{"podcast":{"title":"Qualitycast North","slug":"qualitycast-north-4458625","podcast_index_feed_id":4458625,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5064012.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5064012","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/38607044.jpg","author":"Qualitycast North","episode_count":74,"summary":"The Qualitycast North podcast showcases Northern British Columbian physicians and healthcare workers and their work in improving the quality of healthcare where they live. In an interview format, our host Dr. Shyr Chui invites guests to talk about their careers in rural medicine, and how they are improving healthcare through innovative quality improvement projects. Episodes are released every 2 weeks. Qualitycast North is a production of the Northern Health Physician Quality Improvement initiative, and is co-produced by Dr. Shyr Chui, and PQI Coach Lee Cameron. This Initiative is a flagship program of the Specialist Services Committee which represents a collaborative partnership between our provincial government and Doctors of BC, and includes regular representation from the local health authorities.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:20:45.609517+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625"},"episode":{"title":"S4 Ep20: What the Mayo Clinic Gets Right featuring Drs. Kalah Blackstock and Dr. John Hwang","slug":"s4-ep20-what-the-mayo-clinic-gets-right-featuring-drs-kalah-blackstock-and-dr-john-hwang","published_at":"2025-10-24T18:44:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625/s4-ep20-what-the-mayo-clinic-gets-right-featuring-drs-kalah-blackstock-and-dr-john-hwang","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8795692","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8795692.mp3?modified=1761331562&sid=5064012&source=rss","summary":"From a healthcare quality perspective, you can’t get much better than the Mayo Clinic. Its global reputation for high quality patient care is unsurpassed. But what exactly makes the Mayo Clinic so good and what can other institutions learn from how the Mayo Clinic does business? To find out, the Doctors of BC recently arranged for a group of British Columbian physicians to visit the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, to hear, see and experience how they deliver care. To talk about their learnings and key takeaways from that trip are today’s guests, Dr. Kalah Blackstock a family physician in Smithers and Physician Co-chair and Advisor to Northern Health’s Physician Quality Improvement program, and Dr. John Hwang, a general surgeon at the Royal Columbian Hospital in Vancouver and the current Board Chair of The Doctors of BC. In our wide-ranging discussion, we talk about the importance of organizational vision, physician leadership, data and above all culture. Listen in and discover the Mayo’s special sauce.","meta_description":"From a healthcare quality perspective, you can’t get much better than the Mayo Clinic. Its global reputation for high quality patient care is unsurpassed.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1639,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/qualitycast-north-4458625/episodes/s4-ep20-what-the-mayo-clinic-gets-right-featuring-drs-kalah-blackstock-and-dr-john-hwang/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625/s4-ep20-what-the-mayo-clinic-gets-right-featuring-drs-kalah-blackstock-and-dr-john-hwang.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}