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Julia Lyall, RN

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William T. Choctaw, MD, JD, CSSBB

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Gail Silver, MD

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Palomar Medical Center Poway,

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Cara Rumble, RN Anna Gelberg, MD Shirley Fayson-Miles, RN, MBA

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Gregg Miller, MD

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Tiffany Hackett, MD, MBA

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Scott Zeller, MD

Mercy San Juan Medical Center,

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Palomar Health,

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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center,

Integration between doctors and administrators

Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA

Evan Houck, DO Brian Stinnett, PA-C Pamela Allen, RN, MSN, CEN

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Douglas Brosnan, MD, JD

Edward Pillar, DO Julia Lyall, RN

Josh Sheridan, MD, MS

John C. Leal, RN Timothy Shortnacy, PA-C

Charmaine Mislang,

Scott Lopata, MD

Michael Sequeira, MD, FACEP

Dianna Booher, Anne Bruce,

Edward Pillar, DO Julia Lyall, RN

Matthew Stilson, MD

Pascal Crosley, DO

Prentice Tom, MD Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, MD, PhD

Matthew Stilson, MD

Trish Jones, MD

Diana Damron, Anne Bruce,

Lynda Francis, NP

Donna Brackley, RN, MSN,MA, NEA-BC

Adventist Medical Center - Portland,

R. Myles Riner, MD, FACEP

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Thomas Sugarman, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Tiffany Hackett, MD, MBA Gregg Miller, MD

Anne Bruce,

Andrew J. Smith, Kimberly Lopez, RN, MSN

Dawa Tarchin Phillips,

Jim Strafford, CEDC, MCS-P

Greg Stratmann, MD

Michael Sequeira, MD, FACEP

R. Myles Riner, MD, FACEP

Nic Curry,

Dawa Tarchin Phillips,

Melissa Maranda, MBA, PHR

Thomas Sugarman, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Seth Thomas, MD Kendrick Johnson, MD

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R. Myles Riner, MD, FACEP

Gregg Miller, MD Prentice Tom, MD

Anne Bruce,

Pamela McCord, BSN, MBA

Anne Bruce,

Jim Strafford, CEDC, MCS-P

Anne Bruce,

Benjamin Brekke,

Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA

Martin Ogle, MD, FACEP Ellis Weeker, MD, FACEP

Jon Brummond, PA-C, MS

Anne Bruce,

Hubert Wong, MD

Rob Hamilton, MD, FAAEM

Dawa Tarchin Phillips,

Savoy Brummer, MD Denise Brown, MD

Tiffany Hackett, MD, MBA

David Birdsall, MD

Anne Bruce,

Do Kim, MBA

Melissa Maranda, MBA, PHR

Anne Bruce,

Courtenay Kohlman, RN, BSN

Kathleen Van Slyke, RN, MSN

Sabiha Pasha, MD

Beena Patel, DrPH, MPH

Dawa Tarchin Phillips, Anne Bruce,

Shaun Partlow, PA-C

Martin Ogle, MD, FACEP

Gail Silver, MD Ellis Weeker, MD, FACEP

Christina Palombo, RN, CPHQ

Bonny Sorensen,

Andrew J. Smith,

Ted Kloth, MD, FACEP

Dawa Tarchin Phillips, Anne Bruce,

Bonnie Carl, RN, MBA

Pamela McCord, BSN, MBA

Michael Sequeira, MD, FACEP

Matt Sartain, MBA

John Fredericks, MD

Pamela McCord, BSN, MBA

Kevin Kruse,

Ellis Weeker, MD, FACEP Gary Li, MD

Martin Ogle, MD, FACEP

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R. Myles Riner, MD, FACEP

Jeffery J. Leinen, MD, FACEP

Bonny Sorensen,

Drew Fuller, MD, MPH, FACEP

R. Myles Riner, MD, FACEP

Chris Clark, MPA, PA-C

Hartwell Lin, MD

Phil Piccinini, MD

Ellis Weeker, MD, FACEP Gary Li, MD

Al'ai Alvarez, MD

Kevin Kruse,

Josh Sheridan, MD, MS

Phil Piccinini, MD

Brian Bearie, MD

Wesley Curry, MD, FACEP

Nancy Carlson, RN, MBA

Denise Anderson, PA-C

Mark Spiro, MD, FACEP

Ellis Weeker, MD, FACEP

True McMahan, MD

Mark Spiro, MD, FACEP

Martin Ogle, MD, FACEP

Cyndy Flores, PA-C

Ellis Weeker, MD, FACEP

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Sam Jones, RN, BSN

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R. Myles Riner, MD, FACEP

Wesley Curry, MD, FACEP

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Survey: Only 9 percent of EDs run efficiently, say nurses

