MDsyncNET Posts, Articles & News
Every workplace environment faces its share of daily challenges. In the healthcare industry, where hours are long and expectations are high, healthcare workers suffer from occupational stress. Often because they are faced with strict compliance regulations, they may not have enough time or social support at work. This can lead to severe distress, and physician […]
We all know what it feels like to be burned out — to be spent and fried after a long shift. According to Jama Internal Medicine, burnout is more common among physicians than other workers in the United States. Furthermore, research suggests that many physicians experience professional burnout — a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, […]
Technology is ubiquitous in several aspects of our daily lives. This proves no different in the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to communication. Unfortunately, some facilities are still using a mix of email, fax machines, and voicemails to create their on-call schedules. These methods are inefficient and waste time, money, and energy. MDsyncNET’s On-Call […]
“Efficiency” has become the mantra of the hospital workplace. With revenues ever more dependent on performance metrics and margins increasingly narrow, extracting every bit of value from hospital resources – both material and human – is vital. All too often, though, Medical Services Professionals (MSP) and their colleagues (CMOs, VPMAs) feel the squeeze. In part, […]
Just as the circulatory system delivers oxygenated blood from the largest arteries to the tiniest capillaries, healthcare information technology is infusing every nook and cranny of the healthcare system. Patients use mobile apps to make and track health and fitness goals and book house calls. They go online to reserve slots in emergency departments and […]
The Affordable Care Act triggered a revolution that continues to impact everyone along the healthcare spectrum, from the patient to the provider to the administrator. The goal of better health outcomes at lower costs has fueled myriad trends. Increased responsibility for copays and premiums has driven the increased expectations of patients-as-consumers. Complex regulations have motivated […]
When athletes feel the burn, they know that they’re in their peak performance zone. When physicians feel the burn, it’s cause for worry. Today, physician burnout is on the rise, due in part to feeling burdened and stressed by the digitization of the healthcare delivery system. Eight years ago, less than five percent of medical […]
Healthcare merger, acquisition, and consolidation skyrocketed in 2015, setting a $563 billion record. For 2016, there are no indicators that healthcare organizations are letting up on the gas. Hospitals are doing less outright buying and selling, and instead larger facilities are creating partnerships, affiliates, and joint ventures with smaller hospitals. The managed care sector has […]
Over the past century, U.S. healthcare delivery has undergone a sea change. The lone practitioner performing house visits on the barter system gave way to the small practice with hospital privileges operating on a fee-for-service basis. When managed care entered the picture, it paved the way for increases in efficiency, cost control, and quality of […]
In an emergency room, patients at greatest risk are treated first. If your Medical Staff Services Department (MSSD) is like most, it engages in its own form of triage. Rampant ringing telephones, email epidemics, and outbreaks of in-person requests all compete for the staff member’s attention. Even for the most adroit multitasker, it can be […]
