I have touched on the subject of hospital-acquired errors in recent blog posts, because quite frankly, I believe America has bred some of the most talented and capable physician service providers, who are better than this. It has become a fact that many people who are need of patient care, fear what could happen during a hospital stay, as much if … [Read more...]
Careless Medical Errors Add to Poor Patient Quality
AAP Statement Homes in on Health Information Technology
Medscape reported today, that "The American Academy of Pediatrics has embraced the medical home concept, which can provide cost-effective, high-quality primary care and coordinate specialty care when operating as envisioned, the AAP's Council on Clinical Information Technology states in an April 25 article and in the May issue of Pediatrics. Among … [Read more...]
Physician Retention Survey Suggests Increased Physician Turnover through 2011
Fierce Practice Management reported today, that nearly 18,000 physician service providers responded to the sixth annual Physician Retention Survey, and results of the first quarter of the year suggest that by year-end physician turnover is going to reach a high. A significant increase in turnover was last found in the results of the 2008 survey. … [Read more...]
Biggest Complaints of Hospital-Employed Physicians
Physician employment opportunities are sprouting up in hospitals across the nation. However, as reported in the March 30th edition of New England Journal of Medicine, decisions made by physicians, in terms of employment, will bear repercussions for the practice and management of medicine, in the long-term. Some physicians, who have made that … [Read more...]
Current Physicians Stupefied over Government’s Physician Shortage “Solution”
Casper Mahler was my great-grandfather, and in his search for freedom, safety, and opportunity, in the late 1800s, he left Germany and migrated to the United States. His choice proved to be a wise one, as he learned that "the land of opportunity" did, in fact, exist. In raising his family, he taught my grandfather using the same principles: 'Dream … [Read more...]