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Sound Long-Term Care Management is about to set sail – will you climb aboard?
Long-term care facilities are an increasingly important resource in a healthcare landscape that historically prioritizes short-term patient stays. With more than 1.3 million people in long-term facilities, roughly 90% do not participate in a population health program. […]
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Enhancing post-acute care with telemedicine: A game-changer for skilled nursing facilities
Telemedicine plays an important role at the bedside in our hospital programs, with life-saving and life-changing care when and where patients need it most. And […]
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APPsolute excellence
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 […]
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Avoiding the avoidable: Keeping readmissions low
In the world of hospital medicine, avoidable readmissions take both a financial and emotional toll on everyone involved. For hospitals, the additional cost of care […]
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In her shoes: Reflections from women in medicine
September is Women in Medicine Month — an annual celebration of women physicians, residents, and students and their accomplishments and contributions in healthcare established by […]
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Emergency medicine is changing: Rising to the challenge
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 […]
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A legacy of footsteps
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, […]
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Empathy through experience: How being a patient impacted her practice
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 […]
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Critical to care: Telemedicine continues to bridge gaps in ICUs across the U.S.
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 […]
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Exploring the top 5 best practices for Sound Critical Care: Multidisciplinary rounds
The critical care unit is a truly special place. It’s where we care for the sickest, most vulnerable patients. Clinicians must be on their toes, […]
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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 […]