THE MORNING STANDUP: Recent Episodes
The Morning Standup
This is our kick-off episode! Welcome to the Morning Standup podcast!
We introduce ourselves, Nik Hulewsky and Bryan McNeil, and describe our shared passion for all those who have chosen the path of working in post-acute care.
Our mission is to deliver a fun, informative, and entertaining weekly podcast for Idaho post-acute healthcare professionals looking to gain a competitive advantage.
Thank you for listening to our show!
We are very excited to have Robert Vande Merwe, Executive Director of the Idaho Health Care Association, join us for this episode. Robert has a deep passion for not only the population served by our post-acute providers but also the many who choose to work every day to serve this population.
We spend the first half of the episode discovering Robert's background and his journey to becoming the Executive Director of the IHCA. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the Idaho legislative process and the role that the Idaho Health Care Association plays in ensuring post-acute providers are represented at the State level.
To learn more about the Idaho Health Care Association:
https://www.idhca.org/
Discover the legislators in your area:
https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/whosmylegislator/
Discover who is currently running in the upcoming election:
https://sos.idaho.gov
This episode kicks off our first monthly Idaho post-acute market update with Robert Vande Merwe, Executive Director of the Idaho Health Care Association.
Robert discusses many topics, including the current initiative to stop proposed cuts to Home Health agencies, the elimination of COVID-related waivers, and the upcoming election in Idaho.
For more information on some of the topics covered, follow the links below:
Idaho Health Care Association:
https://www.idhca.org/
Idaho Health Care Association training opportunities and events:
https://www.idhca.org/events/schedule/
State of Idaho elections:
https://sos.idaho.gov/
Join us as we start our episode series devoted to staffing.
When it comes to employee culture, magic only happens once a team fully supports its leader's vision. Our vision statements' strength depends on the strength of our individual "Why."
Discovering your "Why" enables you to create a vision for your operation that your employees will be excited about striving for. Staff recruitment will remain an uphill battle if our current employees aren't excited about what they do and who they do it with.
Join us in our second episode in a series devoted to staffing.
In this episode, we discuss highlights from the book "The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)" by Patrick Lencioni. The book describes three elements that make work miserable -- irrelevance, immeasurability, and anonymity.
We break down these elements and discuss how they apply in our post-acute industry. Our discussion should help generate some ideas you can use in your operation.
We have the fantastic opportunity to sit down with the one and only - Jenni Gudapati. She tells us about her journey from youth football coach to Value-Based Healthcare Program Director at Boise State University.
Jenni has an incredible passion for combining technology and healthcare, especially when providing increased access to rural communities. She recently wrote a Federal Senate bill proposal called the "Technology-enabled care intervention act." This "Techy bill" would provide value to all stakeholders by creating funds to increase the use of healthcare technology to expand the accessibility of telehealth and promote healthcare outcomes in rural communities.
Jenni is an extraordinary leader who exemplifies what it means to not give up in your pursuit of big goals.
For more information on Jenni's Master's program, click the link below:
Masters of Population and Health Systems Management at Boise State:
https://www.boisestate.edu/graduatecollege/degree-programs/masters-of-population-and-health-systems-management/
Join us as we dig deeper into how to build a positive employee culture. We discuss two important variables to get attention on social media: spontaneous and unpredictable. The more spontaneous or unpredictable an employee event can be, then the more it is likely to be organically shared by themselves on social media. This method has become the most effective means of getting employee referrals. "Word of mouth" no longer has the reach it once did.
We also discuss the reward of taking the risk of putting ourselves out there as leaders. Those who assume some level of risk often discover large rewards.
We are excited to have both Kimberly Ouwehand, President of Idaho Health Continuum of Care Alliance and the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Terrace Health, and Justin Stenquist, CEO of Blue Bird Health, join us for this episode.
They discuss their upcoming IHCCA 3rd Annual and Virtual Conference on Thursday, September 8, 2022. Be sure to register now to secure your spot by clicking the "Register Now" link on the IHCCA website: www.ihcca.org/
They also discuss the importance of strong partnerships within the healthcare continuum of care. We are all experts in our respected industries. Still, the key is not entirely to operate in separate silos but build bridges among each other to deliver a higher quality of care to our patients.
Gone are the days of "fee-for-service" healthcare. Value-based healthcare is on the horizon and is heading in our direction very quickly.
But don't fear! We have great friends like Jenni Gudapati, who are experts in value-based healthcare.
We are fortunate to have Jenni return to the podcast to help us understand the nuances of value-based healthcare. Not only does she provide a brief background to value-based healthcare, but she also provides a few steps to get ahead and win at value-based healthcare. The more we can prepare for the upcoming change, the better we will be at delivering healthcare at lower costs, achieving higher patient satisfaction, and realizing quality patient outcomes. Use the strategies that Jenni highlighted to solidify your partnerships with ACOs now. As we stay informed and share strategies, we will be better prepared for value-based healthcare.
We have the fantastic opportunity to sit down with the one and only – Jenni Gudapati. She tells us about her journey from youth football coach to Value-Based Healthcare Program Director at Boise State University.