Modern Practice Podcast

By: Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
  • Summary

  • Modern Practice is your curbside consult with top clinicians from around the country. This exciting podcast series features medical experts sharing their ideas and approaches for the latest strategic trends and clinical challenges. Hosted by Dr. Tomas Villanueva and brought to you by the Vizient Medical Leadership team.
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Episodes
  • Rethinking medical group strategy, Part 3
    Jan 9 2025

    This episode of our award-winning podcast concludes our discussion on a new approach for medical groups in this time of drastic change. Only those models undergoing change will succeed.

    Host: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal, Performance Improvement Consulting Vizient

    Guest: Michael Strilesky Senior Principal, Care Delivery Transformation Strategy Consulting Vizient

    Show Notes:

    [01:11] Academic medical centers and the need for innovation

    [02:46] Meeting the physician shortage challenge

    [04:51] Resistance to a new care model

    [06:23] Reimbursement, technology and consumer desires will drive the new model

    [07:06] The physician compensation factor in the new model

    Links | Resources:

    To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

    Michael Strilesky’s email: michael.strilesky@vizientinc.com

    “Grow hospital market share by integrating ambulatory care across acute service lines” (Vizient publication): Click here

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    10 mins
  • Rethinking medical group strategy, Part 2
    Jan 2 2025

    All the drastic changes occurring in healthcare, particularly in the way it is delivered, necessitate corresponding changes in how we structure medical groups. This episode of our award-winning podcast continues the discussion on the need for a new strategy for medical groups, and an expert returns to consider what that strategy might be.

    Host: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal, Performance Improvement Consulting Vizient

    Guest: Michael Strilesky Senior Principal, Care Delivery Transformation Strategy Consulting Vizient

    Show Notes:

    [01:11] Academic medical centers and the need for innovation

    [02:46] Meeting the physician shortage challenge

    [04:51] Resistance to a new care model

    [06:23] Reimbursement, technology and consumer desires will drive the new model

    [07:06] The physician compensation factor in the new model

    Links | Resources:

    To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

    Michael Strilesky’s email: michael.strilesky@vizientinc.com

    “Grow hospital market share by integrating ambulatory care across acute service lines” (Vizient publication): Click here

    Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Spotify RSS Feed

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    9 mins
  • Rethinking medical group strategy, Part 1
    Dec 30 2024

    The huge flurry of changes in how we deliver healthcare have brought into question the viability of the conventional medical group model, whether it’s sustainable and gives us a competitive advantage or whether we need to invest in something else. On the next three episodes of this award-winning podcast, an expert joins Tomas to consider the future of medical group practices.

    Host:

    Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM

    Senior Principal, Performance Improvement Consulting

    Vizient

    Guest:

    Michael Strilesky

    Senior Principal, Care Delivery Transformation

    Strategy Consulting

    Vizient

    Show Notes:

    [01:46] Current medical group model

    [02:58] Impact and role of medical groups

    [04:12] Drawbacks and limitations of current model

    [06:13] Different care and practice models emerging

    [07:49] The disruptors have been fantastic

    [09:47] Different approach for medical groups affiliated with academic medical centers

    Links | Resources:

    To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

    Michael Strilesky’s email: michael.strilesky@vizientinc.com

    “Grow hospital market share by integrating ambulatory care across acute service lines” (Vizient publication): Click here

    Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Spotify RSS Feed

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    11 mins

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