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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, […]
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Answering the Call: My Journey to Making a Difference
Many healthcare professionals, including myself, pursued a career in medicine with the desire to make a positive difference in the lives of others. From childhood, […]
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Meet Some of Sound’s Incredible APPs
Sound Physicians is proud to celebrate National Advanced Practice Provider Week! Across the country, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) provide care for thousands of patients every […]
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Perspectives as a Woman in Medicine
In the field of medicine, it is no question that women have been historically underrepresented. While today there are promising trends such as the record-breaking percentage […]
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Maximize Your Anesthesia Career by Practicing at the Top of Your License
Erik Rauch, DNP, MBA, CRNA, NSPM-C is a Regional CRNA Director for Sound Anesthesia with over 15 years of experience in a variety of settings […]
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Telehealth. Is. Health.
#TelehealthIsHealth Just ask the 14,000+ patients Sound’s tele-physicians treat every month – in the ICU, inpatient wards, skilled nursing facilities, and at home. As Chief […]
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Taking the 35k ft. Elevation View as a Physician Advisor
Steve Philip, Medical Director of Advisory Services at Sound Physicians, found his way to Physician Advisory Services through a career in Hospital Medicine. He joined […]
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Transitioning to Value in the New Normal
Throughout the pandemic, the U.S. healthcare community has valiantly and collectively battled one of the most significant healthcare challenges our country has ever seen. After […]
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DRG Downgrades: Prevent and Dispute Payer Revisions
Commercial and public payers are estimated to deny about one in every ten submitted claims, costing health systems up to 2% of net patient revenue […]
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What are Regional Blocks?
For an anesthetist, pain is the enemy. Behind every broken leg that needs surgery is a scared patient who puts their confidence in a provider […]
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The Incredible “Hidden” Value of a Physician-Led Organization
Twenty-one years ago, when our medical practice filled its first hospitals in the Pacific Northwest with talented, motivated clinicians, we quickly learned that when doctors […]
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Sound Physicians Earns 2022 Great Place to Work Certification™
Sound Physicians is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the first time. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current […]
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Transitioning Health Systems to Value-Based Care
The transition to value-based care puts costly acute care under a magnifying glass. The United States spends $3.8 trillion on healthcare annually. Astonishingly, acute episodes […]
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4 Common Barriers to Telemedicine in SNFs
Effective telemedicine integration is one of the most powerful advantages a SNF (skilled nursing facility) can invest in. While telemedicine aids nurses and increases the […]
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Three Key Strategies for Improving Acute Med-Psych Patient Status and Management
An estimated 30% of individuals have medical and psychiatric illnesses when entering an emergency department. Co-occurrence of medical and psychiatric illnesses is one of the […]