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62 62 CEO/STRATEGY Power of Words — 9 Hospital Leaders Take the TED Talks' Stage By Megan Wood T hese hospital CEOs, executives and physician leaders dug deep, sharing their insight on how to solve major healthcare industry challenges during various TED Talks throughout the years. 1. "What Healthcare will look like in 2020" — Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA (president and CEO, omas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health in Philadelphia): In 2014, Dr. Klasko pre- sented at a local TEDx event, divulging his own experiences and insights on healthcare reform. 2. "How do we heal medicine?" — Atul Ga- wande, MD (surgeon, Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital): In 2012, Dr. Gawan- de spoke on the broken medical system, and how physicians are too focused on extraordi- nary treatments and losing sight of treating patients. During his Ted Talk, Dr. Gawande suggested key ways to bring the basics back into medicine. 3. "What is Global Health?" — Macharia Waruingi, MD, DHA (CEO, Ustawi Bio- medical Research Innovation and Industrial Centers of Africa): Dr. Waruingi delivered a TEDx Talk on global health in 2016. He spoke about his organization, UBRICA, illustrating sustainable one health communities and how they can achieve global health. 4. "Hearts for my Father's Land" — Vincent Ohaju, MD (trauma medical director, Bryan, Texas-based CHI St. Joseph Health Region- al Health Hospital): During a TEDx Talk in 2016, Dr. Ohaju touched on how his child- hood in Nigeria led him on a path to becom- ing a physician. His presentation highlighted how he is giving back by helping develop a modern healthcare system in Nigeria. 5. "Exposing the hubris in knowing" — Betsy Nabel, MD (president, Boston-based Brigham and Women's Health Care): At TEDMED 2015, Dr. Nabel highlighted how acknowledging our ignorance is a strong asset. 6. "Rediscovering healthcare's original goal: Reducing suffering" — omas Lee, MD (CMO, Press Ganey; previous network pres- ident, Boston-based Partners HealthCare): During TEDMED 2015, Dr. Lee emphasized empathy as a crucial part of business. During his presentation, he encouraged the industry to regain its focus on reducing patient suffering as the optimal outcome. 7. "One Patient at a Time" — David Fein- berg, MD (CEO, Danville, Pa.-based Geising- er Health System): When he served as CEO of UCLA Hospital Systems back in 2011, Dr. Feinberg delivered a TEDx Talk, emphasizing the patient experience. Dr. Feinberg said plac- ing focus on the patient creates a strong op- portunity to enhance the quality of healthcare. 8. "A Doctor's Touch" — Abraham Ver- ghese, MD (Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor, Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine): During TEDGlobal 2011, Dr. Verghese spoke to the importance of the human touch and the one- on-one physical exam. e modern health- care environment has claimed patients as data points, and Dr. Verghese called for a return to a humanized medicine. 9. "Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?" — Brian Goldman, MD (emer- gency physician, Toronto, Canada-based Mount Sinai Hospital): During TEDxTo- ronto 2010, Dr. Goldman presented on the healthcare industry's culture of denial and shame, which keeps physicians quiet about their mistakes. Intertwined in his own expe- riences, Dr. Goldman encouraged physicians to openly discuss their mistakes in order to improve the field. n Former CEO of West Virginia Hospital Sued for Defamation By Ayla Ellison A physician sued Bluefield (W. Va.) Regional Medical Center and former hospital CEO Gigi Fergus for defamation, according to the West Virginia Record. In his lawsuit, Phillip A. Peterson, MD, claimed he suf- fered damages due to false statements made by Ms. Fergus in a letter to the Virginia Board of Medicine and the Virginia Department of Health Professionals. The letter allegedly said Dr. Peterson had failed to ap- propriately maintain prescription data and medical re- cords, according to the report. The lawsuit further alleged Ms. Fergus falsely reported to police that Dr. Peterson was dangerous and in possession of numerous firearms. Dr. Peterson requested a trial by jury. Bluefield Regional Medical Center did not respond to a request for comment. n Poll Finds Healthcare Professionals Favor Clinton Over Trump By Ayla Ellison P hysician practice professionals, including physicians and their clinical and administrative staff, believe Hillary Clinton is the best presidential candidate for their prac- tices, according to a poll from Aprima Medical Software. During the Aprima 2016 User Conference in Dallas, 85 phy- sician practice professionals were asked which presidential candidate they believe would most benefit their practice. Forty-eight percent of respondents said Democratic candi- date Hillary Clinton, while 36 percent said Republican candi- date Donald Trump. In third was Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson (11 percent) followed by Green Party candidate Jill Stein (5 percent). The respondents work across 23 different specialties and mostly within independent physician offices, according to Aprima. n