Unlocking Success: How a Specialized Clinical Team Enhances Hospital-at-Home Programs
Hospital-at-home programs offer a compelling, clear value proposition for both patients and hospitals. For patients, they provide the comfort of home, with more control over the environment and a less restrictive setting than traditional hospital stays. For hospitals and health systems, these programs not only enhance patient experience and improve outcomes1 but also increase hospital capacity. […]
Hospital Medicine Q&A
Hospital Medicine Q&A with Rodolphe Taby, MD What is top of mind for clinicians in hospital medicine? Right now, in hospital medicine, there is an issue with recovery. Our specialty was hit hard during the COVID pandemic. For the longest time, the pandemic created an environment that demanded less focus and less emphasis on […]
How the C-Suite can Move the Needle on Clinician Well-being
By Dr. Bentley Tate, Chief Wellness Officer Practical steps to take that make a difference For the past few years, we have been inundated with the media and studies telling us that clinicians are burned out. So much so that the concept has almost become an afterthought, a given. It’s been easy to reason away […]
Clinician Well-Being Q&A
Clinician Well-Being Q&A with Dr. Bentley Tate How does our well-being as clinicians impact the greater health care system? Clinician well-being promotes the ideal in our health care system – great care delivered by engaged and caring clinicians. When we are well, we are less likely to experience burnout, meaning we are more engaged with […]
The economic impact of not caring for your clinicians
Understanding the scope of clinician well-being A few years ago, my wife and I drove through the night, from Arizona back to our home in Colorado. The next afternoon she was stumbling through her day and blurted out, “I feel terrible after being up all night.” My response? “Welcome to how I’ve felt about every […]
Beyond satisfaction: Strategic tools for meeting modern patient needs
To truly deliver high-quality care to our patients, and further improve the stability and sustainability of health care organizations and our health care system, we must also renew our commitment to understanding and meeting patient expectations. Patient health literally depends on it.
The Dyad Leadership Model: Balancing Health Care Delivery and Business Sustainability
Health care has two sides: care delivery and business sustainability. You can’t have one without the other; both are equally important. Health care organizations need processes and systems that deliver exceptional patient care and are financially and operationally sustainable. The dyad leadership model is the best way to achieve these often-opposing goals. What Is a […]
Leveraging the ED for Value-Based Care: A Strategic Blueprint for the C-Suite
From Episodic to Integrated: How to Realize the Full Potential of Hybrid Care
As the pandemic began to ease and the world started to return to normal, there was open debate about whether virtual care use would reset to pre-pandemic patterns or continue to expand. Now, the answer is becoming clear: this is the era of hybrid care.
Clinicians as Advocates for Patients, Colleagues, and Communities
”If medicine is to fulfill her great task, then she must enter the political and social life.” — Dr. Rudolf Virchow, 19th-century German physician Clinician advocacy is a vital part of the clinician-patient relationship. It is essential to building trust and providing an excellent standard of care, leading to better outcomes. However, advocacy is more […]
