EP48 - Healthcare Doesn't Have a Staffing Problem: Rethinking Workforce Design - Elizabeth Jeanes
Beyond the Blueprint - Health Series
Release Date: 05/04/2026
EP48 - Healthcare Doesn't Have a Staffing Problem: Rethinking Workforce Design - Elizabeth Jeanes
Beyond the Blueprint - Health Series
What if healthcare's staffing crisis isn't really about staffing at all? In this episode, Elizabeth Jeanes, founder of Jeanes Strategic Consulting and a healthcare leader with more than 20 years of experience in nursing, leadership development, and organizational strategy, challenges one of healthcare's biggest assumptions: that workforce shortages are purely a numbers problem. Instead, Elizabeth makes the case for rethinking workforce design from the ground up, starting with preceptors, frontline influencers, and the leadership systems that shape culture from day one. Her take? The people...
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EP47 - Teaching Doctors in the Age of AI: Trust, Risk, and the Future of Clinical Thinking
Beyond the Blueprint - Health Series
In this episode, we explore how AI is reshaping physician training — and what medical educators must do now to keep pace. Dr. May Lin (Touro University), Dr. Saroj Misra (A.T. Still University), Dr. Renu Agnihotri (A.T. Still University), and Dr. Shivam Vedak (Stanford University) share what's working and what isn't when it comes to preparing residents and medical students to use AI responsibly. From faculty development and inconsistent guidance across clinical sites, to automation bias and the pressure to see more patients faster, the panel examines the hard tradeoffs facing medical...
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EP46 - AMDIS Roundtable - Restoring Clinical Cognition in the AI-Ready EHR
Beyond the Blueprint - Health Series
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EP45 - AMDIS Roundtable - Data Governance at the Point of Care
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In this AMDIS collaboration, Dr. Mark Pierce (former Parkview Health), Dr. Howard Landa (Adventist Health), and Dr. John Lee (HIT Peak Advisors) examine why data governance is ultimately a patient-care issue, not just an IT function. Drawing on real bedside decisions, EHR transitions, and conflicting metrics, they show how unclear definitions and hidden data create hesitation, workarounds, and loss of clinician trust. Together, they discuss the leadership commitment and investment required to improve data quality, and why clean data is the prerequisite for safe and meaningful AI in healthcare....
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EP44 - Beyond the Pilot: Scaling Ambient Listening at Sutter Health - Dr. Veena Jones and Stephanie Driscoll
Beyond the Blueprint - Health Series
In this episode, we’re joined by two leaders from Sutter Health who are scaling ambient listening across their enterprise: Dr. Veena (Goel) Jones, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, and Stephanie Driscoll, Vice President of Digital Implementation. In 2025 alone, Sutter onboarded more than 3,100 clinicians to ambient listening—moving well beyond pilot programs to true system-wide adoption. Together, they share what it takes to make that scale possible, from EHR integration and workflow redesign to governance, training, and change management. Key Takeaways Ambient listening only scales when...
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EP43 - Cybersecurity as Patient Safety: A 2026 CMIO Playbook - Dr. Christian Dameff, Steven Ramirez, Dr. Sean Kelly
Beyond the Blueprint - Health Series
In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Sean Kelly (Imprivata), Dr. Christian Dameff (UC San Diego Health), and Steven Ramirez (Renown Health) to explore a critical yet often misunderstood frontier: the intersection of cybersecurity and patient safety. Together, we unpack how clinical leaders can prepare for digital outages, ransomware attacks, and the escalating threat landscape—not as isolated IT events, but as high-stakes clinical disruptions. From real-time decision-making to cultural readiness, this conversation is a practical playbook for CMIOs navigating care delivery in an age...
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EP42 - Why RTLS Is Core Infrastructure in Healthcare - Todd Frantz, Ali Youssef, Paul Zieske
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EP41 - From Mannequins to Metaverse: The Future of Nursing Simulation - Dr. William Scott Erdley (
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What if the future of nurse training didn’t just include mannequins—but holograms, AI conversations, and full-on metaverse environments? In this episode of Beyond the Blueprint, we’re joined by Dr. William Scott Erdley, a retired simulation pioneer and former Director of Simulation & Clinical Skills Labs. With decades of experience in nursing education, Dr. Erdley unpacks the evolution of clinical simulation—from standardized patients and mannequin drills to immersive technologies like VR, AI, and even wetware. Together, we explore how simulation builds confidence, strengthens care...
