The medical field continues to lag behind other industries in terms of process improvement, adoption of modern workflows, and information technology. Physicians and other medical professionals focus their attention on the care of patients, dedicating their lives to the pursuit of knowledge, which could prevent or cure disease. Advancements in business process, clinical documentation, and [...]
With all the changes in healthcare, imagine what these disruptions do to physicians and ultimately the care they provide to patients. Most medical students dream of healing the sick and providing preventative care and recommendations to improve patient outcomes. When reality hits and providing care is lost in a massive sea of clerical work, an [...]
Having spent years rounding at hospitals, I have encountered every conceivable interaction between doctors and nurses. Being on the same team focused on delivering quality care to patients, most of the encounters have been pleasant and productive, yet there are inevitably clashes in personality and natural power struggles that occur. My first introduction to the [...]
How many times have you received a phone call in the middle of dinner with your family from another physician? There’s an important reason why they’re calling (patient handoffs), but you want to spend time with your family. Spending those precious minutes and hours talking on the phone slows down your day. With HybridChart and [...]
Working hard is a staple for any profession, but working smart will put you ahead of the competition. Sometimes it is necessary to take a step back and look at everything to identify problems or time-wasters. With the current age of technology, nearly everyone has a tiny computer in their pocket (their smartphone), and it [...]
Should you choose time over money, or money over time? This is one of those so-called dilemmas of happiness that isn't really a dilemma at all, because the answer is…choose both! Really, how? We all know that Healthcare is in a state of crisis. Recently, a healthcare executive from one of the largest systems in [...]
Meet Dr. Sanders! He is our resident Cardiologist/HybridChart Creator who will be sharing his challenges as a physician, patient stories, trends in healthcare and more in our Disruptive Behavior series with Dr. Sanders. In this post, Dr. Sanders discusses MACRA and how HybridChart can help. […]
