To protect and advance current and future access to care for all patients, we need to get creative, to think outside the box, to innovate.
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. Implementing a hospital-at-home program requires a well-structured approach. The natural inclination is for hospitals and health systems to focus on
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 some of the usual performance metrics that you typically monitor HM departments by. Instead, everyone was focused on how to
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 our patients, our community, and our family. Burnout is far more costly than most recognize. Often times, our health care
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 fourth day for over 30 years.” From medical school rotations to last year, ages 20 to 54, I walked the
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.
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 Dyad Leadership Model? According to the Medical Group Management Association, dyad leadership is a partnership between a non-physician administrative leader and
The health care industry is undergoing a major transformation driven by increasing digital technology adoption. For example, telehealth has become integral to American health care, with over 78.6% of hospitals utilizing this technology in some form. Digital technology can be a good thing; it has the potential to revolutionize the way we deliver care, making it more convenient, efficient, and effective. However, there is a risk that this technology could also lead to a more
Explore this question and answer session with David Schillinger, MD SCP Health Chief Medical Officer
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