Netsmart Carethreads Podcast
Welcome to Netsmart CareThreads, a podcast where human services and post-acute leaders across the healthcare continuum come together to discuss industry trends, challenges and opportunities. Listen as we uncover real stories and have conversations about how to continue to grow and innovate to improve the quality of care for the communities we serve. Select your preferred platform below:
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Episode 9
How to Retain Hospice Care Providers During a Pandemic
Ernesto Lopez, CEO, Hospice of Washington County
January 06, 2021
As hospice care services evolve because of COVID-19, how do providers adapt and pivot? Equally important, how do organizations retain and engage care team members?
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Episode 8
Billing Strategies for Financially Tough Times
Erica Gregory, VP/GM, Revenue Operations, Netsmart
December 15, 2020
We were working on payment reform when life threw a giant curve ball into post-acute care settings—and everywhere else—last March. Organizations that hadn't yet bulked up on technology struggled at first, but industry-wide, we should all be giving ourselves a big pat on the back for how well we handled the changes.
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Episode 7
NHPCO CEO Edo Banach’s Guidance for Navigating the Path Forward
Edo Banach, president & CEO, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
November 12, 2020
Along with a pandemic and a contentious election, hospice leaders have to navigate new payment models, diversify and expand services, protect the health and safety of patients and staff, meet new regulatory challenges and leverage technology to deliver care virtually. How do we navigate the path forward?
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Episode 6
Doug Leidig, president and CEO, Asbury Communities
Redefining the Expectations of Aging
Doug Leidig, president and CEO, Asbury Communities
Jeremy Mercer, Netsmart
October 27, 2020
With more than 10,000 Americans turning 65 each day, the Baby Boomers are about to make their mark on the post acute industry. How will they shape what the future of our industry looks like?
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Episode 5
Lisa Desai, Psy.D., director of behavioral consulting, MindWise Innovations
Keeping Suicide Prevention Top of Mind All Year Round
Lisa Desai, Psy.D., director of behavioral consulting, MindWise Innovations
Lea Karnath, senior program manager, MindWise Innovations
Keith Boushee, Netsmart
October 01, 2020
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among today’s youth; therefore, we must continue to expand awareness and encourage individuals to take action. Awareness is the first step to prevention, and we all can play a role in supporting one another, preventing suicide and removing the stigma surrounding mental health.
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Episode 4
Kim Kranz, president, Catholic Home Care & Good Shepherd Hospice
Caring for COVID-19 Patients
Kim Kranz, president, Catholic Home Care & Good Shepherd Hospice
Jennifer Sherman, Netsmart
September 22, 2020
In COVID hotspots, hospitals and other health care providers quickly rose to the occasion this spring when faced with a rapid influx of new patients. Catholic Home Care & Good Shepherd Hospice on Long Island cared for more than 1,100 COVID-positive patients and 400 hospice patients who are COVID positive. They've also kept a rehospitalization rate to less than 1%. How did they do it?
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Episode 3
Mark Parkinson, president & CEO, American Health Care Association
How to Survive and Thrive During COVID-19
Mark Parkinson, president & CEO, American Health Care Association
Jason Banks, Netsmart
September 15, 2020
2020 looked like a banner year for long-term care until COVID struck. Very soon, it became clear that our facilities not only would fail to escape the virus, but we would become ground zero for it.
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Episode 2
Balu Natarajan, M.D., chief medical officer, Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care
The Role of Hospice in Senior Living Communities
Balu Natarajan, M.D., chief medical officer, Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care
Jason Banks, Netsmart
September 04, 2020
In this episode of Netsmart, Jason Banks, vice president of post acute care for Netsmart talks with Balu Natarajan, M.D., chief medical officer with Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care.
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Episode 1
Joe Parks, medical director, National Council for Behavioral Health
Be the Change … or the Change Will Be Forced on You w/ Dr. Joe Parks
Joe Parks, medical director, National Council for Behavioral Health
AJ Peterson, Netsmart
August 27, 2020
In this episode of Netsmart, AJ Peterson, vice president and general manager of Netsmart Technologies, talks with Dr. Joe Parks, medical director for The National Council for Behavioral Health and distinguished research professor of science at Missouri Institute of Mental Health with the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
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Episode 0
Tom Herzog, Netsmart
Introducing Netsmart CareThreads
Tom Herzog, Netsmart
Scott Green, Netsmart
Dawn Iddings, Netsmart
August 07, 2020
In this intro episode, host Tom Herzog talks with Scott Green, senior vice president and general manager of human services at Netsmart, and Dawn Iddings, senior vice president and general manager post-acute at Netsmart, about why we're doing what we're doing on this show.
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