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Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Driving Practice Change

EvidenceCare

Incorporating peer benchmarks into stewardship huddles can cut unnecessary therapy days and save significant costs. Create Collaboration Forums Initiate regular “Data & Dialogue” rounds where multidisciplinary teams review one high-impact metric—such as unnecessary telemetry days or post-op antibiotic duration.

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Primary care news round-up (19th to 25th June 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (19th to 25th June 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. According to the draft, practices will have 24 hours to respond to patient requests for appointments or medical advice. NHS E said it would publish the final version within a few weeks once it gained approval.

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Primary care news round-up (12th to 18th June 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (12th to 18th June 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. NHS Confederation Acute Director, Rory Deighton, said: “The solution lies in the radical redesign of pathways, in particular outpatient services, which many of our members are already working towards.”

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

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (10th July – 16th July 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. The British Medical Association announced that doctors in training, now known as resident doctors, will strike from the 25th to the 30th of July in a dispute over pay. He is due to meet them today.

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Primary care news round-up (5th to 11th June 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (5th to 11th June 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. There will be up to 15 mental health crisis assessment centres and about 40 new, same-day emergency care and urgent treatment centres, NHS E announced.

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Primary care news round-up (4th July – 9th July 2025)

Practice Index

The post Primary care news round-up (4th July – 9th July 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. This includes discharge summaries failing to reach all the providers, and often not reaching the patients themselves.

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Proactive denial management: A revenue game changer for small practices

Medical Economics

For a small practice, each denial means delayed payment and a new round of research and correction. Finally, a weekly huddle lead runs a 15-minute Friday check-in to unblock problems and share trends. If coding errors trace back to thin documentation, update clinical templates and review the fix with providers during a quick huddle.