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MDsyncNET.com, the premier technology company for hospital communications software solutions, has launched a video explaining how MDsyncNET can alleviate many of the interruptions plaguing hospital-based medical services professionals. The video introduces Susan, a medical services professional who has an hour to prepare an agenda for an ad hoc committee meeting – a task that should […]
According to a study led by Mayo Clinic, the growth and evolution of the electronic environment in healthcare is taking a toll on U.S. physicians. Mayo Clinic researchers found that the use of electronic health records and computerized physician order entry decreased physician satisfaction and led to higher rates of professional burnout. In fact, studies […]
Healthcare is arguably the only major industry in the U.S. that hasn’t fully embraced automation. Many facilities take advantage of automated patient discharge and electronic healthcare records, but there are still many activities that are not automated. Using automation to manage risk in healthcare confers many other benefits, including labor savings, improved quality and consistency, […]
Over the past few years and across the healthcare spectrum, mergers and acquisitions have made headlines. Independent and small groups of urgent care centers have been subsumed by chains and hospitals, while hospitals have been acquiring physician practices at a steady clip. While some claim the mergers and acquisitions trend is fueled by numerous small […]
With the healthcare industry continually looking to cut spending while improving efficiency, the automation of manual tasks has become a focus for performance improvement. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that the demand for healthcare will continue to rise through at least 2024, while the number of healthcare professionals to care for patients will lag […]
Emergency departments are faced with a dizzying number of challenges. From being short staffed to being overcrowded, the pressure on this particular medical specialty is intense. If you have the job of creating physician schedules for the emergency department, your challenges involve quality and quantity. You need to have the right doctors at the right […]
After witnessing the destruction in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria, it’s hard to believe that there are more than two months remaining in the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. It will be years before the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean will recover – economically, culturally, and emotionally. Cost estimates for Harvey range […]
Still Wrestling with Paper Schedules? Three Reasons to Switch to Software Scheduling on-call physicians is an integral facet of hospital administration. Traditionally, hospitals have utilized a central person or team using manual processes to create and distribute on-call schedules. Fielding handwritten notes, texts, phone calls, and faxes containing information that must be integrated into the […]
Manually managing physician on-call schedules is both complex and tedious, yet there are serious, real-world consequences for getting it wrong. MDsyncNET’s scheduling software increases efficiency while dramatically lowering the risk of these physician scheduling mistakes. Lack of Contingency Plans Physicians take vacations and call in sick. Their overall availability may change, they may leave the hospital, […]
Four Ways Physician On-Call Scheduling Software Benefits Hospitals Physician on-call scheduling software can…. Let you schedule up to a year in advance Physicians are used to working long, irregular hours. They’re definitely not strangers to working nights and weekends. As a result, physicians face an increased risk of burnout. At a minimum, they […]
