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Mark Wietecha

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Johns Hopkins

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Sarah Stone

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Robert Hinson

Michael Lomax

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Tom Robertson, Executive Director of the Vizient Research Institute sits down with Mark Wietecha, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Association to discuss the similarities and differences between adult medicine and pediatrics, with particular attention to settings involving tertiary care, research and education. Mark describes epidemiological differences between adult and pediatric populations and discusses the implications for health system design. The session closes with a conversation around social determinants of health and the poignant topic of end-of-life care.   Guest speaker: Mark Wietecha, MS, MBA CEO Children’s Hospital Association   Moderator: Tom Robertson Executive Director Vizient Research Institute   Show Notes: [01:40] Health care affordability is impacted by the costs associated with investments in technological advancements that were made over the last 50 years. [04:41] Healthcare costs can’t be carried at the social level which causes non-affordability at the individual level. [07:15] The same exact medical service, when provided by several different sources, will yield an extremely wide variation of cost to the patient. Markets create health disparities. [10:01] A core challenge of health care is that it was created in a culture of capitalism, which creates a competitive system. [13:26] Under a rate-regulated model, the mindset of the provider community could shift to worrying about total cost of care. [14:21] Large children’s hospitals in downtown areas tend to receive kids who can’t get care anywhere else [16:04] Models need to take into account social and relational acuity, which may be far more important for children, and some adults, than medical acuity. [17:01] In a rate-regulated world, providers will naturally go where cost is lowest in their portfolio. [30:16] One thing we could learn from pediatric medicine is that intervention and early investment are part of a road map to thriving in life. [35:52] In order to get closer to an accessible and affordable system, we must look at the whole person and whole community.   Links | Resources: Mark Wietecha biographical information   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed

Tom Robertson, Executive Director of the Vizient Research Institute sits down with Mark Wietecha, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Association to discuss the similarities and differences between adult medicine and pediatrics, with particular attention to settings involving tertiary care, research and education. Mark describes epidemiological differences between adult and pediatric populations and discusses the implications for health system design. The session closes with a conversation around social determinants of health and the poignant topic of end-of-life care. Guest speaker: Mark Wietecha, MS, MBA CEO Children’s Hospital Association Moderator: Tom Robertson Executive Director Vizient Research Institute Show Notes: [01:40] Health care affordability is impacted by the costs associated with investments in technological advancements that were made over the last 50 years. [04:41] Healthcare costs can’t be carried at the social level which causes non-affordability at the individual level. [07:15] The same exact medical service, when provided by several different sources, will yield an extremely wide variation of cost to the patient. Markets create health disparities. [10:01] A core challenge of health care is that it was created in a culture of capitalism, which creates a competitive system. [13:26] Under a rate-regulated model, the mindset of the provider community could shift to worrying about total cost of care. [14:21] Large children’s hospitals in downtown areas tend to receive kids who can’t get care anywhere else [16:04] Models need to take into account social and relational acuity, which may be far more important for children, and some adults, than medical acuity. [17:01] In a rate-regulated world, providers will naturally go where cost is lowest in their portfolio. [30:16] One thing we could learn from pediatric medicine is that intervention and early investment are part of a road map to thriving in life. [35:52] In order to get closer to an accessible and affordable system, we must look at the whole person and whole community. Links | Resources: <a href="https://www.childrenshospitals.org/About-Us/Staff-Leadership/Bios/Mark-Wietecha-Bio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Wietecha biographical information</a> Subscribe Today! <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crosswinds/id1558566661" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3ZpemllbnRjcm9zc3dpbmRzL2ZlZWQueG1s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/feed.podbean.com/vizientcrosswinds/feed.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4D5bSh3iN8H6LjP5PlqfiM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/crosswinds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> <a href="https://feed.podbean.com/vizientcrosswinds/feed.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a>

Mark Wietecha, CEO Children’s Hospital Association (Part 1)

Mark Wietecha, CEO of Children's Hospital Association, joins Innovators to talk about the progress made in pediatric research and what he expects from his organization and children's hospitals around the country in the coming years. From the Children's Hospital's website: Mark is CEO of Children's Hospital Association (CHA), representing over 200 children’s hospitals and major pediatric programs with a mission to improve child health through innovation in care, education, and research. CHA advances these aims by leading and supporting national collaboration in public policy and pediatric practice improving the access, quality, and costs of care for children.   Prior to joining CHA, Mark was a management consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates, where he served as the firm’s executive chairman, responsible for over 2,000 professionals working across five continents in six languages. His professional work in both adult academic and pediatric medicine has been recognized as among the best in the country, and he has advised most of the U.S. News &amp; World Report “Best” medical centers and children's hospitals. Mark has been named among the nation’s “Most Influential Consultants” by Consulting Magazine and as one of the "5 Healthcare Leaders to Know" by Becker's Review.  He is a regular presenter on the future of health care and cited in such media as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Politico, and National Public Radio. Mark currently serves on the boards of the Children’s Hospital Association, the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems of the AAMC, the Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care, the National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect, OpenNotes, an organization advancing greater patient engagement in their own care, and Virtual PICU Systems, where he is past chairman of the board. He serves on the advisory boards of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Michigan’s CMS national quality initiative, and the New York University Sala Institute, with a mission to integrate pediatric care across a large academic teaching hospital. Mark is a former trustee and past chairman of the board of overseers of the UCLA Health System, a former director and past deputy chairman of the board of Management Consulting Group, a public London-listed company, and a former director and past chairman of the board of Kurt Salmon Associates.   Mark's academic training includes a Master of Science in pharmacology from The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University. He is based in Washington, D.C. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search.  *The views and opinions shared by the guests on Innovators do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

Mark Wietecha, CEO of Children's Hospital Association, joins Innovators to talk about the progress made in pediatric research and what he expects from his organization and children's hospitals around the country in the coming years. From the Children's Hospital's website: Mark is CEO of Children's Hospital Association (CHA), representing over 200 children’s hospitals and major pediatric programs with a mission to improve child health through innovation in care, education, and research. CHA advances these aims by leading and supporting national collaboration in public policy and pediatric practice improving the access, quality, and costs of care for children.   Prior to joining CHA, Mark was a management consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates, where he served as the firm’s executive chairman, responsible for over 2,000 professionals working across five continents in six languages. His professional work in both adult academic and pediatric medicine has been recognized as among the best in the country, and he has advised most of the U.S. News &amp; World Report “Best” medical centers and children's hospitals. Mark has been named among the nation’s “Most Influential Consultants” by Consulting Magazine and as one of the "5 Healthcare Leaders to Know" by Becker's Review.  He is a regular presenter on the future of health care and cited in such media as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Politico, and National Public Radio. Mark currently serves on the boards of the Children’s Hospital Association, the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems of the AAMC, the Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care, the National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect, OpenNotes, an organization advancing greater patient engagement in their own care, and Virtual PICU Systems, where he is past chairman of the board. He serves on the advisory boards of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Michigan’s CMS national quality initiative, and the New York University Sala Institute, with a mission to integrate pediatric care across a large academic teaching hospital. Mark is a former trustee and past chairman of the board of overseers of the UCLA Health System, a former director and past deputy chairman of the board of Management Consulting Group, a public London-listed company, and a former director and past chairman of the board of Kurt Salmon Associates.   Mark's academic training includes a Master of Science in pharmacology from The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University. He is based in Washington, D.C. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search.  *The views and opinions shared by the guests on Innovators do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

Progress in Pediatric Research and the View from Children’s Hospitals (with Mark Wietecha, CEO of Children's Hospital Association)