New Society Workgroup Provides Springboard for Innovation

As you stroll through the hallways of the hotel at a Society annual meeting, you may hear complaints about the ever-increasing hardships of clinical practice. Themes are echoed about patients who are sicker, hospital staff who expect too much from us, and a lack of resources that is increasingly exerting an adverse impact on care. The complaints will then turn to the Affordable Care Act, which has required hospitals and post-acute systems, including the physicians who serve them, to show significant flexibility and adaptability with new electronic health records, new treatment protocols, and many regulatory changes.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Innovations in PA/LTC Source Type: news