How improv helps physician leaders
I hit the submit button and thought, “Oh no, what have I done?” I stared at the computer screen, completely frozen, and told myself maybe there was a system error and the order didn’t complete. Then I heard the familiar chime and watched in horror as the banner notification slid across monitor. “Introduction to Improv […]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 - August 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/terri-malcolm" rel="tag" > Terri Malcolm, MD, MBA < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
The quest for external worthiness is exhausting. The experience of internal worthiness is exhilarating.
We often think something will or someone can make us feel better. When the system appears broken, the culture toxic, the space unwelcoming, we are uncomfortable. To feel more comfortable, we seek to change the surroundings and, when that seems impossible, change ourselves to fit in. We quiet our inner voices to create an external […]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 - August 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/amelia-l-bueche" rel="tag" > Amelia L. Bueche, DO < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
The COVID-19 pandemic reveals gaping holes in locum tenens contracts
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brings to the fore many health system weaknesses that we always knew were there, but not too bothersome to be addressed. The media has focused on paid sick leave as a public health policy to permit infected workers to stay at home to avoid infecting their colleagues and clients. As many […]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 - July 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/koye-oyerinde" rel="tag" > Koye Oyerinde, MD, DrPH < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Appointment Scheduling and Self-Scheduling – Telehealth Features Series
In this Teleahealth Feature Series, we’re going to cover the long list of potential telehealth features available today. As you’re considering your own approach to telehealth, we will provide you a look at all the possible features telehealth companies are offering on the market. Plus, we’ll offer our insight into the nuances of each feature […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 7, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Patient Scheduling Patient Self Scheduling Practice Management System Telehealth Telehealth EHR Integr Source Type: blogs
This May Mean A Real Shake Up In The General Practice Management Systems In OZ!
This appeared last week: Advent Partners taps ex-Telstra exec for GP software investment Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd Jun 4, 2020 – 3.30pm
Melbourne-based buyout firm Advent Partners has secured its "healthtech" target; medical practice software company Medtech. Advent will buy a controlling stake in the trans-Tasman business and plans to instal former Telstra Health general manager Geoff Sayer –who also held senior posit ions at HealthLink and MedicalDirector – as its new chief executive officer. Street Talk foreshadowed the looming deal last week. Medtech was founded 30 years ago and is a provide...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - June 11, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
To improve care, health systems must adopt diversity and inclusion
The current economic crisis caused by COVID-19 has led the nation ’s unemployment rate to rise to 14.7%, a figure that likely understates the damage. Even more troubling are the unemployment numbers for women and minorities: 16.2% for the former, 16.7% for blacks, and 18.9% for Latinx (compared to 14.2% for white workers). There are plenty […]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 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jay-bhatt" rel="tag" > Jay Bhatt, DO, MBA < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Combining emotion and reason in decision making
We are living in unprecedented times. Times filled with emotion and very little hard science. We are faced with the rapid spread of a new disease that has devastating consequences. The rapid spread is overwhelming our system that is designed for a steady state. Periodically, we are faced with events that overwhelm our system; mass […]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 - April 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/robert-frolichstein" rel="tag" > Robert Frolichstein, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
The doctor ’s budget — remastered
About a decade ago, I had my first doctor-client. And part of what they wanted to discuss was budgeting in order to save more. They just got new jobs and wanted some general planning for the sake of making good decisions. Software for budgeting and spending history didn’t exist the way it does now. I […]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 - April 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/paul-morton" rel="tag" > Paul Morton < /a > < /span > Tags: Finance Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Immediate Changes Needed for Physicians to Stay in Business During the Pandemic
Practices cannot survive the COVID-19 cash flow crisis
By JEFF LIVINGSTON, MD
Will doctors be able to keep their practices open during the worst pandemic in our lifetime? Our country needs every available doctor in the country to fight the challenges of Covid-19. Doctors working in independent practices face an immediate cash flow crisis threatening their ability to continue services.
The CARES Act was signed into law on Friday, March 27, 2020. The law offers much-needed help to the acute needs of hospitals and the medical supply chain. This aid will facilitate the production of critical supplies such as...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Economics Physicians The Business of Health Care Jeff Livingston Medical Practice Pandemic private practice Source Type: blogs
How can we redefine locum tenens?
Physician burnout and shortage have a profound impact on the ability to deliver quality, accessible health care in the United States — especially in rural areas where specialists are scarce. Burnout is costing the U.S. health care system roughly $4.6 billion a year, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Another […]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 - March 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sridhar-rajamani" rel="tag" > Sridhar Rajamani, MD, MPH < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
The right support system makes all the difference for physicians
In the neonatal ICU, a baby dies from necrotizing enterocolitis or NEC. It’s not the first, nor the last time I’ll experience death during my medical career. Doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, surgeons, and the rest of the team spent the days prior to his death, implementing medical interventions and procedures hoping to arrest the process. […]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 - March 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/stephanie-wellington" rel="tag" > Stephanie Wellington, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Critical Care Practice Management Source Type: blogs
3 tips for physicians to become better leaders
My 20-year medical school reunion was a time to reflect: Have we aged more gracefully than medicine? The Class of 1999 carried books and wore pagers while scrambling to gather paper charts for rounds. Residency did not prepare us for the explosion of managed care, EHRs, health systems, and allied health providers. What do I […]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 - December 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/candace-good" rel="tag" > Candace Good, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
5 tax moves physicians should make before December 31st
As physicians, we find ourselves in higher tax brackets than the majority of Americans. With the graduated tax system here in the U.S., the more we make, the higher the percentage of taxes we owe. That is not just because of the tax brackets, but also because many tax write-offs are phased out as income […]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 - December 7, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/cory-fawcett" rel="tag" > Cory Fawcett, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Finance Practice Management Source Type: blogs
3 things every hospital should invest in
In the current health care system, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction are increasingly important. With the hospital value-based purchasing program, Medicare adjusts payments to hospitals based on the quality of patient care they provide. Hospital consumer assessment of health care providers and systems scores are tied to Medicare reimbursements. Under the hospital-acquired condition reduction program, […]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 - November 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/christine-lau" rel="tag" > Christine Lau, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Practice Management Source Type: blogs
How the administrative burden contributes to physician burnout
A guest column by the American College of Physicians, exclusive to KevinMD.com. The administrative burden associated with caring for patients in today ’s health care system has emerged as a primary driver of the loss of joy in the practice of medicine and the epidemic of burnout among physicians. No medical specialty is immune from the […]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 - November 4, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/philip-a-masters" rel="tag" > Philip A. Masters, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician American College of Physicians Practice Management Primary Care Source Type: blogs
