Pre-relocating back to South Florida, I was living in Nashville, Tenn., and had scheduled some routine doctor appointments. After asking around, and being given some suggestions, I made an appointment with a physician, who I chose through a co-worker referral. One minor detail that my co-worker left out was that her doctor was specialized in herbal … [Read more...]
Second Opinions in Patient Care
Physicians Outraged by Idea of “Mystery Shoppers”
It seems there are problems in patient care, primarily for people trying to set appointments as new patients, with primary care physicians. And the Department of Health and Human Services is putting “mystery shoppers” in place, in order to pinpoint patient care providers, who are not willing to schedule new patients. The actual goal is to hone … [Read more...]
Benefits of Physicians Pairing Up with ASCs
How could pairing up with ambulatory surgery centers help providers of physician services? Well, according to Lanson J. Hyde, chief operating officer of Surgical Development Partners, based in Franklin, Tenn., there are five excellent ways patient care providers can benefit from teaming up with ASCs. In the recent article, "5 Reasons … [Read more...]
“The July Effect”
I was reading "CNN Health" online today and was taken back a bit when I stumbled across the lead sentence in the article titled, "Why you should never go to the hospital in July." The lead sentence reads, "Do not get sick in July. Why? You might die." Well, if that doesn't grab one's attention, I'm not sure what would. After reading the … [Read more...]
Outsourcing Companies Provide Physicians, Hospitalists Options
During challenging times, it is easy for a person to single out the only answer that they see, but often, adopting this tunnel vision approach, results in by-passing some overlooked, but significant, solutions. Health reform has many physicians feeling like they are backed in to a corner, in regards to their careers and their futures. The only … [Read more...]