Knowledge on the Go

About Knowledge on the Go

The Vizient PI Collaboratives team hosts podcasts throughout the year on issues such as leading and managing systems, engaging your workforce, and optimizing care delivery.

Publisher

Vizient Performance Improvement Collaborative

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2020

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

115 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Advancing Ambulatory Access

   Patients benefit when health systems make it easier to access the right care at the right time. Andrea Boohaker, Associate Vice President of Ambulatory Services at UAB Medicine, joins host Shannon Hale to discuss UAB’s work to optimize advanced practice provider templates and improve access. Their conversation explores new care pathways for patients with urgent, lower acuity needs, including UAB’s Rapid Access Clinic. Guest Speaker: Andrea Boohaker, DNP, ACNP-BC, RNFA Associate Vice President of Ambulatory ServicesUAB Medicine Host:Shannon Hale, MHA, RN, CPHQSenior Program Director, Performance Improvement ProgramsVizient Show Notes: [00:52] UAB Medicine’s access challenges and the opportunity to optimize advanced practice provider templates. [03:48] Research from other organizations helped shape the improvement process, along with early engagement from leaders, frontline staff, and access center colleagues. [06:03] Peer organizations demonstrated how template optimization could reduce third available appointments and help patients receive care within the week. [06:52] UAB’s Rapid Access Clinic connects patients with lower acuity orthopedic injuries to timely specialty care. [08:35] Collaboration between orthopedic teams and emergency department colleagues helped expand the Rapid Access Clinic to walk in patients and weekend injury care. [09:57] Understanding barriers, keeping patients at the center, and learning from setbacks can help teams navigate resistance to change. [11:36] Each clinic may require a different solution based on its care model, staffing needs, and workflow challenges. [12:36] Trusting your team, trusting your gut, and trusting your data can help guide improvement work. [13:51] The new process could benefit patients, advanced practice providers, departments, and the broader organization. [15:24] UAB plans to scale the work while recognizing that each team may need a different solution. Links | Resources: Contacting Knowledge on the Go: picollaboratives@vizientinc.com Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Android RSS Feed

2. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Building Better Sepsis Care

   Shannon Hale interviews Jessica Pearson, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CNL, Quality Operations Program Director at Wellstar Health System, about building a mature sepsis program using data, technology, and AI to improve patient outcomes.

3. 

   24 Aug 2026

   Patient experience built around human connection

   Host Shannon Hale interviews Suzanne Smith, System Director of Patient Experience at Main Line Health, about building patient experience through human connection and intentional communication.

Who has been a guest on Knowledge on the Go

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jessica Pearson
• Suzanne Smith
• Benjamin Buettner
• Benjamin P Buettner
• Laura Hoffman

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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Books guests

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