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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 […]
Patients sometimes wait hours for treatment. To provide better patient care, it is crucial for facilities to reduce their wait times, particularly in the emergency department. In fact, patients who are seen quickly have better outcomes than those who have to wait a long time. With many life-threatening conditions, such as heart-attacks and strokes, every […]
MDsyncNET.com’s Co-Founder, Brad Goldsmith, recently had an interview with Markitors discussing his business, inspiration and the three things he can guarantee his customers. What inspired you to start MDsyncNET? During the internet boom in 2001, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but I was looking for investors around a business plan that would […]
It’s hard to deny that being a physician is one of the most stressful, most difficult professions in America today. Every day when a physician comes into work, he or she is responsible for safety and well-being of others. Dealing with high levels of stress and death on a regular basis can take its toll. […]
We mention the ‘Great Decoder’ quite frequently. By our definition, the Great Decoders take all the different on-call schedule formats which they receive and consolidate into a single format for the entire hospital to view. Typically, this is a medical staff professional, an executive assistant, or a switchboard operator. Creating on-call schedules is not their […]
