5 reasons why women in medicine are burned out (and what to do about it)
There has been a lot of increased focus on burnout in health workers over the past two years —with good reason. The added stress of a global health crisis to an inefficient system created a compounding effect on a pre-existing issue. This has led to soaring rates of burnout and increased the overwhelm, moral injury, trauma,Read more …5 reasons why women in medicine are burned out (and what to do about it) originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/claudine-holt" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Claudine Holt, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Medical Director Explains The Ins And Outs Of It Cloud Based Practice Management System
This appeared last week: An idiot's guide: What happens when a GP's patient records are in the cloud? Is it secure, is it safe, is it worthwhile and what is the cloud anyway? 31st March 2022 By Paul Smith GP prescribing software is about to go through another revolution in the next few years. It's the shift to the cloud. One consequence is that patient records won't have to be physically stored on hardware located in the practice, but on servers located in remote data centres. Given the precious nature of patient information, the very concept can raise big questions in the minds of many GPs. So, Australian Doctor spoke to ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 8, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The need for physician leaders for a better health care system
Health care is a complex machine. With each passing year, it appears to get even more complicated. There’s an ever-increasing need to balance quality and cost between technology and humanity. These are competing needs, which are usually critical to health care delivery, as care professionals are faced with the often overwhelming paperwork and the needRead more …The need for physician leaders for a better health care system originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/tomi-mitchell" rel="tag" > Tomi Mitchell, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
There Seems To Be A Lot Of Change Happening To The GP Digital Health Infrastructure. It Might Not Go Well!
In the last week or so there have been some interesting changes announced and happening.soon! First we have changes with the NASH environment. Here is a discussion from a PHN Time critical changes to NASH and Online Claiming Did you know that your NASH certificates and your practice management or dispensing software needs to be upgraded BEFORE 13 March 2022? If it ’s not, you will need to revert to manual claiming (e.g. Medicare, PBS Online, Aged Care services) and your digital health systems will cease functioning (e.g. MHR, Secure Messaging, Electronic Prescriptions). From 13 March 2022, the way that medical profe...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - February 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
An unplanned conversation leads to a mentorship opportunity
Charlotte: I initially met Richard at a wedding. Standing near the much-desired sushi buffet, we quickly started talking about the broken infrastructure of the health care system. At the time, I was an exhausted intern in internal medicine, happy to have the right weekend off. I shared big dreams of one day creating a newRead more …An unplanned conversation leads to a mentorship opportunity originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 18, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/charlotte-grinberg-and-richard-dale" rel="tag" > Charlotte Grinberg, MD and Richard Dale < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Fellow physicians, what is our path forward?
As our health care system teeters yet again on the brink of collapse, the big questions on so many of our minds are: What does our future hold for us as physicians? What is our path forward? As physicians, we currently live and work in a constant state of crisis. We ’ve seen record numbers ofRead more …Fellow physicians, what is our path forward? originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 16, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/tammie-chang-md" rel="tag" > Tammie Chang, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
“Me too” instead of “me last”: Have you filled your self-care bucket today?
I began pondering this topic after I witnessed a health care professional post on Facebook her hospital system ’s expectation that she return to work five days into COVID, still ill and actively symptomatic. She needed more recuperative time but struggled to give herself permission to take it. Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common inRead more …“Me too” instead of“me last”: Have you filled your self-care bucket today? originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 2, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/cathi-whaley" rel="tag" > Cathi Whaley, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Groomers at PetSmart have more autonomy than physicians
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”– James Clear, Atomic Habits I had a bit of a revelation recently when I brought my dog in for grooming. Some background: My dog is ten years old and has a double coat from hell (althoughRead more …Groomers at PetSmart have more autonomy than physicians originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/victoria-silas" rel="tag" > Victoria Silas, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
AusHealthIT Poll Number 601 – Results – 17th October, 2021.
Here are the results of the poll. Should The Public Health Networks (PHNs) Need Individual Patient Consent To Collect Patient Information From GP Practice Management Systems? Yes 93% (71) No 7% (5) I Have A No Idea 0% (0) Total votes: 76 A pretty clear cut outcome – It seems readers here believe individual patient consent is not actually optional for this sort of data collection as the PHN’s seem to think! Any insights on the poll are welcome, as a comment, as usual! A good number of votes with a pretty clear outcome! Amazingly 0 of 76 who answered the poll admitted to not being sure about the answer to the ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 17, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
It Seems There Are Still A Few Barriers To The Full Adoption Of Electronic Prescribing
This appeared last week: 13 September 2021 Stay of execution for image-based prescribing By Wendy John The Department of Health has extended the deadline for image-based prescribing arrangements to 31 December 2021. Originally 30 September, this revised deadline supports the ongoing need, especially in locked down states, for remote prescribing in the absence of electronic prescribing capability in some major practice management software (PMS) vendors. Dr Charlotte Hespe, a Sydney general practitioner, said the transition to electronic prescriptions was straightforward for GPs. “Most practice management software no...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 23, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
There ’s no patient-centered care without patient-centered data
The problem We are on the precipice of a data tidal wave in health care, which is exciting because it can transform lives. But it’s concerning because our health care system is not built to deliver this promise. We are funneling data into an abyss of fragmented medical care. We will be left with fragmentedRead more …There’s no patient-centered care without patient-centered data originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/samant-virk" rel="tag" > Samant Virk, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Why now is the time to get patients back to in-person routine care
As the next wave of the pandemic unfolds, the rise in cases is once again straining health care systems. But that ’s not the only reason hospitals and health systems could experience an influx of emergency or critical care visits. Findings from the National Poll on Healthy Aging based at the University of Michigan Institute forRead more …Why now is the time to get patients back to in-person routine care originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 28, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/matt-dickson" rel="tag" > Matt Dickson < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Practice Management Source Type: blogs
The 5 secrets to setting boundaries at work
Karen is a 35-year-old physician recently recruited to lead a newly formed department at a large academic health system. She was new to leadership and initially let the prevailing culture dictate the ways meetings were held. There were many tangential conversations and virtually no relationship building. She left each one feeling depleted and angry. “WeRead more …The 5 secrets to setting boundaries at work originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 24, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/diane-w-shannon" rel="tag" > Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
CentralReach Acquires Behaviorsoft, a Fast-Growing End-To-End EMR Platform Catering to the Needs of Small Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy Providers
CentralReach, the leading provider of electronic medical record (EMR) software and services for ABA and related behavioral health providers, today announced the acquisition of Behaviorsoft, a software company specialized in end-to-end, practice management and clinical management solutions for startup and small applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy practices. The acquisition further bolsters CentralReach’s position as the market […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Behavioral Health EHR Behaviorsoft CentralReach Change Healthcare Chris Sullens EHR Acquisition EHR Consolidation Health IT Acquisition Mental Health EHR Source Type: blogs
Caring for caregivers post-pandemic
Health care systems in the United States are beginning to emerge from the devastation of the pandemic. Since the existential threat of COVID-19 first hit in March of 2020 and the waves kept rolling across the country, doctors, nurses, and other clinicians put themselves and their families at risk to save others. Clinicians were thrownRead more …Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 27, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/paul-dechant" rel="tag" > Paul DeChant, MD, MBA < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
