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  • Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Tim Kim

    | Careers, Culture, Leadership

    As the medical landscape continues to evolve, it becomes increasingly crucial to connect with healthcare professionals who are not only experts in their field but […]

  • Sideline care at Super Bowl LVIII

    | Culture, Emergency Medicine

    On Feb. 11, 123.4 million people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl. Whether to cheer on their favorite NFL team, cross their fingers on […]

  • Affinity and beyond: A look inside Sound’s Black Professional Network

    | Culture

    With an organizational population as diverse and disparate as Sound’s, colleague connection and support are at the forefront of our well-being efforts. A significant way […]

  • The foundation for a successful anesthesia practice

    | Anesthesia

    By Neil Mayer, DO, Chief Medical Officer, Anesthesia As Sound’s new Chief Medical Officer for Anesthesia, my primary focus is on providing patients with the highest-quality […]

  • Medicare Advisor: Timely and appropriate conversion from observation to inpatient

    | Performance

    By Rob Zipper, MD, MMM, SFHM, Chief Medical Officer, Physician Advisory and Health Policy  Medicare Advisor is Sound Physicians’ solution to a nearly ubiquitous problem: patients […]

  • Joyful Rounds

    | Culture

    In the spirit of the holidays, we want to shine a spotlight on a few clinicians at Sound who’ve gone above and beyond to reflect […]

  • Getting comfortable with the uncomfortable

    | Culture, Leadership

    By April Burke, PA-C  There are some moments in my career I will never forget.  The first time I was involved in a code. The […]

  • Failing well: Learning from failure in healthcare

    | Careers, Critical Care, Leadership

    Our relationship to failure in healthcare is broken. As clinicians, we hold deeply ingrained convictions regarding failure that, unfortunately, are incorrect and make it difficult […]

  • Sound Long-Term Care Management is about to set sail – will you climb aboard?

    | Accountable Care

    By Mike Camacho, Sound Physicians, President of Accountable Care and Telemedicine Long-term care facilities are an increasingly important resource in a healthcare landscape that historically prioritizes short-term patient stays. […]

  • Enhancing post-acute care with telemedicine: A game-changer for skilled nursing facilities

    | Telemedicine

    By Brian Carpenter, MD, CMO for Sound Telemedicine   Telemedicine plays an important role at the bedside in our hospital programs, with life-saving and life-changing care […]

  • APPsolute excellence

    | Culture

    It’s National Advanced Practice Provider Week — created to increase awareness and promote the importance of our team-based care model. We’re thrilled to introduce you to some of our APPs who make […]

  • Avoiding the avoidable: Keeping readmissions low

    | Performance

    By Greg Johnson, MD, SFHM  In the world of hospital medicine, avoidable readmissions take both a financial and emotional toll on everyone involved. For hospitals, the additional […]

  • In her shoes: Reflections from women in medicine

    | Culture

    September is Women in Medicine Month — an annual celebration of women physicians, residents, and students and their accomplishments and contributions in healthcare established by […]

  • Emergency medicine is changing: Rising to the challenge

    | Performance

    How Americans seek acute unscheduled care is changing in ways that challenge traditional emergency department operations. As a national medical group with emergency medicine practices across […]

  • A legacy of footsteps

    | Culture

    For over a century, the Boston Marathon has been a pinnacle in the world of endurance running. Every year on the third Monday in April, […]

  • Empathy through experience: How being a patient impacted her practice

    | Culture

    Tamara Washington is someone you’d easily welcome at your bedside, should you find yourself a patient at Texas Health Cleburne in Cleburne, Texas. Equal parts […]

  • Critical to care: Telemedicine continues to bridge gaps in ICUs across the U.S.

    | Clinical Innovation, Critical Care

    For clinicians in the telemedicine world, the pandemic blew open the doors of need and access. What had been used before to treat critically ill […]

  • Exploring the top 5 best practices for Sound Critical Care: Multidisciplinary rounds

    | Critical Care, Culture, Performance

    By Hesham Hassaballa, MD, FCCP, FAASM The critical care unit is a truly special place. It’s where we care for the sickest, most vulnerable patients. […]

  • Advice I wish I had: Reflections from an APP

    | Culture

    By: April Burke, PAC, Vice President Advanced Practice Providers, Hospital Medicine  I love seeing brand-new nurse practitioner (NP) and physician assistant (PA) students graduate and […]

  • Patient care past the bedside

    | Careers, Leadership, Performance

    Dr. Melissa Buchner-Mehling, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Advisory Services at Sound Physicians, is a highly valued member of Sound’s advisory team. Her accomplished career […]