A Change Of Heart: " For The Children "
Last night, I archived everything on the blog except " Why Pediatrics " . More and more, it ' s become a question rather than a statement of purpose. In the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic, where the entire US system shifted on its axis to shut down community Pediatrics services and " feed " children ' s hospitals (to free up resources for sick adults), the situation for those of us practicing inpatient Pediatrics (as " Pediatric Hospitalists " ) really went to hell. You could not find/beg a job in the community setting during the pandemic. Actually, jumping through the ABP ' s hoops to do a...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - December 24, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Why is collaboration missing in health care?
An essay posted by Fareeha Kahn, MD (“A hospitalist’s struggle to find teamwork in academic medicine“), raises an important issue. The problem of lack of collaboration is not unique to academic medicine. The problem is the result of misaligned incentives. Having read the work of Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter, I better understand
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Why is collaboration missing in health care? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Paul Pender, MD Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs
A hospitalist ’ s struggle to find teamwork in academic medicine
After a couple of hours of back and forth, I can finally complete an oxygen assessment on a patient ready to be discharged home. The conversation had concluded on a somewhat sarcastic note. I was left feeling guilty of having almost coerced someone to stay beyond their designated duty hours to attain a desirable outcome
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A hospitalist’s struggle to find teamwork in academic medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Fareeha Khan, MD Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs
Including Standardized Patients With Diverse Gender Identities in Simulation Cases
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, guests Luca Petrey and Laura Weingartner, PhD, MS, join hosts Toni Gallo and Research in Medical Education (RIME) Committee members Arianne Teherani, PhD, and Daniele Olveczky, MD, to discuss a new scoping review of the literature on the inclusion of standardized patient characters and actors with diverse gender identities in simulation cases.
This is the second episode in this year’s 3-part series of discussions with RIME authors about their medical education research and its implications for the field.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcast...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - October 24, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast gender identity health equity medical education Research in Medical Education RIME simulation standardized patients Source Type: blogs
Burnt Out of Being Burnt Out – What ’ s Needed to Really Help Physicians?
You can’t turn anywhere in healthcare that you’re not seeing people burnt out. It’s gotten so bad that it’s now contributing to healthcare workforce issues. COVID hasn’t helped. Over regulation hasn’t helped. And don’t even talk to me about that yoga room either (It’s nice, but not a real solution to burnout).
To better understand what’s really causing burnout in physicians, I had a chance to interview Dr. Eve Bloomgarden, MD, COO at IMPACT and CDO of Women in Medicine, Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, MD, CEO & Founder at CareAlign and Hospitalist at Penn Medicine, ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System CareAlign Divurgent EHR Optimization Eve Bloomgarden Health IT Optimization Healthcare Burnout Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Source Type: blogs
Don ’ t give up on private practice just yet
The medical landscape for practicing physicians is changing. Seemingly the option of “hanging one’s shingle,” being your own boss, setting your schedule, and providing personalized care in a warm and cozy environment, “Marcus Welby style,” isn’t a viable option anymore. Rather, graduating physicians are choosing between the options of becoming a hospital-employed physician, hospitalist, employed
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Don’t give up on private practice just yet originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Helen Rhodes, MD Tags: Physician OB/GYN Practice Management Source Type: blogs
SOC Telemed Expands Behavioral Health Offering with Acquisition of Forefront Telecare
Company Renamed Access TeleCare
SOC Telemed, the largest national provider of specialty acute care telemedicine, announced its acquisition of Forefront Telecare, a leading virtual behavioral health company serving vulnerable adults nationwide across the care continuum. The acquisition significantly expands SOC Telemed’s existing behavioral health offering, provider network, and clinical capabilities. In conjunction with the acquisition, SOC Telemed is being renamed Access TeleCare to reflect the critical role the company plays in providing access to patient care across a wide spectrum of medical specialties in hospit...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 7, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Access TeleCare behavioral health Dr. Chris Gallagher Forefront Forefront Telecare Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Kirkland & Ellis LLP MTS Health Partners L.P Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –3rd September, 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment-----https://healthitanalytics.com/news/machine-learning-tools-predict-post-op-complications-surgery-durationMachine-Learning Tools Predict Post-Op Complications, Surgery DurationResearchers from Washington University in St. Louis have developed machine-learning tools that can predict post-operative complications and surgery duration using perioperative data.ByShania K...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
My “ dig deep button ” is officially out of service
I started my hospitalist shift like any other day. I arrived at 5:30 a.m. for shift hand-off at 7 a.m. A full hospitalist load and endless administrative tasks to complete, the duality of both roles punctured me like a venomous snake bite. I had two full-time jobs to complete in 12 hours. Impossible! Or was
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My “dig deep button” is officially out of service originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cathi Whaley, MD Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Are internal medicine ’s core values effectively applied in today’s hospitalist practice?
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - May 2, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: blogs
A physician ’s personal great resignation
It’s been a year since I retired from almost 40 years as a pediatrician (most of that time as a pediatric hospitalist). What have I learned? What surprised me? 1. I have finally caught up on my sleep. I have been convinced that I still had a cumulative sleep deficit dating back to med school.Read more …A physician’s personal great resignation originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/ann-f-beach" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Ann F. Beach, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children: a pediatric hospitalist ’s conversation
Them:“I have never heard of this.” Me:“That’s OK, let me explain what is going on. Your child has a condition called multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children, which we call MIS-C. We see this condition after a COVID infection where the whole body becomes inflamed, causing fevers. You get inflammation in the small bloodRead more …Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children: a pediatric hospitalist’s conversation originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/whitney-bossert" rel="tag" > Whitney Bossert, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Hospital-Based Medicine Infectious Disease Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Failing the boards doesn ’t make you a bad doctor
As a small town-trained osteopathic hospitalist, I have seen that some people may mistakenly believe that boards scores are important. But in reality, bedside manner is a lot more important. I ’ve seen cases where nurse practitioners and physician assistants working as hospitalists receive far better patient survey reviews than tertiary care center trained cardiologists whoRead more …Failing the boards doesn’t make you a bad doctor originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/louis-j-riccardo" rel="tag" > Louis J. Riccardo, DO < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Did the unvaccinated just save my rural hospital?
It’s no secret that rural hospitals have been struggling. According to online data from the University of North Carolina, 137 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S. since 2010. In Appalachia, the rural hospital where I work, which is staffed by a single hospitalist, has been“in the crosshairs” since I arrived in 2016 andRead more …Did the unvaccinated just save my rural hospital? originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/david-m-mitchell" rel="tag" > David M. Mitchell, MD, PhD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician COVID Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 15th January, 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/lack-of-mhealth-technologies-disrupts-workflows-for-hospitalists Lack of mHealth Technologies Disrupts Workflows for Hospitalists Tasks like rounding, chart reviews, and order submissions could be made easier for hospitalists with the addition of mHealth technologies that are portable and task-specific, a study found. By Vi...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
