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...]
Achievable Goals for Ambulatory Service Centers
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...]
Hospital Physician Relationships – Only 9 Percent of Physicians Feel Ready for “Business Side” of Medicine
More than 75% of new physicians received at least 50 recruiting job solicitations during medical school, according to a new survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins physician search firm. The survey contacted more than 300 medical students in their last year of training. According to the study, a national physician shortage is responsible for this … [Read more...]
How Quick Responses Improve Patient Care
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...]
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...]