Hospital Physician engagement in quality and safety - a framework worth revisiting. Six primary elements essential for the engagement of physicians in quality and safety, are noted in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's white paper titled Engaging Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda. In this previously published paper, the following are … [Read more...]
Engaging Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda
When Ambulatory Services Should Consider Outsourcing
For many Ambulatory Surgery Centers, providing adequate patient care is challenging enough, so when should they consider hiring an outsourcing company to handle billing matters and such? According to “Becker’s ASC Review” when Ambulatory Surgery Centers experience the following circumstances, they should consider exploring outsourced physician … [Read more...]
Florida’s “Pill Mill Bill” Cracks Down on Abuse
Florida’s physician services sector is getting serious about an issue that has been making newspaper headlines across the country – pill mill busts. The state’s “pill mill bill,” which passed in July, has been successful in stopping physicians from writing excessive prescriptions for potent (and potentially deadly) pain medications. According … [Read more...]
Achievable Goals for Ambulatory Service Centers
With only a little more than a couple of months left in 2011, there’s still time for ASCs to squeeze in some important, yet achievable, healthcare goals. Healthcare experts, in a recent news article published in Becker’s ASC Review, listed several potential accomplishments for ASCs to consider. Joan Dentler, president of ASC Strategies; Reed … [Read more...]
Blue Shield Helps Develop Accountable Care Organizations
Hospitals, Physicians, and other providers will receive help from Blue Shield of California, in order to collaborate and improve patient care. Blue shield of California will invest $20 million to help providers develop accountable care organizations. According to a press release by Blue Shield of California PRNewswire via Comtex, California … [Read more...]