderated by Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial, Becker's Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker's
• Jeff Buehrle, Chief Financial Officer, Banner Health Phoenix, AZ • David Battinelli, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Northwell Health New York, NY • Jackie Martin, Jr., MD, MBA, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO • Vicki Newmiller, Chief Executive Officer, Great Falls Clinic Great Falls, MT • Moderated by Ayla Ellison, Managing Editor, Becker's Hospital Review
• Allen Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Healthcare System San Antonio, TX • Caswell Samms, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Wellstar Kennestone Marietta, GA • Harry Sax, Executive Vice Chair, Cedar's Sinai (Los Angeles, CA) • Fran Witt, DNP, MBA, LNHA, RN, President and Chief Executive Officer • Moderated by Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial, Becker's Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
• Myriam Curet, MD, FACS, EVP and CMO, Intuitive • Bob DeSantis, EVP and GM, Instruments, Accessories, and Endoscopes, Intuitive • Marshall Mohr, EVP and CFO, Intuitive • Brian Miller, PhD, GM and Senior VP, Systems, Intuitive • Moderated by Scott Becker, Founder and Publisher, Becker’s Healthcare
• Michael Dowling, President & Chief Executive Officer, Northwell Health • Moderated by Scott Becker, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP; Publisher, Becker’s Healthcare
• Brian Miller, Ph.D, Chief Digital Officer, Intuitive
• Michael Stifelman, MD, Chairman of Urology and Director of Robotic Surgery, Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack, NJ • Melissa S. Phillips, MD, Associate Professor, General Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville, TN • Martin Martino, MD, Medical Director, Minimally Invasive Robotics Program, Lehigh Valley Health Network Allentown, PA • Moderated by Brian Zimmerman, Content Editor, Becker's Healthcare
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Matt Carroll shared his thoughts on how health systems can optimize surgical care with the help of data, robotics and better care coordination.
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More Than a Robot in the OR: Insights on building a highly structured, robotic-assisted surgery service line
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The continued pursuit of surgical excellence amid COVID-19 — insights from 7 hospital and health system leaders
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This ebook is based on a conversation with hospital executives and physician leaders at San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare System
The hospital leader & robotic-assisted surgery: Executive insights on the quadruple aim and future of surgery
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The future of surgery is intelligent: Executives weigh in on robotic surgery, actionable data and the pursuit of the quadruple aim
This whitepaper explores the value of robotic surgery in a value-based market, as well as the key...
The Case for Financial Viability in the Innovative OR: How robotic-assisted surgery in a value-based foundation can impact economic value
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This ebook assesses the three cornerstones of surgical excellence and details resources available to hospital leaders that can further support excellent surgical care amid the current public health crisis.
Technology, people, strategy — The cornerstones of surgical excellence
John Phillips, the president of Methodist Dallas Medical Center, discusses how his health system successfully implemented a robust robotic surgery program using Intutive's da Vinci robotic surgical systems.
OR optimization: Executive insights from Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai has completed more than 12,400 robotic procedures since 2003 and has been able to improve patient care and reduce total cost of care. Three hospital leaders from Cedars-Sinai speak about how their health system grew its robotics surgery program in this webinar.
How Cedars-Sinai tapped change management principles to better inform surgical service line decision
Four leaders from Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis shared how their organization has increased patient access to minimally invasive robotic surgery.
Strategies that enable patients access to MIS: Perspectives from Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
During this live discussion, leaders from New York City's NYU Langone Health will share the foundational pillars of their robotic surgery program. This webinar will provide key insights into strategic initiatives that enable patients access to minimally invasive surgery and further the pursuit of the quadruple aim.
Minimally invasive robotic surgery at NYU Langone Health — Insights on building programmatic excellence
Leaders from Sutter Health share several strategic initiatives they've adopted to increase patients' access to minimally invasive surgery and help achieve the quadruple aim.
How Sutter Health is unlocking greater value from its robotic service line
This webinar provides key insights into strategic initiatives that enable patients access to minimally invasive surgery and help achieve the four goals of the quadruple aim.
How Silver Cross enriched their robotics service line through standardization of care
Women play an essential role in the success of today's hospitals and health systems. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, an esteemed panel of speakers touched on their paths to leadership, how they overcame barriers, and their role in supporting gender equity and diversity within healthcare leadership.
