Hospital/physician relations
Innovation case study: UC Davis Physician Efficiency Program yields big gains for EHR satisfaction,…
Participants have seen a 24 percent increase in efficiency, and a reduction of "pajama time" by a median of 25 hours per physician.
New research shows the use of scribes meant less after-hours EHR work for doctors and a better experience for patients.
The percentage of physician practices now owned by hospitals increased from 26 percent in 2010 to 38 percent in 2016.
The EHR systems that caused the most headaches, and drove physicians away in certain instances, typically featured computerized order entry or physician documentation.
Physician shortages are forcing healthcare leaders to re-examine how much they spend on labor, and where they can expect to see savings in operating expenses.
Electronic health records play a big part and the problem is especially prevalent in emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics.
Average compensation for CEOs at 22 major medical centers increased by 93 percent, while orthopaedic surgeons saw only a 26 percent increase.
Flexible schedules and improved organizational communication were the top two issues listed in what would improve the practice culture, results showed.
Signing bonuses continue to rise in popularity as a recruiting tool, and are most prevalent among younger clinicians, survey says.
With metropolitan areas still popular regions for doctors and nurses, rural hospitals face challenges finding new hires.