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Leveraging Hospitalists to Lead Your Value-Based Care Strategy
With significant changes to Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCIA) set to start in just weeks, and the recent CMS signal that all hospitals […]
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A Champion Response to Covid-19
There is a dramatic uptick in COVID-19 cases across the Nation. In my home state of Illinois, multiple counties are renewing COVID-19 restrictions, and indeed […]
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5 Ways to Communicate that Your Skilled Nursing Facility is Safe
Skilled nursing facilities continue to feel the impact of COVID-19, and many are experiencing lower census and fewer hospital referrals. Now is the time to […]
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Diagnosing sepsis in 2020
Reflecting on September and Sepsis Awareness Month, I harken back to my early training about the “facesheet,” the part of the medical record that contains […]
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Reducing Hospital Readmissions is Important in the COVID-19 Era
Care transitions are a particularly vulnerable time in a patient’s care journey. The transfer from one physical location to another, along with a hand-off to […]
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Systemic Racism, Discrimination, and Prejudice in Healthcare
During the last six months, the words “I can’t breathe” have been calls for help by millions of patients with COVID-19. These same words have […]
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Heroes Need Help Too
My COVID-19 patient was very sick with oxygen levels dangerously low, but he was holding his own. The next day, however, his condition worsened, and […]
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The Influence of COVID-19 On Public Health and Health Policy
While the US manages new surges across parts of the country and hopes for Covid-19’s eventual eradication, its learnings will leave a mark on emergency […]
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Determining Correct Admission Status for COVID-19 Patients
Deciding on the correct admission status for COVID-19 patients is the first step toward proper hospital and provider reimbursement. Because of the unpredictable course of […]
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How the Pandemic is Influencing Emergency Medicine
In a recent episode of EPM Talk, host Mark L. Plaster, MD, JD, Founder and Director of Emergency Physicians Monthly interviewed Dr. Nathan Ruch, FACEP, […]
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Documenting COVID-19 Patients – Specificity is Key
The COVID-19 virus has caused enormous worldwide disruption over the past several months. Just as this tiny virus has caused huge impacts, small changes in […]
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Planning The Next Site Of Care as the First Priority
When was the last time you heard about a patient whose goal was to stay in the hospital longer than necessary and return to the […]
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Confirmations, Affirmations and Strengthened Skills – Lessons from COVID-19
COVID-19 is unlike anything I’ve seen. I’ve never had this many critically ill patients at once, nor have I seen patients become so frighteningly sick, […]
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Sound Physicians combats COVID surge with telemedicine and innovative care design
Amid the spreading coronavirus pandemic, the state of Maryland was grappling with how to manage a surge in COVID-19 patients, which prompted the state’s governor […]
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Emergency Clinician Pay in a Value Based Care Environment
Emergency departments are the nation’s critical healthcare safety net. EM clinicians work tirelessly to provide high-quality care to our communities of patients on nights, weekends, […]
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COVID Safety Tips
1. How long should I wash my hands? Washing your hands is one of the simplest ways to keep yourself and others safe, and the […]
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Despite Pandemic Challenges and Anxiety, Clinicians Are Stepping Up to Deliver Care and Support Colleagues
Originally published in NEJM Catalyst. Namita Seth Mohta, MD, interviews John D. Birkmeyer, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Sound Physicians; Adjunct Professor, The Dartmouth Institute for […]
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We are all in this together
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been directly affected by the virus in their communities and to our people at the bedside […]
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Leadership in Uncertain Times
Leadership is a choice. It is not something that is bestowed upon us by titles or appointments. At its core, leadership is defined by followers. […]
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Using Telemedicine to Respond to COVID-19
As a hospitalist and National Medical Director for Sound Telemedicine, I engage in many emergency planning scenarios and model deployments on local, regional, and national […]