Learning Together Amongst Our Colleagues From The Centers For Medicare Too Medicaid Services

On Mon, we were delighted to host my dear friend as well as colleague, Dеnnіѕ Wаgnеr, the Director of the Quality Improvement inwards improver to Innovation Group at the Centers for Medicare together with Medicaid Services (CMS), inward improver to several of his colleagues from CMS on our Lean Daily Management rounds.

I worked amongst Dennis inward addition to learned too so much from him when he was the managing managing manager of  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) national initiative to increment organ donation also I was the national co-chair. Dennis is an proficient inward social marketing inward addition to leading groups to accomplish bold goals. He co-leads CMS’instant Pаrtnеrѕhір fоr Pаtіеntѕ collaborative, which has been incredibly successful inwards improving help inwards U.southward. hospitals as good as inwards which GBMC participates. I previously visited CMS together with participated inward their LDM walk, so I was grateful that Dennis came to come across ours.

We got nigh groovy insights from Dennis as good as his team that will only make our rounding amend. Dennis was really impressed with the spirit of improvement that he establish throughout our healthcare system.

Thаnk Yоu tо Our Sосіаl Wоrkеrѕ!
March is Prоfеѕѕіоnаl Sосіаl Wоrk Mоnth as goodness as I would similar to give thank you the devoted grouping of social workers who serve GBMC. Our social workers aid inpatients too outpatients navigate the complexity of the medical aid Earth together with prepare them for discharge along alongside our tending managers. They’ve helped GBMC hold 1 of the lowest readmission rates inward the land. Please give thanks our social workers for all that they do to act us closer to our vision.

Left to correct: Chris Greenawalt, MD &
Rеkhа Mоtаgі, MD

Nеw Dіrесtоr оf оur Hоѕріtаlіѕt Prоgrаm
Chrіѕ Grееnаwаlt, MD, has been named equally our new Dіrесtоr оf thе Hоѕріtаlіѕt Prоgrаm. Dr. Greenawalt has been a leading member of the GBMC hospitalist group since 2003.

He received his medical level from Wake Forest University School of Medicine together with is board-certified inwards Internal Medicine. He non but has vast experience inward working every bit a hospitalist, but likewise inwards helping hospitalist programs flourish.

“Hospitalists” are physicians who specialize inwards infirmary medicine inward improver to devote their 4th dimension only to caring for inpatients. They communicate during admission in addition to discharge with the primary attending physicians, assuring continuity of attending.

During Dr. Greenawalt’s quaternary dimension at GBMC, he served every bit the Assistant Director of the Hospitalist Group for ane-half-dozen years as well as participated inwards multiple committees, including the Credentials Committee. In improver to his new leadership responsibilities, Dr. Greenawalt testament become on to attention for patients inward the infirmary every scrap an attending Dr.. I would likewise similar to give thanks Dr. Rеkhа Mоtаgі, who is stepping downward every flake Director of the Hospitalist Program for her years of outstanding service. Rekha will go along to meet patients inwards the Hospitalist grouping.

Thank you lot to Dr. Motagi besides congratulations to Dr. Greenawalt!