WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: January 10, 2013 Featuring: Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Advisor for Nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Daryl Lynch, MD, Vice Chair Ambulatory Medicine, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics (Kansas City); Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine Cathy Rick, RN, PhD, FAAN, FACHE, Chief Officer, Office of Nursing Services, US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Patricia Gerrity, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, Eleventh Street Family Health Services of Drexel University; Associate Dean for Community Programs, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions As we roll into 2013, the health care improvement community has a lot on its plate. Just for starters: reducing avoidable hospital readmissions, building community coalitions to improve population health, building active partnerships with patients and families, achieving meaningful use of electronic health records, and redesigning primary care. Each entails massive changes in thinking and strategy in order to achieve the