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Dr . Ted James

    • Medical Director and Executive Coach  
    • Faculty for Harvard Executive Education   
    • Leader in Health Care Transformation 
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$10,000 - $15,000

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$7,500 - $10,000

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Massachusetts

Dr. Ted James- Transforming Healthcare

Dr. Ted James- Transforming Healthcare

Dr. Ted James - Excellence in Patient Care Award Winner

Dr. Ted James - Excellence in Patient Care Award Winner

Ted James Speaker Biography


Dr. Ted James is an internationally recognized speaker and executive coach who is passionate about transforming health care through clinical innovation and leadership development. Drawing on over 20 years of experience as a physician leader, educator, and health care management consultant, he inspires and equips others to become engaged change agents who can make a positive and meaningful impact. Dr. James believes that the best way to succeed in health care is to promote novel approaches to patient care and to foster a culture in which clinical teams can thrive. 

Dr. James is a frequent keynote speaker on change management, the future of healthcare, clinician burnout, and patient experience. He has spoken to audiences around the world, sharing principles for building high-performing teams and developing leaders at all levels of an organization. His unique combination of humor, insight, and experience makes him an engaging presenter whose talks are always well-received. 

As a Medical Director and educator within the Harvard health care system, Dr. James has a thorough understanding of the clinical innovations addressing modern health care challenges. In addition, he is actively involved in health care delivery research and developing strategies for transforming the healthcare ecosystem. He has led health care quality improvement initiatives with national organizations, including the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the National Academy of Medicine.

Dr. James has received numerous awards for his contributions to teaching, leadership, and quality. He enjoys collaborating with colleagues to re-imagine healthcare in ways that improve organizational performance and the well-being of patients, care teams, and communities.   

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When Change is Hard: Insights from Transforming Healthcare

In this captivating keynote talk, delve into the intricate world of healthcare and discover invaluable insights on how to effectively lead change, even when change is hard and when inherently resistant. Dr. James, a seasoned change leader with over 15 years of experience in transforming healthcare organizations, shares real-life stories, practical strategies, and evidence-based techniques on how to overcome resistance, inspire teams, and drive transformation within your organization. Discover lessons that transcend industries, providing actionable guidance to empower leaders in successfully navigating change.

Audience:

This keynote talk is designed for forward-thinking leaders, executives, and change agents across industries who are seeking valuable insights and practical strategies to effectively lead change in challenging environments. Whether you operate in healthcare, business, technology, or other industries, this talk provides actionable lessons that can be applied to drive successful transformation within your organization.

Objectives:

  • Recognize the common challenges and barriers encountered when implementing change initiatives in healthcare organizations.
  • Interpret the underlying reasons for resistance to change and identify strategies to overcome resistance effectively.
  • Apply evidence-based techniques and best practices for successful change leadership. 
  • Design actionable change management strategies that address the unique needs and constraints of your organization.

Inspiring Teamwork in Challenging Times: Lessons on Resilience and Revitalizing Teams from Healthcare

This inspiring keynote talk explores the art of building resilience and revitalizing teams in the face of extreme challenges. Drawing on lessons from healthcare during times of crisis, Dr. James shares practical strategies and real-life examples to help foster growth, adaptability, and thriving teams. Discover how to navigate adversity, empower your team, and create a culture of resilience that propels success even in the most demanding situations.

Audience:

This keynote talk is designed for leaders, managers, executives, or individual team members across industries who are seeking practical strategies to build resilience and revitalize their teams during challenging times. Whether in healthcare, business, technology, or another field, the insights and techniques shared by Dr. James will empower teams, foster resilience, and drive success in the face of adversity.

Objectives:

  • Understand steps to build resilience within teams to navigate challenges and sustain high performance.
  • Apply practical strategies and best practices to support and revitalize your team in challenging times.
  • Design actionable plans to create a culture of resilience, adaptability, and growth within your team or organization.

Revitalizing Your Health Care Teams Through Action-Based Leadership
 
The clinical workforce is exhausted and straining to hold on after more than a year of trauma from the pandemic and other ongoing workplace stressors. Due to the current situation, approximately one out of every five clinicians is considering leaving the field. However, health care leaders can be proactive in supporting clinical teams and ensuring their long-term sustainability.

As the pandemic’s effects begin to materialize we are seeing more and more that the healthcare industry is suffering from collective trauma. You can help health care teams heal from trauma and start to view adversity as an opportunity for personal and organizational growth with these three approaches to helping your team rebound.

  • Reflect - Too often, we fall into the pattern of reacting to crisis after crisis without pausing to contemplate our experiences. Reflecting on negative experiences can lead to increased self-awareness, the discovery of new possibilities, better interpersonal relationships, a greater appreciation for life and inner growth. Experts agree that sharing stories of trauma can be empowering and leads to the formation of peer-support relationships. 
  • Celebrate Wins - While acknowledging loss is appropriate and part of the healing process, we must be careful not to focus solely on the negative. Seeing progress, no matter how small, can energize and encourage people to keep going. So, I encourage leaders to seek out wins and share them widely.
  • Visioning - Many organizations are experiencing a lack of communication, with people still waiting to hear a vision and detailed plan for moving past the pandemic. You can be proactive in sharing the specific approaches for how the organization plans to move forward, including each team member's role in this strategy.

While it may feel like we are still in the thick of it, as leaders, it is important to provide healing and hope for our healthcare heroes. 

PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP
Audience: Physicians, Physician Leaders, Directors, Managers and Supervisors
Focus: Leadership, Engagement, Patient Experience

Physician leadership is an essential component of quality improvement and positive healthcare transformation. Clinicians at all levels are needed to actively engage in charting a new course for healthcare. Inspired and effective clinical leaders bring about changes resulting in improved patient outcomes, greater professional satisfaction and enhanced performance of healthcare organizations.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the role and impact of physician leadership in healthcare organizations
• Employ effective methods to develop transformational clinical leaders
• Define strategies to successfully achieve clinician engagement
• Identify characteristics of effective physician champions
• Develop approaches to achieving clinician engagement
• Identify characteristics of effective physician champions

TRANSFORMATIONAL CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
Audience: Physicians, Physician Leaders, Directors, Managers and Supervisors
Focus: Leadership, Engagement, Patient Experience

Effective clinical leadership is an essential component of improvement initiatives in healthcare transformation. Clinicians at all levels are needed to actively engage in charting a new course for healthcare. Inspired and effective clinical leaders bring about changes that result in better patient outcomes, greater professional satisfaction and enhanced performance of healthcare organizations.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the impact of physician leadership on healthcare transformation.
• Apply proven strategies to develop transformational clinical leaders.
• Implement techniques to successfully engage and motivate clinicians for change.
• Develop skills to become a more effective and inspirational clinical leader.

SUCCEEDING IN VALUE-BASED CARE
Audience: Physicians, Physician Leaders, Directors, Managers and Supervisors
Focus: Physicians, Leadership, Quality and Safety, Value-Based Care

Healthcare is transforming into a value-based system where new metrics and outcomes will define the success of individual clinical practices and health care organizations. Clinical leaders must be able to design care models that optimize the value equation.

Learning Objectives:
• Define the value-based framework for performance improvement in healthcare
• Design innovative, frontline approaches to eliminate waste while improving quality
• Develop models of accountability for value through integrated practice units
• Develop approaches to achieving clinician engagement

ENHANCING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Audience: Physicians, Physician Leaders
Focus: Leadership, Engagement, Patient Experience

Patient experience continues to play a dynamic role in healthcare. Ensuring the highest level of excellence is at the core of what we aim to deliver in patient care. There is a growing demand to benchmark patient experience/satisfaction in healthcare. Strategies to successfully enhance the patient experience of care are paramount in the emerging healthcare environment and help to retain our focus on the greatest priority of healthcare—the patient.

Learning Objectives:
• Evaluate the data linking patient experience to clinical outcomes
• Recognize best practices that result in top rankings on patient surveys
• Identify the tangible benefits of managing patient experience on organizational performance

BEYOND EXPECTATIONS: IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Audience: Physicians, Physician Leaders, Directors, Managers and Supervisors
Focus: Engagement, Patient Experience

Patient experience continues to play a critical role in emerging healthcare systems. Organizations must successfully incorporate patient needs into competitive strategy, marketing and operational management. Likewise, research and experience indicate that physician work conditions have a tremendous impact on the quality of clinical care provided and the overall performance of healthcare organizations. This workshop is designed to equip clinicians and administrators with the skills necessary to ensure the highest level of quality and excellence in patient care delivery, with focus also given to optimizing physician experience. Participants will explore strategies to enhance patient and physician experience, develop patient-centered care models and leverage quality metrics, including patient-reported outcomes to benchmark and advance clinical performance.

Learning Objectives:
• Explore the link between patient experience and clinical outcomes
• Apply best practices for improving patient satisfaction and loyalty
• Develop strategies to improve physician-patient interactions and avoid clinician burnout
• Identify the tangible benefits of patient-centered care on organizational performance

BUILDING A BETTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Audience: Physicians, Physician Leaders, Directors, Managers and Supervisors
Focus: Quality and Safety, Engagement, Patient Experience

A growing number of reports stress the ongoing urgency for quality improvement and safety efforts in healthcare. High-reliability organizations succeed in ensuring patient safety and driving performance improvement. Engaging frontline teams in the process of systems redesign is an essential component to establishing a “safety culture” and delivering high-quality healthcare.

Learning Objectives:
• Develop an organizational framework for patient safety at the system level
• Apply strategies to effectively utilize process improvement tools
• Identify key components of learning organizations and traits of resiliency
• Integrate principal characteristics of high reliability into your organization’s culture

TRANSFORMATIONAL CARE: LEADING CHANGE IN VALUE, QUALITY AND OUTCOMES
Audience: Physicians, Physician Leaders, Executive Leaders
Focus: Quality and Safety, Engagement, Patient Experience

Bringing about transformational change in patient care is not a simple task. However, it is a requirement for healthcare
organizations striving to move forward and succeed in a value-driven healthcare system. Establishing a culture of clinical
innovation and transformational leadership is a necessary step to achieve sustained, reliable, system-wide improvements in
patient care. This presentation will review proven models and techniques to support healthcare organizations in their efforts to pursue fundamental system redesign and achieve dramatic improvements in clinical quality. Using best practices of Evidence-Based Leadership SM(EBL), participants will gain practical insight into their own leadership capacity. Inspired and effective clinical leaders bring about changes that result in improved patient outcomes, greater professional satisfaction and enhanced performance of healthcare organizations.

Learning Objectives:
• Apply proven strategies to successfully engage clinicians and develop transformational clinical leaders
• Develop an organizational framework for system-wide quality improvement and establishment of a “just culture”
• Leverage clinical pathways to improve quality while reducing waste
• Integrate principal characteristics of high reliability into your organization’s culture
• Implement a framework for translating local improvements to system-wide change

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November 21, 2022

Dr. James was an inspired speaker at our annual convention. He understands the challenges our hospital members face and clearly articulated the opportunities available in the future of health care. I would highly recommend this speaker for any physician or health care leader convening.

Missouri Hospital Association

October 11, 2022

Dr. James is a highly articulate speaker on digital transformation in healthcare, especially in identifying its impact on physicians and other clinicians.

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