Search results for "Scheduling"
Your next hire could be right down the hall
Physicians who move from the community to the hospital mid-career present a potential solution to the hospitalist field's perennial workforce shortage. They also offer some benefits and challenges that differ from those of their hospitalist-track peers. Hospitalist leaders who note those differences and find the means to take advantage of them, are on track to building well-balanced, high-functioning hospitalist teams.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/cover.htm
15 Oct 2008
Top Docs
The doctors recognized in ACP Hospitalist’s first annual Top Hospitalists issue include teachers, quality improvement gurus, researchers and bloggers. They’ve focused on improving geriatric care, growing hospital admissions, facilitating transitions of care and raising staff satisfaction. ACP Hospitalist’s editorial board members sifted through the nominations and narrowed the field down to 10 Top Hospitalists, who are profiled here.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/cover.htm
15 Nov 2008
Giving hospitalists their space
Cleveland Clinic’s division of general internal medicine decided to try “geographic roundingâ€ï¿½ after a patient satisfaction survey revealed that many patients were unhappy that “my doctor is never around.â€ï¿½ That sentiment is starting to change now that hospitalists spend more time actually talking with patients and less time getting to them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/geographic.htm
15 Feb 2009
Work hour limits: No gain without pain
Nobody would want their child riding on an icy road at 70 miles per hour in a school bus driven by someone whose head keeps nodding. Similarly, who would want to be cared for by a physician who is so fatigued he can’t remember the difference between the cranium and the cremaster?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/newman.htm
15 Mar 2009
Making a good connection
Gaining the trust of new patients can be difficult for any physician, but for the hospitalist, it’s a daily challenge. Establishing the rapport necessary for an effective therapeutic relationship requires effort and finely honed interpersonal skills.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/rapport.htm
15 Apr 2009
Same job, fewer hours
Part-time options are growing, but finding or creating the right job still can be a challenge. Recruiters, employers and part-time hospitalists offer tips for making part-time hospital medicine work for physicians and practices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/part-time.htm
15 May 2009
Unmasking the patient's hidden agenda
A patient’s reply of “so-soâ€ï¿½ regarding her depression leads a doctor to dig deeper.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/mindful.htm
15 Sep 2009
Hold on to your hospitalists
Compensation helps retention, but intangibles are important too. Learn how to foster a team environment that turns new hires into long-term employees.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/retention.htm
15 Oct 2009
Surviving seven on/seven off
Love it or loathe it, the seven days on/seven days off schedule is gaining traction among hospitalist programs. Experts discuss its pluses and pitfalls and share some strategies for success.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/surviving.htm
15 Oct 2009
Results pending at discharge often stay in limbo
Handoffs from inpatient to outpatient care are a known problem area in hospital medicine, and one of the biggest opportunities for improvement could involve results of tests pending at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/pending.htm
15 Dec 2009