Hospitals and Facilities

‘Tis the season to be jolly. After all, December is a month of multicultural celebrations, from Christmas and Hanukkah to Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve. Many of us look forward to spending time with family and friends, planning celebratory meals, hosting get-togethers, decorating our homes, and shopping for the perfect gifts. And while these occasions can bring much joy, they also can leave a number of us feeling more than a little overwhelmed.

Since all electronic health records (EHR) are not created equally and there have been a variety of EHR technological developments that could help your organization, you may be tempted to upgrade your system. To help during your search, we’ve compiled six questions to ask when choosing the right system for your hospital or facility.

National Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week—which provides opportunities for healthcare leaders and co-workers to formally recognize practicing NPs and their important contributions to medicine—officially began Sunday, November 10. As a hospital executive or practice manager, you have likely put something in place to show your NPs how much you value their dedication to and delivery of quality care.

With the ever-present physician shortage, it may seem impossible to maintain schedule coverage while also looking into the logistics of your facility’s trauma designation and recertification. As you know, each trauma level requires you to make sure you dot your i’s and cross your t’s. If the process seems too daunting, it’s possible to enlist a reputable medical staffing company to help smooth the transition.

The success of a healthcare organization is contingent on its leadership’s performance in a number of areas, from alignment and collaboration to action and accountability. In addition to carrying out the key functions of management—planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating—effective administrators recurrently assess and polish their communication skills to ensure transparency and to promote positive relationships with physicians, locum tenens providers, and others who work at their facilities.

Instead of enlisting multiple companies to cover scheduling gaps, there’s a full-service solution for your needs. By working with one company that takes full responsibility for your schedule and manages with your organizational goals in mind, you can eliminate a lot of stress and headaches.