Articles
From thought to impact
Never miss a new perspective
Get the latest insights from healthcare leaders and frontline clinicians
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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. […]
-
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 […]
-
SNF Telemedicine: reducing readmissions through 24/7 support
Originally published in HealthTech Magazine With an aging population and health care payers’ increasing focus on the quality and cost of post-acute care pressuring Skilled […]
-
Clinicians Prepare for COVID-19
COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world and throughout the United States. The World Health Organization (WHO) now believes the virus will likely reach pandemic […]
-
Actionable Observations on Observation
Observation services represent the halfway point between emergency department treatment and full inpatient admission or discharge. The challenge of deciding whether to admit a patient […]
-
Improving End of Life Care in the ICU
One in five people who die in the United States admit to an ICU before their death, according to a recent study published in the […]
-
A Love Story: From Residency to Professional Practice
A story by Zoheb Shaikh, MD, Internal Medicine, and Bahishta Yaqubi, MD, Internal Medicine, Sound Physicians Love surfaces in unexpected places and at unexpected times. […]
-
Hospitalists Take “Triple Aim”
“Triple Aim” refers to the pursuit of improving patient care, the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of health care. Hospital medicine […]
-
A Chief Hospitalist’s Perspective of Coronavirus in the U.S.
Located in Washington State, local to the first diagnosed case, Chief Hospitalist with Sound Physician, Dr. Farshid Rafatnia, answers critical questions and concerning the Coronavirus.
-
Delirium or Acute Encephalopathy? Clearing up Common Coding Confusion
Acute encephalopathy is a global cerebral dysfunction in the absence of structural brain disease. Acute Encephalopathy is frequently coded incorrectly as delirium, which does not reflect how truly sick the patient is.
-
Did Anyone Ask Doris? A Lesson in Goals of Care Conversations
Dr. Charles Charman provides students a lesson on Goals of Care via the Sound Physician House Model.
-
Pneumonia: Take Key Steps to Protect Your Patient from a DRG Downgrade
Pneumonia miscoding makes it vitally important to follow best practices for documentation with specific information describing the severity of the illness to support the correct DRG.
-
Wearable Health Devices are Changing How We Care
According to Business Insider, wearable technology use has tripled in the last four years. More than 80% of consumers are using devices to be more health-conscious. […]
-
Burnout Affects More Than Just the Physician
With nearly 400 physician suicides annually in the US, physician burnout is a well-documented issue that’s now deemed a public health crisis. In a 2019 Medscape […]
-
Rising Trends of the Nurse Practitioner
we sat down with Sound Physicians’ Tracy Cardin, Vice President, Advanced Practice Providers, to ask her about trending Nurse Practioner issues that are helping shape their contributions and roles.
-
Celebrating our Veterans
Veterans Day is a day to remember those who died in service to our country and to recognize those men and women who serve today. Read stories from our Sound veterans.
-
The Path of Life: End of Life Care in the ICU
Instead of attempting to prevent inevitable outcomes, how do physicians integrate patient values into their goals of care?
-
Shedding Light on “Observation”
Once Medicare began paying by the diagnosis, it didn’t take long for payers to question proper DRG payments. Out of this, the observation stay was born.