GI Unit Leadership: (Re)Starting Your Quality Program (On-demand) | February 2023-Presentation 7 Empowering the Team Through Benchmarking and Quality Metrics Gerard Isenberg

Presentation 7 Empowering the Team Through Benchmarking and Quality Metrics Gerard Isenberg

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In this video, the speaker discusses the concept of benchmarking and its relevance in improving performance in endoscopy units. Benchmarking involves identifying and adopting best practices from various organizations, including one's own, to enhance performance. The speaker emphasizes the need for benchmarking in the healthcare industry, particularly with the shift towards value-based payments, risk contracting, and bundle payments. The video highlights challenges faced by endoscopy units, such as shifting demographics, cost efficiency demands, restricted access to capital equipment, and the implementation of population health management approaches. The speaker also touches on the importance of data transparency and the integration of technology, including the use of artificial intelligence in detecting pre-cancerous colon polyps. Additionally, the video discusses the various perspectives on value, including those of physicians, employers, and patients. The speaker mentions the upcoming transition from the traditional merit-based incentive payment system to the merit-based incentive payment system value pathway and its implications for benchmarking and quality metrics. The video concludes by offering strategies for establishing vibrant team cultures, knowing and sharing benchmarks, and developing core competencies in endoscopy units.

Keywords

benchmarking

performance improvement

endoscopy units

healthcare industry

value-based payments

challenges