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Advice I wish I had: Reflections from an APP
I love seeing brand-new nurse practitioner (NP) and physician assistant (PA) students graduate and join our Sound Physicians teams. Witnessing them start their budding careers […]
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Patient care past the bedside
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 […]
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Finding the right focus: 3 steps to ACO patient success
With more than 1.3 million people living in long-term care facilities, this enormous and vulnerable population requires great care, cost, and—most importantly—innovation. Our current Medicare […]
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Bridging cultures: A reflection for AAPI Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is a vital time to honor and recognize the rich cultural heritage, accomplishments, and struggles of Asian […]
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The multifaceted role of an intensivist
A patient came to the emergency room not feeling well. While he’d been suffering for several days, his worsening lightheadedness, dizziness, stomach pain, nausea, and […]
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Portrait of gratitude
Imagine not knowing where you are. You feel groggy and delirious, your hands are restrained, and you’re unsure if you’re alive or dead. Dreams come […]
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Super-charge your skills
In today’s knowledge economy, success is knowing how to grow. Once, we were hunters and gatherers, in search of food for survival. That was the job. […]
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Three keys to delivering on the promise of telemedicine
By Brendan McNamara, CEO for Sound Telemedicine What is the mark of success for technology? Technological advancements can be innovative, researched, and implemented yet still […]
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What it means to work at the top of your license as a Sound APP
At Sound Physicians, we recognize the incredible value that advanced practice providers bring to patient care. We want our nurse practitioners and physician assistants to […]
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Clinical integration: What it takes, and why we should do more of it
If you could improve your hospital’s quality of care, lower costs, and see your clinicians better engaging with each other and across service lines, why […]
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Her Words Matter: Celebrating International Women’s Day
When there isn’t a seat at the table for you, pull up one yourself. If no one will hear you, make them listen. There will […]
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Team-based care: It’s more than collaborating on clinical cases
A reflection by April Burke, PA-C, VP, Advanced Practice Providers April Burke, PA-CVP, Advanced Practice Providers I’ll never forget my first week out of training […]
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Culture and Care: When Opportunity Calls
While challenging, acknowledging known disparities in clinical leadership and championing diversity are crucial to achieving the global goal of equitable outcomes for patients. We have […]
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Expanding Horizons as a Physician Advisor
Physician advisors at Sound Physicians enjoy a unique role within the hospital setting. These experienced doctors use their clinical expertise away from the bedside, either […]
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Pathway to Purpose: A Reflection for CRNA Week
Growing up, I always wanted to be in healthcare to help others in need. However, I never expected to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist […]
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CMS Documentation Changes are Here
The last time documentation requirements to support clinician billing changed was 1997. I was an intern then at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, and I […]
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The Physician-Leaders in Tomorrow’s World
The medical field’s inclusion of women has come a long way. Since 2017, the number of female-identifying individuals enrolling and graduating from medical school has […]
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Culture and Care: A Native American Physician’s Perspective
Dr. Ian Carroll To care for a patient is to understand their needs—physically, emotionally, and culturally. Healing a body is one thing. Choosing to emphasize […]
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Utilizing Advance Care Planning in SNFs
The following reflection was provided by Dr. Chantal Walsh, one of Sound’s Post-Acute Telemedicine Medical Directors: National Palliative Care and Hospice Month, which takes place […]
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How Do You Do It? A Reflection for NP Week
Someone recently said to me, “How do you do it?” “How do you willingly walk into a hospital and not know what you’ll encounter, where you’ll be, […]