Empowering the Next Generation of Women Leaders
How Cedars-Sinai tapped change mgmt. principles to better inform surgical service line decision
Strategies that enable patients access to MIS: Perspectives from Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Marketing Your Robotic Service Line: How to Communicate Value to Patients & Referring Physicians
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Leadership strategies for a robotic surgery service line
Robotics and the Value of Intelligent Surgery
Building and Maintaining a World Class Robotics Service Line to Achieve the Quadruple Aim
Maximizing your investment in robotic technology: The value of expanded access for your surgeons
Robotics service line initiatives to navigate the new normal
Implementing Site of Care Strategies: Decanting Low-Acuity Patients to an Outpatient Setting
Operationalizing A Large Da Vinci System Fleet: From One Robot To Many
St. Elizabeth leadership discusses the strategy behind their da Vinci robotic surgery initiatives and growth over the past decade, most of which has taken place in the last three years.
Vicki Newmiller, CEO of Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic, details her hospital's robotics journey, offering insights into the acquisition process and the current state of the organization's robotics program.
Orlando Regional Medical Center's COO Carlose Carrasco and Chief Surgical Services Officer Sherry Buxton, RN, discuss the steps the health system has taken to ensure the success of its robotic surgery program.
Industry experts discuss how the implementation of a robotics surgical service line has the potential to support hospitals' pursuit of the Quadruple Aim.
Leaders from Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta (Kevin Andrews, COO and Sherry Rogers, Program Director of Robotics) discuss the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on surgical volume and how their robotics service line helped see them through initial difficulties related to the pandemic.
James Miller, VP of Operations and Perioperative Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network, and Martin A. Martino, MD, Medical Director of LVHN's Robotic Surgery Program and Executive Surgeon Leader, discuss their system-wide robotics service line and how its outpatient strategy has helped drive growth in overall surgical volume.
Francesco Cascio, director of robotics at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, discusses how the system developed and manages a large fleet of da Vinci surgical systems during this webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review and sponsored by Intuitive.
Robotic technology delivers a wide range of patient benefits. During a December Becker's Hospital Review webinar, health system executives from Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania and Vail (Colo.) Health Hospital shared strategies on how they communicated the benefits of robotic services.
Marketing Your Robotic Service Line: How to Communicate Value to Patients and Referring Physicians
This interactive panel discussion features Mercy General Hospital’s Devan Johnson (Chief Operating Officer), Allison Cotterill (Chief Nursing Officer) and Dr. Brent Jackson (Chief Medical Officer) as they discuss the team’s pathway to achieving robotics service line excellence and the valuable tools and resources utilized along the way.
Insights and Innovation from the Evolving Role of the CFO
Surgical advancements are changing the healthcare landscape, and hospitals and health systems need to keep up to drive revenue and attract physicians, staff and patients. Hear from three hospital and health system CFOs about how they are using data to help develop and sustain financially-viable robotic surgery service lines.
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How Methodist Healthcare System is using robotic surgery technology to deliver the quadruple aim
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Robotics and the Value of Intelligent Surgery Read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic shut down elective and nonurgent procedures across the country, as hospitals raced to increase capacity for coronavirus patients and stay-at-home orders were implemented. As a result, hospitals had to make strategic pivots to their surgical services. One hospital in Georgia found that a strong robotics service line, in particular, was a boon in uncertain times.
During a March 11 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review and sponsored by Intuitive, industry experts discussed how the implementation of a robotics surgical service line has the potential to support hospitals' pursuit of the Quadruple Aim.
During a July 18 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review, Orlando Regional Medical Center's COO Carlose Carrasco and Chief Surgical Services Officer Sherry Buxton, RN, discussed the steps the health system has taken to ensure the success of its robotic surgery program.
During a Feb. 20 webinar, sponsored by Intuitive Surgical and presented by Becker's Hospital Review, Vicki Newmiller, CEO of Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic, detailed her hospital's robotics journey, offering insights into the acquisition process and the current state of the organization's robotics program.
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In this era of value-based care, hospitals are focused on reducing costs, improving outcomes and enhancing the patient experience. As robotic-assisted surgery plays an increasing role in surgical care, hospitals should look for opportunities to align sites of care with the right equipment and care teams.
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Swedish Medical Center's leaders share insights on how their surgical service line has sustained rapid growth
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10th Annual Meeting: Intuitive Summit Robotics and the Value of Intelligent Surgery: Building a Robotics Surgical Service Line that Aligns with the Quadruple Aim
There may be no better way to potentially maximize the value of your investment in Intuitive technology than attending the annual Intuitive 360 conference. Whether you’re just starting a robotic-assisted surgery program or have been with us from the beginning, attendees gained valuable insights to help you accelerate minimally invasive care across the OR. Through a range of specialized tracks for clinical, operational, and executive leadership, attendees had the opportunity to explore the potential impact of actionable intelligence, best-practice operational efficiencies, and strategies for programmatic vertical integration. They also had access to IntegratEd—our signature ecosystem experience offering personalized engagement with Intuitive resource teams and next-generation technology.
