Gist Healthcare Podcast

Data reveal stronger surgical outcomes across US hospitals

KauffmanPodcast
By J. Carlisle Larsen
12 min readNov 10, 2025
Clinical operations and quality

Gist Healthcare Podcast from KaufmanHall

A new analysis from Vizient and the American Hospital Association shows that outcomes for hospitalized surgical patients have improved in recent years.

In this episode, Chris DeRienzo, Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Executive for the AHA, discusses the data behind those findings and what may be contributing to the changes. The conversation looks at how hospitals are managing increasingly complex patients while maintaining gains in safety and quality.

Author

J Carlisle Larsen

J. Carlisle Larsen

Media Production Director

J. Carlisle Larsen (JC), is Media Production Director at Vizient. Her responsibilities include breaking down healthcare business and policy news.