According to bloggers at The Healthcare Marketing Exchange, "quick responses, or QR Codes, could be the fastest-growing marketing and advertising tool in quite a while. And it could be your new best friend for more efficient hospital marketing as well as a top trend with regards to the newest physician service tools." QR Codes are the small, … [Read more...]
How Quick Responses Improve Patient Care
Laws that Hospital Physicians Should Consider
In a recent “Fierce Healthcare” article, the following three laws should be considered by both hospital physicians and physicians placed in hospitals, through outsourced physician services. • The Stark Law prevents a physician from making patient referrals to organizations in which he or she has a financial relationship. But there is an … [Read more...]
The Importance of Supporting Employed Physicians
There are pros and cons of flying solo when it comes to working in the physician service sector. On one hand, private practice physicians are given much more freedom than hospital-employed physicians, however managing the business-side of the private practice often takes away time away from providing patient care. "Becker's Hospital Review" … [Read more...]
Primary Care Physicians the Core of ACOs?
Like many other health care analysts, Harold Miller, executive director of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform and president and CEO of the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (in Pittsburgh, Pa), believes that America’s healthcare system can deliver on the promise of higher quality, lower costs, and greater patient access. … [Read more...]
Hospital Rankings Often Based on Chance
According to an article in a recent edition of “Fierce Healthcare," a new study has found that reported mortality rates used for hospital rankings are statistically imprecise with limited measures to compare quality of patient care. The article reported that "researchers who studied 42 children's hospitals had found that rankings are not as … [Read more...]