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Even though the economy has largely bounced back from The Great Recession of 2008 and the U.S. unemployment rate is at a historic low, businesses across the country remain focused on doing more with less. The same is true for hospitals, which have been focused on value-based care since the enactment of the Affordable Care […]
Over the past decade, patients have assumed an ever-greater portion of medical costs, resulting in the consumerization of healthcare delivery. It’s no longer enough to simply treat the patient; it’s crucial to also treat the patient well. Reporting on patient satisfaction, Medical Economics noted that a quarter of patients perceive that their doctor doesn’t care […]
On-call schedules present a challenge for any institution, especially hospital systems. Finding and contacting the correct physician or staff member requires accurate and detailed record-keeping. Most hospitals cobble together a call schedule using a combination of spreadsheets, printed worksheets, and last-minute written notes. This system creates chaos, staff stress, and an unsatisfactory experience for patients. […]
If your facility’s staff is stressed out about the hassles associated with emergency department scheduling processes, you’re not alone. Unpredictable and inaccurate manual on-call schedules can take a toll on staff members up and down the organizational ladder. Thankfully, physician on-call scheduling software can relieve stress by automating time-consuming processes and delivering accurate, real-time EMTALA […]
The trends are clear: emergency medicine scheduling is one of the most complex of all physician scheduling, and is getting ever more complicated. Because there are more groups to juggle, emergency department schedules are more complex than OB-GYN schedules, pulmonology schedules, and anesthesiology schedules. A confluence of factors contribute to emergency medicine scheduling complexity, including: […]
MDsyncNET has launched its inaugural “Future of Healthcare Communications” Scholarship, which will be awarded to a high school senior or undergraduate who plans to study health or medicine. According to MDsyncNET Co-Founder Brad Goldsmith, “Today’s students will make the discoveries that transform tomorrow’s healthcare landscape. We want to support their dreams by helping to fund […]
It wasn’t until the turn of the 21st century that the hospitalist field began gaining momentum. Fueled by an uptick in the severity of hospital admissions that disrupted clinical practices and the number of internists chafing at the bit of primary care, the hospitalist niche grew exponentially. While the exact number of hospitalists in the […]
In November 2007, the Joint Commission published a paper highlighting the negative effects that repeated 24-hour physician shift scheduling stints have on resident physicians. The report noted that these residents make more serious errors, suffer more injuries, and exhibit impairments comparable to being legally drunk. Nurses who work extended shifts also face these risks. The […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chalked up 3,477 fatalities to distracted driving in 2015. The National Traffic Safety Board attributed half of aviation accidents involving crew error to interruptions or distractions. And the National Institute of Medicine honed in on interruptions as an underlying factor in medical errors. Looking at today’s healthcare landscape, one […]
Target faced public furor when 40 million credit and debit cards were skimmed by hackers in 2013. A year later, Hollywood’s movers and shakers were humiliated when hacked information from Sony Pictures was posted online. A data breach at Equifax in 2017 compromised the personal information of 143 million Americans created an uproar. Still, for […]
