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For physician anesthesiologists, much of the discussion of the Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) model of care has focused on clinical processes, with its economic impact taking a back seat.. “We are tending to look at this from our own internal anesthesiology-driven perspective. But the reality is that payers are not always going to see things […]
Read More“The real key is to understand that the electronic health record in whatever format it takes is a tool, like a pencil or a typewriter or a hammer is a tool,” Dr. Doyle said. “People have tended to focus on the fact it is an electronic record instead of the fact it is a clinical […]
Read MoreFor managers, directors, and anyone else in a similar role, the words you use when speaking with your employees really matter. It’s not just what you communicate, but how you communicate it. The psychological impact of language is something that many professionals tend to forget, especially when up against a deadline or working with a […]
Read MoreThe Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program helps train emergency personnel in the management of acute trauma cases, and a session Tuesday served as both a review and an update of trauma processes for physician anesthesiologists. “ATLS asks you to think differently,” said Dr. McCunn, of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Divisions […]
Read MoreRedirecting five minutes of your working day can make you a better physician anesthesiologist. The key is to follow developments outside anesthesiology. “We talk about an enlarged scope of our practice, which means you need some tools to help you keep up with very little time invested,” said James C. Eisenach, M.D., Francis James III […]
Read MoreWhat is professional behavior for a physician? It depends on whom you ask, but the bottom line is that a lack of professionalism not only reflects on you personally, it can affect the care of patients. Those issues were discussed during “Tired Of Not Being Taken Seriously? Professionalism And How It Affects You.” “Professionalism is […]
Read MoreThe time has come to stop talking change and start leading change. U.S. health care is at a crossroads, and physician anesthesiologists are poised to take a leading role. “Health care is changing at an astounding, even alarming, rate,” said Karen Domino, M.D., M.P.H., Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University […]
Read MoreA coalition of more than 15 consumer advocacy groups and medical experts wants new leadership at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), charging that the agency’s opioid policies are exacerbating the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths. In a letter sent to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this with our readers because some of them practice in a critical access hospital. Many supplemental insurance policies for the elderly pick up the tab, but one in seven Medicare recipients lacks such a policy Many Medicare beneficiaries treated at primarily rural “critical access” hospitals end up paying between two and […]
Read MoreSuggestions for using the extra year wisely Even though the deadline for ICD-10 implementation is just a year away, many healthcare entities report not being ready. The freshest evidence: A survey by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), revealed that less than 11 percent of healthcare organizations are fully ready for the transition […]
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