physicians

Patients don’t care if physicians have tattoos or piercings, study finds

By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review Although hospitals may aim to control how providers visually present themselves to patients, whether a physician has visible tattoos or piercings did not affect patient satisfaction levels, a study published in Emergency Medicine Journal found. “We were inspired to conduct this study because hospitals have many rules around…

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Winter Is Coming: What U.S. Healthcare Can Learn From ‘Game of Thrones’

By Robert Pearl, M.D. for Forbes Over the past seven seasons, Game of Thrones fans have demonstrated the ability to spot an emerging threat early on – a quality more leaders in healthcare need to possess. If you’ve tuned into the popular HBO series from the beginning, you likely recall Ned Stark (Lord of Winterfell)…

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Sticky Query Situations

By Selena Chavis for For the Record Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) processes have made significant inroads in recent years. Now a mainstream strategy within any forward-looking hospital, CDI teams are critical players in the greater quality management picture as it relates to successfully positioning for value-based care. Not all CDI workflows and processes are created…

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What Are The Top IT Security Challenges Facing Hospitals?

By Jim Keener for Health IT Outcomes A recent survey of healthcare executives revealed employee awareness as their greatest cybersecurity concern. Even if comprehensive educational programs are already in place, it can be difficult for hospital administrators to stay on top of the latest IT security challenges and solutions. This is partially due to how busy physicians…

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