Jun 5, 2019
Join host Ellen Gardner for a one-on-one conversation with David Diamond – President and CEO of Eastern Health in Newfoundland and Labrador.
David’s healthcare career started in Human Resources and has taken him across the country with positions in eastern and western Canada. His time in Albert before the creation of Alberta Health Services taught him some important lessons around bringing an organization together and developing commitment to strategic goals.
Today through Eastern Health’s Living Lab innovation centre, David and his team are developing strong partners around the world to influence projects, enhance safety, and cut costs in the region.
Key Takeaways:
[4:34] How David’s
time in Alberta, during the early transformation of Alberta Health
Services, has influenced his work at Eastern Health
[6:50] How David and his team have aligned the
organization around a strategic plan
[9:51] Finding significant savings within the
health system to respond to financial and population health
challenges
[12:39] Pushing an innovation agenda in the
province to benefit patient care and cost savings
[13:29] Eastern Health’s Living Lab leverages
partnerships nationally and internationally to match expertise from
the private sector to clinical leaders in healthcare
[17:40] Looking toward best practices in other sectors
around the world – how connecting with Ireland, Spain and Israel is
helping to drive Eastern Health projects
[21:13] Why value-based procurement is a major
focus for David and his team
[28:16] How high-reliability industries can be
used to model change in healthcare, especially around quality and
patient safety
[28:47] Population health is a critical focus in
Atlantic Canada – how to move the dial
Mentioned in this
Episode:
Alberta
Health Services
Central
Health
Deloitte
IBM
Mobia
Medtronic
Vision33
Memorial
University
Newfoundland &
Labrador Centre for Health Information
Enterprise Ireland
University of
Tennessee