Becker's Healthcare December 10, 2024
Nearly seven years ago, when Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health was formed through the merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System, Amit Vashist, MD, a dual-boarded internist and psychiatrist, found himself contemplating a crucial question.
As the chair of the newly established clinical council, he recognized that while Ballad had already made strides in clinical and quality initiatives — leading to safer care and improved patient outcomes — there was still room for transformation.
“Despite excelling in numerous quality metrics, some of which ranked in the top decile nationally, how could we create and sustain a culture of clinical excellence and radical accountability across our facilities?” Dr. Vashist told Becker’s. “How could we optimally leverage the trifecta...
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