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Health IT + Clinical Leadership + Pharmacy Conference: Intuitive Panel Spot Coverage Boosting data analytics efficiency in the OR: 3 insights
ASC Annual Meeting: Workshop Coverage Robotics in the ASC: How a Texas surgery center increased value for patients, surgeons and payers
CEO + CFO Roundtable: Workshop Coverage How Methodist Healthcare System is using robotic surgery technology to deliver the quadruple aim
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Financial Viability of Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Jeff Buehrle, Chief Financial Officer, Banner Health Phoenix, AZ David Battinelli, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Northwell Health New York, NY Jackie Martin, Jr., MD, MBA, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO Vicki Newmiller, Chief Executive Officer, Great Falls Clinic Great Falls, MT- Moderated by Ayla Ellison, Managing Editor, Becker's Hospital Review
Matt S. Hasbrouck, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Memorial Health Savannah, GA Susan McDonald, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, St. Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY- Jerry Stonemetz, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MD John Philips, President, Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX Moderated by Molly Gamble, Vice President of Editorial, Becker's Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
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Becker’s Hospital Review is pleased to offer a number of executive education programs, events, and materials developed in collaboration with Intuitive, maker of the da Vinci surgical system and Ion endoluminal system. Designed to help you better engage with your peers and promote information exchange among the leaders in healthcare, our joint programs include compelling event coverage, videos, white papers, ebooks, webinars, and more. With topics thoughtfully developed in alignment with the Quadruple Aim, these programs provide insights to help maximize investments in robotic-assisted surgery technology while fostering discussions that will shape the future.
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More Than a Robot in the OR – Insights on building a highly structured, robotic-assisted surgery service line
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Operationalizing A Large Da Vinci System Fleet: From One Robot To Many Read more >
Robotic-assisted surgery has become a focus in the current environment to enable patients minimally invasive surgery which often frees up hospital resources. With a number of programs now having multiple da Vinci systems, there are some considerations to make sure operations run effectively to maximize investments.
Leadership strategies for a robotic surgery service line Read more >
Hospitals today are focusing on achieving four goals: aligning lower costs, improved outcomes, a better patient experience and improved provider satisfaction. In the current environment, this becomes even more challenging but there are foundational pillars that can help structure a robotic service line to navigate the healthcare environment. This webinar will provide key insights into strategic initiatives that enable patients access to minimally invasive surgery and help achieve the four goals of the quadruple aim.
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September 28, 2021 | 4 PM CT
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September 14, 2021 | 3 PM CT
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Why Health Systems Have Doubled Down on Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Their Pursuit of the Quadruple Aim
A Reimagined Surgical Service Line
11th Annual Meeting May 11, 2021 10 AM CT
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How Cedars-Sinai tapped change management principles to better inform surgical service line decisions
April 14, 2021 | 3 PM CT
Programmatic integration and alignment to expand robotic surgery access for patients Read more >
Programmatic integration and alignment to expand robotic surgery access for patients
OR optimization: Executive insights from Methodist Dallas Medical Center Read more >
The demand for minimally invasive surgery has skyrocketed in recent years, spurring leading hospitals and health systems to invest in robotic surgery platforms that support these cutting-edge procedures that are associated with fewer complications and shorter hospital stays. However, these platforms are significant investments, and in the current economic climate, it's important for health systems to also optimize their robotic service line's financial performance. This is exactly what leaders at Methodist Dallas Medical Center have achieved.
How Cedars-Sinai tapped change management principles to better inform surgical service line decision Read more >
Hospitals today are focusing on achieving four goals: decreased costs, improved outcomes, a better patient experience and improved provider satisfaction. This task is even more challenging in the current healthcare environment but there are foundational pillars that can help structure a robotic service line to navigate this new normal. During this webinar, three leaders at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will share several strategic initiatives they've adopted to increase patients' access to minimally invasive surgery and help achieve the quadruple aim.
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Digital Integration of the OR: Enabling the Future
Standardizing Surgical Outcomes: How to Reduce the Burden of Variability
Strategies that enable patients access to MIS: Perspectives from Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Read more >
Hospitals today are focused on achieving four fundamental goals: aligning lower costs, improved outcomes, a better patient experience and improved provider satisfaction. In the current environment, this becomes even more challenging, but there are foundational pillars that can help structure a robotic service line to navigate the healthcare environment. Industry experts will explain the strategies that enable patients access to minimally invasive surgery and help achieve the four fundamental goals.
Minimally invasive robotic surgery at NYU Langone Health — Insights on building programmatic excellence Read more >
Hospitals today are focused on four goals: aligning lower costs, improved outcomes, a better patient experience and improved provider satisfaction. The pursuit of each of these tenets of the quadruple aim in surgical services is imperative to an organization's overall success. During this live discussion, leaders from New York City's NYU Langone Health will share the foundational pillars of their robotic surgery program. This webinar will provide key insights into strategic initiatives that enable patients access to minimally invasive surgery and further the pursuit of the quadruple aim.
