WTKE - Episode 64: Reducing Care Variation

Working Together with COO Kelly Elkins, Episode 64
Reducing Care Variation with guest Gina Quinn Skillings, MD

Reducing care variation is a strategic priority on MaineHealth’s five-year strategic plan and annual balanced scorecard.

In the latest episode, MaineHealth Chief Operating Officer Kelly Elkins and Senior Director Clinical Integration Gina Quinn Skillings, MD, explore how differences in clinical practices across providers, hospitals and regions impact patient outcomes, costs and quality of care. They also discuss strategies for reducing unnecessary variation, improving standardization, and ultimately delivering better, more consistent care. From data-driven decision-making to frontline clinician engagement, you will hear how MaineHealth is advancing this important work.