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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

An integrated care champion could be selected to represent the clinic in meetings with community agencies, and community representatives should be included on the Clinic Advisory Boards. Collaboration with a legal aid organization could include establishing an on-site legal clinic when feasible.

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Finding the right fit: Considerations for a confident clinical career choice

Sound Physicians

Who you serve matters Every hospital and facility have a unique patient population and clinical environment. Talk to your recruiter to get a detailed understanding of what your day-to-day responsibilities might look like for the clinical teams you’re considering joining. All rights reserved.

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Integration with intention

Sound Physicians

Read the full webinar recap. Or watch the on-demand webinar. A lack of clear communication among clinicians can leave patients feeling uneasy and uncertain. It can also put them at immediate risk—research shows that nearly 60% of medication errors happen during this period. Want to take a deeper dive into integrated care?

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Beware the bait-and-switch when it comes to HM program contracts

Sound Physicians

While we’ve earned our reputation over the decades for our clinical excellence in hospital medicine , we’ve also earned — somewhat unfairly — a reputation for being more expensive than our competitors. We take on significant financial risk across temp labor, clinical performance, clinician quality, payer collection, and fluctuation in volume.

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Shorter stays, better outcomes

Sound Physicians

So, what’s the best strategy to help reduce length of stay (LOS)? Family practitioners hold critical knowledge about that patient’s health history to help guide a more successful stay in the hospital. Posted in Hospital Medicine Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. All rights reserved.

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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

While we primarily partner with our own Sound specialty teams , we also work independently with employed and other outsourced clinical teams. With time, the partnership between tele-intensivists and hospitalists brings more confidence and allows for more patients — and patients with higher-acuity needs — to receive care locally.

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Dedicated ICU management: Navigating the transition

Sound Physicians

Sound Critical Care is at the forefront of bringing coordinated leadership and clinical excellence to hospital ICUs and the patients within them. For hospitals, this means investing in cutting-edge medical interventions and partnerships that help them transition to the modern best-practice of dedicated ICU management. All rights reserved.