Intuitive 360 is your opportunity to explore the breadth of Intuitive’s connected ecosystem developed to support healthcare systems throughout their journey to programmatic excellence and in pursuit of their Quadruple Aim goals. Last year, attendees from more than 1,100 hospitals and healthcare systems joined us virtually, our largest turnout to date. Determined to make the 2021 conference even more impactful, we’ve once again re-imagined the Intuitive 360 experience. Discover the ways we are helping to advance the possibilities of minimally invasive care. Explore what’s possible for your hospital and inspire your healthcare teams. Join your peers online for the 6th annual Intuitive 360 conference, November 4-5, 2021, presented by Intuitive in collaboration with Becker’s Healthcare and AORN (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses). Watch select sessions from Intuitive 360 now.
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November 4-5, 2021 | A Virtual Event
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Check out Intuitive 360 Q&A series and recap articles from last year's event:
How Sutter Health is unlocking greater value from its robotic service line Read more >
Hospitals today are prioritizing four goals: lower costs, improved outcomes, a better patient experience and improved provider satisfaction. This task is even more challenging in the current healthcare environment but there are foundational pillars that can help structure a robotic service line to navigate this new normal. During this webinar, leaders from Sutter Health will share several strategic initiatives they've adopted to increase patients' access to minimally invasive surgery and help achieve the quadruple aim.
What 27 Inova leaders learned at Intuitive 360
How Doctors Hospital at Renaissance maximized the Intuitive 360 experience
How Silver Cross enriched their robotics service line through standardization of care Read more >
Empowering the Next Generation of Women Leaders Read more >
Kristen O’Connor, Market President, United Surgical Partners International, Inc. Alan Goldsmith, CPA, MBA, EVP & COO, North Broward Health District Jim Blackwell, President and CEO, Clara Barton Hospital Jeffrey Jackson, CFO, Dignity Health, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Moderator: Molly Gamble, VP, Editorial, Becker’s Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Hospital Review
Mark Delworth, Medical Director & System Chief of Surgery, TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital Mary Beth Antone, Associate VP of Operations, Silver Cross Hospital Jonathan Velez, Chief Physician and Operations Executive, Gulf Coast Medical Center Moderator: Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
Brian Dawson, System VP Perioperative Services, CommonSpirit Health Rick Harrell, Assistant Administrator Surgery, Cardiovascular Services and Adult Service Lines, Sutter Health Medical Center Sacramento Mark S. Talamonti, MD, FACS, Chairman of Surgery, NorthShore Medical Group Moderator: Brian Zimmerman, Sr. Director, Client Content + Strategy, Becker’s Healthcare
Howard P. Kern, President & CEO, Sentara Healthcare Moderator: Scott Becker, Founder and Publisher, Becker’s Healthcare
Gary S. Guthart, PhD, CEO, Intuitive Moderator: Jessica Cole, President & CEO, Becker’s Healthcare
Christopher Walker, MS, RN, NP, CNS, NEA-BC, Vice-President of Clinical Services, Sharp Memorial Hospital and Outpatient Pavilion Kent Bishop, MD, CMO, Promedica Matthew K. Tollefson, MD, Associate Professor of Urology, Mayo Clinic Moderator: Scott Becker, Founder and Publisher, Becker’s Healthcare
George Sauter, CSO, John Muir Health James Miller, CRNA, MBA, VP Operations and Perioperative Services, Lehigh Valley Health Network Matt Carroll, Sr. Director, Market Access and Custom Analytics, Intuitive Moderator: Molly Gamble, VP, Editorial, Becker’s Healthcare; Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Hospital Review
Marketing Your Robotic Service Line: How to Communicate Value to Patients and Referring Physicians Read more >
Speakers will discuss: - Two different and successful strategies used to educate their patients and referring physicians - How leveraging data helped them develop impactful and comprehensive strategies that delivered positive results - The rationale for driving the need to educate their community on their robotic-assisted surgery program
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Gerard Criner, MD Chair & Professor, Temple University
Terry Loftus, MD Chief Medical Officer Medical City Fort Worth
Pam Stoyanoff President & Chief Operating Officer Methodist Health System
Michael Dowling Chief Executive Officer Northwell Health
Darla Hutton Vice President Marketing & Custom Analytics Intuitive
Henry Charlton Senior Vice President & General Manager Intuitive
Myriam Curet, MD Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer Intuitive
Gary Guthart Chief Executive Officer Intuitive Surgical
Donald Brandt Group Manager, Executive Education, Intuitive
Matt Carroll Senior Director of Market Access & Custom Analytics Intuitive
