Deanna Buelow

System VP Acute Care Patient Experience Operations Commonspirit Health

Deanna Buelow, System Vice President for Acute Care Patient Experience Operations at CommonSpirit Health, brings over 30 years in healthcare. She oversees strategic planning and implementation to elevate patient experience across acute care services, ensuring patient voices drive improvements enterprise-wide.

Buelow began as a trauma/transplant nurse at Duke, moving to community health before joining CommonSpirit (formerly Dignity Health) in 2004. There, she transitioned from bedside care to clinical education, ultimately finding her calling in patient experience, leading initiatives that significantly improved performance on the California Central Coast.

Known for her approachable leadership and coaching, Buelow drives performance enhancement, passionately improving patient/family experiences and fostering positive staff, patient, and provider interactions. A recognized speaker and recipient of the Sister Marilyn Achievement Award, she holds a BSN from Northeastern and an MSN from CSU Dominguez Hills. In her free time, she enjoys travel, camping, visiting her children, and fostering dogs.

Day 2: From Insight to Impact: Operationalizing Patient Experience

11:10 AM Fireside Chat: Leveraging Technology to Embed Patient Experience into Every Department and Touchpoint

Michael Rogozinski, Chief Nursing Officer, Vital.io

Deanna Buelow MSN, RN, System VP Acute Care Patient Experience Operations, CommonSpirit Health

Rob Barth, MSN, MBA, RN, CEN, Director, Emergency Services - Central Region, CommonSpirit Health

To create a truly patient-centered organization, experience must be woven into the fabric of every department, workflow, and interaction. This session explores how technology can be a powerful enabler in shifting from fragmented efforts to a fully “networked” model of care. Attendees will gain practical strategies and innovative solutions for breaking down silos, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and delivering a unified, consistent, and exceptional patient experience at every touchpoint.

Identify the key technological tools on the platform that enable the integration of patient experience across diverse departments
Explore practical strategies for leveraging technology to facilitate seamless communication, information sharing, and collaboration among various departments to ensure a consistent and coordinated patient journey.
Learn how to use data and analytics to measure the impact of integrated patient experience initiatives, identify areas for improvement, and drive continuous optimization across the organization

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Deanna.

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