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Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Driving Practice Change

EvidenceCare

For example, real-time analytics can reveal when certain tests or procedures exceed local benchmarks. Real-time dashboards can also flag length of stay variance, prompting collaboration to streamline processes and free up capacity for higher-acuity admissions. to “How do we improve?”

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Primary care news round-up (10th July – 16th July 2025)

Practice Index

Associates become assistants after major review Physician associates are to be called "assistants" following a detailed inquiry into the controversial issue. New support tested for fit note patients A £1.5 million project is to test an alternative approach to GPs issuing fit notes to patients, it has been announced.

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Manage your EHR inbox more effectively with these tips

Mobius MD

For the average PCP seeing 20 patients per day, that adds up to over 13 hours per week. Standardized message templates can speed up replies to common inquiries, like prescription refills and test results. Discuss Test Results in Visits When Possible Pre-visit lab testing can help eliminate unnecessary follow-ups.

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Hospital Phlebotomist

Phlebotomy Careers

A⁣ hospital⁤ phlebotomist is a trained healthcare professional‌ responsible for drawing blood from patients for laboratory testing, transfusions, or blood donations within‌ a hospital surroundings. Stay up-to-date‍ with medical safety standards and laboratory procedures. What Is a ⁣Hospital ⁣Phlebotomist?

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Preparing for audit inevitability: Is your practice ready?

Medical Economics

For example, take an orthopedist who actually sees up to 70 patients a day. For example, a pulmonologist running pulmonary function tests on every patient makes sense — that’s what patients come to see him for. But a primary care physician ordering the same test for every patient? But that high volume still triggered an audit.

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Why Good communication Matters in Healthcare

Practice Builders

Incorrect diagnoses, surgical errors, and medication mix-ups often result from delayed or unclear communication. Practice the following: Standardized protocols, such as SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) for concise team briefings. Multidisciplinary rounds in which all members of the care team contribute.

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Spreadsheets, Meetings, Lunches, and Paychecks

Sensible Medicine

Sure, sometimes we ask you to do a fit test. The providers who make my job harder and make me feel useless insinuate that we administrators follow rules blindly, as if someone like me were part of a herd of sheep and not an adult with a master’s degree. We know more about hospital governance than most doctors do.