A Hospital-Physician Partnership to Solve ED Crowding

Improving Patient Satisfaction in the Urgent Care Environment

5 Myths About Outsourcing Physicians

Front-Line Driven Innovation: Vituity's ED Throughput Collaborative [Video]

This Patient's Gesture of Thanks Will Warm Your Heart

Decreasing ED Walkouts With Waiting Room Rounding

A Collaborative Approach to Improving Nurse-Physician Communication

Tools for Enhancing Provider-Patient Communication in the ED

The Path of Least Resistance: Engaging Healthcare Professionals in Change

How to Use Teamwork to Transform Your ED (Part 2)

Dedicated Psychiatric Emergency Services Reduce the Need for Inpatient Hospitalizations

Making Fast Track ... Fast

How a Collaborative Physician-in-Triage Process Boosts ED Throughput

Implementation of Nurse-Initiated Pain Protocol in Improving Time-to-Pain Treatment for Long Bone Fracture

Making Integration Meaningful

We Put Patients First, and Look What Happened

Under Physician-Led Management, the Patient is King

Here’s an Easy Way to Make Patients Literally Fall in Love With Your Hospital [SlideShare]

Vituity Practice of the Year Shares Its Culture Secrets

For Health Systems, Addressing Disparities Becomes a Survival Imperative

How to Get Providers Involved in Advance Care Planning

Diary of an ED Startup

This Inspiring Palliative Care Physician Will Change the Way You Think About Death

Award-Winning Ambulatory and Urgent Care Providers Reveal Their Patient Satisfaction Secrets

How to Get Patients to Fiercely Love Your ED — and Say So

We're Great: Why Tribal Culture Matters in Hospitals

It’s the Little Things: How Patient Care Advocates Are Transforming One ED

Here's a Great Reason to Invest in Rural Healthcare

Putting the Caring Back Into Patient Care Amidst the Opioid Epidemic

A Family Member’s Perspective: 5 Communication Tips for My Father's Care Team

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin': The Power of Patient Callbacks

How One Hospital Improved ED Operations in Just 90 Days

Measuring Patient Satisfaction in Real Time Pays Off for Hospitals

Patients and Staff Win with Inpatient Rounding (Part 2 of 2)

Inpatient Rounding to Improve the Patient Experience (Part 1 of 2)

How a Patient-Centered Culture Can Boost Hospital Market Share

Culture Change Boosts Market Share for an Urban ED

Healthcare Leaders Send Powerful Message About the Value of Care Coordination

Meeting the Growing Demand for Emergency Care: What Can Hospitals Do?

Putting a Face on Quality Metrics

Senior ED Helps Reduce Repeat Visits, Readmissions

Unleashing Mindful Civility in Medicine

Relationship-Based Care Satisfies Both Patients and Hospital Staff

Transforming Hospital Culture Through Staff Empowerment

Triage in the Waiting Room

Keys to Building a Great Healthcare Culture (Part 3 of 3)

Keys to Building a Great Healthcare Culture (Part 2 of 3)

Keys to Building a Great Healthcare Culture (Part 1 of 3)

Mindful “Global Intelligence” in Medicine Is Cultural Competence at Its Best

With Power Comes Responsibility: Healthcare Version

On-Site Medical Director Transforms Long-Term Acute Care (1)

The Patient Journey: Medicine Without Walls (Part 2 of 2)

Mindful Palliative Care Puts a Human Face on Dying

An American Perspective on Italian Emergency Care

The Tincture of Time

A Collaborative Learning Initiative to Improve the Patient Experience

The Importance of Advocacy in Healthcare

EDs Seek Breakthroughs in ED Turnaround, Patient Experience Through Collaborative Learning

Raising the Bar of Caring in Healthcare

Improved Care Coordination And Throughput

Resilience Is the New Black

Telemedicine and Employers: The New Frontier

The Changing Face of the Self-Pay Patient

It's Time to Talk About General Anesthesia for Children (Part 1 of 2)

Anatomy of a Medical Apology

The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Telemedicine

Primary Care Is So Over

Manage My Health. Please? (Part 2 of 2)

Manage My Health. Please? (Part 1 of 2)

Emotional Intelligence Impacts Hospitals’ Bottom Lines and Patient Satisfaction

Doctors Die Differently

Is Medicaid Managed Care a Fraud?

3 Barriers (and 1 Solution) to Successful EHR Adoption

A Culture of Trust

2015 — Vituity New Year’s Resolutions

#3 - Six Ways Scribes Can Help With Service Excellence

Emergency Physicians’ Advocacy Makes a Difference for Mental Health Patients

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