Have you met a Hospitalist – Meet Dr. Franklin Loria
With the development of new cures and treatment in medicine, you didn’t think that the delivery of health care was going to remain unchanged did you? Whether by necessity, insurance company mandates or the sheer lack of time, delivery of care to a hospitalized patient has shifted in many places from the primary care physician to a new group of internal medical doctors, also known as Hospitalists. As the name implies, these doctors practice where there are hospitalized patients. Because family doctors are forced to see more patients than ever, their time is so limited that to be effective, they arrange for these in hospital professionals to oversee the needs and treatment of their patients. And the system works. It is becoming more and more adopted across the country.
Dr. Franklin Loria is Director of Hospitalists at Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT. Having been an internist in private practice, he saw the need for this class of doctors years before many of these programs were launched. His description of the hospitalist, health care delivery and careers in medicine are both informative and refreshing. 04/10/11
RESEARCH AND READINGS ON HOSPITALISTS
Patient Satisfaction: the Hospitalist’s Role
What is a Hospitalist?: Who is the doctor? Why isn’t my physician coming to see me in the hospital?
9/4/10 Medical Myths That Can Kill You
Some myths are harmless. But some can kill you if you don’t get the facts from a doctor. In this Lifescript exclusive, NBC News medical correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman debunks the most dangerous health misconceptions – and shares secrets that could save your life. Plus, test your women’s health IQ…
8/01/2010 Nurse Navigators – A New Patients Advocate
Navigating through the emotional, medical, social and financial process after being diagnosed with a serious disease is completely foreign to most people. The feeling of being alone, scared and confused is typical. Realizing just how intimidating this is, hospitals have started patient advocacy programs that enable patients with experts to navigate them from diagnosis to treatment and hopefully a cure.
Aftercare Tips for Patients Checking Out of the Hospital
“Hospitals tend to focus their efforts on the admissions process, because that’s when the patient is most sick,” said Dr. Mark V. Williams, one of the authors of the study. “The discharge process can be just as important but rarely gets the same level of attention.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/health/19patient.html
Patient Power- Making Sure Your Doctor Really Hears
It’s one thing to feel like a master of the universe when wearing a buttoned-down power suit. But how can you negotiate anything — how can you even contemplate “Getting to Yes,” as one motivational best seller puts it — when standing barefoot in a paper gown under the fluorescent lights at a hospital or a medical clinic?
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/health/15cons.html
Patient Satisfaction: the Hospitalist's Role
Patient satisfaction is a highly desirable outcome of clinical care in the hospital and may even be an element of health status itself (1). A patient’s expression of satisfaction or dissatisfaction is a judgment on the quality of hospital care in all of its aspects. Whatever its strengths and limitations, patient satisfaction is an indicator that should be indispensable to the assessment of the quality of care in hospitals.
Who's Peeking?
Who’s Peeking? – Part of President Obama’s stimulus package is a plan to computerize all medical records in 5 years. Privacy is a key issue and may stall what hopes to save Time, Money and LIVES.
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For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way
For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way- Marcus Wellby may have only been a TV show, but lessons of bedside manner work. Emotional support from the doctor goes a long way to helping the patient. The Journal of Clinical Oncology reported that too few doctors were able to convey empathy and training them would improve patients outcomes.
Why Hospitals Want Your Credit Report
Why Hospitals Want Your Credit Report – Are they meddling or do they have a good reason. Knowing who won’t pay their bills is important, cause someone’s gonna have to.
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Digitized Medical Record
Digitized Medical Record – Becoming more and more a means of containing information that may help to clarify information and avoid life threatening mistakes.
