"Internal Medicine" recently reported the benefits of specialists, primary care, and other providers keeping the lines of communications open, in certain patient-related circumstances. When a person has been inflicted with an illness or injury that requires the attention of several varying physicians, in order to achieve optimal patient care, in … [Read more...]
Physician-to-physician Communication Often Benefits the Patient
Hospitalists Turn to Disney for Best Practice Tips
Nobody knows how to deliver service with a smile, quite like The Walt Disney Co. And it seems more and more folks in the physician services sector are utilizing the company to train staff — everyone from hospital physicians to parking attendants. Hospitals are just one of many types of service providers to benefit from Disney’s consulting … [Read more...]
Hospital Physicians, Call Coverage, and Fair Market Value
Hospital Physicians, Physician Services Call Coverage Payments: Trends, Regulations, Statistics and Valuation Considerations Establishing FMV for call coverage compensation is becoming increasingly difficult as arrangements are evolving and survey data is unreliable. The following will discuss recent trends in paying for call coverage, market … [Read more...]
Physicians Urged to Avoid Medical Lingo with Patients
In terms of patient care, "patients are more likely to be hospitalized, use medications inappropriately, receive fewer recommended vaccines, and make worse health-related decisions," according to a recently published report in the Annals of Internal Medicine, referring to what happens when patients do not fully understand medical advice given to … [Read more...]
AHA Launches Organization for Hospital Physicians
The American Hospital Association has launched its Physician Leadership Forum, an organization that will work closely with physicians to identify best practices in value-based care and strengthen physician leadership in hospitals, according to the PLF website. The organization is led by John R. Combes, MD, senior vice president of the AHA. A … [Read more...]