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Smart Care Team Spotlight Podcast
In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the challenges faced by clinicians are mounting. Join host Molly McCarthy MBA RN-BC, former US Microsoft CNO, as she leads captivating conversations with today’s health leaders about the game-changing potential of AI and Ambient Intelligence for care teams. Visit virtualnursing.com, your go-to resource for accelerating the transition to smart care teams.
Meet your Host
Molly McCarthy, former US Microsoft CNO
Molly K. McCarthy MBA, BSN, RN-NI is a seasoned executive harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and technology to positively transform health. She is passionate about uniting technology, clinicians, and patients to improve care delivery, safety, and outcomes. Molly is currently a health technology advisor and strategist to several companies, from early stage start-ups to global organizations. She is also spending one-year as the Howley Family Visiting Professor of Healthcare at Villanova University.
Previously, Molly spent almost ten years with Microsoft as the US Chief Nursing Officer and team leader of industry clinical and technical subject matter experts. Her team at Microsoft team was charged with helping health providers and health plans transform with digital technology innovation–most notably cloud and AI adoption.
Episodes
"Nurses need to be at the center of it, not at the periphery. They are the ones that really understand the workflow, the patient experience. And I think we can't stress that enough. Having the patient voice in this mix and then just the operational realities kind of better than anyone."
Tiffany Wilson CEO of the Science Center in Philadelphia
Episode 59 Designing Solutions That Work: The Critical Role of Nurses and Patients, with Tiffany Wilson
"You know, nurses need to be at the table. Nurses need to be sending out the invitations for the table. Nurses need to be at the forefront of this change, this constant change that we are experiencing."
Dr. Simmy King Chief Nursing Informatics and Education Officer at Children’s National Hospital
Episode 58 Smart Tech, Smarter Care: How Nurses Are Making Innovation Work, with Dr. Simmy King
"Teaching nurses how they can be a virtual nurse and be a liaison between the patients, the physician, and other providers."
Dr. Susan Kilroy Inaugural Endowed Professor in Healthcare Simulation and Innovation at Villanova University’s Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Episode 57 Simulation Labs Are Becoming The New Front Line Of Nursing Education, with Dr. Susan Kilroy
"I think nurses forget that we often talk about the skills that nurses have as compassionate and empathetic caregivers. But I also think we're unbelievably strategic thinkers, like we are the last line of defense. We're able to identify and escalate risks early, diagnose a problem early. I think all of that is so important."
Ani Bilazarian Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co.
Episode 56 The Future of Nursing is Smart, Connected, and Human with Ani Bilazarian
"We think cost is bad. So let's try to minimize the cost of nursing. And we think outcomes are good. And we want to try to still retain high outcomes, but we're not within that model. The simple ratio. There is not a visible connection between how much we invest in nursing care or the cost of it"
Dr. Olga Yakusheva Internationally recognized economist and professor at Johns Hopkins University
Episode 55 Nurses Are Not a Cost but the Engine That Powers Healthcare with Dr. Olga Yakusheva