Tools and Strategies for an Effective Hospitalist Program

Softbound Book + companion CD-ROM
Size: 8.5" x 11" book plus CD-ROM
ISBN 1578397669
978-1578397662
HCPro
April 2006
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Everything you need to manage an effective hospitalist program is in one easy-to-access book and CD-ROM set. A complete guide, Tools and Strategies for an Effective Hospitalist Program provides proven forms, schedules, and tools you need to effectively and efficiently run your hospitalist program. This is the resource you need for:

Easy-to-implement tools on the included CD-ROM that you can adapt and tailor to any new or existing hospitalist program
Best practice advice from all types of hospitalist programs including academic medical centers, large community hospitals, and small rural facilities
Field-tested procedures to help new hospitalist programs get started and help established programs improve current methods
Successful strategies to determine what types of operational data you need to manage a hospitalist program, which metrics should be captured, and more
Sample schedules that can be tailored for any number of hospitalists at any facility
Expert tips on how to assess the effectiveness of your hospitalist program through referring provider/specialist surveys
Wide-ranging benchmarks to establish and run a successful hospitalist program
Winning strategies for recruiting and retaining top hospitalists in a job-seekers' market
and much more

These topics are fully covered within this resource kit:

Expectations for Hospitalists
Large academic medical center with residents
Small community hospital without residents
Staffing, Scheduling, and Planning
Recruitment
Retention and Orientation
The Referring Provider's Perspective
Communication with Healthcare Practitioners
Communication with Patients
Hospitalist Performance Reviews
Quality Improvement and Data Collection
Preprinted Order Sets
Coding and Compliance for the Inpatient Physician

Here are a few examples of some of the tools found in this resource. Remember, using the CD-ROM, all of these can be easily customized to your program or hospital:

Scheduling tools
- Implementing an electronic solution to schedule 24/7 shifts
- Four-hospitalist provider rotating call schedule [2 samples to compare!]
- Four-hospitalist provider block schedule
  Five-hospitalist block schedule [2 samples to compare!]
- Five-hospitalist seven days on/seven days off schedule
- Six-hospitalist seven days on/seven days off schedule
Protocol for determining need for on-call backup
New physician retention interview
Orientation day-one and day-four checklists
Job Descriptions
- Hospitalist job description at a non-teaching hospital
- Hospitalist job description at an academic medical center with residents
Referring physicians'/specialists' perspective and wish lists
Communication modalities and plans
- Communication via Web-log and patient portal
- Communication between hospital and outpatient clinics
- Admission protocol and communication expectations
- Draft communication plan for expanding a hospitalist program
Satisfaction surveys
- Referring physician satisfaction survey [3 samples to compare!]
- Nurse satisfaction survey [2 samples to compare!]
- Patient satisfaction survey [2 samples to compare!]
Sample letters
- Letter to referring physicians announcing a new hospitalist program
- Letter to referring physician announcing the expansion of hospitalist program
Patient-targeted hospitalist program brochure
Evaluation tools
- Departmental guidelines for hospitalist evaluation
- Hospitalist employee performance evaluation [2 samples to compare!]
- Physician assistant employee performance evaluation
Quality improvement tools
- Quality data: Six metrics within the purview of hospitalist programs
- Protocol for generating a hospital report card
Pre-printed order sets on thrombosis risk-factor assessment

Hospitals and physician practices across the country have turned to hospitalists to combat mounting financial pressures, increasing patient flow problems, and rising malpractice suits. Unfortunately, finding the tools and resources to manage a program effectively can be a struggle. This book and CD-ROM resource provides the needed tools.

With more than 18 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in the vital areas of healthcare regulation and compliance. The company's mission is to meet the specialized informational, advisory, and educational needs of the healthcare industry. As an acknowledged industry authority in healthcare regulation and compliance, HCPro focuses on providing its clients assistance and expertise in the areas of accreditation, medical staff affairs, credentialing, privileging, medical record management, regulatory compliance, nursing, quality/patient safety, infection control, and workplace safety.

(information from the publisher)

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