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The holiday season often brings a unique set of stressors. For some people, the pressure of the word “holiday” alone can trigger unwelcome feelings. In particular, managing depression during the holiday season can be difficult. Read tips about managing depression during the holidays from our wellness team.
The demand for outpatient surgery skyrocketed in the last several decades. With the expansion of free-standing surgery centers, the need for outpatient anesthesia services has likewise grown. Dr. Andrei Cernea, Facility Medical Director, Anesthesia, shares more about the growth of outpatient anesthesia and the tools ambulatory surgery centers need to succeed.
Emergency departments across the country face myriad challenges, from fluctuating volumes, staffing challenges, lack of data and more. To combat these problems, TeamHealth's operational and clinical experts created Cognition, a powerful analytics platform that equips teams with real-time data in a one-stop modeling environment, allowing them to quickly diagnose throughput and other operational problems while providing insights into data-driven solutions. Read more from our Vice President of Clinical Analytics, Dr. Matthew Ledges.
Join us in congratulating Dr. Joseph Chow, President of Ambulatory Care and Clinical Director of TeamHealth VirtualCare, who is recognized as one of Buffalo’s Power 100 Business Leaders of Color! Dr. Chow is passionate about serving the Buffalo community where he lives, works and volunteers. At TeamHealth, he makes a national impact on our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Patient Safety Organization and Clinical Advisory Board for TeamHealth VirtualCare. He also participates in TeamHealth’s Emerging Infectious Disease Task Force and Substance Use Work Group. Thank you, Dr. Chow, for being a change-maker in our community and in the healthcare industry.
Recently, some of our associates in Knoxville partnered with other business to support a Habitat for Humanity Build to offer safe housing to a local family. Thank you to those who worked on this project and to our associates who collaborated to give back to the community!
Dangerous cuts advanced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are not new. However, this year, the proposed reimbursement cut is a 10.4 percent reduction in physician Medicare reimbursement, starting in January 2023. What does this mean for our healthcare system? It will worsen the physician shortage, driving away potential providers and exacerbating the pace at which providers leave practices. Congress must act swiftly to reverse these cuts before they hit healthcare providers.
During the pandemic, the SARS-Co-V-2 virus has been associated with a number of acute neurological problems. In part 3 of the Long COVID series, our Emerging Infectious Disease Taskforce covers some of the most commonly reported neurologic issues associated with Long COVID.
While the pandemic years proved demanding for hospitals and front-line clinicians, the fallout from COVID-19 and large-scale shifts in the healthcare landscape continues to challenge operational performance. At a Cincinnati facility, the emergency medicine team persevered through these challenges while also successfully executing a collaborative effort with hospital leadership to compete at a national level in patient experience scores.
Today at 12 PM EDT! Skilled Nursing News webinar, featuring Dr. Vivek Reddy, focuses on an educational and operational discussion on “How to Deploy and Manage Effective Cardio Programs and Reduce Heart-Related Readmissions in Skilled Nursing Facilities.” Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3449156308742819598?source=Email&mc_cid=77cbae878b&mc_eid=f8d5850aa0 Tomorrow at 1 PM EDT! McKnight’s Power Panel, featuring TeamHealth’s Dr. Jamie Freelin, kicks-off with an executive panel discussion around the topic, “Hit the Ground Running in 2023!” Participants will explore major issues that will confront providers in 2023, from payment and regulatory issues, to workforce, administrative tasks, quality, wellness and other caregiving issues. Moderated by McKnight’s Executive Editor, James M. Berklan and capped by an audience Q&A segment, this thought leadership discussion is one you won’t want to miss. Register here: https://mltc-resources.mcknights.com/free/w_defa3450/prgm.cgi?a=1
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwestern Florida. Although healthcare facilities across the state prepared to ensure safe, high-quality care during the storm, nothing could prepare them for the destruction the hurricane would cause. Read our blog to learn how TeamHealth clinicians and operators made sacrifices and decisions that saved lives both during and after the storm.
