First, the obvious question: What is a “podcast”?
Imagine radio programs produced on a regular basis that can be downloaded to your computer and listened to through your PC or portable media player. You can listen to individual episodes, or subscribe to a particular program to automatically receive new episodes when they are available.
Where does The Jackson Group fit in? Through “The Catalyst Connection”, a monthly podcast featuring discussions on a wide range of topics affecting today’s healthcare leader. In continuing our mission of helping organizations manage well, serve well, and communicate well, The Jackson Group is producing these monthly programs to help the healthcare manager/leader address issues they may face on a daily basis.
This program is a roundtable discussion between several consultants and individuals with a wealth of healthcare management experience focusing on one particular topic per episode. And just like any other podcast, you can subscribe to the program to automatically receive new installments on your computer each month.
There are two ways to listen to “The Catalyst Connection”:
1) Subscription through iTunes, Yahoo, or Google. If you have iTunes software installed on your computer, you can click the iTunes button below to visit our podcast’s page through the iTunes Music Store. On that page, you can either download individual episodes or “subscribe” to the podcast to receive new episodes each month automatically. Don’t have iTunes? Visit this site to download a free copy of the world’s most popular music/audio player.
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You can also listen to episodes through Yahoo or by adding the podcast to your Google Start Page.
- Click to subscribe through Yahoo
- Click to add to your Google Start Page2) Individual downloads. To the right, you will find a list of available episodes with descriptions on the topics covered. Choose an episode to download and save it on your computer. From there, you can open the file with any audio/video program such as QuickTime or Windows Media Player.
We hope you enjoy The Catalyst Connection, and if you have any thoughts, questions or suggestions for future topics please let us know at info@thejacksongroup.com. Happy listening!
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During the February 2009 HCAHPS Training sessions, several questions were asked about the appropriate protocol for administering the HCAHPS survey in conjunction with other hospital inpatient surveys. In response, after training, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HCAHPS Project Team (HPT) issued HCAHPS Bulletin 2009-01 to clarify this matter. Join Alan Jackson, Jeanette Jones, and Jennifer East discuss this bulletin in detail and pose questions of how it could effect your organization.
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From Manager to Leader... its all about movement. The Jackson Group's latest initiative, DriveLeadership, at its best, a comprehensive process for preparing current and future leaders for active, results-oriented roles in rapidly changing organizations. Tony Jackson and Alan Jackson discuss the value of DriveLeadership and its key aspects - such as an exhaustive assessment process, leadership team interviews and involvement of stakeholders - in this episode of The Catalyst Connection. The entire process is scalable to the clients needs and capacities. DriveLeadership can be delivered effectively to small organizations with limited time, few managers and limited resources and is just as effective at large multi-facility systems. If you would like more information please call (828)328-8968 or email us at info@thejacksongroup.com. You can also visit the DriveLeadership website at www.driveleadership.com
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