In this compelling podcast episode, I sit down with Dr. Schlosser, the Senior Vice President of Care Transformation and Innovation at HCA Healthcare, to unravel the intricacies of clinically led transformation in healthcare. At the helm of the newly established department, Care Transformation & Innovation, within HCA Healthcare’s Clinical Operations Group, Dr. Schlosser spearheads a visionary initiative to reshape Models of Care in acute facilities.
Focusing on a trifecta of digital enablement, patient-centered approaches, and heightened efficiency, he shares insights into the dynamic world of healthcare innovation. The episode explores the pivotal collaboration with HCA's Information Technology leadership for a robust Digital Transformation strategy and the groundbreaking partnership with Google's cloud computing team to improve data access, and patient experience and accelerate positive patient outcomes. Dr. Schlosser's leadership unfolds a narrative of leveraging data for transformative healthcare solutions, promising a future where patient care is not just redefined but elevated through cutting-edge technologies.
About
Dr Michael Schlosser, MBA, FAANS is Senior Vice President, Care Transformation and Innovation for HCA Healthcare. In this role, he leads clinical and operational innovation and transformation for the enterprise. He leads a new department whose purpose is to redesign care delivery within acute care facilities focusing on digitally enabled, patient-centred, and highly effective care delivery. This includes partnering with IT and cloud computing teams and providing leadership on the design and use of HCA’s Intelligence Net. These efforts will create real-time data and technology-enabled clinical operations. Dr Schlosser also oversees clinical informatics and the implementation of HCA’s next-generation EHR, Meditech Expanse.
Before this role, he served as the Chief Medical Officer for the HCA National Group and as Vice President of Clinical Excellence and surgical services for HCA Clinical Services Group where he led the clinical operations for 105 acute care facilities across 14 States, overseeing quality, patient outcomes, clinical strategy, and innovation. He also served as the first CMO for HealthTrust, the exclusive GPO for more than 1600 hospitals across the US and HCA’s supply chain management organization.
Dr Schlosser holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine, and an MBA from Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. He is a board-certified neurosurgeon and completed his residency and fellowship at Johns Hopkins. In clinical practice he focused on complex spine reconstruction. He has held multiple physician leadership roles while in clinical practice, including Chief of Surgery, Chief of Staff, and interim CMO of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He has also served as a medical officer in the USA's Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiologic Health.