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EP40 - AMDIS Roundtable - Why Hospital Pilots Fail and What It Takes to Actually Scale
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What happens when pilots become more than experiments? In this AMDIS collaboration, Dr. Eve Cunningham (Cadence, formerly Providence), Kaitlyn Torrence (WellSpan, formerly MUSC), and Dr. Camille Bradley (Baylor Scott & White) reveal what separates failed pilots from scalable innovation. Drawing on real-world deployments of virtual care, ambient listening, and decision support tools, this episode dives deep into the operational, cultural, and clinical realities behind adoption. From rebranding “pilots” to building internal trust, the panel offers a blueprint for moving from spark to...
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EP39 - AMDIS Roundtable - Beyond the digital front door: Empowering Pediatric Families in the Digital Age
Beyond the Blueprint - Health Series
What happens beyond the digital front door? In this AMDIS collaboration, Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal, Dr. Natalie Pageler, and Dr. Sarah Rush unpack the complex realities of digital family engagement in pediatric care. From patient portals and teen privacy laws to ambient documentation and AI-enabled translation, this panel explores how hospitals can rebuild trust, reduce barriers, and design systems that truly work for families. Together, they examine cultural readiness, access equity, and why health systems must treat family engagement as both a design challenge and a clinical imperative. Key...
info_outlineWhat if healthcare's staffing crisis isn't really about staffing at all?
In this episode, Elizabeth Jeanes, founder of Jeanes Strategic Consulting and a healthcare leader with more than 20 years of experience in nursing, leadership development, and organizational strategy, challenges one of healthcare's biggest assumptions: that workforce shortages are purely a numbers problem.
Instead, Elizabeth makes the case for rethinking workforce design from the ground up, starting with preceptors, frontline influencers, and the leadership systems that shape culture from day one. Her take? The people are already in your building. We're just not developing them.
Beyond the Blueprint Host Keith Washington and Elizabeth unpack generational intelligence, why quad pay won't fix a broken culture, how preceptor programs should be leadership development, not skills training, and what it actually takes to earn the loyalty of a workforce that's done handing it over for free.
Whether you're building teams, leading culture change, or rethinking workforce strategy, this episode offers a fresh blueprint for the future of healthcare leadership.
Key Takeaways
• Healthcare’s staffing crisis may be less about shortages and more about workforce design.
• Preceptors and frontline influencers have outsized impact on culture, retention, and new hire success.
• Leadership is an action, not a title, and organizations should develop informal leaders early.
• Generational intelligence helps leaders better understand what motivates today’s workforce and why loyalty looks different now.
• Younger workers value mental health, work-life balance, and professional growth as much as compensation.
• Strong onboarding and evidence-based training programs can improve retention and reduce costly turnover.
• The future of workforce strategy is not just hiring talent, but building pathways to grow the talent you already have.
Episode Highlights
00:00 Intro
02:26 Why Preceptors Are the Most Overlooked Leaders in Healthcare
04:10 Culture First: Building Leadership from the Ground Up
09:09 Workforce Pipelines Beyond Nursing
12:05 “We Don’t Have a Staffing Shortage. We Have a Design Problem.”
14:24 The ROI of Retention and Evidence-Based Training
17:13 Generational Intelligence and the New Rules of Loyalty
21:29 Why Younger Workers Prioritize Mental Health Over Money
23:20 Mapping Your Workforce by Generation
28:28 Transferable Skills vs. Technical Skills
30:25 Inside Elizabeth’s Leadership Framework and New Book
35:16 Gen Z, Technology, and the Future of Learning
37:15 Can VR Improve Leadership Development?
38:31 Preparing Gen Alpha for the Workforce
40:27 Final Thoughts & Where to Connect with Elizabeth
Guests: Elizabeth Jeanes
Host: Keith Washington - Companions in Courage Foundation
Sponsored by: Simplifi Medical
Audio/Video: Tim Jones - Health Nuts Media
Marketing: Josh Troop - Troop-Creative
Learn More at: www.beyond-blueprint.com