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Lean strategies help a Boston practice improve patient care

Inefficiencies in running a medical practice can take time away from providing patient care. A key strategy for Lean management standardizes work. Clearly define steps and map tasks to larger processes.

Sustainability
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From hospital to home: A model for safer transitions

SafeMed, a new model using a primary care-based team makes transitions safer and decreased hospital admissions and emergency department visits for high-risk and high-needs patients. Based on winning entry in AMA-MGMA Practice Innovation Challenge.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Tool helps patients discuss end-of-life decisions with physician

Without end-of life decisions on file, a patient’s care may not reflect what they actually want. Stanford created a template tool patients use to describe desired treatment interventions, preference for palliative sedation, and more.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Physicians take to “reset room” to battle burnout

One hospital made changes to scheduling and created a welcoming environment to address burnout in physicians. A “reset room”, a quiet space for reflection or to disconnect, was another simple solution.

Physician Health
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4 step process improves quality of care in medical practice

Practice improvement is as simple as “Plan, Do, Study, Act”, a process physicians can use to design new quality of care initiatives. When it comes to ideas about what needs to change, ask clinical team members and staff.

Sustainability
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Why your medical practice needs a health coach

When patients learn healthy behaviors, they reduce the amount of medical care needed. Help patients by employing a trained health coach to promote lifestyle changes. Freeing up your time reduces burnout.

Scope of Practice
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Revenue management tips for physicians: Improve your financial health

Patient care is the top priority; but so is the financial health of your medical practice. Strategies to help your practice streamline revenue cycle management processes can pay off in many ways.

Career Development
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The move to value-based care in medical practices: Effect on cost and quality

Wondering how your medical practice can move from fee-for-service to value-based care? One practice in North Carolina serves as an example of how team-based model affects health outcomes and costs.

Payment & Delivery Models
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What a patient visit looks like under a team-based model of health care

Value-based health care strategically redistributes work in medical practices. We break down the way a highly-functional team-based model handles preparing for and conducting a patient visit.

Scope of Practice