Practice Disrupt
A Healthcare Transformation Podcast that provides insight and strategies on a wide variety of practice transformation and process improvement topics. Guests include primary care colleagues, practice management staff, and healthcare leaders. We will discuss overcoming barriers to change, process improvement ideas that may spark new ideas for your practice. Hear innovative ideas that practices are implementing to work smarter not harder to meet the demands of the new healthcare environment.
Practice Disrupt
Michigan Health Improvement Alliance- Creating Partnerships for Change
In this episode, we talk with Sasha Savage, MD and Mark Kato, DHA.
Sasha Savage, MD is the Chief Health Officer for the Michigan Health Improvement Alliance. He has been a practicing Family Physician for 25 years within the MyMichigan Health System, where he serves as the Medical Director of the Gerstacker Family Practice Center and as Chief of the Primary Care Service Line.
Mark Kato, DHA, is the Deputy Health Officer for the Michigan Health Improvement Alliance and has over 16 years of experience in healthcare quality improvement, data analytics, and financial analysis.Together Sasha and Mark co-chair the Patient Safety Task Force within the Michigan Health Alliance working to implement 4 Pillars of ensuring patient safety. They have partnered with The Leapfrog Group to expand their reach of access to best practices and shared learning.
Come along to learn how their partnership evolved and how alliances can be formed among competitors to achieve better patient outcomes.
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