Hospital/physician relations
A partnership of shared goals and vision is needed between physicians and hospital administration, says Jimmy Chung of Providence.
More efficient staffing and mental health supports for staff will allow health systems to address pandemic-related workforce issues.
Physicians spend an average of 90 minutes after hours focused on coding work, according to time and productivity studies.
Flowsheet functionality can be simplified and the comments made more readily visible, which reduces provider effort.
The American Hospital Association has requested judicial review of an appeals court decision to reduce payments to off-campus facilities.
The payment gap was $63,000 for primary care doctors, $178,000 for medical specialists and $150,000 for surgeons.
Founder Dr. Nathan Davis’ history of discriminatory practices has led to the removal of his likeness from the group’s Chicago headquarters.
CEOs and CFOs had to become more agile overnight and shared many of the same best practices.
Seventeen percent of LGB medical students reported high levels of burnout compared to 11.1% of heterosexual students.
Knowing the patient population and allocating staff based on skill level are effective measures to maximize staff efficiency.